The Oakland Raiders are heading into a trap game in Week 11 against the slumping Houston Texans and fantasy football owners would be smart to take advantage, as Rashad Jennings is stepping in for Darren McFadden as a replacement started with the RB out and along with Darren Sproles and Zac Stacy, Jennings is the best PPR pick up in fantasy this week.
Jennings and Stacy have been coming on as of late and Sproles likely only will be available in leagues with a small amount of teams, but either way, fantasy owners in PPR leagues aka points per reception should look to these players as the most valuable moving forward over the back stretch of the schedule, especially Jennings since McFadden is out with a hamstring injury and chances are he will not be full strength for the rest of this season. McFadden has dealt with injuries for his entire career and this season is no different and now Jennings comes in as the savior for the Raiders and he could serve the same role for many fantasy owners trying to get by without him as a starter.
Jennings first had to come in full time after McFadden left the game against the Eagles and he had himself quite the day, putting up over 100 yards on the ground for the first time in his career and he ended up with over 170 yards total in the game and that is why he is so good in PPR leagues. Jennings ended up with 22 touches against Philly in that game and he has really pushed Marcel Reese aside as a possible backup and now he looks like a legitimate starter, as McFadden has never played a full schedule or more than 13 games in any season and he has missed 14 games over the past 33, not the best combo for a running back looking to sign a free agent deal soon.
Jennings now has 330 yards on the ground this season to go along with 21 catches for 190 yards and that is where his true value comes up, as the Raiders love to pass the ball out of the backfield. Jennings has had nine receptions in the past two games for nearly 100 yards and he had seven for 74 yards against the Eagles and that went along with his 102 yards on the ground on 15 carries. The Giants did a good job on the Raiders last week, but Kennings still managed 88 yards on 20 carries and averaged over four yards per carry and if he continues to keep that up, the Raiders may feel comfortable letting McFadden walk this offseason and that is likely what will happen, as Dennis Allen has loved how Jennings has been playing in place of McFadden.
Stacy has been one of the best backs in all of fantasy this season since stepping up into the starting role for the Rams, as he has rushed for 537 yards and the bulk of that has come over the past five weeks, including his back to back 100 yard games against the Titans and the Seahawks. Stacy has 15 catches on the season and nine of those have come in the past three weeks and with Sam Bradford out, the Rams will continue doing that this season. He had six catches against Tennessee and along with Darren Sproles, he could be the best PPR running back in fantasy. Sproles is just crazy good catching the ball, as he has all fours, with 44 catches for 444 yards and okay, two touchdowns.