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Kareem Hunt, Isiah Pacheco, Xavier Worthy: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 13
The Kansas City Chiefs are set to take on the Dallas Cowboys in the afternoon game of the NFL's Thanksgiving slate. It will be a clash of two teams hunting for their spot in this year's playoffs. Running backs Kareem Hunt and Isiah Pacheco (knee) and wide receiver Xavier Worthy, all of the Chiefs, are […]
John JohnsonAndrei Iosivas, Zay Flowers, Mark Andrews: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 13
The Baltimore Ravens will take on the Cincinnati Bengals in a Thanksgiving Day divisional battle for Week 13. These two teams are likely to look quite different in these games than they did earlier in the season. Both their starting quarterbacks, Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow (toe), will be healthy and active for the game. […]
John JohnsonWhen Is Dalton Kincaid Coming Back - Fantasy Football Injury Return Update for Week 13 (2025)
Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid (hamstring) has now missed two consecutive games with a hamstring injury. It's been an unfortunate interruption to what looked a breakout third-year campaign. In eight contests, he caught 29 of his 36 targets for 448 yards and four touchdowns, logging games with 14.8, 17.6, 16.8, and 22.1 PPR fantasy […]
John JohnsonWhen Is Drake London Coming Back - Fantasy Football Injury Return Update for Week 13 (2025)
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London (knee) has now missed two total games this season. He wasn't able to play in Week 8 due to a surprise hip injury at practice. This time, he suffered a knee injury in Week 11, and wasn't able to suit up in Week 12. The Falcons dealt with another […]
John JohnsonWhen Is Trey Benson Coming Back - Fantasy Football Injury Return Update for Week 13 (2025)
Arizona Cardinals running back Trey Benson (knee) hopefully can return soon, so fantasy football managers can stop worrying about what his role will be when he comes back and when he'll actually take the field again. Dealing with having him on your roster has been a frustrating experience. Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon isn't one […]
John JohnsonWhen Is Marvin Harrison Jr. Coming Back - Fantasy Football Injury Return Update for Week 13 (2025)
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (appendicitis) has now missed two consecutive games after having an emergency appendectomy. His ailment came seemingly out of nowhere, as tends to happen with appendicitis. What's more pressing is how long it will take for him to return, as his surgery was successful. The Cardinals offense seems to […]
John Johnson7 Fantasy Football League-Winners: Breakout Candidates for the Home Stretch
Not all league-winners start the season strong. We've seen a ton of players over the years have slow or sometimes just awful starts to their seasons, only to turn things around and finish extremely strong. Sometimes they finish so strong that they win leagues. For example, Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. (ankle) was […]
John JohnsonWeek 13 Waiver Wire Pickups - Kareem Hunt, Trey Benson, Sean Tucker Fantasy Football Outlooks
This time of year, it's incredibly difficult to find value at the running back position on the waiver wire. It's a scarce position to begin with. Most of the top-scoring running backs in fantasy football were drafted in the first two rounds. And most of them have been healthy all year, leaving little opportunity for […]
John JohnsonShould I Pickup Trey Benson or Bam Knight? Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13
Arizona Cardinals running back Trey Benson (ankle) still hasn't played in a game since injuring his knee back in Week 4. The starting RB for the Cardinals, in the meantime, has been Bam Knight. It's still unclear when Benson will return. Arizona head coach Jonathan Gannon has been frustratingly insistent on not giving out information […]
John Johnson5 Juicy Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules - Matchups To Target
If you manage any fantasy football teams that have already gotten to eight wins, or are in a great position to make the fantasy football playoffs, you might start thinking about trades you can make to set yourself up for success in the fantasy postseason. Sometimes, even sure-fire must-start players have a string of difficult […]
John JohnsonFantasy Football Landmines to Avoid for Week 12 - Trevor Lawrence, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Jerry Jeudy, and more
There are players that are rostered in a majority of fantasy football leagues that you simply don't want to start some weeks, even if they're their team's starter at the position. Not every player can consistently put up high-end production. There are a few players who can maintain start-worthy stat lines every week -- it's […]
John JohnsonMichael Wilson, Wan'Dale Robinson, Darnell Mooney: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 12
You probably had an opportunity to grab Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson, New York Giants slot receiver Wan'Dale Robinson, or Atlanta Falcons wideout Darnell Mooney at some point off the waiver wire this season. While it probably felt good to add them after a blow-up week or a potential big game upcoming due to […]
John JohnsonIs Omarion Hampton Still The Starter When He Returns?
Los Angeles Chargers running back Omarion Hampton (ankle) is still dealing with a high-ankle sprain, and possibly other damage to his ankle, from an injury he suffered in Week 5. Hampton was running a route to the flat when his ankle was rolled up on by a defender. He immediately went down, was later ruled […]
John JohnsonIs Bucky Irving Still The Starter When He Returns?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving (foot, shoulder) continues to work his way back from foot and shoulder injuries that he suffered in his Week 4 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. It's been a very long and frustrating road for fantasy managers who drafted him. He mostly went in the second and third round, […]
John JohnsonIs Trey Benson Still The Starter When He Returns?
Arizona Cardinals running back Trey Benson (knee) finally returned to practice on Wednesday ahead of Week 12. He's missed every game since Week 4 due to the injury he suffered in that game. We've seen a healthy dose of three running backs in Benson's absence -- Bam Knight, Michael Carter, and Emari Demercado (ankle), to […]
John JohnsonIs Rhamondre Stevenson Still The Starter When He Returns?
