DeAndre Washington

Week 13 vs. Cincinnati Bengals

UPDATE: DeAndre Washington is listed as doubtful and likely won't play this week.

Every time there's a new running back hurt on the Dolphins, Miami turns to someone that isn't Matt Breida. Last week, that back was DeAndre Washington. He led the team in touches with 15, finishing with 60 scrimmage yards and no touchdowns. He also all Miami backs in playing time with 48% of the offensive snaps. However, this week is a bit of a mess for the Dolphins' backfield. Myles Gaskin is eligible to return from IR, Washington hasn't been practicing and Salvon Ahmed has been limited in practice. We'll have a clearer picture of who is playing in this backfield later in the week where we can have better projections for each player.

Week 16 at Los Angeles Chargers
Josh Jacobs has been ruled out with a shoulder injury. Jacobs was also out in Week 14, so there is a one-game sample of how Gruden ran the offense without Jacobs. It is worth mentioning one game is an extremely small sample and simply applying the exact same snap and touch split from Week 14 to this matchup against the Chargers would be a mistake. However, it can give us a general guideline to help improve our decision-making process.

In Week 14 against the Tennessee Titans, Washington out-snapped Jalen Richard 40 to 24 and out-touched Richard 20 to 9. Washington finished with 14 rushing attempts for 53 yards and one touchdown, six receptions on seven targets for 43 yards, and was the half PPR RB10.

Points for the Raiders might be limited because they are currently implied for 19.25 points. The Chargers are the thirteenth worst defense against running backs, per our signature schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed metric. 4for4’s rankings expert, John Paulsen, has Washington ranked as a borderline half PPR RB2. Washington appears to be the running back to start for the Raiders.

Week 14 vs. Tennessee Titans
On Wednesday, Josh Jacobs said he has been playing with a shoulder fracture since Week 7. Richard is only worth considering if Jacobs is ruled out. The Titans are the 19th defense against running backs, per our signature schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed metric. 4for4 rankings expert, John Paulsen, has Washington ranked as the half PPR RB45 but this would change if Jacobs is ruled out. If Jacobs does miss time, the backfield would likely be a running back by committee with Washington involved on early downs and Richard more involved in the passing game.