Elijah Mitchell Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 5'10" / 200 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- May 2, 1998 (25)
- 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 | Ronnie Bell |
QB | Brock Purdy |
RB | Christian McCaffrey |
Elijah Mitchell | |
FB | Kyle Juszczyk |
LWR | Brandon Aiyuk |
RWR | Deebo Samuel |
SWR | Jauan Jennings |
TE | George Kittle |
LT | Trent Williams |
Jaylon Moore | |
LG | Aaron Banks |
C | Jake Brendel |
RG | Spencer Burford |
RT | Colton McKivitz |
LS | Taybor Pepper |
K | Jake Moody |
P | Mitch Wishnowsky |
LDE | Robert Beal Jr. |
LDT | Maliek Collins |
RDT | Javon Hargrave |
RDE | Nick Bosa |
LOLB | Dre Greenlaw |
Dee Winters | |
MLB | Fred Warner |
ROLB | Jalen Graham |
LCB | Charvarius Ward |
Ambry Thomas | |
Rock Ya-Sin | |
SS | Ji'ayir Brown |
RCB | Deommodore Lenoir |
Samuel Womack III | |
NB | Darrell Luter Jr. |