Week 3 Injury Report: WRs are HURTING, Brock Bowers Questionable, MORE

Full practice participation to end the week; ranked RB19 for Week 3 by Ian Hartitz behind Kyra Williams, Bucky Irving, and Cam Akers but ahead of DeAndre Swift and David Montgomery. Positive matchup outlook against Buccaneers; Tampa Bay's front seven is banged up with Edge Ruben Bane out with groin injury and linebacker Josiah Troder out with shoulder issue, creating opportunity for Aaron Jones to overcome typical expectations against the Buccaneers defense.

On injured reserve; unavailable for Week 3 and beyond.

Questionable for Week 3; did not practice Friday but it was planned, which is a positive sign. Kubiak said he's optimistic, but the team will not be working Bowers out pregame like they did last week, suggesting the decision will likely be made before kickoff rather than left to how Bowers feels an hour before game time.

Dealing with hamstring injury heading into Monday Night Football; Case Keenum expected to start in his place. Bears have Vegas implied team total of just 18.5 points, among the lowest in the league alongside Titans, Dolphins, and Commanders, creating an iffy fantasy situation.

Actively dealing with a finger/hand injury heading into Week 3. Ian Hartitz recommends leaning towards sitting him in start/sit decisions due to the injury concern, noting that when a wide receiver is actively dealing with a finger/hand injury, it impacts his ability to catch the football.

Chuba Hubbard is ranked RB12 by Ian Hartitz with Jonathan Brooks officially placed on IR for 6-8 weeks. Hubbard becomes the lead back for the Panthers facing the Browns in Week 3, with the Panthers offense showing early-season improvement under Dave Canales.

Ranked in Ian Hartitz's tight end tier just behind Terrence Ferguson and ahead of Sam Laaporta and Isaiah Likely.

Dalton Kincaid could see increased targets in the Chargers-Bills matchup, per Ian Hartitz's co-host Billy, as a potential beneficiary of the Chargers' offensive scheme against Buffalo.

Ranked in Ian Hartitz's tight end tier just behind Terrence Ferguson at tight end 10+.

Darren Waller's role is going up, positioned as one of the good tight end options in a week with unusual depth at the position.

Dawson Knox mentioned as a potential target beneficiary in the Chargers-Bills matchup, though with less emphasis than Dalton Kincaid.

DeVonta Smith missed Thursday practice with a hamstring injury but practiced Friday. Ian Hartitz is not concerned given Smith's history of missing practices and playing anyway. Hartitz calls Smith a smash play against the banged-up and already bad Bears secondary in Week 3.

Drawing shadow coverage from DK Metcalf, which limits his availability and could redirect targets to other Steelers receivers like Michael Pittman Jr.

Ian Hartitz targets DK Metcalf under 52.5 receiving yards against Cincinnati. Metcalf faces multiple headwinds: the Steelers offense is poor with Aaron Rodgers looking "beyond wash," Metcalf has ball security issues, and he draws a tough shadow matchup against Bengals cornerback DJ Turner (who held receivers to 49 and 50 yards in prior shadow spots and ranks in the top four in completion percentage allowed). Cincinnati's elite havoc rate (second in NFL) creates additional pressure concerns. Beyond the shadow matchup, Metcalf must catch the ball to accumulate yards, and Pittsburgh vibes suggest he has catching issues with memes circulating about his unwillingness to catch the football.

Patriots rookie tight end Eli Reridon is officially questionable, which provides a slight bump up for Hunter Henry's role and opportunity.

Hunter Henry gets a slight bump up in role and opportunity with Patriots rookie tight end Eli Reridon questionable.

Ian Hartitz ranks Isaiah Likely just behind Sam Laaporta in his tight end tier, ahead of Colston Loveland.

JK Dobbins is not listed on the injury report and is good to go, playing through a hamstring injury. Ian Hartitz ranks him RB30 for Week 3 against the Rams on Sunday night.

Jakobi Meyers cleared to play with no injury concerns heading into Week 3.

Ian Hartitz has Jaylen Coker shares and likes what he's seeing from him. Coker is listed as questionable but expected to play a borderline wide receiver role in the suddenly pass-happy Panthers offense under Dave Canales. He didn't practice Thursday, which was concerning, but returned to practice Friday. Dave Canales confirmed Coker is expecting to play borderline wide receiver, positioning him to benefit from Xavier Legette's likely absence.

Jaylen McMillan from the Buccaneers was not listed on the injury report but played last week without being actively involved in the offense. Ian Hartitz is concerned that with Ted Hurst getting good reviews and being their primary field-stretching receiver, McMillan may not see significant snaps and could lose targets to Hurst, similar to how Mark Butkus and Chris Godwin might lose snaps.

