RB#49

Elijah Mitchell

Philadelphia Eagles

1.8

Play grade · season

Not ranked yet: 24 of 48 touches

Rates every play, not fantasy points

Fantasy grade23.27.1 pts/game PPR

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Is Elijah Mitchell playing this week?

No injury designation

Elijah Mitchell has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 9 game against the New York Giants.

Kickoff: Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ET.

Checked Nov 5, 1:29 AM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.

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Fantasy football · Week 9

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BENCH#48 RB this weekMedium confidence

Bench. PHI's offense is expected to score only about 18 points, a tough scoring spot.

Why we say bench

Projected 4.1 points, #48 among RBs this week, outside the top 32.
PHI's offense is expected to score only about 18 points, a tough scoring spot.
Upside: Scored 7.7 points last game against a typical 0 (trending up).
Averaging 7 carries and 5 targets a game.
Played 57% of the offense's snaps last game.

Projected points

4.1

Likely range 2–7: the middle half of outcomes

vs NYG · Game page →

Recent form

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Dashed line: the usual 0.0 a game

This week's matchup

Expected team score: ~18 pts
Vegas line: PHI underdogs by 3.5
Game total: 38.5
NYG vs RBs: 5% more points
Last game snaps: 57%

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Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

221 lb

College

Louisiana-Lafayette

Experience

5 seasons

Draft

2021 · Pick #194 (SF)

Status

ACT

Grade Breakdown

What do these mean?

EPA / play

-0.231

Success rate

43%

WPA (sum)

-0.14

Opponent adj.

-0.050

Plays graded

Advanced stats

2026 season through Week 8 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats

Rush yds over expected

-7.6

Yds over exp / att

-0.69

Carries over expected

0.4%

Expected rush yds

41.6

Efficiency

4.89

Vs 8+ in the box

9.1%

Time to line

3.05s

What do these mean?

Rush yds over expected:: Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
Yds over exp / att:: Rush yards over expected per carry.
Carries over expected:: Share of carries that gained more than expected.
Expected rush yds:: Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
Efficiency:: Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
Vs 8+ in the box:: Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
Time to line:: Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.

Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.

2026 Season Totals

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	Car	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	Fum Lost	Fantasy	Snaps	Snap%	ST%	Play grade
2 games	14	45	0	7	26	0	0	14.1	53	39%	36%	1.8

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