Fantasy Football Player Notes

Last week, Achane stretched his RB1 weekly finish streak to six consecutive games. Oh, and he only played 34% of snaps before leaving with a rib injury. That's wild. Thankfully, players are often able to return the following week after rib injuries. As a result, Achane should be back to his RB1 ways this week against the Steelers. That said, it will be worth monitoring his practice reports throughout the week. Two weeks ago, the Steelers allowed the most rushing yards to a road team in their franchise's history. Last week, the Ravens had 217 total rushing yards. With Derrick Henry and Keaton Mitchell combining for 170 of them. As long as Achane is healthy, he has been unstoppable regardless of the matchup.

After two down weeks, Waddle bounced back with a WR10 finish in Week 14. Finishing with 50 receiving yards and a score, his 21-yard rush was icing for fantasy managers. This week, the Dolphins face the Steelers, who are allowing the 11th most fantasy points to the WR position over the last five weeks. This includes last week, when they allowed Zay Flowers to have eight catches for 124 yards. Waddle may not be the WR1 we had hoped for without Tyreek Hill, but his usage as the team's top target makes him a fringe WR1 in a plus matchup this week.