Injuries
Week 10 injuries: Mahomes is fine, Deebo and Pickens aren't yet
Wednesday's practice reports cleared the big names and left three receivers hanging until Friday.
FHFantasy Homepage desk · · 2 min read
Play Mahomes, Goff and St. Brown as normal. Wait for Friday on Deebo, Pickens and Garrett Wilson.
Mahomes practised in full with his right elbow. Goff (chest) and St. Brown (ribs) were limited. Samuel was limited in his first practice since mid-October.
Half PPR
The quarterbacks are fine
Patrick Mahomes hurt his throwing elbow on a strip-sack late in the first half against the Jets and finished the game anyway. The MRI found nothing major, Andy Reid called him day to day, and on Wednesday he practised in full. He's a start at Atlanta like any other week.
Jared Goff turned up on Detroit's first report with a chest injury and was limited. So was Amon-Ra St. Brown, who played through his ribs last week. Both start against New England in Germany. A limited Wednesday for two veterans who played on Sunday isn't a warning sign.
Three receivers to check on Friday
Deebo Samuel Sr. practised for the first time since he hurt his hamstring on 11 October. Limited is a good start, but San Francisco just traded for Keenan Allen, so there's no rush to bring Samuel back at Dallas. Have Allen ready as the flex if Samuel sits.
George Pickens missed Week 9 with a hamstring and was limited on Wednesday. If he's off Friday's report, start him. If he's questionable, check the inactives before the late game.
Garrett Wilson is still in the concussion protocol. Limited work is progress, but he has to be cleared before he can face Buffalo. Have a replacement on your roster by Saturday.
Backfields
David Montgomery didn't practise with his groin and is at risk of missing a second game. Woody Marks had most of the Houston work without him. Start Marks at Cleveland as an RB2.
In Green Bay, MarShawn Lloyd wasn't on Wednesday's report and looks set to play the Vikings. That cuts into Kaleb Johnson, who we liked as the add after Josh Jacobs' surgery. Keep Johnson, but treat him as a flex in a split, not a starter.
Travis Etienne is back at practice for New Orleans. He's still on injured reserve and has to be activated first, so he's a stash, not a start.
Quarterback changes
Seattle has ruled out Sam Darnold again, and Drew Lock will start in Las Vegas through an oblique injury. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is a start no matter who throws to him.
Miami put Malik Willis on injured reserve with a groin injury, so he'll miss at least four games, and Kyle McCord makes his first NFL start at Indianapolis. Keep Ollie Gordon II in your lineup, since the Dolphins will lean on him. Sit the receivers until McCord shows you something.
If Samuel and Pickens both get full practices on Thursday, they're starts. If Wilson hasn't been cleared by Friday, don't wait on him.
Sources: AP (via AJC): Reid says Mahomes day to day with elbow, PFT: Goff limited at Lions practice with chest injury, PFT: Samuel limited in his return to practice, SicScore: Week 10 Wednesday injury report, Seahawks.com: Lock expected to start again in Week 10, NFL.com: Dolphins place Willis on IR; McCord in line for first start.