Cam Akers Week 6 Outlook - Texans at Patriots

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 10th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Akers has been the team's "starting running back" in each of the last three weeks, playing 32-43% of the snaps while averaging 11.3 touches and 43 total yards. In that period, he has been the RB41 in fantasy points per game. We'll see if he draws another start this week. I'll update his status on Friday. He has been impressive with the limited volume he has earned, ranking 19th in missed tackles forced per attempt and 12th in yards after contact per attempt. If Akers draws another start, he'll still be somewhere in the jumbled flex radar and needs a touchdown to pay off. New England has allowed the 13th-fewest rushing yards per game, the third-lowest missed tackle rate, and the 11th-lowest rushing success rate.