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Clyde Edwards-Helaire Injury History & Updates

Basic StatsClyde Edwards-Helaire's Basic Stats

Clyde Edwards-Helaire
ADP: 18.9
Bye: 6
Experience: 4
Age: 25.3
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 207
40 Time: 4.60

Burst Score (Rank): 128.70 (90%)

Injury PredictorClyde Edwards-Helaire's Injury Guide

Low Risk

Chance of Injury in 2024

39.8%

% chance misses at least 2 quarters

Chance of Injury per Game

2.9%

1- 17√1-% Inj/Season

Projected Games Missed 2024

0.70

Durability

3.30

Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable

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Injury History

Date League Injury Details
Dec 17, 2019 Non-NFL Thigh Hamstring Strain Grade 2 Edwards-Helaire suffered a hamstring injury at practice ahead of the CFP semifinal game against Oklahoma. He managed to play against Oklahoma.
Dec 20, 2020 NFL Pedal Ankle (high) Sprain Grade 3 Edwards-Helaire suffered an ankle injury in Week 15 against the New Orleans Saints. He missed three games
Dec 20, 2020 NFL Inguinal Hip Strain Edwards-Helaire suffered a hip injury in Week 15 against the New Orleans Saints. He missed three games
Aug 20, 2021 NFL Pedal Ankle Sprain Grade 2 Edwards-Helaire suffered an ankle injury in Week 2 preseason win in Arizona. He was ready for Week 1
Oct 10, 2021 NFL Knee MCL Sprain Grade 2 Edwards-Helaire suffered a sprained MCL in Week 5's loss to the Bills. He landed on IR and missed five games.
Dec 26, 2021 NFL Shoulder Edwards-Helaire suffered a bruised shoulder in the Chiefs' Week 16 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Nov 20, 2022 NFL Pedal Ankle (high) Sprain Grade 3 CEH departed in Week 11.

Basic StatsClyde Edwards-Helaire's Preseason Player Analysis

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Bottom Line

The best we can say for Edwards-Helaire is that he heads to training camp as the No. 2 RB in a high-scoring offense behind a high-injury-risk starter.

Edwards-Helaire isn’t guaranteed to hang on to that spot on the depth chart, though, and wasn’t good in the two games without RB Isiah Pacheco last season.

Edwards-Helaire is only worth rostering in deeper fantasy leagues of 12+ teams.

What We Learned Last Year

  • Edwards-Helaire set career lows last year with:
    • 70 carries
    • 223 rushing yards
    • 1 rushing TD
    • 3.2 yards per carry
  • He topped six carries just three times all season, in Weeks 3, 14, and 15. Week 3 was a blowout win over the Bears. RB Isiah Pacheco missed Weeks 14 and 15.
  • Edwards-Helaire totaled just 76 scoreless rushing yards on 24 carries (3.2 YPC) across Weeks 14 and 15. He added 6 catches for 93 yards and one TD.
  • Edwards-Helaire ranked 51st among 58 qualifying RBs in Pro Football Focus rushing grade.
  • That followed 47th- and 53rd-place finishes in PFF rushing grade the previous two seasons.

What to Expect in 2024

  • Edwards-Helaire hit free agency this offseason but seemingly didn’t find much interest on the open market. He ended up re-signing with the Chiefs on a one-year, $1.7 million deal with $1.3 million guaranteed.
  • RB Jerick McKinnon, who played more snaps and ran more pass routes than Edwards-Helaire last year, remains unsigned.
  • The rest of the Chiefs’ depth chart behind starter Isiah Pacheco:
    • Deneric Prince
    • Louis Rees-Zammit
    • Keaontay Ingram
  • Edwards-Helaire should head to training camp as the favorite for the No. 2 RB job, but his play over the last three years doesn’t guarantee him anything.
  • Whoever wins the No. 2 job in Kansas City will be squarely on the fantasy radar. Our Injury Predictor gives Pacheco a 90.4% chance of injury this season and 3.40 projected games missed – both second most among RBs.

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Isiah Pacheco, RB KC

2:46pm EST 1/28/24

Isiah Pacheco (toe, ankle) active vs. Baltimore

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (ankle, toe) is active for today's game against the Ravens. He missed the week's first two practices before a limited Friday and "questionable" listing on the final injury report. Pacheco's gotta be somewhere south of full strength. But we're also seen no indication his role will be limited today. It's tough to downgrade him as a fantasy option on a two-game slate. Perhaps the combo of toe and ankle issues at least gives Clyde Edwards-Helaire some upside, especially if Pacheco gets knocked out of the game at any point.

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Chiefs RB Jerick McKinnon is unlikely to play this postseason, according to Chiefs Digest's Matt Derrick. McKinnon had surgery on January 2 for a core muscle injury and a fractured pelvis, per Derrick, which is expected to sideline him at least 6-8 weeks. McKinnon's absence leaves Clyde Edwards-Helaire as Kansas City's No. 2 RB -- and Isiah Pacheco in a workhorse role.

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Chiefs RBs Isiah Pacheco (concussion, shoulder) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (illness) are expected to play vs. the Bengals today, ESPN's Adam Schefter confirms. Cleared from his concussion, Pacheco should be ready for something close to his usual role in this one. He's inside the top 10 of the Week 17 RB Rankings.

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Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (concussion, shoulder) is expected to play vs. the Bengals on Sunday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. It's surprising that Pacheco was able to get cleared after sustaining a concussion on Monday. But if he's active tomorrow, he should be ready for his usual role against a bad Cincinnati run defense. Pacheco is a RB1 for Week 17, while RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire would now be a desperation fantasy play.

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Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (concussion, shoulder) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Bengals. He only returned to a limited pracitce on Friday, but HC Andy Reid reportedly sounded optimistic about Pacheco’s availability for Sunday. We’ll keep you updated on his status. RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (illness) is also listed as questionable after missing the final two practices of the week.

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