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General Updates
Rashee Rice - PCL sprain
It turns out Rashee Rice is (likely) dealing with a PCL issue based on the timelines given by Dianna Russini. He’ll undergo a scope of the knee to visualize the damage. At that point, the surgeon will determine if the tear will heal with rest and rehab or if he’ll require surgery.
Rice is on the IR officially now and if he doesn’t require surgery, he could be back by the fantasy playoffs. With surgery he’s done for the season.
Advice: Hold
Projected Return: Week 11-12
Cooper Kupp: High Ankle
Projected Return: Week 7-8
Advice: Target
Christian McCaffrey: Achilles/calf
Projected Return: Week 11-12
Advice: Target at a discount, avoid overpaying
George Kittle: Ribs
Projected Return: Week 5-6
Advice: N/A
Puka Nacua: PCL
Projected Return: Week 7-8
Advice: Target at a discount, avoid overpaying
David Njoku: High Ankle
Projected Return: Week 5
Advice: Avoid
Evan Engram: Hamstring
Projected Return: Week 6-7
Advice: N/A
A.J. Brown: Hamstring
Projected Return: Week 6
Advice: Target
Isiah Pacheco: Ankle
Projected Return: Week 10-11
Advice: Target later in season as playoff contender
Joe Mixon: High Ankle
Projected Return: Week 6-7
Advice: Target later in season as playoff contender
The Following FF Relevant Players are out out trending in the wrong direction for Week 5:
Joe Mixon - OUT
Dameon Pierce
Jonathan Taylor
Zamir White
Devin Singletary
Cordarrelle Patterson
Jaylen Warren
Cooper Kupp
Davante Adams - OUT
Trey Palmer - OUT
Jalen McMillan - OUT
Malik Nabers - OUT
Christian Watson
George Kittle
Evan Engram
Anthony Richardson: Hip Pointer
Richardson has been practicing but the team is still giving Joe Flacco first team reps this week. Expect a limited Anthony Richardson. He may not hit his ceiling this week so look elsewhere for GPP/tournaments.
Advice: N/A
Projected Return: Week 5-6
Christian Watson: High Ankle
Watson got rolled up on and his left foot stayed planted in a classic high ankle mechanism. Like I mentioned on Twitter, these injuries can vary widely but given the fact that nearly half don’t miss more than a week, there’s still some optimism.
Advice: N/A
Projected Return: Week 7–9
Jonathan Taylor: High Ankle
Let’s unpack JT’s ankle history:
October 2022 - right “low” ankle sprain
December 2022 - right “high” ankle sprain
September 2024 - right “high” ankle sprain
Injury history matters. This is where the concern for JT comes in. At best, this is of the Joe Mixon variety and JT misses just 1-2 weeks.
On average though, NFL RBs of his caliber miss 2.7 games. Further, 34% miss 0-1 games but 50% miss 2+ games. We’ll wait to see what JT does since he’s been a warrior, however his history is concerning. Monitor practice reports.
Advice: Hold
Projected Return: Week 7–9
Brian Robinson Jr. - Knee
Robinson hasn’t practiced as of Friday but is “trending in the right direction”. Data tells us there’s a 42% chance he plays so fire up your Austin Ekeler as a contingency and watch the inactives.
Advice: Hold
Projected Return: Week 5-6/TBD
Nick Chubb ACL
Chubb returned to practice this week but it isn’t clear whether he’ll play yet. That would be a bit of a surprise. If he is active, he is not play-able yet.
Advice: Hold
Projected Return: Week 7-8
