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Fantasy Football Injuries Dashboard - Week 5 Injury Updates
Anyone who has even the slightest experience with fantasy football is well aware of how impactful injuries can be. In both season-long leagues and in daily fantasy contests, players getting injured is a very significant part of the game. It makes sense, then, to be as on top of injury situations as you can possibly be in order to make sound decisions about (1) your own roster and potential waiver wire additions, and/or (2) your FanDuel and DraftKings lineups. Selecting the correct value-filler who gets added opportunities due to injury can be the difference between cashing and not cashing in DFS, or even doing well in a GPP versus taking down the entire contest.
This brand-new fantasy football Injury Dashboard will serve as a quick, easy-to-understand breakdown of all the fantasy-relevant injuries for the upcoming week's main slate. It will show the player's injury, the latest update, the player's "status", the player's DFS salaries, the player's matchup, and a useful "Upgrade if Inactive" column. "Upgrade if Inactive" is self-explanatory - these are the players you'd want to pick up or target if the injured player were to be ruled out.
The injury dashboard will be updated multiple times daily as NFL injury news breaks, and it's sorted by DraftKings salary. Be sure to keep an eye on our RotoBaller NFL News wire for additional breaking NFL news. You can see the full injury list here as well in a spreadsheet if you prefer that format.
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Week 5 Injury Dashboard
Note: There won't be players listed in "Upgrade if Inactive" if the listed player's status is "Likely Active" or "Active"
| Player | Pos | Injury | Notes | Status | DK $ | FD $ | Matchup | Upgrade if Inactive |
| Christian McCaffrey | RB | Hamstring | McCaffrey was trending to potentially play after returning to practice on Wed/Thurs, but he's now doubtful as the Panthers will be smart with their star player. | Likely Inactive | $8,700 | $10,000 | PHI | Chubba Hubbard |
| Dalvin Cook | RB | Ankle | Cook was a DNP on Wednesday and Thursday, though he told the media that he plans to play. Zimmer said Cook may be a GTD. Keep an eye out for further updates | Caution | $8,400 | $9,000 | DET | Alexander Mattison |
| Aaron Jones | RB | Ankle | Jones was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday, but it was the same story last week and he went on to notch 18 touches. He should be good to go for his full workload in Week 5 | Likely Active | $7,900 | $8,400 | CIN | |
| Saquon Barkley | RB | Knee | As expected, Barkely was limited at practice on Wednesday. He'll likely continue to be limited at practice in order to preserve him for the games | Likely Active | $7,300 | $7,800 | DAL | |
| Ezekiel Elliott | RB | Knee | Zeke returned to practice on Thursday and will be good to go in Week 5 | Likely Active | $7,000 | $8,000 | NYG | |
| Julio Jones | WR | Hamstring | Jones has been ruled out for week 5 | Inactive | $6,700 | $6,800 | JAC | A.J. Brown Nick Westbrook-Ikhine Chester Rogers Josh Reynolds |
| A.J. Brown | WR | Hamstring | Brown was limited at practice on Wednesday and Thursday, which is an encouraging sign for his Week 5 status. | Likely Active | $6,500 | $6,900 | JAC | |
| Antonio Gibson | RB | Shin | Gibson didn't practice on Wednesday, but returned to limited on Thursday. He should be good to go for Week 5 | Likely Active | $6,400 | $6,600 | NO | |
| Joe Mixon | RB | Ankle | After a Saturday update, Mixon is now expected to play in some capacity. Stay tuned for further details but this is a risky situation. | Caution | $6,200 | $7,100 | GB | Samaje Perine Chris Evans |
| Amari Cooper | WR | Hamstring | Cooper practiced on Thursday and Friday - he's good to go for Week 5 | Likely Active | $6,100 | $7,100 | NYG | |
| D'Andre Swift | RB | Groin | Swift was limited in practice this week, but he'll be active in Week 5 without limitations | Likely Active | $6,100 | $6,900 | MIN | |
| Chase Claypool | WR | Hamstring | Claypool returned to a limited practice on Wednesday. He missed Week 4 but is on track to return in Week 5 | Likely Active | $6,000 | $6,000 | DEN | |
| Chase Edmonds | RB | Shoulder | Edmonds didn't practice Wednesday but got a side session in on Thursday. He's a GTD for Week 5 | Caution | $5,900 | $6,200 | SF | James Conner Eno Benjamin |
| Josh Jacobs | RB | Ankle | Jacobs practiced in full on Thursday and he should be good to resume his lead back role in Week 5 | Active | $5,900 | $7,200 | CHI | |
