Keaton Mitchell start or sit: Week 12 fantasy football advice

The 5-5 Baltimore Ravens host the 2-8 New York Jets as 13.5-point favorites this Sunday in a game the Ravens can’t afford to overlook, but one they should cruise. The Jets could be a little better offensively with Tyrod Taylor at quarterback, but overall the Ravens are just a much better team.

Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews are all startable this week, which makes it tough to find another player on the team worth starting. One player who I would really like to start is running back Keaton Mitchell, but he’s just not getting enough usage. We’ll take a look at his possibilities in a good matchup this week.

Last week against a good Browns defense the Ravens gave Mitchell his most looks so far, as he had six rushing attempts and three targets. He turned those into 54 yards and two receptions. That’s not getting you to a start, but, this week we get a much better matchup and a game where the Ravens could rest starters in the fourth quarter.

Of course, we can’t count on this being a blowout, even with a 13.5 point spread, but if you’re in a deep league and need the upside, I would not be at all surprised to see him bust a long touchdown this week. Unfortunately, for your normal leagues where you need to play it safe, he is in no way a safe play with his lack of consistent usage.

Sit.

Sit.