Fantasy News

Austin Ekeler (quad) is officially listed as questionable for Week 15.

Ekeler—who strongly embraces fantasy football and likely wouldn’t put out false information like Josh Jacobs—has apparently said he’s not injured, so it would be a surprise if he wasn’t active and featured tomorrow night. Keep him in lineups as a strong RB1 against a Las Vegas defense that will be missing multiple starters.

12/16/20 - 04:39 PM ET

Keenan Allen (hamstring) is questionable for Thursday night.

We would guess that Allen is going to play, but a short week for a soft tissue injury makes him a risk of decoy and/or setback status—so he might need to be downgraded to more of a borderline WR1/WR2 rather than a top-five option. Allen being held out would obviously be a significant downgrade for Justin Herbert.

12/16/20 - 04:37 PM ET

Mike Williams (back) is questionable for Week 15.

Williams was able to practice on a limited basis this week, but after leaving Sunday’s game early, he is certainly in danger of being held out. If so, Jalen Guyton and Tyron Johnson would step in as the No. 2 and No. 3 wideouts behind Keenan Allen (hamstring), and they’d each be worth a dart throw in deeper leagues.

12/16/20 - 04:35 PM ET

The Seahawks have designated Greg Olsen (foot) to return from IR.

When he first went down, it seemed as if Olsen’s entire career could be over for what was likely his final season (especially considering his history with foot injuries), but he made it a goal to be back by the playoffs, and it sounds like he’s even beating that. Seattle will be getting Josh Gordon on the field as early as Week 16, and Rashaad Penny (knee) may also play this season, so the offense should be at full strength by January if no one goes down.

12/16/20 - 04:08 PM ET

Ronald Jones II has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Jones II was already questionable for this week following finger surgery, and he now appears unlikely to be able to play with the NFL’s new COVID-19 protocols that were recently put in place. If so, Leonard Fournette would apparently be in line to lead the backfield despite being a healthy inactive last week, and he’d be on the RB2 map versus Atlanta.

12/16/20 - 04:05 PM ET

James Proche has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Proche, Marquise Brown, and Miles Boykin all were placed on the list, so Baltimore will likely be down to Dez Bryant, Willie Snead, and Devin Duvernay on the depth chart this weekend. Hopefully everyone ends up being OK to return by Week 16.

12/16/20 - 04:04 PM ET

Miles Boykin has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Boykin will likely be out in Week 15 along with Marquise Brown and James Proche, so the Ravens will rely on Dez Bryant and Willie Snead to lead the receiving corps on Sunday.

12/16/20 - 04:03 PM ET