After spending the entire offseason getting to know his own hamstring and seeing specialists to prevent it from taking him off the field in 2024, Watson’s ankle decided that he was just playing too much football. While it didn’t look like an injury that’s likely to sideline him for the rest of the season, it also didn’t look like one that he’ll be able to shake off by next week. That led to Watson logging just nine snaps in the game, while WR Dontayvion Wicks stepped in to replace him. Wicks looked every bit like the fantasy football sleeper he was tagged to be coming into the season, earning 13 targets but reeling in just five of them for 78 yards and two scores. Wicks was the 1:1 replacement for Watson, and should Watson miss any amount of time, Wicks will have a serious opportunity to be a very productive fantasy wide receiver. Fantasy managers likely weren’t starting Watson in many formats already, but he’ll most likely be a cut candidate if we find out that he’ll be missing any significant amount of time. Wicks will be a priority waiver wire addition wherever he’s available.
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