Alvin Kamara, Aaron Jones, Cordarrelle Patterson, and Elijah Mitchell have all been must-starts when healthy, but all mi sed last week with injuries. Their availabilities, whether they're playing or inactive, would have a big effect on Week 12 fantasy rankings and start 'em, sit 'em decisions. Each running back figures to be "questionable" heading Bobby Orr Jersey into this week's slate of games, so knowing the latest injury updates will be crucial ahead of your lineup decisions.

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Alvin Kamara injury update

UPDATE:Kamara (knee) .

UPDATE 2:Both Kamara (knee) and Mark Ingram (knee) were absent from the media portion of practice on Monday. Tony Jones Jr. would be in line to start if neither can play against Buffalo.

Kamara (knee) practiced in Martin Havlat Jersey a limited capacity last Wednesday but didn' Chris Kunitz Jersey t take the practice field again and was ultimately ruled out Friday. However, the Saints play on Thursday in Week 12, so we won't have much time to figure out his status. That also means we'll probably know early on. There's not much room for speculation here, so we'll see what happens later in the week.

If he does play, he'll take on Buffalo, who was the No. 1 defense against fantasy RBs before Jonathan Taylor torched them for over 50 PPR points. However, we're not going to overreact here, so we still view the Bills as a tough matchup. Kamara ranks as our and . New Orleans is likely to start him off easy, and Mark Ingram will get plenty John Hayden Jersey of touches in this one. It wouldn't even be surprising if Ingram out touches Kamara, but we know Tony Esposito Jersey Kamara gets it done on efficiency. His ceiling is ultimately always the No.1 RB, but his injury and matchup drop him to a borderline RB1. If Kamara is out, Ingram will be an RB2.

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Aaron Jones injury update

Jones after injury his knee in Week 10, so it's po sible he'll return this Sunday. Of course, that's far from a certainty, and we need to pay close attention to the practice reports heading into Sunday. Green Bay takes on the Rams, who are a top-12 unit against fantasy RBs. Marian Hossa Jersey They aren't impo sible to score points against, but with Jones le s than 100 percent if he's active, he'll be downgraded to a lower-endRB2 in fantasy.

For now, we're thinking Jones will likely mi s another week and rank AJ Dillon as the and .

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Cordarrelle Patterson injury update

Patterson (ankle) was actually pretty close to playing against New England last Thursday, so we'd think he's going to be available against Jacksonville. The Jags defense hasn't been as bad as you Artem Anisimov Jersey might expect against fantasy RBs, but Patterson's heavy involvement in the pa sing game means he can be an RB1 any given week.

We like him as the and . If he's out again, fantasy owners should avoid the Falcons committee of Qadree Ollison, Mike Davis, and Wayne Gallman.

Elijah Mitchell injury update

UPDATE:Mitchell.

Mitchell (finger) was also Alex DeBrincat Jersey close to playing in Week 12, but he was ultimately ruled out, clearing the way for Jeff Wilson Jr. to get the start. If Mitchell is back this week, we could see more of a committee with him and Wilson, so we'll have to see how it Glenn Hall Jersey plays out against the Vikings.

That said, Minnesota is the 11th-worst defense against fantasy RBs, so we rank Mitchell as the and leagues. He doesn't do much in the pa sing game, but he should received 15-plus carries and be in for the valuable touches around the goal line.