The NFL's move towards more joint practices and less starter participation in the preseason has meant fewer big swings in my Fantasy Football projections. That's probably a good thing as it feels like more often the things we react to in preseason that aren't injury related end up being false signals or overreactions. So when talking about the big rankings movers of preseason Week 2, a lot of them came from events that happened before the games started on Thursday.
Still, some of these moves are significant and may not be reflected in ADP for another week, so they are important to note if you have a draft coming up soon. Before we get to the definitive movers, I must at least mention that Ashton Jeanty left practice on Sunday and as of writing on Sunday we have no details regarding the severity of the injury. It's worth noting that our Dave Richard was at the practice and noted this: "His teammates immediately froze as he lay on the ground.
Trainers tended to him, then helped him up and aided him off the field. As he left, the entire team got down on a knee and stayed silent for a while before finishing practice." It doesn't sound good, but again, we have no details. I would love to tell you to wait until we know more to react, but I know that (like me) many of you are drafting tonight.
Jeanty was a borderline first round pick before the injury but until we know more I won't draft him before pick No. 35 in one-QB leagues. You can me more aggressive in more shallow leagues, or if you have a high tolerance for risk. At this moment there is both a chance he plays Week 1 and a chance he won't play all year.
Those are terrible circumstances to draft under and you are going to have to make a decision based on your own risk tolerance. Jeanty's clear backup is Mike Washington Jr., and he has looked fantastic in the preseason. Washington has 119 rush yards on 15 carries in two preseason games and would be a Round 5 pick or higher if Jeanty's injury is indeed season ending.
On Sunday night I am planning on looking for Washington in Round 8 assuming we don't have more information before I draft. Stay tuned, when we know more about this situation, you will. Here are the other movers from the past week: It seems like more than a week ago, but the loss of Higgins is a big one for the Texans.
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