WEEK 5 · RB 86

Lew Nichols III

RB · PIT · vs IND

2.0PROJ · PPR
Points per game (last season)74th of 760.0
Carries per game (trailing)72nd of 800.5
Rushing yards per game (trailing)73rd of 800.0
Season-to-date PPG (PPR)76th of 800.0
Targets per game (trailing)69th of 800.0
Receiving yards per game (trailing)66th of 800.0
Games played this season69th of 902
Opportunity share (WOPR, last season)72nd of 760.00
Best sidelined teammate's form (PPG)12th of 900.0
Played last week77 of 90Yes
Age56th oldest of 9025
Seasons of experience37th most of 903
Trailing PPG (standard)76th of 800.0
Division game57 of 90No
Opponent implied total70th of 9019.2
Implied team total40th of 9022.2
Injury designation (0 none – 3 out)85 of 900
Home game44 of 90Yes
Days of rest1st of 9010
Practice status this week (0 full – 2 DNP)8th of 900
Total rushing EPA per game (trailing)38th of 73-0.5
Target share (trailing)69th of 800.0%
Air-yards share (trailing)28th of 800.0%

What the model weighed, strongest influence on this projection first (weights unpublished). Ranks are among the position's published week-5 rows; on yes/no rows the count is how many of them share that answer. Stats that depend on scoring are shown in PPR.

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Projection shown in PPR scoring.

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Lew Nichols III — Week 5 RB 86 · FFGuy