Skins RB Rob Kelley eyes roster spot, possible RB3 role

Sep 03, 2016

Redskins RB Rob Kelley is close to making his dream of playing in the NFL a reality. The talented rookie has had an impressive preseason and has a good shot at seeing his name on the Redskins 53-man roster when it is announced Saturday.

“I think I’ll sweat it out ‘till it happens,” Kelley said. “You can never be sure. At the end of the day, it’s still a business, so you never know what’s going on upstairs. But I think I did pretty well, but I’m not going to run with it until it happens.”

Kelley was Washington’s most consistent running back in this preseason, finishing with 198 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries – good for an average of 5.2 yards per carry.

Fantasy Impact:

Kelley could even jump right into a key role as it would appear he's the team's RB3. With Matt Jones already banged up a little from the preseason, Kelley is an injury away from a possible significant workload. Chris Thompson is more of a third down back and a change of pace and Keith Marshall could also be a factor, but Kelley seems to be the early leader for the RB3 slot.

today

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans practices for second straight day

Greg Auman

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Cooler weather for Bucs practice today -- Wirfs and Evans practicing again. Still no Zyon McCollum, but Troy Hill and Greg Gaines were practicing today.

Related Players: Sterling Shepard, Jalen McMillan, Trey Palmer

Fantasy Impact:

Fantastic news for fantasy managers hanging on to Mike Evans: he should be considered a WR1 option immediately.

yesterday

49ers TE George Kittle "good to go" for Week 12

KNBR

yesterday · 5:34 PM EST

“I will be playing on Sunday. Very excited, can’t pass up playing the Packers. I will be out there for sure.”

George Kittle says he’s good to go for Sunday

Related Players: Eric Saubert

Fantasy Impact:

Kittle returns to a great matchup against a Packers defense that ranks 26th in TE aFPA. He should be fired up as a high-end TE1 once again.

Bears RB D'Andre Swift misses Wednesday practice

Kevin Fishbain

yesterday · 1:29 PM EST

Per Bears head coach Matt Eberflus: Ryan Bates remains in the concussion protocol. Elijah Hicks (ankle) and D'Andre Swift (groin) won't practice.

Teven Jenkins will be limited.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer

Fantasy Impact:

This is definitely a situation to keep an eye on, as Johnson would have a huge workload if Swift were to miss Week 12. Homer has three rush attempts and zero targets on the year.