Melvin Gordon III Fantasy

Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon III did very little on Thursday night in the 17-14 loss to the Cleveland Browns other than when he found the end zone on a nifty eight-yard touchdown reception. Gordon carried the ball eight times for only 18 yards (2.3 yards per carry) and caught two of three targets for 14 yards and his first receiving touchdown of the year. Gordon had four more carries than rookie Javonte Williams, but Williams caught four more passes and out-gained him from scrimmage 52 to 32 on the same amount of touches (10). Williams is more explosive and has more big-play ability, but Gordon isn't going anywhere heading into a Week 8 game against the Washington Football Team. This backfield remains a 50-50 split until further notice.

Oct. 22nd • 12:52 AM

Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon III (hip) practiced in full the last two days and was removed from the final injury report for Week 7 against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night. Gordon hasn't broken off as many big plays or been as flashy as rookie Javonte Williams, but he has scored twice this year and is averaging 4.7 yards per carry on his 70 rushing attempts. Williams certainly has more big-play and fantasy upside over the course of the remainder of the season, but Gordon continues to split this backfield in half with the rookie. As long as the 28-year-old continues to have half of the share of Denver's backfield touches, he'll be on the RB2/3 borderline. Cleveland's defense has been much more stout up front against the run than on the back end, so Gordon might find running lanes tough to come by on Thursday.

Oct. 20th • 3:53 PM

Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon III (hip) was upgraded from a limited practice on Monday's estimated report to a full practice on Tuesday. Gordon has been dealing with some nagging injuries in recent weeks, but it hasn't kept him from playing on game days, and he continues to split the backfield work right down the middle with rookie Javonte Williams. The 28-year-old should be good to go for Thursday night's clash with the Cleveland Browns. Williams has been more efficient and has shown more big-play ability through six games, but Gordon is averaging 4.7 yards per carry and has scored two touchdowns on 332 rushing yards on 70 carries. He'll be on the RB2/3 borderline again this week.

Oct. 19th • 8:29 PM