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 ...

Free-agent running back Alexander Mattison is visiting with the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday, according to sources. Multiple teams are in play for Mattison this point after he was cut by the Minnesota Vikings this offseason. Mattison took over the Vikings' lead-back role in 2023 after the team moved on from Dalvin Cook, but Mattison didn't impress with the extra playing time, averaging 3.9 yards per carry on a career-high 180 rushing attempts while running for 700 yards and no touchdowns in 16 ...

The Minnesota Vikings informed running back Alexander Mattison on Thursday that they are releasing him, according to a source. Mattison took over in 2023 for Dalvin Cook as Minnesota's primary running back and ran for a career-high 700 yards on 180 carries (3.9 yards per carry) and no touchdowns while adding 30 catches on 44 targets for 192 yards and three receiving scores in 16 games. The 25-year-old will head back to the free-agent market this offseason, but this time he won't be returning ...

Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison had just two carries for negative yardage in Week 16, as he ceded lead-back duties to Ty Chandler despite being active. Mattison was limited in practice this week with an ankle ailment, which is even more reason not to trust the Boise State product in Week 17 against the Packers. Despite having a matchup against the third-worst run defense in the NFL, Mattison should not be in lineups this week considering that his workload will be limited.

Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison (ankle) remained limited at Thursday's practice with the ankle injury that he suffered in Week 14. Mattison had to miss Week 15 on a short week with the game landing on a Saturday but was able to return to Minnesota's backfield for five snaps in last Sunday's loss to the Detroit Lions. Though Mattison appears to be on track to play on New Year's Eve for Sunday Night Football against the division-rival Green Bay Packers, the clock sure looks to ...

Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison (ankle) was estimated as a limited participant in the team's walkthrough practice on Wednesday. A right-ankle sprain cost Mattison the team's Week 15 contest, but he returned in this past Sunday's loss to the division-rival Detroit Lions. However, the 25-year-old only played five offensive snaps and handled two carries for minus-one yard. Ty Chandler didn't exactly do much, either, with eight carries for 17 yards and a touchdown against a stout...

Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison (ankle) is officially active for Week 16 versus the Detroit Lions. However, as NFL Network's Tom Pelissero noted on Sunday morning, the 25-year-old is less than 100 percent and could have some limitations while operating behind Ty Chandler, who dominated with 157 total yards and one touchdown last weekend. While it's unclear exactly what this backfield split will look like, Chandler is expected to get the bulk of opportunities, presumably ...