Who Should I Start? Kareem Hunt or Keaton Mitchell

Saturday, November 15, 4:23 AM

Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt will take on the Denver Broncos in Week 11. Hunt is set to handle the lion's share of the carries out of the backfield with Isiah Pacheco ruled out for Sunday's matchup. Hunt had been splitting the work with Pacheco for much of the season, but Pacheco had begun earning a larger role before going down with a knee injury. Now Hunt will assume a larger workload after being successful in his opportunities at the goal-line and in short-yardage situations. Despite playing in all nine games for the Chiefs this season, Hunt's 294 rushing yards rank 43rd among rushers this season. That low yardage total could be concerning if he didn't score so much, but Hunt ranks 11th in rushing touchdowns with five this year. The veteran back has a great chance to find the endzone every week, but he will have to contend with the stout Denver defense this week. The Broncos defense has allowed the fifth-fewest fantasy points to opposing running backs this season. Given his low yardage totals, starting Hunt this week would be betting on him to score a touchdown against one of the best defenses in the league. Hunt is ranked RB33 in our RotoBaller Half-PPR rankings, putting him at the backend of RB3 range this week.

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.