Raheem Mostert Injury: Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Replacements (Week 2)

With the injury to Raheem Mostert, fantasy football managers are left with a void on their roster. Let’s check out the extent of the injury and players you can target on your fantasy football waiver wire this week.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Injury Replacements

Injury Outlook

Raheem Mostert (chest) ruled out for Week 2
Raheem Mostert (chest) has been ruled out for Miami’s matchup against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night.

Fantasy Impact

Mostert will not play in Week 2 after suffering a chest injury during Miami’s season opener on Sunday. The severity of the injury remains unclear right now, and it’s possible that he will miss more time beyond this game. De’Von Achane (ankle) is also questionable to play, so the Dolphins could be relying heavily on Jeff Wilson Jr. and rookie Jaylen Wright in their matchup against the Bills.

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Waiver Wire Replacements to Target

Jaylen Wright (MIA): 21% rostered

Next Opponents: BUF, @SEA, TEN
True value: $9
Desperate Need: $15
Budget-minded: $4

Analysis: The Miami RB situation is hard to get a read on this week. De’Von Achane and Raheem Mostert were both banged up on Sunday, and it’s hard to discern their status for Week 2 with the Dolphins having a quick turnaround for a Thursday-night game against the Bills. If one or both of Achane and Mostert are out, Wright and Jeff Wilson will have to take up some of the slack. In Week 1, Wilson played and had meaningful touches for the Dolphins in a close game, and Wright was a healthy scratch. So why does Wright rank higher on our waiver wish list? Because the explosive University of Tennessee product is a high-ceiling prospect with 4.38 speed and freaky athleticism. Wilson is more of a known commodity — competent but unspectacular. It’s entirely possible Wilson out-snaps and out-touches Wright this week. But Wright has dreamy upside, whereas Wilson is more of a duct-tape type of solution. It’s possible Wilson is the savvier waiver add. But Wright is the roll of the dice that could lead to Yahtzee.

Jeff Wilson (MIA): 0% rostered

Next Opponents: BUF, @SEA, TEN
True value: $6
Desperate Need: $9
Budget-minded: $3

Analysis: As noted above in the Jaylen Wright analysis, Wilson is currently No. 3 on Miami’s RB depth chart, while Wright is No. 4. Wilson is a dependable veteran, and it’s possible he could shoulder a heavy workload Thursday night against the Bills if De’Von Achane and/or Raheem Mostert are sidelined by injuries. Just realize that Wright, a fourth-round pick from the University of Tennessee, is a high-upside RB prospect with the sort of speed that Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel loves, and it’s possible Wright could zip past Wright on the depth chart in short order.

Justice Hill (BAL): 4% rostered

Next Opponents: LV, @DAL, BUF
True value: $6
Desperate Need: $9
Budget-minded: $3

Analysis: We are back, jiggling for Justice. Derrick Henry was unfathomably only given eight more carries after getting five on Baltimore’s opening touchdown drive. Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken abandoned the run against Kansas City … again. Baltimore’s Week 1 loss included quite a bit more passing-down work than expected from Hill, who caught six passes on eight targets for 52 yards. He only had one rushing attempt in the game. It could be deduced that John Harbaugh will have some words for Monken in team meetings about offensive identity. Hill is an explosive playmaker when healthy, so he’s not a bad guy to pick up.

Alexander Mattison (LV): 4% rostered

Next Opponents: @BAL, CAR, CLE
True value: $3
Desperate Need: $6
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: It was surprising to see Mattison outperform presumed Raiders starter and bell cow Zamir White on Sunday. White lost a fumble early on, and Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce let Mattison loose with five carries and four receptions. On one of those catches, Mattison broke two Charger arm tackles and cruised in for a 31-yard score. Mattison is among the least exciting players in the league, not really excelling at any discipline, but he has a role, and you can roster him for a lot less FAAB than the other RBs who rise from free agency this week.

Emanuel Wilson (GB): 2% rostered

Next Opponents: IND, @TEN, MIN
True value: $2
Desperate Need: $4
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Reports out of training camp indicated that the Packers would not have rookie MarShawn Lloyd until Week 3, so I was not surprised at all to see Lloyd inactive last Friday. Wilson looked pretty decent in Lloyd’s stead behind starter Josh Jacobs, earning six touches, including two receptions, and producing 48 yards. This earned praise from Packers head coach Matt LaFleur in his postgame interview. While I do think Lloyd will assume the RB2 role in Green Bay once he is healthy, you can plug in Wilson as a one-week rental against a Colts defense that was gashed by Joe Mixon and the Texans in Week 1.

Tank Bigsby (JAC): 5% rostered

Next Opponents: CLE, @BUF, @HOU
True value: $2
Desperate Need: $4
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: We’re not all that bullish on Bigsby despite his surprisingly productive Week 1. Bigsby played only 17 snaps but got carries on 12 of them. It’s pretty rare for any running back to get carries on 71% of his snaps. Bigsby certainly has handcuff value, but it seems unlikely that he’ll steal a significant amount of work from the more talented Travis Etienne — although it’s probably fair to say that Etienne can’t afford too many more fumbles near the end zone after his costly turnover helped spark Miami’s come-from-behind win over Jacksonville in Week 1.