Week 2 Player Notes & Start/Sit Advice

Kareem Hunt (RB – CLE) actually out-snapped Nick Chubb in Week 1 (56% versus 52%) with the latter seeing the majority of work on the ground – 22 carries for 141 yards. But Hunt continues to leverage high-value touches through the passing game and in the red zone. He finished Week 1 ranked 15th in route participation (58%), running more than twice as many routes as Chubb while commanding four targets. And he more than doubled Chubb’s red-zone touches (5 vs 2), which led to one of his two scores on Sunday.

I do feel pretty great about starting Darrell Henderson Jr. (RB – LAR) noting his elite usage from Week 1 as the clear-cut RB1 in the Rams’ offense over Cam Akers. Henderson not only dominated the snap share in the Los Angeles Rams (82%) backfield Thursday night over Akers, but he received elite usage in the passing game as well. His 78% route participation was par for the course for the Rams’ RB1 last season (82%) between Henderson and Sony Michel.

Jeff Wilson Jr. (RB – SF) figures to be the featured SF RB with Elijah Mitchell out for the next two months. He is going to split time with Deebo Samuel and likely another 49er RB, but it seems he at least has the goal-line job in grasp after seizing two carries inside the 5-yard line in Week 1.

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