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Pierre Strong Jr. is a fantasy football waiver wire pickup option for running backs. Target him as a free agent add off waivers for Week 16 of the 2022 NFL season.
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ANALYSIS: Pierre Strong Jr. was selected by New England in Round 4 of last April’s NFL Draft (127th overall) and had been limited to just 10 snaps (1.7% share), one rushing attempt, and five rushing yards from Weeks 1-13.
However, Rhamondre Stevenson sustained an ankle injury during the Patriots' Week 14 matchup in Arizona, which has elevated Strong and Kevin Harris into the team’s reshaped backfield rotation.
Strong has now accumulated nine rushing attempts and 95 rushing yards while collecting all five of his targets and assembling 32 receiving yards during that span.
Stevenson recaptured lead back responsibilities when New England visited Las Vegas in Week 15 while producing 168 total yards and a touchdown with his 21 touches. Strong and Harris split nine rushing attempts (Strong 4/ Harris 5). However, Strong has emerged as the preferred waiver wire target due to his capacity to deliver big plays.
Even though Stevenson is functioning as the Patriots’ RB1 once again, the addition of Strong could reduce the impact of any further absences by Stevenson during your remaining playoff matchups.
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