Tevin Coleman

Coleman's 16 carries in Week 12 were the byproduct of a favorable game-script, but that's not exactly something that we should anticipate here. Philadelphia's defense is a much more formidable unit than Houston and we could see New York get down early if the Eagles offense is even functional. Coleman should still be the lead option in this backfield, but with potentially losing goal-line work to Walter like last week, there's very little upside to playing him in a crucial fantasy week. Coleman can be viewed as a mid-range RB3.

Tevin Coleman leads the way in the Jets' backfield in Week 12 victory

Tevin Coleman received 16 carries that he took for a modest 67 scoreless yards. He received three targets, catching two of them for three yards.

Fantasy Impact

Coleman was signed in the off-season to be the Jets' No.1 runner, until at least Michael Carter could take over. Over the past few weeks, that's exactly what happened, but when Carter went on IR, it opened the door for Coleman to be relevant again. Most fantasy managers were expecting Ty Johnson to inherit a bigger workload, but the coaching staff went back to their offseason acquisition. Despite the positive development, Coleman is nothing more than a desperation play at running back during Carter's IR stint.