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Abdullah rushed five times for 42 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-18 loss to the Broncos. He also caught all three of his targets for nine yards and he returned one kickoff for 23 yards.

Abdullah logged a season-high 31 offensive snaps behind Alexander Mattison with fellow running back Zamir White (groin) sidelined for Sunday's tilt, and Abdullah took advantage as he translated the additional playing time into eight touches for 51 yards and a score, finding the end zone on a three-yard rush late in the fourth quarter. Earlier in the contest, Abdullah notched the Raiders' second-longest play of the game when he took a carry 40 yards to begin a drive. The 31-year-old could return to more of a reserve role offensively if White manages to suit up against the Steelers in Week 6.

Benson was active but didn't play in Sunday's 24-23 victory in San Francisco.

Meanwhile, James Conner continued to dominate the Cardinals backfield to the tune of a 79 percent snap share and 21 touches, and Emari Demercado earned 22 percent of the snaps and just one touch (a catch for no yards). Benson has had two outings this season with significant touches -- 12 in Week 2, nine in Week 4 -- but in the latter contest, all but one of the nine occurred in garbage time of a blowout loss to the Commanders. Benson appears to be firmly behind Conner and Demercado among Arizona's running backs when the entire group is healthy.

Demercado didn't have a carry and gathered in his only target for no yards during Sunday's 24-23 victory at San Francisco.

For the second time in five contests this season, Demercado didn't record a carry, but he at least earned snaps (13 of 58), which can't be said for 2024 third-rounder Trey Benson. The rookie was active, but Demercado was the only one of the duo to get any work behind starter James Conner, who played 79 percent of the offensive plays and turned 21 touches into 100 yards from scrimmage. At the very least, Demercado seems to have a firm grasp on the No. 2 RB role in Arizona, but he's so far averaging just 2.4 touches per game.

Hunt rushed 27 times for 102 yards and a touchdown and brought in his only target for 15 yards in the Chiefs' 26-13 win over the Saints on Monday night.

Playing in only his second game of the season -- and as a Chief since 2018 -- Hunt handled a massive workload with aplomb while grinding out tough yardage throughout the night. Hunt's longest run was only eight yards, and his carry total was his highest since Week 16 of his rookie 2017 campaign. Hunt's involvement in the passing game was minimal despite his extensive body of work in that realm and the fact the Chiefs were down yet another pass catcher in Rashee Rice (IR, knee), but his standing as the unquestioned No. 1 back gives him plenty of momentum heading into a Week 7 road matchup against the 49ers following a Week 6 bye.

Kamara rushed 11 times for 26 yards and caught six of eight targets for 40 yards in Monday's 26-13 loss to the Chiefs.

Kamara was stuffed on most of his carries against a tough Kansas City defensive line in Monday's primetime matchup. The versatile running back maintained a modest four-game streak of posting 40 or more receiving yards on his six receptions. Kamara will look for more success from a fantasy perspective in a home matchup against the Buccaneers on Sunday.

Hull reverted to the Colts' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

Hull was elevated to the active roster ahead of Sunday's 37-34 loss to the Jaguars, failing appear in the game. If Jonathan Taylor (ankle) remains unavailable in Week 6 versus the Titans, Hull may be elevated again.

Taylor reverted to the Texans' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

Taylor was elevated for the third consecutive game, failing to record any stats while playing 13 snaps on special teams in Sunday's 23-20 win over the Bills. The running back will need to be signed to the active roster in order to appear in another game with the Texans this season.

Collier reverted to the Ravens' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

Collier played 11 snaps on special teams, returning two kicks for 22 yards in the team's 41-38 win over the Bengals in Week 5. The running back will now have to be signed to the active roster in order to appear in another game with Baltimore this season.

Coach DeMeco Ryans relayed Monday that the Texans "don't know" whether Mixon (ankle) will be able to return for Sunday's game at New England, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. "For Joe and his injury, we will still evaluate that week to week," Ryans said. "He is definitely been improving week to week."

Mixon injured his right ankle in Week 2, and he's managed just one limited practice since then, missing Houston's last three games. Dameon Pierce (hamstring) has also been sidelined since Week 1, so Cam Akers and Dare Ogunbowale have shouldered most of the load out of the backfield in the interim, with J.J. Taylor (nine touches) and even undrafted rookie British Brooks (one carry) also getting some snaps, although Brooks is now battling a knee injury of his own. The Texans will resume practicing Wednesday, but it's still unclear if Mixon will mix into any drills.

Allgeier rushed six times for 12 yards and caught all three of his targets for 13 yards during Thursday's 36-30 overtime win over Tampa Bay.

Allgeier continues to see limited offensive snaps, and Thursday was his least efficient night thus far. He's still averaging 5.4 yards per carry, a significant improvement over his 3.7 mark from last season. Allgeier has yet to see more than 10 touches in a game this season but remains an insurance policy for managers rostering Bijan Robinson.