Rashad Jennings

Week 10 vs. New England

Rashad Jennings had 13 carries for only 48 yards last week against the Bucs, as the Giants offense sputtered at times. He’s been a very inconsistent fantasy option this year, with the Giants using a committee approach at times in the backfield. He remains the starter and the back that gets the most carries each week, but because he doesn’t get a full workload each week, it’s hard to trust him.

Only the Jets have allowed less rushing yardage to opposing teams this year than the Patriots, so Jennings may have his work cut out for him. That statistic is a little misleading, because teams so often need to abandon the run game against a high-scoring offense, but in a game that should feature passing and Jennings getting inconsistent touches, he’s a RB3 option at best in most leagues.

Week 7 at New Orleans

Rashad Jennings only had five carries and 19 yards last week. He was only the main back for about 25 percent of the team’s rushing attempts and was only on the field for just 11 of the team’s 53 snaps. The Giants have now added a fourth back, Orleans Darkwa, into their rotation, hurting the value of all three other Giants backs.

Jennings is still technically the starter and he faces a Saints team that has allowed the fifth-most yards per game this year to opposing rushers. Because of this, and because he still catches passes better than the average back, he has some value in deep leagues, but his inconsistent usage is alarming and fantasy owners should stay away from the Giants backfield if possible.

Week 6 at Philadelphia

Rashad Jennings had 11 carries and four receptions for a total of 67 yards against the 49ers last week. He remains the starter in New York, even if his workload gets cut into by Shane Vereen, and sometimes Andre Williams. Still, he was on the field nearly four times as much as Williams was last week, which bodes well for him for the remainder of the season.

This week, Jennings should get another dozen touches or so, but he’s going up against a Philly defense that has been top-10 in rushing yards allowed this season and has only given up one rushing touchdown. Fantasy owners can plug him in as a RB2 or flex option in very deep leagues, but he’s risky and should more likely stay on the bench with a tough matchup and continuing questions about the dependability of his workload.