Tony Jones Jr. (RB, NO) - Fantasy Football Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 22% of Leagues

ANALYSIS: The New Orleans Saints are getting thin at the running back position, and it's all happening quickly. Alvin Kamara will miss another game this week, and it's unclear how serious his injury is at this point or how long he will remain out. In addition, the newly acquired Mark Ingram II has also been ruled out officially for the Week 12 Thanksgiving matchup against the Bills, and he has been filling in for Kamara as the workhorse RB recently.

This all could lead to an increased role and a large volume of touches for Tony Jones Jr., aka the next man up. For those who do not remember, this preseason he Jones actually surpassed Latavius Murray on the depth chart -- that led to the Saints releasing Murray, and having Jones act as the backup to Kamara going into the season. Jones hasn't seen a lot of work yet this year, but he was injured for a few weeks and was just activated last week off of IR. This could be his week to shine.

Realistically we can expect the Saints to continue to run the ball a lot, which has been the trend for most of the season, and that could mean that Ty Montgomery and Taysom Hill are involved in the running game as well. We should assume that the coaching staff has trust in Jones, and has faith in his abilities as a runner, due to the fact that they elevated him in the preseason on the depth chart just a few short weeks ago. While it takes a leap of faith to start Jones based on the production and output we've seen so far, it also is a perfect storm of opportunity for him and fantasy football managers. With Jones only rostered in 22% of fantasy leagues, he makes for an intriguing waiver wire pickup and Week 12 fantasy football streamer.

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