Elijah Mitchell Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 5'10" / 200 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- May 2, 1998 (24)
- Experience
- 2nd Season
- Drafted
- 2021 / Rd. 6 / Pk. 194 (SF)
- College
- Louisiana-Lafayette
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Elijah Mitchell News
San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell (knee) was placed on injured reserve by the team on Tuesday. Mitchell sprained his MCL during Week 1's loss to the Chicago Bears and is expected to need at least eight weeks to recover from the injury. Look for the 49ers to lean on veteran Jeff Wilson Jr. while also getting rookies Jordan Mason and Tyrion Davis-Price involved. Wilson becomes the back to roster in San Francisco while Mitchell is out.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that running back Elijah Mitchell (knee) will miss roughly eight weeks with an MCL sprain that he suffered in the second quarter of the Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears. Mitchell won't need surgery, but he was placed on Injured Reserve on Monday. Jeff Wilson Jr. becomes the team's top back, while rookies Tyrion Davis-Price and Jordan Mason will compete in practices for the No. 2 role. Mason had the edge in the season opener with Davis-Price being a healthy inactive, but that could change in the coming weeks. For now, Wilson should become a priority waiver-wire add in all fantasy leagues. He's currently rostered in only 17 percent of Yahoo leagues.
Updating a previous report, San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell (knee) is expected to be sidelined for around two months with the sprained MCL that he suffered in the Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears, according to league sources. Well, that didn't take long. After leading the Niners in rushing as a rookie in 2021, the 24-year-old will now miss significant time to open the 2022 campaign. He should be stashed everywhere. Rookie Jordan Mason has no touches and rookie Tyrion Davis-Price was a healthy scratch on Sunday, but they're both worth speculative waiver claims if you have Mitchell rostered or are in need of another RB. Quarterback Trey Lance led the team with 13 carries in Week 1, while receiver Deebo Samuel was second with eight. Jeff Wilson Jr. entered the year as the primary backup to Mitchell, so he should become their No. 1 moving forward. Prioritize Wilson, who is rostered in only 16% of Yahoo leagues, over Davis-Price or Mason on the waiver wire.
Depth Chart
| QB | Jimmy Garoppolo |
| Brock Purdy | |
| RB | Jeff Wilson Jr. |
| Tyrion Davis-Price | |
| FB | Kyle Juszczyk |
| LWR | Brandon Aiyuk |
| Danny Gray | |
| RWR | Deebo Samuel |
| SWR | Jauan Jennings |
| Ray-Ray McCloud III | |
| TE | George Kittle |
| Charlie Woerner | |
| LT | Trent Williams |
| Colton McKivitz | |
| LG | Aaron Banks |
| Blake Hance | |
| C | Jake Brendel |
| Daniel Brunskill | |
| RG | Spencer Burford |
| Nick Zakelj | |
| RT | Mike McGlinchey |
| Jaylon Moore |
| LDE | Samson Ebukam |
| Drake Jackson | |
| LDT | Javon Kinlaw |
| Kevin Givens | |
| RDT | Arik Armstead |
| Hassan Ridgeway | |
| RDE | Nick Bosa |
| Charles Omenihu | |
| WLB | Dre Greenlaw |
| Oren Burks | |
| MLB | Fred Warner |
| SLB | Azeez Al-Shaair |
| Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | |
| LCB | Emmanuel Moseley |
| Deommodore Lenoir | |
| SS | Talanoa Hufanga |
| Tarvarius Moore | |
| FS | Tashaun Gipson Sr. |
| George Odum | |
| RCB | Charvarius Ward |
| Ambry Thomas | |
| NB | Samuel Womack III |
| PK | Robbie Gould |
San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell had a stunningly productive season as a rookie in 2021. As a sixth-round draft choice, few expected Mitchell to become a fantasy starter, yet he finished as the RB23 in standard leagues despite playing just 11 games. This came after Week 1 starter Raheem Mostert went down with a season-ending injury in the opener. The 24-year-old is expected to miss the entire preseason due to a hamstring injury but is expected to return in time for Week 1. He...
