Coming into the 2017 season, Matt Forte is one of the harder guys to project in fantasy football.
Fantasy football start/sit advice, Week 1: Matt Forte
Will Matt Forte be the Jets’ featured back? We break down the fantasy implications.
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Forte is easily the best running back for the New York Jets, but Bilal Powell was the featured back toward the end of the 2016 season. With the Jets in a complete rebuild, conventional wisdom suggests they will give more touches to the younger Powell and slowly phase out the veteran Forte.
That makes Forte a tough fantasy projection in Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills, who also are in rebuilding mode.
Fantasy Impact: Forte will face a Bills defense that allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to running backs in 2016. That included a monster game by Forte, which was the second-best fantasy game a running back had against Buffalo, trailing only Le’Veon Bell. It is a major risk to start Forte, but it also offers a high reward if he gets enough touches.
Recommendation: Start
