Week 9 at San Francisco
Last week was a disaster for Mark Ingram owners, as he finished with minus-9 rushing yards after getting benched for losing a fumble in the Saints' Week 8 win over the Seahawks. Tim Hightower took over as the team's No. 1 back and promptly got stuffed on five separate goal-line opportunities - opportunities that all would have went to Ingram. A day after the game, coach Sean Payton said that Hightower will have a bigger role in the offense moving forward.
Making matters worse for fantasy owners deciding what to do with Ingram, this week the Saints play a 49ers defense that ranks dead last versus fantasy running backs this season. Ingram ranks as our RB16 for Week 9, but he's a risky RB2. We would stay true to our ranking, but if you have a better option on your bench, it might be a wise decision to go in another direction. If not, roll with Ingram and hope he gets out of Payton's doghouse.