RB Touches and Efficiency Breakdown - Week 5 Preview

6 years ago by Kyle Richardson

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This season has been chock full of surprises. Scoring is way up and with that comes the ripple effect of more players being more fantasy viable. The only issue that arises from more fantasy viable players, is the need for your studs to be actual studs. If you have been dealing with injuries or ineffective players, then you may have gotten off to a rough start. If you need to get your team on track, let’s look at some players trending in the right direction that you could buy low on.

This article is all about watching how a backfield is being used for every team. Snap counts are very useful, but I want to know what a player is doing when he has the ball in his hands. Anytime a running back gets a touch, what is being done with that touch?

Watching a trend with touches for running backs will not only let us know their usage for any given week or period, but how effective they are with the ball. High volume plus high effectiveness is always the best outcome. High volume with low effectiveness can be great and low volume with high efficiency can be streaky at times. Let’s dive into our Week 5 preview.

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RB Touches and Efficiency Breakdown

Week 4 Report

Team	Carries	Rec	Total Touches	Total Yards	Yards Per Touch	%RB Touches	Week 1%	Week 2%	Week 3%	Week 4%
Arizona Cardinals
David Johnson	22	3	25	112	4.5	86%	64%	70%	76%	86%
Yearly Total	56	13	69	292	4.2	75%
Chase Edmonds	3	1	4	1	0.3	14%	36%	30%	24%	14%
Yearly Total	13	10	23	79	3.4	25%
Atlanta Falcons
Devonta Freeman	0	0	0	0	0	0%	47%	0%	0%	0%
Yearly Total	6	3	9	50	5.6	9%
Tevin Coleman	14	3	17	77	4.5	63%	53%	69%	77%	63%
Yearly Total	54	10	64	294	4.6	66%
Ito Smith	7	3	10	48	4.8	37%	0%	31%	23%	37%
Yearly Total	18	6	24	137	5.7	25%
Baltimore Ravens
Kenneth Dixon	0	0	0	0	0	0%	43%	0%	0%	0%
Yearly Total	13	0	13	44	3.4	12%
Javorius Allen	10	2	12	47	3.9	46%	30%	48%	30%	46%
Yearly Total	26	15	41	149	3.6	38%
Alex Collins	11	1	12	45	3.8	46%	27%	52%	70%	46%
Yearly Total	45	8	53	228	4.3	49%
De'Lance Turner	1	1	2	14	7	8%	0%	0%	0%	8%
Yearly Total	1	1	2	14	7	2%
Buffalo Bills
LeSean McCoy	5	3	8	37	4.6	57%	47%	65%	0%	57%
Yearly Total	21	8	29	128	4.4	35%
Marcus Murphy	0	0	0	0	0	0%	35%	20%	28%	0%
Yearly Total	17	2	19	78	4.1	23%
Chris Ivory	6		6	15	2.5	43%	18%	15%	72%	43%
Yearly Total	31	4	35	181	5.2	42%
Carolina Panthers
Christian McCaffrey	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	67%	88%	88%	BYE
Yearly Total	46	22	68	428	6.3	82%
CJ Anderson	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	29%	12%	9%	BYE
Yearly Total	12	1	13	99	7.6	16%
Alex Armah	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	4%	0%	3%	BYE
Yearly Total	2	0	2	2	1	2%
Chicago Bears
Jordan Howard	11	0	11	25	2.3	34%	71%	77%	76%	34%
Yearly Total	64	10	74	281	3.8	64%
Tarik Cohen	13	7	20	174	8.7	63%	29%	23%	24%	63%
Yearly Total	27	14	41	308	7.5	35%
Benny Cunningham	1		1		0	3%	0%	0%	0%	3%
Yearly Total	1	0	1	0	0	1%
Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Mixon	0	0	0	0	0	0%	92%	69%	0%	0%
Yearly Total	38	6	44	236	5.4	44%
Giovani Bernard	15	4	19	96	5.1	73%	8%	31%	100%	73%
Yearly Total	34	14	48	237	4.9	48%
Mark Walton	5	2	7	37	5.3	27%	0%	0%	0%	27%
Yearly Total	5	2	7	37	5.3	7%
Cleveland Browns
Carlos Hyde	22	0	22	82	3.7	71%	79%	71%	81%	71%
Yearly Total	83	4	87	300	3.4	76%
Duke Johnson	2	4	6	56	9.3	19%	21%	21%	13%	19%
