Since entering the league, Allgeier has logged just a single DNP over four years. That kind of durability means availability is a genuine skill that he possesses, and there is never a bad time to have that on your fantasy roster. There is always a point in the season where we are looking for any warm body to flex, and Allgeier has been there for us in the past.
Should You Draft Tyler Allgeier in Fantasy Football?
We’ll start with Allgeier’s ADP, which sits at 156.4 in PFN’s Free Fantasy Mock Draft Simulator. His positional rank checks in at RB45, which is a consensus of me and my colleague Kyle Soppe. That projects him for 7.49 fantasy points per game. But the reality is that when you get this far down the rankings at any position, we don’t really care about projection or what he’s supposed to do. This is about pure upside.
Allgeier is playing behind Jeremiyah Love in Arizona, and Love is already dealing with a high ankle sprain but is projected for Week 1. Assuming Love gets back even Week 1 or Week 2, Allgeier’s the backup. Does that mean he shouldn’t be rostered? Of course not. There’s certainly a spot for him, but we should not expect any sort of weekly consistent production from a backup running back. We draft Allgeier because of the potential upside if Jeremiyah Love misses some time.
Allgeier is a proven commodity even though he’s never really had a feature role. As a rookie in 2022, he took control of the Falcons’ starting job. He averaged 10 fantasy points per game and rushed for over 1,000 yards. That’s really impressive for a 5th-round rookie, and it sure looked like he was set to be their RB1 of the future.
Then what happened? As the old heads know, he got what we call Chester Taylor’d. If you remember way back in 2006, Chester Taylor had a really strong year for the Minnesota Vikings, and it looked like he was their answer at running back. Then in 2007, some guy named Adrian Peterson came along, and that was it for Chester Taylor.
If you want a more modern version of this, we can call it getting Tre Mason’d, because we had that happen also with Todd Gurley taking Tre Mason’s job. We’ve seen instances of this before, where there’s a good running back and teams are like, “Yeah, but we can do better.” That is what the Cardinals did.
It’s really unfortunate, because we know that Allgeier signed with the Cardinals because he was trapped behind Bijan in Atlanta, and he did so wanting that future job, which he would have gotten until they changed their minds and decided to take Love.
Nevertheless, Allgeier is talented. He’s a good backup, he’s capable, and we saw him produce last year even alongside Bijan. He rushed for 8 touchdowns, which was really annoying for Bijan last season, but it proves what Allgeier can do and what he’s capable of, and that he can even have a fantasy-relevant role alongside Jeremiyah Love. I have no doubt that there are going to be weeks where Allgeier poaches a touchdown from Love. It won’t be as much because he’s on the Cardinals, a worse offense, but even if he scores 4 or 5, he’ll be usable those weeks. You may not know when.
Regardless, Allgeier is definitely one of the premier handcuff backs in the league. Generally, when it comes to handcuffing running backs, you don’t want to go overboard, because we are pretty bad at predicting who is the true handcuff and how much of the starter’s production that handcuff can produce when he gets into the starting job. But with Allgeier, we can be supremely confident that he is the RB2 and that if Love were to miss time, Allgeier would be the lead back.
He would not be a feature back. He doesn’t really catch passes, and he’s never caught more than 18 in a season. But Allgeier certainly has the ability to be a guy who rushes for maybe 60 to 70 yards a game and scores a touchdown every now and then. That is very useful if he gets in there. Whenever Love misses, Allgeier would be a solid flex play.
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Tyler Allgeier’s Week 1 Fantasy Outlook
Allgeier is backing up yet another generational running back as he continues to run about as cold as possible in terms of a career arc after a rookie season that saw him clear 1,000 yards on the ground.
We saw him get involved around the goal line last season over Bijan Robinson, and you could pencil in a similar role in Arizona, but it’s a thin play until you are backed into a corner via injuries or byes.
Should Jeremiah Love (ankle) sit or be limited, I’d be cautiously interested in Allgeier as a low-end flex. We have proof of concept with him as the lead of a backfield, but as a massive underdog in an offense that showed us that they are willing to abandon the run, that script could work away from Allgeier this weekend.
If we get clarity on Love, you’ve got a low-ceiling flex on your hands that is more appealing in leagues that award fewer points per reception.
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Where Allgeier Ranks Among 2026 Running Backs
- RJ Harvey | DEN
- Chris Rodriguez Jr. | JAX
- Aaron Jones Sr. | MIN
- Zach Charbonnet | SEA
- Woody Marks | HOU
- Tyler Allgeier | ARI
- Keaton Mitchell | LAC
- Mike Washington Jr. | LV
- Tank Bigsby | PHI
- Jonah Coleman | DEN
- Tyjae Spears | TEN
Check the full position group on PFN’s 2026 PPR Running Back Board.
