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McKinnon lost six yards on his only rushing attempt and had one reception for eight yards in Friday's preseason loss at Seattle. He also gained 10 yards on his only kickoff return.

McKinnon missed Minnesota's first preseason game with a lower leg injury. He'd begin the season as the backup to Dalvin Cook if Latavius Murray (ankle) remains out. However, McKinnon doesn't otherwise look to have a significant role in the offense. He could win the kickoff return job as he's battling Rodney Adams and Stacey Coley for the role.

Anderson had seven carries for 24 yards and a touchdown and caught all three of his targets for 13 yards in Saturday's preseason game against the 49ers.

With Paxton Lynch starting and rarely looking downfield, Anderson was the clear centerpiece of the Denver offense while playing the first four drives of the game. The 26-year-old back caught a seven-yard pass on a 3rd-and-6 on the opening drive, and then got three straight carries from the one-yard line on the next series, converting the last of those for a touchdown. With Jamaal Charles (knee) and Devontae Booker (wrist) unavailable, De'Angelo Henderson operated as the No. 2 back and gained 50 yards on eight touches. Anderson is locked in as the starter, but Denver figures to use some combination of Charles, Booker and Henderson to even out the workload.

Perine carried eight times for 45 yards and secured his only target for 29 yards in Saturday's 21-17 preseason loss to the Packers.

The rookie was significantly better than in last week's preseason opener, putting together impressive chunk plays both on the ground and through the air. Perine was directly involved in the first four plays of the Redskins' first possession of the second half, taking a short pass 29 yards on one of those touches. He rattled off a 14-yard run on a subsequent possession and appeared much more comfortable overall in his second NFL contest. With starter Rob Kelley once again struggling (nine carries, nine yards), Perine could take another major step forward if he's able to produce a successful encore performance a week from Sunday versus the Bengals.

Kelley carried nine times for nine yards and secured one of two targets for five yards in Saturday's 21-17 preseason loss to the Packers.

As was the case last week, Kelley found tough sledding on the ground, and he's now totaled 12 carries for 11 yards over two preseason contests. Meanwhile, promising rookie Samaje Perine shined in his opportunity (74 yards on nine touches), presumably putting more pressure on Kelley with respect to the top tailback job. Both backs are likely to see plenty of playing time in next week's contest against the Bengals, with the results potentially pivotal to the slotting at the position moving forward.

McFadden rushed nine times for 59 yards and lost a fumble while catching his lone target for four yards in Saturday's preseason Week 2 win over the Colts.

McFadden and Alfred Morris both got work with the first-team offense, though the latter didn't see his first carry until McFadden had already rushed seven times. While the former Raider averaged a robust 6.6 yards per carry, he didn't do himself any favors by putting the ball on the ground in the red zone. Still, McFadden will prove valuable during Ezekiel Elliott's six-game suspension if this workload breakdown carries over into the regular season.

Mack had five carries for 45 yards and two receptions for 14 yards in Saturday's preseason loss at Dallas.

Mack showed a spark in his first preseason game as he'd missed Indy's first game with a shoulder injury. While likely stuck behind Frank Gore and Robert Turbin, the fourth-round rookie could make a case for a change-of-pace role with another strong outing or two this preseason. He may have the most upside of any of the backups if Gore were to get hurt.

Williams rushed seven times for 12 yards in Saturday's 21-17 preseason win over the Redskins.

With Ty Montgomery (leg) sitting Saturday, it was Williams working as the first-team tailback and seeing five of his seven touches during the Packers' 75-yard opening possession. The rookie has reportedly been solidifying his status as the top backup to Montgomery during camp, although his work in preseason games thus far (11 carries, 26 yards) has been rather lackluster. With Montgomery's status cloudy at the moment, Williams is likely to see some extended opportunity in the Packers' third preseason contest next Saturday against the Broncos

McCaffrey rushed three times for 33 yards and a touchdown while hauling in two of three targets for 39 yards during Saturday's loss to the Titans in Week 2 of preseason.

McCaffrey pulled off a 13-yard run on his first carry, then backed it up with a 17-yard touchdown on his very next touch. The rookie out of Stanford ended up leading his team in both rushing yards and receiving yards in the first half. He's looked significantly more explosive than veteran Jonathan Stewart, who racked up just eight yards on four rushes.

Fowler bruised his thigh during Saturday's preseason game, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Fowler exited Saturday's exhibition with an unspecified injury, but thankfully he doesn't seem to have suffered anything serious. That assessment could change if the fullback misses significant practice time this week, though.

Henry rushed 16 times for 36 yards and two touchdowns while catching three of four targets for 17 yards during Saturday's win over the Panthers in Week 2 of preseason.

In addition to scoring twice, Henry was tackled inside the one-yard line on another drive that ended with a Delanie Walker receiving score. Henry averaged just 2.3 yards per carry but still saw an impressive workload in his half of action, when he found pay dirt on runs of 17 yards and one yard. This performance shows that Tennessee won't be afraid to lean heavily on the second-year player out of Alabama if DeMarco Murray goes down.