Jakobi Meyers officially out for Week 2 vs. Bills

Injury report update, Sept. 15 — Meyers is officially out per the injury report. We should see extra work for the Hunter Renfrow this week, but Davante Adams and Josh Jacobs will remain the usage hogs against the Broncos.

Update, Sept. 15 — Head coach Josh McDaniels said that Meyers remains in the concussion protocol and is doubtful to play this week against the Bills. He could head into the weekend with the questionable tag on the injury report, but Las Vegas could rule him out early.

Update, Sept. 14: Meyers remains in concussion protocol and did not practice on Thursday. He is trending toward being out, but it’s always tough to tell with brain injuries. Davante Adams did return to a full practice on Thursday, so that is a relief for Raiders fans.

Update, Sept. 13: Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers remains in the concussion protocol on Wednesday, per head coach Josh McDaniels. If Meyers were to miss the game, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo would rely on Davante Adams and Hunter Renfrow as his two main pass-catchers.

The Las Vegas Raiders started off their season with a win over AFC West rival the Denver Broncos. The star of that game was new Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, who caught two touchdowns with nine receptions for 81 yards. Unfortunately Meyers took a hard and illegal hit that caused a concussion late in the game.

Meyers is now in the concussion protocol, per Vic Tafur. It is always impossible to know just how severe a concussion is, so knowing if he will be cleared before the Raiders face the Bills on Sunday.

Fantasy football implications for Week 2

If Meyers does miss this game, the next man up should be Kristian Wilkerson. Wilkerson only played 13 snaps in Week 1 and didn’t see a target. With RB Josh Jacobs and WR Davante Adams dominating the offense, we should see work funneled toward those two more than anything. Wilkerson could be worth an add in deeper leagues, but mostly we want to keep our fantasy investments in the two Raiders studs.