This season, Zachary Krueger will use the RotoViz Screener Tool to evaluate player red-zone opportunity. Understanding how teams deploy their red-zone personnel, and who they give red-zone opportunities to, can offer a valuable edge over your opponents. This weekly Red Zone Report aims to give you that exact edge.
Last week I took a look at red zone performances through the first quarter of the season. This week, we are back for a look at how players performed in the red zone in Week 5.
Running Back Red Zone Opportunity
| PLAYER | TEAM | OPP | EP | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Henry | TEN | 8 | 9.8 | 14.1 |
| Myles Gaskin | MIA | 7 | 13.3 | 11.4 |
| Darrell Henderson | LAR | 7 | 11.0 | 17.1 |
| Alexander Mattison | MIN | 6 | 5.6 | 1 |
| Josh Jacobs | LV | 6 | 6.2 | 14.1 |
| Kareem Hunt | CLE | 5 | 10.2 | 7.3 |
| Mike Davis | CAR | 5 | 6.6 | 8.3 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | 5 | 8.6 | 14.2 |
| Miles Sanders | PHI | 4 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| James Conner | PIT | 4 | 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Jeremy McNichols | TEN | 4 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
| Kenyan Drake | ARI | 4 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
| Nyheim Hines | IND | 3 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Todd Gurley | ATL | 3 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| David Johnson | HOU | 2 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | IND | 2 | 5.5 | 6.4 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | SF | 2 | 2.7 | 6.7 |
| Malcolm Brown | LAR | 2 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Ronald Jones | TB | 2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Trevon Wesco | NYJ | 2 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Wayne Gallman | NYG | 2 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| Dalvin Cook | MIN | 2 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| Devonta Freeman | NYG | 2 | 2.4 | 6.2 |
| Joshua Kelley | LAC | 2 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| James Robinson | JAC | 2 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Le'Veon Bell | NYJ | 2 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Mark Ingram | BAL | 2 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| C.J. Ham | MIN | 1 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Darrel Williams | KC | 1 | 2.7 | 2 |
| Alex Armah | CAR | 1 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Antonio Gibson | WAS | 1 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Andy Janovich | CLE | 1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Boston Scott | PHI | 1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Benny Snell | PIT | 1 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC | 1 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Chris Thompson | JAC | 1 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| David Montgomery | CHI | 1 | 2.1 | 6.3 |
| Joe Mixon | CIN | 1 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
| Matt Breida | MIA | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Raheem Mostert | SF | 1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Chris Carson | SEA | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Darrell Henderson
One of the curses of chasing after the Rams’ backfield was having to navigate a running back by committee. The Rams selected running back Cam Akers in the second round of this year’s draft, but have leaned heavily on second-year back Darrell Henderson thus far.
In addition to working around Akers and Henderson, Malcolm Brown had yet another Week 1 outburst and was a hot waiver wire target heading into Week 2.
Through the first five games, Akers has appeared in only three matchups due to a rib injury. During Akers’ absence in Weeks 3 and 4, Henderson emerged to handle 51% of the team’s rushing attempts. Prior to Week 5, Henderson was averaging 11.1 PPR/gm with two top-12 finishes.
