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AJ Mass, ESPN writer
Who should you start with? Who should you sit with? To help you determine your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting an offensive player who won’t be on the roster, we’ll post fantasy football-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their official inactive lists. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff rankings.
Officially inactive Sunday players should begin arriving approximately 90 minutes prior to their scheduled start times: approximately 11:30 a.m. ET for early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for late afternoon games.
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Games at 1:00 PM EST
Diontae Johnson, WR, CAR: Groin — Active
Impact: Expected to play alongside Xavier Legette and Jonathan Mingo. Adam Thielen (hamstring) was placed on infrared earlier this week.
Keenan Allen, WR, CHI: Heel — Active
Impact: Rome Odunze (hip) has already been cleared to play and it has now been confirmed that Allen will join him in the group.
Jordan Love, QB, UK: Knee — Active
Impact: He’s going to play. Still, the Packers could employ a high-pass game plan.
Dameon Pierce, RB, HOU: Hamstring — OUTSIDE
Impact: Cam Akers will likely handle most of the on-field duties here again.
Joe Mixon, RB, HOU: Ankle — OUTSIDE
Impact: Mixon checked the ankle this morning, but the team decided not to take any chances. Dare Ogunbowale has a deep latent value.
Dell, WR, HOU tank: Chest — OUTSIDE
Impact: It’s Nico Collins and Stefon Diggs for the Texans.
Evan Engram, TE, JAX: Hamstring — OUTSIDE
Impact: Brenton Strange could be good for two to three catches in his absence.
Gabe Davis, WR, JAX: Arm — Active
Impact: He will play – as much as the No. 3 WR in the Jaguars’ offense can be trusted right now.
Davis Allen, TE, LAR: Back — Active
Impact: Colby Parkinson saw just five targets last week while Allen wasn’t playing.
Cooper Kupp, WR, LAR: Ankle — OUTSIDE
Impact: As we say goodbye to Week 6, it wouldn’t be shocking if Kupp doesn’t play next week either.
Alvin Kamara, RB, NO: Hip — Active
Impact: His effectiveness increased as the week went on, so we always expected him to start.
Chris Olave, WR, NO: Hamstring — Active
Impact: Friday’s injury didn’t bode well, but at least he’ll try to play. Mason Tipton could still get an extra look…
Cedrick Wilson Jr., WR, NO: Ankle — Active
Impact: …with Bub Means also in the mix should Olave or Wilson struggle. AT Perry (hamstring) is out.
AJ Brown, WR, PHI: Hamstring — OUTSIDE
Impact: Friday’s practice opened a window for optimism, but it’s not ready. As of Friday, Jahan Dotson and Johnny Wilson were the only healthy Eagles WR options on the roster.
DeVonta Smith, WR, PHI: Concussion — OUTSIDE
Impact: Expect TE Dallas Goedert to continue to get plenty of targets. Both WRs, Parris Campbell and John Ross, were promoted from Saturday’s practice squad.
Russell Wilson, QB, PIT: Calf — Designated as QB3
Impact: The story remains the same: Justin Fields starts and Wilson serves as the emergency QB.
Jaylen Warren, BR, PIT: Knee — OUTSIDE
Impact: Najee Harris will have a lot of work to do and Cordarrelle Patterson will potentially be in line for some touches.
Rachaad White, RB, Georgia: Disease — Active
Effect: Added to Saturday injury report due to food poisoning. Apparently he’s healthy enough to play.
Bucky Irving, Federal Republic of Germany, Georgia: Hamstring — Active
Impact: He will also play, but the workload on Tampa Bay’s defense continues to change.
Jalen McMillan, WR, Georgia: Hamstring — Inactive
Hitting: Trey Palmer will fill in at tackle as Kameron Johnson (ankle/active) also deals with an injury.
Games at 4:00 PM EST
Trey McBride, TE, ARI: Concussion — OUTSIDE
Impact: WR Michael Wilson may prove to be the biggest beneficiary here, although TE Elijah Higgins will “replace” McBride in the group.
Pierre Strong Jr., RB, CLE: Hamstring — OUTSIDE
Impact: D’Onta Foreman will get table scraps for Jerome Ford (knee).
David Njoku, TE, CLE: Ankle — OUTSIDE
Impact: Jordan Akins gets the nod for the Browns, but there’s no reason for fantasy managers to do the same.
Justin Herbert, QB, LAC: Ankle — Doubtful
Impact: Everything points to him being the one to start, but who knows if he’ll be able to finish?
Michael Mayer, TE, LV: Personal — OUTSIDE
Impact: Even more reasons to like Brock Bowers this week.
Davante Adams, WR, LV: Hamstring — OUTSIDE
Impact: Jakobi Meyers and Tre Tucker get a slight increase in value.
Deebo Samuel Sr., WR, SF: Calf — Doubtful
Impact: He is currently expected to play, as is TE George Kittle (hamstring), who was removed from the injury report on Friday.
Austin Ekeler, RB, WAS: Concussion — OUTSIDE
Impact: Jeremy McNichols could see some work in getting the word out, but Brian Robinson Jr. will probably do most of the work on BR.
Sunday match
Neither the Bills nor Ravens have had any significant fantasy injuries.
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