Benny Snell Jr. Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 5'10" / 224 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- February 27, 1998 (23)
- Experience
- 3rd Season
- Drafted
- 2019 / Rd. 4 / Pk. 122 (PIT)
- College
- Kentucky
Season Logs
Game Logs
Benny Snell Jr. News
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Benny Snell Jr. is technically the team's No. 2 running back right now, but you certainly wouldn't know that from his snap log. The team's No. 1 back Najee Harris has been completely dominating the running back snaps through three weeks. Harris played 100% of the snaps in Week 1 and then went on to play 95% of the snaps the next two weeks. Snell, meanwhile, didn't see the field in Week 1, then went on to play a total of seven snaps over the next two weeks. He's rushed for one yard on two carries overall. He's been the only Steeler running back other than Harris to see a carry so far. Snell doesn't need to be rostered in any standard fantasy league for now, but he'd be a worthy waiver wire add if Harris were to go down.
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Benny Snell Jr. had 113 yards on 19 carries in last year's season-opener in place of James Conner, but he wound up averaging 3.3 yards per carry with four touchdowns over the course of the season behind a really bad offensive line. The Steelers drafted Najee Harris and also signed Kalen Ballage, who averaged 4.3 yards per carry with the New York Jets and 3.3 yards per tote with the Los Angeles Chargers last year. Ballage won't push for a starting job, but he could push Snell for the final roster spot in the running back room. The 23-year-old will only be fantasy relevant as a deep-league handcuff for Harris' owners if he wins a backup job over Ballage this summer.
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Benny Snell Jr. came through with a big game for his team in Week 15, posting 107 all-purpose yards and a touchdown. Snell got the chance to start with James Conner ruled out before the game with a quad issue. If Conner doesn't play against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16, Snell would get another start for a struggling Pittsburgh offense. Indianapolis represents a tough matchup for the Pittsburgh backfield, ranking 11th in run-defense DVOA and allowing the 13th-fewest fantasy points per game to running backs. Treat Snell as a low-end RB2/high-end RB3 in Week 16 if he starts.
Depth Chart
| QB | Ben Roethlisberger |
| Mason Rudolph | |
| RB | Najee Harris |
| Benny Snell Jr. | |
| LWR | Diontae Johnson |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | |
| RWR | Chase Claypool |
| Anthony Miller | |
| SWR | James Washington |
| Cody White | |
| TE | Pat Freiermuth |
| Eric Ebron | |
| LT | Chukwuma Okorafor |
| Dan Moore Jr. | |
| LG | Kevin Dotson |
| C | J.C. Hassenauer |
| Kendrick Green | |
| RG | Trai Turner |
| RT | Joe Haeg |
| DT | Cameron Heyward |
| Isaiahh Loudermilk | |
| NT | Isaiah Buggs |
| Carlos Davis | |
| DE | Chris Wormley |
| Henry Mondeaux | |
| LOLB | T.J. Watt |
| Derrek Tuszka | |
| LILB | Devin Bush |
| Ulysees Gilbert III | |
| RILB | Joe Schobert |
| Robert Spillane | |
| ROLB | Alex Highsmith |
| Melvin Ingram III | |
| LCB | Joe Haden |
| Justin Layne | |
| FS | Minkah Fitzpatrick |
| Tre Norwood | |
| SS | Terrell Edmunds |
| Miles Killebrew | |
| RCB | Cameron Sutton |
| Ahkello Witherspoon |
| K | Chris Boswell |
Despite being an early declare, Benny Snell was one of the worst running back prospects of the 2019 draft class. He ran a 4.66 40 with 12th percentile burst and 50th percentile agility according to playerprofiler.com. He was awful as a rookie, but...
