Cam Akers Running Back : 2022 Fantasy Data Speculations
Last season, Cam Akers, running back for the Los Angeles Rams, suffered a torn Achilles. He missed nearly all of the regular season and performed poorly in the postseason. While this all seems like bad news for people that end up choosing him for their fantasy lineups, there are still possible upsides for him going into the upcoming season. Here’s his fantasy football speculations.
For starters, Akers’ return to the field after going down with an Achilles injury was a miracle in itself. The recovery time for a torn Achilles injury is estimated to be anywhere from six to twelve months. Akers went down in July with the official announcement being July 20th. Akers actually played the final week of the regular season (Week 18) which would put him in late December. That’s just five months of recovery time, after which he jumped straight into the postseason without much time for practice. To come back from a serious injury with no real practice time to take on some of the toughest run defenses in the league is a bit of a tall order as well.
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Cam Akers: 2022 Comeback Player of the Year?#RamsHouse #nfl #football pic.twitter.com/eDdNdPrqpm
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If Akers gets more involved in the Rams’ passing attack out of the backfield, then it would be an even bigger boost to Cam Akers’s fantasy value. In 2021, the Rams ranked 10th in pass attempts last season with 607 pass attempts. That should be plenty of work to slide down to Akers at the running back position.
Outside of Arian Foster, the rest of the guys on this list were warming the bench.
Data is great to look at, but LIVE football film provides a better case for each individuals recovery.
Case in point, Cam Akers looked good for coming off just 5 months of rehab.
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Akers isn’t as easy of a choice as others, considering concerns about his durability. Cam Akers’ ADP, per Fantasy Football Calculator, puts him right in the beginning of the fourth round at the 4.03 mark. His potential combined with what we’ve been hearing about his recovery but what the Rams want to do with Akers in the offense should have more fantasy managers in on Akers in a bounce-back season, an opinion amongst otehrs’ fantasy football speculations.
So smooth.🔥
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— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) August 1, 2022
Cam Akers draws his NFL All-Star Starting Offense pic.twitter.com/OiRouftAPZ
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