Fantasy News

Will Fuller (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Week 5.

The Texans play on Sunday night against the Cowboys, which puts fantasy owners in a tough position if they’re planning on inserting Fuller into fantasy lineups. We do expect Fuller will play, but be sure to have a backup plan from the Sunday night or Monday night game in the event Fuller does not suit up.

10/5/18 - 03:59 PM ET

Sammy Watkins (hamstring) is officially questionable for Sunday’s game against the Jaguars.

Watkins was a limited participant in practice all week, but despite the injury occurring on Monday night, it sounds like he has a decent chance of suiting up. Fantasy owners will ideally have a better option this week against Jacksonville’s stout defense combined with the risk of a setback, but if he suits up, Watkins has the talent to be worth considered as a risky FLEX in a high-powered offense. Fortunately, we will know his status by Sunday morning with the Chiefs kicking off at 1 PM ET.

10/5/18 - 03:50 PM ET

Dalvin Cook (hamstring) is officially questionable for Week 5.

After missing the last two practices, Cook was limited in today’ practice, so he’s making a push to play on Sunday against the Eagles. He’s set for a game-time call, and the bad news is the Vikings don’t play until 4:25 PM ET, which might put fantasy owners in a bind. However, while Cook would probably love to play in a huge matchup in Philadelphia, he’ll be difficult to trust as a strong option in fantasy lineups at less than 100% with the potential of not coming close to his usual workload against one of the NFL’s best run defenses.

10/5/18 - 02:47 PM ET

Darren Sproles (hamstring) has been ruled out for Week 5.

Sproles is still week-to-week as he recovers from his hamstring ailment. This will be his fourth straight missed game. The Eagles have a Thursday night matchup against next week, so Sproles is probably on the doubtful side of things for that matchup, too.

10/5/18 - 02:33 PM ET

Corey Clement (quadricep) is listed as questionable for Week 5.

Clement was able to get some work in during today’s practice, and he’ll be a game-time call for Sunday against the Vikings. However, Clement is extremely risky to insert into Week 5 fantasy lineups given the Eagles play in the later games, along with the fact that he might be limited even if he is active for the game.

10/5/18 - 02:31 PM ET

The Bengals officially placed Tyler Eifert on injured reserve.

Eifert already underwent surgery for his broken ankle suffered in last Sunday’s game, and he’s officially being placed on IR to open a roster spot for Vontaze Burfict coming off a four-game suspension. Eifert’s season officially ends with 15 receptions for 179 yards and a touchdown in four games. He’ll become a free agent this offseason, and we wish him the best of luck on his recovery from this severe injury.

10/5/18 - 02:02 PM ET

Giovani Bernard (knee) is expected to miss two-to-four weeks.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero says Bernard is dealing with an MCL sprain, which gives clarity to why he missed every practice this week. Bernard will also almost certainly miss next week’s matchup with the Steelers, but he’ll look to return in Week 7 against the Chiefs or Week 8 against the Buccaneers. Joe Mixon is back in the lineup for Cincinnati, and he’ll handle a lot of work in Bernard’s absence. Rookie Mark Walton will mix in behind Mixon while Bernard is out.

Via: Tom Pelissero 10/5/18 - 12:56 PM ET