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Next up behind Javonte Williams; depth chart RB2.
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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Why this pick · the matrix
Evidence: low. Stash priority: 54/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.
Rostered in under 1% of ESPN leagues when this board was built. Your league may differ; if he is taken, check the rest of the stable for a lower-rostered back.
| Season | Games* | Carries | Rush yds | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Last 3 games with stats for DAL: 3.7 carries and 1.7 targets per game.
*Games with a recorded stat line; not an attendance or injury measure. Stats exclude this game week. Source: nflverse
| Season | Games* | Carries | Rush yds | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 85 | 317 | 22 | 19 | 103 | 8 |
| 2025 | 16 | 252 | 1201 | 51 | 35 | 137 | 13 |
Last 3 games with stats for DAL: 14 carries and 3.3 targets per game.
*Games with a recorded stat line; not an attendance or injury measure. Stats exclude this game week. Source: nflverse
Tyler Goodson is listed RB2 on the Dallas Cowboys depth chart behind Javonte Williams. Deterministic pick; the model overview was unavailable.
Backfield news: Malik Davis: Out (espn_rosters)
Scouting: New arrival who has already passed Demercado. Signed to the Dallas active roster Sept. 15 off Atlanta's practice squad (he signed with ATL in March, joined their PS Aug. 31), filling the hole left by Malik Davis' season-ending IR. Active for Week 3 at BAL while Demercado sat as a coach's decision, making him the de facto No. 2. Former GB/IND back with return-game value; small Dallas sample.
Starter injury history: 2022: multi-ligament knee injury. 2024: full season in Denver. 2025 (DAL): 16 games, 1,201 rush yards and 11 TD on 252 carries, then finished on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. 2026: healthy - no injury designation through three games and he was one of only two active RBs for the Week 3 game in Brazil.
Analyst write-up pending; deterministic pick shown.
Next up behind Dameon Pierce; depth chart RB3.
Rest of the stableJaydon Blue (RB4)ExpandCollapse
Jaydon BlueRB4change of pace0% rostered · free long shotUnsettled status: the Oct. 18 roster feed lists him on Philadelphia's active roster at RB4, while Oct. 16 reporting still described him as a practice-squad elevation option alongside Ian Wheeler. Either way the Eagles named only Dameon Pierce and Carson Steele as their healthy backs for Week 6, so no defined role has been reported for him. Explosive but unproven speed back.
Injury history: No verified injury information gathered this cycle. He carries no listing on Philadelphia's Oct. 16 Week 6 report, and practice-squad players are not carried on team injury reports, so missing injury data does not establish health.
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Why this pick · the matrix
Evidence: medium. Stash priority: 64/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.
Rostered in under 1% of ESPN leagues when this board was built. Your league may differ; if he is taken, check the rest of the stable for a lower-rostered back.
| Season | Games* | Carries | Rush yds | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | No stats available before this game week | ||||||
Last 2 games with stats for PHI: 0 carries and 1 targets per game.
*Games with a recorded stat line; not an attendance or injury measure. Stats exclude this game week. Source: nflverse
| Season | Games* | Carries | Rush yds | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 23 | 49 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 2 games with stats for PHI: 11.5 carries and 5 targets per game.
*Games with a recorded stat line; not an attendance or injury measure. Stats exclude this game week. Source: nflverse
Carson Steele is listed RB3 on the Philadelphia Eagles depth chart behind Dameon Pierce. Deterministic pick; the model overview was unavailable.
Backfield news: Will Shipley: Out (espn_rosters) Carson Steele: Questionable (espn_rosters) Saquon Barkley: Out (espn_rosters) Tank Bigsby: Out (espn_rosters)
Scouting: Now confirmed on the active roster rather than a reported move: Philadelphia's Oct. 16 report has him as the expected backup to Dameon Pierce for Week 6, with Barkley ruled out, Shipley placed on IR that day and Bigsby already on IR - the two of them are the only healthy backs listed. A short-yardage and goal-line profile, so touches should come, but Pierce holds the start.
Starter injury history: No injury designation has been reported: Philadelphia's Oct. 16 Week 6 report lists no injury or practice status for him. Missing injury data does not establish health.
Listed starter Saquon Barkley is Out; Dameon Pierce steps in.
Analyst write-up pending; deterministic pick shown.