Raiders' Zamir White: Questionable after return to practice
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White (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Steelers after returning to a limited practice Friday.
White, who missed last Sunday's loss to the Broncos, didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday, but his limited session Friday could potentially open the door for him to return to action this weekend. If, however, White remains sidelined versus Pittsburgh for Las Vegas' 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff, Alexander Mattison would be in line to continue to work as the Raiders' lead back Week 6, with Ameer Abdullah available to handle a key change-of-pace role.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Set to practice Friday
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Coach Antonio Pierce said White (groin) will return to practice Friday, Tashan Reed of The Athletic reports.
Assuming White mixes back into drills Friday, it'll mark his first on-field work since sustaining a groin injury at practice last Wednesday. His activity level thus will be of interest to see if he can avoid being ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Steelers.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Misses Wednesday's practice
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White (groin) didn't practice Wednesday.
White missed this past Sunday's loss to the Broncos and could be at risk of missing a second straight contest if he's unable to increase his practice activity Thursday and Friday. If White is sidelined for this Sunday's matchup with the Steelers, Alexander Mattisonwould be in store for another turn as the Raiders' lead back, with Ameer Abdullah taking on an expanded change-of-pace role.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Ruled out for Sunday
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White (groin) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Broncos, Rachel Gossen of the Raiders' official site reports.
With White sidelined versus Denver, Alexander Mattison is slated to lead Las Vegas' Week 5 backfield, with Ameer Abdullah and Dylan Laube on hand to mix in. White now will turn his focus to a potential return to action Sunday, Oct. 13 versus the Steelers.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Missing for Thursday's practice
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White (groin) isn't taking part in Thursday's practice, Tashan Reed of The Athletic reports.
Unless he fits in some work behind the scenes, White will take a step back in terms of activity after he was a limited participant in Wednesday's session due to the groin injury. The missed practice isn't an ideal development for White, whose starting job was already on notice after head coach Antonio Pierce said after Sunday's 20-16 win over the Browns that No. 2 back Alexander Mattison "deserved more reps," according to NFL.com. White leads the Raiders with 49 carries on the season, but he's averaging just 3.1 yards per tote.
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Raiders' Zamir White: RBs to Sit
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White is on the verge of losing his job, and there's no reason to start him in the majority of Fantasy leagues in Week 5. He's scored 6.8 PPR points or less in every game this season, he hasn't scored a touchdown, and he hasn't caught a pass in the past two games. It's time for the Raiders to turn to Alexander Mattison, who is worth using as a flex against the Broncos. White should be kept on your bench, or you might consider cutting him if you need a roster spot.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Outplayed by Mattison in Week 4 win
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White rushed 17 times for 50 yards, lost a fumble and didn't catch his only target in Sunday's 20-16 win over the Browns.
White was a workhorse on the ground but averaged just 2.9 yards per carry while Alexander Mattison racked up 60 rushing yards on just five attempts. White's fumble was returned for a touchdown by the defense in the fourth quarter. The Raiders overcame White's inefficiency and his crucial mistake to improve to 2-2, but his leash as the starter is growing shorter with each passing forgettable performance. White's averaging just 3.1 yards per carry and has yet to score a touchdown heading into a Week 5 trip to Denver.
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Raiders' Zamir White: RBs to Sit
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We'll see how long Antonio Pierce sticks with White because the Raiders might start giving Alexander Mattison more work soon. Through three games, White has 32 carries for 102 yards and five catches for 16 yards on six targets with no touchdowns. It's tough to trust him in favorable matchups, and White likely needs to find the end zone at this point to help your Fantasy roster. Until White looks like a capable running back in Las Vegas, he is no better than a flex option in the majority of leagues.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Sleeper RBs
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As expected, the Panthers run defense struggled last week, and J.K. Dobbins delivered as the Start of the Week with 17 carries for 131 yards and a touchdown, along with one catch for 1 yard for 20.1 PPR points. Alvin Kamara scored 22.0 PPR points against Carolina in Week 1, and this should be a game where White can get going. He's struggled so far this season with 22 carries for 68 yards and five catches for 16 yards on six targets, but Antonio Pierce remains committed to White as the lead rusher. Given the matchup, I'm willing to start White as a low-end No. 2 running back in all leagues. And you can also use Alexander Mattison as a sleeper in deeper leagues as well.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Stymied in Week 2 win
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White rushed nine times for 24 yards and secured three of four targets for 14 yards in the Raiders' 26-23 win over the Ravens on Sunday.
The Raiders managed to pull off an improbable victory, but because they trailed for large swaths of the game, the ground attack eventually took a back seat. White still led the team in carries, but it was notably Alexander Mattison that got a red-zone attempt in the third quarter that netted a one-yard touchdown. White has netted only 68 rushing yards on 22 carries over the first two games of the campaign, sending him into a Week 3 home matchup against the reeling Panthers with no appreciable fantasy momentum.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Leads rushing attack as expected
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White gained 44 yards on 13 carries in Sunday's 22-10 loss to the Chargers. He added two receptions for two yards and also lost a fumble.
White out-carried Alexander Mattison by a 13-4 margin, though he found running room hard to come by as he picked up only six yards on his first six carries. While his results improved mildly from there, he also lost a fumble early in the second half. White will likely continue to lead the Raiders in carries on early downs, though Mattison was targeted six times and caught a touchdown for the team's only trip to the end zone on the day.
