This season, Zachary Krueger will use the RotoViz Screener Tool to evaluate player red-zone opportunity. Understanding how teams deploy their red-zone personnel, and who they give red-zone opportunities to, can offer a valuable edge over your opponents. This weekly Red Zone Report aims to give you that exact edge.
Running Back Red Zone Opportunity
| PLAYER | TEAM | OPP | EP | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | 9 | 11.9 | 17.3 |
| Alexander Mattison | MIN | 8 | 8.1 | 1.7 |
| Aaron Jones | GB | 7 | 6.9 | 9.1 |
| D'Andre Swift | DET | 7 | 11.4 | 10.2 |
| Melvin Gordon | DEN | 6 | 9.2 | 7.6 |
| Peyton Barber | LV | 6 | 7.3 | 8 |
| Zack Moss | BUF | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Nick Chubb | CLE | 5 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Chuba Hubbard | CAR | 5 | 8.4 | 1.8 |
| Austin Ekeler | LAC | 4 | 4.1 | 9.7 |
| Alvin Kamara | NO | 4 | 4.2 | 9.4 |
| Javonte Williams | DEN | 4 | 11.3 | 5.7 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC | 4 | 5.3 | 8.7 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | SF | 4 | 5.5 | 10.3 |
| Najee Harris | PIT | 4 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| Damarea Crockett | DEN | 3 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Derrick Henry | TEN | 3 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Devin Singletary | BUF | 3 | 3.4 | 1 |
| James Conner | ARI | 3 | 5.6 | 13 |
| James Robinson | JAC | 3 | 2.7 | 6.8 |
| Jamaal Williams | DET | 3 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Nyheim Hines | IND | 3 | 2.3 | 7.7 |
| Antonio Gibson | WAS | 3 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Kenyan Drake | LV | 3 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| Brandon Bolden | NE | 2 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| Joe Mixon | CIN | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Kareem Hunt | CLE | 2 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Larry Rountree III | LAC | 2 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Malcolm Brown | MIA | 2 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| Royce Freeman | CAR | 2 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Saquon Barkley | NYG | 2 | 3.9 | 6.3 |
| Sony Michel | LAR | 2 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| Chase Edmonds | ARI | 2 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| David Montgomery | CHI | 2 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Darrel Williams | KC | 2 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Jonathan Taylor | IND | 2 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| Giovani Bernard | TB | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| A.J. Dillon | GB | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Carlos Hyde | JAC | 1 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Christian McCaffrey | CAR | 1 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Mike Davis | ATL | 1 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Ronald Jones II | TB | 1 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Tony Jones Jr. | NO | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Trey Sermon | SF | 1 | 3.2 | 6.1 |
| Demetric Felton | CLE | 1 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Jeremy McNichols | TEN | 1 | 1.4 | 8 |
| Miles Sanders | PHI | 1 | 1.7 | 1 |
Zack Moss
Bills running back Zack Moss was a puzzling Week 1 inactive against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but has been active the following two weeks. Now, through three weeks, Moss is leading Buffalo’s backfield in fantasy points despite missing Week 1 — thanks in part to his usage in the red zone.
Most of Moss’ fantasy production has come in the red zone, as 23.0 of his 35.5 PPR (64.8%) have come in the red zone.
In terms of total opportunities on the season, Singletary holds a slight edge over Moss with 45 touches to Moss’ 26, but that’s also factoring in all three weeks of the season. Since Moss was activated in Week 2, Singletary has only out-touched Moss 29 to 26.
Moss has a receiving upside to his game that Singletary does not. Over the last two weeks, Moss has a receiving line of 3/39/1 to Singletary’s line of 3/9/0.
Given his receiving upside, coupled with his recent red-zone work, Moss is quickly turning into a boom or bust player to have in Buffalo.
Ezekiel Elliott
Much of the news surrounding the Cowboys’ backfield this season has been the wealthy of opportunity that Tony Pollard has received early on.
Through the first three weeks of the season, the opportunities for Ezekiel Elliot and Pollard have been much more split than expected.
