Myles Gaskin Week 4 Outlook - Vikings at Texans

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 1st 2020, 9:31am EDT

This backfield is getting clearer by the week. Gaskin got the start last week and received 27 of the team's 33 running back touches but lost them when they mattered most - the goal line. Howard has a league-high eight carries inside the five-yard line, while Ryan Fitzpatrick has two, and Gaskin has one. Remember Devin Singletary last year? That's kind of the comp you get with Gaskin. Just 17 percent of all fantasy production the Seahawks have allowed to skill-position players has gone to running backs, which is by far the lowest mark in the league, so it's not a great matchup to attack with the Dolphins backfield. Through three games, they've yet to allow a team of running backs total more than 72 rushing yards, and that includes the Cowboys and Ezekiel Elliott last week when he totaled just 34 yards on 14 carries. The issue is that most teams are falling behind early and often, forcing them to go pass-heavy, which is why no team has totaled more than 18 carries with their running backs through three games. They have allowed two different running backs (Rex Burkhead, Elliott) to total at least 8.4 PPR points through the air over the last two games, so we should still see Gaskin produce a semi-decent floor in this matchup, even if the upside is capped. Consider him a low-end RB3/high-end RB4-type option who's safer than most in that area. Howard is droppable in all formats, as he's only being used in goal-line situations, which doesn't happen often enough in the Dolphins offense. Breida is clearly not someone who should be rostered, as he's totaled five or less touches in 2-of-3 games without any goal-line work.