T.J. Yeldon (RB, JAC) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues

OWNED IN: 50% of Leagues

ANALYSIS: At the onset of the season, I recommended that anyone who utilized a first-round pick on Leonard Fournette should also secure T.J. Yeldon as a handcuff. While that plan has been partially undermined due to modified workload distribution for Yeldon and Corey Grant, Yeldon can still safeguard Fournette owners from crisis should Jacksonville’s RB1 continue to miss critical game action, or if ongoing health concerns result in weekly ambiguity regarding his status.

Even though Grant possesses the ability to supply big plays when he is schematically placed into open space, Yeldon will continue to operate as Jacksonville's RB2, with an expanded role  whenever Fournette is absent. Yeldon overcame his own injury (ankle) to garner 13 touches, and manufacture 90 total yards while Fournette was sidelined in Week 3, and should continue to obtain more touches than Grant whenever Fournette remains affixed to the sidelines. The ongoing utilization of both Yeldon and Grant reduces the ceiling and floor for both runners. But Yeldon is the superior waiver wire addition among this tandem of Jaguar backs.