November 6, 2025
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back
Rachaad White remains a must-start option heading into Sunday's tilt with a stingy New England Patriots defense. The Patriots have allowed a league-best 75.4 rushing yards per game, but White's impact in the passing game should allow him to remain relevant on Sunday. White has converted 24 targets into 21 receptions for 117 yards this season, making him a PPR weapon throughout the year. Along with his already high usage, the losses of
Mike Evans and
Chris Godwin have increased the need for quarterback
Baker Mayfield to rely on his backs in the passing game. Look for more of the same on Sunday, in this battle between two of the best teams in the league.
--Shaun AlbinSource: Buccaneers.com
November 6, 2025
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver
Jauan Jennings continues to rise, as he has clearly become the primary receiving target of quarterback
Mac Jones. While
Christian McCaffrey remains the bell-cow in this offense, Jennings has passed
Kendrick Bourne as the primary downfield threat. Jennings has seen 19 targets over the past three weeks, to Bourne's eight. This spike in usage suggests a healthier version of Jennings that we did not see early in the season. With his stock rising, those who held firm through his struggles early are being rewarded. Jennings should be considered a must-start as the team faces off with the Rams, who the 49ers defeated in Week 5 without Jennings on the field.
--Shaun AlbinSource: 49ers.com
November 6, 2025
Cleveland Browns wide receiver
Isaiah Bond (foot) was unable to practice again on Thursday, leaving his availability for the team's matchup with the New York Jets in doubt. Bond has appeared in eight games this season, hauling in 11 of 30 targets for 123 yards. The rookie speedster ranks 200th, out of 201 qualified receivers, with a 36.7% catch rate. With Bond's struggles this season, he should be dropped in all redraft leagues, while dynasty owners have can be a little more patient. It is evident this season that injuries, poor quarterback play, and questionable hands leave Bond unusable for starting lineups.
--Shaun AlbinSource: Scott Petrak ct
November 6, 2025
Carolina Panthers running back
Rico Dowdle (quadriceps) appears to be trending in the right direction heading into Sunday's matchup with the New Orleans Saints. Dowdle was seen stretching ahead of practice Thursday, after working on the side Wednesday. The emerging star is now wearing a helmet in practice, which is an encouraging sign. Continue to monitor injury reports through the weekend, with Dowdle viewed as a must-start if healthy. The 27-year-old has amassed 735 rushing yards and four touchdowns on just 131 carries this season, while adding another 132 yards and a touchdown through the air. The Saints are allowing 129.4 rushing yards per game, and it is unlikely that quarterback
Tyler Shough will be able to sustain drives and keep Dowdle off the field Sunday.
UPDATE: Dowdle was limited on Thursday.--Shaun AlbinSource: David Newton
November 6, 2025
Cleveland Browns rookie tight end
Harold Fannin Jr. is poised for another big game, as the team faces a beatable Jets secondary in Week 10. Fannin has seen 23 targets over the last three weeks and appears to be the favorite weapon for fellow rookie quarterback
Dillon Gabriel. The Jets have allowed 15 passing touchdowns through eight games, making the Browns red zone target a must-add off the waiver wire this week. This week's matchup is projected to be a defensive battle, with both teams relying heavily on their respective rushing attacks, likely resulting in heavy sets and high usage for tight ends in the passing game.
--Shaun AlbinSource: Cleveland Browns
November 6, 2025
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver
Jakobi Meyers walks into an immediate opportunity to dominate the target share as they face the Houston Texans in Week 10. Meyers joins a wide receiver room absent of
Brian Thomas Jr. (ankle) and
Travis Hunter (knee). The Jaguars are averaging just 215.3 yards per game through the air, but Meyers' biggest competition for targets this week is 23-year-old
Parker Washington.
Trevor Lawrence and the offense face a tough test against a Texans defense that is allowing just 177.5 passing yards per game and ranks fourth with nine interceptions on the year. Meyers is a must-start option this week, as Lawrence tests out his new weapon on day one.
