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Harbaugh said he sees “a little bit of a three-headed monster” in the Ravens’ backfield, but we’ll take that comment with a grain of salt. Justice Hill is averaging just 6.4 opportunities/gm this season, and Henry is leading the league in rushing through the first 10 weeks. We’d expect Mitchell to get additional work in the coming weeks, but a true “three-headed monster” approach seems unlikely, especially with Lamar also handling work on the ground.

Pro Football Focus charted Mitchell playing two snaps behind Derrick Henry and Justice Hill. Maybe he will eventually cut into Hill’s snap share, but it doesn’t seem likely any time soon. Mitchell isn’t worth a stash in 12-team re-draft leagues.

Mitchell is active and will play in Thursday night’s game against the Bengals. The second-year back was enjoying a solid stretch of games in his rookie year before a torn ACL in Week 15 ended his season. Mitchell will play well-behind Derrick Henry, but could see a role as a change-of-pace back in Baltimore’s dynamic rushing attack. He’s worth a stash in deep leagues but fantasy managers shouldn’t be rushing to get him into their lineups at this time.

Mitchell has been a full participant in practice in each of the last two weeks and enters Thursday as questionable. The explosive former UDFA posted a line of 47-396-2 in eight games last season and was averaging 11 opportunities/gm over his last three games before suffering his season-ending injury. It should go without saying that Mitchell won’t pose a serious threat to Derrick Henry, but he could eat into some of Justice Hill’s snaps as he continues to work his way back on the field. He’s worth a stash in deeper leagues.

Mitchell remains on the PUP list while recovering from the gruesome knee injury he suffered last year. Even if activated for Week 10, Mitchell would likely be eased in with just a few snaps while playing behind Derrick Henry and Justice Hill. Mitchell is only worth stashing in relatively deep fantasy formats.

Mitchell has been working his way back from a torn ACL late in the 2023 season and has yet to make his season debut. Harbaugh’s comments indicate the blazing running back could return to the game-day roster for the team’s Week 10 meeting with the Bengals on Thursday Night Football, although the Ravens could theoretically hold him out another week considering he has another nine days remaining on his 21-day practice window. The Ravens held a walkthrough Monday, so fantasy managers will want to keep an eye on Mitchell’s practice status Tuesday and Wednesday before making firm plans.

Mitchell is now 10 days into his 21-day practice window as he attempts to make his season debut after suffering a devastating knee injury late in 2023. He’ll have to wait another week after the team failed to activate him from the physically unable to perform list.

We have yet to receive the Ravens’ Friday injury report but Mitchell practiced in full on both Wednesday and Thursday. Harbaugh’s comments suggest Mitchell will likely be labeled questionable though. The speedy change of pace player should be stashed where available.

Mitchell appears to be on track for a Week 9 return against the Broncos. Unless workload guarantees are provided by the coaching staff, it is safe to assume Mitchell will be gradually eased into things in a fantasy-unfriendly manner. Mitchell is worth stashing on benches, to find out if he’s retained his game-breaking speed post-injury.

Mitchell was a limited practice participant all week so this result is unsurprising. Defensive starter, CB Marlon Humphrey (knee) was also ruled out. Mitchell seemingly has a chance to return next week, though Humphrey appears more likely to need extra time after failing to practice this week.