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Let’s take a look at a few polarizing players and what fantasy football expert Derek Brown advises. And you can find all of DBro’s fantasy football outlook in this week’s fantasy football primer.
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The Seattle backfield usage has been frustrating. Over the last two weeks with Zach Charbonnet back, Walker has been the RB34 in fantasy points per game despite averaging 15.5 touches and 98 total yards. He has been losing the red zone fight with Charbonnet, with only four red zone rushing attempts to Charbonnet’s seven. In this two-game sample, Walker has had 29 of 50 running back carries, a 47.5% snap share, a 26.6% route share, and 5% target share. With his efficiency, touchdown regression will hit, but he’ll remain a frustrating player to have until he overtakes Charbonnet in the red zone department. He has clearly been the more efficient and explosive player, ranking third in explosive run rate and tenth in missed tackles forced per attempt. He’ll have another tough matchup on the ground to overcome this week. Jacksonville has allowed the 11th-fewest rushing yards per game, the fourth-lowest missed tackle rate, and the third-fewest yards after contact per attempt.
Last week, with Omarion Hampton sidelined, Hassan Haskins split up the work with Kimani Vidal. In the fourth quarter, he had a 40% snap rate, three of six running back carries, a 35.7% route share, and one target. Vidal had the same number of carries, routes, and targets. This backfield looks like a muddled mess. I think it’ll be a hot hand situation with Haskins likely getting the first crack at the job. I just don’t have a lot of faith that Haskins can hold off Vidal. Haskins has only 2.54 yards after contact with his 65 career carries and only two runs of 10-plus yards. The matchup is wonderful this week, so maybe if Haskins gets the first chance, he can run away with the work for the week. Miami has allowed the most rushing yards per game, the highest explosive run rate and yards after contact per attempt, and the eighth-highest missed tackle rate.
Last week, with Omarion Hampton sidelined, Hassan Haskins split up the work with Kimani Vidal. In the fourth quarter, he had a 60% snap rate, three of six running back carries, a 35.7% route share, and one target. Haskins had the same number of carries, routes, and targets. I think it’ll be a hot hand situation with Haskins likely getting the first crack at the job. I just don’t have a lot of faith that Haskins can hold off Vidal. Haskins has only 2.54 yards after contact with his 65 career carries and only two runs of 10-plus yards. With 47 career carries, Vidal has 2.83 yards after contact per attempt, three runs of at least ten yards, and eight missed tackles forced (17%). If Vidal can get a chance this week, he could put some distance between himself and Haskins moving forward. The matchup is wonderful. Miami has allowed the most rushing yards per game, the highest explosive run rate and yards after contact per attempt, and the eighth-highest missed tackle rate.
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