Raheem

Mostert

Mostert entered Week 17 questionable to play due to knee and ankle injuries. He is not fantasy-relevant on his own. His absence could result in a few late-game touches for RB Zamir White and RB Dylan Laube. Neither player should be anywhere near fantasy lineups, though. Starting RB Ashton Jeanty could feasibly handle all backfield touches against the Giants today.

Bech injured his back on Friday. Although the Raiders’ (2-13) season is lost, a Week 17 absence could be consequential for Bech down the road. This was an opportunity for the underwhelming rookie to put a positive performance on film. He produced career highs in targets (six), receptions (six) and receiving yards (50) in Week 14. Hopefully, he can get healthy enough to play in Week 18 against the Chiefs.

Mostert has not been fantasy-relevant, but with the Raiders have shutting down TE Brock Bowers (knee) and EDGE Maxx Crosby (knee), we figure all skill position players are worth keeping an eye on. Mostert sits in second on the depth chart, with RB Zamir White and RB Dylan Laube behind him.

Mostert has been mostly a kick returner this season, getting just 22 carries for 104 yards and 12 receptions for 70 yards on offense. He has returned 23 kicks for 673 yards and any potential absence this week would only have special teams impact. Mostert is dealing with knee and ankle issues and is in jeopardy of missing Week 17 against the Giants.

He had four offensive snaps. Mostert’s contingency value — if he ever had any — is all dried up. The snap count is too low to start him against the Giants even in a great matchup. You can probably do better on your Week 17 bench.

Mostert, as usual, operated as the RB2 behind Ashton Jeanty. Though he wasn’t very effective against the Titans, Mostert still has plenty of contingent value if Jeanty were to miss time this season. With 16 rushes over his past three games, Mostert should be stashed on benches in deeper fantasy formats.

Mostert is up to 12 touches over the past two weeks after previously not handling the ball, but five of his carries this afternoon came on the Raiders’ meaningless final series. Ashton Jeanty has actually been consolidating work during Mostert’s emergence, not shedding it. The 33-year-old veteran would be part of a committee were Jeanty to go down with injury.

Mayer’s absence reduces TE Brock Bowers’ positional target competition. Bowers logged a season-high 55 offensive snaps last week after Mayer exited in the first quarter. Bowers is an elite TE1 against a Bears defense missing starting slot CB Kyler Gordon (hamstring) and LB T.J. Edwards (hamstring). Through three games, the unit tied for a league-high 24 receptions allowed to opposing tight ends. The Raiders are also notably keeping RB Raheem Mostert active for the first time this season, while rendering White inactive. Mostert is unlikely to be fantasy-relevant, but he could run efficiently on a handful of carries in a change-of-pace role.

Nothing to see here. The biggest question mark throughout the week was Brock Bowers, who was removed from the team’s final injury report on Friday. The Raiders will look to get back on track in Week 3 against a banged-up Commanders team that allowed 124 receiving yards to Tucker Kraft in Week 2, which could signal a productive day for Bowers.

There was summer chatter Mostert could serve as the Raiders’ “primary third-down back,” but instead he’s on the sideline without an injury. It’s further wheels up for first-round rookie Ashton Jeanty. Zamir White will likely serve as the primary breather back, with second-year pro Dylan Laube perhaps mixing in. Joining Mostert on the inactives list are S Tristin McCollum, LB Brennan Jackson, OT Charles Grant, OG Caleb Rogers, DT JJ Pegues and DL Leki Fotu.