Week 2 brings tough fantasy football decisions as a key wide receiver’s shoulder injury from Sunday’s game raises questions about his availability. Early reports suggest a minor strain, but savvy managers should closely monitor the situation. Flexibility in lineup construction will be crucial for navigating this uncertainty.
Drake London Injury Update
Drake London suffered a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter of the Atlanta Falcons’ loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He did not return to the game, putting his status for Week 2 in question.
Drake London shoulder injury timeline, impact on fantasy production, re-injury rates etc below #falcons pic.twitter.com/FrzeetZumj
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Early indications are that London suffered a strain, giving him a good chance to play on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. If London is active, there shouldn’t be much drop-off in his play, and he should start with confidence.
— PFSN Fantasy Analyst Dan Fornek
London Fantasy Outlook
London suffered a shoulder sprain over the weekend, and while it sounds like more of a day-to-day thing than week-to-week, it at least deserves your tracking as we near kickoff.
That allows us to take the off-ramp of a lineup construction PSA: put banged-up players in your flex if possible at all. It sounds simple, but I often get questions on X (at KyleSoppePFN) where this basic strategy is overlooked. In doing this, you open yourself up to more options should the player be scratched.
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In this instance, you’d have the option of replacing London with an RB/WR/TE, not just a WR, should we get news late.
OK, now that I’ve said that, nothing London did in Week 1 surprised me. We knew he’d be in the mix for the most targeted player in the NFL, and he came through with 15 looks against the Bucs.
We also knew that Michael Penix would show some growing pains, which are reflected in the repulsive 4.6 yards per target.
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Use last week as a baseline. I think you can expect London to score 12 to 15 PPR points more often than not, understanding that tail performances will be a part of the story with a young QB under center.
You should check to make sure everything is good to go before kickoff, but assuming it is, you’re starting London as you usually would, even against a defense as aggressive as the Vikings.
— PFSN Fantasy Analyst Kyle Soppe
