January 8, 2026
Los Angeles Rams tight end
Tyler Higbee (ankle) was a full participant in practice on Friday and has been removed from the final injury report. Higbee will be active for Wild-Card weekend on Saturday against the Carolina Panthers after he was limited in practice on Tuesday and Wednesday. The 33-year-old missed six games due to an ankle issue that landed him on Injured Reserve, but he was able to return in the Week 18 regular-season finale against the Arizona Cardinals. Higbee played 64% of the offensive snaps in his return while catching five of his six targets for 91 yards and a touchdown. It was a nice first game back, and he could see more time on the field this weekend if rookie
Terrance Ferguson (hamstring) cannot play. The impending return of receiver
Davante Adams (hamstring) is bad news for Higbee, though. Consider him a touchdown-dependent TE1 on Wild-Card weekend against Carolina.
--Keith HernandezSource: Los Angeles Daily News - Adam Grosbard
January 8, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers running back
Jaylen Warren (illness) did not practice with the team on Thursday due to an illness, according to Brooke Pryor of ESPN. Warren's status is worth monitoring going into Monday night's Wild-Card playoff matchup against the visiting Houston Texans, but the 27-year-old should be good to go by then. However, if he's still feeling under the weather by then and sees a smaller workload, it would benefit backfield mate
Kenneth Gainwell, albeit in a very tough matchup against the No. 1 defense in the league. Warren has seen double-digit carries in all but one of his 16 games played this year, but Gainwell has taken on a bigger role in Pittsburgh's backfield late in the season. He ranked as the RB19 with 12.3 half-PPR points per game, while Houston's defense allowed the eighth-fewest half-PPR points per week to the position. Warren sets up as a low-end RB1 in fantasy playoff formats.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Brooke Pryor
January 8, 2026
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver
Ricky Pearsall (knee, ankle) was seen on a side field during Thursday's practice, according to Matt Barrows of The Athletic. Pearsall is going to go down as a non-participant in practice for the second straight day, which doesn't bode well for his availability on Sunday in the Wild-Card playoff game on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles. The 25-year-old missed six games earlier this year due to a PCL sprain in his right knee, and he aggravated the injury in Week 17. The former first-rounder did not play in the Week 18 regular-season finale against the Seattle Seahawks last Saturday and is on the wrong side of questionable to be active for the first round of the playoffs. If Pearsall misses Sunday's game,
Jauan Jennings,
Demarcus Robinson, and
Kendrick Bourne could all see more targets in the passing game in a tough matchup against Philly's defense.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Matt Barrows
January 8, 2026
Across 16 games played in 2025, Green Bay Packers wide receiver
Romeo Doubs recorded 55 receptions for 724 yards and six touchdowns on 85 targets. Doubs was Green Bay's most reliable wide receiver option through the early portion of the season, averaging 6.4 targets per game over his first 10 contests. However, his role was diminished down the stretch, as he averaged just 3.5 targets per game over his final six outings. Doubs' playing time dropped off in the second half of the season as well, as he played more than 76% of the Packers' offensive snaps in just two games after Week 10. Green Bay will face the Chicago Bears in the first round of the NFC playoffs on Saturday night. Doubs had a big game against Chicago in Week 16, recording five catches for 84 yards and a touchdown on six targets. However, he struggled mightily against the Bears in Week 14, going without a reception on two targets. Based on his late-season inconsistency and the question marks around his role in the Green Bay offense, Doubs profiles as a low-end wide receiver option for fantasy managers in playoff leagues.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
January 8, 2026
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver
Davante Adams (hamstring) is off the injury report and "good to go" for his team's Wild-Card matchup against the Carolina Panthers, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. Adams missed his team's final three games of the regular season after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 15. The 33-year-old was a huge part of the Rams offense this season when healthy, recording 60 receptions for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns on 114 targets. He recorded four games with multiple touchdowns this season and had more outings with a touchdown grab (nine) than without (five). Now that Adams is back, he profiles as a high-end wide receiver option in the first round of the postseason for fantasy managers in playoff leagues.
