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Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season is now underway, with the fantasy football season churning along with it. As injuries get finalized late in the week, desperate fantasy football managers turn to free agency, where the running back options are slim.
Regardless of how well one’s draft went, every manager gets desperate soon enough. Owners of Bucky Irving and Omarion Hampton had enough time to seek help earlier in the week, but those relying on Chuba Hubbard or Alvin Kamara were not given much notice.
The options at running back were slim to begin with, and by Week 6, it can feel like grasping at straws. There are no league-winners on the market at this point. All managers can hope for is a decent performance that will be enough to keep their teams afloat. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good, particularly in fantasy football.
With Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season already underway, we will break down the best last-minute fantasy football streaming options at running back who should be available in most leagues. For the sake of the list, players who should have already been picked up — like Rico Dowdle, Hassan Haskins, Kimani Vidal or Rachaad White — will not be included.
Tyjae Spears made his season debut in Week 5 but failed to make much of an impact. As expected, the third-year back played just 25 percent of the offensive snaps and took his four carries for 14 rushing yards.
Spears played his first game back from a leg injury, which typically requires easing back into the action. The awkward ending that led to the Titans’ first win of the season likely also played a factor.
Regardless of Spears’ low usage, he was still an intentional part of the game plan. His debut led to a season-low 73.1 percent snap share for Tony Pollard, who had not played fewer than 86 percent of the offensive snaps through the first month.
The Titans face another stiff challenge in Week 6 when they hit the road to face the Indianapolis Colts. But with both running backs now active, Brian Callahan seems intent on utilizing both to lean on the ground game and slow the process down for rookie quarterback Cam Ward. Expect more touches and increased efficiency from Spears.
He is not a league-winner, but Spears was a fantasy football starting running back at the end of the 2024 season. He should be good for roughly 10 touches in Week 6, which is enough for desperate managers to give him a look.
The Baltimore Ravens are ailing, making none of their players enticing fantasy options in Week 6. They have been forced to alter their entire game plan with Cooper Rush under center instead of Lamar Jackson, a move that has proven nothing short of a disaster.
However, the one player the change could benefit is Justice Hill, who has settled into a role...
