This week I’m going to focus in on the most important backfields. We know CMC is getting practically every backfield touch and that the Bills love them some plodding Frank Gore . Here are the biggest shake-ups I noticed this past week.

Tevin Coleman , RB SF - The 49ers have wasted no time getting Coleman back into the offense. He’s carried the ball 16 then 18 times in two games back, which is about the max for a back in this backfield. Eight of those came in the red zone. Coleman has basically taken over Raheem Mostert ’s role and Jeff Wilson ’s goal-line role. He’ll be a nice option in game’s the 49ers manage to move the ball with the best chance at a TD for this backfield. Matt Breida remains all steak and no sizzle getting it done between the ’20s and coming off the field.

LeSean McCoy , RB KC - McCoy seems to be the one constant in this backfield. He’s generally playing 30 or so snaps and getting the work that is dictated by when they occur. This was an odd game script. The Chiefs were up 17-3 in the first quarter and seemed to take their foot off the gas. A shoddy run defense let Houston run right back into the game. This resulted in only 9 total rush attempts by RBs and 8 went to McCoy. Sometimes Andy Reid games happen and you just can’t figure out what he was thinking. This was one of those. Going forward every RB is TD dependent in an offense capable of producing many. They’re also looking less efficient lately.

Chase Edmonds , RB ARI - With David Johnson ’s back being an issue we’ve seen some burst from Edmonds the last couple of weeks. He’s scored touchdowns in two straight and siphoned some passing work. With the team’s high paced nature it seems logical that Johnson would yield about a third of the snaps to Edmonds. That’s almost the same amount McCoy plays. He’s not a safe option by any means but Edmonds can be of use in an Austin Ekeler type role for deeper leagues.

Jamaal Williams , RB GB - Much to the chagrin of Aaron Jones owners Williams’ return meant the touch split was resuming in Green Bay. Williams out-snapped and out-touched Jones for the second time, the week prior to Williams’ injury being the other. While Jones is a flashy runner and the better athlete, Williams has been more efficient and seems to have more trust from the staff for running where the play is intended to go. It’s hard to have any faith in either in a given week at this point. Like so many timeshares, the back scoring TDs will be the right one to use.

Gus Edwards , RB BAL - There’s cause for concern if you’re a Mark Ingram owner. The rest days have started mid-week and now Edwards out-snapped him. It could simply be a case of saving their starter in a game they were winning against the lowly Bengals. I think we’re going to see Ingram’s snaps and touches limited similarly going forward, though. That doesn’t leave enough leftover for Edwards in a normal game but in a blow out it could pay dividends.

Benny Snell, RB PIT - Snell took over for a sore James Conner in their run-based beatdown of the Chargers. There was no reason not to. LA was somehow unprepared for a team using its third-string QB. Conner has a violent running style that will always expose him to extra mileage. Pittsburgh gets a week 7 bye, however. It may take a few more weeks before we see this situation crop back up.

Alexander Mattison, RB MIN - The Vikings are starting to insert Mattison into the game plan more each week. Especially in games they’re winning. It’s a smart move with Dalvin Cook ’s injury history. Mattison doesn’t have stand-alone value, yet. He a hard runner and natural replacement to Cook. That makes him the top handcuff in fantasy.

Ronald Jones , RB TB - RoJo got game-scripted out of this loss. That’s a real possibility in any game quarterbacked by Jameis Winston . Peyton Barber is going to play his 20 veteran snaps and Dare Ogunbowale will get looks on passing downs. When there are mostly passing downs Jones is a goose egg waiting to happen.

Dion Lewis , RB TEN - Lewis has been much more involved lately for the Titans, seeing 40% and 41% of snaps the last two weeks. That’s largely due to the team trailing. When they can play old fashioned football and stay slightly ahead in tight games Lewis will be invisible. If the league laps their simplistic approach, that also won’t be helped by Ryan Tannehill taking over, Lewis may continue to have PPR relevance. 

Mark Walton , RB MIA - The writing is on the wall for Kalen Ballage . Mark Walton will have your job to himself soon. Walton’s snap share climbed to 42% last week. With Ballage and Kenyan Drake showing little reason to give them touches, Walton should stay involved. That may not mean much in a team this dysfunctional but no one targets RBs more when playing from behind. They have no desire to get back in the game, only to be less embarrassed. There’s some PPR appeal here.