--Shaun AlbinSource: Jacksonville Jaguars
November 6, 2025
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver
Michael Pittman Jr. (glute) returned to practice on Thursday after being listed as a non-participant on Wednesday with a glute injury, according to James Boyd of The Athletic. It's encouraging news that means Pittman should be available to play this weekend in Berlin, Germany, versus the Atlanta Falcons. The 28-year-old is having a bounce-back season in 2025 with quarterback
Daniel Jones running the offense in Indy. The former first-rounder had only 808 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 16 games in 2024, but he's already up to 52 catches, 561 receiving yards, and a career-high-tying six touchdowns in 2025 through nine starts. As long as Pittman is available to play this weekend overseason, he should be a must-start in all fantasy football lineups as the Colts' WR1. Through nine weeks, Pittman is the WR11 in half-PPR scoring in average fantasy points per game.
UPDATE: Pittman was a full-go on Thursday.--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - James Boyd
November 6, 2025
Buffalo Bills running back
James Cook (ankle, foot) was seen at the portion of practice open to the media on Thursday after not practicing on Wednesday, according to Sal Capaccio. Fantasy managers might have been running to the waiver wire on Wednesday to pick up
Ty Johnson or
Ray Davis after news broke that Cook didn't practice due to an ankle/foot injury. The 26-year-old has returned to practice, but there is still some uncertainty about his status for Sunday's divisional matchup against the Miami Dolphins. Cook may need a full practice this week to avoid a questionable tag. If he were to be limited or out altogether in Miami in Week 10, Johnson and Davis would likely split backfield touches for the Bills. Cook is on his way to a third straight Pro Bowl appearance in 2025, collecting 867 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on 153 carries after leading the NFL with 16 rushing scores a year ago. He currently leads the NFL with 5.7 yards per tote and 108.4 rushing yards per game.
UPDATE: Cook was limited on Thursday.--Keith HernandezSource: Sal Capaccio
November 6, 2025
Houston Texans running back
Nick Chubb (foot) is back at practice on Thursday after missing practice on Wednesday with a foot injury, according to DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN. It's a good sign that Chubb will be able to suit up this Sunday when the team takes on the division-rival Jacksonville Jaguars, but the 29-year-old might need to upgrade to a full practice before Friday to avoid taking a questionable tag into the weekend. Chubb has been pretty lackluster on the ground in his first year with the Texans, and he could be facing more defenders in the box this weekend if he's active, since starting quarterback
C.J. Stroud has already been ruled out with a concussion. Chubb has been Houston's preferred choice on early downs since
Joe Mixon (ankle, foot) has yet to play in 2025, and he's run for 355 yards and two touchdowns on 91 carries. If Chubb is limited at all this weekend, rookie
Woody Marks would see an expanded workload.
