RB20 with RB6 pace when healthy; elite red zone target share
Cam AkersRB
RB20 value with elite receiving ability and red zone target upside; improving health trajectory is key. From week 2 onward averaged 16 carries, 4.7 targets, 96.3 yards per game with 6 TDs in 6 full games; 19.2 fantasy points per game would have ranked RB6 over full season; in 3 fully healthy games ranked RB8. Five straight games with 90+ all-purpose yards. Bob Harris prefers Akers over Ky' Irving and notes he has more upside and receiving ability than Javonte Williams. The Chiefs throw a lot of screens and passes near the goal line, making the running back a frequent target; Akers dominated in targets and red zone targets.
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Running back 20 when he went down in week eight... his 19.2 fantasy points per game would have ranked six over the full season... If you take Ky' Irving, I would be way more confident in Cam Akers... Akers dominated in the targets in red zone targets
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- RB20 value with elite receiving ability and red zone target upside; improving health trajectory is key. From week 2 onward averaged 16 carries, 4.7 targets, 96.3 yards per game with 6 TDs in 6 full games; 19.2 fantasy points per game would have ranked RB6 over full season; in 3 fully healthy games ranked RB8. Five straight games with 90+ all-purpose yards. Bob Harris prefers Akers over Ky' Irving and notes he has more upside and receiving ability than Javonte Williams. The Chiefs throw a lot of screens and passes near the goal line, making the running back a frequent target; Akers dominated in targets and red zone targets.
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