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AJ MassESPN Staff Writer
Who should you start? Who should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and to avoid starting a player who won’t be playing, 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 time, 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
Kyler Murray, QB, ARI: Ankle — Questionable
Impact: Although he’s technically a game-time call, Murray is expected to rest until Week 13.
Colt McCoy, QB, ARI: Pectoral — Questionable
Impact: If he were fully healthy, you’d still be advised to start somebody else.
Jonathan Ward, RB, ARI: Concussion — OUT
Impact: Eno Benjamin again has a chance to back up James Conner.
DeAndre Hopkins, WR, ARI: Hamstring — OUT
Impact: Christian Kirk‘s window of opportunity for a fantasy surge remains open.
Amari Cooper, WR, DAL: COVID-19 — OUT
Impact: Michael Gallup and CeeDee Lamb will have to hold down the fort.
Defense
Corey Peters, DT, ARI: Shoulder — Questionable
Budda Baker, S, ARI: Heel — Questionable
L’Jarius Sneed, CB, KC: Knee — Questionable
Brandon Facyson, CB, LV: Finger — Questionable
Jamal Adams, S, SEA: Groin — Questionable
D.J. Reed, CB, SEA: Groin — Questionable
Sunday night game
T.J. Watt, LB, PIT: Hip — OUT
Joe Haden, CB, PIT: Foot — OUT
Justin Jackson, RB, LAC: Quad — Questionable
Impact: If he can play, he’d likely return to being Austin Ekeler‘s primary backup.
Joey Bosa, LB, LAC: COVID-19 — Expected to play
Drue Tranquill, LB, LAC: COVID-19 — Expected to play
Jerry Tillery, DE, LAC: COVID-19 — Not expected to play
1 p.m. ET games
Offense
Lamar Jackson, QB, BAL: Illness — Inactive
Impact: Trace McSorley was elevated from the practice squad. Tyler Huntley will start in Jackson’s place.
Latavius Murray, RB, BAL: Ankle — Active
Impact: He will finally return to action, although a timeshare with Devonta Freeman is still likely.
Marquise Brown, WR, BAL: Thigh — OUT
Impact: Rashod Bateman and Sammy Watkins will start because of the injury to Hollywood.
Devin Duvernay, WR, BAL: Knee — Active
Impact: He may be more involved than usual in 3-WR sets, but keep in mind who is starting at quarterback.
Allen Robinson II, WR, CHI: Hamstring — Inactive
Impact: He did not practice this week. Damiere Byrd may be called upon to step up.
Anthony Schwartz, WR, CLE: Concussion — OUT
Impact: Rashard Higgins will see an increased workload in his absence.
Donovan Peoples-Jones, WR, CLE: Groin — Inactive
Impact: This removes another potential target for an already bruised Baker Mayfield.
Jared Goff, QB, DET: Oblique — Inactive
Impact: Tim Boyle will start for Detroit. He should not start for your fantasy team.
Jermar Jefferson, RB, DET: Ankle — OUT
Impact: D’Andre Swift should be the team’s No. 1 RB option.
Jamaal Williams, RB, DET: Thigh — Active
Impact: Expect him to get a lot of touches alongside Swift.
Aaron Jones, RB, GB: Knee — OUT
Impact: AJ Dillon will take his place, but it gets pretty thin in the Packers’ backfield after him.
Allen Lazard, WR, GB: Shoulder — Inactive
Impact: Randall Cobb and Marquez Valdes-Scantling will be in the WR mix behind Davante Adams.
James Robinson, RB, JAX: Heel — Active
Impact: He will try to play, but Carlos Hyde may still get more touches than usual.
Taysom Hill, QB, NO: Foot — Active
Impact: Even so, from a fantasy standpoint, you can’t start Hill right now, given his role.
Alvin Kamara, RB, NO: Knee — OUT
Impact: Mark Ingram II to take on No. 1 RB duties, with Tony Jones Jr. in reserve.
Zach Wilson, QB, NYJ: Knee — Inactive
Impact: Veteran Joe Flacco will start at quarterback while the youngster continues to heal.
Denzel Mims, WR, NYJ: COVID-19 — Will not play
Impact: Elijah Moore and Keelan Cole could see some elevated target totals.
Elijah Mitchell, RB, SF: Finger — Inactive
Impact: Jeff Wilson Jr. will run the ball, while Kyle Juszczyk will get passing-down work.
Jeremy McNichols, RB, TEN: Concussion — OUT
Impact: Either D’Onta Foreman or Adrian Peterson could shine this week.
Geoff Swaim, TE, TEN: Concussion — OUT
Impact: Anthony Firkser and MyCole Pruitt will split his targets.
Curtis Samuel, WR, WAS: Groin — Inactive
Impact: Even if he had dressed, he was only expected to get a handful of snaps.
Ricky Seals-Jones, TE, WAS: Hip — OUT
Impact: Logan Thomas will not return from injured reserve. John Bates is the team’s default TE option.
Defense
Brandon Williams, DT, BAL: Shoulder — OUT
Tavon Young, CB, BAL: Foot — Active
Anthony Averett, CB, BAL: Thigh — Inactive
Star Lotulelei, DT, BUF: COVID-19 — Will not play
Tremaine Edmunds, LB, BUF: Hamstring — Inactive
Akiem Hicks, DE, CHI: Ankle — OUT
Eddie Jackson, S, CHI: Hamstring — Inactive
Trey Flowers, CB, DET: Knee — OUT
Tracy Walker III, DE, DET: Concussion — Active
Kingsley Keke, DE, GB: Concussion — Active
Jonathan Greenard, S, HOU: Foot — OUT
Darius Leonard, LB, IND: Ankle — Active
Christian Wilkins, DT, MIA: Quad — Active
Andrew Van Ginkel, LB, MIA: Back — Active
Bashaud Breeland, CB, MIN: Groin — Active
Malcolm Roach, DT, NO: Knee — OUT
Derek Barnett, DE, PHI: Neck — Active
Bud Dupree, LB, TEN: Abdomen — OUT/IR
Rashaan Evans, LB, TEN: Ankle — OUT
David Long Jr., LB, TEN: Hamstring — OUT
Kendall Fuller, CB, WAS: Knee — Active