The San Diego Chargers were expected to have some major issues at tailback when Ryan Mathews went down due to an injury. At first, they were awful with Donald Brown arguably looking like the worst back in the league, but undrafted free agent Branden Oliver saved the day.
Fantasy football start/sit advice, Week 9: Branden Oliver
Branden Oliver is ready to be the main man again. Should fantasy owners start the waiver-wire wonder?
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He busted out with two 100-yard games with three TDs in that span, but he has cooled a little bit. In his last two, Oliver had just 103 rushing yards combined and didn't score, but those were against good defenses in the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos on a short week.
He'll get the Miami Dolphins this week. They have been the 19th-toughest team in stopping fantasy running backs, but actually just gave up 128 rushing yards to the Jacksonville Jaguars last week.
Fantasy impact: Oliver is a fairly safe start and will be featured again. He’s a high-end RB2 for two more weeks.
