Fantasy Football Player Notes

The rookie RB shrugged off his finger injury to pile up 32 touches for 168 yards and a touchdown in Week 12. It was his second straight game with 27 carries and his six targets were a new career-high. Furthermore, Mitchell's rest-of-season schedule is just fantastic. He draws the Falcons, Titans, and Texans in Weeks 15-17. Consider him a high-end RB2 if he stays healthy.

Jeff Wilson Jr. went from my favorite sleeper RB of the season to hard pass starting the year on the PUP list with a knee injury. Wilson had some great moments last season when asked to carry the load. However, with so many running backs on this roster, Wilson could be buried. He's someone to monitor on the waiver wire, but not worth draft capital outside of deep leagues.

There was some belief entering Week 5 that Sermon's patience/vision/power would pair better with Trey Lance's abilities than Elijah Mitchell's speed would. However, Kyle Shanahan doesn't seem to think so. Mitchell handled 81.8% of the team's RB rushing share on Sunday. He was clearly the lead guy and Sermon is shaping up as a RB4/handcuff option moving forward.