Chris Johnson Injury: Updates on Titans RB's Week 16 Status and Fantasy Value

The frustrating season for Chris Johnson's fantasy owners rolls on. He is now dealing with a sore ankle.

UPDATE: Saturday, Dec. 24 at 11:40 a.m.ET by Nicholas Goss

According to Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean, Chris Johnson will play on Saturday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but he is nursing an ankle injury.

I would not start Johnson on your fantasy football team for Week 16 because of his injury and the fact that the Jaguars defense has done well against top running backs this season, including Arian Foster and Ray Rice. 

UPDATE: Friday, Dec. 23 at 1:15 p.m. ET -- Tim Daniels

Another limited practice has caused Johnson to end up with the dreaded questionable label heading into Saturday's game, according to Paul Kuharsky of ESPN. Indications all week have been that Johnson will play through an ankle injury, but it's not guaranteed at this point.

The good news for fantasy owners is that Tennessee's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars starts at 1 p.m. ET tomorrow. So there will be definitive word on his status by around noon, which should leave enough time to make lineup adjustments if necessary. Stay tuned.

UPDATE: Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 9:40 p.m. ET

Despite suffering an ankle injury in Sunday's loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Chris Johnson is not expected to miss any time. 

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak said that Johnson is sore but will be ready to go this week against Jacksonville. 

Via TitansGab.com: 

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“He’ll be questionable this week, but we saw him (Monday) and we don’t think there’s any reason he’ll be out for the game,” Munchak said. “But he is definitely sore, so we’ll see how he is this week.”

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Barring any setbacks in practice, I would expect him to get a normal workload on Saturday. If your team is still alive in fantasy football, keep him in the lineup because he will be have solid production.

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C.J. got off to a miserable start to the season. He only went over the century mark in rushing one time in his first eight games. He then gained 130 yards rushing in three of his next four.

He seemed to be back on top of his game just in time for the playoffs. That was not to be. He has gained 78 yards rushing in his last two games combined.

And now comes news that he has a sore ankle and is not guaranteed to play.

While his status is up in the air, his coach expects him to be ready to play in a game the Titans absolutely must win.

Fantasy Value

It is safe to expect Johnson to be on the field next week. However, the situation should certainly be monitored.

If Johnson does play, don't expect big points from him. His ankle is not likely to be 100 percent, and that will limit the explosiveness that is essential to his game.

The Jaguars are also a solid rush defense. They are ninth in the league, allowing just 4.0 yards per carry.

You'd think that the Titans would be able to open up a lead on the Jags and do nothing but run the ball late to seal the victory. Unfortunately, that is certainly no guarantee given they just lost to the Colts last week. Consider Johnson a middle-of-the-road No. 2 RB this week.

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