Mark Andrews was able to walk off the field on his own, but after the game it was announced he’d sustained a season-ending ankle injury. This is a big blow to fantasy managers, as Andrews was the TE3 through the first 10 weeks of the season. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) (Patrick Smith via Getty Images)
Mark Andrews’s injury impact was summed up immediately after the star tight end was tackled inside the five-yard line with 11 minutes left in the first quarter of Thursday Night Football.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson came over to his teammate and then slammed his helmet to the ground. The two of them have been “peanut butter and jelly,” as Jackson said, and the quarterback may have had a premonition about the long-term prognosis.
It’s a high-ankle injury, which head coach John Harbaugh confirmed was beyond a sprain and would be season-ending. For the Ravens, it’s devastating to their Super Bowl hopes.
For fantasy managers, we’re talking about the TE3 at the position with the most scarcity of star players.
Fantasy advice coming off Mark Andrews’ season-ending injury
If you’re one of those fantasy managers who got hit with that tough loss, the trade deadline in most Yahoo leagues is tomorrow, Nov. 18. No matter what, it’s going to be next to impossible to replicate Andrews’ production via trade without taking a huge chunk from another position on your roster.
On the waiver wire, here are tight ends rostered in under 50% of Yahoo leagues: Pat Freiermuth, Luke Musgrave, Tyler Higbee and Chigoziem Okonkwo.
For the remainder of the Baltimore offense, last night’s game gave us a good indication of how the target distribution would be, and the focus was clearly on the Ravens’ wide receivers: Zay Flowers, Odell Beckham Jr. and Rashod Bateman.
Of Jackson’s 26 passes during the game, 13 targeted that wide receiver trio. Beckham led the way with seven looks, finishing with 4-116-0 and his first 100-yard game since the NFC Championship game in January 2022….
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Publish date : 2023-11-17 17:08:07
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