
Why: heavy usage, soft matchup






vs CAR: allows 23.6 PPR/g to RB, rank 9/32 (Soft). Trailing RB PPR allowed per game, weeks before 2026 W2. Descriptive context, never a model input.
Primary passer Michael Penix Jr.. 2025 share of pass targets to RB (119/472). Descriptive context, never a model input.
2026 Week 1 consensus PPR projection (RB2), from tank01 getNFLProjections (consensus, PPR). Descriptive draft-prep context, not a start/sit call.
Small sample (6 games). Defense roster/scheme turnover means the unit from prior seasons may differ significantly. Descriptive context only, never a model input or driver of the start/sit call.
Snap %, target share and opportunities are descriptive usage: how the offense has deployed this player, not a forecast. Weeks shown: most recent 16.
RBschedule vs the rest of the league: 100 = league-average, >100 softer, <100 tougher; rank 1 = easiest of 32. Projected on 2025 defense. low-confidence early-season estimate. Descriptive context, not a start/sit call.
For the Bills particularly, whose overall anxiety level will skyrocket when the single-elimination phase arrives, the prospect of the workhorse tailback tapping out due to a legitimate injury (or two) becomes more than enough reason to cons
source ↗For the Bills particularly, whose overall anxiety level will skyrocket when the single-elimination phase arrives, the prospect of the workhorse tailback tapping out due to a legitimate injury (or two) becomes more than enough reason to cons
source ↗| Week | Opp | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | Snap% | Tgt% | PPR | Half | Std |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 W1 | @ | 21 | 83 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 90 | 1 | 0% | 53% | – | – | – |
| 2025 W18 | vs | 15 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 84% | 10% | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
| 2025 W17 | vs | 22 | 195 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 79% | 40% | 39.9 | 37.4 | 34.9 |
| 2025 W16 | @ | 16 | 76 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 92 | 1 | 70% | 33% | 29.8 | 26.3 | 22.8 |
| 2025 W15 | @ | 19 | 93 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 90% | 27% | 29.5 | 25.5 | 21.5 |
| 2025 W14 | vs | 20 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 67% | 7% | 9.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| 2025 W13 | @ | 23 | 142 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 87% | 23% | 30.3 | 27.8 | 25.3 |
| 2025 W12 | @ | 14 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 66% | 10% | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.7 |
| 2025 W11 | vs | 23 | 104 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 85% | 17% | 30.3 | 28.3 | 26.3 |
| 2025 W10 | @ | 17 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 86% | 8% | 10.8 | 9.8 | 8.8 |
| 2025 W9 | @ | 12 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 96% | 29% | 17.6 | 13.6 | 9.6 |
| 2025 W8 | vs | 9 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 60% | 10% | 5.8 | 4.3 | 2.8 |
| 2025 W7 | @ | 14 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 88% | 22% | 21.2 | 18.2 | 15.2 |
| 2025 W6 | vs | 19 | 170 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 74% | 26% | 35.8 | 32.8 | 29.8 |
| 2025 W4 | vs | 17 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 106 | 0 | 69% | 19% | 28.1 | 26.1 | 24.1 |
| 2025 W3 | @ | 13 | 72 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 80% | 15% | 16.1 | 13.6 | 11.1 |
| 2025 W2 | @ | 22 | 143 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 65% | 24% | 19.8 | 18.3 | 16.8 |
| 2025 W1 | vs | 12 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 100 | 1 | 83% | 17% | 24.4 | 21.4 | 18.4 |
Descriptive per-week usage and PPR output. Situational PBP cuts (red-zone, 3rd-down) and EPA/touch are planned for v2.
Based on 34 graded calls.
| Week | Opp | Call | Proj | Finish | Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 W18 | START | 20.8 | RB29 (7.3) | ✗ | |
| 2025 W17 | START | 19.4 | RB2 (39.9) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W16 | START | 18.8 | RB4 (29.8) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W15 | START | 17.4 | RB4 (29.5) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W14 | START | 18.1 | RB27 (9.4) | ✗ | |
| 2025 W13 | START | 17.3 | RB1 (30.3) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W12 | START | 15.9 | RB14 (14.7) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W11 | START | 15.9 | RB4 (30.3) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W10 | START | 17.5 | RB24 (10.8) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W9 | START | 17.6 | RB7 (17.6) | ✓ |
✓ and ✗ grade where a player finished, not his points: a call hits when he finished startable (top-24 RB/WR, top-12 QB/TE), even if he came in under his projection. How we grade