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- Age
- 27
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- College
- South Carolina
- Draft
- Undrafted · 2020
- Experience
- 6 seasons
Every figure on this page is demonstration data. Projections, ranks, usage rates, game logs and roster percentages are illustrative values generated for this build — not a live feed, not a trained projection model, and not a record of what this player has actually done.
2026 Preseason
Fantasy Outlook
Draft-season projection and ranks, expressed in PPR scoring. No games have been played yet, so there are no results to show — only where he is valued going into the season.
Week 8 projection · PPR
9.0pts
at ATL · ranked 25 of 32 in fantasy points allowed to RBs
Projected 9.0 points, with a range from 6.2 to 12.4.
- Board rank
- 110 / 186
- Position rank
- RB36 / 55
- Weekly move
- 4Down 4 spots since last week
- Board confidence
- 67Moderate confidence, 67 out of 100
Start / sit · PPR
Recommendation
Start in full PPR leagues
On the full PPR board he is RB36 of 55 ranked RBs, commanding opportunity in the 56th percentile of his position group. He draws a grade B matchup on the road against ATL, a defense ranked 25 of 32 in fantasy points allowed to RBs.
- Positional rank
- RB36 of 55
- Opportunity
- 56th percentile
- Matchup
- B · defense #25
- Recent form
- Level with season average
- Availability
- No designation
A weighted read of the illustrative values on this page, not a trained or market-derived model. On a close call, put him head to head with the alternative in the start/sit assistant.
Consensus rank
RB36
of 55 in PPR
Projected points/game
9.0
Draft-season per-game projection
Strength of schedule
6/10
Neutral projected slate
Trade, waiver and tier
Market value
Redraft value
23/100
Bench piece
Dynasty value
18/100
Worth more for this season alone
Waiver value
Claim priority 1Lead early-down back
Reports have him ahead on the depth chart, with the goal-line role trending his way. This is the only clearly defined workload on the board.
See the full waiver boardTier
RB Tier 8Last in tierA 0.1-point drop from Tier 7. This group covers 9–9.3 projected points.
6 players in this tier · 0.1 points of separation from the tier above. Tiers are cut on the PPR board, so changing format reprices the players inside a tier without redrawing it.
2026 season
Game Log & Stats
There is no game log yet — the season has not started. Week-by-week lines, season totals and career stats will populate here once games are played.
No games played yet
It is the 2026 preseason. This player’s 2026 game log and season stats will appear here after Week 1. Career totals return once the live stats feed is connected.
Role
Usage & Depth Chart
What he is actually asked to do, who else is in the room, and the offense that decides how often the ball is available.
Lead early-down back with red-zone work
Pittsburgh · AFC North
Preseason
Usage
No usage data yet — the season has not started. Snap share, target share, routes and red-zone touches will populate here once games are played.
The depth chart and offensive context alongside are current; only per-game usage waits on live games.
PIT · RB
Depth chart
- 1
Near-even split, touchdown-dependent
- 2
RB2
Early-down complement
- 3
RB3
Depth
Only players carried in this build appear by name. Every other slot is described by its role rather than filled with a name we cannot verify.
Pittsburgh
The offense around him
Pass attempts / g
32
Rush attempts / g
29
Plays / game
61
Red-zone TD rate
54%
Neutral pass rate
53%
- Run / pass split
- 47% / 53%
- Pass rate over expectation
- -2.2
- Three-receiver personnel
- 60%
- Seconds per play
- 28.4
- Play caller
- Offensive coordinator
- Scheme
- Gap run with play-action shots
Staff has confirmed a near-even backfield rotation.
Full Pittsburgh profileMatchups
Schedule & Availability
His bye week is set; the week-by-week opponent slate and strength-of-schedule grid arrive once the season's matchups are played.
Schedule not set yet
It is the 2026 preseason. This player is on a Week 9 bye. The opponent-by-opponent matchup grid and availability history will populate here once games are played.
Wire
Recent News
Live injury, depth-chart and usage updates return once the season starts. Current offseason news lives in the Wire Briefings.
No recent news yet
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Sentiment
What Managers Are Saying
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