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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Running Back

RUNNING BACKS

Written by Bo McBrayer

Audric Estime (DEN): 3% rostered

• Next Opponents: ATL, @LV, CLE
• True value: $17
• Desperate Need: $29
• Budget-minded: $11

Analysis: In a stunning departure from recent splits, Sean Payton made rookie Audric Estime the lead back in Denver’s narrow loss to the Chiefs on Sunday. The powerful runner from Notre Dame carried 14 times for 53 yards against a tough Kansas City run defense, while previous starter Javonte Williams only earned one rushing attempt. With Williams a product of the previous regime, Payton probably doesn’t feel especially committed to him. Estime is a top priority add with weekly RB2 upside.

Tyjae Spears (TEN): 46% rostered

• Next Opponents: MIN, @HOU, @WAS
• True value: $12
• Desperate Need: $19
• Budget-minded: $7

Analysis: The Titans are sure happy to have Spears healthy. Tony Pollard has handled bell-cow duties admirably, but his workload was sending him to a level of wear and tear Tennessee would prefer to avoid. Spears is a dynamic playmaker himself. He makes big plays as a rusher and receiver and, like Pollard, is more explosive and efficient as a running back in a two-man committee.

Gus Edwards (LAC): 17% rostered

• Next Opponents: CIN, BAL, @ATL
• True value: $10
• Desperate Need: $17
• Budget-minded: $6

Analysis: The Gus Bus is out of the garage and back in the Chargers’ lineup. Jim Harbaugh’s team is 6-3 via a potent rushing attack and suffocating defense. Edwards paced Los Angeles in rushing yards in his first game off IR with 55 on 10 attempts. He was on the field for the Chargers’ two rushing touchdowns against Tennessee, but they went to Justin Herbert and Hassan Haskins. I’m adding Edwards to the top of my board this week because I believe the touchdowns are coming.

Cam Akers (MIN): 14% rostered

• Next Opponents: @TEN, @CHI, ARI
• True value: $6
• Desperate Need: $11
• Budget-minded: $3

Analysis: Cam Akers is such an inspiration. His list of catastrophic injuries is extensive, but he has declined to respond to those who have written him off. He has officially usurped Ty Chandler on the Vikings depth chart behind off-injured Aaron Jones. Akers is just as versatile as he is resilient. He is positioned as a potential league-winning asset on a playoff-bound Minnesota team.

Khalil Herbert (CIN): 22% rostered

• Next Opponents: @LAC, BYE, PIT
• True value: $6
• Desperate Need: $11
• Budget-minded: $3

Analysis: Adding a guy like Khalil Herbert is like reading into cryptic texts with a person you just started dating. The 11-toed running back from Virginia Tech was squeezed out in Chicago and arrived in Cincinnati to be Zack Moss‘ seat filler. Or so we thought. His first snap resulted in a fumble on the exchange from Joe Burrow. Herbert never touched the ball again. Part of me wonders if he’s really ghosted or if the Bengals will call on him more often as he acclimates to the offense. I tend to think that if he was supposed to replace Moss, the Bengals would’ve demonstrated that in his deployment. Either way, Herbert is a premium stash behind Chase Brown, who has earned his keep as the Bengals’ unquestioned horse but isn’t exactly built for the volume long term.

Tyler Allgeier (ATL): 43% rostered

• Next Opponents: @DEN, BYE, LAC
• True value: $3
• Desperate Need: $5
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: If we are to believe that Tyler Allgeier is roster-worthy, he needs to find the end zone more often. Bijan Robinson went nuclear on Sunday, but Allgeier still logged 11 carries for 59 yards and had multiple chances at the goal line. He was stuffed by the Saints each time. Still, Allgeier is a quality player in a good offense with a rock-solid role. He needs to be rostered and would garner a full FAAB dump if anything ever happened to Bijan.

Cordarrelle Patterson (PIT): 1% rostered

• Next Opponents: BAL, @CLE, @CIN
• True value: $2
• Desperate Need: $4
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: While I wouldn’t go sprinting to the wire to acquire Patterson, his annoying residency within Arthur Smith’s convoluted orbit is impossible to ignore. Najee Harris went down with an ankle injury on Sunday, and Jaylen Warren isn’t a three-down type of player. Patterson is on the mend from an ankle injury himself, but he is a bigger back with big-play ability that belies his age. The Steelers have a brutally difficult upcoming schedule, but Patterson should at least be in reserve.