Jordan Wilkins

Week 4 vs. Oakland Raiders

Jordan Wilkins had three carries for -2 yards last week against the Falcons as the backup to Marlon Mack. He should continue in that role, and while he’s been productive in spurts over his young career, he’s no threat to Mack as the primary ball-carrier, making him no more than a handcuff in all league formats. While the Colts could get up early on the Raiders this week and give Mack a rest, that’s way too much of a gamble to give any serious consideration to Wilkins in your lineup.

Week 4 vs. Houston Texans

Jordan Wilkins has seen his snap counts decline each of the first three weeks from 56 percent in Week 1 to 39 percent in Week 2 to 29 percent in Week3. In the past two weeks, no Colts RB has seen more than 12 touches in a game. Despite the Texans ranking only 25th in aFPA to RBs this season, this RBBC is hard to trust in starting lineups. Wilkins will likely need a rushing touchdown to return value. He'll be even harder to trust if Marlon Mack is active. Mack practiced on a limited basis with a hamstring injury Wednesday and Thursday.

Week 2 at Washington Redskins

Marlon Mack may return from a hamstring injury in Week 2, throwing more ambiguity into this backfield situation, after Jordan Wilkins received 17 touches and Nyheim Hines saw 12 touches in Week 1. This feels like a full-blown running back by committee situation against a Washington defense that held David Johnson to just 4.0 yards per carry in Week 1. Washington was only 28th in aFPA to RBs last year, but not knowing how much work Wilkins will get makes it very hard to start him in Week 2.