The Los Angeles Chargers will face the New England Patriots in Week 17. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding RB Gus Edwards.
Is Gus Edwards Playing in Week 17?
Coming off the best game of his season, Edwards apparently tweaked his ankle last week. It appears the injury is more serious than initially believed, as Edwards was ruled out for Saturday’s game.
We’ll continue to monitor the Chargers’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Gus Edwards’ Fantasy Outlook
The Gus Bus. Gus-timus Prime. Edwards Touchdownhands.
The Gus Edwards experience is unique; if you ran into his 20.1 PPR points last Thursday night, I’m happy for you. And if he were playing in Week 17, I’d be fully cautioning you in a reasonably forceful way.
It’s true that Edwards was an impactful part of matchups last week, but we are in the business of projecting forward, not living in the past. I’m a man of sample sizes, so let’s extend this a bit.
If you go back 21 games (Why 21? Well, 22 games ago, Edwards had an 80-yard reception that blows up any projection-based analysis), 49.5% of his PPR points have come on touchdowns. It’s one thing to have a valuable trait; it’s another to rely on that completely to put food on the table of fantasy managers.
Just how ugly have the non-TD touches been? That’s where you would have lost me in wanting to play Edwards in any capacity this week against a team that ranks in the top five in opponent running back rush TD rate since Week 6.
In those 21 games, Edwards has averaged 0.46 PPR points per non-touchdown touch. That sounds bad, and, with context, it gets worse.
If we look at this season, that rate ranks in the Ty Chandler, Zamir White, and Carson Steele tier. If you bet against me getting those names into a Week 17 article, you lose. If you were going to play Edwards this week, that would, in my opinion, likely have been the case as well.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 17 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Gus Edwards’ Fantasy Points Projection in Week 17
Edwards is projected to score 0 points in Week 17.
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Gus Edwards’ Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship RB PPR Rankings
1) Saquon Barkley | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) James Cook | BUF (at KC)
3) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (at PHI)
4) Isiah Pacheco | KC (vs. BUF)
5) Kareem Hunt | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Austin Ekeler | WAS (at PHI)
7) Ray Davis | BUF (at KC)
8) Ty Johnson | BUF (at KC)
9) Samaje Perine | KC (vs. BUF)
10) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (vs. WAS)
11) Jeremy McNichols | WAS (at PHI)
12) Will Shipley | PHI (vs. WAS)
13) Carson Steele | KC (vs. BUF)
14) Reggie Gilliam | BUF (at KC)
15) Chris Rodriguez Jr. | WAS (at PHI)
