The largest two-channel role remains elite at 260 carries and 92 targets, deliberately below another extreme 400-touch median. A 67.6% backfield command in a top-eight projected scoring environment gives that workload both receiving and touchdown paths; the modeled lineup threshold is reached in 85.4% of weeks. This view should move if verified opportunity falls below 54% or the accepted team-scoring band changes.

Taylor retains an elite workhorse center near 2025 carries while team red-zone regression removes five of his prior 20 total scores. A 80.8% backfield command in an above-average projected scoring environment gives that workload both receiving and touchdown paths; the modeled lineup threshold is reached in 84% of weeks. Revisit the call if verified opportunity falls below 64.6% or the accepted team-scoring band changes.

Elite history and structural lead status preserve the dominant role, while expired current participation and Brian's finite complement widen the distribution below the initial case. A 68.9% backfield command in a middle-tier projected scoring environment gives that workload both receiving and touchdown paths; the modeled lineup threshold is reached in 84.2% of weeks. The edge disappears if verified opportunity falls below 55.1% or the accepted team-scoring band changes.

The evidenced lead back retains three-down upside, but his allocation stays inside one backfield and does not adopt an aspirational reception goal. A 67.9% backfield command in a top-eight projected scoring environment gives that workload both receiving and touchdown paths; the modeled lineup threshold is reached in 84.2% of weeks. The case weakens if verified opportunity falls below 54.3% or the accepted team-scoring band changes.

Durable lead authority and finite vacated carries support elite work, while 282 carries sit just below both external centers because the unresolved availability tail remains real. The accepted role—282 carries plus 48 targets within a 65.9% backfield share—supplies the volume path, while the market discount leaves room for it to beat acquisition cost in an above-average projected scoring environment. What changes the answer: verified opportunity falls below 52.7% or the accepted team-scoring band changes.

Historic command, current Sunday separation evidence and both external projections sustain elite volume, bounded just below ESPN's target center. The case runs through target control: 165 targets and a 50.9% WR opportunity share in an elite projected scoring environment, producing a modeled 76.7% lineup-threshold rate. This view should move if verified opportunity falls below 40.7% or the accepted team-scoring band changes.