04 December 2025
It sure looks like rookie RB Devin Neal will start for the Saints once again. Kamara has not practiced since spraining an MCL in Week 12 against the Falcons. The team chose not to put Kamara on injured reserve, so we expect him to return either in Week 15 or Week 16. Stay tuned.04 December 2025
Bateman was already off the FLEX radar, given his recent play and the Ravens’ struggles. His downgrading only furthers that notion. Bateman still has a chance to play, but he is clearly still rehabbing his high-ankle sprain. Having him on the field would at least be helpful for QB Lamar Jackson (ankle).04 December 2025
Sampson appears to be highly unlikely to play in Week 14 against the Titans, elevating RB Jerome Ford to the No. 2 role. Ford does not need to be in fantasy lineups, having lost his job to Sampson earlier this year with ineffectual play. Expect Quinshon Judkins to handle a sizable workload.04 December 2025
Njoku continues to play through his knee injury as rookie TE Harold Fannin Jr.'s fantasy-unfriendly backup. Njoku does not need to be rostered in re-draft formats, though he technically could be considered one of the rare tight end stash options.
04 December 2025
Lloyd was placed on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury. He is, almost unbelievably, now rehabbing a calf injury. Lloyd is a very capable player, but he is tough to trust as a bench stash at this point. Fellow backup RB Emanuel Wilson has proven himself as a reliable backup, and he would likely be in line to start if Josh Jacobs were to miss time. Stashing Lloyd is a bet on talent, not health.04 December 2025
We were hoping to see Reed upgrade to full participation. He still has a chance to play, but one imagines the Packers will ask him to practice fully before allowing him to retake the field after a prolonged absence. It all comes down to Friday’s official injury report. Stay tuned.04 December 2025
The Packers continue to limit Wicks’ practice reps after a busy Week 13 showing against the Lions, in which Wicks caught 6-of-7 targets for 94 yards and two touchdowns. He seemingly injured his left ankle on one of his touchdown grabs, but it did not slow him down. We expect Wicks to play in Week 14 against the Bears.04 December 2025
After being designated to return yesterday, Chandler opened the week with a limited session. A full practice would seem to signal that he can be ready sooner rather than later. With Aaron Jones banged up, it’s possible Chandler finds a small role on Sunday. He would not be a real fantasy option at this point.04 December 2025
It’s his first return to practice since hurting his ankle against the Packers late in Week 12’s game. Offensive linemen tend to play more often than most positions when given limited statuses, so it’s possible this leads to Jackson being active in Week 14. He’ll likely be on the questionable line on Friday.04 December 2025
He seems to be trending towards playing after leaving Week 13’s game with a re-aggravation of his shoulder injury from earlier in the season. Jones may even avoid the questionable line after posting back-to-back limited sessions. He’d be a reasonable low-end RB2 play against the Commanders if he’s active and ready to go.04 December 2025
Jacobs bruised a bone in his knee in Week 11 against the Giants and sat out in Week 12. He returned in Week 13, logging 18 touches against the Lions. Two limited sessions to begin the week are unsurprising. The Packers are smartly allowing their starting running back to get healthy as they eye a playoff run. He should be good to go for Week 14 against the Bears.04 December 2025
Terrel Bernard (elbow) joined him on the sideline. Bernard hasn’t practiced for some time. For Epenesa, it appears he was injured in practice on Wednesday, as this was a new placement on the report. We’ll probably get more from Sean McDermott on Friday — yes, him saying “a player is hurt” might be “more” in this case — but Epenesa should be regarded as questionable now.04 December 2025
He did, however, shed his non-contact jersey, so he may be closer to clearing concussion protocol. Dawkins and Spencer Brown (shoulder, limited for the second day in a row) are both trending towards playing on Sunday, or at least hitting the questionable line on Friday. It would do wonders for Buffalo’s offense to have their bookend tackles back on Sunday against the Bengals.04 December 2025
It’s a good sign for Kincaid that he was able to string a pair of practices in a row together. And play he will for fantasy managers if he’s healthy, because the Bengals defense was designed in a lab to increase tight end production for their opponents. Kincaid seems likely to at least hit the questionable line on Thursday.04 December 2025
Golden is seemingly on track to play, although he was limited throughout Week 13 before being declared inactive pre-game. If he can return, his presence is more helpful to QB Jordan Love than it is to fantasy managers. The rookie wide receiver has not finished as a WR4 or better since Week 6.04 December 2025
He’s not completely out of concussion protocol yet, but this is a great sign about his chances of playing on Sunday against the Bills. It’s an upgrade from a limited session on Wednesday. Higgins would be an easy WR2 despite how the Bills invite the running game with Joe Burrow back feeding Higgins the rock.04 December 2025
Olave has been an injury report mainstay this season, but to his credit he’s played in all 12 Saints games and hasn’t seen a noticeable drop in production. He looks likely to be cleared off the injury report on Friday. Or, failing that, at least make his way to an optimistic questionable listing. He played off just one practice last week.04 December 2025
McCarthy resumed practicing fully yesterday, so today’s official clearance makes sense. The error-prone quarterback will attempt to engineer offensive points against the Commanders on Sunday. Opposing quarterbacks have thrown for 289-plus yards in seven games against the Commanders this season, though McCarthy’s play gives us no confidence in his ability to join that fantasy-friendly production level.04 December 2025
Mayer is off the TE2 radar while he trends to miss a second straight game and doesn’t need to be held in any shallow leagues at this time.04 December 2025
Crosby was limited on Wednesday with a knee injury — it’s not his first rodeo on the knee listing this season. He’s probably not in much danger of missing Sunday’s game against the Broncos just yet, as he’s been something of an iron man outside of last season, but it is something we’ll be monitoring on Friday.
