Fantasy Football Training Camp News and Notes from Preseason Week 1: Jeremiyah Love Injury Update & More

One week of preseason action is in the books, and a lot has happened with fantasy football implications.

Because of course.

There are a handful of news items impacting the fantasy football landscape ahead of drafts. Let’s take a closer look at what stood out the most from this past weekend.

Fantasy Football-Relevant News from Training Camp and Preseason Week 1

Jeremiyah Love Suffers High-Ankle Sprain

Love hurt(s).

During his preseason debut over the weekend, Jeremiyah Love was as advertised—really good at football. The third overall pick carried the ball 11 times for 58 yards, showcasing power, elusiveness and an array of Madden-like skill moves. He avoided three tackles on 11 carries while averaging well over four yards after contact per rush. Love played alongside Tyler Allgeier during the first two drives of the game, handling 71% of the snaps and 64% of the Cardinals’ rush attempts. He then dominated the snaps on his third and final drive with Gardner Minshew in the game.

The workload was extremely promising. Now we just need him to be healthy.

Love exited the game with an ankle injury that head coach Mike LaFleur initially stated wasn’t too serious. But a few days later, LaFleur announced that Love would be out at least a week. And now? Love reportedly has a high-ankle sprain, and the team is hopeful he will be ready for Week 1.

Well then.

Hopefully Love’s ankle injury doesn’t keep him from playing Week 1, but also doesn’t impact his early-season workload. If his preseason usage is any indication, Arizona looks set to feed Love the football. And given the draft capital, they’d be foolish not to. Since 2016, there have been 13 running backs drafted in Round 1. Five of those running backs eclipsed 300 total touches, with four of those players being selected as top 6 picks in the NFL Draft. And if you look at the six running backs drafted in the top 10 since 2016, the average touches per game is 19.1 and about 300 touches per season.

We’ll see if Love is ready for a full workload by Week 1.

Breece Hall Dealing With Groin Strain

When it was initially reported that Breece Hall went down without being touched during Monday’s practice, worry ensued.

It appears the Jets can breathe a sigh of relief.

Breece Hall has a strained groin, per Glenn. “I don’t think it was a big deal,” says Glenn, adding that Hall will be evaluated. #Jets
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) August 17, 2026

We’ll see what the potential timetable is following further testing, but head coach Aaron Glenn doesn’t seem too worried. With Isaiah Davis already sidelined, Braelon Allen would lead the Jets backfield if Hall were forced to miss any practice time.

Toe Injury Clouds Emeka Egbuka’s Week 1 Availability

Emeka Egbuka suffered a sprained toe last Wednesday and has yet to practice since. A few days after, the Bucs stated they were very optimistic that Egbuka would be fine for Week 1, but it appears there is still some uncertainty.

Not a lot of clarity on Emeka Egbuka's toe and how long he'll be sidelined. Bowles said he's "day to day, week to week." Asked the injury could impact his availability for Week 1, in 27 days: "Not sure at this time."
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) August 17, 2026

Todd Bowles is historically pretty vague when it comes to injury reporting, so it’s tough to overreact to this news right now. After all, we are just a few months removed from him saying that RB Bucky Irving would be back “sometime in summer or fall.”

If it’s turf toe Egbuka is dealing with, he’ll have just over three weeks to heal up before Tampa Bay’s Week 1 game against the Bengals, though if he isn’t 100% healthy, it is the type of injury that can sap effectiveness for a wide receiver. Egbuka suffered a hamstring injury in Week 6 of his rookie season, and although it didn’t sideline him, it did impact his efficiency down the stretch.

Weeks 1-5: Weeks 7-18:

2.50 YPRR (13th) 1.40 YPRR (61st)

5.9 YAC/Rec (9th) 5.0 YAC/Rec (16th)

17.8 YPC (4th) 13.0 YPC (32nd)

With Mike Evans gone, Egbuka projects as a rock-solid WR2, but let’s hope this injury doesn’t result in a slow start to what should be a stellar sophomore season.

Split Backfield in Tennessee?

This past season, Tony Pollard handled 70% of Tennessee’s designed rush attempts (5th among RBs), while logging 62% of the snaps and just over 16 touches per game.

A change might be on the horizon.

During Tennessee’s first preseason game, both Pollard and Tyjae Spears split reps with the starters. Both players rushed the ball four times, with Pollard scoring from five yards out. Spears unsurprisingly got the edge in pass game usage, but if he can carve out more of a role on early downs, Pollard’s fantasy value is going to take a massive hit, especially if Tennessee’s offense remains a bottom-dweller. Once Spears made his season debut in Week 5, Pollard averaged 15.5 touches per game, while logging 54% of the snaps to Spears’ 46%.

It remains to be seen if this is a sign of things to come or simply a blip on the radar. But regardless, it certainly has my attention.