Fantasy football impact of Raiders' new Ashton Jeanty injury update

The Las Vegas Raiders have a big week ahead, leading into their Week 1 matchup with the Miami Dolphins. Along with not naming a starting quarterback yet, the status of running back Ashton Jeanty remains up in the air. Jeanty suffered a sprained ankle and was helped off the field after colliding with a teammate in practice.

While it's good news that Jeanty avoided a serious injury, his ankle injury leaves his status for Week 1 TBD, and head coach Klint Kubiak provided an update on Friday, as ESPN's Ryan McFadden reported.

"Still on the mend. Still working to get him back," Kubiak said of Jeanty. "We got another week to assess how he's going to look going into this first game, but we're counting on him."

It's a positive sign that the Raiders haven't gone as far as ruling him out this far ahead of the September 13 opener, but there's a lot to weigh when considering this from a fantasy football perspective.

Although Kubiak's update on Jeanty isn't necessarily one that will leave fantasy football owners feeling confident about the Raiders running back's Week 1 status, it does pose an important question. How should you approach Jeanty's injury ahead of the opener?

For starters, it really depends on where you're at in terms of your fantasy football league. If you've already drafted Jeanty on your roster but don't have backup running back Mike Washington Jr., it's not an ideal spot. Washington Jr. was likely picked up on waivers, and if you didn't get him, then you may be stuck in wait-and-see mode.

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