REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Buddy Howell may be worth a roster spot in deeper leagues or may be a decent waiver wire pick up. His 2 projected fantasy points puts him at #74 behind Khari Blasingame and ahead of Ryquell Armstead. He is less valuable in PPR leagues where he is the #79 ranked running back. Buddy Howell is expected to improve on this season-to-date's #123 fantasy position rank.

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WEEKLY FANTASY PERFORMANCE

Week 6 was his best week where he put up 2 FPs and was the #52 running back. Buddy Howell had more below average weeks than above average weeks. The table below has his weekly games played, fantasy points and weekly position rank.

BUDDY HOWELL IS A BAD DFS VALUE ON FANDUEL AT $4.5K AND DRAFTKINGS AT $3.5K

He is projected for 1.6 FanDuel points and 1.7 points on DraftKings. Based on the player pool average points per dollar he is coming up -$3572 short of $4.5K on FanDuel and -$2756 short of $3.5K on DraftKings. There should be much better options (see below). Barring a significant lineup change consider him a daily fantasy player to fade. Below are how he ranks based on projected fantasy points on both DFS platforms. Look for players with more FPs at lower salaries.

FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS

The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and current week. Also included are actual stats from the current and last season.