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AJ MassESPN Staff Writer
Whom should you start? Whom should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting a 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, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks.
Official Sunday inactives should begin coming in approximately 90 minutes prior to the scheduled kickoff times, including around 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late games.
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4 p.m. ET games
Offense
James Conner, RB, ARI: Ankle — Questionable
Impact: It’s looking to be a game-time call. Eno Benjamin and Darrel Williams would likely split carries if Conner sits.
Rondale Moore, WR, ARI: Hamstring — OUT
Impact: “Greg: The Greg Dortch Story” gets at least one more episode.
Randall Cobb, WR, GB: Illness — Questionable
Impact: Allen Lazard and Romeo Doubs would get more looks if he can’t play.
Christian Watson, WR, GB: Hamstring — Questionable
Impact: With Sammy Watkins now on IR, there’s an opportunity here for the taking. However, it looks like it may pass Watson by.
Marcedes Lewis, TE, GB: Groin — Questionable
Impact: Even if Lewis plays, the timeshare with Robert Tonyan limits both.
Justin Herbert, QB, LAC: Ribs — Questionable
Impact: It certainly seems likely that Chase Daniel will see some action under center — if not all of it.
Keenan Allen, WR, LAC: Hamstring — Questionable
Impact: Limited in practice. Plus, the threat of playing with a backup QB certainly doesn’t increase his fantasy value this week.
Donald Parham Jr., TE, LAC: Hamstring — Questionable
Impact: At present, Gerald Everett still looks like the top TE option on the team.
Van Jefferson, WR, LAR: Knee — OUT/IR
Impact: Ben Skowronek should see a consistent WR3-level target share.
Leonard Fournette, RB, TB: Hamstring — Questionable
Impact: With so much uncertainty in the WR room, one can only hope Fournette is ready to take on a full RB workload.
Chris Godwin, WR, TB: Hamstring — OUT
Impact: Mike Evans is suspended, so the newly signed Cole Beasley could be a factor.
Julio Jones, WR, TB: Knee — Questionable
Impact: As he’s a game-time call, be sure to have other options at the ready.
Breshad Perriman, WR, TB: Knee — Questionable
Impact: If he can play, he may be the team’s WR1 by default.
Russell Gage, WR, TB: Hamstring — Questionable
Impact: After not practicing on Friday, his Sunday situation is quite murky.
Defense
Shaquill Griffin, CB, JAX: Hip — Questionable
J.C. Jackson, CB, LAC: Ankle — Doubtful
David Long Jr., CB, LAR: Groin — OUT
Cobie Durant, CB, LAR: Hamstring — OUT
Shelby Harris, DE, SEA: Personal — OUT
Justin Coleman, CB, SEA: Calf — Doubtful
Quandre Diggs, S, SEA: Knee — Questionable
Akiem Hicks, DE, TB: Foot — OUT
Sunday night game
Tyrion Davis-Price, RB, SF: Ankle — OUT
Impact: Jeff Wilson Jr. will handle most of the RB workload, with Jordan Mason standing by.
Tyler Kroft, TE, SF: Knee — OUT
Impact: George Kittle (finally) looks to be good to go, so the 49ers seem set at tight end.
Arik Armstead, DT, SF: Foot — Questionable
Jerry Jeudy, WR, DEN: Ribs — Questionable
Impact: It seems likely he’ll try to play. Given the kickoff time, though, you might not want to risk it.
KJ Hamler, WR, DEN: Knee — Questionable
Impact: See comments above for Jeudy, Jerry.
Dre’Mont Jones, DE, DEN: Neck — Questionable
Josey Jewell, LB, DEN: Calf — Questionable
Pat Surtain II, CB, DEN: Shoulder — Questionable
1 p.m. ET games
Offense
J.K. Dobbins, RB, BAL: Knee — Active
Impact: As expected, he will finally make his 2022 debut. Kenyan Drake is inactive.
Isaiah Likely, TE, BAL: Groin — Active
Impact: Didn’t miss any full days of practice, so he must be ready to go. James Proche II is inactive.
Gabe Davis, WR, BUF: Ankle — Active
Impact: All signs point to Davis getting his typical workload.
Dawson Knox, TE, BUF: Foot — Active
Impact: With Knox able to play, Tommy Sweeney is inactive.
Velus Jones Jr., WR, CHI: Hamstring — Inactive
Impact: Good news for Dante Pettis and Equanimeous St. Brown.
Ryan Griffin, TE, CHI: Achilles — OUT
Impact: Cole Kmet will get another chance to prove he deserves to be in fantasy lineups.
