AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Oct 15, 2023, 12:54 PM ET4 Minute Read
Should there be any concerns about Darren Waller on the injury report?
Stephania Bell explains why she’s more optimistic that Darren Waller can play for the Giants on Sunday night than Saquon Barkley.
Who should you start with? Who should you sit on? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid using an offensive player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll be posting fantasy-related updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their official inactive lists . All rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff.
Official inactive players on Sunday should arrive approximately 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff times: approximately 8 a.m. ET for the London game, 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late afternoon games.
Update regularly to get the latest information.
4 p.m. ET games
Marquise Brown, WR, ARI – Questionable
Impact: Despite battling illness this week, he was still able to train. The signs point to a Sunday start.
Sam LaPorta, TE, DET – Questionable
Impact: He practiced on Friday and says he’s looking forward to playing on Sunday. He looks like a playdate.
Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, DET — OUT OF
Impact: David Montgomery will likely handle close to 20 touches in the Detroit backfield.
JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, NE — OUT OF
Impact: Tyquan Thornton was activated from IR to join the huddle in 3-WR sets.
Game on Sunday evening
Dawson Knox, TE, BUF – Questionable
Impact: He’s been practicing on a limited basis all week and is leaning toward starting to do so, which is good news since…
Dalton Kincaid, TE, BUF – Questionable
Impact: …Kincaid has yet to be approved by the league’s concussion protocol, so his Sunday is currently on hold.
Daniel Jones, QB, NYG — OUT OF
Impact: Tyrod Taylor is the Giants’ focus this week, so temper your expectations.
Saquon Barkley, RB, NYG – Questionable
Impact: He’s been practicing this week and finally seems ready to get back into action.
Darren Waller, TE, NYG – Questionable
Impact: Assuming he plays, he could very well end up being Taylor’s favorite target.
9:30 a.m. ET
Keaton Mitchell, RB, BAL – Active
Impact: The freshman practiced all week in anticipation of joining Justice Hill in backup Gus Edwards.
Treylon Burks, WR, TEN — OUT OF
Impact: Nick Westbrook-Ikhine will increase in value, but DeAndre Hopkins is still the better WR option on the Titans.
Play at 1 p.m. ET
Miles Sanders, RB, CAR — OUT OF
Impact: Chuba Hubbard should get most of the backcourt touches for the Panthers, with Laviska Shenault Jr. perhaps seeing some plays.
Roschon Johnson, RB, CHI — OUT OF
Impact: With Khalil Herbert (ankle) now on IR, D’Onta Foreman gets a chance to assume lead back duties.
Travis Homer, RB, CHI — OUT OF
Impact: A missed opportunity to get some touches for Homer. Darrynton Evans will support Foreman.
Tee Higgins, WR, CIN – Active
Impact: The Bengals have a bye on the line in Week 7, so with Higgins active he will likely be close to 100%.
Deshaun Watson, QB, CLE — OUT OF
Impact: PJ Walker will start in Week 6, but we may see Dorian Thompson-Robinson at some point this week, or in the coming weeks should Walker struggle.
David Njoku, TE, CLE – Active
Impact: He played before last week’s bye, so it’s not too surprising that he’s ready to go today.
Robert Woods, WR, HOU – Active
Impact: He’s been practicing quite a bit this week, so Woods could well start alongside Nico Collins.
Tank Dell, WR, HOU — Inactive
Impact: Noah Brown has been activated from IR and may take over Dell snap share.
Zay Jones, WR, JAX — OUT OF
Impact: The Jaguars will likely rely heavily on the duo of Christian Kirk and Calvin Ridley.
Jeff Wilson Jr, RB, MIA — OUT OF
Impact: There has been talk of him being activated from IR this week, but it looks like he isn’t ready yet. Salvon Ahmed should support Raheem Mostert again.
Chase Claypool, WR, MIA — Inactive
Impact: Apparently Miami is not ready to send the recently acquired receiver into the game.
Juwan Johnson, TE, NO — OUT OF
Impact: Once again the tandem of Jimmy Graham and Foster Moreau will capture their target share.
Elijah Mitchell, RB, SF – Active
Impact: Jordan Mason may still be in line for some backup contact.