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7 Deep Fantasy Football Sleepers for Week 15

Dale Redman  —  @DTRedman Dec 14th, 2018
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Elijah McGuire, RB, New York Jets

Yahoo! Ownership: 24%

With Isaiah Crowell getting hurt early in Week 14, Elijah McGuire assumed primary running back duties for the New York Jets, staying on the field for 74% of offensive snaps. The second-year back racked up 17 carries and 3 catches for a career-high 20 touches. McGuire finished with 83 total yards and a touchdown against a tough Buffalo Bills defense.

With Crowell already ruled out for Saturday’s game versus the Houston Texans, McGuire is poised for another heavy workload. No matter how difficult the opponent is -- the Texans allow the ninth-fewest PPR points to running backs -- when a running back is in position to push 20 touches, they enter RB3 (top-36) and flex territory, especially in deep leagues.

If you need to plug a hole at running bck during the second-round of the fantasy playoffs, you could do a lot worse than the guaranteed volume of McGuire in Week 15.

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