Cam Skattebo went from a steady fantasy option to a player managers can barely trust in a single week. After logging at least 15 touches in each of the first five games, he was held to six snaps and zero touches against the Saints in Week 6 after fumbling four times.
That is why Matt Okada’s Week 7 running back Start 'Em, Sit 'Em column on NFL.com matters now. Fantasy managers are not just sorting through matchups; they are trying to figure out whether Skattebo still belongs in lineups, and whether the backs who filled in for him have done enough to hold the job. In this week’s rankings discussion, Warren is the cleanest start case, while the Giants backfield remains the messiest situation on the board.
Warren should thrive against the Saints’ defense in Week 7. New Orleans has allowed 29.7 fantasy points per game to running backs and 1.05 fantasy points per opportunity, while also giving up the fourth-highest receiving success rate and the highest rush success rate to the position. Warren has seen at least 14 opportunities in every game in 2026, including each of the three games with Rico Dowdle in the lineup, which gives him a workload floor that fantasy managers can trust.
There are other names in the column that carry more specific matchup appeal. Gordon has rushed for 229 yards on 44 carries in three games since taking over for De’Von Achane, while posting a 29.5% missed tackle rate and an 18.2% explosive run rate over that span. The Jets have allowed the sixth-most rushing yards per game to running backs at 105.8, which gives Gordon a path to another productive outing. Marks also drew attention after recording 81 total yards against Jacksonville and becoming the first running back to tag the Jaguars for 40 rushing yards this year. Pierce is also in the mix after a 15-point fantasy outing in Week 6, a useful marker for managers weighing a short-term start.
The caution comes in the spots that look better on paper than they do in practice. Despite Tyrone Tracy Jr., Devin Singletary and Najee Harris averaging just 2.4 yards per carry in Skattebo’s stead against the Saints, there is no clear changing of the guard yet. That matters because the Giants have allowed double-digit fantasy points to seven running backs this season, but the backfield itself still looks unsettled. Najee Harris was released on Monday, which only adds to the churn without solving it.
Elsewhere, the starts-and-sits call is shaped as much by efficiency as by opportunity. Pollard is averaging 0.54 fantasy points per touch this season, dead last among 39 running backs with at least 50 touches, and that is the kind of number that turns volume into a warning instead of a reason for optimism. Henderson also comes with a negative note after losing a fumble and managing just seven carries in Week 6 against the Jets, while Rhamondre Stevenson totaled only 36 yards on 14 carries in the same game. Corey Kiner was the most productive runner in that backfield mix, leading the room with 57 yards on 11 carries.
The result is a Week 7 running back board built less on reputation than on what each back did last time out. Skattebo’s collapse is the most dramatic example, but it also leaves the hardest question unanswered: whether he gets his role back immediately or stays buried behind the backs who took his snaps in Week 6.
