ClydeEdwards-Helaire

News: 5 days agoEdwards-Helaire (illness) is not practicing Monday, Charles Goldman of AtoZSports.com reports.

Spin: Edwards-Helaire suited up for Saturday's preseason loss to Jacksonville after missing time in recent practices due to an illness, and it appears the veteran running back is now sick again. He's competing with Deneric Prince for the No. 2 backfield role behind starter Isiah Pacheco. Edwards-Helaire entered Saturday's game second after Pacheco, with Prince taking the field third among Kansas City's running backs.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Edwards-Helaire was the first running back off the board in the 2020 NFL draft, but his stock has gone in the wrong direction in each of his four pro seasons. In 2023, his transformation into supporting cast member was complete: he averaged 4.7 fantasy points per game, 14.6 offensive snaps and 5.8 touches, and he scored in double figures only twice (Weeks 3 and 15). Re-signed as a free agent, Edwards-Helaire should serve as the Chiefs' insurance policy against an Isiah Pacheco injury, which is also his primary utility in fantasy leagues. It's possible that, in games the team dominates, both backs could deliver meaningful fantasy stats, but there's no reason otherwise to expect a significant career rebirth from Edwards-Helaire.