Just when Cam Akers was starting to emerge back to fantasy relevance, he suffered the second torn Achilles of his career in Minnesota’s week 9 win against the Falcons last season. After tearing his right Achilles with the Rams back in 2021, Akers is no stranger to recovering from this injury- this time to his left. Doctors still consider suffering a second Achilles tear to be career-threatening, even with the previous tear happening to his other leg.

Akers has shown great resolve demonstrating the ability to earn a contract with a NFL team. He’s not expected to see the field much behind bell cow Joe Mixon and Dameon Pierce as the RB2. Akers is expected to challenge Jahwar Jordan for the RB3 role in Houston, which makes neither Akers or Jordan appealing from a fantasy perspective.