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Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry fantasy football takes on Ollie Gordon II
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All Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry insights about Ollie Gordon II
PositiveBreakoutOct 26, 2026
Ollie Gordon has scored in four straight games and entered top-20 must-start territory. Since week three (after Devon Achane went down), he's averaging 17.3 fantasy points per game and is RB11 on a points-per-game basis, averaging almost 19 touches per game. He's received 70% of red zone and goal line attempts since week three. In week seven against the Jets, he posted season highs in snap rate (25%) and route participation (103 routes), and he's doing it against stacked boxes—he faced the second-most 8-man boxes in the NFL (11 carries) and still made guys miss. Matthew Berry calls him a legitimate top-20 must-start and potentially the best waiver wire pickup of the season.NegativeValueOct 8, 2026
Matthew Berry ranks Gordon in the RB29-30 range, placing him in the back half of flex-tier running backs (25-30 range) for deeper leagues.PositiveRoleOct 5, 2026
After Devon Achane went down, the question was whether Ollie Gordon or Jalen Wright would be usable; Matthew Berry says both questions are now answered: it will be Gordon and yes, he can be usable. Early on Wright had more snaps, but Gordon ripped off a 52-yard run and then played 88% of snaps in the second half, getting significantly more work than Wright. Berry places him on the low-end flex radar, noting Miami may not always have game script for 15 touches but they found something in Gordon.NegativeUsageOct 5, 2026
Ollie Gordon carried the ball nine times for 100 yards but the stats are skewed by a 53-yard run; he is getting 56% of the carries with Jalen Wright also receiving significant volume. Matthew Berry cautions against overreacting, noting this is a low-volume offense. However, Gordon did play 88% of snaps in the second half after the big run, saw both red zone touches, and got a 12% target share, suggesting the Dolphins found something in him.NegativeProjectionOct 1, 2026
Matthew Berry ranks Ollie Gordon as RB33, outside his top 30, and is benching him where possible. Gordon is averaging 2.9 yards per carry for his career; the Dolphins are significant underdogs at Minnesota, which has held all opposing running backs to under 47 rushing yards this season. Even as the primary back, Gordon will share work with Jalen Wright in a tough matchup against one of the NFL's best run defenses. The Dolphins' offensive line is poor, and Gordon is a downhill runner who needs a good line to be effective.PositiveProjectionSep 30, 2026
Matthew Berry ranks Ollie Gordon at running back 33 this week and notes he has a better shot at a touchdown than Marshawn Lloyd; Berry cautions that Gordon won't get the workload Devon Achan had and will see competition from Jalen Wright, but views him as a better short-term option than Lloyd.NegativeProjectionSep 29, 2026
Ollie Gordon is the primary back for the Dolphins after Devon Achane went down with a torn ACL (out for the year). Gordon will have the longest leash and get 100% of running back touches going forward. However, Moe Hassan projects him as a touchdown-dependent, high-end flex play due to the Dolphins' poor offense. Gordon averaged under three yards per touch in Week 3 despite getting 100% of the running back touches and scoring a touchdown. He's a big, physically imposing runner who thrives in gap schemes with pulling linemen, but the Dolphins have a young offensive line. The matchup against the Vikings (giving up 3.1 yards per carry, third fewest) is unfavorable. Jalen Wright (day-to-day with a foot injury) may return, which could limit Gordon's touches.