Fantasy Football Rookie News: Luke Musgrave, Roschon Johnson, Marvin Mims Jr., C.J. Stroud

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Marvin Mims Jr. will play Saturday after ‘good week’

According to Chris Thomasson of the Denver Gazette, Broncos head coach Sean Payton said rookie WR Marvin Mims Jr. has had a good week of practice and will play Saturday now that he is healthy.

Fantasy Impact

The Broncos’ unofficial depth chart had Mims listed as one of its first four WRs and starting returner. However, Mims was not present during the preseason opener, missing due to an offseason injury. With him healthy, the key item to watch out for is whether he starts at WR3 over Marquez Callaway, who was in the starting lineup last weekend.

Jordan Epp

Luke Musgrave: Packers aren’t hiding big plans for rookie TE

Luke Musgrave has been anything but short of spectacular thus far in camp. The rookie TE has shown a lot of flashes so far.

Fantasy Impact

Luke Musgrave comes into this offense new like everyone else. This is a whole new year for the Packers offense. Musgrave has been receiving praise after praise from teammates and coaches. He has already developed a very good connection with Jordan Love and he is only going off as the TE35 in drafts. Expect him to finish as a top-15 even top-20 TE by the end of the year.

Brian Fisher

C.J. Stroud named starter for second preseason contest

According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, rookie QB C.J. Stroud was named the team’s starter for their second preseason game by head coach DeMeco Ryans.

Fantasy Impact

Stroud had a somewhat disappointing preseason debut, completing two of his four passes and throwing an early interception. However, that’s no reason to hit the panic button early on in his career, as the whole point of preseason is to help players get experience and see what they can do. Stroud will get another start over Davis Mills, and it remains to be seen if he will get more than just four pass attempts to help him get a rhythm on the field.

Jordan Epp

Roschon Johnson continues to see work with the 1s

According to Courtney Cronin of ESPN, rookie RB Roschon Johnson has continued to see work with the Bears’ first team in practice, impressing as a pass blocker.

Fantasy Impact

In the first week of preseason, RB Khalil Herbert was the exclusive back to operate with the first team, though they didn’t play many snaps as a result of a pair of long touchdowns. Johnson didn’t play until later in the game, and while his numbers weren’t eye-popping, his hard-nosed running style was evident and promising. There’s plenty of public optimism that Johnson could assert himself into the lineup early in his career as a third-down back due to his ability as a blocker and pass catcher, and some think he can parlay it into a full-time role. Regardless, he’s seeing increased work in practice after his preseason debut performance and an eye should be kept out for his role in the offense in the second preseason game to see when he plays.

Jordan Epp