Jaleel McLaughlin Week 17 Outlook - Broncos at Bengals

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Fri, Dec 27th 2024, 9:05am EST

McLaughlin will be back this week. In Weeks 12-15, McLaughlin played 24-36% of the snaps weekly while leading the way with 44% of the rushing play snaps but only seeing 24% of the red zone snaps. During these three games, he averaged 10.6 touches and 54 total yards. Since Week 12, he has had a 10.7% explosive run rate and an 18% missed tackle rate, which has been strong numbers for the Denver backfield. McLaughlin is a decent flex play this week, but there's a low floor and tons of risk that come along with playing him. The Denver backfield is a dice roll weekly that usually doesn't end up paying off. Since Week 11, Cincy has allowed the 11th-most rushing yards per game, the second-highest explosive run rate, and the eighth-highest yards after contact per attempt.