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Hasty

Hasty just completed his second season with the Patriots after spending time with the Jaguars and 49ers earlier in his four-year career. The 28-year-old has primarily been a depth option in the backfield and special teamer. It is notable the Texans brought in another running back, having signed Nick Chubb with Joe Mixon recovering from an ankle injury. Hasty would need to battle his way through to make any roster, but the Texans working him out indicates Mixon may be further from returning than initially thought.

Hasty will finish the season with 20 carries for 69 yards while adding 10 catches on 12 targets for 59 yards and a touchdown through the air. This will complete Hasty’s second season in New England, which means he’s now a free agent heading into this offseason. The 28-year-old has just 479 career rushing yards on 121 carries and has returned just 26 kicks in his four seasons, so he faces an uphill battle to make an NFL roster next season.

Hasty was the Patriots’ second running back into the game after Rhamondre Stevenson. He totaled seven touches for 24 yards in a game where the Pats ran more than they threw. Hasty is the team’s pass-catching back, though not much of that skillset was needed against the Bears. While Hasty is more the complementary back to Stevenson, Antonio Gibson is more of the direct backup, rushing five times for 26 yards; Gibson carried the ball mostly in the closing minutes of the game.

Hasty lost two yards on his two rush attempts. Antonio Gibson went down with a lower-body injury on the Pats’ first drive. Hasty took over his work on passing downs and scored a 16-yard receiving touchdown to cap the drive. Gibson returned on the next drive but barely played after the injury. Rhamondre Stevenson was playing through an injury of his own, forcing the Pats to use Hasty more than expected. With Stevenson’s role likely to grow as he gets healthier, Hasty isn’t worth stashing in most fantasy formats.

Antonio Gibson will operate as the Patriots’ lead, dual-threat running back, with backup JaMycal Hasty handling change-of-pace duties. The Texans rank 21st in average depth of tackle (4.34), helping Gibson to RB3-viability. Hasty should not be started in 12-team leagues.

Hasty will continue to be a healthy scratch as long as Travis Etienne and Tank Bigsby are healthy. Bigbsy is the clear RB2 in Jacksonville and is a solid handcuff to stash in deeper leagues.

Hasty being inactive means Travis Etienne and Tank Bigsby will handle the entire Jacksonville backfield workload against an exploitable Colts defense. Expect Etienne to lose some pass-catching work to Bigsby. Etienne profiles as a top-12 fantasy option in Week 1.

Terms have not been disclosed or reported yet. Hasty was set to be a restricted free agent this offseason. He finished the 2022 season with a 46/194/2 rushing line and added 20/126/1 through the air. He’s a perfectly fine passing-down back that also can return kicks and is coming off a career-high 222-snap season for the Jaguars. This is probably good news for Travis Etienne as the commitment makes the Jaguars less likely to bring in someone who’d actually push Etienne for snaps.

The always-explosive Hasty ripped off a 23-yard run in the first half. As usual, he played well behind Travis Etienne, but did a lot with few opportunities. He finished the regular season with 194 yards and two touchdowns on 46 rushes, along with 20 catches for 126 yards and a touchdown. Hasty, 26, is a free agent who could land back in Jacksonville.

Hasty was active early, taking a touchdown from Travis Etienne managers on an early third-and-goal. He then saw the majority of the playing time on Jacksonville’s first drive of the second half before Snoop Conner vultured him back at the goal line. Hasty had not seen more than ten touches since Week 12’s win over Baltimore where Etienne left with a foot injury. He’ll likely remain off the FLEX radar for Week 18 unless the Jaguars plan on blowing out the Titans as well.