The Cleveland Browns will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 14. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding RB Jerome Ford.
Is Jerome Ford Playing in Week 14?
Ford is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
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Should You Start or Sit Jerome Ford in Week 14?
Ford reached 10 touches on Monday night, something he hadn’t done in nearly two months. The Browns seemed to take an awfully cautious approach with Nick Chubb last week (they haven’t mentioned a health-based reason for that approach), and that allowed Ford to elevate his role from backup to part of a committee.
Wonderful.
This backfield is struggling to give us one weekly viable option, and if this divvying of responsibilities is here to stay, there won’t be a single Browns RB worthy of Flex consideration. With this being a lost season, I think it’s logical to manage Chubb’s reps, especially if this team is going to fully embrace the Jameis Winston experience. You’re holding Ford right now and hoping that he posts another 65.5% snap share rate (36.4% in the snow against these Steelers in Week 12).
If he can flirt with two-thirds of the snaps in an offense that is, for better or worse, going to push the envelope, there’s a world in which you’re considering him as a Flex play with your league championship on the line.
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Jerome Ford’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 14
As of Sunday morning, Ford is projected to score 11.1 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 18.8 rushing attempts for 51.6 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. It also includes 1.3 receptions for 20 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
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Jerome Ford’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.Â
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
