Las Vegas Raiders running back Alexander Mattison turned his limited touches into gold with a 31-yard touchdown reception, totaling 62 yards from scrimmage. The former Minnesota Viking rushed for 19 yards on five carries and caught four of six targets for 43 yards and a score in Sunday's 22-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. His involvement in the passing game was a silver lining in an otherwise gloomy rushing day for the Raiders. The 26-year-old out-snapped teammate Zamir White 36 to 23 in ...

As expected, Las Vegas Raiders running back Zamir White spearheaded the Raiders' ground game with 13 carries for 44 yards while catching both of his targets for two yards in Sunday's 22-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. His performance was lackluster, with minimal gains and a fumble that didn't help his case. Alexander Mattison out-snapped White 36 to 23 in Week 1. Despite leading in carries, his efficiency was poor, and the fumble could affect his future touches. It doesn't help fantasy ...

Las Vegas Raiders running back Zamir White rushed 10 times for 46 yards during the preseason. White is in line to be the Raiders' No. 1 running back after Josh Jacobs departed for the Green Bay Packers in free agency. The young playmaker faces very little competition in Las Vegas, where Alexander Mattison and Dylan Laube are new to the team but aren't expected to steal many of White's touches. We can't forget that White ranked as the overall RB9 when Jacobs was injured over the final four ...

Alexander Mattison, Miles Sanders, A.J. Dillon, and Dameon Pierce were four running backs who did nobody any fantasy football favors in 2023. Which running backs will be the ones who give fantasy managers sleepless nights and ulcers in 2024?While quarterbacks and wide receivers have become more important in fantasy football as the NFL continues to be a pass-first league, running backs still rule the roost in fantasy football. If you can stock your roster with three workhorse backs who remain ...

From 2019 to 2023, running back Josh Jacobs served as the Raiders' RB1. But that will change during the 2024 season, as Jacobs signed a multi-year deal with the Green Bay Packers in free agency. That leaves Zamir White as the team's top running back heading into the year.However, the RB2 job is surely still up for grabs between Dylan Laube and Alexander Mattison. Laube was selected in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, and Mattison signed with the Raiders in free agency.So, is Laube or ...

To veer or not to veer, that is the question. The running back dead zone is a dangerous realm, one that's not for the faint of heart. You may have been spurned in the past by the likes of running backs like Mike Davis in 2021, Chase Edmonds in 2022, and Alexander Mattison in 2023. Yet, perhaps you lived to tell the triumphant tale of James Conner in 2021, Miles Sanders in 2022, and Rachaad White in 2023.So, what exactly is the running back dead zone? We generally consider it to be the range of ...

Bell-cow running backs in the NFL have become about as rare as having a positive interaction on social media. As a result, it's getting extremely difficult to find a workhorse back in fantasy football drafts. That makes our job as fantasy players trickier.While we typically want to target backfields with bell-cow rushers, there are times we should proceed with caution. Fantasy gamers learned this lesson with Alexander Mattison last year. Just because a player is poised to lead the backfield, it ...

The Las Vegas Raiders backfield will have a different look in 2024. Longtime starter Josh Jacobs departed in free agency and signed with the Green Bay Packers.The only additions Las Vegas made to the backfield were signing Alexander Mattison and drafting rookie Dylan Laube in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. These moves leave third-year back Zamir White atop the depth chart. But what do these changes mean for fantasy football purposes?Make sure you keep up to date with all your fantasy football...

The Las Vegas Raiders will roll out a different running back group in 2024after several changes this offseason.Josh Jacobs, who spent his first five years with the team, left in free agency and signed a multi-year deal with the Green Bay Packers.To replace him,the Raiders signedAlexander Mattisonto a one-year deal in March.Mattison willnowcompete withZamir Whitefor the starting running back role this upcoming season. White was Las Vegas' starting back in four games without Jacobs last year.So, ...

Former Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison is signing an undisclosed deal with the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday, according to a source. Mattison is still only 25 years old and recorded 17 touchdowns in his five seasons in Minnesota after they took him in the third round in the 2019 draft out of Boise State. The 25-year-old was a disappointment in 2023 while taking over the lead-back role from Dalvin Cook, though, which is why Mattison was released this offseason. In 16 games (13 ...