Week 16 vs. Oakland Raiders
The Eagles play Christmas night (Monday), and anybody with Eagles players must be aware that Doug Pederson has hinted this week of resting starters if/when the Eagles lock up home field advantage. If the Vikings lose Saturday (a long shot at Green Bay without Aaron Rodgers), the Eagles will have already done that. Otherwise, the Eagles currently have the third-highest team total in Vegas this week. However, at this point, Clement is not playable, with five straight weeks of fewer than 10 touches.
Week 15 at New York Giants
The Eagles still have an implied team total in Vegas in the top half of teams this week despite starting back-up QB Nick Foles, and the loss of their starting QB could mean increased volume for the backfield. Here's the problem: Corey Clement has received 7, 6, 5, and 6 touches over the past four games. That's not nearly enough action to warrant a starting lineup spot.
Week 14 at Los Angeles Rams
The Eagles-Rams game has the third-highest over/under in Vegas this week at 48 points. Here's how the backfield touches have broken down over the past three weeks: LeGarrette Blount-45, Jay Ajayi-34, Corey Clement-30. However, we saw a shift last week with Ajayi playing 41% of snaps and leading the Eagles backfield with 12 touches. Nevertheless, that's still not a lot of touches. This is a three-man RBBC and should be avoided in the fantasy playoffs.
Week 13 at Seattle Seahawks
The Eagles have the fourth-highest implied team total of the week at 26.25 points; however, the backfield split since Jay AJayi joined the Eagles is killing all of their value, including Clement's. His touches the last two games: 6 and 5. The matchup is not good, as Seattle is top-five in aFPA versus RBs, and the Eagles could rely on Carson Wentz to attack a banged up Seahawks secondary. We can't recommend an Eagles RB this week.
Week 12 vs. Chicago Bears
Eagles RB touches since they traded for Jay Ajayi: LeGarrette Blount-22, Corey Clement-19, Ajayi-16. This appears to be a three-way RBBC. The Bears are also below-average in our aFPA vs. RB rankings. However, Clement's 3 touchdowns on just 19 touches over the past two games is unsustainable. Therefore, we are not considering Clement a starting option in Week 12.
Week 11 at Dallas Cowboys
Reports out of Philadelphia are Jay Ajayi will be more involved in the offense this week as the Eagles head to Dallas for Sunday Night Football. Corey Clement's Week 9 explosion was a lot of garbage time with the Eagles up big in the second half. Vegas has the Eagles with an implied team total of 26.25, fourth-highest for Week 11. The Eagles are a 4.5-point favorite, implying a positive game script for the ground game. We expect Clement to take on a much smaller role as the passing-down back in this offense for Week 11, but it's been a guessing game in the Philadelphia backfield since Doug Pederson arrived. We wouldn't start Clement, though.
Week 6 at Carolina Panthers
Any ideas of Corey Clement taking over all of Wendell Smallwood's touches last week were dashed when Kenjon Barner also got some backfield work. This is a three-man committee with LeGarrette Blount involved as well, rendering Clement somebody you don't want to start on Thursday night.
Week 4 at Los Angeles Chargers
With Darren Sproles out for the year, LeGarrette Blount and Wendell Smallwood will see most of the snaps. Clement only played seven snaps last week. Don't start him.
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