It’s mid-season, and the injuries are piling up. Follow us on Twitter (@SportMDAnalysis, @FantasyPros) and Instagram (@sportsmedanalytics, @fantasypros) to stay up on the winning edge. Now let’s dive in.
Week 8 video suggested an AC joint sprain (shoulder), and the fact that it kept him from returning suggests moderate severity. Lean towards Andrews missing Week 9 and returning after the Week 10 bye.
We’d lean towards Edwards missing Week 9 with a solid chance to return Week 10-11. His hamstring issue is reportedly minor, but strong hamstrings protect his freshly reconstructed ACL. Therefore, we’d expect them to be on the slow side here.
WRs average 4-6 weeks for in-season hamstring re-aggravations. With Allen sustaining his re-injury leading up to Week 8, it wouldn’t be at all surprising to see him out multiple weeks from here. When he does come back, he’ll likely initially be on a snap count and have a high re-injury risk.
Williams’s Week 7 injury video looked like a severe high ankle sprain, which would average 4-6 weeks for WRs. Performance dips tend to last the full 6 weeks, so even if he plays before that point, we’d anticipate limitations.
Week 9 status TBD. We’d lean slightly towards him playing, but seeing limited touches at best. Jamaal Williams should be high on DFS radars while Swift ramps back up.
Factoring in Kupp’s injury and practice progression, SportsMedAnalytics predicts only a minor impact on his production this week. I would plan to start Kupp in all formats assuming no setback before Sunday.
Dynasty owners building for the future should consider buying low on Bateman. Yes, he’s missed significant time in both of his pro seasons, but return from Lisfranc surgery for a young, productive WR with 60th percentile athletic metrics is promising. Playing Week 1 ’23 is a very realistic goal, and the SportsMedAnalytics algorithm projects a return of performance around the halfway point of the season. For reference, this is the same injury Travis Etienne had last year.
TBD, but lean slightly towards sitting in Week 9. Concussion protocol timeline data shows high variance, but his practice progression gives him just shy of a 50% probability of being cleared. If he does get cleared, concussions don’t often negatively affect production or workload when WRs return.
Week 9 status TBD. His comments suggested a shoulder subluxation (partial dislocation) and labral tear. WRs average 2-3 weeks to return. He’s now at two, and based on his practice reports, we’d lean slightly towards Lazard playing. I wouldn’t be looking to start him in DFS since he projects to have a moderate (15-20%) production hit this soon from the injury.
A re-aggravated high ankle is, unfortunately, bad news for JT. Even mild re-sprains tend to cost at least 2 weeks, so it would be surprising to see him play before Week 11.
Expect a rapid ramp-up for Jefferson. He’s three months removed from knee surgery, so he’ll likely be back soon to full explosiveness levels. I wouldn’t roll the dice on starting him yet, but he has the potential to be a sneaky good DFS value in the coming weeks. Keep him on your buy-low radars for season-long and dynasty.
True game-time decision, but we’d lean slightly towards him playing. If active, data projects a moderate (15-20%) performance dip based on the inferred injury severity and his practice progression.
Reporting suggested 4-6 weeks, but our data tells us that larger NFL athletes average 5-6 weeks for return. Full production usually returns by 8 weeks in severe cases.
Expect improvements over the coming two weeks. He put up 50 yards and a TD only one week after straining his knee, which is very likely feeling better now.
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