MikeWashington Jr.

Oct 12

Jeanty showed up on the injury report on Thursday with an ankle and foot injury, which limited his playing time.

Jeanty wasn’t able to practice at all on Friday, and Roman Hemby was a practice squad call-up just in case Jeanty couldn’t play. However, Jeanty was active, so Hemby was inactive. Jeanty’s biggest drop in snaps occurred on third downs. He played 70. 5% of those snaps over the first four weeks, and he was down to 27. 3% in this game. Dylan Laube took over as the third-down back, but was also the primary backup on early downs. This was in part because the Raiders put in backups at the end of the game, with Laube taking those snaps. While there has been hype around Washington for two months, largely tied to Jeanty’s health, if Jeanty misses time, it doesn’t seem like Washington would have a feature role in the same way Jeanty’s has had when he’s been healthy. The Raiders face the Buffalo Bills next week, and they’ve given up a lot of fantasy points to running backs, but it will be worth seeing how much Jeanty practices this week before fully trusting him.

Tom Christ·Oct 10

Injury: Jeanty’s participation declined throughout the week, ending with no practice Friday and a questionable designation. Expected Time Missed: Day to day. Jeanty’s situation is especially concerning this week. His practice participation declined from full Wednesday to limited Thursday and no participation Friday, and he is now listed with a foot injury in addition to the ankle. That is an unfavorable trend heading into Sunday. Jeanty has shown he can produce through his ankle injury, but the new foot issue adds uncertainty. Pain in the foot can make planting, pushing off, and changing direction more difficult, potentially reducing his explosiveness. Our dataset shows minimal average fantasy decline after running back ankle injuries, compared with nearly a 15% dip after foot injuries. The exact diagnosis is unclear, but his declining practice participation makes this harder to dismiss as a minor issue. Jeanty could miss Week 5, and even if he plays, I would not be surprised to see Mike Washington Jr. take on more work. If Jeanty is active, you’ll likely still start him, but his usual upside may be limited this week.