Mike Gillislee Fantasy Football Week 0 Scouting Report

Mike Gillislee
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Age: 34
Weight: 216 lbs
Height: 5' 11"

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by Steve Andress

· Oct 04, 2017 · 7:42 AM EDT

NE RB Mike Gillislee - Week 5 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 5 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Patriots utter lack of a defense through four weeks has meant New England has played from behind more often than most expected. That has led to fewer snaps for Gillislee. He has yet to play 40% of snaps this season, and last week he played a season-low 25.7% snaps. He still had 12 carries, but it's starting to feel like Gillislee is a touchdown-or-bust weekly fantasy start, but his chances of a rushing touchdown each week are far better than most. Despite the past two weeks, he's scored in half of his games this season, and there's always upside for multiple touchdowns in this offense. That's why he's still a low-end RB2 on Thursday Night in Tampa Bay, despite his low weekly floor.

by Steve Andress

· Sep 28, 2017 · 11:16 PM EDT

NE RB Mike Gillislee - Week 4 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 4 vs. Carolina Panthers

Blount 2.0 in the Patriots offense has looked touchdown-dependent in his first three games in New England. He probably has the best chance of any NFL RB each week to find the end zone, given the offense, but the low weekly floor is there along with the high weekly ceiling. As 14-point favorites last week, Gillislee was a good bet to score but didn't. That meant just 12 carries for 31 yards. Gillislee has also yet to play 40% of the snaps in a game, further limiting his opportunities outside the goal-line area. Consider Gillislee a RB2 this week, with the Patriots again a heavy favorite at home, but keep in mind the low floor if you have better, high-volume options. The Panthers are top-10 in fantasy points allowed to PPR RBs this year.

by Steve Andress

· Sep 21, 2017 · 11:32 PM EDT

NE RB Mike Gillislee - Week 3 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 3 vs. Houston Texans

The Patriots are double-digit home favorites against the Texans and have the highest Vegas implied team total for the second week in a row at 29 points. Both of those things add up to yet another above-average chance for Mike Gillislee to score a goal-line touchdown, as he leads the NFL in carries inside the 10 and goal-line carries. Rex Burkhead is also questionable, which further cements Gillislee as an RB2 this week.

by Steve Andress

· Sep 15, 2017 · 11:35 AM EDT

NE RB Mike Gillislee - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 at New Orleans Saints

The Patriots have the highest implied total in Vegas for Week 2, despite playing on the road, with an absurd implied total of 31 points. You're going to want to start most Patriots in Week 2. That includes Gillislee who converted three short-yardage touchdowns in Week 1. James White did play 43 snaps to Gillislee's 24, but the Patriots were behind much of the second half. In what is projected to be a much more positive game script, Gillislee is shaping up to be a safe RB2 this week.

by Steve Andress

· Sep 05, 2017 · 10:40 AM EDT

NE RB Mike Gillislee - Week 1 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 1 vs. Chiefs

Mike Gillislee is the likely goal-line back for the Patriots offense, a role that has generated 36 touchdowns over the past three years among Pats running backs with similar roles. We may not know yet going into Week 1 how many total touches to expect from Gillislee, but that valuable role alone puts him in the RB2/FLEX conversation immediately. However, expectations for a high Week 1 ceiling should be kept in check against a Chiefs defense that was top-10 last year in our aFPA vs. RBs.

by Steve Andress

· Jul 31, 2017 · 1:24 AM EDT

NE RB Mike Gillislee - 2017 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside

The Patriots not only signed Mike Gillislee as a restricted free agent from Buffalo, but because he was not an unrestricted free agent, New England had to send a draft pick to the Bills. Bill Belichick really isn't in the business of giving up draft picks for players he does not like. That means Gillislee is the favorite to inherit the team's early-down/goal-line back role that produced a league-high 18 rushing touchdowns from the now departed LeGarrette Blount. Blount finished as a top-10 PPR RB in this offense a year ago, and Gillislee was No. 1 in the NFL in TD rate a year ago at 8.2 percent.

Fantasy Downside
#Belitricks. You just never know for sure who will start at RB or if the Patriots will lean more on the passing down back week-to-week. So drafting Gillislee (whose ADP has risen into the fifth/sixth round in early August) still requires a leap of faith. Per 4for4's Chris Raybon, it should also be noted Blount's 17.6 rushes per game were the most by a Patriots power back since Steven Ridley's 18.1 in 2012. So some regression in volume could be in order for Gillislee in this role.

2017 Bottom Line

Blount was eighth in standard fantasy points per week in 2017 and 13th in PPR. Considering Gillislee is being drafted as a low-end RB2 or flex player, the reward outweighs the risk. Gillislee has RB1 upside at a reasonable ADP.

by Chris Kucharski

· Dec 23, 2016 · 9:07 AM EST

BUF RB Mike Gillislee - Week 16, 2016 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 16 vs Miami
Mike Gillislee scored his third touchdown in the last three games and appears to have that role now for Buffalo, which lends him some fantasy value. He did only get 9 touches so there is probably not enough there to start him, but he should be on your radar considering the scoring in recent games.