Is the worth of working backs growing this NFL season?
Former NFL working again Terrell Davis has his ideas on the appreciation of working backs within the league at the moment.
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As the fantasy soccer season rolls on, increasingly more groups will hit their byes at important instances. Four groups might be off in Week 6, and that may knock top-tier working backs like Kyren Williams, De'Von Achane, Aaron Jones, and the rejuvenated Kareem Hunt out of motion.
That means fantasy soccer managers are going to have to seek for some potential waiver wire gems and streamers to assist fill in at working again.
Who are you able to belief in Week 6 of the 2024 fantasy soccer season? Here are 5 working backs to begin and 5 to sit.
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Fantasy soccer begin 'em: Week 6 RBs
Chase Brown, Cincinnati Bengals (at New York Giants)
Brown is beginning to eat into Zack Moss‘ workload and out-touched him 15-12 in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens. Moss is nursing a sore ankle getting into Week 6, so that would enable Brown to proceed his rise in Cincinnati's backfield. Either means, his explosive playmaking means makes him a stable RB2 in opposition to a Giants protection that's permitting the third-highest yards per carry common within the NFL this season at 5.1.
J.K. Dobbins, Los Angeles Chargers (at Denver Broncos)
Dobbins is recent off a bye week and is enjoying in opposition to a Broncos protection that's a lot simpler to run on (111.4 yards per recreation, eleventh within the NFL) than to move on (159.8 yards per recreation, fifth within the league). Expect Jim Harbaugh to take a run-heavy strategy on this one, giving Dobbins the quantity wanted to be an efficient RB2 regardless of Denver's latest defensive success.
Devin Singletary or Tyrone Tracy Jr., New York Giants (vs. Cincinnati Bengals)
It is not clear if Singletary will return to motion in Week 6 after lacking Week 5 with a groin damage. If not, Tracy might be an amazing play after he logged profession highs in carries (18) and speeding yards (129) in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks. If Singletary returns, each might be robust flex performs in opposition to a Cincinnati protection, permitting 151.4 speeding yards per recreation, which is third-most within the NFL.
Trey Sermon, Indianapolis Colts (at Tennessee Titans)
Sermon wasn't overly spectacular in an amazing Week 5 matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars, however he scored a landing on the objective line and caught all six of his passes within the high-scoring affair. Sermon's receiving manufacturing is notable, because the Titans are considered one of two NFL groups to enable three receiving touchdowns to working backs this season. So lengthy as Jonathan Taylor (ankle) stays out, Sermon ought to have an opportunity to do some injury in opposition to Tennessee.
Dare Ogunbowale, Houston Texans (at New England Patriots)
Fantasy homeowners searching for a PPR sleeper might contemplate Ogunbowale if Joe Mixon cannot return to the sector. Ogunbowale has operated as Houston's prime third-down again with Mixon out and would seemingly reprise the position no matter whether or not Cam Akers or Dameon Pierce is his major companion. The Patriots have allowed the ninth-most receptions to working backs this season, and with Nico Collins out of motion, there needs to be extra receiving choices out there for Ogunbowale.
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Fantasy soccer sit 'em: Week 6 RBs
Travis Etienne, Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. Chicago Bears)
Etienne hasn't logged a landing since Week 2 and has been ceding snaps and carries to Tank Bigsby in latest weeks. Etienne can also be coping with a shoulder damage, so even when he performs in opposition to the Bears, he will not be one hundred pc. That makes him a riskier play than traditional, so groups with deep working again rooms may need to suppose twice about beginning Etienne.
Rico Dowdle, Dallas Cowboys (vs. Detroit Lions)
Dowdle is coming off his finest recreation as Dallas' starter, as he logged season-highs in profession (20) and speeding yards (87) in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers whereas logging a 22-yard landing reception. His long-term outlook could also be that of a volume-based flex play, however he needs to be unnoticed of lineups in opposition to a Detroit protection, permitting the seventh-fewest fantasy factors to working backs this season.
Rachaad White and Bucky Irving, (*10*) (at New Orleans Saints)
White and Irving are in an unpredictable timeshare, so every enters Week 6 as a touchdown-based flex play. The Saints have solely allowed three whole touchdowns to working backs throughout the 2024 NFL season, so that may restrict the scoring upside of this duo. One might find yourself having day, however trusting both appears extra like a 50-50 likelihood of enjoying a bust.
Jerome Ford, Cleveland Browns (at Philadelphia Eagles)
The Browns are considered one of eight NFL groups averaging underneath 100 speeding yards per recreation and it would not appear seemingly to get higher in opposition to an Eagles protection that allowed 100 speeding yards per recreation in its remaining two contests earlier than the bye. Ford hasn't scored a landing since Week 1 and has but to eclipse 64 speeding yards in a recreation this season.
