Injury Report: Week 1

Breaking down all the key fantasy-relevant injuries this week

September 3, 2024 Jody Smith Season Long – All Sports, Season Long – NFL, Season Long – NFL Home

Injury Report: Week 1

Welcome to the 2024 NFL season! There are already plenty of injuries to account for. Before you finalize your Week 1 lineups, our Fantasy Football Injury Report: Week 1 will catch you up on all the fantasy-relevant injury updates.

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Tee Higgins (WR) Cincinnati Bengals – Higgins (hamstring) is DOUBTFUL for Cincinnati’s opener. The Bengals will be short-handed with Ja’Marr Chase (questionable) at odds with the team.

Marquise Brown (WR) Kansas City Chiefs – Brown (shoulder) has already been ruled out for Kansas City’s opener against the Ravens.

Mark Andrews (TE) Baltimore Ravens – Andrews is back at practice and will be in the starting lineup on Thursday.

 

Jaylen Warren (RB) Pittsburgh Steelers – A hamstring injury sidelined Warren during the preseason. However, Warren was able to practice on Monday and should be active in the season opener. Warren was a limited practice participant on Tuesday. UPDATE: Warren was removed from the injury report. He’s good to go.

Ricky Pearsall (WR) San Francisco 49ers– The rookie wideout was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list after he was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt. Therefore, Pearsall will miss at least the first four games. Stash the rookie on your IR until October.

Keenan Allen (WR) Chicago Bears – A heel injury has Allen officially listed as questionable for Chicago’s opener.

Russell Wilson (QB) Pittsburgh Steelers – Wilson is uncertain with a late-developing heel injury.

DeAndre Hopkins (WR) Tennesse Titans – Nuk returned to practice on Wednesday and looked pretty good. It’s a tough matchup for the Titans but if Hopkins is starting, he’s a strong WR3.

 

MarShawn Lloyd (RB) Green Bay Packers – Lloyd is back practicing after missing most of the preseason with a hamstring injury. These ailments tend to reoccur, so we wouldn’t be surprised to see Lloyd have a limited role in Week 1. Lloyd wasn’t participating on Tuesday, which makes his Friday availability unlikely.

 

Clyde Edwards-Helaire (RB) Kansas City Chiefs – Kansas City placed Edwards-Helaire on the reserve/NFI list due to a personal matter. That means CEH will miss a minimum of the first four weeks. Samaje Perine and Carson Steele are the KC reserves to target. Edwards-Helaire can be dropped.

Josh Downs (WR) Indianapolis Colts – Downs hasn’t practiced since suffering a high-ankle sprain on August 7. Shane Steichen said Downs was “processing well” but his status ahead of the Texans game will need to be verified before lineups are finalized.

Jordan Addison (WR) Minnesota Vikings – Addison is progressing from an ankle injury. However, the severity of this ailment is unknown. His Week 1 status is still to be determined. However, we’re shying away from the second-year wideout in 2024. UPDATE: Addison no longer has any injury designation.

Roman Wilson (WR) Pittsburgh Steelers – Wilson (ankle) is limited. He’s missed multiple weeks. Expect a slow start for the rookie. UPDATE: Wilson won’t play.

A.T. Perry (WR) New Orleans Saints – After missing back-to-back practices with a hand injury, Perry looks very questionable to play against the Panthers. Should he sit, Cedrick Wilson would be the Saints’ No. 3 WR.

Trey Palmer (WR) Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Questionable with a head injury.

Players Ruled Out

Malik Washington (WR)

Roman Wilson (WR)

Josh Downs (WR)

D.J. Chark (WR)

 

Finally, thanks for reading the Fantasy Football Injury Report. The 2024 NFL season is underway but it’s not too late to get access to the best help out there! All FullTime Fantasy members get exclusive access to our 24/7 Chat Room on Discord!

All morning on Sunday, Senior Analyst Jody Smith will be standing by to answer all your crucial start/sit and keep you updated with all the latest news and injury updates.

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With over a decade of winning experience, Jody is a well-known fixture in the fantasy football community. He was named Fantasy Pros’ **Most Accurate Ranker** previously and was the site’s Top NFL over/under totals picker with a record 65% accuracy in 2020, while also ranking 5th in the country with a 55% against-the-spread hit rate. Jody has written for many sites over the years including Pro Football Focus, FantasyPros, CBS Sportsline, FantasyData, and is a regular contributor to the Fantasy Index magazine expert’s poll, draft, and auction. Jody’s experience ranking and projecting player performance will help prepare the Fulltime Fam for their big draft days as well as answers they can trust on Sunday for those ever crucial Who Do I Start questions.
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