Corey Kiner rushed 11 times for 57 yards in the Patriots’ Week 6 win over the Jets.
Even with Rhamondre Stevenson active and TreVeyon Henderson surprisingly playing through his ankle injury, Kiner was called on as the Patriots’ “closer,” with all 11 of his handles coming in the final 16:30 of the contest. The Patriots were winning, but the game was still in doubt. Kiner responded by continually turning his short-yardage opportunities into first downs, while he ended up leading the team in rushing. It wasn’t easy to see that one coming, but it might be difficult for coach Mike Vrabel to un-see it as neither Stevenson nor Henderson impress in their No. 1 or 2 jobs. Kiner is worth an end-of-bench stash in 14-team leagues but is not yet 12-team league relevant.