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Week 7 boards · 1 window
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Ranked by stash priority among games that have not kicked off; numbers are each back’s rank in the whole window, and roster percentages are from ESPN public leagues, so your league may differ. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.
Monday Night · Week 7
Goodson is the RB2 if Javonte Williams sits
Write-up updated Mon, Oct 26, 4:44 AM EDT.
Rest of the stableEmari Demercado (RB3), Hunter Luepke (FB1)ExpandCollapse
Emari DemercadoRB3change of pace0% rostered · free long shotDemoted. After opening as Williams' backup on single-digit snap counts (five carries for 15 yards across Weeks 1-2), he was inactive for Week 3 vs. BAL as a coach's decision with Goodson active instead. Knows OC Klayton Adams' scheme and is reliable in protection, but he is now behind a player Dallas signed in mid-September and is not the next man up.
Injury history: No significant reported injury absences in Arizona or Dallas. His Week 3 absence was a coach's decision, not an injury - he was a healthy scratch.
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Hunter LuepkeFB1fullback0% rostered · free long shotLead-blocking fullback and special-teams core player who occasionally gets a short-yardage touch. Not part of the running back rotation in any meaningful way.
Injury history: No significant reported injury absences in the last three seasons.
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Pierce is the lone back behind a questionable Barkley
Write-up updated Mon, Oct 26, 4:44 AM EDT.
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