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16 min

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Oct 17, 2026

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Sat, October 17, 2026

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A.J. BrownAlvin KamaraBaker MayfieldD.J. MooreD'Andre SwiftDeVonta SmithDK MetcalfDrake LondonDrake MayeDylan SampsonJalen CokerJalen HurtsJaylen WarrenJosh Jacobs

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A.J. Brown

PositiveRole15:31

The Patriots are expected to activate AJ Brown from injured reserve for the game against the Jets; he is considered a must-start player whose return is expected to boost the overall offense.

Alvin Kamara

NegativeInjury10:35

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a lingering back injury that has persisted for several weeks, causing concern for fantasy managers despite his participation in practice.

Baker Mayfield

PositiveInjury3:31

Baker Mayfield could potentially return to the lineup in Week 7.

D.J. Moore

NegativeInjury20:24

Moore participated in Friday practice after missing Wednesday and Thursday, but his status for the weekend remains uncertain and he is not considered a must-start due to potential role limitations.

D'Andre Swift

PositiveProjection13:21

D'Andre Swift is a borderline top-five running back for the week with David Montgomery ruled out and Caleb Williams returning, which is expected to improve the overall offensive performance.

DeVonta Smith

PositiveRole20:08

DeVonta Smith has been cleared from the injury report and remains a must-start player, even with the Eagles' offensive projection declining due to Jalen Hurts' absence.

DK Metcalf

NegativeInjury13:32

DK Metcalf has been officially removed from the injury report.

Drake London

PositiveValue8:51

The source recommends pivoting from Zay Flowers to Drake London as a wide receiver option, citing concerns over the lingering nature of Lamar Jackson's injury and its negative impact on the Ravens' offense.

Drake Maye

PositiveProjection16:44

The return of AJ Brown to the Patriots' offense makes Drake Maye a more enticing fantasy option.

Dylan Sampson

NegativeInjury5:06

Dylan Samson returned to practice but will miss the upcoming game; he is worth rostering as a primary handcuff to Quinn Sean Judkins.

Jalen Coker

PositiveUsage3:55

Jaylen Coker is fully removed from the injury report and should be in fantasy lineups, though he may not be a league-winning asset.

Jalen Hurts

NegativeInjury22:45

Hurts is being placed on injured reserve and remains sidelined indefinitely due to a blood clot, leading to the expectation that the Philadelphia offense will be poor.

Jaylen Warren

NegativeProjection2:16

Jaylen Warren's fantasy outlook is downgraded from a set-it-and-forget-it top-10 back to a high-end RB2 due to the presence of Rico Dattle.

Josh Jacobs

PositiveProjection17:24

Josh Jacobs is expected to return in Week 7 and faces favorable matchups against the Lions and Panthers. He is projected as a top-12 running back immediately, though the source notes long-term risks regarding potential suspension and a poor Packers offensive line.

Keenan Allen

PositiveValue0:28

Keenan Allen is a recommended waiver wire target who serves as a viable second flex option in deeper fantasy formats.

Kendre Miller

PositiveSleeper10:49

Kendre Miller is identified as a premium waiver wire addition and is projected as a top-24 running back if Alvin Kamara is forced to miss time.

Ladd McConkey

NegativeProjection14:02

Despite having no injury designation, fantasy managers should temper expectations for Ladd McConkey as the Chargers are projected to be the league's worst offense this week against the Chiefs.

Lamar Jackson

NegativeInjury8:34

Lamar Jackson has been ruled out for the current week and did not practice at all, making his availability for the following week uncertain; his absence is expected to significantly degrade the team's offensive performance.

Michael Penix Jr.

PositiveInjury4:10

Michael Pennix has no injury designation and is confirmed to start against the Bears.

Pat Freiermuth

NegativeInjury13:36

Pat Freiermuth is questionable for the upcoming game due to a calf injury, contributing to the Steelers' current offensive personnel absences.

Rachaad White

NegativeUsage23:58

White is a must-start running back who will handle the majority of touches and contribute as a receiver, though optimism is limited due to a tough matchup against the 49ers and a lack of checkdown opportunities caused by Jayden Daniels' tendency to run the ball himself.

Rhamondre Stevenson

PositiveProjection9:58

Rhamondre Stevenson is a borderline top-five running back for the week against the Jets due to a favorable matchup; however, his role is expected to decrease from 90% to 60% of the backfield if TreVeyon Henderson returns.

Stefon Diggs

PositiveUsage20:43

Diggs is back at practice and is projected to receive significant target volume, particularly if the Commanders are trailing in their matchup.

