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Elijah Mitchell or Kimani Vidal

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Elijah Mitchell

Elijah Mitchell

RB • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
Kimani Vidal

Kimani Vidal

RB • Los Angeles Chargers LAC
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mitchell over Vidal

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Mitchell ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 1.65
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.7 7 0 0.5 3.3 0 1.65
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Vidal over Mitchell

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Vidal ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.61
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
6.3 26.9 0.1 1.4 11 0.1 6.61
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Outlook Kimani Vidal

Kimani Vidal at Rams — Minimal Standalone Value in a Rotational Role

Vidal enters Week 8 healthy but remains third in the pecking order behind Omarion Hampton and Keaton Mitchell in the Chargers backfield. Over his last three appearances, he has handled between five and eight rushing attempts per game while mixing in for sporadic passing-down snaps. With Los Angeles dealing with multiple offensive line injuries and sitting winless at 0-6, the offense has struggled to sustain drives, capping touch volume for secondary ball-carriers.

Our weekly projection targets Vidal for roughly 28 rushing yards and a pair of catches (6.9 fantasy points) against the Rams. With the Chargers entering as road underdogs, negative game script could yield occasional dump-offs, but his minimal goal-line equity and 1% fantasy start rate leave him untrustworthy in standard setups. He is best left on fantasy benches outside of extremely deep leagues.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Elijah Mitchell
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
3113.703230
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
3113.703230
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kimani Vidal
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
7213.003190
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Elijah Mitchell
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
7 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Kimani Vidal
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Elijah Mitchell
OWN
 
2%
+1.51 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Kimani Vidal
OWN
15%
-3.11 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-0.07 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Elijah Mitchell
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kimani Vidal
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Elijah Mitchell

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 96th with 3.40 total points (3.40 avg).
  • Currently 135.6 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 80th among RB.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 79th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 94th among RB.
  • Ranked 101st in targets and is currently among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 65th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +11, Rush AVG: +3.7 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +3, Rec Yards: +23 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 35, RUSH YDS: 159, RUSH TDS: 1, REC: 2, REC YDS: 22, REC TDS: 0
Breakdown Kimani Vidal

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 40th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 46th with 27.20 total points (4.53 avg).
  • Currently 111.8 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 50th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 38th among RB.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 12th among RB.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 23rd among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 109 (18.17 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 57th among RB.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 1 (0.17 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 61st among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -53, Rush AVG: EVEN Rush TDs: +1, Receptions: -1, Rec Yards: +13 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 90, RUSH YDS: 400, RUSH TDS: 6, REC: 15, REC YDS: 100, REC TDS: 1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Elijah Mitchell

No Injury Reported

Injury Kimani Vidal

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Elijah Mitchell

Week 8
Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
28.67368.50831113.08
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 16th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 26th with 27.00 total points (4.50 avg).
  • Currently 42 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 603 (100.50 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 15th in pass defense with 1608 (268.00 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 28.67 per game and currently ranked 25th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 1 (0.17 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +125.77, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: -14, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +1.76,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Matchups Kimani Vidal

Week 8
Los Angeles Chargers @ Los Angeles Rams

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.71308.71651003.51
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 5th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 27.00 total points (3.86 avg).
  • Currently 42 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in total yards against with 308.71 per game and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Ranked 20th in rush defense with 810 (115.71 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 1351 (193.00 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 5 (0.71 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 18 in points against with 22.71 per game and currently ranked 18th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 24th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +71.71, Turnovers: -7 Sacks: -41, INTs: -1, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +6.41,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 21.6, YDS/G: 348
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Elijah Mitchell
1.87
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kimani Vidal
7.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Elijah Mitchell
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2021 SF 11 207 963 4.7 5 20 19 137 7.2 1
2022 SF 5 45 279 6.2 2 4 3 7 2.3 0
2023 SF 11 75 281 3.7 2 8 6 14 2.3 0
2025 KC 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026 PHI 1 3 11 3.7 0 4 3 23 7.7 0
ON PACE 2 7 27 3.7 0 10 7 56 7.7 0
3-YEAR AVG 5 27 99 3.7 1 3 2 5 2.3 0
Totals 33 359 1602 4.5 10 40 33 206 6.2 2
Career Kimani Vidal
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2024 LAC 9 43 155 3.6 0 9 5 62 12.4 1
2025 LAC 12 155 643 4.1 3 22 16 136 8.5 1
2026 LAC 4 21 109 5.2 1 12 7 43 6.1 1
ON PACE 11 60 309 5.2 3 34 20 122 6.1 3
3-YEAR AVG 7 66 266 4 1 10 7 66 9.4 1
Totals 26 230 938 4.1 4 46 30 261 8.7 3
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ARI @DAL
ATL @TB
BAL @BUF
CAR @GB
CHI @SEA
CIN vs TEN
CLE @PIT
DEN vs KC
DET vs MIN
HOU vs BYE
IND @JAC
LAC @LAR
LV @NYJ
MIA vs NE
NO vs BYE
NYG vs BYE
PHI @WAS
SF vs BYE
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LA vs OTT 10:00 PM EST
MIN vs NYI 8:00 PM EST
NSH vs WAS 8:00 PM EST
PIT vs UTA 7:00 PM EST
SJ vs VAN 10:00 PM EST
TB vs WPG 7:00 PM EST