Kenyan Drake Fantasy

Miami Dolphins running backs Kenyan Drake and Kalen Ballage shared the tiny load equally on Sunday, in a 43-0 loss at home to the New England Patriots. Ballage started the game and played in the second series as well before giving way to Drake for Miami's final three drives of the half. The two backs then alternated series in the second half before giving way to backup Mark Walton late in the blowout loss. Neither back put much on the stat-line, with Drake rushing six times for 19 yards and Ballage managing only six yards on four carries. While they were near equal in targets, Drake did more with his six - catching five passes for 29 yards - while Ballage caught only one of his five targets for six yards. Given the state of disarray in Miami, owners of either back can only hope that the recent rumors about Kenyan Drake being on the trade block are true, as a trade may put him in a better situation as well as allow Ballage to take over the full-time job for the Dolphins.

Sep. 15th • 5:01 PM

While there are reports spreading that the Miami Dolphins have had trade talks with other teams surrounding running back Kenyan Drake this week, the Miami Herald's Armando Salguero is reporting that the team has had zero conversations with other teams about trading him, according to a club source. It wouldn't be a surprise if the Dolphins traded Drake, as they've already sent several others packing this year and are expected to trade former first-rounder Minkah Fitzpatrick soon. On the worst team in football, Drake has become nothing more than an unappealing RB3/flex, although a trade out of Miami could make him more attractive to fantasy owners. If he were to be dealt, Kalen Ballage would be the leader of this backfield.

Sep. 15th • 12:40 PM

Miami Dolphins running back Kalen Ballage was thought to be the backup to Kenyan Drake but got the starting nod in Week 1, carrying the ball five times for negative-one yard in a 52-10 blowout loss to the Ravens. Ballage also caught his lone target for a 13-yard reception, while Drake had four carries and two receptions on three targets. Given that the Dolphins were already down 28-0 in the first quarter, it's hard to judge a running game that was abandoned early. But Ballage's owners have to be happy with his usage and starting role, even though it seems it'll be a committee situation for the time being in Miami.

Sep. 8th • 5:43 PM