Fantasy Football News

Jaguars WR Jakobi Meyers (hamstring, ankle) is questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Colts. He went from limited practices on Wednesday and Thursday to no practice on Friday. Meyers has registered an 85% route rate and 16% target share this season. His absence would free up opportunity for WRs Brian Thomas, Josh Cameron, and Travis Hunter, although it’s tough to say who would benefit most. Meyers has run about two-thirds of his routes from the outside this season, which is close to Thomas and Cameron’s deployment. Hunter has run about two-thirds of his routes from the slot.

Rams TE Colby Parkinson (rib) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Chargers. He didn’t practice all week. Parkinson has caught 5 of 6 targets in back-to-back games. His absence would be a particular boost for TE Tyler Higbee.

Chargers WR Ladd McConkey (concussion) put in a full week of practice and is off the final injury report for Sunday’s game vs. the Rams. McConkey has posted 3-35-0 and 4-66-0 lines in his only two healthy games this season. Consider him a WR3 in Week 8 lineups. The Chargers will also get WR Tre Harris (hamstring) back this weekend.

Colts TE Tyler Warren (groin) practiced all week, including a full workout on Friday, and is off the final injury report. Warren missed the last two games but ranked top 6 among TEs in targets, target share, catches, expected PPR points per game, and actual PPR points per game over the first 5. He’s back inside our top-5 TEs for Sunday’s game vs. Jacksonville’s 13th-ranked TE defense.

Commanders WR Stefon Diggs (hand, hamstring) is not listed on the final injury report. He put in full practices on Thursday and Friday after sitting out on Wednesday. Diggs gets a plus matchup on Sunday night against struggling Eagles slot CB Cooper DeJean. Philadelphia has allowed the fourth-most fantasy points per game to slot receivers. WR Treylon Burks (foot) is questionable for Week 8.

Bears TE Colston Loveland was added to the injury report with a neck and limited in practice on Friday. We don’t have any other details, but Loveland’s status for Monday night’s game vs. the Bears is now in question. We’ll see if he practices on Saturday and how he’s listed on the final injury report. Chicago lost TE Cole Kmet to a season-ending knee injury last week, leaving rookie TE Sam Roush behind Loveland.

Eagles WRs DeVonta Smith (hamstring) and Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) are out for Sunday night’s game vs. the Commanders. That should again leave Darius Cooper and Hollywood Brown as Philly’s primary outside receivers, with Makai Lemon manning the slot. Lemon, coming off a 7-67-1 line last week, is the only bankable fantasy play here.

Eagles RB Saquon Barkley (hamstring, back) is not listed on the final injury report and will play vs. the Commanders on Sunday night. He only got in a limited practice on Friday and, if last week is any indication, won’t be close to 100% for this one. Barkley wound up playing just 10 snaps last week, although he got 9 touches and took them for 71 yards and a TD. He’s a risk/reward Week 8 fantasy start. Check your Team Dashboard to see if he belongs in your starting lineup.

Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase (ankle, rest) is not listed on the final Week 8 injury report. He got Wednesday off but put in full practices on Thursday and Friday. Chase remains an elite fantasy play for this weekend’s game against the Titans’ 28th-ranked WR defense.

Titans WR Carnell Tate (shoulder) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Bengals. We don’t have any details on his shoulder injury, but he gets a Week 9 bye to heal up. WR Calvin Ridley (hip) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game but should play after getting in a full practice on Friday. Ridley and Elic Ayomanor will serve as Tennessee’s primary outside receivers but aren’t recommended fantasy starts against a Cincinnati defense that’s allowed the second-fewest fantasy points per game to outside receivers. WR Wan’Dale Robinson has a much better matchup in the slot and is a viable WR4 or flex play in PPR leagues this week.

Titans RB Tyjae Spears (knee) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Bengals. Although he had a huge game, RB Tony Pollard’s role didn’t significantly change with Spears out last week. Michael Carter stepped in as Tennessee’s primary passing-down back. Pollard remains a low-end RB2 in our Week 8 rankings.

Jets RB Breece Hall (quad) was limited in practice all week and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Raiders. Neither Hall nor HC Aaron Glenn would say Friday whether Hall will be back for this one. We’ll look for updates on his status and get New York’s inactives around 11:30 am ET on Sunday.

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle) is not listed on the final injury report for this weekend’s game vs. the Vikings. He put in full practices on Thursday and Friday after sitting out Wednesday. St. Brown remains a must-start in season-long leagues. He’s averaged 7.8 catches and 89 yards over his last 4 games against Minnesota.

Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs (shoulder) is off the final Week 8 injury report. He put in full practices on Thursday and Friday and should be ready for his usual high-volume role vs. the Vikings this weekend. Gibbs remains a must-start in season-long leagues, despite the tough matchup.

Bills WR D.J. Moore (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Ravens. He was limited in practice all week, wearing a non-contact jersey. Moore said Friday that he expects to play this weekend, according to NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe. We’ll get Buffalo’s inactives around 11:30 am ET Sunday.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid (chest) was limited in practice all week and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Ravens. He played through this issue prior to Buffalo’s Week 7 bye, so we’re fully expecting him to play this weekend. But we’ll look for further updates on his status and get the Bills’ inactives around 11:30 am ET Sunday.

Vikings RB Aaron Jones (knee) is not listed on the final Week 8 injury report after putting in a full practice on Friday. He’ll continue to play through the knee injury he’s had since Week 2. Prior to exiting last week, Jones had tallied 8 carries and 1 target to RB Jordan Mason’s 10 carries and 2 targets.

Buccaneers RB Kenneth Gainwell (hip) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Falcons. He was a full-go in Friday’s practice, so he should play. Gainwell would be a weak fantasy start, but his absence would boost RB Bucky Irving’s outlook.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (ankle) will start this weekend's game vs. the Bills, HC Jesse Minter announced Friday. Jackson was a full participant in practice all week. He and the team have seemingly been conservative coming back from this injury, so we're expecting him to at least be close to 100%. There's still a bit more risk here than usual, but Jackson has big fantasy upside in a likely shootout against Buffalo's 29th-ranked QB defense.

Patriots WR A.J. Brown (knee, ankle) is listed as questionable for this weekend's game vs. the Dolphins. He didn't practice on Thursday or Friday after his knee "flared up," according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. "Just wasn't able to to be able to practice or finish practice on Wednesday, and so we continue to treat him, and then we'll see where he is tomorrow," HC Mike Vrabel said Friday. We'll see if Brown makes the trip to Miami on Saturday. He'll obviously carry elevated risk in fantasy lineups if he does suit up this weekend. Browns' absence would leave Demario Douglas, Kyle Williams, and Efton Chism as New England's top 3 WRs.