Who Should I Start? Miles Sanders or Tyjae Spears

Monday, September 1, 6:11 PM

Both Dallas Cowboys running backs Jaydon Blue (ankle) and Miles Sanders (knee) are absent from the team's first official injury report on Monday in advance of the team's Week 1 regular-season opener on Thursday night against the division-rival and Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles. Blue, a rookie, was the one that was most in danger of missing Week 1 after dealing with an ankle/heel injury over the final couple weeks of training camp. He's practicing in full now, though, and will be ready to go in the season opener as the RB3 behind Sanders and Javonte Williams to kick things off. Blue impressed the coaching staff this summer and could eventually evolve into the team's preferred passing-down back, but for now, he's merely a bench stash in fantasy for RB depth. Going into Week 1, Williams is the only one realistically worth a look as an RB3/flex play in fantasy lineups in Dallas' backfield.

Tuesday, August 26, 11:25 AM

Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears (ankle) will start the season on injured reserve and miss a minimum of four games, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Spears suffered a high ankle sprain in preseason play that will end up sidelining him for close to two months. With Spears set to miss the start of the season, Tony Pollard should be in for a significant volume of snaps and touches in the Titans' backfield. Rookie sixth-rounder Kalel Mullings (ankle) now looks like the leader to be the RB2, but he's dealing with an ankle injury of his own. When Spears returns, he profiles as a low-end RB3/flex option, but fantasy managers need to downgrade him given the now-guaranteed missed time.