Fantasy football Week 10 RB preview: Injuries and byes leave managers scrambling but Corey Kiner offers hope

Injuries and bye weeks have left Fantasy backfields in chaos, but Corey Kiner and Audric Estime could help managers survive Nov 10, 2026 at 11:25 am ET • 3 min read Oh boy. You thought it was bad before? Week 10 is so much worse. D'Andre Swift, Bucky Irving, Saquon Barkley, and Jonah Coleman are all on bye. Josh Jacobs and Rhamondre Stevenson got hurt last week and aren't in our Week 10 rankings. Remember those awful waiver wire adds from last week that completely disappointed us? We may have to go right back to some of them. The bright side? This is hitting most teams in your league. While everyone loves Draft Day and everyone hates injuries, this is honestly where playoff teams are separated from non-playoff teams. Sure, some of it is injury luck. But more important, from our perspective, is what you do about it.I will address the potential waiver adds below, and there is at least one of them who ranks inside my top 24 at running back this week. But first I want to talk about how we're handling the guys who aren't on the waiver wire, but probably weren't in your starting lineup last week. For instance, Zach Charbonnet and Jadarian Price were both started in less than 45% of leagues last week. They are both top 26 running backs this week in a plus matchup against the Raiders. Similarly, both Breece Hall and Braelon Allen were started in less than 55% of leagues, and both rank in the top 25 against an improving Bills defense. There are also a couple of spots worth watching, due to injuries we aren't sure about.Cam Skattebo is trying to come back from injury, and we are optimistic he will. If he does, he's a top 24 back this week and a starter as an RB2. On the flip side, Zonovan Knight could come back from his Week 8 concussion this week. We aren't ranking him yet, which is why Tyler Allgeier is ranked as a starter. If Knight comes back, they'll both be flexes, but Knight will be our preferred option. And keep an eye on Travis Etienne's status. Etienne could be back off the IR any week, and would be our favorite Saints running back when he does. Until then but Audric Estime and Alvin Kamara are potential starters in a fantastic matchup against the Carolina Panthers.I know these aren't the names you want to start, but this is where we are. Have multiple names listed above? Check out my Week 10 projections and refresh throughout the week to see which one I prefer.Now let's get to the rest of the Week 10 RB preview: Week 10 RB Preview RB Preview Numbers to know 4.9 -- Corey Kiner leads the Patriots at 4.9 yards per carry. He could see 15-plus carries if both Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson are out this week.4.14 -- Jaylen Warren leads all running backs with 4.14 yards after contact per rush attempt. At least we get him back this week.25.4% -- More than a quarter of Ashton Jeanty's rush attempts have gone for zero or negative yards, the worst mark amongst qualified running backs. He's only a start in full PPR.7% -- Amongst running backs with at least 50 carries, Mike Washington Jr.'s 7% tackle-avoid rate ranks dead last.60% -- 60% of Dylan Sampson's rushes have gone for five or more yards. It is fair to wonder whether he will start getting more carries. That's more than double Quinshon Judkins' rate.30% -- Jadarian Price has a 30% target-per-route run rate, the sixth-best mark amongst running backs.81.5% -- Jonah Coleman played a season-high 81.5% of the offensive snaps in Week 9. He may just be a league winner. 14 -- Blake Corum is averaging 14 PPR Fantasy points per game over the last month. You should start both him and Kyren Williams this week. RB Preview Waiver Wire Targets Week 10 Adds (RB Preview) Projections powered by Sportsline Projections powered by Sportsline RB Preview Heath's Projections My full set of Week 10 Fantasy football projections for every position is now available here. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 10. Projected stats for all starting running backs will be updated throughout the week, so check back regularly.