Duke Riley

The Commanders released LB Duke Riley.

Fantasy Impact

Riley signed with the Commanders earlier in August. He was unable to earn a spot on the Commanders 53-man roster. He'll likely look to land another opportunity on a practice squad.

The Commanders signed LB Duke Riley.

Fantasy Impact

Riley was previously with the Dolphins. He could also hold a special teams role with Washington.

Atlanta linebacker Duke Riley has now been third in snap counts among the main three for five straight games. In this contest, he did manage to record six combined tackle, he still did not top 40% of the snaps allowed on defense.

Fantasy Impact

Dynasty wise IDP owners have had to move on by now. But the IDP production can be deceiving, he is a high-risk option for the rest of the season. The lack of time on the field will eventually catch up to his production in IDP.

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Duke Riley recorded four combined tackles in the win over Tampa Bay Week Six, but he did it with approximately half the amount of time with the starting unit in this contest.

Fantasy Impact

The significant drop in time on the field this contest should be concerning for his IDP owners. The apparent benefactor of this drop of playing time for Riley was rookie linebacker Foyesade Oluokun. With Riley recently being stripped of the on the field play calling and now this drop from an 80% average to 43% in Week Six could mean he is no longer going to be counted as a centerpiece of the defense going forward.

Playing at home, Atlanta Falcons middle linebacker Duke Riley recorded eight solo and four assisted tackles in the loss to New Orleans Sunday.

Fantasy Impact

As long as the Falcons insert Riley as the replacement for Deion Jones on a weekly basis IDP owners should consider him an option.