Mike Davis Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Week 17 is always a little weird, and we're starting to get a clearer picture as to what regulars will be resting in the regular-season finale. The Chiefs won't push Patrick Mahomes, instead turning to Chad Henne to lead the offense in a meaningless Week 17 game. It's very likely that Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce, Le'Veon Bell and Sammy Watkins could also be eased up on or just flat out inactive, so you're playing with fire by rostering any Chiefs in a game without consequence to them. The Vikings won't have Dalvin Cook on Sunday due to a personal matter, leading to Alexander Mattison likely leading the backfield and setting up as one of the stronger values at the RB spot. Speaking of RB values, Mike Davis won't play on Sunday for Carolina, leading to a much bigger workload for Rodney Smith. The Jags will be without James Robinson for a second straight week, giving Dare Ogunbowale another shot to lead the backfield after he turned in a solid yet uninspring effort in a blowout loss to Chicago. The Steelers are looking towards the playoffs and will therefore give Ben Roethlisberger a week of rest and let Mason Rudolph run the offense.

Christian McCaffrey is inactive Sunday, as expected given his doubtful injury designation. Mike Davis will once again work as the top back for the Panthers, while Rodney Smith will work as the second back. Smith has seen his role expand recently, which takes some of the value away from Davis.

Curtis Samuel is officially active tonight, despite being listed as questionable this week. Christian McCaffrey is inactive, as expected, and Mike Davis will get extended work as the top back once again.

Christian McCaffrey has reportedly been ruled out for tonight, as expected. Mike Davis will get at least one more game to work as the top back, while McCaffrey still reportedly wants to return this season.

Christian McCaffrey reportedly will not play today, but he still hopes to return this season. This has been a disappointing season for CMC due to injuries, but it has given Mike Davis an unexpected chance as a lead back. Davis will once again be the clear top RB for the Panthers on Sunday.

Christian McCaffrey is not traveling with the Panthers, meaning he will be out Sunday as expected. McCaffrey does seem to be progressing towards a Week 14 return after the Panthers' upcoming bye week. Until then, Mike Davis will continue to work as the lead back for the Panthers.

Christian McCaffrey is officially active Sunday. The star RB is expected to share some work with Mike Davis, but the extent of that sharing isn't know. McCaffrey has often handled nearly every RB touch and snap, so an expanded role for his backup could still be fairly limited.

Christian McCaffrey is officially active once again for the first time since Week 2, after the Panthers removed him from IR Saturday. He is now all clear to play Sunday, and should jump right back into being a top RB in the NFL. However, Mike Davis is expected to retain at least some role in the offense, meaning McCaffrey is unlikely to see quite the same type of volume he typically got last season.