Kareem Hunt Week 13 Outlook - Raiders at Chiefs

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Nov 28th 2024, 1:05pm EST

Hunt is the RB16 in fantasy points per game, ranking 21st in snap share, seventh in opportunity share, and sixth in red zone touches. He has averaged 21.5 touches and 89 total yards this season. Hunt should retain the lion's share of the workload this week, even with Isiah Pacheco returning. I expect we'll see Pacheco get a handful of touches and snaps this week, as the team will likely ease him back in. This hurts Hunt's ceiling, but his floor for Week 13 is still high. Among 54 qualifying backs, he ranks 50th in missed tackles forced per attempt and 46th in yards after contact per attempt. The volume has been integral to Hunt's fantasy value, so I can't pretend that his value doesn't take somewhat of a hit this week and moving forward, especially with the Raiders' run defense improving. Since Week 7, Las Vegas has allowed the eighth-fewest rushing yards per game, the eighth-lowest explosive run rate, and the tenth-lowest yards after contact per attempt.