Week 3 Running Backs You Need to Trade For...

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After 2 weeks, box scores are creating overreactions everywhere. Managers see ugly stat lines and panic. But usage? Usage tells the truth.

Here are 3 running backs whose roles are way more valuable than their fantasy points suggest right now:

Chase Brown

Through 2 weeks, the production looks bad: just 2.4 yards per carry and under 8 fantasy points in back-to-back games.

But the usage? Elite. Brown has handled 96% of backfield opportunities and all of the goal-line work. That’s about as good as it gets.

We saw the ceiling last year when he averaged 20.6 points per game down the stretch. With Joe Burrow’s injury news weighing down the Bengals’ outlook, this is your perfect buy-low window on Brown…

Breece Hall

Week 2 was ugly: 38 total yards and just 4.8 fantasy points. But hidden in that game was a big role jump:

Hall played 64% of snaps, handled 83% of carries, and owned all of the short-yardage work before garbage time. That’s the definition of a workhorse role. Take advantage of the bad box score while you can…

Jordan Mason

Mason has quietly led the Vikings backfield in touches through 2 weeks, handling over 60% of the opportunities.

And this wasn’t just a post-injury thing - he was already leading in Week 1 before Aaron Jones went down in Week 2.

Now with both Jones and J.J. McCarthy banged up, Mason is the last man standing. The Vikings’ offense has looked ugly, but that’s exactly why the price is low right now.

Send some offers for Mason before your league mates catch on…

These are 3 running backs I’m sending trades for right now and you should too.

— Sal

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