Rob Kelley Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- October 3, 1992 (31)
- Experience
- 4th Season
- Drafted
- 2016 / Rd. / Pk. (WAS)
- College
- Tulane
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Game Logs
Rob Kelley News
The Washington Redskins placed running back Rob Kelley (toe) on Injured Reserve on Tuesday after he injured his toe in Week 2 against the Colts. He will be out for at least the next eight weeks. Samaje Perine will move up as the No. 3 running back behind Adrian Peterson and Chris Thompson. Neither Kelley nor Perine should've been owned in most fantasy leagues to begin with.
Washington Redskins running back Rob Kelley is expected to serve as the immediate backup to veteran Adrian Peterson in the team's backfield. While the signing of Peterson splashed cold water on Kelley's overall value, there is still some fantasy appeal here. Peterson is 33 years old, and he hasn't played a full 16-game schedule since the 2015 season. Kelley is viewed as a player who can be an every-down back like Peterson, perhaps the only other back on the roster to fit that description. He is a decent handcuff to AP, and a worthwhile RB5 if you have deeper rosters in standard fantasy play.
Washington Redskins running back Rob Kelley rushed eight times for just 19 yards in the preseason game Friday against the Denver Broncos and he was not targeted once in the pass game. He said after the game he worked in the fourth quarter because there weren't enough plays available in the first half. Kelley's fantasy appeal took a big hit once the club added veteran Adrian Peterson, and then Kapri Bibbs took a big step forward to potentially get off the roster bubble with 61 total yards from scrimmage on just four touches. Kelley should still avoid the turk, although stranger things have happened in the past. The team can't keep Bibbs, Kelley, Byron Marshall (ankle), Samaje Perine (ankle), Peterson and Chris Thompson, so one or two guys might be cut by Sept. 1.
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