Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh suggested earlier this week that the team could move away from a 3-RB rotation going forward. “Yeah, maybe,” Harbaugh said, per The Athletic’s Noah Furtado. “I think that’s something we’re looking at, and I think we’re going to try that, yes.” Then OC Mike McDaniel said Thursday that RB Omarion Hampton had “a really good week of preparation. … I’m excited about somebody dictating the rotation.”
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We’ll see exactly what the backfield split looks like against the Texans this weekend. A change would make sense considering how pointless this running game is.
But is Hampton the solution? He trails both Kimani Vidal and Keaton Mitchell in yards per carry and rush yards per attempt.
More work would obviously help Hampton’s fantasy value. But it’s hard to get excited about a RB averaging 3.5 yards per carry in a bad offense.
Hampton is still no better than an RB3 in Week 9 fantasy lineups.