The Fantasy Football season is already into Week 2 and heading into the weekend, some injury names to keep an eye on at the RB position include Andre Ellington, Reggie Bush, Ben Tate, Doug Martin and Eddie Lacy, as those names are coming off of or are dealing with injuries and could be risky starters for this week, so owners should keep it locked to injury reports to see who will be playing and if anyone will be sitting on Sunday.
Ben Tate is definitely out and he could miss up to a month with his injury and that makes Terrance West and Isaiah Crowell smart options to start. Tate was expected to be the main starter and now he could miss multiple games, while Eddie Lacy had to leave the first game for the Packers with a concussion and he could be limited moving forward for the time being. Ellington was injured and was able to play on Monday, but owners should try and back themselves up in case it flares up again.
Doug Martin is coming into the season after an injury and he was forced to exit for the Buccaneers in Week 1 and now Bobby Rainey could take over for the moment. Martin missed nearly the entire season last year and while he has what was called a "minor injury" all fantasy owners should be looking at Bobby Rainey and Mike James. Reggie Bush is also banged up a little and while he isn't dealing with a serious injury, adding Joique Bell in any league where an owner has Bush is a smart move.
Martin had just nine carries for nine yards in the opener and one catch for seven yards and that came after he played in just six games last season. Martin was having a solid year before getting injured, putting up 456 yards on the ground and making 12 catches for 66 yards after his rookie season. Martin played in all 16 games his rookie season and had a great year, putting up 1454 yards and 11 touchdowns and he also was great for PPR owners, putting up 49 catches that season. Rainey was solid on Sunday and he played well in place of Martin last season.
Tate comes in after having a solid career with the Texans and he now was expected to be the starter for the Browns. The team now has Terrance West and Isaiah Crowell coming in and West had his first 100 yard game on Sunday, while Crowell had two touchdowns. Lacy is dealing with a concussion and owners would be wise to add James Starks. Ellington is one of the top players in fantasy this season and he could be a major option going forward as long as he is healthy. If not, names like Jonathan Dwyer and Stepfan Taylor are good options to pick up.
Reggie Bush, Martin and Ellington are all solid PPR options and they should be very good once they are cleared and this season owners need to be watching the injury reports very closely. This week there are some very good matchups and some of these names could be out of action.