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BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: Joshua Kelley had averaged 16 snaps per game and had only carried 13 times from Weeks 1-4. Sony Michel had averaged 14 snaps and had been entrusted with 22 rushing attempts per game during that span.
However, Kelley appears to have bypassed Michel on L.A.’s depth chart, while emerging as the Chargers’ RB2 behind Austin Ekeler in the process. The third-year back accumulated 10 rushing attempts and generated 49 rushing yards when Los Angeles visited Cleveland in Week 5. That was also Kelley’s highest yardage total since Week 2 of his 2020 rookie season.
Kelley played on 27 snaps, according to PFF, while Sony Michel was relegated to just two snaps versus the Browns. Michel was also limited to just one carry and failed to register a yard with his lone attempt.
Ekeler had been averaging 11.3 attempts prior to Week 5, but established a season-high with his 16 carries versus the Browns. He will continue to share opportunities as a rusher within the backfield and Kelley is now positioned to operate in that rotation. He remains available in 99% of all leagues, and they can provide a safeguard for anyone who has Ekeler contained on their rosters.
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