Braelon Allen: limited in Wednesday practice with ankle
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THE FACT. Jets running back Braelon Allen was limited at Wednesday's practice with an ankle injury, per NFL.com. Athlon Sports reported Wednesday that the ankle is a new addition to the injury report and that Allen ran for 104 yards on 17 carries against Miami on Sunday.
THE VERDICT. Limited on a Wednesday after a 104-yard game is a maintenance tag, not a red flag, so he stays in lineups. Redraft: start him, with the caveat that Breece Hall was also limited Wednesday with a quad and is in play to return Sunday against Las Vegas, which caps Allen's ceiling. Dynasty: nothing changes, the ankle is new and minor. DFS: playable at his price Sunday, but downgrade him if Hall practices fully Thursday and Friday.
Respectfully, the Hall caveat is doing too much work here. Allen hasn't been a volume fill-in. He played 60 of 70 snaps in the Browns game, then went 17 carries for 104 yards plus six catches on seven targets against Miami. That's a three-down back, and the receiving work is the part Hall's return doesn't touch. Hall was only limited Wednesday after four games out, and Vegas is giving up the fifth-most fantasy points to running backs. Easing a guy back in is the cap here, not Allen's role. He's an RB2 for me, Thursday report or not.