3) Bijan Robinson vs. Rams
The matchup isn’t ideal, but more often than not, they haven’t been for Robinson and the Falcons. It shouldn’t matter much, as Raheem Morris has finally figured out how to get the ball into Bijan’s hands well over 20 times each week. He has averaged almost 30 opportunities (rush attempts + targets) over the Falcons’ last two games, and I expect more of the same in this matchup against the Rams and their stout defense. Much like McCaffrey, Bijan has done his damage as both a rusher and a receiver with over 2,000 combined yards on the season. Keep him in your lineup and enjoy.
4) James Cook vs. Eagles
I expect Cook to be leaned on heavily, whether Josh Allen plays in this game or not, since the Eagles have been much weaker against the run lately than against the pass. The return of Jalen Carter should go a long way in changing that, but Cook is going to be peppered with opportunities regardless. He was able to top 100 yards and two scores last week against Cleveland’s #2-ranked run defense; he should do fine this week against Philly and their #21-ranked unit.
5) Saquon Barkley vs. Bills
For all of the whining and complaining we’ve heard about Saquon Barkley, he’s actually had a pretty good season. Sure, when we drafted him in the first round as one of the top 4 or 5 backs off the board, expecting him to anchor our fantasy rosters, we were hoping for him to be an RB1 this year, weren’t we? Well, guess where he’s ranked right now? He’s ranked as the overall RB12 in the entire league, and by my calculations, that makes him an RB1 in 12-team leagues. He has a nice matchup this week against the Bills run defense, and he’s coming off a big game. Fire him up.
