Remember when you liked getting the No. 1 pick in a fantasy draft? Well, it probably wasn’t this season, at least in most cases. We are getting to crunch time in fantasy and now almost every elite back is down for the count: Le’Veon Bell, Jamaal Charles, and Eddie Lacy. Those three, along with Adrian Peterson, were considered as the consensus top picks.
Fantasy football waiver wire: Injuries heading into Week 10
Another running back went down in Week 9. Here is a look at the fantasy injuries from last week.
On the bright side, fantasy owners of DeAngelo Williams, Charcandrick West and James Starks made out like bandits. If you stashed or picked up D-Will last week, you picked up the week’s top running back in Week 9. West has been good and Starks busted loose in Week 9, too.
Here are the other injuries of note heading into Week 10:
Injuries from Week 10
Quarterback
Running back
Wide receiver
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Injuries before Week 9
Quarterback
Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys
What: Broken collarbone, expected to miss a couple more weeks
Analysis: Matt Cassel won’t be an option even though Dez Bryant saved him on Sunday.
Running back
Matt Forte, Chicago Bears
What: MCL injury
Analysis: Jeremy Langford has been on fire.
Carlos Hyde, San Francisco 49ers
What: Foot fracture
Analysis: Could miss more time. Shaun Draughn is the starter and saw 20 touches.
Eddie Lacy, Green Bay Packers
What: Groin injury
Analysis: James Starks is the hot pickup of the week.
Wide receiver
Kendall Wright, Tennessee Titans
What: MCL sprain
Analysis: He should be back this week.
Leonard Hankerson, Atlanta Falcons
What: Hamstring, week to week
Analysis: It’s all Julio Jones and Devonta Freeman with a little bit of Jacob Tamme.
Eddie Royal, Chicago Bears
What: Hamstring strain
Analysis: Suffered the injury in Week 8 and could be back for Week 10
John Brown, Arizona Cardinals
What: Hamstring strain
Analysis: He said he should be back for Week 10.
Vincent Jackson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
What: Knee injury, missed Week 8
Analysis: He should be back for Week 10.
Breshad Perriman, Baltimore Ravens
What: Suffered a setback in pregame warmups in Week 3
Analysis: Kamar Aiken is the last man standing.
Tight end
Larry Donnell, New York Giants
What: Neck strain
Analysis: Unknown how much time he’ll miss.
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