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Allgeier rushed eight times for 26 yards and a touchdown while catching his only target for a two-yard touchdown in Saturday's 28-12 preseason win over the Jaguars.

Allgeier started the preseason finale while veterans Damien Williams and Cordarrelle Patterson both got the night off. The rookie out of BYU made the most of the opportunity, scoring a two-yard touchdown through the air in the first quarter and finding paydirt again from four yards out on the ground in the fourth. Atlanta's backfield appears primed for a frustrating timeshare between Williams, Patterson and Allgeier in the regular season.

Conner rushed 11 times for 15 yards and caught two of three targets for minus-3 yards in Saturday's 28-12 preseason loss to Atlanta.

Conner mustered just 12 scrimmage yards on 13 touches, showing that he's not ready to usurp much playing time from Travis Etienne or James Robinson (Achilles) when both are healthy. The Jaguars are expected to keep the rookie fifth-round pick on the roster, but Conner's impact will likely be limited primarily to special teams in his first NFL regular season.

Sanders (hamstring) isn't expected to play in Saturday's preseason game at Miami, Josh Tolentino of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Since playing the first series of the Eagles' exhibition opener with the first-team offense, Sanders has been tending to a sore hamstring, which has kept him sidelined at practice. There have been reports that he's slated to be available for the season opener Sunday, Sept. 11 at Detroit, meaning he has a little more than two weeks to get healthy. Boston Scott is joining Sanders in street clothes Saturday, so Kenneth Gainwell, Jason Huntley and Kennedy Brooks are the team's available running backs.

Edmonds not in line to play in Saturday's preseason game against the Eagles.

Edmonds made one appearance during exhibition season last Saturday against the Raiders, playing the first series and a portion of the second en route to three carries for three yards and two catches (on two targets) for 21 yards. On this occasion, he's the only Dolphins running back not suiting up, meaning position mates like Raheem Mostert, Sony Michel and Myles Gaskin may take the field Saturday.

Robinson isn't slated to play in Saturday's preseason game in Baltimore.

Robinson will join fellow running backs Antonio Gibson, J.D. McKissic and Jonathan Williams in street clothes for the Commanders' exhibition finale. In the first two preseason contests, Robinson had 14 carries for 57 yards (4.1 YPC) and one touchdown while hauling in both targets for 15 yards. It remains to be seen where the rookie third-round pick will stand in the RB pecking order in Washington come Week 1, but he's put himself in a position to be in the mix with Gibson for early down and short-yardage work.

Sermon finished with the 2022 preseason with 19 carries for just 39 yards across three exhibition contests.

Sermon didn't do much to dissuade those who labeled him an instant bust after a lackluster rookie campaign. The 49ers already burned another mid-draft pick this year on Tyrion Davis-Price, who was far more explosive with similar reps this preseason. It is looking like veteran Jeff Wilson Jr. is the frontrunner to be the primary backup to Elijah Mitchell (hamstring) come Week 1. Not only is Sermon likely out of the running for that job battle, but he may find himself off the active roster following a horrid preseason.

Gibson isn't expected to play in Saturday's preseason game at Baltimore.

Joining Gibson on the sideline are fellow Commanders running backs J.D. McKissic (groin), Brian Robinson and Jonathan Williams. With just about none of the team's regular skill-position players in line to suit up in the exhibition finale, that quartert seems poised to survive roster cuts Tuesday. That said, Gibson's ultimate workload is in question due to the impressive showing by the rookie Robinson during the preseason.

Conner is not in line to play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Titans, Jose M. Romero of The Arizona Republic reports.

Conner and the team's full allotment of top available skill players are thus in line to see their next game action in Week 1 against the Chiefs. While Conner is the team's clear-cut top RB, the pecking order behind him has yet to be solidified, as Darrel Williams, Eno Benjamin, Keaontay Ingram and Jonathan Ward (shoulder) continue to compete for depth chart slotting.

Shampklin left Friday's preseason contest with an undisclosed injury but did lead the team in rushing yards (54) on 13 carries, Kurt Daniels Editor of Cowboys Star Magazine reports.

Shampklin saw a significant workload with the Cowboys resting almost all of their key starters on both sides of the ball. The undrafted rookie is not expected to make the roster, but he could return to the Cowboys' practice squad in the event he's waived and passes through waivers.

Patterson is not expected to play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Jaguars, according to Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com.

Looking ahead to the Week 1 contest against the Saints when the games count, the versatile Patterson is slated to continue to head an Atlanta backfield that also currently includes Damien Williams, Tyler Allgeier, Qadree Ollison and Caleb Huntley.