02 October 2025
Brown should be on track to return this week. He practiced in a limited capacity on Thursday and Friday in Week 4 but was ultimately ruled inactive. The Jaguars play the Chiefs on Monday night, so Thursday marks the first practice of the week. Brown will be a WR5/FLEX option in what should be a pass-heavy game script, if active.02 October 2025
Losing Purdy, Jennings (ankle, ribs) and Pearsall (knee) for a Thursday night divisional showdown is brutal. The 49ers, Rams and Seahawks sit in a three-way tie for first place in the NFC West with 3-1 records. Fantasy managers should expect Christian McCaffrey to handle a significant workload in this one. Kendrick Bourne and Demarcus Robinson will serve as the Nos. 1 and 2 wide receivers, respectively. 49ers TE Jake Tonges has comparatively earned targets moderately efficiently in his role as a ...02 October 2025
This is a new injury for Mahomes, who was listed on the injury report with a right wrist injury in recent weeks. The superstar quarterback totaled 13 carries for 123 yards and two touchdowns in Weeks 1-2. Over the last two weeks, he has rushed nine times for just seven yards. While Mahomes will assuredly be on the field for the Chiefs’ Week 5 game against the Jaguars, a return to his early-season rushing productivity appears to be unlikely. He is a mid-tier QB1, operating as a pocket passer.02 October 2025
Smith-Schuster is barely on the FLEX radar, now thoroughly past his prime. He has totaled five targets in 3-of-4 games thus far, though, so losing him to an injury could hurt Patrick Mahomes’ scoring ability a tad. Fortunately, that will not be an issue here. Smith-Schuster should be good to go for Week 5 against the Jaguars.
02 October 2025
Mims continues to intermittently deliver big plays, operating in a part-time role for the Broncos. Through four games, he has weekly finishes in the WR1 and WR4 tiers, plus two more outside the position’s top 80. Big plays could be harder to come by against the Eagles, but Broncos head coach Sean Payton will undoubtedly give him a few opportunities to generate some.02 October 2025
Dissly is seemingly on track to return for the Chargers’ Week 5 game against the Commanders, but his continued limitations suggest he still has a little way to go before he is at full strength. In the meantime, rookie TE Oronde Gadsden II took over as the Chargers’ positional leader in Week 4, though he caught just 2-of-3 targets for 16 yards. Dissly’s return could muddy the situation.02 October 2025
Ridley is now on the wrong side of questionable for Week 5 against the Cardinals. The 30-year-old wide receiver is having a disappointing season, and may only return to matchup-based FLEX status when he becomes available again. Titans rookie WR Elic Ayomanor is taking over as the team’s No. 1 wide receiver.02 October 2025
The Titans desperately need Spears’ speed on the field, but they have been smartly conservative with his rehab program thus far. He will probably need to graduate to full practice participation before they activate him on game day. Unfortunately, while Spears could provide Cam Ward with a helpful receiving presence out of the backfield, he only profiles as a PPR FLEX option for fantasy managers.02 October 2025
Collins is on track to play in Week 5 against the Ravens’ injury-depleted defense, as expected. The opportunity provides Collins with a clear runway to a WR1 performance. The Ravens could be without their two most productive pass rushers and one or more starting defensive backs. Keep Collins locked into lineups this week.02 October 2025
The Ravens’ injury woes continue. Oweh apparently suffered the eye injury in practice today, jeopardizing his Week 5 availability. Oweh leads Ravens defenders with 11 quarterback pressures but has yet to actually record a sack. Texans QB C.J. Stroud should have fairly comfortable pockets to throw from this weekend.02 October 2025
ESPN’s Dan Graziano reported yesterday that McLaurin “could need another week or two” before returning. He was right. The Commanders’ receiving corps is in rough shape. No. 2 WR Deebo Samuel (heel) failed to practice on Wednesday and Thursday and No. 3 WR Noah Brown (groin/knee) has been ruled out. Youngsters, WR Jaylin Lane and WR Luke McCaffrey, could creep into FLEX territory before kickoff.02 October 2025
For the second straight week, a Commanders beat reporter declared an injured player had returned to practice after seeing them trot out to a side field for individual work with the training staff. In this case, it was Samuel. Unfortunately, this does not constitute a return to practice. The Commanders’ No. 2 wide receiver remains sidelined. Nos. 1 and 3 WRs, Terry McLaurin (quad) and Noah Brown (groin/knee), have been ruled out, leaving slot receiver Jaylin Lane and No. 4 WR Luke McCaffrey wit ...02 October 2025
Fant’s potential Week 5 return can hardly be heralded as a difference-making development, but Cincinnati could at least have its tight end platoon intact for its game against the Lions. In three games this season, Fant has caught 10-of-12 targets for 80 yards and one touchdown. He is not on the TE1 radar and does not need to be rostered if active.02 October 2025
Williams was limited yesterday, which could indicate that he suffered the injury in practice. His absence on Thursday casts doubt on his Week 5 availability. Williams ranks third on the team in both quarterback pressures (11) and sacks (two), and ties for the sixth-most defensive stops (six). The Patriots will have a tough time containing the Bills’ ground game if Williams is ruled out.02 October 2025
Assuming he dodges a questionable listing on Friday, Taylor looks likely to be a TE2 against a Cowboys defense which has been picked on by everybody, even Russell Wilson, in Week 5. Taylor was also limited on Wednesday. He had a 5/65 game against the Dolphins in Week 4 and could be establishing himself as the No. 2 receiver in this limited passing offense.02 October 2025
It was a limited session, but it is a big step towards playing in Week 5 against the Giants. Johnson managed to play through the Bills game with the injury but spent a lot of time with the training staff. This doesn’t have the look of something serious enough to keep him out, but we wouldn’t be surprised if he finished the week on the questionable line. Friday will be huge for Johnson’s status.02 October 2025
They maintain the same status. We don’t yet know if Hill or Moreau will be active for Week 5 — either could cut deeply into Juwan Johnson’s fantasy value if officially activated from the PUP list after being designated to return on Monday. The Saints have a 21-day window from Monday to do it, so there’s not necessarily an urgency to activating Hill or Moreau for Week 5.02 October 2025
The Colts’ stalwart slot defender may still be a week or two away from suiting up on game day, but this is a promising first step. Moore sat out Indianapolis’ Week 4 game against the Rams after playing a season-high 50 snaps in Week 3. They face the Raiders this week, whose interior pass catchers, WR Jakobi Meyers and TE Brock Bowers, are the receiving corps’ strong points.02 October 2025
“And if he was, someone would tell me,” Alexander concludes. It amazes us that Mixon has somehow gone off the grid enough to not have a realistic report on his ankle/foot injury at any point in the last three months, but here we are. Mixon does not look to be a long-term threat to Woody Marks consolidating the backfield in 2025. Mixon is due a $10.5 million cap hit in 2026 and may be a restructure or release candidate coming off a lost year and entering his age-30 season.
