Heading into this season, the San Diego Chargers made it a clear priority to stack the running back position, adding who recorded 75 career receptions in his four seasons at Buffalo University. While Brown may not inherent all the targets up for grabs, he is in line to receive a large majority of the carries.

Until Mathews returns, start Brown with confidence as a low-end RB1/high-end RB2 based on volume alone. If he turns a corner and shows positive regression towards his career-long mean in terms of efficiency, he could easily enter the “every-week starter” category while Mathews continues to recover from injury.

For those of you who picked up Brown off your leagues’ waiver wire, pat yourself on the back and ride the wave of volume headed your way.