Fantasy Football Player Notes

Harris is the RB26 in fantasy points per game and he's been running hot as the RB10, RB17, and RB15 over the last three games. During that span, Harris has averaged 19.7 touches and 118.3 total yards. Harris is fifth in weighted opportunities, eighth in carries, and fourth in red zone touches. Since Week 6, he has played 62% of the rushing play snaps, 43% of the passing down snaps, and 59% of the red zone snaps. Among 47 qualifying rushers, Harris ranks 14th in explosive run rate, ninth in missed tackles forced per attempt, and 17th in yards after contact per attempt. Harris should have another banner week against the Commanders. Washington has allowed the second-highest explosive run rate, the fourth-most rushing yards per game, and the fifth-highest rushing success rate.

Pickens is the WR36 in fantasy points per game, ranking sixth in deep targets and third in red zone targets among wide receivers. Pickens has a 26.1% target share, a 46% air-yard share, 2.66 YPRR, and a 34.8% first-read share. He has been a market share maven in this passing attack. While it hasn't equated to consistent fantasy production, he has had spike week upside with three games with WR2 or better finishes. Since Week 6, Washington has had the second-highest rate of single high (65.2%). Against single high, Pickens has seen his numbers grow with a 30.7% target share, 2.96 YPRR, and a 40.2% first-read share. Washington has improved immensely as a pass defense, but they aren't a brick wall for wide receivers. Since Week 6, they have ranked 17th in fantasy points per game allowed to perimeter wide receivers. Pickens could still walk away with a big game this week.

Since Week 6, Warren has finished as the RB38, RB34, and RB39 in weekly fantasy scoring. He has played only 31% of the rushing play snaps, 53% of the passing down snaps, and only 37% of the red zone snaps. Since Week 6, he has averaged 11.3 touches and 45.3 total yards. In Week 8, Warren finally started to look like a healthy version of himself with a 44% missed tackle rate and 2.44 yards after contact per attempt. Warren is a decent flex play this week against Washington's run-funnel defense. Washington has allowed the second-highest explosive run rate, the fourth-most rushing yards per game, and the fifth-highest rushing success rate.

Freiermuth is limping into Week 10 as the TE20 in fantasy. The run-heavy nature of this offense has hurt him immensely. He hasn't seen a red zone target across his last two games despite having four looks inside the 20-yard line in his last five games. Freiermuth has a 13.3% target share, 1.41 YPRR, and a 14.8% first-read share. He'll try to reverse his fortunes this week in a favorable matchup. Freiermuth faces a Washington defense that has allowed the 13th-highest yards per reception and the sixth-most receiving touchdowns to tight ends.

Williams could pop off with some big games down the stretch in Pittsburgh, but this isn't the week to consider plugging him into a fantasy lineup. We aren't sure if he'll be active this week, but even if he is, we know that he would only play an extremely limited role as he needs time to learn the offense and digest the playbook.