Kenyan Drake

Week 7 vs. Detroit Lions

We have to accept that Frank Gore is going to get at least half of the work on the ground in the Dolphins offense moving forward, making Drake not much more than a FLEX candidate in standard, but this week in PPR against a porous Lions rush defense (28th in aFPA to RBs), Drake is on the RB2 radar. With 3.5 receptions per game, he should provide a steady floor, and Adam Gase showed confidence in Drake, going right back to him last week in overtime after he fumbled at the goal line. He's also been on the field for 60 percent of snaps in all but one blowout loss this season. That's a reliable snap share. We're sure Adam Gase will want to keep it on the ground more than usual too with Brock Osweiler at quarterback.

Week 5 at Cincinnati Bengals

The Dolphins had the most predictable of blowout losses in Week 4, and Miami has a bottom-seven implied team total in Week 5 of just 21.25 points. Kenyan Drake only has 11 total touches in the past two weeks. And that was against two defenses with favorable match-ups, per our aFPA metric. At this point, Kenyan Drake is a total dart throw that shouldn't be looked at as anything more than a risky FLEX play until some undetermined point in time where Adam Gase decides to actually give his best RB work like he did last season.

Week 3 at Miami Dolphins

Miami has a respectable 24-point implied team total in this game. That should lead to positive game script for Drake, who faces a Raiders defense ranked 23rd in PPR points allowed to RBs this season. Drake has seen 17 and 15 touches, respectively, in the first two games of the season, but he has played at least 60 percent of the snaps in both games. That's what you're looking for to inspire confidence in your RB2 options. That's where Drake was drafted for most teams, and more importantly, he's caught at least three passes in both weeks. He's a borderline RB1 in Week 3.