This one is kind of self-explanatory. This is the likely outcome of the Breida-Howard split, no matter how much we all wish that something different might be true. 2020 fantasy player outlook for Jalen Richard, RB, Las Vegas Raiders ... And his role could expand with DeAndre Washington now in Kansas City, meaning Richard is the likely handcuff to …

This backfield is going to be more of a headache than people want to admit, and right now your best bet is to take the cheapest part of it. Giovani Bernard is a more-than-adequate pass catcher but the backfield’s diversification could lead to issues if Mixon goes down in 2020. He’s also a home run hitter but he gets swallowed up at the line of scrimmage while he dances trying to find the perfect run on every single play.

Unlike Washington below, who lost two running backs atop the depth chart, Tampa Bay added two running backs (Leonard Fournette and LeSean McCoy). Get the latest fantasy news, stats, and injury updates for Las Vegas Raiders running back Jalen Richard from CBS Sports. This backfield situation, also, could end up in a true split backfield by the time we reach the season. Richard registered 26 rushing yards and a touchdown on two carries, and he also logged 30 yards on his only kickoff return during Monday's 34-24 win against the Saints. This one is just playing the waiting game for Kerryon Johnson’s inevitable IR stint. There were some things to not like about it, but there were a lot more things to enjoy with the Chubb/Hunt pairing.

This one is hope versus resignment to reality. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. The Duke Johnson Question does loom large, though. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: fantasynews | arena: nfl | pageType: profiles | Richard got zero carries and just one offensive touch in the season opener against Carolina, but a game-breaking play such as this may slightly increase his involvement in the coming weeks. Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. Moss is a deep round pick in most fantasy football leagues. He also registered a 22-yard kickoff return.

While it’s entirely certain that he might be the lead back there, but I would like to submit for their approval: his NFL tape. Richard played his usual change-of-pace role versus Buffalo, recording one carry for six yards while securing two of four targets for 10 yards. That’s why those folks think that Darrell Henderson will be the lead back. Henry is irreplaceable in the Titans’ offense.

Gordon’s played sixteen games just once in his five-year career (though last year was a holdout). If you know two things about that backfield, it’s that Kyle Shanahan doesn’t like to give one running back a ton of touches weekly. That could leave Richard as Jacobs' handcuff in 2020.

After all, BoB schemed Carlos Hyde into over 1,000 yards from scrimmage last year, and DJ should have at least as much left in the tank as Hyde. James White’s role may change in this offense, but as of right now, I am banking on him returning to his prior form with Cam Newton. isn’t Christian McCaffrey Tiers (the difference is so stark it merited its own tier). All Rights Reserved. Camp reports have this getting closer and closer, with Zack Moss coming to slice off enough for Devin Singletary’s touches to make Moss the RB1 in Buffalo. Just like Philip Lindsay, this one could end up as a split backfield, but I think that the addition of rookie A.J. Swift, like Dobbins for Baltimore, was one of the top-tier running backs in this year’s draft class. That’s likely why John Elway & Co. have had big troubles signing Lindsay long-term and why they have now demoted him to backup. First, the Darrell Henderson stans. It’s just… not good. The “messy” comes when trying to figure out what to do if (when) Todd Gurley sits out. When Mattison gets on the field, it’s also hard to tell them apart. as well as weekly fantasy position rank and DFS points. Cue 250 touches for Malcolm Brown, of course. Instead, I’m promoting this situation to a secondary handcuff. Now appearing healthy enough to suit up in game action, he'll assume his usual depth role at running back while working as the team's primary kick returner. 12:55 am ET. Either way, there’s a big gap between Jacobs and whoever would replace him. Fast forward three weeks and your formerly-solid running back room looks like a M*A*S*H* unit. The Patriots have a messy situation on their hands, but the Patriots always have a messy running back situation on their hands. Personally, I think he looks toast. Still, I’m investing in Gurley in Atlanta. If you’re going to get a handcuff, get one of these three guys.

