In case you hadn't heard, Marshawn Lynch landed on the injured reserve over the Oakland Raiders' bye week and you know what that means -- Doug Martin is back again. Like Michael Myers on Halloween, fantasy footballers just can't get rid of this guy. And this week, he's going to rush for over 100 yards for the first time since November of 2015.

Martin has had one of the least consistent career arcs among current NFL players, oscillating year to year from wildly inefficient to fantasy stud, but the story since 2016 has been that he's past his prime. He averaged an anemic 2.9 yards per carry in his final two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His career looked just about over when the Bucs released him in February earlier this year, but Jon Gruden took a shining to the veteran back and signed him as depth behind Lynch in March.

In turn, Martin has quietly put up more efficient numbers in Oakland than he did for years in Tampa. He's averaged almost a full yard more per carry with the change in scenery and a decent Rushing Success Rate of 37.04%. It's hard to expect him to have the same explosive athleticism he had as a young Buc, but he's mildly improved from years past.

And to put his struggles in Tampa in context, it's not like any other back has had success when given the opportunity. Peyton Barber has been a replacement-level, inefficient grinder, Jacquizz Rodgers had one good game against the San Francisco 49ers' legendarily bad 2016 run defense and Ronald Jones has averaged just 2.6 yards per carry. So, it's totally possible that Martin wasn't quite as washed as everyone said he was.

Gruden claimed that Martin would be the team's "feature back" following the Lynch announcement. He'll carry the load against a bottom-third run defense according to numberFire's rankings, and a team that just allowed the Buffalo Bills' backup running backs to run for over 130 yards against them in a blowout.

Now down workhorse back Marshawn Lynch and WR1 Amari Cooper, Gruden is going to put a ton of work on Doug Martin's shoulders. Martin is going to convert those opportunities into his first 100-yard rushing game in almost three full years.