Raiders' Taiwan Jones to have "Percy Harvin" role?
According to Tom Pelissero of USA Today, the Oakland Raiders are impressed with running back Taiwan Jones' speed and might want to use him in a "Percy Harvin-type role."
What It Means:
The Raiders actually switched Jones from a running back to a cornerback for two years, but he is returning to the backfield this year. It would be a stretch to think that Jones has re-draft value for fantasy football, but then again, the running back depth chart is pretty thin behind Latavius Murray.
On 28 career carries, Jones has lost the Raiders 4.93 points in expected scoring, according to our Rushing Net Expected Points metric. If you're a preseason DFS player, you might want to throw a dart with Jones and see what the Raiders can do with him tonight against the Rams.
Source:
Tom Pelissero, Twitter
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