BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues
POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3/Flex
ANALYSIS: Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris is the least exciting player to start in fantasy football who can still get you some points. He averages just 3.35 yards per carry on the season, but Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith doesn't care. He will use his run-heavy scheme as long as he has a job in the league.
Harris has 78 touches through four games, which is legitimate workhorse usage. He hasn't been efficient, but the volume has led to mediocre fantasy numbers. He's the RB30 in full-PPR scoring. The talent doesn't seem to be there, but it doesn't matter.
Najee Harris went completely brain dead at a crucial moment. I can’t this is right up there with the worst gaffes in #Steelers history pic.twitter.com/I3o5FGD89Q
— Steelers Sanctuary (@SteelerSanc16) September 29, 2024
He'll get you between 7-15 points, and there are better options out there, but the floor seems extremely safe. The Cowboys haven't had the greatest overall defense, so he should have some room to run.
Fellow running backs Jaylen Warren and Cordarrelle Patterson didn't practice Thursday and their status is in question for Week 5 as well, so Harris could have a safe, high workload. He's hardly a must-start, though.
More Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
Braelon Allen - Week 5 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Sit POSITIONAL VALUE: RB4 ANALYSIS: It's too easy to get swept up in the "He's gonna take over the backfield, he's better than the starter" narratives, but don't let it happen. Especially not before an international game against one of the best defenses in the NFL. The New York Jets will take on […]
Pat Freiermuth - Week 5 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: How is Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth the TE5 in PPR right now? Well, it's because the TE5 should be the TE10, but we live in a time of abject poverty at the tight-end position. The position has taken a U-turn this season and brought things back […]
Antonio Gibson - Week 5 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Sit POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 ANALYSIS: New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson's new contract couldn't help him from catching a case of Fumbleitis, and that means backup running back Antonio Gibson, known ironically for fumbling often, could get an extra look by the Patriots coaching staff. Antonio Gibson is literally the only running […]
Cam Akers - Week 5 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Sit POSITIONAL VALUE: RB4 ANALYSIS: It doesn't matter if a running back is projected to have great volume because of injuries at the position. He can still be sat. Houston Texans running back Cam Akers was bad last year, has been bad this year, and has two Achilles tendon tears on his injury […]
Keon Coleman - Week 5 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Sit POSITIONAL VALUE: WR4/WR5 ANALYSIS: The list of reasons Buffalo Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman isn't worth starting is pretty long. For one, Joe Brady is the offensive coordinator. Brady likes to run the ball and throw it to RB James Cook. When that doesn't work, the Bills usually lose (see last week […]