Kalen Ballage Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 231 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- December 22, 1995 (28)
- Experience
- 5th Season
- Drafted
- 2018 / Rd. 4 / Pk. 131 (MIA)
- College
- Arizona State
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Kalen Ballage News
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed free-agent running back Kalen Ballage and offensive lineman Rashaad Coward to undisclosed one-year deals on Tuesday. Ballage, 25, spent time with the New York Jets and Los Angeles Chargers in 2020, running for 303 yards and three touchdowns on 91 carries. He also had 29 receptions for 166 yards last year. The three-year veteran was a fourth-round pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2018 out of Arizona State. He was used sparingly with Miami and had just 191 yards as a rookie. Ballage was a successful injury replacement in LA, playing in eight games (two starts) in 2020, but he never ran for more than 69 yards in a game as part of a committee. The 25-year-old will represent backfield depth behind Benny Snell Jr. and Anthony McFarland Jr.
Los Angeles Chargers running back Kalen Ballage (ankle) is expected to play on Sunday against the Patriots. Ballage handled 20-plus touches in two games sans Austin Ekeler, though the latter returned with Ballage out last week and saw a monstrous, 25-touch workload. Ekeler is the obvious lead back in Los Angeles, though the team likely still wants to be smart with his health down the stretch, which opens up an opportunity for Ballage or fellow backup Joshua Kelley, who scored a touchdown last week. It's probably best to avoid this backfield besides Ekeler, as Ballage and Kelley are just low-end flex plays at best.
Los Angeles Chargers running back Kalen Ballage (ankle), cornerback Casey Hayward (groin) and linebacker Uchenna Nwosu (chest) are questionable to play in Week 13 against the Patriots. Ballage practiced in full on Friday, so he should be active on Sunday. However, with Austin Ekeler returning from Injured Reserve last week and leading the backfield, Ballage has essentially lost the fleeting fantasy value that he had when Ekeler was on IR. He'll be fighting for touches with rookie Joshua Kelley and Troymaine Pope behind Ekeler on Sunday. Ekeler is right back in the RB1 conversation in his second game back. If Hayward can't suit up, it'll put more responsibility on cornerback Chris Harris Jr. in LA's secondary and upgrade the matchup for Patriots quarterback Cam Newton.
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