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Fantasy football Week 14 inactives: Status for George Pickens, D'Andre Swift and others

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 games

Dalton Kincaid, TE, BUF: Knee -- Inactive
Impact: Dawson Knox should handle most of the TE duties as Knox is given more time off before his return to action.

Keon Coleman, WR, BUF: Wrist -- Inactive
Impact: Meanwhile, Curtis Samuel (foot) is back and ready to step in.

Roschon Johnson, RB, CHI: Concussion -- OUT
Impact: Travis Homer will see a huge uptick in fantasy value ...

D'Andre Swift, RB, CHI: Quad -- Active
Impact: ... but Swift is still the favorite to get more touches.

DJ Moore, WR, CHI: Quad -- Active
Impact: He said he would be able to play, so this is not a surprise. Keenan Allen (ankle) was removed from the injury report prior to Sunday.

Tyler Higbee, TE, LAR: Knee -- OUT
Impact: Maybe next week? We've been hearing that for some time now.

Kenneth Walker III, RB, SEA: Ankle -- OUT
Impact: That sound you hear is Zach Charbonnet getting snatched off waiver wires in the almost 50% of leagues in which he was available headed into this week.

Jordan Mason, RB, SF: Ankle -- OUT/IR
Impact: It will be Isaac Guerendo, backed up by Patrick Taylor Jr. now that both Mason and Christian McCaffrey are on IR.


Sunday night game

Mecole Hardman, WR, KC: Knee -- OUT/IR
Impact: One less mouth for Patrick Mahomes to feed this week. Hollywood Brown could be back in Week 16.

Ladd McConkey, WR, LAC: Knee -- Questionable
Impact: Given the late start, even though there's optimism here, you may not want to risk it.


1 p.m. ET games

Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, CAR: Neck -- Active
Impact: He had a full practice Friday, which pointed to his playing Sunday.

Jalen Coker, WR, CAR: Quad -- Inactive
Impact: David Moore might become a "dart throw for the desperate."

Cedric Tillman, WR, CLE: Concussion -- OUT
Impact: Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore could see a few extra passes headed their way. Jamari Thrash (shoulder) is also inactive this week.

Trevor Lawrence, QB, JAX: Concussion -- OUT/IR
Impact: Mac Jones will finish off the season as the man under center in Jacksonville.

Alexander Mattison, RB, LV: Ankle -- Inactive
Impact: He practiced in limited fashion all week, but it was not enough for him to see the field Sunday.

Zamir White, RB, LV: Quad -- OUT
Impact: Sincere McCormick should see his fantasy relevance extended another week.

Jakobi Meyers, WR, LV: Ankle -- Active
Impact: All signs have been pointing to Meyers playing on a full complement of snaps.

Raheem Mostert, RB, MIA: Hip -- Inactive
Impact: Jaylen Wright should get some extra touches.

Will Reichard, K, MIN: Quad -- Active
Impact: He was activated from IR and fill-in John Parker Romo was released.

Kendre Miller, RB, NO: Hamstring -- Active
Impact: He was also activated from IR and could handle a small share of the backfield touches ...

Taysom Hill, TE, NO: Knee -- OUT/IR
Impact: ... especially given the multifaceted Hill's season-ending injury.

Bub Means, WR, NO: Ankle -- OUT/IR
Impact: Means was not activated this week, leaving Marquez Valdes-Scantling as the only serious Saints WR option.

Malik Nabers, WR, NYG: Groin -- Active
Impact: Wan'Dale Robinson and Darius Slayton would presumably get more looks if Nabers can't play a full 60 minutes.

Breece Hall, RB, NYJ: Knee -- OUT
Impact: Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis will attempt to pick up the slack for the injured Hall.

Dallas Goedert, TE, PHI: Knee -- OUT/IR
Impact: Grant Calcaterra takes over at TE as Goedert attempts to heal in time for the playoffs.

George Pickens, WR, PIT: Hamstring -- Inactive
Impact: As we feared, his late-week addition to the injury report was ominous. Calvin Austin III (concussion) is ready to return to action and could benefit.

Bucky Irving, RB, TB: Hip -- Active
Impact: Sean Tucker could still be in line for a little more action.

Trey Palmer, WR, TB: Hip -- Active
Impact: Additionally, Mike Evans (hamstring/calf) was removed from the injury report and will also play.