Mike Wright explained that news of Derek Carr’s lingering throwing‑shoulder injury actually boosts Alvin Kamara’s outlook. Carr already leaned on Kamara for quick throws, logging the league’s sixth‑highest check‑down rate last season. With a compromised shoulder, Carr is even more likely to avoid deep shots and pepper Kamara on swing passes and option routes, propping up the back’s reception volume and PPR floor. Wright acknowledged the risk that Carr’s shoulder could sideline him entirely—if a rookie replaces him, volume becomes less certain—but for now the injury tilts the offensive design toward short, easy completions that Kamara converts into chunk yards. He moves up Wright’s season‑long ranks as a high‑end RB2 with RB1 upside in full‑PPR formats.