Eno Benjamin or Tyler Allgeier: who is a better fantasy pick?

According to the team's official website, James Conner and Darrel Williams won't be available but Eno Benjamin will start for the Arizona Cardinals against the New Orleans Saints during the week.

Benjamin participated in an astounding 87 percent of the offensive snaps in their most recent match. Benjamin also set a season-best for touches by an RB for the Cardinals with 18 touches.

In their last game's victory over the San Francisco 49ers by 28-14, Tyler Allgeier made 15 attempts for 51 yards on the ground. The RB finished below Caleb Huntley in the group's rushing attempts despite having two more attempts than in Week 5.

You could have desperately needed Eno Benjamin if you picked him up off waivers a few matches back. Most managers probably gave Benjamin his first start last week. While he undoubtedly fell short in his output, the volume was there. This week, you ought to pursue that volume once more.

Despite the short week, any three-down RB in the offensive unit that averages the most plays per game is still worth starting in fantasy football.

Benjamin has a strong RB2 peak and an RB3 ceiling if he can reach the end zone. His top-24 ranking last week was the product of his 9.5 fantasy points.

Benjamin should be in your starting lineup against the Saints on Thursday night. Many essential fantasy players are on bye this week.

Since Cordarrelle Patterson has been on IR for the previous two gameweeks, Atlanta Falcons RB Tyler Allgeier has seen 58.1 percent of the snaps. As a result, the rookie running back has had trouble providing for fantasy owners.

Over the last two weeks, he has only produced an average of 4.8 half-point PPR fantasy points per game and 0.34 fantasy points per touch.

For Week 7, we believe fantasy managers might be better off starting Eno Benjamin over Tyler Allgeier.

Why might Eno Benjamin be a better fantasy pick?

In every game, Eno Benjamin averages 2.5 receptions. That receiving work is necessary for him to support his ceiling. In four matches this campaign, he has at least three receptions for at least 20 yards. That amounts to receiving output at about five fantasy points. To be somewhat sustainable without that, Benjamin would need to score more.

In the most recent match, Tyler Allgeier recorded an average of just 3.4 yards per rushing attempt and took no part in the passing attack. Fantasy players had anticipated that Allgeier would replace Cordarrelle Patterson properly, but he has so far failed. For the upcoming match against the Bengals, the former BYU standout is a dangerous flex option.

This season, the Cincinnati Bengals have only allowed RBs 16.4 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. Moreover, in 67 percent of their matches this season, they have given up fewer than 80 rushing yards to running backs.