Yearly Total	12	9	21	124	5.9	18%
Nick Chubb	3		3	105	35	10%	0%	8%	6%	10%
Yearly Total	7	0	7	125	17.9	6%
Dallas Cowboys
Ezekiel Elliott	25	4	29	240	8.3	78%	95%	88%	83%	78%
Yearly Total	73	15	88	551	6.3	85%
Rod Smith	6	1	7	22	3.1	19%	5%	0%	0%	19%
Yearly Total	7	1	8	27	3.4	8%
Tavon Austin	1		1	7	7	3%	0%	12%	17%	3%
Yearly Total	3	5	8	121	15.1	8%
Denver Broncos
Phillip Lindsay	12	2	14	79	5.6	58%	47%	56%	14%	58%
Yearly Total	45	5	50	303	6.1	43%
Royce Freeman	8	0	8	67	8.4	33%	42%	30%	48%	33%
Yearly Total	44	1	45	224	5	39%
Devontae Booker	1	1	2	14	7	8%	11%	11%	34%	8%
Yearly Total	11	8	19	88	4.6	16%
Andy Janovich	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	4%	3%	0%
Yearly Total	1	1	2	13	6.5	2%
Detroit Lions
Theo Riddick	1	4	5	27	5.4	23%	43%	29%	8%	23%
Yearly Total	5	21	26	145	5.6	23%
Kerryon Johnson	9	1	10	56	5.6	45%	38%	42%	46%	45%
Yearly Total	38	11	49	269	5.5	43%
LeGarrette Blount	7		7	12	1.7	32%	19%	29%	46%	32%
Yearly Total	35	3	38	122	3.2	34%
Green Bay Packers
Jamaal Williams	11	0	11	27	2.5	37%	75%	76%	29%	37%
Yearly Total	47	5	52	182	3.5	53%
Ty Montgomery	5	2	7	74	10.6	23%	25%	24%	42%	23%
Yearly Total	16	12	28	206	7.4	28%
Aaron Jones	11	1	12	82	6.8	40%	0%	0%	29%	40%
Yearly Total	17	2	19	129	6.8	19%
Houston Texans
Lamar Miller	14	0	14	49	3.5	52%	81%	70%	75%	52%
Yearly Total	58	8	66	279	4.2	69%
Alfred Blue	13	0	13	31	2.4	48%	19%	30%	25%	48%
Yearly Total	29	1	30	120	4	31%
Indianapolis Colts
Jordan Wilkins	8	0	8	16	2	35%	59%	43%	44%	35%
Yearly Total	38	7	45	160	3.6	46%
Nyheim Hines	4	9	13	73	5.6	57%	41%	18%	56%	57%
Yearly Total	18	22	40	177	4.4	41%
Marlon Mack	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	39%	0%	0%
Yearly Total	10	1	11	36	3.3	11%
Jeremy McNichols	2		2	4	2	9%	0%	0%	0%	9%
Yearly Total	2	0	2	4	2	2%
Jacksonville Jaguars
T. J. Yeldon	18	3	21	100	4.8	58%	57%	55%	62%	58%
Yearly Total	49	14	63	330	5.2	58%
Leonard Fournette	11	1	12	35	2.9	33%	40%	0%	0%	33%
Yearly Total	20	4	24	90	3.8	22%
Corey Grant	1	2	3	17	5.7	8%	3%	45%	33%	8%
Yearly Total	12	9	21	99	4.7	19%
Brandon Wilds	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	5%	0%
Yearly Total	1	0	1	5	5	1%
Kansas City Chiefs
Kareem Hunt	19	3	22	175	8	92%	80%	95%	86%	92%
Yearly Total	71	4	75	348	4.6	88%
Spencer Ware	2	0	2	6	3	8%	20%	5%	14%	8%
Yearly Total	7	3	10	79	7.9	12%
Los Angeles Chargers
Melvin Gordon	15	7	22	159	7.2	69%	71%	52%	71%	69%
Yearly Total	54	24	78	475	6.1	66%
Austin Ekeler	8	2	10	56	5.6	31%	29%	48%	29%	31%
Yearly Total	28	13	41	351	8.6	34%
Los Angeles Rams
Todd Gurley	17	4	21	156	7.4	100%	100%	65%	85%	100%
Yearly Total	79	15	94	532	5.7	85%
Malcom Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	35%	15%	0%
Yearly Total	17	0	17	0	0	15%
Miami Dolphins
Kenyan Drake	3	1	4	16	4	22%	65%	60%	54%	22%
Yearly Total	33	10	43	162	3.8	52%
Frank Gore	11	2	13	57	4.4	72%	35%	40%	46%	72%
Yearly Total	35	3	38	174	4.6	46%
Kalen Ballage	1		1	3	3	6%	0%	0%	0%	6%
Yearly Total	1	0	1	3	3	1%
Minnesota Vikings
Dalvin Cook	10	0	10	20	2	67%	67%	76%	0%	67%
Yearly Total	36	9	45	205	4.6	60%
Latavius Murray	2	2	4	18	4.5	27%	33%	24%	70%	27%
Yearly Total	19	7	26	110	4.2	35%
Mike Boone	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	30%	0%
Yearly Total	2	1	3	11	3.7	4%
Roc Thomas	1		1	4	4	7%	0%	0%	0%	7%
Yearly Total	1	0	1	4	4	1%
New England Patriots
Rex Burkhead	0	0	0	0	0	0%	58%	21%	8%	0%
Yearly Total	24	3	27	117	4.3	21%
James White	8	8	16	112	7	39%	27%	39%	29%	39%
Yearly Total	21	22	43	303	7	34%
