ESPN’s Adam Schefter has reported that Michael Wilson suffered a fractured neck early in the 1st quarter of the Cardinals’ 17-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. After trading away Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Texans, Arizona was relying heavily on Wilson to produce, especially after Kendrick Bourne was placed on IR just one week ago. Not to mention that Jeremiyah Love was also placed on IR at the same time.
Trey McBride fantasy owners, rejoice! Outside of Tyler Allgeier, there is really nobody proven on this Cardinals offense. Wilson has been targeted 88 times in 9 games, only second to Trey McBride’s 94. Besides them, nobody currently rostered has been targeted even 40 times this year on the Cardinals. Their current WR room consists of Reggie Virgil, Simi Fehoko, and Devin Duvernay. McBride, the current TE1, should see even more production throughout the remainder of the season.
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The 3rd overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft is going to miss even more time, now dealing with his 3rd injury of the season. Jeremiyah Love has shown flashes of what Arizona envisioned him to be, but he’s been limited while dealing with ankle issues. Love averaged 6.9 yards per carry at Notre Dame, but only 3.7 so far this season for the Cardinals.
All of this leaves Tyler Allgeier as the lone RB in the desert, with Zonovan Knight entering concussion protocol after a helmet-to-helmet hit Sunday. Allgeier put up a massive 36.1 points in the Cardinals OT win, breaking out for two rushes of over 50 yards. Arizona’s new lead back becomes a solid option to start in your lineup during Love’s absence, but the first 3 of 5 games will be against tough defenses in the Seahawks, Rams, and Chiefs.
LaFleur is a true teller. Having stated that Tyler Allgeier will function strictly in a complementary role supported by an elite 85.5 pass-blocking grade, Allgeier was demoted in Week 7. With Jeremiyah Love sidelined due to an ankle injury, coach LaFleur relied on a backfield committee against the Denver Broncos, led by Zonovan Knight.
Allgeier logged 35 snaps compared to Knight’s 40 snaps. Knight also ran 24 routes compared to to Allgeier’s 17 routes run. Knight turned seven carries into 48 yards alongside three receptions, out-gaining teammate Allgeier across most efficiency metrics. Moving forward, Allgeier maintains pass-protection utility, while Knight will continue to demand significant early-down work in Love’s absence.
David Lombardi reports rookie RB Kaelon Black was added to the injury report as limited participant Thursday with a groin issue. Black surprised many in Week 1 by playing 43% of snaps, while rushing for 65 yards on 14 attempts and adding a 5-yard reception. Christian McCaffrey praised Black this week in an interview, likening his ability to have the impact for him that David Montgomery had last year on Jahmyr Gibbs and Tyler Allgeier had on Bijan Robinson to keep them fresh.
Black was a big riser after Week 1’s surprising performance and one of the biggest waiver adds of the week. Fantasy football manager’s will need to keep an eye on tomorrow’s practice report to see Black’s level of participation in order to get a better idea if he will be able to play this weekend.
Albert Breer of SI reports that Jeremiyah Love’s Week 1 workload is probably a good window into how they’ll manage his rookie year workload. Love had 11 carries and 2 catches, compared to Tyler Allgeier’s 17 carries and 2 catches in Week 1. After the game, Cardinals HC Mike LaFleur reiterated that Jeremiyah Love and Tyler Allgeier are “gonna rotate” this season.
While Love can be projected to eventually earn the majority of touches and snap share (Allgeier out-snapped Love 59-43%) by the end of the year, expectations of him matching his ADP should be tempered. James Conner also waits in the wings on IR to take some snaps away upon his return – likely not enough to be fantasy relevant himself, but perhaps enough to be annoying for fantasy football managers with Jeremiyah Love on their team. Accordingly, Love is PlayerProfiler’s No. 23 RB in redraft rankings, while we are still very high on his long-term potential, placing as PlayerProfiler’s No. 4 RB in dynasty rankings.
Ruh-roh. A fragile ankle puts Jeremiyah Love in jeopardy for Week 1 after drafters aggressively pushed his ADP into the top tiers. Meanwhile, Tyler Allgeier commands bankable volume through his 70th-percentile Body Mass Index and proven tackle-breaking efficiency, securing red zone touches regardless of the backfield’s health.
The early return on investment is already crumbling for fantasy gamers who anchored rosters to an overpriced asset. Love has slipped to PlayerProfiler’s RB18 in seasonal redraft fantasy football formats.