Terry McLaurin

PositiveUsage20:43

McLaurin is back at practice and is expected to see high target volume if the Commanders fall behind against the 49ers.

Tyler Allgeier

PositiveProjection7:20

Tyler Allgeier is considered startable as a top-24 running back for the week due to the high volume of touches he is expected to receive, regardless of the Cardinals' potential to struggle.

Tyler Warren

NegativeInjury0:05

Tyler Warren tweaked his groin on Friday and was limited on the injury report; the Colts activating another tight end from IR suggests Warren is likely to miss Sunday's game.

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0:00All right, as always, I want to give you

0:01the latest injury information to help

0:03you submit your starting lineup. So,

0:05first things first, Tyler Warren tweaked

0:07his groin on Friday, popped up limited

0:10on the injury report. We get a little

0:12insight here on Saturday where the Colts

0:15are activating a separate tight end from

0:17the injured reserve list, and they are

0:19possibly going to have him good to go

0:20for Sunday. What this tells me is this

0:23tells me that maybe Tyler Warren is a

0:26little more likely to miss on Sunday. I

0:28am pissed because I got sniped off the

0:30waiverwire for Keenan Allen in my

0:32league. I really wanted Keenan Allen. I

0:34didn't bet enough on him. If you're in a

0:36deeper format, Keenan Allen can be used

0:38as your second flex spot. And Josh DS

0:41with no Tyler Warren is definitely going

0:43to be appealing given the matchup. Now,

0:45of course, Tyler Warden not officially

0:46ruled out. I will let you know Sunday

0:48morning if that changes. Sure, you

0:49already saw this a while ago. Adai

0:51Mitchell, Bree Hall are both going to be

0:53missing the game against New England.

0:55This means Brillin Allen, who continues

0:57to see 90 plus percent of the

0:58opportunities, is probably going to be a

1:00running back that you need to play if

1:02you got him. Now, Omar Cooper is at

1:05practice. There'll be another sneaky

1:07waiverwire pickup that we can talk about

1:09later on, but Omar may be worth taking a

1:12little pieces at um dependent on how

1:16deep your league is because again, Noad

1:18and I Mitchell, this guy was selected in

1:20round one of the NFL draft. Kenyan Sadi

1:22also selected round one in the NFL

1:24draft. looks like he will be playing as

1:27well. So, Sadique, Omar Cooper, both

1:29probably worth roster spots. Now, Rico

1:32Dattle also worth the roster spot as

1:34well. He is going to be playing against

1:35the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Based on how

1:37damn good Jaylen Warren has been so far

1:40this season, I think baseline

1:41expectations should be that Jaylen

1:44Warren is the featured down running

1:46back, but Rico Dattle does give you the

1:48premium handcuff appeal and he probably

1:51sees 20 30% of this backfield here in

1:55Pittsburgh. So Jaylen Ward, instead of

1:58being a borderline top five to 10

2:00running back every week in our weekly

2:01rankings, is now going to look a little

2:03bit more like a high-end running back,

2:05too, as opposed to a set it and forget

2:08it top 10 back. Now, we do get some word

2:11that sounds like Baker Mayfield could

2:13potentially be back in week seven. I

2:15have a buuka on my sorry fantasy team,

2:18so fingers crossed that we do get Baker

2:21Mayfield returning. While Jaylon Daniels

2:23had a decent performance against the

2:25Cowboys this past Thursday, expectations

2:28will still be that this is a garbage

2:30Bucks offense. Until we get Baker back

2:32and then once Baker's back, it's still a

2:34bad offense. Now, Jaylen Coker is going

2:36to be good to go. He's been fully

2:38removed off the injury report. Jaylen

2:39Coker probably somebody that needs to be

2:41in your lineup. I still think Ted

2:43McMillan is the wide receiver one and I

2:45don't know if like Coker's a league

2:46winner by any stretch of the

2:47imagination, but he had two really good

2:48weeks to open up the year. Michael

2:50Pennix has no injury designation at all.

2:53He is going to go against the Bears. So

2:55obviously you're starting Drake Glendon.

2:57Obviously you are starting Bejian

2:58Robinson regardless. But clearly you

3:01want Michael Penn under center. So you

3:02can be a little more excited about those

3:04guys. Now the Cleveland Browns situation

3:06is interesting because we did have Dylan

3:10Samson coming back to practice in

3:13Cleveland this week. But sounds like

3:16Samson will be missing. Quinn Sean

3:19Judkins is still questionable. I will be

3:22honest. If Judkins plays, you probably

3:25got to put him in your lineup. But if

3:27Judkins misses, there are very few

3:30running backs that would be interesting

3:31for me um here for the Cleveland Browns.

