Brian Robinson pops up on injury report for Week 3

Bijan Robinson handled 20 carries and five targets with his backup, Brian Robinson, sidelined in Week 7. The backup should be considered questionable to play at this time, though he could make a late-week return. Stay tuned.

Bijan should get a larger-than-usual workload this week against San Francisco. The Falcons only have two running backs on the 53-man roster so it may be Khalil Herbert or Jam Miller filling in as (Bijan) Robinson’s backup on Sunday. Herbert seems like the logical choice.

The Falcons’ No. 2 running back was limited yesterday. This series of events suggests Robinson strained his hamstring on Wednesday, putting him on the wrong side of questionable for the Falcons’ Week 6 game against the 49ers. Bijan Robinson would handle a few extra touches in Robinson’s absence. The team does not have a third running back on the active roster.

Robinson is the immediate backup to Bijan Robinson in the Falcons’ backfield, seeing his best usage in run-heavy game scripts. He was limited with a hamstring injury on Wednesday but is still trending to play Week 7 against the 49ers, barring setbacks. Also limited was Olamide Zaccheaus (shoulder). Both players are depth options at best behind the Falcons’ star-studded skill players.

With the Falcons down by three touchdowns and abandoning the run game in the second half, Robinson had little chance of paying off as a Week 6 flex in the usually run-first Atlanta offense. Chicago snuffed out the Falcons run game and forced Michael Penix to try to beat them through the air. Robinson will be a game-script sensitive RB3 option in Week 7 against the 49ers.

Robinson watched from the sidelines as Bijan cashed in on two first quarter rushing scores, getting in on the fun in the second quarter with a touchdown from four yards out. He would add one from eight yards out in the third quarter and cap off his outburst with an 11-yard touchdown scamper in the fourth quarter to send the Falcons to a 2-2 record ahead of a Week 5 meeting with the Ravens. Brian Robinson remains an elite handcuff but is unlikely to return consistent fantasy production for as long as Bijan remains healthy, despite the eruption against the Saints.

Brian Robinson’s 10 carries paled in comparison to the 29 of Bijan Robinson but were enough to give him his first fantasy-relevant week of the young season. His third quarter score came from seven yards out after Bijan has pulled himself from the game following extensive work on the drive. Brian Robinson remains one of the top pure handcuffs in fantasy circles but will be a difficult start until bye weeks start piling up in Week 5.

Six of his 13 touches came on the final two drives of the game, after the Falcons pulled their starters. Robinson was not awfully involved in the offense before that. He is the clear backup to Bijan Robinson but nothing more.

Robinson was likely only involved as much as he was because the Falcons ran the ball 31 times, compared to just 22 pass attempts, with Cooper Rush under center. Brian Robinson looked fine and broke some tackles, but he is not a threat to steal meaningful touches from Bijan Robinson.

Thanks, we hate it. [Brian] Robinson has “shown a physical style in practice that cements his role as the new Tyler Allgeier” per Kendall. We don’t think one isolated report should dissuade anyone from picking Bijan Robinson 1.1 in drafts, but it has the potential to be a headache if it comes to pass. It must be said that only the Falcons could create a scenario where a Robinson scores and nobody knows whether to be upset or happy until we get a clarification on which one.