A seventh-round pick (245th overall) by the Patriots out of Alabama, Jam Miller was waived with an injury settlement in late August following a preseason opener where he rushed 14 times for 55 yards. After working out for Atlanta on September 29, he signed today to provide depth to a shorthanded Falcon backfield. Notably, Falcons offensive coordinator Tommy Rees held the same role during Miller’s college career at Alabama.
Miller provides depth behind superstar Bijan Robinson and talented depth piece Brian Robinson Jr. The Falcons went into Sunday’s matchup with only the two Robinsons on the active roster, so adding additional depth makes sense for the NFL’s most run heavy offense. Jam Miller’s testing profile is a mixed bag: he boasts explosive straight-line speed with a 4.42 forty (94th percentile) and a 109.5 Speed Score (91st percentile), but that is offset by a poor 109.4 Burst Score (11th percentile) and college yards-per-carry mark in the 4th percentile. For fantasy football purposes, Miller is strictly a deep-stash depth piece, with any realistic path to a meaningful role requiring an injury to the players ahead of him.
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Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr will return from his ACL injury and make his first start in Week 3 vs. the Packers on Thursday Night Football. The Falcons could use Penix, as they rank dead last in the NFL in team passing yards through two games with Cooper Rush forced into action (as well as a quarter of Jack Strand).
Drake London and Kyle Pitts owners rejoice. While Penix had a mixed 2025 season, he did rank No. 14 in Adjusted Yards Per Attempt (7.01) so the Falcons will be able to push the ball down the field and open up the playbook. It is uncertain how long Penix’s leash will be after Tua Tagovailoa returns from his ankle injury, but Tua was estimated as a limited participant in today’s walk-through practice.
David Lombardi reports rookie RB Kaelon Black was added to the injury report as limited participant Thursday with a groin issue. Black surprised many in Week 1 by playing 43% of snaps, while rushing for 65 yards on 14 attempts and adding a 5-yard reception. Christian McCaffrey praised Black this week in an interview, likening his ability to have the impact for him that David Montgomery had last year on Jahmyr Gibbs and Tyler Allgeier had on Bijan Robinson to keep them fresh.
Black was a big riser after Week 1’s surprising performance and one of the biggest waiver adds of the week. Fantasy football manager’s will need to keep an eye on tomorrow’s practice report to see Black’s level of participation in order to get a better idea if he will be able to play this weekend.
Brian Robinson spent 2025 buried on a San Francisco depth chart, with Christian McCaffrey never leaving the field. Now, he finds himself in an eerily similar situation stuck behind another entrenched superstar. Goal line touches notwithstanding, Robinson offers little standalone value outside of a Bijan Robinson injury, finishing No. 45 in both yards created, and yards per touch in 2025, he profiles as more of a change of pace back with some TD vulture ability.
On the flip side, losing a few goal-line touches could sting, but Bijan Robinson’s fantasy stock shouldn’t take a hit. As the league leader in yards per touch, evaded tackles, and yards created, his elite efficiency more than compensates for any potential loss in short-yardage work. Capitalize on the discount should any fantasy football seasonal drafters panic over coach-speak and pass on Bijan at 1.02 or 1.03.
This is a comically irresponsible prediction from a medical doctor about a player recovering from his third ACL injury (two to his right knee in college, one to his left knee last season). Despite limited practice involvement due to multiple past ACL injuries, Michael Penix Jr. remains expected to start the majority of games this season after averaging 13.7 Fantasy Points Per Game. Tua Tagovailoa takes the field first in the preseason opener, but his slim edge and historical 7.9 Accuracy Rating offer minimal job security.
Expect a volatile workload split driven by health and performance setting up a nightmare scenario for fantasy gamers, which will inevitably affect the skill position players in Atlanta from Bijan Robinson to Drake London to Kyle Pitts. Stay as far away from this QB room as possible and be sure to draft Gibbs over Bijan per the PlayerProfiler rankings.
Bijan Robinson had one of his best performances of the season in Week 13, racking up 142 yards and a score on 23 carries while adding five receptions for 51 yards, but it wasn’t enough as the Falcons have now lost six of their last seven games.
This is now the third game in a row that Bijan has recorded over 100 yards from scrimmage, and currently sits as the running back one for the week. Regardless of team success, Robinson is the engine that keeps the Falcons close in these games and is an obvious set-it-and-forget-it asset, averaging over 20 points per game in PPR formats.
Author: Dane Madoche(@FF_DaMaddog)
