Fantasy Football 2018: 10 RB sleepers to target for Week 12

BALTIMORE, MD - NOVEMBER 18: Running Back Gus Edwards #35 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates with a teammate after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium on November 18, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – NOVEMBER 18: Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack (25) runs to the outside during the NFL game between the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans on November 18, 2018, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

6. Marlon Mack, Indianapolis Colts vs. Miami Dolphins

Under Coach of the Year candidate Frank Reich, Indianapolis Colts second-year running back Marlon Mack is emerging as a feature back in this league. Mack averaged just 25.6 rushing yards per game and 3.8 yards per carry as a fourth-round rookie out of USF, but he’s averaging nearly 80 rushing yards per game in 2018.

His best work came as a true fantasy football breakout player in Weeks 7 and 8. First, Mack blew open a solid Buffalo Bills defense with 126 yards on just 19 carries, and he followed that up by dismantling the Oakland Raiders with nearly 27 fantasy points thanks to a pair of touchdowns and nearly 150 yards from scrimmage.

Mack hasn’t approached those heights since but he is coming off of a quality Week 11 outing against the Tennessee Titans. Mack turned 16 carries into 61 yards and a touchdown, and he’ll gun for his fifth rushing touchdown of the season this week against the Miami Dolphins.

It’s his softest matchup since that monstrous Week 8 performance against the Raiders, as both the Jacksonville Jaguars and Titans were able to contain him with their strong run defenses. Mack will get to face a Dolphins defense that allows 4.8 yards per carry and nearly a touchdown per game, making 10 fantasy points a realistic floor for Mack.

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