Who Should I Start? Kendre Miller or Roschon Johnson

Sunday, August 17, 5:02 PM

New Orleans Saints running back Kendre Miller started the first half of the Saints' second preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Miller finished with six carries for 21 yards in Sunday's 17-17 tie. He has logged exactly six carries each in the team's two preseason contests as he looks to establish himself as Alvin Kamara's backup following two injury-plagued seasons. With Cam Akers and Clyde Edwards-Helaire turning in underwhelming performances again this week and Devin Neal (hamstring) sidelined by a hamstring injury, the backup job appears to be Miller's to lose. He's worth holding as a handcuff to Kamara in deeper fantasy leagues.

Friday, September 5, 7:59 PM

Chicago Bears running back Roschon Johnson (foot) missed his second straight day of practice on Friday, putting him on track to at least be questionable for the Week 1 divisional clash against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night if he's able to return to the practice field on Saturday. Meanwhile, rookie Kyle Monangai (hamstring) is also on the first injury report of the year, but he's in better shape to play on Monday night with two limited practices this week. The 24-year-old Johnson should only be rostered in deeper fantasy formats as a handcuff if you own starter D'Andre Swift. If Johnson is ruled out on Monday night, Swift could be looking at a heavy workload in the first game of the season. Monangai would be in for an elevated role in his NFL regular-season debut if he's active and Johnson doesn't end up playing, but he won't be a realistic option in starting fantasy lineups.