Ke'Shawn Vaughn Fantasy

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn will make his 2021 debut on Sunday against the Rams, but is expected to mainly work on special teams. He might see some snaps on offense, but not enough to cut into the workload of Ronald Jones II or Leonard Fournette. Vaughn can be safely left on waiver wires everywhere.

Sep. 26th • 3:14 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians would like to see more of second-year running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn in the offense, but Arians said Vaughn's chances of playing could hinge on special teams. "Ke'Shawn's made a nice move but he has to be a better special teams players right now because of what's in front of him," said Arians. What's ahead of him is Ronald Jones II, Leonard Fournette and Giovani Bernard, so Vaughn may not see much more than the 36 touches that he had in his rookie season in Tampa. Arians said he has "all the confidence in the world in him as a runner and a receiver," but he's just too far down the running back depth chart right now to make a difference in single-season fantasy leagues.

Jun. 25th • 1:01 PM

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers backfield is shaping up to feature Leonard Fournette, Ronald Jones II, and LeSean McCoy for Sunday's Divisional Round showdown with the Saints. Head coach Bruce Arians is set to stick with Fournette as the starter, with Jones planned to be rotated in; that leaves McCoy as the team's third RB option, one that cannot be relied upon for DFS purposes. Ke'Shawn Vaughn has been utilized in bunches this year, including receiving five carries during the Wild Card round, although his lost fumble likely has an impact on his inactive status Sunday. The Bucs' backfield rotation will continue to be a point of focus should the team advance to the NFC Championship Game next Sunday versus the Packers, but for this week, it'll likely be a Fournette/Jones split with a dash of McCoy, if necessary.

Jan. 17th • 5:37 PM