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Coach Kyle Shanahan loves to shake up his backfield, sampling talents from everywhere and frustrating fantasy players. But it'll be hard to keep the impressive Mitchell from a workhorse role in 2022. Mitchell, a sixth-round pick last year, took an immediate shine to the NFL and emerged as Shanahan's clear-cut top back. He posted 1,100 scrimmage yards and scored 6 touchdowns over 11 regular-season games, but he truly ascended down the stretch and into the playoffs. Mitchell averaged 24 touches and averaged 98.0 total yards over the 49ers' last 8 games, casting quite a shadow over this untested depth chart. Give a Shanahan back 20+ touches a game, and it would be a massive upset to see less than a high-end RB2 finish.
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Elijah Mitchell's percentile rank in each category, among s with more than 50 fantasy points.
Week | Matchup |
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1 | @ Chicago Bears |
2 | vs Seattle Seahawks |
3 | @ Denver Broncos |
4 | vs Los Angeles Rams |
5 | @ Carolina Panthers |
6 | @ Atlanta Falcons |
7 | vs Kansas City Chiefs |
8 | @ Los Angeles Rams |
9 | Bye Week |
10 | vs Los Angeles Chargers |
11 | @ Arizona Cardinals |
12 | vs New Orleans Saints |
13 | vs Miami Dolphins |
14 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
15 | @ Seattle Seahawks |
16 | vs Washington Commanders |
17 | @ Las Vegas Raiders |
18 | vs Arizona Cardinals |
YR | TM | G | RSH | RushYD | Y/Rush | RushTD | TGT | REC | RecYD | RecTD | Rank | VBD | ADP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | SF | 11 | 207 | 963 | 4.7 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 137 | 1 | 25 | ||
Total | 11 | 207 | 963 | 4.7 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 137 | 1 | 0 |
YR | WK | OPP | oSNAP | RSH | YD | TD | TARG | REC | YD | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 1 | DET | 35 | 19 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | PHI | 43 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | GB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 4 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 5 | ARI | 44 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
2021 | 7 | IND | 37 | 18 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 8 | CHI | 36 | 18 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 9 | ARI | 39 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
2021 | 10 | LAR | 36 | 27 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 11 | JAX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 12 | MIN | 49 | 27 | 133 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 0 |
2021 | 13 | SEA | 49 | 22 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
2021 | 14 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 15 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 16 | TEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 17 | HOU | 36 | 21 | 119 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
2021 | 18 | LAR | 37 | 21 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | LAR | 441 | 207 | 963 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 137 | 1 |