• Two teams turn to three-back committees: Both the Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns rotated three running backs who each got significant playing time.
• Jaxon Smith-Njigba lives up to the draft hype: Smith-Njigba’s role in the Seattle Seahawks offense has expanded, leading to his first 100-yard game in the NFL.
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Nathan Jahnke’s fantasy football recap highlights key player usage and stats, providing the essential insights needed for fantasy success in 2024. This analysis focuses solely on players relevant to fantasy football leagues.
Here are Nathan's 10 biggest reactions to the games from the Sunday slate. For a more detailed analysis, be sure to read his full Sunday recap.
The Browns went back to a three-man committee: D’Onta Foreman was much more involved in the Browns offense this week.
In Week 1, Jerome Ford was the clear feature running back, playing 57 of a possible 76 offensive snaps. This was a career-high in both total snaps and percentage of offensive snaps. This made it seem like Ford would be a safe player to start in fantasy leagues.
Instead, this week started as a three-man committee. Foreman only played one snap in the first game but started this game with seven snaps on the first drive. In the first half, Ford played 14 of a possible 36 snaps, while Foreman played 12 and Pierre Strong Jr. played nine.
Strong suffered a hamstring injury early in the second half, which turned this back into a two-man committee. Foreman ended up with twice as many carries as Ford, and he was on the field for the goal-line snaps. Foreman is worth a waiver-wire pickup, but it will be hard to trust either running back going forward. Foreman might end up being the better option of the two if he can convert some goal-line work into touchdowns.
Deuce Vaughn complicates running back rotation: Vaughn played 10 offensive snaps and ran the ball four times, making it just the third game of his career with significant work.
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