Is Bhayshul Tuten playing this week?
No injury designationBhayshul Tuten has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Cincinnati Bengals.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:48 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Start. Scored 16 points last game against a typical 4.9 (trending up).
Why we say start
- Projected 11.6 points, #11 among RBs this week, inside the top 20 we recommend starting.
- Scored 16 points last game against a typical 4.9 (trending up).
- CIN's defense has allowed 19% more points to RBs than the league average.
- Averaging 14.3 carries and 1.7 targets a game.
- Played 48% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 4.9 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~25 pts
- Vegas line
- JAX underdogs by 2.5
- Game total
- 51.5
- CIN vs RBs
- 19% more points
- Last game snaps
- 48%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
24
Height
5'9"
Weight
206 lb
College
Virginia Tech; North Carolina A&T
Experience
1 season
Draft
2025 · Pick #104 (JAX)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 81.0?
Tuten's grade is built on strong efficiency: he's produced solid expected-points value per touch and kept the offense on schedule at a high rate for a running back. That's through just 48 touches across 3 games, capped by a strong week 3 showing against New England after two shakier outings.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per touch ranks 15th of 61 backs, well above average
- Rushing success rate of 51% ranks 6th of 61
- Week 3 vs NE: 15-yard catch-and-run pushed out of bounds (+1.3 EP)
Holding it back
- Week 1 vs CLE: no gain on 3rd and 5 (-1.4 EP)
- Week 1 vs CLE: -4 yards on 1st and 10 (-1.3 EP)
- Week 1 vs CLE: -1 yard run on 2nd and 4 (-1.0 EP)
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.062
Success rate
51%
WPA (sum)
0.05
Opponent adj.
-0.048
Plays graded
48
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Rush yds over expected | Yds over exp / att | Vs 8+ in the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +5.3 | +0.35 | 26.7% |
| 2 | +1.2 | +0.09 | 7.7% |
| 3 | +15.0 | +1.00 | 40.0% |
What do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.