Mekhi Sargent Fantasy Football News
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Titans’ Mekhi Sargent: Cleared for Week 1
Mekhi Sargent doesn’t have an injury designation for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals, John Glennon of BroadwaySportsMedia.com reports.The undrafted rookie out of Iowa earned a spot on the Week 1 roster, but he may be a healthy scratch or otherwise limited to special teams to start his career. Derrick Henry will continue handling the vast majority of carries in Tennessee, with Jeremy McNichols likely handling a backup role that includes work on passing downs. Sargent would be an occasional sub on early downs, at most, and he may even lose his roster spot if/when Darrynton Evans (knee) returns from injured reserve.
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Titans’ Mekhi Sargent: May have expanded opportunity
Mekhi Sargent (undisclosed) could see opportunities early in the season in the absence of Darrynton Evans (knee), Mike Moraitis of Tennessee Titans Wire reports.Sargent signed with the Titans as an undrafted free agent this spring and impressed enough throughout training camp and preseason action to make the roster. While that’s a notable feat in itself, he could now also be in line for work as Derrick Henry’s primary backup with Jeremy McNichols currently on the reserve/COVID-19 list and Evans set to miss at least the first three games of the regular season.
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Titans’ Mekhi Sargent: Doesn’t return to Saturday’s game
Mekhi Sargent (undisclosed) was spotted in the medical tent during the third quarter of Saturday’s preseason contest against the Bears and did not return to the game, Mike Moraitis of Tennessee Titans Wire reports.Before leaving with an undisclosed injury, Sargent carried the ball 17 times for 51 yards and a score. He has been playing well all preseason and may have earned himself a spot on the final 53-man roster if his injury isn’t too serious. Darrynton Evans (knee) and Jeremy McNichols (COVID-19 list) are expected to be the primary backups to Derrick Henry, but they have both missed significant time during training camp, leaving an opening for Sargent and Brian Hill to leapfrog them on the depth chart.
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Titans’ Mekhi Sargent: Finds end zone in start
Mekhi Sargent carried the ball 17 times for 51 yards and a touchdown and caught his only target for six yards in Saturday’s preseason loss to the Bears.He punched the ball into the end zone from one yard out early in the second quarter for the game’s first points. With Derrick Henry getting the entire preseason off, Sargent got the start in the final tuneup before Week 1 and made a solid case for the No. 3 spot on the depth chart behind Henry and Darrynton Evans (leg), although Brian Hill (14 carries for 63 yards), fullback Khari Blasingame (62 combined yards) and even the newly signed Javian Hawkins (10 carries for 49 yards and a score) all put up comparable numbers Saturday. Whoever wins the job will need an injury to bell cow Henry to have a shot at any kind of fantasy value, however.
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Titans’ Mekhi Sargent: More opportunity against Bucs
Mekhi Sargent carried the ball 16 times for 78 yards in Saturday’s preseason game against Tampa Bay. He also added one reception for five yards and a touchdown.Sargent once again led the team in carries and was by far the most effective back. He got work throughout the game and found the end zone on a five-yard reception for the Tennessee Titans’ first points of the contest. Sargent also recorded several chunk gains on the ground, including a 16-yard run as well two attempts that went for 15 yards. Sargent entered the preseason as a longshot to make the roster, but he has taken advantage of the opportunities he’s been given to this point.
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Titans’ Mekhi Sargent: Leads way in preseason opener
Mekhi Sargent carried the ball 10 times for 58 yards in the Tennessee Titans’ first preseason game against the Falcons on Friday. He added one reception for six yards.Sargent entered the game on the team’s third drive, but he got the majority of his work in the fourth quarter. He recorded some decent gains, highlighted by rushes of 11 and eight yards. The Titans’ running back depth chart is fairly crowded behind Derrick Henry, so Sargent may find it difficult to make the roster. Even so, he showcased some decent rushing ability in his first professional game action.
