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Nick Cross or Kaelon Black

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Nick Cross

Nick Cross

S • Washington Commanders WAS
Kaelon Black

Kaelon Black

RB • San Francisco 49ers SF
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cross over Black

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cross ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4.87
TACKLES SACKS PASS DEF INT TDS FPTS
5 0 0.2 0.1 0 4.87
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Black over Cross

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Black ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.24
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
7.2 29.4 0.2 0.5 4.4 0 5.24
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Outlook Kaelon Black

Kaelon Black vs. Washington — Limited Workload Caps Value in Favorable Matchup

Black missed practice over the weekend for an excused personal matter, but he carries no injury designation and is expected to play on Monday night. Operating as the direct backup behind Christian McCaffrey, the rookie has settled into a minor rotational role, totaling 12 carries over his last two outings.

With San Francisco heavily favored in a projected high-scoring matchup against Washington, positive game script could yield a handful of late carries. However, our projection sits at just 7.4 carries for 30 yards and roughly 5 fantasy points. Rosterable primarily as a premier handcuff, he belongs on fantasy benches this week.

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Latest News Kaelon Black
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Nick Cross
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
0000.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
0000.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kaelon Black
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6162.70000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
12292.40000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Nick Cross
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Kaelon Black
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Cross
OWN
 
1%
No change since last week.
START
 
1%
+0.45 compared to last week
OWN/START Kaelon Black
OWN
34%
-7.24 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+1.19 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Cross
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kaelon Black
46th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Cross

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 71st with 12.50 total points (2.50 avg).
  • Currently 40.6 points behind the leader: Evan Williams
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Illness (Since Oct 17, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.5 PPG.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:

    • Season Outlook

Breakdown Kaelon Black

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 46th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 53rd with 14.10 total points (2.82 avg).
  • Currently 112.6 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.2 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 89th among RB.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 79th among RB.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 40th among RB.
  • Ranked 111th in targets and is currently among RB.
  • Ranked 109th in targets and is currently among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 136 (27.20 per game) and is currently ranked 37th among RB.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 90th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +136, Rush AVG: +3.7 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +1, Rec Yards: +5 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 125, RUSH YDS: 500, RUSH TDS: 5, REC: 18, REC YDS: 125, REC TDS: 1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Nick Cross

ILLNESS - Since Oct 17, 2026

Cross was a full participant in practice on Saturday heading into Week 6 versus the 49ers.
Injury Kaelon Black

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Cross

Week 6
Washington Commanders @ San Francisco 49ers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.60308.40731113.06
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 6th with 38.00 total points (7.60 avg).
  • Currently 21 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in total yards against with 308.40 per game and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 10 in rush defense with 488 (97.60 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 1054 (210.80 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 18.60 per game and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -15.4, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: +5, INTs: +3, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -1,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 26, INT: 11, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.2, YDS/G: 361.5
Matchups Kaelon Black

Week 6
San Francisco 49ers VS Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
29.80364.2073912.82
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 22nd with 23.00 total points (4.60 avg).
  • Currently 36 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in rush defense with 477 (95.40 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 1344 (268.80 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 29.80 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +157.87, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -12, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +4.58,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Cross
0.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kaelon Black
9.12
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Nick Cross

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Career Kaelon Black
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2026 SF 5 37 136 3.7 0 2 1 5 5.0 0
ON PACE 18 133 490 3.7 0 7 4 18 5.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 5 37 136 3.7 0 2 1 5 5.0 0
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Matchups

Week 6
ARI @LAR
ATL vs CHI
BAL @CLE
BUF @LV
CAR @PHI
CIN vs BYE
DAL @GB
DEN vs SEA
DET vs BYE
HOU @JAC
IND vs TEN
KC vs LAC
MIA vs BYE
MIN vs BYE
NE vs NYJ
NO @NYG
PIT @TB
SF vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
CLE @TB 08:08 EDT EST
LAD @MIL 08:00 EDT EST
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ANA @NYR 7:00 PM EST
COL @PHI 7:00 PM EST
PIT @UTA 9:00 PM EST
SJ @TOR 7:30 PM EST