The New England Patriots activated Dion Lewis from PUP on Saturday. They are not listing Lewis on the injury report, which means he could be good to go vs. the Seattle Seahawks in Week 10.
Dion Lewis injury update: Patriots RB comes off PUP and may play vs. Seahawks, for fantasy owners
Is this the week Dion Lewis makes his 2016 debut?
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Lewis is still working his way back from a torn ACL suffered last season, which led to him opening 2016 on PUP. He could return any week now, and when he does, he may be a fantasy stud in New England’s offense. He still needs to be activated to the 53-man roster, but is expected to be before Sunday’s game.
In just seven games last year, Lewis had 36 catches for 388 yards and two touchdowns in addition to 49 runs for 234 yards and two scores. That came with James White and LeGarrette Blount on the roster, and those two have been splitting touches this season.
Once Lewis is healthy, he is the back best suited for this offense, so he could have a big workload in his debut game, whenever that is.
Fantasy Impact: If Lewis were to play this week, Yahoo! ranks him as the 48th-best running back for Week 10. He would face a Seattle defense allowing the seventh-fewest fantasy points to running backs this season.
Even if Lewis is active, keep him on the bench this week until we get a better feel for how he will be worked into the offense.
