Audric Estime Week 16 Outlook - Broncos at Chargers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 19th 2024, 1:05pm EST

With Jaleel McLaughlin out and Javonte Wiliams looking like a shell of his former self, Sean Payton should lean on Estime this week. I don't know if it actually happens because we haven't seen it to this point. Since Week 11, Estime has played 7-23% of the snaps weekly while averaging only 5.3 touches and 17.5 total yards. With his 46 carries, Estime has put up decent per-touch numbers with a 15% missed tackle rate and 3.00 yards after contact per attempt. This is an easy avenue to feature the rookie and jump-start the running game. Let's hope Payton actually does it, which is a coin flip. Since Week 10, Los Angeles has allowed the second-most rushing yards per game, the 11th-highest explosive run rate, and the third-most yards after contact per attempt. I'm not advocating for anyone to plug Estime into a lineup unless you are out of all reasonable options or in a deep league. This is a break glass in case of emergency flex that could pay off in Week 16.