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Rasheen Ali will continue as the Ravens third-down back in the meantime, per Harbaugh. Keaton Mitchell is probably a better second Ravens back to roster at this point for most fantasy leagues than Ali. Hill can be dropped in all shallow formats.

Hill was a mid-week addition to the injury report, going from a normal practice on Monday to a DNP because of the neck issue on Tuesday. He previously missed time with a toe injury. Keaton Mitchell will continue to operate as the change-of-pace back this week. Mitchell is worth a look in large-field DFS contests for the Thanksgiving slate, but redraft managers can leave him on the waiver wire for now.

Hill pops up on the injury report with a neck issue. It is presumably new, given he was not on the injury report Monday. A new neck injury is cause for concern in terms of game status and Hill is in jeopardy of missing the Ravens’ Thanksgiving game against the Bengals. If he does miss, Keaton Mitchell will get a bump in pass-catching duties.

Earlier this week, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said he hopes to further incorporate RB Keaton Mitchell into the game plan. He has an opportunity to do so here with Hill sidelined by a toe injury. Mitchell should be a decent bench stash down the stretch. Bateman is sidelined by an ankle injury, giving the speedy and unproven WR Devontez Walker a chance to contribute. Mitchell does not need to be in re-draft lineups this week, and Walker does not need to be rostered.

Hill did get in a limited session on Friday, but it wasn’t enough for the Ravens to make him active for Week 11. Keaton Mitchell (knee) was taken off the final injury report and figures to be Baltimore’s No. 2 back on Sunday.

Fellow backup RB Justice Hill (toe) remains sidelined, setting up Mitchell for No. 2 running back duties against the Browns. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh told reporters earlier this week that he hopes to further incorporate Mitchell on game day. That should not be an issue with Hill heading toward a Week 11 absence. Mitchell should be stashed at this time.

Mitchell has been encroaching on RB Justice Hill’s role in recent weeks and Ravens head coach John Harbaugh told reporters on Monday that he wants to get Mitchell even more involved. While Mitchell’s limited session is less than ideal, Hill was unable to practice at all while dealing with a toe injury. Mitchell is a high-upside stash option. He should be rostered in 12-team leagues.

Five touches for 18 yards is nothing to call home about, but this was the second consecutive week Mitchell out-touched Justice Hill. He was also cutting into Hill’s breather back snaps behind workhorse Derrick Henry. Hunting for sparks as they keep digging out of the hole from their 1-5 start, the Ravens are probably committed to increasing Mitchell’s role at Hill’s expense. Just don’t expect it to turn into 12-team league value any time soon.

The carries were a new season high, not that Hill did anything with them. It was also just the second time he notched five receptions. Needless to say, 11 Justice Hill touches isn’t what the Ravens had in mind this summer, and it is extremely unlikely to be their Week 8 approach when they come off bye against the Bears. That’s because Lamar Jackson (hamstring) is finally expected back under center for that one. Hill remains a last-gasp RB4 and moderate upside contingency back.

Justice Hill had 13 snaps to Mitchell’s four, but Mitchell took three carries to Hill’s one. Hill was a desperation waiver runner last week, but if he’s going to get his time splintered by Mitchell and Derrick Henry is going to get carries with the Ravens down nearly 30 points, Hill probably can be sent right back to waivers. At least until Lamar Jackson is back.