Isaiah Crowell is having an up-and-down season with the woeful Cleveland Browns, which makes his fantasy value hard to gauge on a weekly basis.
Fantasy football start/sit advice, Week 10: Isaiah Crowell a risky play vs. Ravens
Will Isaiah Crowell continue to be Cleveland’s top back, or will Duke Johnson be featured in Baltimore?
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Because Crowell is a one-dimensional back, he often gets few touches when Cleveland goes down big and has to abandon the run. In his last five games, Crowell has averaged 10.2 carries per game, including just six in Cleveland’s Week 9 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
However, Crowell’s biggest game of the year was against the Baltimore Ravens, who Cleveland faces again on Thursday Night Football this week. It came in Week 2, when Crowell rushed for 133 yards and one score on 18 carries.
That was the second-most fantasy points Baltimore has allowed to a running back this year behind only Matt Forte. It is hard to see Crowell replicating that performance in Baltimore against a defense that has continued to improve as this season has progressed.
Fantasy Impact: Yahoo! ranks Crowell as the 22nd-best running back in Week 10. He faces a Ravens defense allowing the fourth-fewest fantasy points to running backs this season.
Treat Crowell like an RB3 or flex play this week and plan on keeping him in your lineup.
