Injury Roundup: Final Week of Preseason

This article summarizes important injuries from the final week of the 2024 preseason and fantasy football implications for Week 1 and beyond.

Adam Hutchison's Injury Roundup: Final Week of Preseason Adam Hutchison Published 09/02/2024

In just three short days, we will finally have meaningful NFL football. Which in turn means we will also have real fantasy football. This is the final installment of charting preseason injuries, some of which have been discussed before. It has been a quiet injury week as teams gear up for the regular season. The lack of injuries is good for us, especially since this is the most popular time to draft fantasy football teams. Unfortunately, as the regular season progresses, injuries will continue. In next week's version of this article, there will be more information to analyze and digest.

Be here every Monday during the season for the Injury Roundup.

WR Ricky Pearsall, San Francisco | Gunshot Wound | Timeline TBD

Saturday, in an armed robbery attempt, 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest area. Thankfully, the gunshot wound was not fatal. Pearsall's well-being is the most important, and the good news is that he is expected to make a full recovery.

The fantasy football fallout from Pearsall's injury is difficult to speculate on. The 49ers placed him on the reserve/non-football injury list, which means he'll miss at least four games.

While that seems optimistic, we know, per his mother, that the bullet avoided all major organs. Some might try to use Brian Robinson's gunshot wound from 2022 to develop a timeline for Pearsall's return, but they are different body parts and should not be compared.

Pearsall was not drafted in most redraft leagues; in fact, in Footballguys' consensus rankings, he was ranked outside the top 100 WRs. His absence could limit Brock Purdy's upside, as Pearsall's collegiate tape was filled with big play highlights. Other than that, there is not much to discuss regarding his fantasy football outlook.

RB AJ Dillon, Green Bay | Stinger/Shoulder | Season-Ending IR

One of the more surprising developments this past week was the Packers placing AJ Dillon on season-ending IR with a stinger injury. Expect Josh Jacobs to have a healthy workload. MarShawn Lloyd could be a speculative add, assuming he could get healthy himself.

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