Fiction Injury Update: Latest Dalvin Cook, Christian McCaffrey, Ezekiel Elliott news, more influence on getting the Week 13 Waiver
Defenders Dalvin Cook, Christian McCaffrey, Ezekiel Elliot and D’Andre Swift were smashed last week, so their highly available handcuffs will, of course, be prime targets for the immunity processions Fantasy Week 13. Tony Pollard isn’t available for most tournaments, but Alexander Mattison, Chuba Hubbard and Jamaal Williams will be at the forefront of waivers pending each ball carrier’s injury status. Get the latest injury updates as you prepare for another tough week.
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WEEK 13: Get Top Free
Dalvin Cook injury update
chef Dislocated front shoulder 49ers, so we’ll have to watch for further updates to see what this means for his availability in Week 13. He reported played with a laceration in his other shoulder. His sub, Alexander Mattison, is consistently among the most owned handcuffed RBs, and we hope you’ve got him by this week. He would certainly be the hottest item in an exemption if he were to feature in your league as we’ve seen him explode in two games this season when Cook was eliminated or capped.
If Cook is absent, Mattison is ours RB8 in standard tournaments and in PPR . Tournament advance to a game against Detroit. The Lions are the third-worst defensive team against fictional RBs, so Mattison’s rally is in fact RB1 overall for the week.
WEEK 13 STANDARD RANKING:
Midfielder | Run back | Wide receiver | Tight ending | VND / ST | Kicker
Christian McCaffrey injury update
McCaffrey injured his left ankle against the Dolphins and leaving the stadium in a pair of walking boots. He handled the limited workload against the Dolphins because of his injury, but Matt Rhule saidhere’s his chance he doesn’t miss any game action after the Panthers Week 13 goodbye.
We still identify Chuba Hubbard as the top dropout due to the recurrent injuries that CMC addresses. He may not miss Week 14, but it wouldn’t be surprising if Hubbard became the starter running again in the fantasy knockout because of a failed CMC.
WEEK 13 PPR RANKING:
Midfielder | Run back | Wide receiver | Tight ending | VND / ST | Kicker
Ezekiel Elliott Injury Update
Elliott (knee) was clearly hit, and the Cowboys were are said to be considering giving him a break or at least changing his usage over the next few weeks. Elliott has attacked reports he will miss Thursday night of Week 13 against the Saints, but it still wouldn’t be a shock to see him carry less gear. This represents bad news for those who picked Elliott in the first round of pre-season, but it’s good news for those who have been following Tony Pollard. Like Mattison, Pollard is a defender who will likely start for a number of teams around the league, and his comeback will be phenomenal if Zeke misses any in-game action.
The Cowboys head into a tough game against the top team New Orleans, and we rank Zeke as RB19 in standard and RB20 in PPR. The fact that he would likely give up multiple exposures to Pollard is worrying. That said, if Zeke were excluded altogether, Pollard would be closer to a mid-tier RB2 with a boosted RB1 because that would mean he’d be handling the entire workload.
D’Andre Swift Injury Update
Swift (shoulder) looks like he got a serious injury in front of the Bears on Thanksgiving, but he has just been ruled “day after day,“so Swift owners can breathe easier. There’s even a chance he plays in Week 13 against Minnesota, but we’ll see what happens at the end of the week.
The Vikings were the 11th worst defensively against the imaginary RBs before getting chopped up on the ground by Elijah Mitchell and Deebo Samuel, so if Swift plays, we’re comfortable playing him, even when hitting the limit. . After all, Jamaal Williams had been in contact with him all year, but Swift’s efficiency and explosiveness made him an RB1 for sure. He ranks like ours RB11 in standard and RB10 in PPR . tournaments. If Swift is eliminated, Williams will be the recipient of the classic Jared Goff drop and will likely be ranked as the middleweight RB2.