3:34Like this is going to be a very bad game

3:36environment, a very bad offense. Like

3:39right now the Browns are dogs in a game

3:42that has a 39 and a half point total.

3:45Like the Cleveland Browns right now on

3:47Poly Market US are high or lowers 17 and

3:50a half total points scored in this game.

3:52They only have a 39% chance of winning

3:55this against the Baltimore Ravens. Now

3:58obviously if you want to check out any

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4:01is in the description as well as the

4:03comment section. Make sure you sign up

4:04with code flock and that will get you

4:06$25 added to your account after you

4:08deposit your first 10. Now going over to

4:12Dylan Samson again. He is not going to

4:15be good to go this week, but probably

4:17worth looking at rostering because he

4:19will be the primary handcuff to Judkins

4:21once he is back. Jeremiah Love is going

4:24to be ruled out for this game against

4:26the Los Angeles Rams. This game is the

4:28largest spread of any game in the NFL

4:30this week, I believe, at 12 and a half

4:32points. So you should expect that we

4:35have the Arizona Cardinals struggling to

4:38put points on the board, but just based

4:40off the amount of raw volume he's going

4:42to see, Tyler Algier is startable. Like

4:44myself, I have to play against Tyler

4:47Algier as well as Pukanua and Kairen

4:51Williams in this game environment. So um

4:53I'm hoping that it's not nearly as high

4:56scoring as markets currently have it

4:57with like a I believe over under of 53

5:00and a half points. But regardless,

5:03you should probably assume Alier is a

5:05top 24 running back with no Jeremiah

5:07Love this week. Now, it sounds like

5:09Jeremiah Love is not going to be going

5:11on the IR, but he could miss future

5:14weeks as well. Lamar Jackson got ruled

5:16out. Sounds like Lamar wasn't that close

5:18to playing just given the fact that um

5:21he didn't practice at all this week. So,

5:23I would not bank on Lamar for sure being

5:26back next week either. Again, this is

5:29why we talked about I I want to say in

5:31week five potentially pivoting from Z

5:34Flowers to a wide receiver like Drake

5:36London, right? Just cuz I was worried

5:38about this Lamar injury lingering. Now,

5:40Trevian Henderson says he was diagnosed

5:42with a high ankle sprain and was

5:44surprised he could practice this week.

5:46He says, "I feel pretty good. We'll see

5:48how things go." He is still listed

5:50questionable for this game. But it's

5:52crazy because obviously once we were

5:54told he had a high ankle sprain, my base

5:56assumption is all right. Well, I guess

5:58it's a Roadre Stevenson week. They're

6:00going up against the Jets. They're seven

6:01and a half point favorites. This is a

6:03beautiful matchup. So, Ramadre probably

6:06a borderline top five RB. I mean, at the

6:10worst definitely a top 10 running back.

6:11Like, I know that sounds crazy. I'm not

6:13a big Readad guy, but just the matchup,

6:16the offense, the whole nine yards is

6:17perfect. But if Trevon Henderson comes

6:20back, the role is not going to be nearly

6:22as good. So obviously, you will need to

6:24lower your expectations with Remadre

6:26greatly. I would assume that he is the

6:28running back one even if Henderson

6:29plays, but he'll probably only have like

6:3260% of the backfield instead of 90%. Now

6:35Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable.

