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Fantasy Football Week 6 Running Back Preview: Projections, matchups that matter, DFS plays and more – CBS Sports, Cbssports.com

Fantasy Football Week 6 Running Back Preview: Projections, matchups that matter, DFS plays and more – CBS Sports, Cbssports.com


                         

                                         

                        

                                

                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                         

Heath Cummings gives you everything you need to know about Week 6 including waiver priority and DFS plays.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

                                    

        

                                    

                

                                                            

                                                        

                                                                                                                                                                            

                                         

              

                                                                        

Remember when the dreaded running back by committee was an exception we could bemoan? Increasingly it’s becoming the norm and there were several developments in Week 5 that we need to touch on before we get to the preview.

Damien Williams

returned for the Chiefs and took all but two of the running back touches against the Colts. I don’t know ifLeSean McCoy’sankle flared up or if he got punished for fumbling, but I have a really hard time believing he goes another game without a carry. McCoy is averaging 5.4 yards per carry this season while Williams sits at 1.8. I made an adjustment to my projections but still expect this to be a fairly close split.Darrel Williamslooks droppable though.

Melvin Gordon returned for the Chargers and received 12 carries toAustin Ekeler’sthree. Of course, Ekeler may have just been tired from the 16 targets he saw to Gordon’s six. The touches ended up very close to 50 – 50, which is what we expected. This week I have Gordon projected for 16 touches to Ekeler’s 14. You can still start both, with Gordon being the better option in non-PPR and Ekeler being the back to trust in PPR.

Tevin Colemanreturned for San Francisco as the 49 ers ran wild on Cleveland. Coleman ran (times for) yards, (Matt Breida) **************************** (ran) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ (times for) yards, andRaheem Mostertpitched in seven carries for 34 yards. A three-headed monster is no good for anyone’s upside, but if any offense can support it, it’s this one. The 49 ers are averaging 200 rushing yards per game. In Week 6 Coleman and Breida are both low-end No. 2 running backs who are better in non-PPR. For what it’s worth, Breida was used much more than Coleman in the passing game in Week 5.

        Week 6 RB Preview     

            

The following players are not being projected to play Week 6 at this time. Here’s what it means:

                                                                                                                                                                                                         

        

                            

                    RB Preview                 

                                         

                    Numbers to know                 

                    

            

            

  • 27– Tackles broken by (Chris Carson) this season. For the time being it looks like he’s tightened his grip on the role in Seattle.
  • (3) – Receptions forSony Michelin Week 5. That’s a career-high and a game-changer for his Fantasy value if it becomes a regular thing.
  • 1.2– Yards after contact per attempt forDevonta Freeman. No running back with at least 20 carries owns a lower mark.
  • 31 .3%– Broken-tackle rate forDuke Johnson
    . OnlyAlvin Kamarahas been better in that regard. His teammate,Carlos Hyde, is at 11%.

  • 40 .8%– ofDerrick Henry’srush attempts have come with eight defenders in the box. That only makes his production that much more impressive.
  • (%) –Todd Gurley’sWeek 5 snap rate. The time share may be over.
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                        Matchups that matter                 

                        

                

                

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

            

                                

                        RB Preview                 

                                             

                        Waiver Wire Targets                 

                        

                

                

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

            

                                

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                        Heath’s Projections                 

                        

                

                

    Jon Hilliman

    34

    Duke Johnson

    Non -PPR Rank

    PPR Rank

    (RB)

    FPTs

    PPR FPTs

    1

    1

    Christian McCaffrey

    25. 04

    31. 63

    3

    (2)

    Alvin Kamara

    20. 46

    26. 55

    2

    (3)

    Dalvin Cook

    20. 50

    24. 66

    (4)

    (4)

    Aaron Jones

    18. 57

    23. 74

    (6)

    5

    Leonard Fournette

    16. 51

    20. 70

    (7)

    6

    David Johnson

    15. 89

    20. 65

    5

    (7)

    Nick Chubb

    17. 62

    20. 05

    10

    8

    Le’Veon Bell

    14. 07

    19. 45

    16

    9

    James White

    12. 15

    18. 54

    18

    10

    James Conner

    11. 95

    17. 66

    (8)

    11

    Ezekiel Elliott

    14. 65

    16. 97

    13

    12

    Phillip Lindsay

    13. 63

    16. 80

    12

    13

    Chris Carson

    13. 78

    16. 60

    11

    14

    Todd Gurley

    13. 80

    16. 50

    15

    Austin Ekeler

    11. 69

    16. 37

    9

    16

    Mark Ingram

    14. 60

    16. 19

    19

    17

    Melvin Gordon

    11. 92

    15. 13

    14

    18

    Derrick Henry

    13. 43

    14. 51

    28

    19

    Devonta Freeman

    9. 80

    13. 97

    30

    20

    Chris Thompson

    (9.)

    13. 85

    17

    21

    Kerryon Johnson

    12 . 05

    13. 69

    15

    22

    Tevin Coleman

    12. 38

    13. 45

    22

    23

    Matt Breida

    11. 26

    13. 18

    26

    24

    Joe Mixon

    10. 10

    13. 17

    27

    25

    Damien Williams

    9. 81

    12. 90

    33

    26

    (8.)

    12. 89

    21

    28

    Sony Michel

    11. 67

    12. 46

    29

    27

    Royce Freeman

    (9)

    12.

    32

    29

    (Kenyan Drake)

    (9) 12

    11. 98

    24

    30

    Lesean McCoy

    10. 13

    11 . 96

    25

    31

    Jordan Howard

    10. 11

    11. 86

    23

    32

    Carlos Hyde

    29

    11. 03

    31

    33

    Ronald Jones

    9.

    10. 61

    34

    7. 46

    9. 25

    36

    35

    Miles Sanders

    6 . 93

    8. 38

    35

    36

    Peyton Barber

    7. 27

    8. 32

    So who should you sit and start this week? And which surprising quarterback could lead you to victory?Visit SportsLine now to get Week 6 Fantasy rankings for every position, plus see which QB is going to come out of nowhere to crack the top 10, all from the model that out-performed experts big time last season.

                         

    

                                                                  

                        

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