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San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell had a breakout rookie campaign in 2021 and is one of the most valuable fantasy football handcuffs in his team's high-powered rushing attacks.
Unfortunately, the Louisiana Lafayette alum has struggled through multiple injuries over the last two years and is once again in the injury headlines. We have the latest update.
Is Mitchell injured or healthy? What's his fantasy outlook in Week 5 if he plays? Let's dive in.
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Elijah Mitchell Injury Update for Fantasy Football
Elijah Mitchell (knee) is considered day-to-day as practice begins for Week 5 versus the Dallas Cowboys, per Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com. Mitchell missed Sunday's easy win against the Arizona Cardinals with a right knee injury after taking on his largest workload of the year (14 touches) in Week 3. The 25-year-old suffered the setback during last Thursday's practice in the same knee he sustained an MCL sprain in last year, costing him nine games.
Though, a day-to-day designation certainly leaves the door open for him to return soon. Mitchell saw Jordan Mason flip four touches into 23 yards as the change-of-pace back in his stead while Christian McCaffrey broke Sunday's slate for 177 scrimmage yards and four touchdowns.
Mitchell hasn't done much with 16 carries this year, but he remains one of fantasy's highest-upside handcuffs behind the oft-injured McCaffrey.
Elijah Mitchell Fantasy Football Outlook
Since Mitchell has failed to play more than 34% of the Niners' offensive snaps in a game this season, he is not worth consideration in fantasy lineups yet. However, he is still worth stashing as Christian McCaffrey's primary backup in one of the league's best offenses.
McCaffrey has held up to this point, but there's a chance he could miss a game or two during the long NFL season. In that case, Mitchell will have RB1 upside during his absence.
It's disappointing that Mitchell has had no standalone fantasy football value, but he has not fallen off the fantasy radar.
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