Cardinals RB Tyler Allgeier controlled the backfield in Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks but didn’t quite get all the work done. He caught all 17 RB carries but gained just 46 yards (2.7 per rush). Allgeier also had 3 targets, which ranked fourth on the team. He caught two of those for 0 yards (with a long catch of 3).
2026 Fantasy Football Impact: Inefficiency has been Allgeier’s Game
Allgeier’s slight Week 9 result was a stark contrast to his monster game in Dallas last week:
- 11-147-1 rushing
- 5-44-1 receiving (on 5 targets)
However, that game was the outlier in Allgeier’s 2026 record. He averaged less than 2.5 yards per carry in three straight weeks before the Dallas game.
If you take out Week 8, Allgeier’s 4.1 yards per carry for the season drops to 2.8.
The Cowboys have been the league’s friendliest matchup for RBs, which obviously helps explain Allgeier’s success last week. His poor production otherwise looks like where you need to set your expectations going forward.
Arizona’s next four games are against teams that rate as negative scoring matchups for RBs, and then comes the Week 14 bye. Jeremiah Love will be eligible to return from IR the game before that.
Allgeier will remain a lineup option for the next three weeks, although we’ll see how much work Bam Knight can do once he returns. Knight averaged 6.0 yards per carry to Allgeier’s 4.1 and 7.2 yards per catch to Allgeier’s 5.6 this season.
Expect both guys to land outside the top 24 of our Week 10 RB rankings, even with four teams on the bye.