New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson (toe) returned to practice for his team on Wednesday after missing two games due to a toe injury. He likely didn't play last week because the Patriots were playing on Thursday, but it's possible he could have played if it were a Sunday game. This means Stevenson's return […]
John JohnsonShould I Pickup Andrei Iosivas or Noah Fant? Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12
The Cincinnati Bengals will be without their top wide receiver, Ja'Marr Chase, due to a spitting incident that cause the NFL to suspend him for one game. Chase's suspension was upheld after an appeal. So he's absolutely not playing in Week 12 for the Bengals. It will be WR Tee Higgins that will assume the […]
John JohnsonIs Omarion Hampton Out for the Season? Injury Update on Coming Back for Fantasy Football (Week 12)
Los Angeles Chargers running back Omarion Hampton (ankle) hasn't played a down in the NFL since Week 5, when he picked up an ankle injury. His absence has now stretched to six games. The Chargers are on bye this week, meaning when Week 13 comes, he'll have had seven weeks to rest up. But not […]
John JohnsonWhen Is Jaxson Dart Coming Back - Fantasy Football Injury Return Update for Week 12 (2025)
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (concussion) was injured in his team's Week 10 loss to the Chicago Bears. The Giants were fully in control of the game before he got hurt. Of course, after QB Russell Wilson took over, they immediately completely collapsed, doing absolutely nothing on offense and handing the Bears a free […]
John JohnsonWhen Is Trey Benson Coming Back - Fantasy Football Injury Return Update for Week 12 (2025)
Arizona Cardinals running back Trey Benson (knee) is still working his way back from a knee injury he suffered in Week 4. It's been a long road for Benson after taking over the starting job from RB James Conner (ankle), who's out for the season. Benson had less than one full game as the RB1 […]
John JohnsonWhen Is Sam LaPorta Coming Back - Fantasy Football Injury Return Update for Week 12 (2025)
Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta (back) wasn't able to play in Week 11 for the Lions. It was the first game he missed due to injury this year. He's historically been a durable player -- he missed just one game in 2024 and played all 17 contests in his rookie season, despite dealing with […]
John JohnsonWhen Is Bucky Irving Coming Back - Fantasy Football Injury Return Update for Week 12 (2025)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving (foot, shoulder) hasn't played a single NFL snap since Week 4. He's been dealing with shoulder and foot injuries in that time. RBs Sean Tucker and Rachaad White have filled in for him in the meantime. They've had some good production mixed in with middling results -- in […]
John JohnsonWhen Is Isiah Pacheco Coming Back - Fantasy Football Injury Return Update for Week 12 (2025)
Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco (knee) sprained his MCL near the end of his Week 8 contest against the Washington Commanders. Since then, a Week 9 game, a bye week, and a Week 11 contest have passed without his return. Pacheco is the RB1 on the team's depth chart, and they've struggled in […]
John JohnsonWhen Is Marvin Harrison Jr. Coming Back - Fantasy Football Injury Return Update for Week 12 (2025)
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (appendicitis) missed his first game of the 2025 NFL season in a surprising turn of events due to appendicitis. Harrison looked to be having a career resurgence after a disappointing start to his NFL journey thanks to quarterback Jacoby Brissett outperforming QB Kyler Murray (foot). But his production […]
John JohnsonLegit Breakouts or Flukes? Michael Wilson, Bryce Young, Tyrell Shavers Fantasy Football Outlooks
Week 11 of NFL action was full of surprises for fantasy football, just like most weeks in the NFL. In particular, the performances of Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson, Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, and Buffalo Bills wideout Tyrell Shavers were much bigger than expected. Wilson was his team's WR2 for most of the […]
John JohnsonShould I Pickup Darnell Mooney or David Sills V? Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12
The Atlanta Falcons lost both their starting quarterback and top wide receiver in Week 11 due to injuries. QB Michael Penix Jr. (knee) is out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL, and WR Drake London (knee) sprained his PCL and will miss time. London won't play in Week 12, and from […]
John JohnsonShould I Pickup Trey Benson or Bam Knight? Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12
The Arizona Cardinals have been without their top-2 running backs, James Conner (ankle) and Trey Benson (knee) for much of the season. Neither of them have played since Week 4, with Conner suffering a season-ending ankle injury in Week 3 and Benson hurting his knee the week after. Benson hasn't played in a game since […]
John JohnsonShould I Pickup Kenneth Gainwell or Kaleb Johnson? Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren (ankle) has been the team's starter at his position the whole season now. But he suffered an ankle injury in Week 11 and was pulled from the game. He didn't return after that. In his place, RBs Kenneth Gainwell and Kaleb Johnson (a rookie) handled the backfield workload. Gainwell […]
John JohnsonWeek 12 Waiver Wire Pickups - Bam Knight, Kyle Monangai, Tyler Allgeier Fantasy Football Outlooks
We're through 11 weeks of NFL action in 2025, and the running back position remains one where it's difficult to find value. This happens every season, of course -- many RBs that were thought to be set up for good seasons have underperformed, and yet others have been injured. If you had New York Giants […]
John JohnsonWeek 12 Waiver Wire Pickups - Troy Franklin, Michael Wilson, Andrei Iosivas Fantasy Football Outlooks
We're through 11 weeks of NFL football in 2025, but it's never too late to hunt the waiver wire for pickups that could legitimately save your fantasy teams. Three wide receivers -- Denver Broncos WR Troy Franklin, Arizona Cardinals wideout Michael Wilson, and Cincinnati Bengals receiver Andrei Iosivas -- are interesting names to look into […]
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