Sony Michel	25		25	112	4.5	61%	0%	39%	63%	61%
Yearly Total	49	2	51	202	4	40%
Jeremy Hill	0	0	0	0	0	0%	15%	0%	0%	0%
Yearly Total	4	1	5	31	6.2	4%
New Orleans Saints
Alvin Kamara	19	5	24	181	7.5	83%	81%	68%	86%	83%
Yearly Total	56	35	91	611	6.7	80%
Mike Gillislee	2	1	3	15	5	10%	14%	29%	8%	10%
Yearly Total	16	1	17	52	3.1	15%
Jonathan Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0%	5%	4%	6%	0%
Yearly Total	3	1	4	1	0.3	4%
Dwayne Washington	2		2	2	1	7%	0%	0%	0%	7%
Yearly Total	2	0	2	2	1	2%
New York Giants
Saquon Barkley	10	6	16	100	6.3	76%	80%	93%	73%	76%
Yearly Total	56	27	83	453	5.5	81%
Jonathan Stewart	0	0	0	0	0	0%	8%	0%	7%	0%
Yearly Total	4	0	4	16	4	4%
Wayne Gallman	2	3	5	23	4.6	24%	12%	7%	20%	24%
Yearly Total	10	6	16	59	3.7	16%
New York Jets
Bilal Powell	8	4	12	52	4.3	71%	43%	42%	44%	71%
Yearly Total	39	10	49	270	5.5	48%
Isaiah Crowell	4	1	5	3	0.6	29%	33%	58%	56%	29%
Yearly Total	42	5	47	195	4.1	46%
Trenton Cannon	0	0	0	0	0	0%	23%	0%	0%	0%
Yearly Total	6	1	7	21	3	7%
Oakland Raiders
Jalen Richards	1	3	4	36	9	13%	42%	7%	16%	13%
Yearly Total	8	18	26	177	6.8	20%
Marshawn Lynch	20	3	23	157	6.8	72%	39%	67%	59%	72%
Yearly Total	68	10	78	360	4.6	59%
Doug Martin	5	0	5	11	2.2	16%	18%	27%	24%	16%
Yearly Total	25	3	28	101	3.6	21%
Philadelphia Eagles
Jay Ajay	15	3	18	81	4.5	69%	52%	42%	0%	69%
Yearly Total	37	4	41	170	4.1	39%
Darren Sproles	0	0	0	0	0	0%	31%	0%	0%	0%
Yearly Total	5	4	9	32	3.6	8%
Corey Clement	0	0	0	0	0	0%	17%	58%	59%	0%
Yearly Total	27	8	35	186	5.3	33%
Wendell Smallwood	5	3	8	54	6.8	31%	0%	0%	41%	31%
Yearly Total	15	6	21	145	6.9	20%
Pittsburgh Steelers
James Conner	9	3	12	44	3.7	100%	100%	87%	87%	100%
Yearly Total	63	18	81	396	4.9	100%
Steven Ridley	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	13%	13%	0%
Yearly Total	0	0	0	0	0	0%
San Francisco 49ers
Alfred Morris	4	1	5	18	3.6	29%	50%	53%	48%	29%
Yearly Total	44	3	47	203	4.3	47%
Matt Breida	9	3	12	71	5.9	71%	50%	47%	45%	71%
Yearly Total	41	10	51	398	7.8	51%
Raheem Mostert	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	7%	0%
Yearly Total	1	1	2	8	4	2%
Seattle Seahawks
Rashaad Penny	9	0	9	49	5.4	26%	52%	53%	8%	26%
Yearly Total	29	4	33	127	3.8	30%
Chris Carson	0	0	0	0	0	0%	48%	32%	92%	0%
Yearly Total	45	5	50	227	4.5	45%
C.J. Prosise	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	16%	0%	0%
Yearly Total	0	3	3	22	7.3	3%
Mike Davis	21	4	25	124	5	74%	0%	0%	0%	74%
Yearly Total	21	4	25	124	5	23%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Peyton Barber	7	1	8	30	3.8	42%	83%	65%	57%	42%
Yearly Total	50	2	52	161	3.1	63%
Jacquizz Rodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0%	13%	31%	29%	0%
Yearly Total	9	6	15	56	3.7	18%
Shaun Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0%	4%	4%	14%	0%
Yearly Total	2	2	4	24	6	5%
Ronald Jones	10	1	11	28	2.5	58%	0%	0%	0%	58%
Yearly Total	10	1	11	28	2.5	13%
Tennessee Titans
Dion Lewis	4	9	13	66	5.1	57%	66%	45%	40%	57%
Yearly Total	43	18	61	259	4.2	52%
Derrick Henry	8	2	10	31	3.1	43%	34%	55%	60%	43%
Yearly Total	54	3	57	175	3.1	48%
Washington Redskins
Adrian Peterson	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	67%	44%	68%	BYE
Yearly Total	56	5	61	336	5.5	60%
Chris Thompson	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	26%	53%	25%	BYE
Yearly Total	15	20	35	238	6.8	34%
Rob Kelley	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	7%	3%	0%	BYE
Yearly Total	4	0	4	8	2	4%
Kapri Bibbs	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	0%	0%	7%	BYE
Yearly Total	2	0	2	3	1.5	2%

