This is a big week for Fantasy managers since it's the semifinals of the playoffs in most leagues. Hopefully your lineups are ready to go, and you're not dealing with too many injuries. Unfortunately, we know that's not the case, and there are several players we're still keeping an eye on heading into the weekend.
For example, we were hoping to get Christian McCaffrey (thigh) back by Week 15, but it appears like he will remain out again. Julio Jones (hamstring), Kenny Golladay (hip) and Joe Mixon (foot) are also out, and we're waiting to find out the status of Antonio Gibson (toe), Ronald Jones (finger), Raheem Mostert (ankle), Brandin Cooks (foot) and DeVante Parker (hamstring), among others.
It would be great to have all the stars we drafted and counted on all season, but that's not realistic. The flip side of that is some of these injuries have created opportunities for other players to help us where needed. You know about guys like Mike Davis and J.D. McKissic, and this week we could be relying on players like Jeff Wilson, Benny Snell and Lynn Bowden.
Imagine when the season started thinking about some of the players you might be using now in the Fantasy playoffs. There's no way many of these guys were on your radar. But here we are. And hopefully, if needed, they can deliver in a big way.
Start 'Em & Sit 'Em
J.K. Dobbins is the official Start of the Week, but we're also going to make Gus Edwards the Sleeper of the Week for this matchup against Jacksonville. Both have the potential to go off in Week 15.
The Jaguars' run defense has been miserable all season, but it's been exceptionally bad of late against opposing running backs. In their past three games against Cleveland, Minnesota and Tennessee, the running backs on those teams have combined for 561 rushing yards and three touchdowns, along with 14 catches for 128 yards and a touchdown.
Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt combined for 29 carries, 206 rushing yards and a touchdown in Week 12, along with three catches for 32 yards on three targets. Then Dalvin Cook went for 179 total yards in Week 13, including six catches. And Derrick Henry capped it off with 26 carries for 215 yards and two touchdowns in Week 14.
There should be plenty of production for Dobbins and Edwards, and I like that Mark Ingram wasn't involved in the game plan in Week 14 at Cleveland. That will hopefully be the case again this week where he doesn't touch the ball.
Dobbins should be considered a solid No. 2 Fantasy running back in all formats. He's scored in three games in a row and has at least 70 rushing yards in two of those outings. I wish he was more involved in the passing game -- he has just two catches for 15 yards over that span -- but that shouldn't matter much this week.
He's averaging 13 carries a game, and if he continues to get just that level of work he should deliver a quality stat line in this matchup. So far, Dobbins has five games this season with double digits in carries, and he's scored at least 12 PPR points in four of them.
Edwards has either 100 rushing yards or a touchdown in each of his past three outings. He hasn't had more than nine carries in any game over that span, so he's tougher to trust, and he has just four catches for the season. But he's also averaging 5.0 yards per carry and seems to gain chunk yards every time he touches the ball.
The Ravens should roll in this game with their ground attack. Lamar Jackson will lead the way in that regard, but I also expect big things for Dobbins and Edwards given how bad the Jaguars have been in stopping the run.
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