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When the Jacksonville Jaguars drafted wide receiver Marquise Lee in the second round of the 2014 draft out of USC, they likely expected him to be a major contributor to the team by now. Unfortunately, injuries have kept him off the field more than on it.
Lee has recently been dealing with a hamstring injury and despite saying he’s “ready to go” on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, he remained limited on practice on Thursday.
With receiver Allen Hurns dealing with an injury of his own that has kept him out of practice all week, the Jaguars could really use Lee to step up in a big way this week.
In the two games that Lee has participated in this season, he has caught three balls for 40 yards. However, the team will likely use him as their main possession receiver out of the slot once he is healthy. Luckily for the Jaguars, they don’t need Lee quite as bad as it appeared they did back when drafting him in 2014.
Since then Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns have emerged as one of the best young receiver duos in the entire league. And rookie Rashad Greene didn’t look half bad himself earlier this season before landing on IR.
Lee shouldn’t be started in any leagues this week, even if Hurns is out. But dynasty owners should check their waivers to see if he’s available to stash.
In other news, Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator is blaming running back Duke Johnson’s five-touch game in Week 9 on game flow. Considering they were getting blown out by the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals, the team didn’t run the football as much as originally planned.
Through nine games this season, Johnson has 179 yards on 59 carries for an average of just three yards per carry. However, Johnson’s value is mostly seen in the passing game where he has hauled in 35 footballs for 369 yards and two touchdowns.
Johnson has a lot of talent, especially as a third down back in the NFL, but I’m not even sure Adrian Peterson or Todd Gurley would end up having any success on the Browns this year.
Cleveland’s other running back, Isaiah Crowell, hasn’t had much success either.
He’s averaging just 3.3 yards per carry with 333 yards on 101 carries and a touchdown. He also has 13 receptions for 160 yards and another touchdown through the air.
I would stay away from starting both Crowell and Johnson in Week 10 against the Steelers. If I had to start one, I would start Crowell because he is the team’s goal line back and could possibly sneak in for a short yardage touchdown.