James Cook mentioned as a usage option for the Bills against the Chargers in Week 3.

Out with elbow injury as expected; Dan Quinn confirmed week-to-week status with latest return target around Week 8 (after their Week 7 bye). Marcus Mariota stepping in as interim starter.

Jaylen Warren is officially listed as questionable but was limited all week, a positive sign. With Rico Dowdle ruled out, Warren will lead the Steelers running back group. The Steelers running back coach stated: "With Rico being the position he is now, Jaylen is going to go out. He's going to lead the group." Ian Hartitz moved Warren ahead of Bucky Irving to RB17. However, the entire Steelers offense has been performing poorly, which tempers confidence.

Jaylen Wright is listed as doubtful with a stinger and foot injury, limiting his availability for the Dolphins backfield in Week 3.

Jonah Coleman is actively ruled out with an ankle injury for the Broncos in Week 3.

Josh Downs has seen increased target share in the Colts offense as a beneficiary of Keenan Allen's reduced role.

Johnson is a backup tight end option playing in the later window (4:25 slot) if Brock Bowers is ruled out; positioned as a potential replacement with receiving opportunity.

To a lesser extent than Josh Dallas, wheels up (increased opportunity) with multiple Colts receivers out; positioned to see some increased targets. However, Keenan Allen has been phased out from the Colts offense, reducing his target share and role in the passing game.

Mayer is positioned as the primary backup option behind Bowers if the questionable tight end is ruled out; listed as one of the best replacement options.

Officially questionable and limited all week for the Steelers in Week 3. Ian Hartitz notes he wouldn't go out of his way to play him anyway, though he could see a few more targets with DK Metcalf drawing the DJ Turner shadow treatment.

Ian Hartitz targets Oronde Gadsden over 35.5 receiving yards at -119 against Buffalo. With Cole Nojoku out, Gadsden is the second-best pass catcher available in Los Angeles and operates as a big slot receiver (not a traditional tight end) capable of hitting 40+ yards on one or two catches. The Bills defense has weakened in pass defense through two weeks, evidenced by Dalton Schultz posting 35 yards and Sam Leaport posting 52 yards against this group.

Out for Week 3, creating opportunity for Terrence Ferguson to see increased snap count (70% last week) and expanded role as the Rams' tight end one and wide receiver three.

RJ Harvey is not listed on the injury report and is good to go, playing through a hamstring injury. He plays Sunday night against the Rams alongside JK Dobbins.

Officially cleared from injury report and good to go for Week 3 matchup against the Commanders; returns as starting quarterback after Drew Lock filled in during his absence.

Ranked ahead of Colston Loveland in Ian Hartitz's tight end rankings.

With Puka Nacua out, Ferguson reached a 70% snap count last week and is positioned as a potential tight end one and wide receiver three in the Rams offense. Ian Hartitz projects him as tight end 10 and notes this could be his breakout game with all the chips on the table to take the next step forward; the Rams need to throw the ball to somebody.

Tony Pollard's ankle injury is not listed on the final injury report for Week 3. Ian Hartitz ranks him RB29, but with Taj Spears questionable with an ankle injury, Pollard has a clearer backfield role. Tennessee has the week's second-best matchup for running backs based on yards before contact per carry analysis; only the Jets against the Lions have a better trenches setup. If Spears is ruled out, Pollard could move up to RB2 borderline.

Not listed on final injury report; ranked RB23 for Week 3 by Ian Hartitz behind DeAndre Swift but ahead of Bay Tutin.

Ian Hartitz targets Travis Kelce under 4.5 receptions against Miami. Despite Kelce's strong recent play, Hartitz does not believe the Chiefs will force-feed him and expects Kansas City to build a comfortable lead, leaving Kelce on the sidelines with his hat on in the fourth quarter. Kelce benefited from facing two man-heavy defenses in his first two games, but the Dolphins run more zone coverage, which should limit his opportunities.

Ty Johnson, Bills running back, is not listed on the injury report and could be back in the picture for his season debut in Week 3. James Cook has only four catches in two games, suggesting limited receiving usage and potential opportunity for Johnson.

Ian Hartitz targets Tyler Warren over 4.5 receptions. Warren is heavily schemed with RPOs and short screens, creating consistent target volume. Hartitz projects Warren to land around five catches and expresses confidence in the over despite uncertainty on yardage totals (five catches for 10 yards or five catches for 30 yards). The prop offers a nice value at over 4.5 receptions.

Will Shipley has a foot injury and is not practicing for the Eagles in Week 3.

Xavier Legette is listed as questionable and a game-time decision with limited end-of-week practice. He is likely to miss Week 3, which would redirect targets to Jaylen Coker and other Panthers receivers.