Orleans Darkwa Week 13 Outlook -

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Wed, Nov 29th 2017, 12:46pm EST

After totaling at least 70 rushing yards in three straight games and four of his last five, Darkwa busted against the Redskins in Week 12, totaling just 30 yards on 11 carries. It's just one game so we don't want to overreact, but this is a very unstable franchise right now that can do some odd things, like pull Darkwa to play Paul Perkins or Wayne Gallman just because what they've done to this point hasn't worked. Now, we can't expect that because Darkwa has played well overall, but knowing it's a possibility, avoid him in your DFS cash lineups. The Raiders have actually held five of their last six opponents to 89 or less rushing yards, a major improvement from what they were allowing in the first half of the season. Knowing that Smith is the quarterback helps Darkwa, as mobile quarterbacks pose another threat to opposing defenses, therefore increasing the space the running back should have. I'd play him as a high-end RB3 in season-long.