J.K.Dobbins

News: 9 hours agoCoach Sean Payton noted Monday that Dobbins has a soft tissue injury, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Spin: Dobbins left Monday's practice with a trainer, with his exit due to an unspecified soft-tissue injury. Per DiLalla, Payton thinks that the running back will be fine, but it looks like Dobbins' practice participation could be impacted ahead of Friday's preseason opener against the Falcons. If that's the case, added practice reps will be available for RJ Harvey, Jonah Coleman and Jaleel McLaughlin.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Dobbins re-signed with Denver and will attempt to fend off sophomore RJ Harvey for the team's lead-back job. With both active during Weeks 1-10 last season (10 games), Dobbins handled 153 carries (60% team share) and 15 targets (4%), compared to 50 carries (20%) and 29 targets (9%) for Harvey. Dobbins ran well (5.05 yards per carry) when healthy, but he was limited to four touchdowns and was a nonfactor as a receiver (37 yards on 15 targets) en route to averaging 11.6 fantasy points (27th). Dobbins enters his age-27 campaign having yet to play a full season in his career (seven-plus missed games in four of the past five years) and without much value even when active (he has never produced a top-20 fantasy campaign). Dobbins is an underwhelming flex option with added value in non-PPR formats.