--Will BradySource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
January 8, 2026
After suffering a concussion early in his team's Week 16 loss to the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers quarterback
Jordan Love missed the final two games of the 2025 season. However, Love is off the injury report and ready to go for his team's Wild Card Weekend rematch against Chicago. The 27-year-old was very solid when healthy this season, completing 66.3% of his pass attempts for 3,381 yards, 23 touchdowns, and six interceptions. Love was also highly productive in the one full game he played against the Bears this season, completing 17 of 25 pass attempts for 234 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. Chicago's defense was generally a favorable matchup for quarterbacks throughout the regular season, allowing the third-most fantasy points per game to the position. Fantasy managers in playoff leagues may feel the need to be cautious about trusting Love coming off the injury, but he could be a sleeper option at the quarterback position in the first round of the postseason.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
January 8, 2026
Across 15 games in 2025, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver
Jauan Jennings recorded 55 receptions for 643 yards and nine touchdowns on 90 targets. The 28-year-old proved the ability to provide stable production, earning at least five targets in 10 out of his final 11 games of the season. Jennings also established himself as a red zone threat, scoring six touchdowns over his final six outings. Particularly with fellow 49ers wideout
Ricky Pearsall (knee, ankle) battling injuries, Jennings appears poised to remain in his team's WR1 role for their Wild Card Weekend matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. While Jennings may not carry explosive production upside, he's a solid bet for somewhere between five to seven targets and should get some looks in the end zone. Fantasy managers in playoff leagues should view Jennings as a solid wide receiver option entering the postseason.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
January 8, 2026
Across 14 games this season, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver
Demarcus Robinson recorded just 22 receptions for 276 yards and one touchdown on 35 targets. However, the 31-year-old was more consistently productive down the stretch of the season, hauling in nine catches for 113 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets over his final four games played. With fellow 49ers' wideout
Ricky Pearsall (knee, ankle) uncertain to be available for the team's Wild Card Weekend matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, Robinson could play a key role. With Pearsall sidelined in Week 18, Robinson played a season-high 88% of San Francisco's offensive snaps. If Pearsall is unable to play against Philadelphia, Robinson could be a low-end wide receiver option for fantasy managers in playoff leagues.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
January 8, 2026
Across 16 games in 2025, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver
Kendrick Bourne recorded 37 receptions for 551 yards and zero touchdowns on 53 targets. The vast majority of Bourne's production came in early October, when he recorded 15 catches for 284 yards on 20 targets across a two-game stretch. The 30-year-old's role in the San Francisco offense faded down the end of the season, as he hauled in just six catches on nine targets over his final seven games played. However, 49ers wideout
Ricky Pearsall's (knee, ankle) status for the team's Wild Card Weekend matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles is in doubt as he battles a PCL sprain in his knee. If Pearsall is held out, Bourne could see a larger role in the 49ers' passing game. Pending Pearsall's availability, Bourne could be a low-end option for fantasy managers in playoff leagues.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
January 8, 2026
Buffalo Bills tight end
Dalton Kincaid (knee) was limited again in practice on Thursday. Kincaid should be ready to go for the Wild-Card playoff tilt on Sunday against the hosting Jacksonville Jaguars. The 26-year-old missed some time due to injury in 2025, but he was still the team's second-leading receiver with 571 yards in 12 games, and he led the Bills with five touchdown grabs. Kincaid is coming off a three-catch, 48-yard game in the regular-season finale against the New York Jets in a game in which quarterback
Josh Allen didn't play behind the first snap. He should be considered firmly in the TE1 mix for fantasy managers competing in playoff leagues while going up against a Jaguars defense that allowed the 10th-most half-PPR points per game to opposing TEs. Kincaid was tied for 11th at the position this year with 8.9 half-PPR fantasy points per game.
