Lewis: Bengals RB Joe Mixon 'off the charts talent-wise' and is 'as smart as a whip'

Jul 13, 2017

In the brief time Bengals HC Marvin Lewis and RB Joe Mixon have spent together on the field, the coach has been impressed.

"He's off the charts talent-wise," Lewis said. "Big, fast, catch, run, see, smart -- and he's a 20-year-old kid. He's as smart as a whip."

Fantasy Impact:

Giovani Bernard is no sure bet to be healthy to start the season. Jeremy Hill has been an effective goal line back, but has averaged a paltry 3.67 YPC over the last two seasons. Mixon’s workload is a bit up in the air, but he has a good chance to lead the Cincy backs in touches. We should know more once we see the pecking order in training camp, though it feels like Mixon will be expected to contribute heavily as a rookie.

yesterday

Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson officially Out for Week 12

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 4:12 PM EST

Cowboys list TE Jake Ferguson as out for Sunday’s game vs. Washington due to his concussion.

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

Fantasy Impact:

This puts Schoonmaker more or less in TE streaming consideration, but there are far better options this week, which puts him low on the totem pole.

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith officially Out for Week 12

Mike Garafolo

yesterday · 4:04 PM EST

Eagles ruled out WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) for Sunday against the Rams.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Dallas Goedert

Fantasy Impact:

It's a bit of a crapshoot as to who the "WR2" on the offense will be, but now that he's ruled out, Brown and Goedert should get a nice boost to their bottom line. That would lock Goedert into a no-doubt TE1 role in Week 12.