Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Matt Harmon and fantasy contributor Sal Vetri detail why it's time to acquire the San Francisco 49ers running back in fantasy. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Forecast” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.

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I'm trying to buy low on Jordan Mason where I can and I would recommend to do the same for a few reasons.

The first reason before we get to Christian mccaffrey's stuff is he hasn't had 10 fantasy points or more in three straight games, but all that needs a ton of context.

One of those games, he had 98 total yards fine.

He didn't find the end zone or have uh any receptions.

And then in week six, he had over 70 yards in the second quarter and then he gets injured only comes back for one play, injures the shoulder, but heading into this week, he was off the final injury report.

He got a full participation in practice hinted that he would have his full time roll back with the 49er and that's what happened.

He saw a season high, 86% of the snaps handled 14 of 15 backfield carries.

They just trust this dude like he was even dealing with the shoulder injury and they said you feel good, fine.

We'll give you all the workload.

That's fine.

They trust this guy right now.

Obviously, Auk's done.

Jennings and Debo are very questionable for this upcoming matchup in week eight where it's a great matchup against the Cowboys who allow the most efficiency per rushing play this year.

So, you know, you get at least one more start out of Mason.

Then the Buy week comes and sure mccaffrey, they're saying could return in week 10.

We've heard that, I think six different times this year that he could return at different points.

This is something that I think they're gonna be careful bringing back mccaffrey if it is week 10 after the buy, sure they ease him back in maybe for a month or so.

They continue to give him 10 touches to start 1214.

So you can get a legit running back who can be a flex or RB two option for you for the next 1 to 2 months in one of the best run systems that's gonna have to rely on their running game even more now, due to these wide receiver injuries.

Uh, so I'm buying low and Jordan Mason, I think this week it's a smash spot for him and moving forward, he could be still this team's RB one A one B the rest of the year even when mccaffrey comes back.

Yeah, it's really tough for me to imagine that mccaffrey like number one, you're right.

Who the hell knows when he's gonna come back.

It's really tough for me to imagine that they just saddle him up for, you know, 20 plus touches every single game after, after what we've just seen, especially because, you know, the run game hasn't been as good obviously with, with mccaffrey, you know, not out there and, and Mason in there, but Mason's been good and he's been effective.

So why not like try to lighten mccaffrey's load a little bit.

I think he will continue to have sandal and value and like you said, maybe he gets back out there and reagrds.

This thing for a couple of weeks.

Mason's still a running back one in those situations if he ever has to start again.

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