Kareem Hunt Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

CLE QB Deshaun Watson (shoulder) and RB Kareem Hunt (thigh) are both active Week 7.

CLE RB Kareem Hunt (thigh) will be a game-time decision; per Adam Schefter.

Analysis coming soon.

Jacoby Brissett, Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt and Amari Cooper not expected to play in Friday's Preseason Week 1 game.

Kareem Hunt and David Njoku have been listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hunt is expected to split time in the backfield with Nick Chubb with Hunt playing most of the passing downs and Chubb seeing much of the early down work. If Hunt were to be ruled out, Chubb would be expected to see the bulk of the work with D'Ernest Johnson also mixing in. Chubb would need to be considered in DFS contests but there is some concern about how much he would play in a meaningless game. Njoku is dealing with a shoulder injury and if he were to be ruled out, Austin Hooper and Harrison Bryant could play a bigger role in the passing attack. Baker Mayfield has already been ruled out for this weekend, so Case Keenum will be under center but this isn’t necessarily a huge downgrade for pass-catchers in the Cleveland offense. Both Hooper and Bryant could be considered for DFS contests in an offense that relies heavily on its tight ends.

Kareem Hunt has been listed questionable for Monday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hunt seems to be trending towards a return after logging two practices this week. He should return to his role as the change of pace back complimenting Nick Chubb. Chubb should see most of the early down work with Hunt playing a bigger role in the passing game. It is also likely that D'Ernest Johnson has carved out some sort of role in the Cleveland backfield and siphon a few touches away from both Chubb and Hunt. Both Chubb and Hunt can be considered on the showdown slate, with Chubb being one of the better plays on the slate and Hunt as a contrarian option. It will be important to check Hunt's status when inactives are released 90 minutes before kickoff on Monday night.