Here is the Week 4 RB coach with my recommendations first and some relevant data you should be keeping an eye on when doing your research and making lineup decisions
High End Options
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Le'Veon Bell – He returns from suspension and coach Mike Tomlin has already said he will be getting a ton of work in his first game back. DeAngelo Williams had close to 27 touches per game for just under 116 yards per game with three touchdowns so we know the volume will be there for the starting Pittsburgh running back. Kansas City is giving up the third most points to the running back position.
David Johnson – He has 386 total yards and three touchdowns in his first three games. The best thing about Johnson is that he is not game flow dependent. He will have value in a close game or like last week if they fall behind. The Rams are 22nd in the league in points against for running backs. With the struggles of Carson Palmer, the Cardinals would be wise to rely on Johnson even more.
Lamar Miller – The Titans have been very good against the run this season, ranking 10th so far, but have not exactly faced any strong running games. Miller is averaging over 28 touches per game and 107 total yards per game. He has yet to find the end zone but that is destined to change with that many touches. Houston plays at one of the fastest paces in the league always leads to more touches for the entire offense.
Mid-Level Options
Melvin Gordon - He has averaged 95 total yards per game since Woodhead went down and has scored four touchdowns so far this season. Gordon takes on the Saints who were shredded for almost 300 total yards against the Falcons running backs on Monday Night. New Orleans has one of the worst run defenses in the league and while I expect Dexter McCluster to take on more in the passing game Gordon should be able to have a solid game.
DeMarco Murray – He has been great in the passing game with 17 catches in his first three games. Murray is losing some carries to Derrick Henry but his involvement in the passing game brings huge value. He has 377 total yards in his first three games and the Texans lost J.J. Watt this week so things are going to be easier going against the Houston defense.
Charles Sims – He had a solid game as the lead guy with 114 total yards and a touchdown against the Rams. The best way to attack the Denver defense is on the ground. Sims has a tough match-up but his price is very affordable on FanDuel in particular if you wanted to use him in GPP contests. He has big play ability can really pay off with help from his receiving skills.
LeSean McCoy - He had 239 total yards and a touchdown in two games against New England last year. McCoy is averaging 92 total yards per game this season and had 116 yards along with two touchdowns with the new offensive coordinator. Teams have more success this season against New England with the running backs and with the lack of receiving weapons for Buffalo, you can expect a heavy dose of McCoy this week.
Low Cost Options
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Carlos Hyde – He has racked up four touchdowns in his first three games. The 49ers run the fastest pace offense in the league and so there will plenty of chances for production. San Francisco also plays tough at home on defense. Dallas run defense has been middle of the road vs the run this season but has played some of the worst rushing offenses in the league so far. I expect 100-plus yards and a touchdown from Hyde.
Jordan Howard- With the injury to Jeremy Langford and Ka’Deem Carey, Howard is the main ball carrier. He was bound to take over the job and will now get his chance to shine. He is dirt cheap on all sites. He racked up 92 total yards over roughly half the game last week. The Lions rank 27th against the running back position and with the Bears playing a back-up quarterback, they would love to focus on the running game.
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| Player | Tm | Opp | G | Snaps | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | YPC | Rec | ReYd | ReTd | Tar | Fum | Rush Rk | Def Rk | DVOA | $FD | $DK | $FA |
| David Johnson | ARI | LA | 3 | 178 | 47 | 217 | 3 | 4.62 | 10 | 169 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 9 | -0.0540 | $8700 | $7800 | $6100 |
| Le'Veon Bell | PIT | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | -0.2800 | $8300 | $7500 | $6250 |
| Lamar Miller | HOU | TEN | 3 | 166 | 74 | 269 | 0 | 3.64 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 22 | -0.0210 | $8200 | $7000 | $5150 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | SF | 3 | 141 | 71 | 274 | 2 | 3.86 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -0.1010 | $8100 | $6900 | $5500 |
| C.J. Anderson | DEN | TB | 3 | 143 | 54 | 203 | 2 | 3.76 | 8 | 70 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 0.0530 | $7900 | $6500 | $5700 |
| Todd Gurley | LA | ARI | 3 | 139 | 63 | 183 | 2 | 2.90 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 4 | -0.1600 | $7700 | $6700 | $5850 |
| LeSean McCoy | BUF | NE | 3 | 139 | 48 | 227 | 3 | 4.73 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 0.0840 | $7600 | $6700 | $5000 |
| Melvin Gordon | SD | NO | 3 | 125 | 54 | 194 | 4 | 3.59 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0.2540 | $7600 | $6300 | $5100 |
| LeGarrette Blount | NE | BUF | 3 | 137 | 75 | 298 | 4 | 3.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | -0.0360 | $7500 | $5000 | $4900 |
| Christine Michael | SEA | NYJ | 3 | 145 | 45 | 232 | 2 | 5.16 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0.0800 | $7500 | $6000 | $4800 |
| DeMarco Murray | TEN | HOU | 3 | 142 | 41 | 245 | 1 | 5.98 | 17 | 132 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 10 | -0.1160 | $7300 | $6800 | $5350 |