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Raiders' Zamir White: RBs to Start
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This should be an improved Chargers defense this season, but White played Los Angeles last year in Week 15 and scored a season-high 17.5 PPR points. He had 17 carries for 69 yards and a touchdown and caught three passes for 16 yards. I'm hopeful White gets 20 total touches again, and he should be the lead running back for the Raiders in Week 1 and all year. I expect White to finish as a top-20 running back in all leagues in this matchup.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Garners chunk gain Saturday
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White rushed four times for 23 yards and failed to bring in his only target in the Raiders' 27-12 preseason loss to the Cowboys on Saturday night.
White drew the start and put together what appears to be a fine rushing line on the surface, but it's worth noting 17 of his yards came on his first carry. Nevertheless, the third-year back is primed to open the season as the Raiders' No. 1 option in the ground game, though offseason addition Alexander Mattison is talented enough to serve as a threat if White struggles in the role.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Likely to play Saturday
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White and the Raiders' other healthy starters are expected to play in Saturday's preseason game against Dallas, Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com reports.
Coach Antonio Pierce didn't discuss specific names apart from the quarterback but did say "if you're healthy, you'll play." It's unclear if that applies to, say, WR Davante Adams, who was held out of the preseason opener while a slew of other starters played, including White, WR Jakobi Meyers and TEs Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer. White finished the game with six carries for 23 yards and a touchdown, getting most of his playing time on the first couple drives before taking a couple goal-line snaps in the second quarter and punching in a short touchdown.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Finds end zone in preseason loss
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White carried the ball six times for 23 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 24-23 preseason loss to the Vikings.
The third-year back got the start and capped a drive in the second quarter with a two-yard touchdown run that gave the Raiders a 17-7 lead, before the game tilted the Vikings' way after halftime. White has little competition for the starting job in the Las Vegas backfield, but he heads into 2024 as a relatively unproven option who managed just one touchdown on 136 touches over his first two NFL campaigns while working as Josh Jacobs' backup.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Locked into lead role
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White is entrenched as the Raiders' top running back, according to Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
He won't necessarily keep the role long if he struggles come September, but every indication out of Las Vegas this spring and summer has been that White will enter Week 1 as the team's lead runner. It helps that the Raiders don't have much behind him, with the most noteworthy alternatives being Vikings castoff Alexander Mattison, 2024 sixth-round pick Dylan Laube and third-down specialist Ameer Abdullah. Laube apparently has been mixing in with the first-team offense during camp, but only in clear passing situations. White started the final four games of last season, averaging 21.0 carries for 99.3 yards and 0.25 TDs plus 2.3 catches for 5.0 yards on 3.3 targets.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Backfield depth added by Las Vegas
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White is the Raiders' expected starter at running back following the departure of Josh Jacobs, with the recently signed Alexander Mattison likely to serve as his top backup, according to Tashan Reed of The Athletic.
Once Jacobs headed to Green Bay, it seemed inevitable that the Raiders would fortify their running back corps, either through free agency, the draft, or both. In Mattison, the team adds a player who made 13 starts for the Vikings last season, but at this stage it appears as though White -- who had an impressive finish to the 2023 regular season -- has the inside track to lead Las Vegas' backfield in 2024. In such a scenario, White would maintain fantasy utility, though his upside in that regard could hinge on how much volume he cedes to Mattison, who has three-down experience. Meanwhile, Ameer Abdullah remains on hand to provide a change-of-pace presence, with Brittain Brown, Sincere McCormick and Tyreik McAllister also in the mix.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Tops 100 yards
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White rushed 25 times for 112 yards and caught one of two targets for nine yards in Sunday's 27-14 win over the Broncos.
White started with Josh Jacobs (quadricep) sidelined again and turned in another strong performance. In fact, with an expanded role over Las Vegas' last four games, White averaged nearly 115 scrimmage yards. That production inflated his final numbers to 104 rushes for 451 yards and a touchdown to go with 15 grabs on 19 targets for 98 yards in 17 games. With Jacobs set to become an unrestricted free agent, it remains to be seen whether White will approach the 2024 campaign with a larger role for the Raiders.
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Raiders' Zamir White: RBs to Start
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I hope the Raiders give White one more start in Week 18, and he could be their running back of the future if Josh Jacobs leaves this offseason as a free agent. Jacobs has missed the past three games with a quadriceps injury, and White has scored at least 14.5 PPR points in each outing against the Chargers, Chiefs and Colts. In two of those games he has at least three catches, and he also has two outings with more than 100 total yards. This week, he's facing a Broncos defense that is No. 2 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing running backs, and three of the past four running backs against Denver have scored at least 21 PPR points. White has top-10 upside in Week 18.
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Raiders' Zamir White: Another start on tap
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With Josh Jacobs (quad) inactive, White is in line to continue to lead the Raiders' backfield Sunday against the Colts, Tashan Reed of The Athletic reports.
White has started the team's last two games in the absence of Jacobs, and that context will continue versus Indianapolis on Sunday. Over his last two outings while filling in as the Raiders' top back, White has combined to record 39 carries for 214 yards and a TD to go along with three catches for 16 yards in that span. With a path to rushing volume once again available for the 2022 fourth-rounder, White profiles as a solid fantasy lineup option in Week 17.
