Ke'Shawn Vaughn Fantasy

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn (ribs) practiced in full all week and will play in Sunday's wild-card game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Ronald Jones II (ankle) has been ruled out, and it remains to be seen if Leonard Fournette (hamstring) and Giovani Bernard (hip) will come off Injured Reserve to play on Sunday. If both Fournette and Bernard are inactive, Vaughn could lead Tampa's backfield for the second straight week. In the Week 18 regular season finale, Vaughn out-carried Le'Veon Bell 10-3 while rushing for 29 yards and a touchdown. He also caught two passes for 12 yards. However, if Vaughn and Bell form a timeshare this weekend, neither will have a particularly attractive ceiling despite their DFS price tags.

Jan. 14th • 4:05 PM

The Athletic's Greg Auman thinks Tampa Bay Buccaneers running backs Ke'Shawn Vaughn and Le'Veon Bell could split the workload in the backfield in the Week 18 regular season finale against the Carolina Panthers with Ronald Jones II (ankle) being ruled out. If Tampa needs a third back, Kenjon Barner could be available. Giovani Bernard (hip) remains on Injured Reserve, but the Bucs could choose to activate him before Sunday's game, although given his time off, he'd be a long shot for a significant role. Vaughn saw eight carries for 31 yards and caught two passes for 14 yards last week, while Bell handled three carries for five yards and caught three passes for 30 yards. Vaughn will likely be the team's choice on early downs, while Bell could be the preferred pass-catching option this weekend.

Jan. 7th • 3:52 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said the team is waiting on MRI results for running back Ronald Jones II (ankle) to determine the severity of his ankle injury suffered in Sunday's win over the New York Jets. Ke'Shawn Vaughn (ribs) has bruised ribs and "hopefully he'll be ready to go" for Week 18. Arians also has his "fingers crossed that Giovani Bernard might be able to get back." The Bucs have Le'Veon Bell and Kenjon Barner on the roster in a worst-case scenario if none of Jones, Vaughn or Bernard are able to play in the regular season finale. Of course, there's a good chance the Bucs could choose to rest their injured RBs in Week 18, which makes this entire Tampa backfield tough to navigate for fantasy purposes. We'll have a clearer picture on the injuries to Jones and Vaughn in the coming days.

Jan. 3rd • 12:47 PM