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Miller

The Saints suddenly find themselves in a bind at running back after Miller’s move to injured reserve and backup running back Jamaal Williams’ status as doubtful for Week 9. The team is left with only Alvin Kamara and fullback Adam Prentice as healthy backs on the active roster, potentially opening up additional backfield snaps for queen chess piece Taysom Hill against the Panthers. Means’ absence likely thrusts recent acquisition Marquez Valdes-Scantling into meaningful snaps on the perimeter.

Jamaal Williams is listed as doubtful with a groin issue. Jordan Mims will likely be called up from the practice squad to serve as Alvin Kamara’s backup this week. Mims is an interesting add in deep leagues but doesn’t hold any standalone value for Week 9.

Miller can be dropped in all re-draft formats at this point. His recurring hamstring issues coupled with Dennis Allen’s public frustrations regarding Miller’s inability to remain available make him a fantasy non-factor at this time.

Miller was maligned for his inability to stay healthy by Saints head coach Dennis Allen in the offseason. He opened the year on injured reserve because of a hamstring issue and only lasted two games before suffering another hamstring injury. His timeline to return is unknown, but we can assume Allen won’t be giving him a meaningful workload any time soon.

Alvin Kamara, meanwhile, led the Saints with 10 rushes for 67 yards. Miller, who ripped off a 41-yard kick return in Week 8, would appear to be the Saints’ No. 2 back who could see significant playing time if Kamara were to miss time in the season’s second half.

Making his 2024 debut after hamstring woes sidelined him to begin the year, Miller cleaned up behind Alvin Kamara in a blowout loss. Pro Football Focus also charted him as out-snapping Jamaal Williams 20-12. With their season circling the drain and the skill corps laid low by injury, the Saints are going to need more out of their backfield, and Williams is on his last legs. Miller might slowly come into 12-team league relevance, but for now he’s a purely speculative bench add.

Miller wasn’t listed with an injury this week after he was “healthy scratched” on Sunday following his Saturday return from a hamstring ailment. With fellow RB Jordan Mims healthy scratched, plugged-in Saints reporter Nick Underhill wonders if a “Miller game is incoming” with the Saints’ comically short-handed on offense. There is certainly going to be a run-game commitment as New Orleans looks to hide weapons-deficient rookie QB Spencer Rattler against the Broncos’ elite defense.

Miller was a surprise inactive for Week 6 despite the team activating him from injured reserve before the weekend. The second-year back has yet to play a snap this season, and made minimal impact in an injury-plagued rookie season, where he rushed for 156 yards and one touchdown on 41 carries. Miller makes for an interesting bench stash in deeper leagues, but won’t have any standalone value out of the gate.

Miller was brought off injured reserve after getting in three full practices this week. His absence from the lineup is puzzling to say the least. Jamaal Williams will remain the RB2 for New Orleans this week.

Miller will make his season debut in Week 6 against the Buccaneers. While Miller likely doesn’t carry standalone fantasy value in the immediate future, it will be interesting to see how his presence influences the workhorse usage from lead back Alvin Kamara. Kamara currently averages 18.2 carries and 5.6 targets per game, making him one of only a handful of true workhorse backs in the league in 2024.