--Keith HernandezSource: Buffalo Bills PR
January 8, 2026
Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator Greg Roman said that rookie first-round running back
Omarion Hampton (ankle) will be "involved some today" in practice on Thursday, according to Daniel Popper of The Athletic. "We're going to wait and see on that. He's working through his process with the medical group. He's engaged. He's ready mentally with the game plan," Roman said. The 22-year-old did not practice at all on Wednesday. It's a good sign that Hampton will be on the field on Thursday, but it still sounds like his availability for Sunday night's Wild-Card game against the New England Patriots is very much up in the air. It's especially concerning that the North Carolina product is on the injury report after being rested in the Week 18 regular-season finale. Hampton suffered a fractured ankle back in Week 5 and didn't return from IR until Week 14. On top of his injury concern, Hampton and the Chargers are facing a tough Pats run defense, making Hampton a shaky low-end RB1 in fantasy.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
January 8, 2026
Updating a previous report, Buffalo Bills kicker
Matt Prater (quadriceps) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, according to Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News. Prater was a DNP in the first practice of the week on Wednesday after he aggravated a right-quad injury in the Week 18 regular-season finale against the New York Jets. The 41-year-old veteran missed Weeks 16 and 17 due to the injury, but it appears he's making good progress and will have a good chance to play on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Wild-Card round of the playoffs. As a fallback option, Buffalo signed
Matthew Wright to their practice squad on Tuesday. Prater seemingly is on the right side of questionable for this weekend's game right now, but he'll be a pretty risky fantasy option against a Jags team that allowed the third-fewest fantasy points per game to opposing kickers in 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Buffalo News - Katherine Fitzgerald
January 8, 2026
The Baltimore Ravens have requested to interview San Francisco 49ers head coach Robert Saleh for their head-coaching job, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Saleh has also received interview requests from the Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals, and Tennessee Titans. Baltimore is looking for a new coach after they fired John Harbaugh on Tuesday, following 18 years with the organization. The Ravens also plan to speak with Broncos DC Vance Joseph, Broncos quarterbacks coach/pass-game coordinator
Davis Webb, Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, and Vikings DC Brian Flores for the head-coaching job. Saleh's time as the head coach of the New York Jets didn't go so well, but he's done a respectable job coaching a banged-up 49ers defense in 2025. The No. 1 priority for the team's next head coach will be to "invigorate" and motivate quarterback
Lamar Jackson.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
January 8, 2026
Houston Texans running back
Jawhar Jordan (ankle) did not practice due to a high-ankle sprain on Thursday, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Sports. Jordan suffered a high-ankle sprain in the Week 18 regular-season finale against the Houston Texans and will be a serious question mark to be ready to play by Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a Wild-Card playoff matchup. Before the 26-year-old got hurt in Week 18, he had taken over the RB2 role in Houston over veteran
Nick Chubb. Chubb was a healthy scratch for the regular-season finale. If Jordan cannot play this week, Chubb will almost certainly dress on Monday to provide backfield depth behind rookie
Woody Marks. Jordan only appeared in four games during the regular season in his second year in the NFL, carrying the ball 43 times for 193 yards and no touchdowns.
--Keith HernandezSource: KPRC 2 Sports - Aaron Wilson
January 8, 2026
The Cleveland Browns will interview defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and offensive coordinator Tommy Rees for their vacant head-coaching position, according to Mark Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Browns have also requested interviews with Ravens OC Todd Monken, Seahawks DC Aden Durde, and Bengals OC Dan Pritcher. Schwartz ran one of the most dominant defenses in the league this year, while Rees took over the team's rookie-oriented offense back in Week 10. The Browns are searching for a new head coach after firing Kevin Stefanski on Monday. Schwartz went 29-51 overall with one playoff appearance as the head coach for the Detroit Lions from 2009-13. Since Cleveland hired him as the DC in 2023, he has had a lot of success with the unit. There are some people who believe he'd be better off staying in the coordinator role, with the Browns bringing in another offensive-minded head coach.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Cleveland Plain Dealer - Mary Kay Cabot
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