2024 Rush/Rec Stats
ATT
113
YDS
496
TD
1
YDS
76
TD
2
2025 Projections
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Facing competition from Harvey
McLaughlin has new competition for snaps after Denver used the 60th overall pick on RB RJ Harvey in the 2025 Draft.
ANALYSIS
The addition of competition was a matter of when, not if, after the Broncos lost Javonte Williams (Cowboys) from a backfield that was among the league's worst in 2024. McLaughlin caught on with the team as an undrafted rookie in 2023 and has proven elusive while averaging 4.8 YPC on 189 career rush attempts, but there's no real precedent for mainstream fantasy value from a running back his size (5-foot-7, 187 pounds) who isn't an asset in the passing game. McLaughlin has scored four of his six TDs on receptions, but with a meager average of 4.3 yards on 55 catches. He'll hope to be part of a committee again in 2025, with some risk of falling out of the picture in the event Harvey (5-foot-8, 205 pounds with 4.4 speed) proves himself a capable workhorse.
The addition of competition was a matter of when, not if, after the Broncos lost Javonte Williams (Cowboys) from a backfield that was among the league's worst in 2024. McLaughlin caught on with the team as an undrafted rookie in 2023 and has proven elusive while averaging 4.8 YPC on 189 career rush attempts, but there's no real precedent for mainstream fantasy value from a running back his size (5-foot-7, 187 pounds) who isn't an asset in the passing game. McLaughlin has scored four of his six TDs on receptions, but with a meager average of 4.3 yards on 55 catches. He'll hope to be part of a committee again in 2025, with some risk of falling out of the picture in the event Harvey (5-foot-8, 205 pounds with 4.4 speed) proves himself a capable workhorse.
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Jaleel McLaughlin's 2024 advanced stats compare to other running backs?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Broken Tackle %
23.0%Positive Run %
82.3%% Yds After Contact
57.9%Avg Yds After Contact
2.5Rushing TD %
0.9%Touches Per Game
8.6% Snaps w/Touch
48.1%Air Yards Per Game
-6.2Air Yards Per Snap
-0.35% Team Air Yards
-2.5%% Team Targets
4.9%Avg Depth of Target
-3.7 YdsCatch Rate
88.9%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
6.9% Targeted On Route
19.4%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2024 Jaleel McLaughlin Split Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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McLaughlin came in as an undrafted rookie last year and immediately proved to be a good bullpen running back, providing the Broncos with explosiveness as a runner (5.4 YPC) and reliability as a pass catcher (31 receptions on 36 targets). The problem is that the former Youngstown State standout is undersized (5-7, 187) and doesn't quite have the type of elite speed that might allow him to get away with it and take on large workloads anyway. He's more likely to tantalize with a few big plays on something like a 15-to-20-snap workload, unlikely to scale much higher than that. McLaughlin does at least have a chance to claim more of the passing-down work this year, following Samaje Perine's release in late August.
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Nonfactor against Bills
McLaughlin rushed twice for minus-two yards and secured his lone target for zero yards in Sunday's 31-7 wild-card loss to the Bills.
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Remains leader of backfield
McLaughlin recorded 16 rushes for 39 yards in Sunday's 38-0 win over the Chiefs. He added two receptions on two targets for nine yards.
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Narrowly leads backfield in return
McLaughlin rushed the ball 10 times for 69 yards in Saturday's 30-24 overtime loss to the Bengals. He added two receptions on two targets for seven yards.
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Logs full practice Wednesday
McLaughlin (quadricep) practiced fully Wednesday, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.
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Turns in limited practice
McLaughlin (quadricep) was a limited practice participant Tuesday.
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Appears on track for return
McLaughlin, who missed the Broncos' Week 16 loss to the Chargers due to a quadriceps injury, practiced fully Wednesday and appears on track to play Saturday against the Bengals, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports.
ANALYSIS
The speedy running back opened the practice week with a limited session Tuesday, but his ability to upgrade to full participation Wednesday seems to bode well for a Week 17 return. McLaughlin was impressive as the lead back in Week 13 against the Browns before Denver's Week 14 bye, rushing 14 times for 84 yards. If he's at full health Saturday, he'll likely be part of a timeshare out of the backfield that includes Javonte Williams and Audric Estime.
The speedy running back opened the practice week with a limited session Tuesday, but his ability to upgrade to full participation Wednesday seems to bode well for a Week 17 return. McLaughlin was impressive as the lead back in Week 13 against the Browns before Denver's Week 14 bye, rushing 14 times for 84 yards. If he's at full health Saturday, he'll likely be part of a timeshare out of the backfield that includes Javonte Williams and Audric Estime.