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Third-string QB on standby for Atlanta; may start this weekend if Tua Tagovailoa doesn't return to practice Friday due to oblique strain.

Atlanta locked in Tua Tagovailoa as Week 1 starter over Michael Penix Jr., though Tua's oblique strain now creates uncertainty.

Returned to full practice Thursday after foot injury, clearing him for Week 1 availability.

Limited Thursday with thumb injury but tracking to play in Week 1.

Limited Wednesday with heel injury; likely playing Week 1 but expect snap count to track with practice participation rest of week, per Deepak Chona's data.

Reassuring that reports point to calf, not foot injury. Limited Wednesday; leans toward playing but suspect production dip, per Deepak Chona's data.

Data favors Week 3 return with snaps and efficiency ramp averaging ~3 weeks. Some long-term concern given it's the same knee, but 2026 concern is low, per Deepak Chona's analysis.

Logging full practice on first day back from low-ankle sprain predicts no dip in touches or production, per Deepak Chona's data analysis.

Logged full practice Wednesday, consistent with reassuring comments; no dip in production projected, per Deepak Chona's data.

Stayed limited Thursday with knee injury; worth monitoring heading into Week 1.

Hip headed for imaging with at least one game already expected to be missed after Seattle opener. Video concerning for hip subluxation, which puts hip socket and labrum at risk. Fracture could have been season-ending; rather, looks to be just a couple games at most.

Came out of Seattle opener with high-ankle sprain looking at roughly four weeks. High ankle sprains have lingering impacts but shouldn't impact more than first half of season; not the worst news after Wednesday night scares.

Limited Wednesday with hamstring; comments suggest playing with low concern, but severity gets clearer with Thursday and Friday practice status, per Deepak Chona's data.

Upgraded to full participant Thursday after hamstring limited him earlier in week, pointing toward clean Week 1. Full practice is the box needed checking on soft-tissue issue; start comfortably so long as Friday's report shows no setback.

Limited again Thursday with ankle lingering through camp; seen warming up beforehand and trending toward playing in opener. Round-3 back (ADP 31, RB15) with data favoring playing but with dip in touches and efficiency that typically lasts ~4 weeks post-return. Start as flex with tempered expectations.

Strained oblique in Thursday practice and is now day-to-day after Atlanta locked him in as Week 1 starter over Michael Penix Jr. Obliques are sneaky for QBs since every throw torques the core; third-string QB Cooper Rush may start this weekend if Tua doesn't return to practice Friday.

Projects an up-and-down start with significant improvement Week 4-6 onward, per Deepak Chona's data analysis.

Practiced fully Thursday with surgically repaired knee feeling good; declined to publicly commit to playing Sunday vs. Cowboys. Full practice two days out plus Deepak's "likely playing" lean suggests he suits up. Expectations should be tempered but if active, he's a start.

Playing; Dr. Deepak Chona's data favors a 6-week ramp up in targets and snaps, indicating a gradual increase in offensive role.

Likely playing Week 1; Dr. Deepak Chona suspects Pierce logs full practice (FP x3) this week, and if so, wouldn't project a dip in volume or targets.

Playing with likely no limits from the pocket; Dr. Deepak Chona's data strongly favors a dip in rushing production and efficiency until December.

Same foot injury as last year (plantar fascia and stress fracture); comments suggest playing Week 1, but Dr. Deepak Chona projects high risk for a dip in production.

Dr. Deepak Chona states that if Egbuka participates in Wednesday practice, he wouldn't downgrade him at all, as no real information has indicated a severe injury.

Dr. Deepak Chona leans toward Love playing but data favors elevated re-injury risk and a dip in touches; being listed as the No. 2 RB strengthens that suspicion of reduced workload.

Dr. Deepak Chona projects initial 80-85% efficiency; typical WRs ramp to ~90% by 12 months (October), but scar-cleanup surgery delays that ramp. Projects volatility early with strong second half, as it typically takes ~4 games to ramp targets.

Not on the injury report; Dr. Deepak Chona would project full strength at this point, though notes mild re-injury risk.

Dr. Deepak Chona suspects Chase logs full practice (FP x3) this week; if so, no dip in fantasy points is projected.

Was limited in Wednesday practice with a knee injury.

Was limited in Wednesday practice with a hamstring injury.

Did not practice Wednesday due to hamstring injury and is at risk of missing this week's game.

Cleared his illness and is a clean go for Week 1.

Was a full participant Wednesday, putting the bruised heel behind him ahead of Sunday's opener against Tampa Bay. The source gives a green light, locking him in as a round-3 WR2 (ADP 36, WR18) with weekly WR1 ceiling any time Ja'Marr Chase draws the double.

Practiced fully Wednesday, clearing the low-ankle sprain that nagged him all preseason. The source notes that a low-ankle sprain carries a much shorter recovery runway than a high-ankle, and full practice two days before Sunday kills most managed-snap concerns. Source advises not loving him this week but notes that if you have him, you're probably starting him.

Injured his right hip on Seattle's opening drive, ruled out with no timetable, and handed the offense to Drew Lock. The source expresses concern that Drew Lock's poor performance after Darnold went out signals trouble for all Seahawks skill players, noting it will be a tough season if Darnold is out for an extended period.

Left tonight's opener at Seattle in the third quarter with an ankle injury and was downgraded to out after leading the Patriots with 3 catches for 26 yards. The source notes this 'did not look good' and expresses concern it could be more than an ankle, advising caution if someone tries to trade him.

With Bowers out, Mayer becomes the primary tight end for Las Vegas. Last year in Bowers' absence, Mayer posted stat lines of 5-50-1, 1-10-0, 9-89-0, and 3-47-0, which the source characterizes as borderline top-12 TE production so long as Bowers remains sidelined.

Underwent meniscus trim Tuesday on the same left knee that nagged him in 2025; expected to miss Sunday's opener against Miami with early timeline of 'a game or two' out.

Mayfield signed a three-year, $165 million extension Tuesday, locking Tampa Bay's offense around him as the franchise quarterback.

Kittle was listed as limited but on track ahead of the Melbourne opener (Rams-49ers, Thursday), managing an Achilles injury.

Evans was left off the injury report entirely ahead of the Melbourne opener (Rams-49ers, Thursday), receiving clean health news.