6:37So I am very much concerned myself

6:39because I kind of need Alvin Kamara for

6:41my running back two slot this week. He

6:44was at practice this week. He's been

6:45dealing with this back injury now for a

6:47couple weeks. If he were to miss,

6:49Kendrick Miller is going to be the

6:51premium ad and he probably will be a top

6:5324 RB. Now, Chris Ave was limited at

6:57practice on Friday and will be listed as

7:00questionable for week six. So, Alve had

7:03no practice week si I'm sorry,

7:04Wednesday, no practice Thursday, limited

7:07practice Friday, been dealing with an

7:09illness this week. This dude's going to

7:10play. I wouldn't stress about it and he

7:12will be a top 10 wide receiver. So, just

7:14go ahead and jam him. Now, Rasheed Rice

7:16is confirmed out for week six. This is

7:18something I got wrong early on. I

7:20actually thought Rasheed Rice was going

7:21to be good coming out of the by-week

7:23given the comments that this team made

7:25going into their week five buy. But no

7:27Rashid Rice, no Taekwon Thornton. Travis

7:31Kelce is going to absolutely smash. And

7:33honestly, Xavier Worthy's viable as

7:35well. I feel like a complete idiot

7:37because I dropped Xavier Worthy before

7:39the Rashid Rice, before the Taekwon

7:41Thornton injuries, and now he's probably

7:43one of the best pickups and one of the

7:45best spot starts you can have in deeper

7:46leagues. Now, Kyle Manungai did get

7:49ruled out for this week. Um, Ben Johnson

7:52says, "Hey, we aren't going to put him

7:53on the IR. It's a true week toeek

7:54injury." So, it does sound like Kyle

7:56Manungai may be back next week, but um

8:01DeAndre Swift is a borderline top five

8:03running back with no Kyle Manungai

8:05because with Caleb Williams back as

8:07well, this offense is going to project

8:09out so much better than it has in the

8:11past. Now, DK Metaf is off the injury

8:14report. However, they did make Pat

8:17Frymuth questionable with the calf. So

8:20this the Steelers offense that lost

8:22Michael Pitman lost Roman Wilson and

8:25they also lose Pat Frymuth. I may sound

8:28crazy but maybe even Darnell Washington

8:31is a viable streamer that you could

8:33potentially look at. Now the Chargers

8:35have ruled out Joe Alt, Trey Harris, um

8:38which I would say are probably the most

8:40important names to be looking at because

8:42you have Lad Mani with no injury

8:44designation and I believe Quinton

8:46Johnson doesn't have one either. Now,

8:49um, we have Jim Harbaugh coming out

8:51saying he doesn't know if they're going

8:52to be on Snap Count, not giving us any

8:54information. I'm going up against Lad

8:56Maki myself, uh, this week in my league.

8:59I'm not that concerned, honestly. And if

9:01you have Lad, I don't think you should

9:02be that that excited because right now

9:04markets are pricing in the Los Angeles

9:07Chargers to be the worst offense in the

9:09NFL this week going up against the

9:11Kansas City Chiefs. So, um, lads

9:14unproven dealing with an injury. The

9:17Chargers project to be the worst offense

9:18in the league in this matchup against

9:20the Kansas City Chiefs. So, I would

9:22frankly say bench every single Los

9:24Angeles Charger if you can afford to,

9:27but Lad Makanki would be the one guy

9:29that you would be looking at playing.

9:31Now, the Patriots will likely activate

9:34AG Brown off the injured reserve to play

9:36against the Jets on Sunday. So, this

9:39Jets defense has kind of been a run

9:41funnel so far this season. They've

9:42actually been pretty good through the

9:43air, but they have been horrific on the

9:46ground. So, again, it's why I thought it

9:47was going to be such a big Stevenson

9:49game. But I am super pumped to see this

9:54offense back with AJ Brown. I will say

9:56if you have AJ Brown, you 100% need to

10:00start him. You cannot think about

10:01benching him. And also, for somebody

10:04like myself where I have Drake May on my

10:06own fantasy team, I'm very excited to

10:09get AJ Brown back into this offense. And

10:11I think this probably does make Drake

10:13May a little more enticing himself. So,

10:16I'm pumped to see this. I think it's

10:17going to be exciting. Again, the matchup

10:19may not be the best and maybe you don't

10:21have the highest expectations where you

10:22assume that AJ Brown's going to be a top

10:2410 wide receiver from day one, but yeah,

10:26he's definitely in your lineup this week

10:28and I'm freaking pumped. And this also

10:29makes all the other secondary receiving

10:32options in New England less enticing.

10:34like I was planning on playing Hunter

10:36Henry in my second flex spot this week

10:37and praying for a touchdown, but all of

10:40a sudden I feel much worse about doing

10:41so. Now, talked about this in the live

10:44stream yesterday. Josh Jacobs is going

10:46to be back week seven. Now, I have to

10:48play against him week seven, so I'm

10:49pissed. But besides that, I will say he

10:52is going to hit some phenomenal matchups

10:54right when he is back in this situation.

10:57Like if you go through and look at where

10:58you stand with I want to say his week

11:02seven match up. It's the Detroit Lions.

11:03Week eight match up it's Carolina

11:04Panthers. So he's probably going to be a

11:07top 12 running back in my rankings the

11:09first week he's back in. Now, I don't

11:12think I can put him there in my rest of

11:13season rankings because he is still

11:16going to be at an elevated risk for

11:19getting suspended just given the fact

11:21that if this video comes out and it's

11:24ugly, the NFL PR is not going to want to

11:27have to deal with it. Plus, on top of

11:29that as well, this Green Bay Packers

11:31offensive line's going to be garbage.

