Mark Ingram - Fantasy Points Outlook

What You Need to Know:

• Despite playing just 7 games with the team after being acquired from Houston, Ingram finished 3rd among Saints in carries. He trailed only Alvin Kamara and Taysom Hill, who started 4 games at QB.
• Ingram also ranked 2nd among Saints RBs in targets (or tied Ty Montgomery for 2nd if we count him as a RB).
• Ingram’s yards per carry climbed from 3.2 with the Texans to 3.8 with the Saints last season. Even the higher mark would have been the lowest rate of his career. His 6.0 yards per catch was his lowest since 2014.
• The veteran has earned the 2 lowest Pro Football Focus rushing grades of his career the past 2 seasons. His yards per route run the past 2 years have been his 2 lowest since 2014.
• The Saints have added only undrafted free agent Abram Smith to the backfield, as of this writing.
• Ingram hit double-digit carries 3 times in 7 games with the Saints. All 3 came in contests Kamara missed.

Draft Sharks Bottom Line:

Ingram would be irrelevant for fantasy in just about any other backfield. He showed that by playing his way out of Baltimore 2 years ago and then stinking in Houston early last season. He looked better with New Orleans but remains a low-efficiency performer in a complementary role. Try to leave him for someone else.