Fantasy Football News

Cowboys WR George Pickens (shoulder, hamstring) is active for today’s game vs. the Cardinals. He was limited in practice all week and listed as questionable, but HC Brian Schottenheimer said Friday that Pickens would play. We haven’t heard anything about a snap count for him today. Pickens remains a high-upside start against Arizona’s 23rd-ranked WR defense.

Buccaneers RB Kenneth Gainwell (hip) is active for today’s game vs. the Falcons. He was a full-go in Friday’s practice, so we’re expecting him to play his usual change-of-pace role behind RB Bucky Irving.

Jaguars WR Jakobi Meyers (hamstring, ankle) is active for today’s game vs. the Colts. He was listed as questionable after missing Friday’s practice, but NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said this morning that Meyers is “good to go.” He’s a fringe WR3 or flex play, sitting 40th in our Week 8 WR rankings.

Bills WR D.J. Moore (shoulder) is active for today’s game vs. the Ravens. He originally hurt his shoulder in Week 2 and then aggravated it 23 snaps into Week 4. There remains re-injury risk here, but Moore also boasts a big ceiling in this likely shootout. He's posted 5-100-1 and 6-67-0 receiving lines in his only two full games this season.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid (chest) is active for today’s game vs. the Ravens. He was limited in practice all week and listed as questionable, but Kincaid played through this issue prior to Buffalo’s Week 7 bye. He seems relatively safe to get into Week 8 fantasy lineups.

Titans WR Calvin Ridley (hip) is active for today’s game vs. the Bengals. He should be in a full-time role with WR Carnell Tate out today. But Ridley is not a recommended fantasy start against a Cincinnati defense that’s allowed the second-fewest fantasy points per game to outside receivers.

Jets RB Breece Hall (quad) is inactive for today’s game vs. the Raiders. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that Hall is “hoping” to return next week. RB Braelon Allen has averaged 18.0 carries and 3.8 targets with Hall out the last 4 games and should be in for another heavy workload today. He’s a top-10 RB play against Vegas’ 25th-ranked RB defense.

Bills WR D.J. Moore (shoulder) is expected to play vs. the Ravens today, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. Moore has been out since aggravating his shoulder injury in Week 4. He's posted 5-100-1 and 6-67-0 receiving lines in his only two full games this season. Moore carries re-injury risk but also lots of upside in fantasy lineups today.

Jets RB Breece Hall (quad) is not expected to play vs. the Raiders today, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. That will keep RB Braelon Allen in a workhorse role against the 25th-ranked RB defense. He's a virtual must-start in fantasy lineups.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the "Raiders' plan continues to be to play Kirk Cousins as long as possible, and right now, they don't believe he is to blame for their recent struggles after a 3-0 start." Cousins has thrown a league-high 16 TD passes vs. just 5 INTs. His completion rate (62.6%) and yards per pass attempt (7.3) sit below his career rates in both categories but are also up vs. last year's numbers.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport writes that Jets RB Braelon Allen is "slated to start" vs. the Raiders today. He doesn't say whether RB Breece Hall will play. Hall is listed as questionable with his quad injury after a limited week of practice. We'll look for more info on Hall's status and get New York's inactives around 11:30 am. He'll be a risky fantasy start if he ends up playing. Allen looks like at least a RB2 -- and a RB1 if Hall ends up inactive.

Cowboys WR George Pickens (shoulder, hamstring) is expected to play vs. the Cardinals today, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Pickens was limited in practice all week and listed as questionable, but HC Brian Schottenheimer said Friday that he'd play. Barring further reports about a snap count for Pickens today, he remains a high-upside start against Arizona’s 23rd-ranked WR defense.

Jaguars WR Jakobi Meyers (hamstring, ankle) is "good to go" for today's game vs. the Colts, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Meyers is listed as questionable after putting in limited practices on Wednesday and Thursday but sitting out Friday. That adds risk to his Week 8 profile, although there's plenty of upside here with Jacksonville rocking a 28.25-point implied total.

Broncos WR Jaylen Waddle (chest) is "trending in the right direction to play" vs. the Chiefs this afternoon, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Waddle got in limited practices on Thursday and Friday and is listed as questionable after aggravating a chest injury last week. That adds risk to a guy who's already been a fantasy bust. Waddle at least catches a Kansas City secondary missing CBs Mansoor Delane and L'Jarius Sneed.

Seahawks WR Rashid Shaheed (knee) is out for Monday night's game vs. the Bears. WR Tory Horton should see a boost in playing time but is only in play in single-game daily contests.

Seahawks RBs Jadarian Price (chest) and Zach Charbonnet (knee) are off the final injury report and expected to play vs. the Bears on Monday night, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. It'll be Charbonnet's season debut and Price's first game since Week 3. "Now we’re at the stage of the plan where Zach is gonna play, and we have a plan for how much, and what types of plays he’s gonna have, and all that," HC Mike Macdonald said Saturday. It's impossible to know how work will be divvied between Charbonnet, Price, and RB Emanuel Wilson, leaving all 3 as shaky Week 8 fantasy plays.

The Broncos are placing RB RJ Harvey on short-term IR because of the knee injury he suffered in practice this week. That'll knock him out for at least four games, though it doesn't sound like the team expects him to remain out longer than that. The timing helps by giving Harvey extra time via the Week 10 bye. He'll be eligible to return for the Week 13 home date with the Dolphins.

Bears TE Colston Loveland (neck) is off the final Week 8 injury report. He was limited in Friday's practice but back to full participation on Saturday. He should be ready for his usual role vs. the Seahawks on Monday night and sits sixth in our Week 8 TE rankings.

Bears RB Kyle Monangai (thumb, toe) remained sidelined in practice all week and is out for Monday night's game against the Seahawks. RB D'Andre Swift has averaged 15.7 carries and 4.7 targets with Monangai out over the last 3 games. He's a fringe RB1 play in Week 8, despite the matchup with Seattle's ninth-ranked RB defense.

The Patriots have downgraded WR A.J. Brown and RB TreVeyon Henderson to out for Sunday's game at Miami. That's not a shock in either case, given that both players missed practice Thursday and Friday. The absences provide boosts in opportunity upside to RB Rhamondre Stevenson, RB Corey Kiner, and WR Demario Douglas. Before Brown returned for last week's game at Chicago, Douglas supplied receiving lines of 4-65-2 and 7-86-1 the previous two weeks. He becomes an intriguing PPR play against a weak Miami defense. Check our Week 8 rankings for all the adjustments.