Bills' Devin Singletary Won't Play vs. Bengals Due to Hamstring Injury

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott announced Friday that rookie running back Devin Singletary will not play Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals due to a hamstring injury, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Singletary suffered the injury late in Buffalo's Week 2 win over the New York Giants.

With Singletary on the shelf, 36-year-old Frank Gore will be the clear No. 1 option for Buffalo out of the backfield during its home opener.

While the Bills limited Singletary's touches to start the season, his explosiveness was obvious through two games. On just 10 carries, Singletary has rushed for 127 yards, one touchdown and six first downs. He also has five receptions for 28 yards.

Buffalo selected Singletary in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft out of Florida Atlantic, and his preseason performance played a role in the Bills releasing veteran LeSean McCoy.

Since McCoy is now with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Bills are short on running backs entering Sunday's game.

Gore has gotten the lion's share of the work thus far with 88 yards and one touchdown on 30 carries, as well as two grabs for 15 yards. The Bills also turned to him late in their wins over the New York Jets and Giants to burn clock and protect the football.

Aside from Singletary and Gore, T.J. Yeldon is the only other halfback on the active roster. Yeldon doesn't have a single touch through two games, but the former Jacksonville Jaguars second-round pick registered 1,872 rushing yards and six touchdowns and 171 receptions for 1,302 yards and six receiving touchdowns in four seasons with the Jags.

He set career highs with 55 catches for 487 yards and four touchdowns last season and could play a big role on third downs Sunday.

If Buffalo does not add another running back to the roster, fullback Patrick DiMarco could get more work than usual in terms of touching the football.

McDermott could also opt to elevate Byron Marshall from the practice squad. The former Oregon standout has registered 181 total yards from scrimmage in 13 games over three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins.

From a fantasy perspective, Gore is undoubtedly worth a start this week as a flex or even a RB2 since the Bengals rank 30th against the run so far this season.