| Kenny Golladay | WR | Groin | Golladay got a limited practice session in on Wednesday and he should be able to play through this injury as he has for the last few weeks | Likely Active | $5,900 | $6,200 | DAL | |
| George Kittle | TE | Calf | Kittle has been placed on injured reserve and will miss the next three weeks. Fire up Dwelley | Inactive | $5,600 | $6,500 | ARI | Ross Dwelley |
| T.J. Hockenson | TE | Knee | Hockeson has practiced all week and he should be good to go, though Coach Campbell said he "has a chance" at playing. Monitor his status moving into the weekend | Caution | $5,500 | $6,400 | MIN | Darren Fells |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | Calf | Jimmy G is lookly doubtful to be active in Week 5 after logging DNP's on Wednesday and Thursday. | Likely Inactive | $5,500 | $6,900 | ARI | Trey Lance |
| Courtland Sutton | WR | Ankle | Sutton hurt his ankle at practice on Friday and now he's questionable for Week 5. Keep an eye on his status prior to Sunday | Caution | $5,500 | $6,100 | PIT | Tim Patrick Kendall Hinton David Moore Noah Fant |
| DeVante Parker | WR | Hamstring/Shoulder | Parker is now dealing with a sore hamstring on top of his existing shoulder issue, and he's now a true GTD for Week 5 | Caution | $5,400 | $5,700 | TB | Jaylen Waddle Mike Gesicki Preston Williams |
| Teddy Bridgewater | QB | Concussion | Bridgewater is expected to clear the concussion protocol and be active in Week 5 | Likely Active | $5,400 | $6,600 | PIT | |
| Ben Roethlisberger | QB | Pec / Hip | Big Ben suffered a hip injury in Week 4 after his pec injury in Week 2, but he should be able to practice in the later part of the week and that puts him on track to suit up in Week 5 | Likely Active | $5,300 | $6,600 | DEN | |
| Sterling Shepard | WR | Hamstring | Shepard has been ruled out for Week 5 | Inactive | $5,300 | $6,400 | DAL | Kenny Golladay Kadarius Toney John Ross Evan Engram |
| Eli Mitchell | RB | Shoulder | Mitchell remained limited at practice on Wednesday, as he has been for the last few weeks. Keep an eye on his status | Caution | $5,200 | $5,500 | ARI | Trey Sermon Kyle Juszczyk |
| Jamaal Williams | RB | Hip | Jamaal was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday but the indication is that he'll be fine for Week 5 | Likely Active | $5,200 | $6,000 | MIN | |
| Peyton Barber | RB | Turf Toe | Barber is likely going to be out multiple weeks with his turf toe injury | Inactive | $5,100 | $6,100 | CHI | Josh Jacobs Kenyan Drake |
| J.D. McKissic | RB | Ankle | McKissic was limited at Wednesday's practice. He should be OK for Week 5, but keep an eye on him | Likely Active | $5,000 | $5,300 | NO | |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | Ribs | JuJu was limited at practice on Wednesday after playing through the same injury last week. | Likely Active | $5,000 | $5,900 | DEN | |
| Tee Higgins | WR | Shoulder | Higgins will play in Week 5 against Green Bay | Active | $5,000 | $6,700 | GB | |
| Darnell Mooney | WR | Groin | Mooney was limited at practice on Wednesday and Thursday but he seems to be in good shape to be active in Week 5 | Likely Active | $4,700 | $5,600 | LV | |
| Giovani Bernard | RB | Knee | Bernard got a limited practice in on Wednesday after suffering a minor MCL sprain in Week 3. He should be able to make his return in Week 5 | Likely Active | $4,600 | $4,600 | MIA | Leonard Fournette Ronald Jones II |
| Logan Thomas | TE | Hamstring | IR | Inactive | $4,500 | $5,500 | NO | Ricky Seals-Jones |
| Darius Slayton | WR | Hamstring | Slayton has been ruled out for Week 5 | Inactive | $4,100 | $5,300 | DAL | Kenny Golladay Kadarius Toney John Ross Evan Engram |
| Justin Jackson | RB | Groin | Jackson is doubtful to play in Week 5, opening up Rountree for increased snaps | Likely Inactive | $4,000 | $5,400 | CLE | Larry Rountree Joshua Kelley |
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR | Hamstring | NWI didn't practice on Wednesday and was upgraded to limited on Thursday. He shouold be OK to suit up in Week 5, but A.J. Brown coming back will eat into his targets | Caution | $3,700 | $5,300 | JAC | A.J. Brown Chester Rogers Josh Reynolds |
| Maxx Williams | TE | Shoulder | Williams DNP on Wednesday. He has been a surprise success story at TE through four weeks and he'll need to monitored heading into the weekend | Caution | $3,400 | $5,200 | SF | |
| Curtis Samuel | WR | Groin | Samuel DNP on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday's injury report will be key here as Washington could just be managing his practice workload coming off his injury | Caution | $3,000 | $5,200 | NO | Dyami Brown |
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