Like most running backs not named Adrian Peterson, Oakland Rainders running back Rashad Jennings needed a good year to recover from his ACL surgery from two years ago. Hey, even Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles wasn’t quite himself last season before busting out.
Fantasy football start/sit, Week 12: Rashad Jennings
Rashad Jennings has turned it up in no time for fantasy owners. Should you keep him active in your lineup?
Thearon W. Henderson
Jennings is cruising right now and even without his 80-yard run from Sunday, he still would have put up 70 rushing yards with 24 touches. He has a total of 11 catches in his last three games, so that number extrapolated over a 16-game stretch would be 59 catches. That would have put him in the top five last year. It won’t this year, but that’s beside the point.
Fantasy impact: This week, he gets the Tennessee Titans. They’ve given up at least three TDs in the last four games and don't have the best run defense in the NFL while their passing D is solid. Last week was bad in particular, giving up 137 rushing yards to the inept Indianapolis Colts ground game. Jennings wasn’t drafted as a must-start back, but that’s pretty much what he is regardless of the quarterback calling the shots. He should be starting in even 10-team formats.
