REST OF SEASON FANTASY VALUE

The market (owners) expects him to be the #14 best fantasy running back and our projection model has him slightly worse (#16). He is owned in 100 percent of CBS leagues and are projected to average 11 FPs. With a lower than expected projection rank there are other running backs that are projected for more points that may be available via trade or off the waiver wire. Marlon Mack (85 FP), Aaron Jones (100 FP), Nick Chubb (95 FP), and Phillip Lindsay (79 FP) are all better options than Adrian Peterson. His value goes down in PPR leagues. Adrian Peterson is ranked as the #23 running back with a 12.5 projected fantasy average.

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WEEKLY FANTASY VALUE

We are projecting a below average week for Adrian Peterson where he is projected to be the #21 running back, well under his rest of season ranking of #16. He is not projected to live up to his market expectation where he is the #14 running back based on ownership. Most fantasy players have roughly 30% of their weekly projections deviate significantly from their season average, but he is projected to be more stable and consistent than most. Unfortunately for owners, he is not projected to have any really relatively great weeks, but is projected for one bad one.

EXPERT RANKINGS (WEEK)

The Scout projections have a lower ranking than the market, and of the 3 experts, one has a higher rank and two have a lower rank. The expert consensus rank is #20. The experts rank him above Phillip Lindsay but the projections disagree. He has the same expert consensus ranking in PPR leagues.

DAILY FANTASY VALUE (DRAFTKINGS & FANDUEL)

He is projected for 11.6 DraftKings points and based on his $5.5K price he is expected to put up at least 15.2 points. He is worth -1303 dollars less than his salary. He reached his expected point total of 15.2 DraftKings points 5 times (19%). He is 7-19 reaching his projected point total of 11.6. With a lower than expected projection rank there are other running backs that are projected for more points with the same or lower salary. Mark Ingram (14 FP), Lamar Miller (12.7 FP), Jordan Howard (11.7 FP), Tevin Coleman (14.1 FP), and Tarik Cohen (12.7 FP) are all better options. Based on salary ($6.3K) he is expected to put up around 13 fantasy points, but his latest FanDuel projection is for 10.1 points (a -1329 dollar value). He reached his expected point total of 12.8 FanDuel points 5 times (19%). He is 7-19 reaching his projected point total of 10.1. With a lower than expected projection rank there are other running backs that are projected for more points with the same or lower salary. Dion Lewis (11.5 FP) and Kerryon Johnson (11.4 FP) are better options.

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PAST FANTASY PERFORMANCE (2016 TO 2018)

With 9 games played this season Peterson is the #11 ranked RB. He is trending up based on improved per game fantasy ranking vs 2017. He is relatively weaker than stronger in more categories. The strengths are bolded below.