Yahoo! Fantasy Expert Brad Evans Moves Andrew Luck Down Big Board With Latest Injury News

After a relatively quiet offseason, the wheels seem to be coming off the Andrew Luck hype train as we near the start of the 2019 season.

Every piece of news we get on Luck's ankle injury seems to bring new pessimism, and at this point he's set to sit out the entire preseason, and it looks like he's far from a lock to start Week 1.

Colts now say QB Andrew Luck is likely to sit out the preseason with his ankle injury.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 14, 2019

This is causing justifiable concern in fantasy football circles.

As for Luck, I moved him down to QB7, behind Rodgers, Kyler, Baker, Ryan. Too much uncertainty. Discounted ADP is a silver lining. If you're in a shallow single-QB format, you can draft Luck and stream until his return.

Over past 48 hours, he's going 98.1 (QB5) in bestballs.
— Brad Evans (@YahooNoise) August 15, 2019

This isn't just bad news for Luck, either. It's also bad news for the entire Indianapolis Colts' offense.

Luck's ADP is plummeting as drafters opt for less risky QB options. In 2018 he showed no ill effects from the shoulder injury that had cost him the entire 2017 season, so it's worth noting that Luck still has some nice upside if he suits up, but that doesn't mean he's worth a draft pick.

Drafting Luck at this stage is taking a huge gamble. It's still likely to require a hefty investment (his average draft position remains at QB4 and 59th overall, according to FantasyPros.com), while the upside isn't high enough to warrant the risk, even if he doesn't miss a game.

Luck finished sixth among quarterbacks in fantasy points per game in 2018, and drafting him at or above the cost, while also taking on a real chance that he sits on your fantasy squad's bench for at least a few weeks, could be a poor use of a mid-round pick.

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