What It Means:

Patterson missed Week 1 with a thigh injury, but a return to practice on Wednesday should put him on track to play in Week 2 against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. He could steal some work away from Tyler Allgeier and Bijan Robinson in the Falcons' run-heavy scheme, but Patterson will likely only have standalone fantasy value in the deepest formats.

numberFire's models project C-Patt ($5,200) for 1.3 carries and 2.2 targets in Week 2. The Packers’ run defense ranks 26th in numberFire’s opponent-adjusted NEP model after one game.