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Saints RB Jamaal Williams (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Thursday night's game vs. the Jaguars. He was limited in practice this week after going down with a hamstring injury back in Week 2. We'll see if Williams is able to play tomorrow, but he shouldn't be in fantasy lineups.

Saints TE Juwan Johnson (calf) is out for Thursday night's game vs. the Jaguars. TE Taysom Hill came out of nowhere last week to register a 65% route rate and career-high eight targets. We'd still try not to use him in season-long fantasy lineups, but he's an intriguing play in one-game DFS contests.

Saints RB Jamaal Williams (hamstring) was limited in Tuesday's practice. He's eligible to return for Thursday night's game vs. the Jaguars. We'll see if he's ready, but Williams shouldn't be in your Week 7 fantasy plans.

Saints TE Juwan Johnson (calf) did not practice on Tuesday. It doesn't look like he'll make it back for Thursday night's game vs. the Jaguars. Taysom Hill led Saints TEs with a 65% route rate and eight targets last week.

Saints WR Chris Olave has struggled over the past two weeks. Fortunately, the second-year wideout had a resurgent effort in Week 6 vs. the Texans, hauling 7 catches on 11 targets for 96 yards. His teammate Michael Thomas once again delivered with 5 catches on 8 targets for 45 yards in the contest. The improving health of QB Derek Carr’s shoulder should help each of these pass-catchers sustain good value again in Week 7 vs. the Jaguars on Thursday night.

Saints RB Alvin Kamara secured a massive 87% of the team’s RB touch opportunities in Week 6 vs. the Texans. The veteran logged 19 carries for 68 yards on the ground with an additional 7 catches for 36 yards as a receiver in Sunday’s loss. He’s been a true workhorse since returning from suspension and should again see a lot of work on Thursday night’s Week 7 showdown vs. the Jaguars.

Saints QB Derek Carr completed 32 of 50 passes for 353 yards with 1 TD and INT apiece in Week 6 vs. the Texans. The veteran is now three weeks removed from injuring the AC joint in his throwing shoulder and threw for 300+ passing yards for the first time since Week 1 vs. the Titans. Despite the road loss, Carr is trending in the right direction toward being a more stable option in 2QB/superflex leagues. He’ll take the field again on Thursday night vs. the Jaguars in Week 7.

Saints WR Chris Olave (toe) is not listed on the final Week 6 injury report. He practiced all week, including full workouts on Thursday and Friday. Olave seemed hobbled prior to last week’s game but should be close to 100% for Sunday’s meeting with the Texans.

Saints TE Juwan Johnson (calf) did not practice all week and is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Texans. TEs Taysom Hill, Foster Moreau, and Jimmy Graham split routes with Johnson out last week. None can be trusted in Week 6 fantasy lineups.

Saints WR Chris Olave (toe) was upgraded to full participation in Thursday's practice. He'll play vs. the Texans this weekend -- and that toe shouldn't be a major issue.

Saints WR Chris Olave (toe) was limited in Wednesday's practice. He looked a bit hobbled prior to last weekend's game vs. the Patriots. Olave wound up playing 79% of the snaps but caught just two of five targets. We'll monitor his status over the next few days, leading up to Sunday's game vs. the Texans.

The Saints get S Marcus Maye back this week after his three-game suspension under the league personal-conduct policy. Maye's ban came from a 2021 DUI charge that didn't get resolved until this summer. Jordan Howden has been the primary fill-in, but Maye should immediately reclaim his post. The veteran collected 13 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 INT over this season's first two games. He's not a high-level IDP option but worth being aware of in deeper leagues.

Saints WR Michael Thomas hauled 4 of 7 targets for a team-leading 65 receiving yards in Week 5’s win vs. the Patriots. His teammate Chris Olave salvaged his 2-catch performance on Sunday was salvaged by finding the end zone but was otherwise nothing to write home about. Considering the Saints led this contest throughout and scored a defensive TD, there wasn’t a lot of offense to speak of. Week 6 vs. the Texans should be a much more competitive duel.

Saints RB Alvin Kamara shouldered a massive workload in Week 5, tallying 25 touches for 97 total yards vs. the Patriots. He didn’t see nearly as much receiving work in the game (3 catches), but that’s likely due to the fact that the Saints never trailed at any point in their 34-0 blowout win. Rookie Kendre Miller had a tremendous game, logging 37 rushing yards and contributing 4 catches for 54 receiving yards in the contest. With Jamaal Williams still sidelined with a hamstring injury, it’s conceivable that both Miller and Kamara will be solid options again next week vs. the Texans.

Saints QB Derek Carr completed 18 of 26 passes for 183 yards with 2 TDs in Sunday’s huge 34-0 victory over the Patriots. This isn’t the eye-popping production that’ll make fantasy managers excited, but it’s not bad considering Carr is still dealing with a shoulder injury on his throwing arm. We’ll continue to be cautious with him in Week 6 vs. the Texans.

Saints WR Chris Olave is active for today's game vs. the Patriots. He seemed to be working through right ankle trouble in warmups but is at least healthy enough to be active. We'll look for further updates on Olave's status ahead of 1 pm ET kickoff.

Saints QB Derek Carr (shoulder) is active for today’s game vs. the Patriots. Carr mustered just 3.4 yards per pass attempt playing through this injury last week. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said this morning that Carr is "in a better place health-wise than last week.” But he’d be a risky fantasy play, even in Superflex leagues.

Saints WR Chris Olave appeared to be dealing with a right ankle issue during warmups ahead of today's game vs. the Patriots. Here's a video from insider Nick Underhill, and another from insider Juan Kincaid. We'll see if Olave is active in a few minutes, but there appears to be elevated risk to using him in Week 5 fantasy lineups. We'll let you know if we learn more.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport confirms that Saints QB Derek Carr (shoulder) will play vs. the Patriots today. Carr remained limited in practice all week after an ugly showing in last week's loss to the Bucs. Carr is "in a better place health-wise than last week," per Rapoport. But we'd want to see him turn in a solid outing before trusting him in any fantasy lineups.

Saints TE Juwan Johnson (calf) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Patriots. TE Foster Moreau (ankle) is off the injury report and will be back after missing the last two games. He’ll join Jimmy Graham in the TE corps. Neither is a viable Week 5 fantasy play.