Fantasy Football News

Cardinals RB Jeremiyah Love (ankle) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Broncos. The team seems committed to sitting him until he’s at least close to 100%, which should help his fantasy value longer term. RBs Tyler Allgeier (19 touches) and Bam Knight (17 touches) split backfield work almost right down the middle with Love out last week. Both guys land in RB3 territory in our Week 7 rankings.

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice (hamstring, knee) is out for Sunday night’s game vs. the Seahawks. He remained sidelined in practice all week. WR Xavier Worthy drew a team-high 7 targets (23% share) with Rice out last week. He’s in the WR3 mix despite the tough matchup against Seattle’s second-ranked WR defense.

Ravens WR Rashod Bateman (shoulder) practiced all week, including full workouts on Thursday and Friday, and is off the final injury report. He was knocked out of last week’s game but will play vs. the Bengals on Sunday. Bateman isn’t much of a fantasy option, but his presence adds risk to WR Ja’Kobi Lane’s role. Lane played behind WR Devontez Walker even after Bateman left last week.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (ankle) was limited in practice all week and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Bengals. HC Jesse Minter said Friday that the team is still “working through” whether Jackson will play. Jackson, meanwhile, revealed that he was diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain. He said he’s “headed in the right direction” with the recovery but is still dealing with some pain. “Just trying to move how I move. If I can't do that, I can't help my team,” Jackson said. He seems truly uncertain for this weekend’s game. We’ll look for further updates and get Baltimore’s inactives around 11:30 am ET on Sunday.

Bears TE Cole Kmet will be placed on season-ending IR with the right knee injury he suffered in Thursday's win over the Patriots, HC Ben Johnson announced. We're still waiting for details on the injury. While Kmet hasn't been a fantasy factor, he played 65% of Chicago's offensive snaps and ran a route on 37% of pass plays through Week 6. That's a sizable role that needs replacing. Rookie Sam Roush will step in as the Bears' No. 2 TE but might not assume all of Kmet's work. We might see fewer 2- and 3-TE sets from the Bears, which would be particularly good news for WR Luther Burden. Burden has run a route on just 32% of multi-TE plays so far this season.

Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson (concussion) put in a full week of practice and is off the final injury report. He’ll be ready for his usual role on Sunday and is a viable spot starter with Minnesota sporting a 24-point implied total against the Colts’ 22nd-ranked TE defense.

Vikings RB Jordan Mason (thumb) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Colts. He was a full participant in practice all week, so we’re expecting him to play. We’ll see if Minnesota activates him from IR on Saturday. Assuming he’s a go, Mason figures to split backfield work with RB Aaron Jones in a plus matchup against the Colts’ 26th-ranked RB defense.

Vikings WR Jordan Addison (hamstring) put in a full week of practice and is off the final injury report. He’ll be ready for his usual role on Sunday against a Colts defense missing top CB Sauce Gardner.

Falcons RB Brian Robinson (hamstring) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the 49ers. He’s averaged 8.8 carries per game on a 31% snap rate this season. Expect RB Bijan Robinson to pick up most of that work. Atlanta has RBs Khalil Herbert and Jam Miller on the practice squad.

Jets RB Breece Hall (quad) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Dolphins after getting in limited practices on Thursday and Friday. HC Aaron Glenn said that a decision on Hall’s status won’t come until Sunday. We wouldn’t expect a full workload for Hall in his first game back, especially with RB Braelon Allen playing well in his absence. But Hall would still be worth starting in most cases against Miami’s 30th-ranked RB defense. Allen will be a fringe RB1 if Hall remains out.

Jets WR Adonai Mitchell (finger) practiced all week, including a full workout on Friday, and is off the final injury report. He’ll play vs. the Dolphins on Sunday for the first time since Week 2. Mitchell totaled 9 catches on 15 targets over the first 2 games of the season but must now contend with WR Omar Cooper, who’s coming off a big Week 6. Both Mitchell and Cooper make for risky Week 7 fantasy plays.

Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (thumb) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Panthers. He was a full-go in practice all week, though, and is on track to start. Mayfield said Thursday that his injured throwing thumb is “strong enough to play” but added that he’ll wear a glove with padding to protect the thumb. We certainly wouldn’t start Mayfield in 1-QB leagues this week, and he’s a risky start even in superflex leagues.

Buccaneers RB Sean Tucker (quad) is off the final injury report and will play vs. the Panthers this weekend. He’s not a fantasy option but could vulture goal-line work from RB Bucky Irving. Tucker and Irving both have 1 carry from the opponent’s 1-yard line this season.

Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka (concussion, foot) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Panthers. It’s unclear if it’s the concussion, foot, or both keeping him out. He should clear concussion protocol next week, but we’ll see about the foot. Egbuka’s absence should mean a boost in routes for WRs Ted Hurst and Tez Johnson, but neither can be trusted in fantasy lineups. WR Chris Godwin and TE Cade Otton will also find more targets available.

Colts TE Tyler Warren (groin) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Vikings. He was sidelined all week after hurting his groin in last Friday’s practice. Will Mallory stepped in as Indianapolis’ primary pass-catching TE last week, registering a 72% route rate and 16% target share. But he’d be a desperation fantasy play vs. Minnesota’s sixth-ranked TE defense.

TE Colston Loveland led the Bears with 12 targets and 7 catches in Thursday night’s win over the Patriots, finishing with 69 yards and a bruising 12-yard catch-and-run TD in the third quarter. Loveland’s night should have been even bigger, but he committed a pair of uncharacteristic drops. He had just 5 total drops on a 3.8% drop rate across his first 24 games, including playoffs.

Bears QB Caleb Williams turned in his second straight excellent performance in Thursday night’s win over the Patriots. He completed 22 of 33 passes (67%) for 308 yards (9.3 YPA), 2 TDs, and 0 INTs. Williams’ pocket presence and escapability were on display throughout the night. And so was the elite arm talent, most notably on a laser to a well-covered Rome Odunze to convert a third-and-nine late in the fourth quarter.

Patriots WR A.J. Brown caught 3 of 6 targets for 48 scoreless yards in Thursday night's loss to the Bears. New England went to him on its first snap, but QB Drake Maye's pass sailed over his head. Brown then disappeared from the target column until an 18-yard catch just before halftime. His four second-half targets produced catches of 16 and 14 yards, plus a pair of deep incompletions broken up in tight coverage.

Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson tallied 115 total yards and a TD in Thursday night’s loss to the Bears. He carried just 6 times for 22 yards in a game New England trailed throughout. But he led the team with 93 receiving yards on 5 catches. The vast majority of that production came on a 48-yard catch-and-run TD at the end of the first half. The Bears defense fell asleep on a short dump-off to Stevenson, allowing him to weave untouched into the end zone.

Tests on Rams WR Puka Nacua's calf revealed a minor injury, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Rapoport adds, though, that Nacua's availability for Sunday's game vs. the Raiders remains uncertain. We'll see if he's able to practice this afternoon and then how he's listed on the final injury report. It at least sounds like Nacua dodged any injury that would cost him significant time.