Bell Cow Updates: RB Touch Leaders and Largest Projected Workloads for Week 6

The tables turn quickly in the NFL.

Heading into Week 5, the Bears led the league in rushing attempts, averaging nearly 40 per game. Then came their most uninspiring rushing performance of the season. A measly 24 attempts as a team.

I understand Kyle Monangai was inactive with a toe injury. Hopefully, it’s nothing like this…

All jokes aside, toe injuries can rob a running back of the explosiveness he needs to make defenders miss. And Roschon Johnson? He isn’t exactly striking fear into a defense.

So, everything pointed to a heavy workload for D’Andre Swift, right?

Uh, no!

Swift finished with just 13 touches. He found the end zone and saved his fantasy managers, but this matchup had me expecting the kind of production Jaylen Warren delivered in Week 5.

Instead, we got a whole lot of wondering where the workload went.

Thirteen touches in a matchup like this? Come on, Ben.

Now, let’s get into three RBs whose matchups and backfield situations could put them in line for heavy workloads in Week 6. Hopefully, their coaches got the memo.

RB Touch Leaders and Largest Projected Workloads for Week 6

RB | Rhamondre Stevenson | New England Patriots

Trust me, Rhamondre Stevenson isn’t the sexiest name out there. Sometimes, putting him in your fantasy lineup leaves you with that empty feeling in your gut. But touches are touches, and Stevenson could be looking at plenty of them.

TreVeyon Henderson exited the Week 5 game and was soon ruled out. If he misses more time, that opens the door for Stevenson to handle a heavier workload.

We’ve already seen what that can look like. Henderson missed Week 1 with an ankle injury, and Stevenson finished with more than 20 touches.

And then there’s the Week 6 matchup. The Jets are allowing just over 30 touches per game to opposing RBs and the sixth-most fantasy points to the position.

If Henderson sits, another 20-plus-touch outing is within reach. Stevenson might not give you butterflies, but that opportunity puts him in the FLEX conversation, with enough volume to push for RB2 production.

RB | Braelon Allen | New York Jets

Braelon Allen recorded his first 20+ touch game and still had plenty left in the tank late. Check out this run to help the Jets take the lead.

Yo, big man has wheels.

Biggest run of Braelon Allen's @NFL career 💥 The former @BadgerFootball star RB scores the game-winning TD on 3rd & 9 to go over 100 yards for the first time as a pro. NFL Sunday Ticket On YouTube https://t.co/opRr9OqFQy https://t.co/WPLkG9Cu7k
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 11, 2026

Breece Hall remains week-to-week, which could give Allen another opportunity to lead the Jets backfield.

The Patriots rank in the middle of the pack in fantasy points allowed to RBs, although they’re coming off a strong defensive performance.

But stopping Allen early is one thing. Tackling that big man for four quarters? That’s a different assignment. If the Jets keep feeding him, Allen could have this defense running on fumes late.

As long as Hall sits, Allen belongs in the RB2 conversation, with another 20+ touch workload within reach.

RB | Javonte Williams | Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys left a big steaming mess on the front porch of AT&T Stadium in their last loss against the Bucs. Embarrassing.

But Javonte Williams has been a delight to watch bounce back from injuries early in his career and establish himself as the lead back. One game with a season low in touches isn’t enough to scare me away.

A Packers defense giving up plenty of yards on the ground makes this matchup even more appealing. Williams has averaged just over 20 touches in his two games against Green Bay. Give him that kind of workload, and we’re in business.

Williams has also scored in all but one game this season. The workload gives him a foundation, and the touchdown upside raises the ceiling.

After that Week 5 defeat, I expect Dallas to lean more heavily on the running game, with Williams leading the charge. I’m looking for him to get back around the 20-touch mark and keep him in my lineup as an RB2 with upside.