Washington wants to use both Bryce Love and Antonio Gibson, as cutting AP signaled completely turning the team over to the young’ns. Last year, Kenyan Drake hit his career-high for carries, toting the football 170 times last season. It’s bad. Things probably won’t work out well for your fantasy football squads if you try to squeeze any sort of value out of a situation that barely let Bell squeak in as a top-twenty RB last year. We know who Derrick Henry is at this point: the human embodiment of pain inflicted on others to achieve a goal. Gruden said he isn't yet sure about Richard's status for Week 5's upcoming matchup in Kansas City. Don’t fall for him again.

Richard earned a season-high four offensive touches as the Raiders trailed for the entirety of the second half in New England, but the reserve running back averaged only 2.7 yards per catch Sunday. It’s likely that Carson’s playstyle costs him one or more games for the fourth time in his career, and it’ll lead to a messy backfield that will be Rashaad Penny’s if he’s healed… or Carlos Hyde’s if he can shoulder the load… or DeeJay Dallas’ when neither can fulfill their obligations.

The 49ers traded Matt Breida to Miami, which some people see as them plowing the road for Mostert but Breida was a non-factor last year after fumbling away his opportunities in inopportune times. Boston Scott flashed at the end of the season, but the majority of his big numbers came in the second half of the week seventeen game against a 4-12 Giants team who had already packed it in after Miles Sanders injured his ankle. He reminds me a lot of a bad version of Justice Hill. Richard probably shouldn’t even really be included here, because he’s more passing-down back than he is handcuff. 2 on the depth chart for the Raiders behind Jacobs, he's worth stashing on your bench. He never made it to a sixth, because he hit the IR after those five games both times this happened. Start or Sit Tom Brady, Cam Newton, or Jimmy Garoppolo in Fantasy Football Week 1? Jalen Richard’s got some juice. Last year, he was hobbled by it as Los Angeles tried to keep him upright all year. Last year Mattison was injured the week before Dalvin Cook, completely negating carrying him on your roster for weeks.

If Richard remains No. He’s a beast, a monster. Ezekiel Elliott has two-straight seasons of over 300 carries. Backups – Jalen Richard, Devontae Booker. You think you’re rocking and rolling with your sweet RB corps. Probably because in years past, the Patriots had an embarrassment of riches in their backfield.

Chubb didn’t have a single ten zone target all season long, and most of Hunt’s damage came through the passing game. That’s because Hines is a pass-catching back and neither Mack nor Taylor put catching passes in their top skills. Last year, we saw what Murray could do when given a shot: Murray paced out for over 1,300 yards and sixteen touchdowns in his five starts he made in the middle of 2019 when Alvin Kamara’s ankle cost him time. Scott produced there, but he should have. Richard rushed for 14 yards on his only carry and caught all three of his targets for eight yards in Sunday's 36-20 loss to the Patriots. I’m not touching this backfield with a ten-foot pole (or as I call it: a pole as long as four Jon Hilliman carries). If Bell goes down, imagine all those runs instead of going to a running back who started playing in 2005. 6-keys: media/fantasynews/nfl/reg/free/players_profiles, Raiders' Jalen Richard: Leads team with 24 rushing yards, Raiders' Jalen Richard: Back to work Thursday, Raiders' Jalen Richard: Dealing with ankle injury, Raiders' Jalen Richard: Tallies three receptions in loss, Raiders' Jalen Richard: Finds end zone in stadium opener. Devontae Booker took a third fiddle role to Philip Lindsay and Royce Freeman, of all duos, in Denver. After all, last year the cheapest part of it was… Raheem Mostert. In both of Johnson’s two years in the league, he had over 50% of the carries in five straight games.

This could easily also fall into a split backfield out of precaution this year, but we don’t know if that’s the case yet. Quite the mess.

We all hope that Matt Breida can handle a full workload and become the RB1 in Miami, but as a 49ers fan, I can tell you that hope doesn’t match reality. Neither comes close to Saquon Barkley’s profile, let alone his talent level.

Richard has totaled 160 catches as a pro, including 36 this past year. He has a few big runs through Mack truck-sized holes but by and large didn’t get much going on the ground. It feels inevitable that Zeke misses time, so Pollard is your guy.