{"id":47715,"date":"2022-08-17T05:34:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T05:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/fantasy-football-injuries-news-and-notes-cam-akers-darrell-henderson-dealing-with-injuries\/"},"modified":"2022-08-17T05:34:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T05:34:12","slug":"fantasy-football-injuries-news-and-notes-cam-akers-darrell-henderson-dealing-with-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/fantasy-football-injuries-news-and-notes-cam-akers-darrell-henderson-dealing-with-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Football Injuries, News, and Notes: Cam Akers, Darrell Henderson dealing with injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Rams backfield has the potential to be one of the most valuable in the league for Fantasy Football, as we’ve seen from Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson when they’ve been healthy over the past few seasons. However, Akers and Henderson are both dealing with injuries in training camp, with coach Sean McVay vaguely (ominously?) terming their current issues “soft-tissue stuff” at camp Monday. <\/p>\n

“They’re not full-speed,” he added, per The Athletic.” Until they’re full-speed, we’re not going to have them practice.”<\/p>\n

It’s worth noting that the Rams famously ask very little of their starters in the preseason, so they’ll probably continue to be very cautious with these kinds of situations. Having them available for Week 1 and beyond is the most important thing.<\/p>\n

However, it’s also worth noting the injury history for each. Akers came back from a ruptured Achilles last season and looked like he was a step slow during the playoffs, while Henderson has been injured about as often as he has been available throughout his NFL career. Henderson dealt with a knee injury that landed him toward the end of last season, and he ultimately missed five games during the regular season, though he did play well as the lead back in Akers’ absence before injuries derailed him.<\/p>\n

Jake Funk and Kyren Williams have been taking first-team reps in Henderson and Akers’ absence, though it might be fair to assume the Rams would be aggressive in finding another option in the event Akers and\/or Henderson were expected to miss some time in the regular season \u2013 remember, they traded for Sony Michel late last August to fill out their RB depth chart. Funk and Williams are names to watch for the later rounds of drafts, but as of now, assume Akers and Henderson will be back for Week 1. <\/p>\n

One thing that is interesting to note is that, while we’ve been assuming Akers would be the clear lead option, The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue notes that the two have split first-team reps “pretty evenly” during camp. McVay has also said he views both as starters, though that’s probably more coachspeak than anything. Still, it’s worth considering the possibility that Akers may not dominate work the way we’re hoping to see in Los Angeles, and a training camp injury certainly would n’t help his chances if it were to linger. <\/p>\n

I’m still treating Akers like the lead back, but he’ll need to prove healthy and perform better than he did last postseason when he rushed for just 172 yards on 67 carries (2.6 yards per attempt) with eight catches in four games. Akers has upside, to be sure, but there’s also a chance he just isn’t a particularly good running back after the injury and isn’t worth an every-down role. He’s currently RB15 with a 32.5 ADP since Aug. 1 in NFC leagues, and that price is a bit rich for my taste. <\/p>\n