Fantasy Football Player Notes

It's looking unlikely that we will see Trey Benson again this season. He's out this week, and so is Emari Demercado. The Cardinals will lean on the tandem of Zonovan Knight and Michael Carter again this week. Knight is the early down back that can easily get game-scripted out. Since Week 12, Knight has averaged 14 touches and 65 total yards with a 46.7% snap share. In the last two games, he has 21 of 31 running back carries but only a 26% route share despite having an 8.9% target share. Since Week 12, he has led the backfield with two red zone rushing attempts (Carter, one). This isn't a great matchup for Knight this week. Since Week 9, the Rams have allowed the 11th-lowest explosive run rate, the fifth-lowest rushing success rate, the ninth-fewest yards before contact per attempt, and the 13th-fewest rushing yards per game. He'll need a touchdown to pay off for fantasy this week.

It's looking unlikely that we will see Trey Benson again this season. He's out this week, and so is Emari Demercado. The Cardinals will lean on the tandem of Zonovan Knight and Michael Carter again this week. Carter is the passing-down back. Since Week 12, he has averaged nine touches and 61 total yards with a 53.5% snap rate, only ten of 31 running back carries, a 42.3% route share, and an 8.9% target share. Carter will likely lead the backfield in snaps again this week as the Cardinals will likely be trailing for most of this game. The Rams have allowed the 12th-highest yards per reception and the 14th-most receiving touchdowns per game (tied) to running backs. Carter is a viable flex this week in PPR formats.