J.K.Dobbins

News: 2 days agoDobbins rushed 17 times for 49 yards while catching one of two targets for four yards in Sunday's 30-26 win over the Rams.

Spin: Dobbins is up to 35 rushing attempts through three weeks, while no other Denver running back has exceeded 10. Jonah Coleman (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, while RJ Harvey has more targets (11) than carries (five). Dobbins has yet to score on the ground after recording four rushing touchdowns last season, and he has been a non-factor in the passing game, as Sunday's targets were Dobbins' first two of the season. On the bright side, Dobbins has recovered from previous hip and hamstring concerns and is poised to keep leading Denver's ground game in Week 4 at San Francisco.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Dobbins re-signed with Denver and will attempt to fend off sophomore RJ Harvey for the team's lead-back job. With both active during Weeks 1-10 last season (10 games), Dobbins handled 153 carries (60% team share) and 15 targets (4%), compared to 50 carries (20%) and 29 targets (9%) for Harvey. Dobbins ran well (5.05 yards per carry) when healthy, but he was limited to four touchdowns and was a nonfactor as a receiver (37 yards on 15 targets) en route to averaging 11.6 fantasy points (27th). Dobbins enters his age-27 campaign having yet to play a full season in his career (seven-plus missed games in four of the past five years) and without much value even when active (he has never produced a top-20 fantasy campaign). Dobbins is an underwhelming flex option with added value in non-PPR formats.