• Star running backs are staying on the field more often: The Detroit Lions‘Jahmyr Gibbs and Seattle Seahawks‘ Kenneth Walker III set season highs in snap rate.
• Rookie running backs lead their respective teams: The New England Patriots‘TreVeyon Henderson and Chicago Bears‘ Kyle Monangai led their teams on early downs, while Rhamondre Stevenson and D’Andre Swift played more in passing situations.
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Welcome to PFF’s NFL Usage and Production Report—your one-stop for the fantasy football utilization you actually need. This hub pulls together snap counts, routes run, targets per route run (TPRR), carry share, red-zone usage, alignment, ADOT, time to throw, situational splits, fantasy points and so much more, so you can quickly spot role changes and act before your league does. Use it for waiver wire decisions, buy-low/sell-high trades, rest-of-season (ROS) rankings context, dynasty stashes, DFS builds, and prop research.

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1. TreVeyon Henderson starts despiteRhamondre Stevenson’s return

Stevenson was active this week after missing three straight games due to a toe injury. He was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday but returned to full practice on Friday.

Stevenson started the season as the Patriots’ starter, while Henderson was in a rotational role. Stevenson’s role expanded in October, playing 72-76% of the offensive snaps from Weeks 6-8. However, Stevenson had only one game this season with over 55 yards, and that was against the Tennessee Titans. Henderson has gained at least 55 rushing yards in each of the last four games. New England opted to stick with the hot hand and gave Henderson the start.

Henderson was the clear early-down back, and Stevenson was the clear third-down back, which is the opposite of what most people expected heading into the season. Henderson ran 18 times for 66 yards, while Stevenson ran six times for five yards. This split for New England will likely continue.

The Patriots play the New York Giants next week, where Stevenson will remain a player to start. The Patriots have their bye week after that and then games against the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens. Both running backs will be high-risk, high-reward options that week, as both defenses have allowed significant fantasy production to running backs, but the Patriots could also fall behind, lean on the passing game, and either one could be on the field for a hurry-up offense.

2. Kyle Monangai leads the Chicago Bears‘ backfield