Injury Analysis for Week 3: Key Fantasy Insights

Brandon Aiyuk - SIC score 72

Injury: left shoulder AC joint
Timeline: day-to-day

Impact: Questionable for Thursday night football. Even if he’s active fantasy owners should consider sitting him on a short week. He missed practice time and may not be a big part of the game plan against the Giants.

Saquon Barkley - SIC score 16

Injury: right high ankle sprain
Timeline: missing 2-3 weeks

Impact: New York will have to get by with Matt Breida and Gary Brightwell at running back until at least Week 5 as Saquon is recovering from, by video, a mild to moderate grade high ankle sprain.

Joe Burrow - SIC score 82

Injury: right calf strain
Timeline: day-to-day

Impact: Burrow is the definition of day-to-day as the team gathers all info before making a decision to sit him or allow him to face the Rams on Monday night. A key part of the equation is that Burrow’s calf will not be better with just a week of rest. At this point it will carry on until at least October and he would have to sit for significant time to fully heal it without risk.

Derrick Henry - SIC score 86

Injury: Left toe injury
Timeline: day-to-day

Impact: Henry was limited in Wednesday’s practice but the Pro Football Docs expect he will play in Week 3. Upon video review, our panel of docs did not see a significant injury play.

Amon-Ra St. Brown - SIC score 63

Injury: Right turf toe injury
Timeline: day-to-day

Impact: The Lions’ WR1 missed Wednesday’s practice while dealing with a right turf toe injury he suffered early in the second half of the Week 2 loss. St. Brown finished the game but is unlikely to be effective if he plays in Week 3.

Austin Ekeler - SIC score 46

Injury: left high ankle sprain
Timeline: day-to-day

Impact: After missing Week 2, Ekeler has a chance to return at less than 100% in Week 3. At this point, he’s likely to still have stiffness and swelling but the injury can be played through with limited effectiveness. If he plays, Ekeler is a must start given his opportunity and high ADP.

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Aaron Jones - SIC score 40

Injury: left hamstring strain
Timeline: week-to-week

Impact: Jones is likely to miss at least one more week before having a chance to return in Week 4. He suffered a left hamstring strain on his second TD of Week 1, a 35-yard screen catch and run. A.J. Dillon will get at least one more week of full volume.

Christian Watson - SIC score 70

Injury: hamstring strain
Timeline: Likely to play

Impact: Watson logged an LP on Wednesday, putting him on track to return in Week 3 against the Saints. Without Watson, the Packers ranked 11th in WR target share with Jayden Reed receiving 25% of targets in the first two games.

Brandin Cooks - SIC score 65

Injury: MCL sprain
Timeline: Likely to play

Impact: Cooks logged an LP on Wednesday and is likely to play this week against the Cardinals. Cooks missed Week 2 after playing through the injury in Week 1. He has 2 catches for 22 yards this season.

Odell Beckham Jr. - SIC score 69

Injury: Right ankle sprain
Timeline: day-to-day

Impact: The veteran Ravens’ wideout appeared to reaggravate a previous ankle sprain in Week 2, as he was unable to finish the game. Beckham missed practice on Wednesday and will likely need to practice in limited fashion Thursday or Friday to play against the Colts

Zay Jones - SIC score 78

Injury: Right knee mild PCL sprain
Timeline: day-to-day

Impact: The Jaguars’ wideout suffered a right knee PCL sprain in the Week 2 loss to the Chiefs and may miss this week’s game against the Houston Texans. If Jones misses, it could mean more targets for Christian Kirk.