Cam Akers

Week 8 at Green Bay Packers

Cam Akers actually saw more opportunities than Alexander Mattison did in Week 7. He managed 61 yards on 13 opportunities. Still not much to write home about but it is interesting that a workload flip might be on the horizon.

Only two running backs have cracked 20 PPR Points against this Packers defense. Both of those got there thanks to high volume. It's hard to picture that being the case for Akers this week. His ranking of RB38 leaves a lot to be desired. Hopefully you have better options on your bench.

Week 6 at Chicago Bears

Cam Akers saw seven opportunities to Alexander Mattison's 11 last week. It's hard to gauge where Akers will fit into the gameplan given his short stint with the team so far. It's possible that he begins to work his way in more in the coming weeks.

He's ranked as our RB41 in half-PPR formats. That puts him on the fringe of being flex-worthy, but he's more of a stash while we wait and see how his workload develops.

Week 2 vs. San Francisco 49ers

Cam Akers was supposed to be a "central piece" of this offense. Our very own John Daigle, rightly, pointed out on Twitter that Akers was actually out-touched by Kyren Williams when the game was close. Akers came in and finished with 11 carries over the last nine minutes of the game to ice it for the Rams, but only managed four routes.

We have him ranked as RB36 in a very tough matchup. This whole situation is a disaster. If the Rams pick a running back and stick with them, it's a valuable role. But, it didn't look that way in Week 1. He's startable in the flex, but that's about it at this point.