Fantasy Football Week 10 Running Back Preview: Waiver adds, deep stashes, starts, sits, and more

I called last week the worst running back waiver wire I could remember, and Week 10 isn't any better. The position has been awesome for Fantasy Football, and we've seen a low number of running back injuries, which is great. It should mean that you don't need running back help. I hope that's what it means because there isn't a great running back option on the board.

If that means you need to trade for a running back just for this week because of bye weeks, I would look for Kareem Hunt or Chuba Hubbard. They've both been huge assets over the past month, but they may also have expiration dates in the next month. Isiah Pacheco is aiming for a late November return, and we're expecting Jonathon Brooks to make his season debut in Week 10.

I'm still projecting and ranking Hubbard as a starter in Week 10 against the New York Giants. The Giants have allowed 5.1 yards per carry to running backs, the second-highest mark in the league. This also projects as one of Carolina's closest games of the year, so there should be plenty of rush volume. 

I am still hopeful that Books becomes a starter in time for the Fantasy Football playoffs, and I am still holding him everywhere. But in Week 10, I would expect a limited role in his first live action in the NFL. He needs to hit a couple of big plays to take touches away from Hubbard.

Now, let's get to the rest of the Week 10 RB Preview:

Week 10 RB Preview

The following players are not being projected to play in Week 10 at this time. Here's what it means:

• 21.8% -- De'Von Achane has a 21.8% target share since Tua Tagovailoa returned. That's second only to Alvin Kamara at running back.
• 31 -- After not practicing all week, Tony Pollard handled 31 touches in the Titans Week 9 win over New England. He's a must-start running back.
• 72% -- Tyrone Tracy played 72% of the offensive snaps in Week 9. He's the clear RB1.
• 4.4 -- Tank Bigsby's 4.4 yards after contact per rush attempt is almost a half a yard better than any other running back.
• 14.3% -- Jonathan Taylor's 14.3% explosive run rate leads all qualified running backs.
• 22 -- Kareem Hunt has at least 22 touches in four straight games.

My full set of Week 10 Fantasy football projections for every position are now available on SportsLine. You'll find them here. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 10. Projected stats for all starting running backs are available, so be sure to check out the full set of projections at SportsLine.