2026
2026 season · RB · #21 · 1st season
Demond Claiborne
Age 23 · 5'10" · 188 lb · Wake Forest · Pick 198 overall (2026). Listed RB4 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 7% across 4 games.
- How goodClaiborne has -3.8 EPA on 8 touches; percentiles arrive once he reaches 30 touches.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+3.2).
- Fantasy0.5 standard points a game, RB90 of 107.0.8 half-PPR points a game, RB89 of 107.1.0 PPR points a game, RB86 of 107.
- How he's usedDemond gets a fingerprint once he reaches 30 touches; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
- LatelyTouches are steady: 2.3 a game over his last three against 2 for the season.
- This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Bills rank 17th vs the run, allowing -0.08 EPA per designed carry.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 2.2 | |||
| Rush EPA per carry | -0.43 | |||
| EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets | - | |||
| Broken tacklesper touch | 0% | |||
| Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch | 0% |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touches per game | 2.0 | |||
| Receiving sharetargets per touch | 25% | |||
| Yards per touch | 2.6 | |||
| Success rate | 13% | |||
| Total EPA | -3.8 |
Graded once he reaches 30 touches. 70 backs qualify so far.
Claiborne scores 0.5 standard points a game, RB90 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.2 and 0.8; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 4 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Bills allow the 6th-most standard points to RBs, 21.4 a game.
Claiborne scores 0.8 half-PPR points a game, RB89 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.5 and 1.1; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 4 busts (under 6.5). Next up, in Week 9, the Bills allow the 3rd-most half-PPR points to RBs, 24.4 a game.
Claiborne scores 1.0 PPR points a game, RB86 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.8 and 1.4; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 4 busts (under 8). Next up, in Week 9, the Bills allow the 3rd-most PPR points to RBs, 27.4 a game.
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
Demond gets a fingerprint once he reaches 30 touches; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Claiborne has -3.8 EPA on 8 touches; percentiles arrive once he reaches 30 touches. The biggest share comes after the catch (+3.2).
How this is measured
Every carry and target this season, split by what happened. Catches divide at the catch: the yards in the air and what came after. Runs are per carry, the receiving parts per target. The percentile is him among the qualifying backs, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 30 touches.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
The game
vs BillsU.S. Bank Stadium
BUF −3.5 · O/U 46.5
The defense vs the run
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
First meeting this season
His status
A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Bills rank 17th vs the run, allowing -0.08 EPA per designed carry. He has averaged 7 yards a game against middle defenses this season.
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Car | Yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs GB W 39-22Did not play | ||||||||
| 2 | at CHI W 9-315th D | 15th vs the run | 4% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.7 | |
| 3 | at TB W 23-166th D | 6th vs the run | 5% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.1 | |
| 4 | vs MIA W 15-1019th D | 19th vs the run | 12% | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | |
| 5 | at NO W 23-1331st D | 31st vs the run | 6% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.4 | |
| 6 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 7 | vs IND W 16-10Did not play | ||||||||
| 8 | at DET L 15-19Did not play | ||||||||
| 9 | vs BUFMon Nov 9 · next up | ||||||||
| 10 | at GBSun Nov 15 | ||||||||
| 11 | at SFSun Nov 22 | ||||||||
| 12 | vs ATLSun Nov 29 | ||||||||
| 13 | vs CARSun Dec 6 | ||||||||
| 14 | at NEThu Dec 10 | ||||||||
| 15 | vs DETSun Dec 20 | ||||||||
| 16 | vs WASSun Dec 27 | ||||||||
| 17 | at NYJSun Jan 3 | ||||||||
| 18 | vs CHISun Jan 10 | ||||||||
| 4 games | 7% | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3.8 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | YPC | EPA/car | EPA/tgt | 10+ | Brk tkl | Snap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs GB W 39-22Did not play | |||||||
| 2 | at CHI W 9-315th D | 15th vs the run | - | - | -0.73 | 4% | ||
| 3 | at TB W 23-166th D | 6th vs the run | 0.3 | -0.70 | - | 5% | ||
| 4 | vs MIA W 15-1019th D | 19th vs the run | 4.0 | -0.16 | - | 12% | ||
| 5 | at NO W 23-1331st D | 31st vs the run | - | - | -0.43 | 6% | ||
| 6 | Bye week | |||||||
| 7 | vs IND W 16-10Did not play | |||||||
| 8 | at DET L 15-19Did not play | |||||||
| 9 | vs BUFMon Nov 9 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | at GBSun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | at SFSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | vs ATLSun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | vs CARSun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | at NEThu Dec 10 | |||||||
| 15 | vs DETSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | vs WASSun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | at NYJSun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | vs CHISun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 4 games | 2.2 | -0.43 | -0.58 | 0 | 7% |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs GB W 39-22Did not play | |||||||
| 2 | at CHI W 9-315th D | 15th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | at TB W 23-166th D | 6th vs the run | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | vs MIA W 15-1019th D | 19th vs the run | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | at NO W 23-1331st D | 31st vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Bye week | |||||||
| 7 | vs IND W 16-10Did not play | |||||||
| 8 | at DET L 15-19Did not play | |||||||
| 9 | vs BUFMon Nov 9 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | at GBSun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | at SFSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | vs ATLSun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | vs CARSun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | at NEThu Dec 10 | |||||||
| 15 | vs DETSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | vs WASSun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | at NYJSun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | vs CHISun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 4 games | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Touches are steady: 2.3 a game over his last three against 2 for the season. 4 straight games below a starter's median in touches.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 23rd-toughest slate vs the run: his opponents rank 17.8 of 32 on average (league middle 16.6). Ahead: 2 of his next 10 are top-10 vs the run and 1 is bottom-10, starting with the Bills (17th) in Week 9.
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Touches/g | Yds/g | EPA/touch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | -0.70 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | -0.31 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | -0.43 |
| All games | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | -0.47 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
How this is measured
His yards climb as the defense gets softer (r = 0.50): the schedule has been doing some of the work.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
First season: 4 games in, 21 scrimmage yards, a 17-game pace of 89.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | EPA/touch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIN | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -0.47 |
| Career | 1 tm | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -0.47 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- RB4 · 3WR 1TE
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- Drops
- 0 on 2 targets
- Broken tackles
- 0
- Passer rating when targeted
- 85.5
- Play action
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- Contested
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron JonesRB | 131 | 548 · 2 TD | -24.6 |
 Justin JeffersonWR | 41 | 324 · 4 TD | +20.0 |
 Jordan MasonRB | 40 | 147 · 1 TD | -10.4 |
 T.J. HockensonTE | 37 | 295 · 3 TD | +24.9 |
 Jordan AddisonWR | 35 | 251 · 1 TD | -9.4 |
 Kyler MurrayQB | 29 | 167 | +5.1 |
 Jauan JenningsWR | 10 | 54 | -4.5 |
 Carson WentzQB | 8 | 5 | -2.1 |