Thomas Rawls Fantasy Stats

The Jacksonville Jaguars have released Thomas Rawls, who was expected to enter the year as the team's fourth back. While this could mean that someone else on the Jaguars' current roster makes the team, it might be better to assume this is the first part of a move for Jacksonville to sign a third-down back who can help alleviate some of the pressure on Leonard Fournette. If that happens, Fournette will be knocked down slightly in terms of expected fantasy points, though it's best to wait and see what happens before making any rushed decisions.

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Thomas Rawls was released Friday. Running back Alfred Blue becomes Leonard Fournette's backup in a rather thin backfield. This move says a lot about the team's faith in Fournette's health, which has been shaky in recent memory. Fournette is a low-end RB1. Blue is worth handcuffing to Fournette, but he has murky RB4 appeal. Rawls could land in a spot to have fantasy value again, but he might be running out of chances.

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Thomas Rawls didn't practice on Sunday because of hamstring soreness. Rawls is in the mix for the final running back spot on the Jaguars' roster, but he's facing an uphill battle with Leonard Fournette, Alfred Blue, and rookie Ryquell Armstead seemingly entrenched atop the depth chart. Fournette's got a history of injuries and Armstead dealt with a hamstring issue in OTAs, so it's possible Rawls can make his way into the mix at some point, but for now there's no reason to own him outside of the deepest dynasty formats.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are hosting free-agent running back Thomas Rawls for a tryout on Saturday. The team is looking for some depth behind T.J. Yeldon with Leonard Fournette (hamstring) possibly out until Week 10. The Jags already signed Jamaal Charles, David Williams and Bo Scarbrough though, so Rawls would be just a short-term fix.

The Cincinnati Bengals waived running back Thomas Rawls on Tuesday. It's a bit surprising with Giovani Bernard (knee) out a few weeks, but the Bengals apparently are comfortable with rookie Mark Walton backing up Joe Mixon in the meantime.

Cincinnati Bengals running back Thomas Rawls and wide receiver Auden Tate are healthy inactives for Week 3 against the Panthers. That means that Giovani Bernard and rookie Mark Walton will split the backfield work amongst themselves with Joe Mixon (knee) out. Bernard has RB2 potential in a workhorse role. Walton doesn't have standalone value against Carolina.

The New York Jets cut running back Thomas Rawls on Saturday, according to a source. The move was expected, as Rawls was hurt most of the summer. Gang Greene will go with Isaiah Crowell, Bilal Powell, rookie Trenton Cannon and Elijah McGuire in their backfield to kick off the regular season.

New York Jets running back Thomas Rawls will probably be the odd man out in the running back room during training camp, and he is the longest shot to make the roster of the five running backs, including Isaiah Crowell, Bilal Powell, Elijah McGuire, Trenton Cannon and Lawrence Thomas. Rawls never played more than 13 games in his three seasons with Seattle and has been a disappointment since he totaled 830 yards and four touchdowns in his rookie season. He can be ignored in fantasy drafts.

The New York Jets signed free-agent running back Thomas Rawls to an undisclosed deal Friday. He totaled 1,336 yards and seven touchdowns on 314 carries (4.3 yards per carry) in three years with the Seahawks, although his last two years were mainly marred by injuries. He broke out in his rookie year with Marshawn Lynch injured but broke his fibula in 2016 and missed four games in 2017. Even if healthy, Rawls isn't a lock to make the roster, and even if he does, he'll be third on the running back depth chart, at best, behind Isaiah Crowell and Bilal Powell.

Free-agent running back Thomas Rawls is visiting with the New York Jets on Thursday, according to a source. Rawls had 830 yards (5.6 yards per carry) on 147 attempts his rookie year in Seattle, but injuries have plagued him the last two seasons, as he's missed 11 games in the last two years. With Isaiah Crowell added to Gang Green's backfield along with Bilal Powell and Elijah McGuire, Rawls would strictly be running back depth in New York and wouldn't have any fantasy intrigue. He'll need to rehabilitate his image in the NFL by staying healthy.