Joshua Kelley Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Joshua Kelley and Gabe Nabers have been listed inactive for Sunday night's game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. With Justin Jackson returning from injury their was no need for either Kelley or Nabers to be active. Jackson should serve as the primary backup for Austin Ekeler with Larry Rountree also mixing in. Jackson or Rountree could be an interesting contrarian option in tournaments with the upside to vulture a touchdown or two.

Keenan Allen and Joshua Kelley are both inactive today. Expect Austin Ekeler to be heavily involved in both the passing and the rushing game, with Kalen Ballage getting a boost with Joshua Kelley out.

Per Schefter, the Chargers are expected to be without Kalen Ballage on Sunday. Austin Ekeler's return couldn't come at a better time - he's expected to lead the backfield Sunday after missing the majority of the season with calf and ankle injuries. While he does carry at least a mild risk of being eased in, we should expect close to a normal workload for Ekeler as the lead back. Anthony Lynn hasn't shown much trust in Josh Kelly and Troymaine Pope has been an afterthought with Ballage and Kelly eating up most of the backfield work the last few weeks. Especially in GPPs, Ekeler is worth a long look in what should be a high scoring affair with the Bills. As for the Falcons, they are expected to have Hayden Hurst active, but are still awaiting word as to whether they'll have Julio Jones. The team is expected to see how Jones looks in pre-game work before making a final decision on his status. We'll confirm the status' of Ballage, Hurst and Julio Jones when we get more information.

The Chargers activated Austin Ekeler, clearing the path for him to play Sunday, and potentially giving Justin Herbert a dynamic weapon out of the backfield. Ekeler had returned to practice earlier this week, but coach Anthony Lynn previously sounded skeptical about Ekeler's availability for Sunday. While Ekeler is now eligible to play, his status will still need to be confirmed when inactives are released prior to kickoff. If he is playing, he should return to near his normal role, which will cut significantly into Kalen Ballage's work.

Troymaine Pope is officially active Sunday after being listed as questionable. Having Pope active just makes it harder to read this RB situation, as Joshua Kelley and Kalen Ballage both will also get work as well.