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The Baltimore Ravens are 5-2 and in great position for another postseason appearance. While the offense is still putting up points, Mark Ingram II is seeing a reduced role compared to his dominant 2019 season.
Ingram made his third Pro Bowl last season after running for 1,018 yards while averaging 5.0 yards per carry. It was also his career-best year for scoring, rushing for 10 touchdowns and adding five through the air.
The 30-year-old has seen a big dip in production this season. In six games, he’s rushed only 50 times for 225 yards and two touchdowns. Age might be playing a factor in Ingram’s production, as is an ankle injury that sidelined him for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
However, the biggest reason for Ingram’s dip in production has been the committee approach the Ravens have taken at the position. Gus Edwards split carries last season with Ingram, but rookie J.K. Dobbins has started to carve out his own role in the running game. Although Dobbins has carried the ball just 40 times, he is outrushing Ingram with 267 yards and two touchdowns.
Ingram is more of a bust from a fantasy perspective than in actual on-field play, but the drop in production is substantial. Ingram was the 23rd running back taken in standard fantasy leagues, according to FantasyPros, but is currently the 48th-highest-scoring running back in ESPN’s non-PPR leagues.
A crowded backfield is making it hard for Ingram to repeat the impact he had in 2019. There’s time for him to turn things around, but the Ravens would be wise to start giving Dobbins an increased workload to keep Ingram fresh for a potential playoff run.
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