Kenyan Drake Fantasy Football Week 13 Scouting Report

Kenyan Drake
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Age: 30
Weight: 216 lbs
Height: 6' 1"
College: Alabama

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by Steve Andress

· Sep 07, 2018 · 11:10 AM EDT

MIA RB Kenyan Drake - Week 1 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 1 vs. Tennessee Titans

The Dolphins have a bottom half of the league implied team total in Vegas this week of just 21.75 points. Adam Gase apparently finds it cute to put the starting running back on his depth chart as Kenyan Drake or Frank Gore. Make no mistake, Gore will get touches in this backfield, but Drake should maintain enough of his elite volume from the end of last season to warrant high-end RB2 status to begin the season. Start him against a Titans defense that ranked outside the top 10 in aFPA to RBs last year.

by Steve Andress

· Jul 24, 2018 · 1:35 AM EDT

MIA RB Kenyan Drake - 2018 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside

From Week 9 on last season, Kenyan Drake was an RB1 in fantasy football. Over that span, he was the RB7 in PPR, averaging about 15 fantasy points per game. He also showed a great ability to catch the ball, with three or more receptions in six of those nine weeks after Jay Ajayi was traded.

Fantasy Downside

The Dolphins signed veteran Frank Gore and drafted Kalen Ballage. There is some concern about whether Drake will maintain the same volume he had in the second half of last season. His 152 touches from Week 9 on were top-12 at the position, but it's very possible Frank Gore will eat into those snaps, given Gore's excellent pass blocking and the Dolphins' bad offensive line.

2018 Bottom Line

Drake has the feel of a high-ceiling/low-floor pick this season. The sample size was small last season, and we've seen RBs over-drafted on half-season sample sizes in the past not live up to their ADP the following season. However, his 21+ touches per game from Week 12 on last season are eye-popping. Consider him an RB2 with upside among the group of RBs going in the third round. But don't forget that he's in an offense that could struggle to find positive game script for its backs this season.

by Steve Andress

· Dec 29, 2017 · 1:34 PM EST

MIA RB Kenyan Drake - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 vs. Buffalo Bills

The Dolphins host the Bills in Week 17, looking to spoil Buffalo's playoff hopes. Kenyan Drake is in a prime spot to do it, as Buffalo is dead last in aFPA to RBs. With Drake's huge workload in recent weeks, he should be considered a high-end RB1 in Week 17. He already put up 23+ PPR points on Buffalo a few weeks ago.

by Steve Andress

· Dec 22, 2017 · 10:16 AM EST

MIA RB Kenyan Drake - Week 16 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 16 at Kansas City Chiefs

Miami has the fourth-lowest implied team total in Vegas this week at 16.5 points, and the Dolphins must go on the road to face a Chiefs team still playing for the AFC West crown. Not a good combination. 4for4's Chris Raybon noted on Twitter this week that Kenyan Drake averaged 26.0 touches/game on 89% of snaps over the past three games with Damien Williams out.

It's possible Williams returns this week. Drake averaged 11.0 touches/game on 61% of snaps with Williams active in Weeks 9-12. Split the difference and you get 18.5 touches/game, 75% snaps, which seems like a reasonable expectation. This lowers Drake's ceiling a bit this week, but we still have him as a low-end RB1 for Week 16.

by Steve Andress

· Dec 15, 2017 · 10:15 AM EST

MIA RB Kenyan Drake - Week 15 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 15 at Buffalo Bills

The Dolphins clearly had their best performances of the season at home the past two weeks against the Patriots and Broncos. But this warm weather team must now go to Buffalo, where Miami has a bottom-six implied team total in Vegas this week. Nevertheless, Kenyan Drake has been a fantasy revelation and faces a Buffalo rush defense allowing the seventh-most fantasy points to RBs over the past four weeks. Drake is an automatic start this week against the team that's dead last against RBs in aFPA.

by Steve Andress

· Dec 06, 2017 · 10:06 PM EST

MIA RB Kenyan Drake - Week 14 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 14 vs. New England Patriots

Dolphins head coach Adam Gase didn't sound optimistic about Damien Williams' (shoulder) chances of returning to practice this week. That means Kenyan Drake should be in line for another huge workload, after seeing 26 touches last week. Despite the less-than-ideal matchup against the Patriots, volume is king when it comes to fantasy RBs and Drake will get it, making him a high-end RB2, at worst.

by Steve Andress

· Dec 01, 2017 · 1:43 AM EST

MIA RB Kenyan Drake - Week 13 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 13 vs. Denver Broncos

Kenyan Drake is basically the last man standing in the Dolphins backfield this week, with Jay Ajayi gone and Damien Williams injured. He'll get more volume, but Miami-Denver has the lowest over/under in Vegas for Week 13, with the Dolphins only expected to score 19 points. Nevertheless, Drake should be a mid-to-low-end RB2 option in Week 13 against a vulnerable Broncos defense (24th in aFPA vs. RBs).