Denver Broncos rookie RB Ryan Torain suffered a broken elbow in practice yesterday, and he is expected to miss at least 6-8 weeks.
Fantasy Impact: Well, there goes my favorite RB sleeper. Torain was a 1st round talent who was drafted in the 5th round due to a Lisfranc foot fracture that he suffered in his senior season. He has the ideal frame and skill set for Denver's zone-blocking scheme, but this injury stunts his learning curve, and potentially eliminates his ability to start this season. Torain is not worth drafting in re-draft leagues.
Selvin Young becomes a much safer fantasy pick to begin the year. Torain was quickly gaining ground on Young, and he was on pace to potentially split time with Young, possibly as early as week 1. I will update Young's value analysis down below. Andre Hall is the favorite to back him up, and he looked impressive last season in spot start duty. Hall is definitely worth consideration towards the end of the draft, but he's not the threat to Young's job that Torain was as Young and Hall are similar players.
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Aww, man. Now the Broncos only have four running backs. He seemed like a great sleeper though.
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