Elijah Mitchell Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 5'10" / 200 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- May 2, 1998 (26)
- Experience
- 4th Season
- Drafted
- 2021 / Rd. 6 / Pk. 194 (SF)
- College
- Louisiana-Lafayette
Season Logs
Game Logs
Elijah Mitchell News
With most NFL teams employing a backfield committee or time-share approach, San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell has spent the season as a throwback, one of only a handful of second running backs who are true backups. While Mitchell did score a touchdown in the NFC Championship Game against Detroit -- after McCaffrey pulled himself out following a long run to the goal line -- he only got three other touches for a total of seven yards. In the game before that versus Green Bay, Mitchell posted all zeros while playing only one offensive snap. The probability that Mitchell's usage suddenly changes is near zero when the team squares off against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Putting Mitchell into a fantasy lineup for the Super Bowl would be betting on an early McCaffrey injury, an improbable scenario that would eliminate many competitors. Having started Mitchell in that event could be a difference-maker.
San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell will not be a fantasy option when the team hosts the Detroit Lions on Sunday with the NFC Championship on the line. Last week as the No. 2 back on the depth chart in the Divisional Round against Green Bay, Mitchell garnered zero touches and zero targets on one snap. To invest in Mitchell this week in fantasy would be to gamble on an early McCaffrey injury or garbage time in a blowout 49ers win, which are his only realistic routes to production. Even DFS players going cheap at running back will want to look elsewhere.
San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell will back up starter Christian McCaffrey in Saturday night's Divisional Round tilt versus the Green Bay Packers. Mitchell finished the regular season with a career-low 3.7 yards per attempt and two touchdowns, almost exclusively as McCaffrey's injury and garbage-time replacement. Conceivably, DFS players willing to gamble on those scenarios occurring on Saturday could find a healthy return on minimal investment but otherwise, Mitchell should not be considered for fantasy lineups.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
KR | Jordan Mason |
QB | Brock Purdy |
Joshua Dobbs | |
RB | Christian McCaffrey |
Elijah Mitchell | |
FB | Kyle Juszczyk |
LWR | Brandon Aiyuk |
Ronnie Bell | |
RWR | Deebo Samuel Sr. |
Jauan Jennings | |
SWR | Ricky Pearsall |
Jacob Cowing | |
TE | George Kittle |
Cameron Latu | |
LT | Trent Williams |
Jaylon Moore | |
LG | Aaron Banks |
Dominick Puni | |
C | Jake Brendel |
Corey Luciano | |
RG | Jon Feliciano |
RT | Colton McKivitz |
Brandon Parker |
FS | Ji'Ayir Brown |
George Odum | |
LDE | Nick Bosa |
Yetur Gross-Matos | |
LDT | Maliek Collins |
Kevin Givens | |
RDT | Javon Hargrave |
Jordan Elliott | |
RDE | Leonard Floyd |
Drake Jackson | |
LOLB | Dre Greenlaw |
Curtis Robinson | |
MLB | Fred Warner |
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | |
ROLB | De'Vondre Campbell |
Ezekiel Turner | |
LCB | Charvarius Ward |
Ambry Thomas | |
SS | Talanoa Hufanga |
Malik Mustapha | |
RCB | Renardo Green |
Samuel Womack III | |
NB | Deommodore Lenoir |
Darrell Luter Jr. |
LS | Taybor Pepper |
K | Jake Moody |
P | Mitch Wishnowsky |