DFS Alerts
Randall Cobb (hamstring) questionable for Sunday
Randall Cobb is questionable for Sunday due to his hamstring injury. With Geronimo Allison on IR, Cobb’s potential absence would lock in targets for Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Equanimeous St. Brown as well. If Cobb is able to play he is a sneaky target this week with Valdes-Scantling being the more highly-discussed DFS option this week in Allison’s absence.
Jermaine Gresham (back) questionable for Sunday
Jermaine Gresham is questionable for Sunday due to a back injury. Should he be unable to suit up, look for Ricky Seals-Jones to be locked into his usual target share out of the tight end position, and to continue to try to build on the progress he’s made since the Cardinals change in offensive coordinator.
Sammy Watkins (foot) questionable for Sunday
Sammy Watkins is questionable for Sunday due to a foot injury. He was able to return to practice in a limited capacity Friday which bodes well for his potential to suit up this weekend. That said, he still appears truly questionable to take the field vs the Browns. If he is unable to suit up it will mean Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce will be even locked into more targets, with Chris Conley possibly seeing additional looks as well.
Tavon Austin (groin) out Sunday
Tavon Austin has been ruled out Sunday due to a groin injury. Austin wasn’t a high-impact player for the Cowboys offense regardless, and his absence will have little effect on the Cowboys offensive plans against the Eagles on Sunday night.
Kerryon Johnson (ankle) questionable for Sunday
Kerryon Johnson is listed as questionable for Sunday due to an ankle injury. He has logged limited practices throughout the week and is expected to suit up, although if he were to miss it would mean LeGarrette Blount and Theo Riddick would lead the charge out of the Lions backfield. Keep an eye on Johnson’s status when Sunday morning injury reports are released to confirm that he will be able to play.
Ronald Jones (hamstring) out Sunday
Ronald Jones has officially been ruled out Sunday due to his hamstring injury. No surprise here as Jones wasn’t expected to suit up – look for Peyton Barber to lead the Buccaneers rushing attack, with Jacquizz Rodgers serving in a change of pace capacity against the Redskins.
Mike Evans (knee) and Peyton Barber (ankle) will play Sunday for Bucs
As expected, both Mike Evans (knee) and Peyton Barber (ankle) will play Sunday for Buccaneers against the Redskins. Look for both players to see their usual workload, with Evans likely to see the heaviest passing targets from Ryan Fitzpatrick against a Redskins team that has been burned by outside WRs in recent weeks. With Ronald Jones sidelined due to injury, Barber is locked into the primary rushing duties, with Jacquizz Rodgers serving in a change-of-pace role for Tampa Bay.
Other tagged players: Peyton Barber Jordan Reed (back) will play Sunday
Jordan Reed will play Sunday, despite being limited in practice this week due to a back injury. Look for Reed to see his usual target volume in the Washington passing attack in an exploitable matchup against a Tampa Bay defense that has shown no ability to contain opponents’ passing attacks this season.
Doug Martin (hip) will play Sunday
Doug Martin (hip) will play Sunday, although he’s in for a tough test with the Chargers on deck. Oakland hasn’t been able to stay competitive enough to allow for Martin to receive enough work to make him a viable DFS target, and this week isn’t expected to be any different. Jalen Richard is the back to target if you are looking at the Oakland side, especially on full-point PPR sites.
Other tagged players: Jalen Richard Taylor Gabriel (knee) will play Sunday
Taylor Gabriel (knee) will play Sunday, joining Allen Robinson on the active list, giving Mitch Trubisky his full allotment of weapons. Gabriel is really hard to trust for DFS purposes given that he’s competing with Robinson, Trey Burton and Tarik Cohen for looks on a team that prefers a run-heavy approach, so he’s best left untouched this weekend despite Trubisky having some tournament appeal himself.
WR Allen Robinson (groin) will return Sunday
This was expected after the Bears wideout confirmed he was 100% on Thursday. He was thought to return to a challenging matchup with Darius Slay but the talented shadow corner has now been ruled out, improving Robinson’s outlook. Nonetheless, he was struggling to get separation prior to missing time and hadn’t demonstrated much upside having failed to post a 100 yard game this season which probably keeps Robinson in contrarian play territory for Week 10.
As reported by: Rich Campbell
WR Kenny Stills (groin) will play Sunday; Jakeem Grant (Achilles) questionable
Grant’s absence would help elevate Stills in a game that the Dolphins could be forced into passing a lot more than usual on the road at Green Bay. If Grant plays, expect both receivers to split WR3 snaps behind DeVante Parker and Danny Amendola and become easy avoids.
Other tagged players: Jakeem Grant RB Chris Carson (hip) will be a game-time decision on Sunday
Carson re-aggravated the injury in the 2nd half of last week’s game and his status will now need to be checked on Sunday afternoon. Mike Davis will carry the load if Carson can’t suit up with rookie back Rashaad Penny mixing in. Davis was productive with a massive 25 touches in Week 4 when Carson was held out and is only $4,300 on DraftKings, though gamescript won’t be as favorable this time around against the Rams.
As reported by: Brady Henderson Other tagged players: Mike Davis, Rashaad Penny WR Jamison Crowder (ankle) questionable for Sunday
Crowder has been out for weeks but finally got in a couple limited practices. He’d be tough to use in his first game back on a low-volume passing offense, especially since he was having a disappointing season before going down with the injury. However the Bucs are a dream matchup for wideouts and with Paul Richardson done for the year and Chris Thompson remaining out, perhaps Crowder could have some slight appeal if he’s deemed 100% before kickoff, though that seems unlikely. Jordan Reed will continue to be the best bet of all the Redskins pass-catchers and is only $4,400 on DraftKings this week.
As reported by: @Redskins Other tagged players: Jordan Reed WR Dez Bryant not expected to play Sunday
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the former Cowboys WR1 has some work left to do for being game-ready, including dropping some weight and mastering the playbook. The Saints will only utilize Michael Thomas and Tre’Quan Smith at wideout on most snaps against a Bengals team missing slot corner Darqueze Dennard.
As reported by: Tom Pelissero Other tagged players: Michael Thomas, Tre'Quan Smith