| Devonta Freeman | ATL | CAR | 3 | 110 | 42 | 265 | 0 | 6.31 | 9 | 75 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | -0.1650 | $7200 | $5500 | $4900 |
| Latavius Murray | OAK | BAL | 3 | 112 | 32 | 153 | 3 | 4.78 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -0.2580 | $7100 | $4900 | $4700 |
| Jeremy Hill | CIN | MIA | 3 | 90 | 37 | 150 | 3 | 4.05 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 0.0170 | $7000 | $3700 | $5000 |
| Jamaal Charles | KC | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 0.1230 | $7000 | $5400 | $5000 |
| Matt Forte | NYJ | SEA | 3 | 155 | 67 | 261 | 3 | 3.90 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -0.3480 | $6900 | $6600 | $5450 |
| Carlos Hyde | SF | DAL | 3 | 136 | 58 | 225 | 4 | 3.88 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 0.0810 | $6800 | $4200 | $4850 |
| Mark Ingram | NO | SD | 3 | 105 | 36 | 165 | 0 | 4.58 | 10 | 76 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 24 | -0.0010 | $6800 | $5900 | $5000 |
| Arian Foster | MIA | CIN | 2 | 56 | 16 | 47 | 0 | 2.94 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | -0.0100 | $6700 | $5500 | $4750 |
| T.J. Yeldon | JAC | IND | 3 | 140 | 34 | 84 | 1 | 2.47 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 0.2150 | $6700 | $4600 | $4150 |
| Theo Riddick | DET | CHI | 3 | 120 | 28 | 91 | 1 | 3.25 | 16 | 130 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 0.1390 | $6600 | $5200 | $4500 |
| Matt Jones | WAS | CLE | 3 | 91 | 37 | 150 | 1 | 4.05 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 0.0420 | $6600 | $4300 | $4450 |
| Isaiah Crowell | CLE | WAS | 3 | 104 | 45 | 274 | 2 | 6.09 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 0.1080 | $6600 | $4400 | $4800 |
| Jonathan Stewart | CAR | ATL | 2 | 53 | 20 | 73 | 0 | 3.65 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 0.2940 | $6500 | $4800 | $4700 |
| Charles Sims | TB | DEN | 3 | 137 | 26 | 88 | 1 | 3.38 | 12 | 105 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 5 | -0.0670 | $6500 | $5600 | $4700 |
| Doug Martin | TB | DEN | 2 | 57 | 25 | 85 | 0 | 3.40 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 5 | -0.0670 | $6400 | $5300 | $4600 |
| Jeremy Langford | CHI | DET | 3 | 100 | 31 | 116 | 2 | 3.74 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 0.2760 | $6300 | $4800 | $4650 |
| Spencer Ware | KC | PIT | 3 | 115 | 41 | 202 | 1 | 4.93 | 10 | 185 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 0.1230 | $6200 | $5700 | $4900 |
| Tevin Coleman | ATL | CAR | 3 | 89 | 32 | 110 | 4 | 3.44 | 10 | 167 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 7 | -0.1650 | $6100 | $4500 | $4550 |
| Frank Gore | IND | JAC | 3 | 126 | 48 | 185 | 1 | 3.85 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 14 | -0.0060 | $6100 | $5200 | $4600 |
| DeAngelo Williams | PIT | KC | 3 | 174 | 66 | 258 | 2 | 3.91 | 14 | 89 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 2 | -0.2800 | $5900 | $6200 | $4350 |
| Rashad Jennings | NYG | MIN | 2 | 66 | 31 | 102 | 0 | 3.29 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -0.2860 | $5900 | $4700 | $4500 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | CAR | ATL | 3 | 97 | 24 | 135 | 0 | 5.63 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 32 | 0.2940 | $5800 | $3900 | $4200 |
| Jerick McKinnon | MIN | NYG | 3 | 64 | 19 | 53 | 0 | 2.79 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0.0070 | $5800 | $3900 | $4400 |
| Thomas Rawls | SEA | NYJ | 2 | 38 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 1.32 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0.0800 | $5800 | $4900 | $4200 |
| Justin Forsett | BAL | OAK | 3 | 118 | 31 | 98 | 0 | 3.16 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 0.2260 | $5800 | $3800 | $4300 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | CAR | ATL | 1 | 31 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 3.92 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 0.2940 | $5700 | $3400 | $4250 |
| Chris Ivory | JAC | IND | 1 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1.17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 0.2150 | $5700 | $3700 | $4600 |
| Matt Asiata | MIN | NYG | 3 | 40 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 2.63 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0.0070 | $5700 | $3300 | $4000 |
| Jordan Howard | CHI | DET | 2 | 60 | 12 | 67 | 0 | 5.58 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 0.2760 | $5600 | $3700 | $4300 |
| Jay Ajayi | MIA | CIN | 2 | 54 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 3.50 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | -0.0100 | $5500 | $4000 | $4250 |
| Giovani Bernard | CIN | MIA | 3 | 110 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 3.33 | 16 | 141 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 0.0170 | $5500 | $4300 | $4500 |
| Kenyan Drake | MIA | CIN | 3 | 45 | 11 | 49 | 1 | 4.45 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | -0.0100 | $5400 | $3600 | $4350 |
| Duke Johnson | CLE | WAS | 3 | 95 | 16 | 103 | 0 | 6.44 | 12 | 84 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 0.1080 | $5400 | $4000 | $4400 |
| James White | NE | BUF | 3 | 70 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 4.38 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 15 | -0.0360 | $5300 | $3600 | $3900 |
| Chris Thompson | WAS | CLE | 3 | 101 | 12 | 47 | 1 | 3.92 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 0.0420 | $5200 | $3400 | $3900 |
| Dwayne Washington | DET | CHI | 3 | 38 | 16 | 70 | 1 | 4.38 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 0.1390 | $4500 | $3800 | $3700 |
| Orleans Darkwa | NYG | MIN | 3 | 26 | 11 | 52 | 1 | 4.73 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -0.2860 | $4500 | $3000 | $3950 |
Player News
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports the Steelers are “counting on” a 2025 jump for WR Roman Wilson.
