Mike Davis Fantasy

Baltimore Ravens running back Mike Davis was recently signed by the team. After the 29-year-old admirably filled in for the oft-injured Christian McCaffrey during his tenure in Carolina, he took a step back in Atlanta, finishing last season with only 503 rushing yards and four total touchdowns throughout all 17 games. However, with another team added to Davis' resume, he isn't expected to have a consistent role out of the backfield in 2022-23. It's no secret Baltimore has been proficient with its rushing attack over the years, and with J.K. Dobbins (knee) and Gus Edwards (knee) missing all of last season, Davis was added as a preventative measure in case either of them went down. Dobbins and Edwards will remain the one-two punch, but Davis may get some snaps at some point during the season. Yet, until he is required to take on more work, he'll likely remain undrafted by many managers heading into September.

May. 12th • 10:31 PM

Free-agent running back Mike Davis signed an undisclosed deal with the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday, according to a source. After the Ravens dealt with multiple key injuries in their backfield before the regular season last year, they are making sure they have adequate depth behind J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards and Justice Hill, as they also took rookie Tyler Badie in the sixth round of the draft. Davis was thoroughly outplayed by Cordarrelle Patterson as the Atlanta Falcons main back in 2021, but Davis did have over 1,000 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns in 2020 with the Carolina Panthers. The 29-year-old probably won't have much fantasy value in Baltimore unless Dobbins and Edwards are delayed from their ACL tears to begin the season.

May. 10th • 10:04 AM

The Atlanta Falcons released running back Mike Davis on Monday, according to a source. The move saves the Falcons $2.5 million against the salary cap this year. Cordarrelle Patterson was by far the team's most effective backfield option last year, as Davis had 138 carries for 503 yards (3.6 yards per carry) and three rushing touchdowns in his first and only year in Atlanta. The Falcons have Damien Williams as a backup option behind Patterson, and they also drafted Tyler Allgeier in last week's draft in the fifth round. Davis had a career-high 165 carries for 642 yards and six touchdowns while also catching 59 passes for 373 yards and two more TDs in 2020 with the Carolina Panthers when Christian McCaffrey was injured, but he proved last year that he's not a full-time, three-down back in the NFL.

May. 2nd • 12:06 PM