Year after year, players after players continue to play in meaningless preseason games and get hurt. Two more have fallen victim.
In a span, of what seemed like 10 minutes on Friday Night, two mid round targets both got injured in their respective games. Julian Edelman made a catch on the first possession for the Patriots on Friday, he turned up field, planted his leg and immediately fell to the ground. Spencer Ware injured his leg while being tackled by a Seahawks defender. Both injuries were unfortunate, as both players were a great part of their team’s real life success, and your teams fantasy success. Now let’s take a look at how to possibly replace these two.
Kareem Hunt: Despite being a rookie, Hunt has impressed Chiefs’ coaches all preseason and during training camp, some were even speculating that the job was turning into an RBBC. Let’s get this clear, the job was solely Ware’s before the injury, with Hunt being sprinkled in every now and then. Before the injury, Kareem Hunt was nothing more than a late round flier hoping he somehow takes off. In the days since, he has jumped on average, 5-7 rounds. He will step right into a bell cow role, that role alone will help him be a top 15, maybe even top 10 running back by the end of the season. If you can somehow wait until rounds 8-10, draft him with no hesitation.
Ceiling: Low-End RB1
Floor: High-End RB2
Chris Hogan: No official depth chart move has been made yet. One can assume that Edelman’s injury vaults Hogan into the WR2 role, on the team that is. From a fantasy perspective, Hogan immediate goes from a WR5 to a WR3. Rob Gronkowski and Brandin Cooks may be the target monsters on this team, Hogan can be the Robin to those Batmen. If possible, aim for Chris Hogan anywhere from the 10th round to the 12th round. By now, we all know that Gronk gets hurt, and gets hurt a lot. If he gets hurt again this year, Hogan will be elevated even more.
Ceiling: Low-End WR2
Floor: High-End WR 4
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