Fantasy Football Player Notes

J.K. Dobbins remains the early down hammer for the Denver offense with little passing game utility. He has only one target in five of his last six games. Dobbins is the RB24 in fantasy points per game, averaging 16.1 touches and 78.3 total yards. Among 62 qualifying backs, he ranks second in explosive run rate and 20th in missed tackle rate. Dobbins is 19th in red zone rushing attempts and tied for 18th in rushing attempts inside the ten-yard line. He should find more success on the ground this week. Since Week 5, they haven't given up a ton of huge plays to rushing attacks, but they have allowed the 13th-highest success rate, the eighth-highest missed tackle rate, and the 12th-highest yards after contact per attempt.

Courtland Sutton is the WR24 in fantasy points per game commanding an 18.9% target share with 62.9 receiving yards per game, 2.02 yards per route run, and a 23.5% first-read share. Sutton is second on the team in red zone targets (six) and third in deep targets (ten). This week, he faces a Raiders' secondary that has utilized single high with 56.1-69.6% of their defensive snaps in five of their last seven games. Against single high, Sutton has led the team with a 27% target per route run rate, 2.46 yards per route run, and a 28.7% first-read share. Sutton should smash this week against a secondary that since Week 5, has allowed the 14th-most PPR points per target and the ninth-most receiving yards per game to perimeter wide receivers.

Troy Franklin is the WR38 in fantasy points per game with four top-36 wide receiver finishes in weekly scoring (WR1, WR26, WR36, WR7). Franklin remains a high-leverage usage machine, ranking fourth in red zone targets and fourth in deep targets among wide receivers. Franklin has a 19.3% target share, 42.8 receiving yards per game, 1.50 yards per route run, and a 22.2% first-read share. This week, he faces a Raiders' secondary that has utilized single high with 56.1-69.6% of their defensive snaps in five of their last seven games. Against single high, Franklin has seen his target share increase to 20.6% with 1.83 yards per route run and a 22.5% first-read share. He's a strong flex again this week with top 24 upside. Since Week 5, Las Vegas has allowed the 14th-most PPR points per target and the ninth-most receiving yards per game to perimeter wide receivers.

Last week, RJ Harvey had his highest snap rate since Week 4 (31.1%) and his highest route share (41%) and target share (13.5%) of the season. Sean Payton...don't give me hope. Are you really going to increase his workload, or am I just going to be even more frustrated after Week 10 when I realize I got rugpulled again? It still only amounted to seven touches (five targets) and 56 total yards (one score) for R.J. Harvey. With the passing game usage and insane touchdown runout over the last two weeks, Harvey has been the RB7 in fantasy points per game. Since Week 4, he has been the RB21 in fantasy points per game. The usage has been volatile but profitable. Since Week 4, he has averaged 8.5 touches and 45.6 total yards per game. Among 62 qualifying backs, he ranks 27th in explosive run rate and 26th in missed tackles forced per attempt. This isn't a good matchup for Harvey through the air, but he could get it done on the ground. The Raiders have allowed the tenth-fewest receiving yards per game and the fourth-lowest yards per reception to running backs. Since Week 5, they haven't given up a ton of huge plays to rushing attacks, but they have allowed the 13th-highest success rate, the eighth-highest missed tackle rate, and the 12th-highest yards after contact per attempt. Harvey remains flex viable weekly with his passing game role and his touchdown equity.