Don't expect Henderson to get 'high-value' touches
Kyle Dvorchak discusses how TreVeyon Henderson's return to the Patriots' lineup doesn't automatically make him the top RB and dives into Rhamondre Stevenson's usage ahead of the AFC Championship.
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Patriots running back Tre'Veyon Henderson was removed from the injury report Friday.
He was dealing with a shoulder injury, but the rub here is that he was practicing in full.
There was basically never any risk of him actually missing the AFC Championship.
Even though he is healthy, he's totally good to go, that doesn't necessarily mean he's the lead.
Back in New England.
In fact, we can be very confident that role is still belonging to Rhamondre Stevenson.
In two playoff games this year, Rhamondre Stevenson has out-carried Tre'Veyon Henderson 26 to 21.
He's also out-caught him seven to two.
In the backfield, he's the snaps leader.
He is trusted in pass pro.
And of course, for fantasy purposes, most importantly, he is the running back at the goal line.
So he's going to get the high-value catches in PPR, half PPR, even standard catches are still worth a lot.
'cause you get more yards out of them than you do carries.
And even more importantly, he's getting the goal line work.
I think Tre'Veyon Henderson is the perfect between-the-20s type of back.
Where he can take a carry at the 50-yard line and take it to the end zone.
But the Patriots trust Rhamondre Stevenson in all of the important situations.
For fantasy purposes, they're five-and-a-half point favorites.
Which will mean plenty of carries to go around.
That will, however, still tilt in the favor of Rhamondre Stevenson.
If anyone's gonna chase down Ken Walker as the clear top fantasy back heading into conference championship week, it might be Rhamondre Stevenson.
