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Latavius Murray rushed twice for 18 yards in Sunday’s loss to Chicago.

Murray wasn’t targeted in the passing game. The 28-year-old rushed 140 times for 578 yards (4.1 YPC) and six touchdowns this season, also adding 22 receptions for 141 yards. Latavius turns 29 next month, but he should have no shortage of suitors—the Raiders (his former team) and Eagles come immediately to mind—and should start somewhere in 2019. Of course, we need to see the landing spot, but Murray will almost certainly be undervalued in fantasy drafts next summer.

12/31/18 - 02:50 PM ET

Luke Stocker scores in Week 17 defeat.

Stocker caught a 22-yard touchdown in the second half of Sunday night’s loss to Indy for his only grab of the game, but the Colts ended up pulling away. While this was probably the best statistical season of Stocker’s career (15/165/2), the veteran is off the fantasy radar.

12/31/18 - 04:18 PM ET

Josh Doctson catches two passes against the Eagles.

Doctson gained 33 yards on his two receptions in Week 17. The third-year receiver’s season ends with 44 receptions for 532 yards and two touchdowns. The reception and yardage marks set new career-highs, but Doctson didn’t seem to get as many opportunities in jump-ball situations as he did last season when he scored six touchdowns. The former first-round pick could be Washington’s top receiver next season, but the situation is up in the air right now with no clear top target.

12/31/18 - 02:48 PM ET

Eric Ebron scores against the Titans.

Ebron caught four passes for 60 yards and a touchdown in the Colts’ Week 17 victory, with the score coming on an in-breaking route where he made a nice catch in contested coverage. The first regular season for Ebron in Indy ends with 66 receptions, 750 receiving yards, 13 receiving touchdowns, and one rushing touchdown. His 14 touchdowns led all tight ends, and he was obviously one of the best waiver-wire pickup or late-round draft selections in 2018. Ebron will look to find the end zone in the postseason when he faces a Texans team he scored against in both of the first two matchups this season.

12/31/18 - 04:18 PM ET

Dalvin Cook handles 15 touches in Week 17 loss.

Cook rushed 11 times for 39 yards, also adding four receptions for 21 yards. The second-year back ends a somewhat disappointing campaign—partly due to injuries after missing all of October—with 133 carries for 615 yards (4.6 YPC) and two touchdowns. He also had a 40/305/2 receiving line. With Latavius Murray expected elsewhere in 2019, Cook should hopefully have a less effective backup and be treated as a workhorse if he can stay healthy. The former Florida State star will be a solid pick in the second and third rounds of fantasy drafts next summer.

12/31/18 - 02:47 PM ET

Dion Lewis rushed three times for 23 yards in Sunday night’s loss.

Lewis was targeted four times, and he didn’t record a carry. The versatile back didn’t get many touches down the stretch with Derrick Henry taking over, but he finishes his first year as a Titan with a career-best 59/400/1 receiving line. Most importantly, though, he rushed 155 times for just 517 yards (3.3 YPC) and one touchdown, so Tennessee might be in a different spot right now if they featured Henry all season. Lewis will be back in 2019, but fantasy owners can’t consider him as anything more than a late-round pick barring a Henry trade.

12/31/18 - 04:16 PM ET

Adrian Peterson gets four carries in Week 17.

Peterson gained no yards on his four attempts against the Eagles, as the Redskins simply couldn’t get anything going in their shoutout loss. The future Hall of Famer’s regular season ends with 251 carries for 1,042 yards and seven touchdowns along with 20 receptions for 208 yards and a touchdown. This was Peterson’s first 1,000-yard season since 2015 with the Vikings, as he was able to show he still has it after the Redskins gave him an opportunity. “All Day” wants to play a few more years still, and it’ll be interesting to see what type of interest he gets this offseason. He’s almost certainly not going to be the lead back in Washington with Derrius Guice set to return from his knee injury suffered over the summer.

12/31/18 - 02:45 PM ET