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Let’s take a look at a few polarizing players and what fantasy football expert Derek Brown advises. And you can find all of DBro’s fantasy football outlook in this week’s fantasy football primer.
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With Dalton under center, Hubbard has been the RB4 in fantasy points per game, averaging a 66% snap rate, 24 touches, and 145 total yards. Among 53 qualifying backs this season, Hubbard ranks 18th in explosive run rate and 14th in yards after contact per attempt. Hubbard faces a run defense this week that has done a solid job of shutting down zone rushers. Overall, Chicago has allowed the eighth-lowest missed tackle rate and the 11th-lowest yards after contact per attempt. They have also held rushers to the seventh-lowest zone success rate (Hubbard 76.4% zone).
It has been a tough road for Achane without Tua Tagovailoa. Over the last two weeks, he has played at least 73% of the snaps in each game while averaging 13.5 touches and 45.5 total yards. He has had RB33 and RB45 weekly finishes in PPR scoring. Achane also hasn’t been breaking tackles anywhere close to how he was last year. Among 53 qualifying backs, Achane has ranked 27th in explosive run rate, 45th in missed tackles forced per attempt, and 47th in yards after contact per attempt. His offensive line hasn’t done him any favors, with the tenth-lowest yards before contact per attempt. Achane has another tough matchup this week. New England might be a dumpster fire in many respects, but their run defense has been good. They have held rushers to the 11th-lowest explosive run rate, the ninth-lowest rushing yards per game, and the 12th-lowest missed tackle rate.
Williams is a solid volume-based flex this week. He has played at least 51% of the snaps weekly, averaging 13 touches and 52.3 total yards. Unfortunately, his tackle-breaking juice is seemingly gone. Among 53 qualifying backs, he ranks 39th in explosive run rate and 35th in yards after contact per attempt. The Raiders have proven that they can’t stop anyone on the ground, though. They have allowed the ninth-highest explosive run rate, yards after contact per attempt, and rushing yards per game.
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