If I remember correctly it was Devin Aromashodu who helped push my first Fantasy Football league away from Week 17 Finals. Could Marshawn Lynch be the guy who does the same in 2019?

The Seattle Seahawks will enter Week 17 with Lynch, Travis Homer and Robert Turbin in their backfield. While it's a bad matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, it's also a home game for one of the most run-heavy offenses in football. The Seahawks have rushed for at least 100 yards in five of seven homes games, and they've scored on the ground in all seven. 

Early in the week my expectation is that Homer will receive half the carries and most of the targets out of the backfield. That makes him a low-end No. 2 running back in PPR and a good flex in all formats. But I certainly understand if you want to take a shot on Beast Mode. Hopefully we get more information on his usage as the week rolls on. 

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Of course, Chris Carson isn't the only back we'll be without this week. We're already expecting Mark Ingram and James Conner to be out as well. The severity of Ingram's injury could definitely impact Week 17 because if it's a multi-week absence, the Ravens may not want to risk Gus Edwards. For now Edwards is one of the top waiver adds at the position, but if the Ravens rest him,  Justice Hill could have an enormous week.

As teams start practicing, expect the list of backup running backs who are starting to grow.

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Week 17 RB Preview

Who's Out
Numbers to Know
Matchups That Matter
Waiver Wire Targets
DFS Plays
Projections
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Who's Out

The following players are not being projected to play Week 17 at this time. Here's what it means:

Mark Ingram RB
NO New Orleans • #5
Age: 34 • Experience: 13 yrs.
Fire up Gus Edwards if he's active.
James Conner RB
ARI Arizona • #6
Age: 29 • Experience: 8 yrs.
Benny Snell could be good in non-PPR.
Chris Carson RB
SEA Seattle • #32
Age: 29 • Experience: 6 yrs.
Expect Homer to lead the backfield.
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Numbers to know
  • 8 - Travis Homer saw eight targets after taking over late in the second quarter of Week 16.
  • 35.7% - Christian McCaffrey's target share in Will Grier's first start.
  • 50 - Kenyan Drake has 50 touches over the past two weeks. He's turned them into 230 yards and six touchdowns.
  • 9.8 - Yards per target for Austin Ekeler. He's having one of the best receiving seasons ever by a running back. 
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Matchups that matter
Matchups that Matter
Projections powered by Sportsline
Alvin Kamara RB
NO New Orleans • #41
Age: 28 • Experience: 8 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ CAR NO -13 O/U 47.5

OPP VS RB

31st

PROJ PTS

19.5

RB RNK

10th

YTD Stats

RUYDS

758

REC

79

REYDS

515

TD

4

FPTS/G

16.8
Marlon Mack RB
ARI Arizona • #37
Age: 28 • Experience: 7 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ JAC IND -3.5 O/U 43

OPP VS RB

32nd

PROJ PTS

10.3

RB RNK

16th

YTD Stats

RUYDS

1014

REC

14

REYDS

82

TD

6

FPTS/G

11.6
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Waiver Wire Targets
Week 15 Adds
DeAndre Washington RB
MIA Miami • #31
Age: 31 • Experience: 6 yrs.

Ownership

54%
Josh Jacobs has missed two games, and Washington has been awesome in both of them.
Gus Edwards RB
LAC L.A. Chargers • #4
Age: 29 • Experience: 7 yrs.

Ownership

18%
Edwards should be looking at 15-18 touches, and I'd still expect this to be a productive run offense.
Travis Homer RB
CHI Chicago • #20
Age: 25 • Experience: 6 yrs.

Ownership

0%
Homer's usage in the passing game makes him very interesting this week assuming Beast Mode doesn't steal his spotlight.
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DFS Plays
Top Plays
Alvin Kamara RB
NO New Orleans • #41
Age: 28 • Experience: 8 yrs.

Week 17 Prices

FanDuel

$7,900

DraftKings

$7,800
Kamara is still under $8,000 on both sites against the best matchup in Fantasy. Yes, please.
Contrarian Plays
Austin Ekeler RB
WAS Washington • #30
Age: 29 • Experience: 8 yrs.

Week 16 Prices

FanDuel

$6,800

DraftKings

$6,200
Ekeler is game script proof and would probably be better if the Chiefs jump out to a big lead.
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Heath's Projections

Non-PPR Rank

PPR Rank

RB

FPTs

PPR FPTs

2

1

Christian McCaffrey

21.24

30.34

1

2

Ezekiel Elliott

22.31

26.14

3

3

Aaron Jones

19.94

22.26

7

4

Leonard Fournette

15.69

21.58

8

5

Alvin Kamara

15.12

20.39

4

6

Nick Chubb

19.15

20.26

5

7

Derrick Henry

18.09

18.86

17

8

Austin Ekeler

13.00

18.35

6

9

Todd Gurley

16.56

18.34

12

10

Saquon Barkley

14.44

18.18

11

11

Kenyan Drake

14.78

17.79

9

12

Joe Mixon

14.93

17.58

14

13

Miles Sanders

14.02

17.17

10

14

Phillip Lindsay

14.80

16.49

16

15

DeAndre Washington

13.33

16.46

19

16

Melvin Gordon

12.27

16.44

23

17

Devonta Freeman

11.38

16.02

20

18

Damien Williams

11.86

14.95

15

19

Raheem Mostert

14.01

14.83

13

20

Marlon Mack

14.15

14.62

22

21

Le'Veon Bell

11.47

14.43

27

22

Travis Homer

10.92

14.13

24

23

Ronald Jones

11.17

13.85

29

24

Kareem Hunt

9.34

13.59

18

25

Sony Michel

12.50

13.56

28

26

T.J. Yeldon

10.48

13.01

31

27

James White

8.87

12.84

21

28

Gus Edwards

11.66

12.55

26

29

Adrian Peterson

10.94

12.10

25

30

Mike Boone

11.16

11.36

30

31

Latavius Murray

9.32

11.14

38

32

Jaylen Samuels

6.81

10.00

41

33

Jalen Richard

6.26

9.78

50

34

Tarik Cohen

4.82

9.60

40

35

Duke Johnson

6.42

9.47

36

36

Royce Freeman

7

9.16

37

37

Patrick Laird

6.83

9.16

32

38

Carlos Hyde

8.38

9.07

33

39

David Montgomery

7.87

8.95

45

40

Boston Scott

5.54

8.64