Clyde Edwards-Helaire - Fantasy Points Outlook

Bottom Line

The best we can say for Edwards-Helaire is that he heads to training camp as the No. 2 RB in a high-scoring offense behind a high-injury-risk starter.

Edwards-Helaire isn’t guaranteed to hang on to that spot on the depth chart, though, and wasn’t good in the two games without RB Isiah Pacheco last season.

Edwards-Helaire is only worth rostering in deeper fantasy leagues of 12+ teams.

What We Learned Last Year

• Edwards-Helaire set career lows last year with:
  • 70 carries
  • 223 rushing yards
  • 1 rushing TD
  • 3.2 yards per carry
• He topped six carries just three times all season, in Weeks 3, 14, and 15. Week 3 was a blowout win over the Bears. RB Isiah Pacheco missed Weeks 14 and 15.
• Edwards-Helaire totaled just 76 scoreless rushing yards on 24 carries (3.2 YPC) across Weeks 14 and 15. He added 6 catches for 93 yards and one TD.
• Edwards-Helaire ranked 51st among 58 qualifying RBs in Pro Football Focus rushing grade.
• That followed 47th- and 53rd-place finishes in PFF rushing grade the previous two seasons.

What to Expect in 2024

• Edwards-Helaire hit free agency this offseason but seemingly didn’t find much interest on the open market. He ended up re-signing with the Chiefs on a one-year, $1.7 million deal with $1.3 million guaranteed.
• RB Jerick McKinnon, who played more snaps and ran more pass routes than Edwards-Helaire last year, remains unsigned.
• The rest of the Chiefs’ depth chart behind starter Isiah Pacheco:
  • Deneric Prince
  • Louis Rees-Zammit
  • Keaontay Ingram
• Edwards-Helaire should head to training camp as the favorite for the No. 2 RB job, but his play over the last three years doesn’t guarantee him anything.
• Whoever wins the No. 2 job in Kansas City will be squarely on the fantasy radar. Our Injury Predictor gives Pacheco a 90.4% chance of injury this season and 3.40 projected games missed – both second most among RBs.