David Johnson Will Be Just Fine

If you own David Johnson, you probably spent a top-five draft pick on him. It’s been well over a year since we saw the Johnson that warranted a top pick. Even though we continue to worry about Johnson, the Cardinals have increased his touch total every single week. Maybe the Cardinals were just easing Johnson back into action?

Since Week 1 when Johnson had 64% of the backfield touches, he has seen the number increase to 70% to 76% and all the way up to 86% in Week 5. If the volume continues to increase and stay well above 80%, he will break out soon. Johnson is still averaging 4.2 yards per carry and as the rust continues to fall off, that should start to climb as well.

If you missed out on an RB1 in the draft or have a ton of injuries, contact the Johnson owner and see if you can work out a deal. You could get him for an RB2 and WR2 and receive a huge upgrade to your team the rest of the season.

Should Jordan Howard Owners Panic?

You pop into the live scoring sections of your fantasy football app on Sunday afternoon and see that the Chicago Bears are beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-10. This is great news because you have Jordan Howard and this score screams positive game script and Howard more than likely had a nice workload in a blowout. However, the box score tells a different point of view and now you are screaming at Tarik Cohen through your phone.

How could the Bears do this to us? Their best fantasy performance of the year and Howard touches the ball 11 times for 25 yards. Why was this the game Cohen decided to breakout? Is it a legitimate concern moving forward that Cohen is going to take more and more touches away from Howard?

Cohen had 63% of the touches in Week 4 and on top of that, he had 8.7 yards per touch, which raised his season yards per touch to 7.5 yards. Cohen has not had more than 30% of the touches leading up to Week 4, but Matt Nagy won’t be able to ignore how effective Cohen was last week.

What Will Joe Mixon Return To?

Joe Mixon looked poised to take control of the backfield after receiving 92% of the touches in Week 1, but after a procedure on his knee, he missed back to back games. Gio Bernard handled 100% of the touches in Week 4, which was expected, but good to see because Mixon owners are not worried about Bernard. No matter what happens, Bernard will have a role in this offense with Mixon on the field. Unless Bernard sprains his MCL and is out for 2-4 weeks. Now we are looking at a backfield of Mixon and Mark Walton moving forward.

Last week Walton also made his way into the timeshare and was not bad in limited action. Walton had seven touches for 27% of the share and averaged 5.3 yards per touch. This is a limited sample size and we shouldn’t overreact to his efficiency, but if he can perform well behind Mixon while Bernard is out, it could be an interesting situation when all three are healthy. Having three healthy, effective running backs is great for the Bengals, but bad for fantasy owners.

Peyton Barber May Have Run Out of Time

After running away with the starting job (no pun intended) in the pre-season, Peyton Barber hasn’t been able to do anything to prove his worth to fantasy football owners. Barber has seen his touch share drop since Week 1 going from 38% to 65% and 57% in Week 3 all the way down to 42% with the activation of Ronald Jones. The time may be now for Jones.

Even if you don’t like Jones, you couldn’t dismiss the fact that the Buccaneers would have to get him on the field this year. They spent a second-round pick on him and after he was deactivated for the first three weeks, it was hard to tell what would happen. Jones finally found the field and 58% of the touches in Week 4. Jones didn’t do much more than Barber, averaging only 2.5 yards per touch, but the fact that Barber hasn’t been productive means the Buccaneers don’t have a reason to stay with him. Someone is going to get the volume but who will be the first to do something with it?

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