Other options out of the Houston backfield include Nick Chubb, Dameon Pierce, Dare Ogunbowale, and rookie fourth-rounder Woody Marks. Mueller, who focuses on the implications of injuries, warns fantasy football competitors to steer clear of Mixon.

There is no safe time to be an NFL player or a fantasy drafter. You are always one misstep from an injury that changes a player’s expected fortunes, and sometimes even those around him. There are a couple of relevant fantasy quarterbacks dealing with some ailments this week — one new and one not so new.

There are a few subtle but important differences between the scoring system of a standard and PPR fantasy football league.

SportsLine simulated the new NFL season 10,000 times and revealed its 2025 Fantasy football QB, RB, WR, TE, kicker and defense rankings