Who Should I Start? Chris Rodriguez Jr. or Keaton Mitchell

Sunday, November 16, 4:02 PM

Washington Commanders running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. rushed for 79 yards on 15 carries during Sunday's Week 11 loss against the Miami Dolphins in Madrid. He also converted his lone target into a six-yard reception. Washington has operated out of a backfield committee for most of this season, but it now appears that Rodriguez has taken over as the team's lead back. Not only did he have more carries than Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Jeremy McNichols combined, but he also had more yards per carry than each of them. Rodriguez is now averaging 9.9 fantasy points (full-PPR) over his last three games, and he handled a season-high 44.8 percent snap share on Sunday morning. Fantasy managers should view Rodriguez as a high-end RB3/flex on the other side of his Week 12 bye.

Saturday, November 15, 7:49 AM

Baltimore Ravens running back Keaton Mitchell is off the injury report and ready to go for Week 11 after being a limited participant on Wednesday due to a knee issue. The speedy back only saw seven percent of the snaps in their Week 10 win over the Minnesota Vikings, but he looks to be in line for some more snaps now that Justice Hill (toe) has been ruled out for their game against the Cleveland Browns. Head coach John Harbaugh already talked about wanting to get Mitchell more involved, so he could serve as the main change-of-pace back behind Derrick Henry now. The Browns, however, are one of the toughest matchups for running backs as they give up just 16.79 fantasy points per game to backfields and have only allowed three touchdowns on the ground and one through the air to the position. That gives Mitchell more of a RB4 projection who would only serve as a flex start in very deep leagues.