Fantasy Injury Updates: Latest news on Darrell Henderson, Melvin Gordon, Elijah Mitchell affecting Week 14 RB rankings

Darrell Henderson, Melvin Gordon, and Elijah Mitchell are among the many banged-up RBs heading into Week 14, and they will need to be monitored closely. Our Week 14 fantasy RB rankings are sure to be affected by their availabilities, so it’s important to know the latest injury updates.

For updates on more banged-up RBs Damien Harris, D’Andre Swift, and Alvin Kamara, click here; for news on injured pass-catchers Darren Waller, Deebo Samuel, Kadarius Toney, and Sterling Shepard, go here; for the latest on Calvin Ridley, Julio Jones, and Chase Edmonds, go here; for more on Miles Sanders, Adam Thielen, and Logan Thomas, click here; for the latest on Dalvin Cook‘s status for Thursday, go here. For all the latest fantasy news, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy.

WEEK 14: Top waiver pickups

Darrell Henderson injury update

To those of you who inserted Henderson (quad) in your Week 13 lineups after he was declared active, just know, we feel your pain. He didn’t log a single snap and was in an “emergency” role in a crucial week for fantasy playoff races. That said, we’ll have to pay extra close attention to him leading up to a matchup with Arizona. However, considering he was healthy enough to technically be active, we assume Henderson will be good to go this week.

However, if he does play, he’ll probably at least be limited and share a backfield with Sony Michel, so we rank him as the RB24 in standard and RB25 in PPR. Arizona has given up a few big performances to RBs, but they are mostly a strong defense against the position.

WEEK 14 STANDARD RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker

Melvin Gordon injury update

Gordon (hip) will likely be “questionable” for Week 14 against the Lions, and based on what we saw out of Javonte Williams against Kansas City, Denver might not be in a rush to get Gordon back in the lineup. We’ll have to monitor practice reports moving forward.

Gordon ranks as our RB14 in standard and RB18 in PPR, as the Lions are giving up the third-most fantasy points per game to RBs. If Gordon is out, we’ll surely move Williams into our top 10 and he will have a ceiling of the overall RB1.

WEEK 14 PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker

Elijah Mitchell injury update

Mitchell is in the league’s concussion protocol, so as always, we won’t speculate on the injury status. A concussion is usually straightforward — he either clears protocols or he doesn’t. For what it’s worth, he did return to Sunday’s game after taking a hit to the head, but apparently he exhibited concussion-like symptoms on Monday, prompting his entrance into the protocol.

The Bengals rank near the top 10 in fantasy points per game allowed to RBs, so Mitchell is our RB10 in standard leagues and RB9 in PPR leagues. If he’s out, we’re unsure if Jeff Wilson Jr. (knee) or JaMycal Hasty will be the featured back, but if both are healthy, it could be a committee situation.