Latavius Murray

Week 15 at San Diego
Latavius Murray had 22 rush attempts for 103 yards and a touchdown in a 13-21 loss against the Chiefs in Week 14. With volume and red zone opportunity mitigating his inefficiency, he has seen less competition than early in the season. He has enough touchdown equity and involvement in the passing game to be very effective. The volume has not been anywhere near last year, but Murray has seven touchdowns over his last five games. Murray is a mid-range RB1 against the Chargers, who grade out as a below-average matchup in regards to RB aFPA.

Week 13 vs. Buffalo
Latavius Murray (ankle) had 88 total yards and a touchdown in a 35-32 win over the Panthers in Week 12. With volume and red-zone opportunity mitigating his inefficiency, he has seen less competition in this backfield since his return. Murray is not in danger of missing this game even with his injury and has enough touchdown equity and involvement in the passing game to be very effective. The volume has not been anywhere near last year, but Murray has still seen an average of 18.75 touches per game over his last four and dominates the red zone. However, the Bills run defense is extremely stout and rates as one of the worst matchups in regards to RB aFPA. Murray will be a high-end RB2 in Week 13.

Week 11 vs. Houston
Murray had 20 rushing attempts for 114 yards with three touchdowns in a 30-20 win over the Broncos before their Week 10 bye. With volume and red-zone opportunity mitigating his inefficiency, he has seen less competition in this backfield since his return. Murray is averaging 19 touches over his last three games and he has enough touchdown equity and involvement in the passing game to be very effective. The Texans run defense comes in as a bottom-half unit according to aFPA, and Murray will be a high-end RB2 in Week 11.