Hayden Hurst, TE, CIN: Groin — Active
Impact: It’s a good matchup for Hurst, so it’s good news that he will be starting.
D’Andre Swift, RB, DET: Ankle — Active
Impact: Jamaal Williams will still get his share of touches, but Swift will start.
T.J. Hockenson, TE, DET: Hip — Active
Impact: Limited practices all week, but apparently nothing came up that requires him to sit today.
Brevin Jordan, TE, HOU: Ankle — OUT
Impact: O.J. Howard, who scored in Week 1, could see some extra red zone looks.
Harrison Butker, K, KC: Ankle — OUT
Impact: Matt Ammendola will handle kicking duties.
Josh Jacobs, RB, LV: Illness — Active
Impact: After originally not traveling with the team, he is in Tennessee and will play.
Hunter Renfrow, WR, LV: Concussion — OUT
Impact: Foster Moreau could be a surprise performer.
Cedrick Wilson Jr., WR, MIA: Ribs — Active
Impact: He was a game-time call, but apparently he will give it a shot. Myles Gaskin is inactive.
Jakobi Meyers, WR, NE: Knee — Inactive
Impact: Kendrick Bourne or Lil’Jordan Humphrey could surprise.
Jameis Winston, QB, NO: Back — Active
Impact: His injury reportedly “can’t get worse” from playing, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be able to go a full 60 minutes.
Alvin Kamara, RB, NO: Ribs — Active
Impact: He was reportedly very close to playing last week, so we’re not surprised to see him back in the mix.
Taysom Hill, TE, NO: Ribs — Inactive
Impact: This news probably saves fantasy managers from themselves.
Zach Wilson, QB, NYJ: Knee — OUT
Impact: Maybe next week for Wilson? Until then, Joe Flacco remains the man.
Corey Davis, WR, NYJ: Knee — Active
Impact: He will join Garrett Wilson and Elijah Moore in the Jets’ huddle.
C.J. Uzomah, TE, NYJ: Hamstring — Active
Impact: While it’s good to see him back on the field, he’ll likely share targets with Tyler Conklin.
Defense
Marcus Peters, CB, BAL: Knee — Active
Marlon Humphrey, CB, BAL: Groin — Active
Brandon Stephens, CB, BAL: Quad — Active
Jordan Phillips, DT, BUF: Hamstring — OUT
Ed Oliver, DT, BUF: Ankle — OUT
Tim Settle, DT, BUF: Calf — Active
Dane Jackson, CB, BUF: Neck — OUT
Jordan Poyer, S, BUF: Foot — Inactive
Donte Jackson, CB, CAR: Hamstring — Active
Matthew Adams, LB, CHI: Hamstring — OUT
Roquan Smith, LB, CHI: Hip — Active
Dane Cruikshank, S, CHI: Hamstring — OUT
Germaine Pratt, LB, CIN: Knee — Inactive
John Cominsky, DE, DET: Wrist — OUT
Aidan Hutchinson, DE, DET: Thigh — Active
Maliek Collins, DT, HOU: Knee — Active
Yannick Ngakoue, DE, IND: Back — Active
Shaquille Leonard, LB, IND: Back — OUT
Mike Danna, DE, KC: Calf — OUT
Bilal Nichols, DT, LV: Shoulder — Active
Denzel Perryman, LB, LV: Ankle — OUT
Tre’von Moehrig, S, LV: Hip — Inactive
Raekwon Davis, DT, MIA: Knee — Inactive
Xavien Howard, CB, MIA: Groin — Active
Eric Kendricks, LB, MIN: Toe — Active
Harrison Smith, S, MIN: Concussion — OUT
Andrew Booth Jr., CB, MIN: Quad — OUT
Davon Godchaux, DT, NE: Back — Active
Raekwon McMillan, LB, NE: Thumb — Inactive
Jalen Mills, CB, NE: Hamstring — Active
Kyle Dugger, S, NE: Knee — Inactive
Marcus Maye, S, NO: Ribs — Inactive
Paulson Adebo, CB, NO: Ankle — Active
John Frankllin-Myers, DE, NYJ: Quad — Active
Quinnen Williams, DT, NYJ: Foot — Active
Jordan Whitehead, S, NYJ: Calf — Active
Bud Dupree, LB, TEN: Hip — OUT
Ola Adeniyi, LB, TEN: Neck — OUT
Zach Cunningham, LB, TEN: Knee — Active
Ugo Amadi, S, TEN: Ankle — OUT
Daniel Wise, DE, WAS: Ankle — OUT
James Smith-Williams, DE, WAS: Abdomen — Inactive
Casey Toohill, LB, WAS: Concussion — OUT