Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden (ankle) was a full participant in Wednesday practice, showing no setbacks from a high ankle sprain that cost him four games this season. McFadden returned to the field on Sunday, rushing for 52 yards on eleven carries.
Darren Mcfadden injury: Full practice is encouraging, but what happened to the fantasy value?
Injury hasn’t been McFadden’s only problem this season. We break down the fantasy implications.
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The Raiders play the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 15.
Fantasy Take: Injury or no injury, when is McFadden going to start performing like expected, if ever? McFadden was a high draft pick this season with expectations that if healthy he could maintain his high YPC average from 2010-2011 (5.3 YPC) but he has regressed back to his first two seasons when was a part-time back averaging only 3.9 yards per carry.
McFadden has averaged under three yards-per-carry in six of nine games this season and much of his value came on one 64-yard run early in the season. Other than that, he’s played much more like a RB2/Flex player with injury risk. If he can’t perform against the Chiefs, it might be time for Oakland to find a new running back of the future.
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