Probably a bigger deal in daily contests than standard fantasy football leagues, St. Louis Rams running back Tre Mason will not play in the team's final preseason game on Thursday and is questionable for Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks with a strained hamstring.
With Mason questionable and rookie Todd Gurley unlikely to play, the Rams running back situation for that all-important season-opening matchup with the division rival Seahawks just got pretty interesting.
Undrafted rookie free agent Malcolm Brown has played the most snaps for the Rams at running back this preseason. Meanwhile, second-year player Trey Watts leads the team with 87 yards on 19 attempts. While both are fighting for a roster spot, neither figures to play an important role on offense this season.
That leaves Isaiah Pead and Benny Cunningham as the likely top backs for Week 1 should Mason find himself in street clotches. Depending on their cost and how the Rams trend at this position moving forward, one of these players could be a decent value play against Seattle.