UPDATE: Chubb was limited on Thursday.--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - DJ Bien-Aime
November 6, 2025
Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said that rookie first-round wide receiver
Matthew Golden (shoulder) will be a limited participant in Thursday's practice after getting injured in Sunday's upset loss to the Carolina Panthers, according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN. Before getting injured in Week 9, Golden caught all two of his three targets for just nine yards. The 22-year-old was being hyped during training camp and the preseason, but he has underwhelmed so far in his first year in the NFL, catching 23 passes for 262 yards and no touchdowns on 29 targets over eight games (four starts). Golden's floor should be raised now that tight end
Tucker Kraft (knee) is out for the year, but he still makes for a shaky WR4/flex if he's active for a Monday night showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 10. Golden has managed only nine catches (10 targets) for 50 yards in the last three games.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Rob Demovsky
November 6, 2025
Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said that wide receiver
Dontayvion Wicks (calf) will be limited in Thursday's practice, according to Weston Hodkiewicz of Packers.com. Wicks injured his calf in the Week 7 win over the Arizona Cardinals and hasn't practiced or played since, so the fact that he's back on the field on Thursday is a sign that he'll have a chance to return for the Monday night showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 10. The Packers lost tight end
Tucker Kraft (knee) for the season in their Week 9 upset loss to the Carolina Panthers, so there will be more targets to go around in Green Bay's passing game moving forward. However, the 24-year-old Wicks will still be a boom/bust fantasy option with limited volume if he's able to return this week. Despite injuries to
Jayden Reed (collarbone) and
Christian Watson, Wicks has only 13 catches for 134 yards and no touchdowns in his six games in 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: Packers.com - Weston Hodkiewicz
November 6, 2025
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver
Brian Thomas Jr. (ankle) was not seen at the portion of practice open to the media on Thursday, according to Demetrius Harvey of Jaguars.com. If Thomas does not make it onto the field, it will be his second straight missed practice of the week after he picked up a low-grade high-ankle sprain in the Week 9 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The Jaguars said earlier this week that they felt the 23-year-old second-year pass catcher had a good chance to suit up this Sunday against the division-rival Houston Texans, but two straight DNPs suggest otherwise. The Jags also put first-rounder
Travis Hunter (knee) on Injured Reserve, so they could be down to
Parker Washington,
Dyami Brown (concussion), and the newly acquired
Jakobi Meyers at WR this weekend against a strong Texans defense. Thomas' Friday status will go a long way in determining whether he's active in Week 10.
--Keith HernandezSource: Jaguars.com - Demetrius Harvey
November 6, 2025
The Green Bay Packers sent running back
MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) "out west" to get his body right, according to head coach Matt LaFleur, and the results have been promising. "We'll see," LaFleur said. The Packers said at the end of October that the 24-year-old was not close to returning to practice. It remains to be seen if the second-year RB will be able to get back on the field, but so far, he has spent the entire 2025 season on Injured Reserve due to a hamstring injury. The Packers had high hopes for Lloyd when they drafted him, but he has only played in one game so far in his NFL career.
Josh Jacobs is the clear bell-cow back in Green Bay's backfield, with
Emanuel Wilson and
Chris Brooks backing him up. If Lloyd does finally make his way back in the second half of the season, there's no guarantee he'll rise above the RB4 for the Packers.
--Keith HernandezSource: Kyle Malzhan
November 6, 2025
Cleveland Browns rookie running back
Dylan Sampson saw his biggest volume since the season opener in the Week 8 loss to the New England Patriots, when fellow rookie
Quinshon Judkins left the game in the third quarter due to a shoulder injury. The Browns had their bye in Week 9 and are getting ready to face the New York Jets this Sunday in Week 10. The 21-year-old Sampson was a speculative waiver-wire addition for fantasy managers who need help at the RB position, but it remains to be seen how much the fourth-rounder will be involved this weekend now that Judkins has been removed from the injury report. Barring a setback, Judkins should be fine to face the Jets as Cleveland's lead back. Sampson had a season-high 12 carries in Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals, but since then, he hasn't had more than four totes in a single game. It's looking like Sampson won't be a realistic starting option in fantasy lineups this weekend.
--Keith HernandezSource: Pro Football Reference
November 6, 2025
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver
Josh Downs has attracted interest from fantasy managers of late after scoring a touchdown in three straight games. In that span, along with his three scores, Downs has 15 receptions on 19 targets for 138 yards for the Colts. Indy has a crowded receiver room with
Michael Pittman Jr., Alex Pierce, and rookie tight end
Tyler Warren all demanding targets, but Downs has consistently attracted the eye of quarterback
Daniel Jones. In the last four games, the 24-year-old pass-catcher has had at least seven targets in three contests, and he's caught exactly six passes in three of those four games. He drew a season-high nine targets in last week's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers with the team down multiple scores for most of the day. The former third-rounder will be looking to score for a fourth straight week on Sunday in Germany against the Atlanta Falcons.
--Keith HernandezSource: Pro Football Reference
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