E.J. Manuel Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Derek Carr (back) was upgraded to questionable Friday but the Raiders are still "preparing to start" Manuel, per Adam Schefter. He'll have a very tough matchup with the Ravens, whose defense has limited quarterbacks to the lowest passer rating (63.1) and second-lowest completion percentage (54.4%). Skill players like Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree will take downgrades with Manuel under center in a bad spot. Across 17 career starts, the backup QB has never thrown for 300 yards or three touchdowns. He's been held under 200 yards in six of those games and threw multiple scores in just five. It's going to be hard for the receivers to produce solid fantasy scores.

Smith's absence from practice Wednesday and Thursday was planned and coach John Harbaugh said he's "good to go" for Sunday. He's the best cover corner in an elite secondary unit that's held quarterbacks to the lowest passer rating (63.1) and second-lowest completion percentage (54.4%). Smith will make things tough for Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree, both of whom will have backup quarterback E.J. Manuel throwing to them. It looks like a good week to avoid the Raiders in fantasy and take a look at the Ravens D/ST.