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Whom should you start? Whom should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting an offensive player who won't be in the lineup, we'll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their official inactives lists. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks. Official Sunday inactives should begin coming in approximately 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff times: around 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late-afternoon games. Refresh often for the latest information.
4 p.m. ET gamesJonathon Brooks, RB, CAR: Knee -- OUT
Impact: Chuba Hubbard gets another start. A Week 9 return for Brooks seems to be the current target. Tommy Tremble , TE, CAR: Back -- Inactive
Impact: The back issue is in addition to his still having been in the league's concussion protocol late in the week. Ja'Tavion Sanders should be in line for the start. Diontae Johnson, WR, CAR: Ribs -- Active
Impact: He has been out with hamstring woes, and now a few other injuries have been tacked on. There are too many question marks to risk starting him for fantasy, even though he will suit up. David Moore, WR, CAR: Knee -- Active
Impact: Even with Moore playing, Jonathan Mingo would be the better speculative add this week. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, KC: Team decision -- Inactive
Impact: Although he was eligible to play after being activated from the reserve/non-football illness list on Tuesday, it's Samaje Perine and Carson Steele who will backup Kareem Hunt JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, KC: Hamstring -- Active
Impact: The veteran receiver will indeed give it a try this week. Cooper Kupp, WR, LAR: Ankle -- Inactive
Impact: As expected, it will be at least one more week until we see Kupp. There's no reason to risk bringing him back until he's 100% ready. Jordan Whittington, WR, LAR: Shoulder -- Active
Impact: He did see double-digit targets in the Rams' last game with Kupp out. Zamir White, RB, LV: Groin -- Active
Impact: A full Friday practice pointed to a Sunday committee of White and Alexander Mattison. Jakobi Meyers, WR, LV: Ankle -- Inactive
Impact: One member of the trio of Tre Tucker, Tyreik McAllister, and DJ Turner might stand out Sunday. Which one? That's the big unknown. Matthew Wright, K, SF: Shoulder -- OUT/IR
Impact: The 49ers have seemingly had more kickers this season than Spinal Tap had drummers. Jake Moody, K, SF: Ankle -- OUT
Impact: Moody is still not ready to return, so Anders Carlson will try to avoid the "injury curse" this weekend. Jauan Jennings, WR, SF: Hip -- OUT
Impact: No practice this week makes it unlikely he'll be able to play, plus ... Ricky Pearsall, WR, SF: Chest -- Active
Impact: ... Pearsall appears to have recovered enough from his well-publicized injuries to debut. Brian Robinson Jr., RB, WAS: Knee -- Active
Impact: Being limited in action all week leaves the door open for Austin Ekeler to potentially have a solid Sunday. However, Robinson will play.
Sunday night gameTyler Conklin, TE, NYJ: Hip -- Questionable
Impact: He's expected to be able to start, but all eyes will be on the newest member of the Jets, WR Davante Adams. Cordarrelle Patterson, RB, PIT: Ankle -- OUT
Impact: Jaylen Warren continues to have little competition for touches behind Najee Harris. Roman Wilson, WR, PIT: Hamstring -- Questionable
Impact: Limited in practice late in the week, this Wilson is likely to miss QB Russell Wilson's expected return.
9:30 a.m. London gameRhamondre Stevenson, RB, NE: Foot -- Active
Impact: All signs were pointing to Stevenson answering the call early Sunday in London. Javon Baker, WR, NE: Illness -- Inactive
Impact: He has been a healthy scratch for weeks now, so this illness certainly didn't help matters. Tyquan Thornton also sits. Travis Etienne Jr. , RB, JAX: Hamstring -- Inactive
Impact: Tank Bigsby and D'Ernest Johnson will handle the carries.
1 p.m. ET gamesDarrynton Evans, RB, BUF: Hamstring -- Not activated from IR
Impact: It looks like Evans is still not ready to make his 2024 debut, but ... Ray Davis, RB, BUF: Calf -- Active
Impact: ... James Cook (toe) is ready to roll and should see the bulk of Buffalo's RB action. Nick Chubb, RB, CLE: Knee -- Activated from IR
Impact: Exactly how many snaps he plays is unknown, but he could see a lot of action since ... Jerome Ford, RB, CLE: Hamstring -- OUT
Impact: ... Ford is out for at least Week 7. Pierre Strong Jr. and D'Onta Foreman will handle what Chubb cannot. Nyheim Hines, RB, CLE: Knee -- Not activated from PUP list
Impact: Hines practiced in full this week but will have to wait until at least next Sunday to return. Dontayvion Wicks, WR, GB: Shoulder -- Active
Impact: Wicks was limited in practice all week, but both he and Christian Watson (ankle) appear to be ready to go. Robert Woods, WR, HOU: Foot -- OUT
Impact: Xavier Hutchinson might see a few targets behind the duo of Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell. Jonathan Taylor, RB, IND: Ankle -- OUT
Impact: Trey Sermon (knee) was removed from the injury report and will start. Josh Downs, WR, IND: Toe -- Active
Impact: He saw only limited action late in the week but he will play Sunday. Alec Pierce, WR, IND: Shoulder -- Active
Impact: After ramping up to a full practice on Friday, there's no surprise that Pierce will be in the huddle Sunday. Michael Pittman Jr. , WR, IND: Back -- Active
Impact: Rounding out the "questionable WR trio" in Indy, Pittman's lack of practice on Friday had left his Sunday availability up in the air, but he is apparently going to try to play. Skylar Thompson, QB, MIA: Ribs -- Inactive (Emergency QB)
Impact: Tyler Huntley will start in Week 7, with Tua Tagovailoa potentially on course to be back for Week 8. Odell Beckham Jr., WR, MIA: Hamstring -- Active
Impact: No catches last week, no need to trust him. Malik Washington is a slightly better-upside gamble. Aaron Jones, RB, MIN: Hamstring -- Active
Impact: Jones will be on the field Sunday, although the Vikings did trade for Cam Akers early in the week. Myles Gaskin is out. T.J. Hockenson, TE, MIN: Knee -- OUT
Impact: There's still time before the Vikings are forced to activate him from IR, so a little more patience seems prudent. Dallas Goedert, TE, PHI: Hamstring -- OUT
Impact: Grant Calcaterra and Jack Stoll will attempt to fill Goedert's very large shoes. Kenneth Walker III, RB, SEA: Illness -- Active
Impact: This developed on Saturday, but he's apparently well enough to give it a try. Still, Zach Charbonnet might see a few extra touches. Will Levis, QB, TEN: Shoulder -- OUT
Impact: Levis will not play and may even miss a number of games going forward. Mason Rudolph will start in his place. Tyjae Spears, RB, TEN: Hamstring -- OUT
Impact: Tony Pollard gets the call at lead back, with Julius Chestnut picking up scraps. Treylon Burks, WR, TEN: Knee -- OUT/IR
Impact: Calvin Ridley and Tyler Boyd both potentially could get more targets.
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