49ers Beat: RB Raheem Mostert looked good despite loss

Oct 12, 2020

Only a few players came out of this game looking good. One of them was Raheem Mostert, who returned from a sprained knee looking like the same runner he was before the injury. Aside from his 37-yard run in the second quarter, Mostert didn’t have a lot of open lanes. More than half of his 90 yards came after initial contact. Mostert has excellent speed and finesse on the outside runs. On Sunday, he also showed impressive grit in tight spaces. That’s the kind of spirit the 49ers will need to salvage this season.

Related players: Jerick McKinnon

Fantasy Impact:

McKinnon had been the top tailback during Mostert’s absence but had only one run Sunday, the early fourth-and-1 play that was stuffed for no gain. Jeff Wilson ran four times while McKinnon caught two passes for just five yards.

yesterday

Jets place WR Allen Lazard on IR

Ian Rapoport

yesterday · 3:42 PM EDT

The Jets are placing WR Allen Lazard on Injured Reserve because of a chest injury, sources say. Aaron Rodgers’ good friend and trusted target is out at least four games.

Fantasy Impact:

The long-awaited Mike Williams trade feels very unlikely to happen now, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's a fantasy target, either. Lazard is an easy drop anywhere he's dangling on the roster bubble, and we should see some heightened red-zone usage out of Wilson, Adams, and Tyler Conklin moving forward.

Browns TE David Njoku (ankle) misses practice with recurring injury

Mary Kay Cabot

yesterday · 3:37 PM EDT

Browns TE David Njoku missed practice today with his ankle injury. He missed 3 games with it earlier this season.

Related Players: Cedric Tillman, Jerry Jeudy, Jordan Akins

Fantasy Impact:

It would be a huge bummer if Njoku were forced to miss time after putting up great back-to-back performances sans Watson at quarterback. Jordan Akins would be interesting for deep leagues in this scenario, though he only crested 9.0 half-PPR points in one game during Njoku's absence.

Eagles TE Dallas Goedert still absent from practice

Jeff McLane

yesterday · 2:25 PM EDT

DT Jalen Carter (shoulder) and G Landon Dickerson (knee) are at Eagles practice. Neither practiced on Wednesday.

TE Dallas Goedert (hamstring) and CB Darius Slay (groin) are still absent.

Related Players: Grant Calcaterra

Fantasy Impact:

It's looking like another Calcaterra week, which can be ignored in nearly all fantasy formats. Calcaterra crested 50 yards last week but delivered a 1-5-0 line back in Week 7. If Goedert is cleared before Week 9, he is very startable against a soft Jaguars defense.