Wilson, per Fowler, “looks like a different player than from his injury riddled rookie campaign.” Steelers general manager Omar Khan said in February that the team has “a lot of confidence” in Wilson, the 84th overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft who played just five offensive snaps as a rookie after suffering a serious hamstring injury in October. Wilson, entering his age-24 season, had 789 yards and 12 touchdowns on 49 catches in his final season at Michigan. He was 19th among all college wideouts in yards per route run in 2023. An injury-free offseason could position Wilson as the clear No. 2 receiver behind DK Metcalf in 2025.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports the Steelers “remain in contact with Aaron Rodgers and are hopeful that he’ll be a Steeler.”
Things have been quiet on the Rodgers front since the NFL Draft, though he remains a factor for the QB-needy Steelers, who on Wednesday traded George Pickens to Dallas in exchange for draft picks. That leaves DK Metcalf and perhaps Roman Wilson as the Steelers’ top two receivers. Metcalf’s fantasy fortunes would get a bit of a bump if Rodgers lands with the Steelers. The team’s commitment to a massively run-heavy approach should limit Metcalf’s upside, however. Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio suggested Rodgers is waiting to sign with Pittsburgh until after the NFL’s schedule release “so that the league can’t saddle the Steelers with extra prime-time and/or short-week games.” We’ll continue to monitor the never-ending Rodgers saga.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports the Cowboys’ plan is for George Pickens “to play out his rookie deal.”
It looks like we won’t see any sort of long-term contract struck between Pickens and the Cowboys after the mercurial wideout was traded from the Steelers to Dallas in exchange for a 2026 third round draft pick and a 2027 fifth rounder. Dallas coaches and Jerry Jones likely want to see how Pickens, 24, acclimates to his new team after alienating coaches and teammates in Pittsburgh last season. Pickens, who has 2,841 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns over three NFL seasons, will immediately become the team’s No. 2 option behind CeeDee Lamb and a much-needed deep ball target for Dak Prescott.
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane reports TE Dallas Goedert will remain with the Eagles in 2025.
Goedert agreed to a $4 million salary cut for the upcoming season, per NFL insider Jordan Schultz. He will make $10 million in 2025 and be a free agent next offseason. It’s quite the turnabout after Eagles coaches and front office officials strongly implied for months that Goedert had played his last snap with the team. Goedert, 30, has missed 15 games over the past three seasons and was widely expected to be dealt during the NFL Draft. Goedert will be a solid top-12 fantasy option, well behind AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith in the team’s target pecking order. He averaged 4.2 catches and 49.6 receiving yards per game in 2024 and had the ninth highest EPA per target among tight ends.
Titans re-signed DT James Lynch.
Lynch, 26, a former fourth round selection by the Vikings, will return for a second season with the Titans after starting all 17 games in 2024. He had 20 tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack for the Titans last season. Pro Football Focus graded the Titans as last year’s fourth worst pass rush and ninth best run-defending unit.
Jaguars released WR Gabe Davis.
Davis, who secured $24 million in guarantees when he signed with Jacksonville last year, managed 20 catches for 239 yards and two touchdowns over ten games in his only year with the Jags. The Davis signing is yet another in a string of disastrous decisions by the former Jacksonville front office. With Brian Thomas and Travis Hunter in the fold, the Jaguars ended their experiment with Davis, 26. He should see interest from wideout-needy teams in the coming weeks, including perhaps the Lions. Davis will be locked into a strictly downfield role wherever he lands this spring or summer.