It’s always challenging to manage injuries in fantasy football. As we head into Week 2, a handful of players are dealing with pre-existing injuries, while others have injuries they picked up in Week 1.
As we start looking at our lineups ahead of this week, what are the latest injury updates on receivers Jordan Addison, Tee Higgins, and Jameson Williams?
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Jordan Addison, WR, Minnesota Vikings
Jordan Addison entered Week 1 already nursing an ankle sprain. He was able to practice and ultimately played.
Addison did not actually aggravate that ankle in last week’s victory over the Giants. He hurt the other one.
This one seems to be a bit more serious, as Addison did not practice on Wednesday.
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While a Wednesday absence does not rule Addison out from suiting up on Sunday, the early signs are not promising. Fantasy managers should prepare to be without the sophomore wideout when the Vikings take on the 49ers this weekend.
Replacing Addison in the WR2 slot could be Jalen Nailor. However, we will likely just see an extra heavy dose of Justin Jefferson and perhaps more designed targets for running back Aaron Jones.
Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
After tweaking his hamstring at practice last Thursday, Tee Higgins was held out of Friday’s practice and did not play in the Bengals’ home loss to the Patriots in Week 1.
Despite Higgins saying he felt great after sustaining the injury, he did not return to the practice field on Wednesday.
Head coach Zac Taylor said the Bengals are taking it “day by day” with Higgins.
Ja’Marr Chase dressed and has arrived to #Bengals practice.
Tee Higgins also arrived and not practicing. Zac Taylor says they’re taking things day by day with Tee after he missed week 1 with a hamstring. pic.twitter.com/VlHn8DxzHJ
— Yanni Tragellis (@yannitragellis) September 11, 2024
Hamstring injuries have a tendency to linger, and Higgins has never been a quick healer. Fantasy managers should prepare to be without the Bengals’ WR2 for a second consecutive week.
Ja’Marr Chase should be back to usual safe, not that anyone was considering benching him. The beneficiary will remain Andrei Iosivas, who ran a route on 100% of Joe Burrow’s dropbacks last week.
While Iosivas only caught three passes for 26 yards, he did see a 20.7% target share. In a game where the Bengals will have to throw a bunch to try and keep up with the Chiefs, Iosivas could be a volume-based WR3.
Jameson Williams, WR, Detroit Lions
After one week, my poopoo-ing of Jameson Williams all offseason is looking … not great, Bob!
Williams looked every bit like the explosive player we remember from Alabama before tearing his ACL. Perhaps Williams will be an outlier after all.
Possibly putting a damper on the excitement of his breakout Week 1 performance is an ankle injury that resulted in a limited designation at Wednesday’s practice.
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Williams picked up the injury on Sunday night and missed a handful of plays before ultimately returning. He looked just fine after he got back in the game.
The limited practice is likely just the Lions playing it safe. It is a Wednesday practice, after all.
Barring a Thursday or Friday setback, fantasy managers should have no concern over Williams’ status for Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Given his performance in Week 1, Williams is worth starting as an upside WR3. Another strong performance would elevate Williams into the weekly circle of trust.