The top two running backs in Houston are both dealing with injuries, which puts Cam Akers in line for a large workload in week 3.
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon suffered an ankle injury in week 2 against the Bears and hasn’t practiced this week. This leaves him trending to miss week 3. Dameon Pierce, second on the depth chart, missed week 2’s game with an injury himself, and also hasn’t practiced this week. This leaves Cam Akers as the next man up.
Fantasy managers should move to pick up Cam Akers now in case Mixon is not good to go Week 3. Akers himself has dealt with numerous injuries over the course of his career but looked solid in preseason action. Dare Ogunbowale is also on the Houston Texans roster and might get an increase in touches. However, Akers projects as the most likely candidate to handle early down & distance scenarios.
This is a murky situation, but Akers’ range of outcomes includes a volume RB2 fantasy output on a good Texans offense.
