Week 9 Fantasy Football Mailbag: Should Managers Panic About Ashton Jeanty? - Sports Illustrated
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A lot has happened since Week 8 kicked off, and this is a busy time of year for fantasy football managers with the trade deadline approaching and fantasy playoffs already on the horizon. Whether it be the waiver wire, lineup decisions, or trades, fantasy managers are always faced with endless choices to make.
In this week’s installment of our fantasy football mailbag, which questions are eating away at managers?
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One of the biggest Week 8 developments was the Las Vegas Raiders starting rookie Mike Washington Jr. at RB over Ashton Jeanty. Jeanty was limited to just two rushing attempts in the win over the New York Jets, while Washington handled 25 carries.
Although Jeanty still achieved double-digit fantasy points in Week 8, he scored just 10.3 points. Most of those points were due to Jeanty catching 3 passes for 64 yards, and it’s tough to expect him to average 20-plus yards per reception moving forward.
There’s certainly a chance Jeanty retakes the starting role for the Raiders at some point, but his lack of efficiency as a runner likely led to the change. Among 19 RBs with 100-plus attempts in 2026, Jeanty has the fewest yards per attempt (3.1), the third-fewest yards after contact per attempt (2.67), and the fewest runs of 10-plus yards (5).
Jeanty could still be affected by the injuries he dealt with earlier this season, as he’s struggled to display much explosiveness. On a scale of one to five (with five being the highest level of panic), Jeanty is sitting at four on the panic meter.
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