Justin Jackson Week 9 Outlook -

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Tue, Nov 3rd 2020, 1:53pm EST

With Jackson healthy throughout the week, we saw this split return to the way it should be, as Jackson led the running backs with 41 snaps and 22 opportunities, while Kelley played just 21 snaps and had eight opportunities. In fact, Troymaine Pope out-snapped and out-touched Kelley in a game that was close throughout. Jackson is the clear starter here while Pope and Kelley battle for backup reps. The Raiders have turned things around against the run as of late, as no running back has topped 66 yards on the ground over their last four games, which includes matchups with Kareem Hunt, Ronald Jones, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. That's quite the change from the first three games where they allowed a top-two running back in each game. The game against the Browns last week was the first one they didn't allow at least one running back to hit double-digit PPR points, so it's not like it's a must-avoid matchup, either. Teams have continually targeted running backs against the Raiders, as they've accounted for a league-leading 26.3 percent target share. The Raiders are still allowing the second-most points per opportunity to running backs, so touches are the most important thing to find. Jackson and Pope shared the receiving role last week, combining for 12 targets between them, so that should provide the floor we're looking for in a low-end RB2/high-end RB3, which is how Jackson should be viewed.