Who Should I Start? Elijah Mitchell or DJ Giddens

Friday, September 5, 7:20 PM

Kansas City Chiefs running back Elijah Mitchell is a healthy inactive for the Week 1 regular-season opener on Friday night in Brazil against the division-rival Los Angeles Chargers, according to Nate Taylor of ESPN. It's bad news for Mitchell heading into his first year with the Chiefs, as it looks like he's the RB4 to open the year, behind starter Isiah Pacheco, Kareem Hunt and rookie Brashard Smith. The 27-year-old was getting some first-team reps early in training camp, but that was a long time ago in late July. Mitchell signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal with KC in the offseason after spending his first three NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. In his three years in the Bay Area, the former sixth-rounder in 2021 out of Louisiana averaged 4.7 yards per tote on 327 rush attempts for 1,523 yards and nine touchdowns (five in his rookie season).

Saturday, September 20, 10:45 AM

Indianapolis Colts running back DJ Giddens was minimally involved in a Week 2 win over the Denver Broncos. Giddens did not receive a carry and was unable to haul in his lone target while Jonathan Taylor hogged most of the backfield work, totalling 27 touches. The Colts will head on the road to face off against the Tennessee Titans in Week 3, a team with a run defense that is allowing the 10th-most fantasy points per game to opposing running backs through two weeks. That being said, Giddens is unlikely to see much work this weekend unless the Colts get out to a big lead, leaving him as nothing more than a backend roster stash as a handcuff in fantasy leagues.