Shawn Siegele explores the league-winning results from Zero RB stars Cordarrelle Patterson and Tony Pollard, hopes the Darrell Henderson and Elijah Mitchell injuries will be short-lived, and explains why Saquon Barkley and Antonio Gibson can still be fantasy weapons (and why they might not be).
It was a thrilling week on the running back front as Derrick Henry and Aaron Jones erupted with a combined seven scores. That’s the way to bounce back and put your imprint on the season. It was also a week of transition with Zero RB candidates rising, Zero RB candidates busting, and numerous RB injuries that teams must address moving forward.
Our goal with the Zero RB Watch List is to help you locate RB breakouts and waiver adds before they happen, but this column isn’t just for Zero RB owners. We’re just as focused on the high-profile backs. Understanding workloads is key to making tough redraft and dynasty trades.
The RotoViz Screener and NFL Stat Explorer provide a smorgasbord of data as we dive into the advanced stats for every team. Much of the focus is on how RBs score their points. We emphasize expected points (EP) and fantasy points over expectation (FPOE) to better understand each player’s fantasy volume. Being able to conceptualize the relationship between touches and fantasy points is the most important element of making good RB decisions, whether that’s start/sit or waiver pickups.
