Who Should I Start? Julius Chestnut or Devin Neal

Saturday, September 20, 9:40 AM

Tennessee Titans running back Julius Chestnut is not expected to have a significant role in their Week 3 match against the Colts. Through the first two games of the season, Chestnut has been pushed up to the depth chart with Tyjae Spears (ankle) on the IR. However, starter Tony Pollard has taken a vast majority of the snaps, which has left Chestnut to be the clear No. 2. Through two games, Pollard has logged 89% of the team's snaps while Chestnut has seen the other 11%. During this stretch, Chestnut has taken just two rushing attempts, both of which came in Week 1. In Week 2, he saw just seven offensive snaps but did run five routes, a slight increase from the two he ran the week prior. With Pollard slated to take on a significant workload once again and rookie Kalel Mullings (ankle) in the mix to make his professional debut, Chestnut should not be trusted in any redraft or DFS competitions this weekend.

Wednesday, September 17, 11:30 AM

New Orleans Saints rookie running back Devin Neal did not record a touch in Week 2 and appears to be the clear RB3 in New Orleans behind Alvin Kamara and Kendre Miller. The Saints are averaging 114 rushing yards per game as a team through the first two weeks of the season, but it does not appear that Neal will be a regular contributor in the run game without an injury to one of the backs ahead of him on the depth chart. Neal still has some value as a stash play in dynasty leagues, but he should not be on the radar of redraft managers for the time being.