Jeremy Hill’s Updated Fantasy Outlook After Giovani Bernard’s Injury

November 21, 2016   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments

Cincinnati Bengals running back Giovani Bernard suffered a torn ACL in Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills, according to Tom Pelissero of USA Today.
Bernard had 21 yards on seven carries before exiting, adding 40 yards on five catches. Jeremy Hill became the primary runner after the injury and should see a bulk of the workload if Bernard misses extended time.
Hill and Bernard have largely split carries through the last two seasons, seemingly alternating effectiveness. After Hill busted out for a 1,000-yard campaign in 2014, it was Bernard who was the more dangerous per-carry back last season. 
This continued throughout the 2016 season, with Bernard appearing to take over as a featured running back for part of the year before Hill was able to wrestle back his starting job.
Bernard has limited the work Hill has done in the passing game to emergency checkdowns. This might change with the injury, as Hill could suddenly become more active as an underneath target...

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