Fantasy Football Injury Outlook: Kirk Cousins, Kenny Pickett, Matthew Stafford, Desmond Ridder

The eye-catching fantasy football performances began Thursday night, with two young pass-catchers turning heads. One of the teased pass-catchers and another young tight end had performances that might have a lasting impact at the position.

In a week filled with many quarterback happenings, a rookie had a brilliant performance. Carolina had their first win of the season, but did anything change with their new play-caller? Finally, a second-year quarterback did something this week he’s never done before. Here are all of my takeaways for the week. Below we dive into a few notable players.

Fantasy Football Week 8 Takeaways

The QB Carousel is Spinning Out of Control
Levis deserved a separate write-up since his performance on Sunday was superb, but the other quarterback happenings were largely unfortunate. The injury bug was hungry on Sunday, feasting on quarterbacks.

Quarterbacks dealing with injuries suffered today:

Matthew Stafford: thumb
Tyrod Taylor: ribs
Kirk Cousins: ankle
Kenny Pickett: rib
Desmond Ridder: concussion

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 29, 2023

Kirk Cousins‘s injury was the most significant, as it appeared he tore his Achilles. Matthew Stafford was shown on the sideline tending to a thumb issue after hitting it on a defender’s helmet. Kenny Pickett‘s status is up in the air for Thursday night until more is known about his rib injury.

Tyrod Taylor spent the night in the hospital after hurting his ribs. Finally, Desmond Ridder was checked for a concussion. However, he reportedly cleared the evaluation, meaning the second-year quarterback might have been benched for Taylor Heinicke. Gamers must monitor all the injuries at quarterback as the fantasy repercussions for their offenses could be widespread.