11:33But you can still start Marshon Lloyd

11:35this week because it is a phenomenal

11:37matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. And

11:40then obviously going into the future you

11:42will lower your expectations where Lloyd

11:44is most likely cutable after this week.

11:47Now Barklay's ruled out Will Shipley and

11:49Tank Bixsby are on the IR. So Damen

11:51Pierce and what should be a pretty good

11:53matchup is going to be startable. But

11:55also with no Jaylen Herz, this

11:57Philadelphia Eagles offense projects to

11:59be a bottom three offense in the NFL. So

12:02um Damen Pierce not the most exciting

12:05name in the world, but you definitely

12:06can look at him now. Devont Smith is

12:09going to be good to go. He has been

12:10removed off the injury report himself. I

12:13would say that the departure of Jaylen

12:14Herz obviously hurts this offense, but

12:17Dvont Smith will still be somebody that

12:19you need to start and maybe the overall

12:20passing volume in the offense isn't

12:22going to go down too too much. Now, DJ

12:24Moore did get in the Friday practice, so

12:28he missed practice Wednesday, missed

12:29practice on Thursday. Don't know if he

12:31is going to be good to go for this

12:33weekend. Um, but we'll see. I don't

12:35think he's a mustart name because he

12:37will be at an elevated risk of maybe

12:39just having a lesser role until we see

12:42him play a full game. Now Terry Mccclure

12:44and Stefon Diggs both back at practice

12:47as well. So, um, it looks like these

12:50guys may get a ton of target volume if

12:53you are in a setup in which

12:57like this commander team is down big

12:59against these San Francisco 49ers, which

13:01there is a high probability that ends up

13:04being the case. Now, Mike Evans did not

13:07practice on Wednesday, Thursday, or

13:09Friday. For 99% of players, I would go,

13:13"Oh, okay. He's cooked. Rest in peace.

13:15This sucks." But we've seen Mike Evans

13:18so far this season go like, "Yeah, uh, I

13:21just don't want to practice. I'm old. My

13:23body needs to recover. He probably is

13:25dealing with some stuff." But I think

13:27the expectations are going to be that

13:29Mike Evans plays and that in this

13:31matchup here against the Commanders with

13:33nobody else available for the NerS,

13:37Mike Evans is just going to be an

13:39absolute jam.

13:42Now, the Philadelphia Eagles are not

13:45planning on placing Jaylen Herz on

13:46injured reserve. Um, even as he remains

13:49sidelined indefinitely because of the

13:51blood clot. I wouldn't expect to see

13:54Jaylen Herz in Philadelphia anytime

13:55soon. I think you got to reset

13:56expectations that this is going to be a

13:58garbage offense. And then, yeah, we

13:59already talked about Baker potentially

14:02being back next week. Jacobe Lane is

14:05good to go after a full week of practice

14:09here. So, I would say in general that

14:11Jacobe Lane should be rostered in almost

14:15every single league, but you definitely

14:18do not want to be playing him this week

14:20with no Lamar as no Lamar is just going

14:22to make this a much much worse offense.

14:25Now, I want to say the last big thing

14:28that we have to discuss here is going to

14:31be the Commanders not having Jakori

14:35Kroski merit. No Jaka Kroski merit for

14:38Washington is gonna make Rashad White a

14:41must-start running back. I don't think

14:43you should be super optimistic about

14:45Rashad White, but he will handle the

14:47majority of the touches. And on top of

14:49this as well, he is a capable receiver.

14:52Now, this is probably going to be a spot

14:53where you don't have a lot of checkdowns

14:54just because obviously we know that

14:56Jaden Daniels can run the ball himself

14:57and it's not a super strong matchup

14:59either going up against the San

15:01Francisco 49ers. But I think that's all

15:04I got for you. I really appreciate you.

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15:14Christmas answering your fantasy

15:16football questions. So, I'd absolutely

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15:19tonight. I'd love to see you in the live

15:20stream Sunday morning. We'll be watching

15:22the Europe game as well. Let me see. Um,

15:25who has the Europe game that we get to

15:27watch in the Sunday morning live stream.

15:29I've actually been enjoying the Europe

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15:34It's going to be the Texans and Jaguars.

15:38So, it'll be a very interesting game

15:40there. But much love. Really appreciate

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