De'Von

Achane

Achane easily led the backfield in touches, ceding a total of nine looks to Jaylen Wright and Raheem Moster combined. He was his usual, explosive self versus the Raiders, logging a 30-yard carry plus a 17-yard reception on the way to just over 100 yards from scrimmage. Week 11 was his fifth game in triple digits out of six Tua Tagovailoa starts. With plenty of distance between himself and the rest of the Miami running backs, Achane is a solidified RB1 heading into Week 12 versus the Patriots.

Achane and the Dolphins did just enough to escape a road visit with the Rams with a win. The good news for fantasy managers is that Achane’s 17 opportunities handily led the backfield as Raheem Mostert saw only three opportunities and Jaylen Wright saw only five. Even so, fantasy managers were likely left wanting more as the electric back managed just 3.1 yards per carry and 3.0 yards per reception against the up-and-down Rams defense. Achane’s next opportunity to return to RB1 status comes in Week 11 when the Dolphins host the Raiders.

Vacuuming up touches, Achane is now up to 268 yards from scrimmage on 36 handles in two games since Tua Tagovailoa’s return. It’s exactly what fantasy managers had in mind when they made Achane a second-round pick. Lethal on Tua’s checkdowns and swing passes, Achane did work after the catch on his 14-yard scoring reception on a second quarter 1st-and-goal. Handling big workloads but thankfully avoiding a ton of between-the-tackles punishment, Achane could maintain this efficiency down the stretch. The Rams are a middle of the road matchup for Week 10.

This was everything fantasy managers could have asked for and then some in Tua Tagovailoa’s first game back. Achane opened the game with an 11-yard gain which was just his sixth rush of more than 10 yards since Tua went down in Week 2. His longest carry of the year and his first rush of over 20 yards came in the third quarter. He made multiple Arizona defenders miss on a 47-yard dash and then capped the drive with a receiving touchdown a few plays later. Achane split the backfield with Raheem Mostert, who scored two short touchdowns, but was as efficient as ever, giving fantasy managers hope that he can return to his RB1 ways going forward. He gets a date with the run-funnel Bills in Week 9.

Returning from a concussion, Achane got the start and resumed his 1A role ahead of Raheem Mostert. His 77 yards rushing were by far his most since Tua Tagovailoa’s Week 2 concussion, a promising sign ahead of Tagovailoa’s expected Week 8 return. Tagovailoa’s injury has colored everything, but Achane was lagged disastrously from his 2023 production from both a raw output and efficiency perspective. He will check in as a back-end RB2 against the Cardinals.

Achane has practiced in full all week, a sign that he would soon be clearing concussion protocol. The second-year back made it official on Friday, announcing he has cleared protocol and will be good to go in what feels like a must-win game for the Dolphins. Achane is expected to lead the Dolphins’ backfield on Sunday, but he be splitting touches with Raheem Mostert, who ran 19 times for 80 yards in the team’s Week 5 win over the Patriots. Despite the impending split in touches, Achane can be viewed as a low-end RB1 against a Colts defense that has been gouged on the ground all season.

Achane was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice and will presumably log another full practice on Thursday. The second-year back suffered a concussion in Week 5, but has had nearly two weeks to recover in time for Week 7’s game against the Colts. Barring an unexpected setback, we’d expect Achane to be cleared in time for Sunday’s game.

A full practice means Achane will clear the league’s concussion protocol shortly. He should be good to go for his Week 7 matchup with Indy. The Colts have been gashed on the ground this year and the Dolphins are still without Tua Tagovailoa. Expect another run-heavy approach from Miami spearheaded by Achane, who ranks as a low-end RB1 this week.

Mostert took over as Miami’s lead back with De’Von Achane sidelined with a brain injury. Coming off a chest injury, Mostert looked as explosive as ever, ripping off a few lengthy runs, including an 18-yarder in the second half. Jaylen Wright had 13 rushes behind Mostert in an extremely run-heavy game plan. Achane will have the bye week to clear the league’s concussion protocol, but if he doesn’t, Mostert would be a top-12 fantasy option in Week 7.

Achane took a shot to the head on an end-around in the first quarter. He was seen in the fencing position, which often indicates a brain injury. Achane was slow to make his way to the blue medical tent and was then escorted to the Miami locker room. Achane will enter the concussion protocol and has a real chance of missing Week 6. Raheem Mostert would function as the Dolphins’ workhorse if Achane were to miss time.