Fantasy Football Injury News: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Zay Jones, Elijah Mitchell (Week 5)

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Fantasy Football Injury News

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Elijah Mitchell (knee) won’t practice Wednesday

Elijah Mitchell (knee) won’t participate at San Francisco’s practice on Wednesday.

Fantasy Impact

A knee injury left Mitchell sidelined in Week 4 and is now threatening to do the same in Week 5. He won’t practice on Wednesday, and while that could be a precautionary measure by the team, that’s still not good news. If he’s out, Christian McCaffrey will once again have the backfield all to himself in a tougher matchup against the Cowboys on Sunday night.

Leo Sells

Amon-Ra St. Brown (abdomen) estimated as a non-participant Wednesday

Although the Lions’ did not hold an official practice, and rather a walkthrough, star WR Amon-Ra St. Brown was estimated as a non-participant with an abdomen injury.

Fantasy Impact

St. Brown is a huge part of the Lions offense and an equally big part of any fantasy team on which he is rostered, but it seems an abdomen injury is preventing him from practicing ahead of the team’s Week 5 clash with Carolina. ARSB will still have Thursday and Friday to log some practice time, but a DNP is concerning nonetheless. If St. Brown does play Sunday, he will be a surefire WR1 option against a weak Carolina secondary. However, if he misses the game, freshly reinstated WR Jameson Williams could be among the players to see an increase in opportunities.

Sammy Schulman

Zay Jones (knee) gets in limited work during Jaguars’ Wednesday practice

Zay Jones, who has missed the last two weeks with a knee injury, practiced in a limited capacity on Wednesday, ahead of the team’s Week 5 showdown with Buffalo.

Fantasy Impact

Jones managed five catches for 55 yards and a score during the first two games of the season, but a knee injury has kept him out of game action since. A Wednesday designation of limited offers some optimism about the veteran’s status for Week 5, but fantasy managers will have to hope he gets a full session in by Friday if he is to avoid the dreaded questionable tag for an early-morning London game on Sunday.

Sammy Schulman