Fantasy Football Impact After Jordyn Tyson Suffers Serious Hamstring Injury
Adam Pfeifer measures the fantasy football implications after Jordyn Tyson suffered a hamstring injury that's expected to sideline him for about 2 months.
Hamstring injuries impacted Jordyn Tyson’s final collegiate season.
It appears they are carrying over into his NFL career. Here's the latest on Tyson's most recent injury and how it's impacting fantasy football rankings.
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Jordyn Tyson Suffers Hamstring Injury And Could Miss 2 Months: Taking Measure of Fantasy Football Impact
Tyson suffered a hamstring sprain on Aug. 13, prompting plenty of PTSD everywhere. And while we all hoped for nothing serious, the results were less than ideal. According to Ian Rapoport, Tyson will miss roughly two months, which obviously will sideline him for the start of the season. It’s a brutal loss for a Saints offense starving for a receiver opposite Chris Olave. And given his history of hamstring injuries, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Saints be cautious with Tyson, making it entirely possible he opens his rookie season on injured reserve.
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Tyson will obviously begin to fall in fantasy football ADP and the rankings, while Olave and tight end Juwan Johnson should soak up more targets in his absence. Olave already benefited from added volume once the Saints traded Rashid Shaheed last season. From Week 10 on, Olave dominated, posting a 31% target share and 27% TPRR. The next closest wideout? Devaughn Vele at 18% and 16%, respectively. Vele also missed the final three games of the season, making the passing attack even more concentrated. Don’t be surprised if Olave climbs back into the second round of fantasy drafts over the next week or so.
Johnson, meanwhile, becomes one of the most intriguing late-round tight ends to choose from. He is coming off a career-best season, hauling in 77 balls for 889 yards and 3 touchdowns on 102 targets. With the Saints having a massive hole at WR2, Johnson filled that void, sporting a healthy 18% target share and 19% TPRR. Look for Johnson to operate as the second target in a fast-paced, fantasy-friendly New Orleans offense for as long as Tyson is sidelined.
Finally, Vele is now on the radar toward the end of best ball drafts, though don’t expect much. He posted only a 9% target share last year, and the Saints have since added Tyson, Bryce Lance and Barion Brown in the NFL Draft. Brown has been particularly impressive so far this preseason, but any receiver not named Olave likely has a low percentage hit rate. We’re really just chasing Kellen Moore’s offense. The Saints led the NFL in no-huddle rate last year (22.7%), while their 2.2 plays per minute also paced the league.
Tyson is an ideal draft target on Yahoo where you can likely stash him on injured reserve, with a second-half breakout very possible. I would draft him in the same range as Alec Pierce, which is about Round 7. And while the Saints do have a few intriguing fill-in options, expect Olave to handle 28-30% of the targets for the foreseeable future.
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