Who Should I Start? Elijah Mitchell or Zamir White

Friday, September 22, 11:29 AM

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan made good on his promise to get running back Elijah Mitchell involved in the game plan after Mitchell didn't play at all in the Week 2 win over the Los Angeles Rams. On Thursday night in the 30-12 win over the New York Giants, Mitchell saw a season-high 11 carries for 42 yards and caught all three of his targets for two yards. It was nice to see the 25-year-old get more involved in a game that wasn't close at all late, but Mitchell's week-to-week workload could vary drastically based on game flow, and as long as bell-cow Christian McCaffrey is healthy and doing his thing, Mitchell isn't going to have standalone fantasy value. He could, however, see another solid workload in a Week 4 matchup with the lowly Arizona Cardinals.

Sunday, August 27, 3:03 PM

Las Vegas Raiders running back Zamir White started and played the full first quarter in the Raiders' 31-16 preseason loss to the Cowboys on Saturday night. White didn't do much, taking four touches seven total yards. With RB Josh Jacobs signing a one-year extension with the Raiders, White's usage on Saturday indicates he is second in line for carries this season, making the 2022 fourth-round pick a sleeper flex option in later rounds of fantasy drafts.