Fantasy Football Player Notes

There was some optimism entering Week 6 that Jacobs' role in the passing game was growing. In Weeks 4 and 5 his target shares were 15.6% and 14.7%. Unfortunately, in Week 6, that dipped to 4.0%. Perhaps this was due to game script as the Raiders were leading for most of the contest, but it's disappointing nonetheless.

The Raiders gave Drake $11 million this offseason and have been without Josh Jacobs for two straight games. However, Drake has run just 15 times for 33 yards during this time and narrowly out-targeted Peyton Barber (?!) 6-5 in Week 3. If Drake isn't going to make a meaningful impact even without Jacobs playing, then it's time to move on.

Barber has the fourth most rushing attempts in the league over the past two weeks. Josh Jacobs hasn't played in either contest, of course, but it's still an astonishing fact. The veteran plodder will flirt with usability for as long as Jacobs remains sidelined.