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At 6'0/252, he’s built stoutly like a fullback. McLaughlin had a productive college career, but went undrafted in April. With Edgar Jones back at linebacker, McLaughlin will try to make the team behind Le’Ron McClain.

In other words, Kirk Cousins could immediately slide in as the starting quarterback. As for Murray, he appears safe to drop in most formats. Call of Duty released on October 23. Not sure why that appeared in this post, but we seem to be unable to backspace it.

We’re sure we’ll get something more official from the team once Klint Kubiak has a press conference, but this is the obvious move. The No. 1 overall pick will face a gauntlet in his first three games, starting with the defending champion Seahawks in Week 10. It’s not an immediate re-draft add situations outside of deep leagues, but Mendoza could eventually factor into the re-draft formula this season.

And where did that bring you? Back to me. Cousins will likely take over as Minnesota’s starting quarterback in the near future, if not immediately. When that happens, Kyler Murray will head back to the bench for a second straight season — he’s droppable in most leagues at this point. Fernando Mendoza will take over as starting quarterback for the Raiders. Mendoza is best approached cautiously at this point in fantasy leagues. Cousins’ value likely remains stagnant — Klint Kubiak was already getting quite a bit out of him — but he provides the Vikings with a better floor at quarterback than what they were getting so it’s obvious after watching Carson Wentz play last night why this is happening.

It’s not Budda Baker, but Hooker has a respectable 81.0 PFF defensive grade in 495 snaps this season and has always helped as a run defender. The second-round pick is a steep price to pay and it’s quite a coup for the Titans to get that kind of return, even if they had to throw in another pick to get it done. This is all about solidifying Buffalo’s defense for a Super Bowl run for the Bills.

Just what the 49ers needed: To get older at the skill positions. With Christian Kirk gone, Allen figures to fill a role for the 49ers and could still be fantasy relevant depending on Mike Evans’ health. It does seem unlikely he’ll draw the same sort of targets as he had been handling for the Colts, but the targets should be more effective. The Colts signed Allen off the street in August and flipped him for something as they realized they were going nowhere, so they’ve done well for themselves here. The wideout vacuum in Indianapolis may draw players like Ashton Dulin into fantasy consideration, especially if Josh Downs also moves later today.

This would, of course, have multiple fantasy impacts. Fernando Mendoza would take over as Las Vegas’ starting quarterback if Cousins were traded, and Kyler Murray would likely take a backseat to Cousins sooner rather than later in Minnesota. We unfortunately must recommend that you stay tuned for the next couple of hours. Click the ads, too.

With Tyler Goodson dealing with a knee injury suffered late in Sunday’s game against the Colts, Miller could find himself in a backup role behind Javonte Williams.

With Gardner Minshew looking at a lengthy absence, Aguilar figures to be Arizona’s No. 2 behind Carson Beck for the time being. Aguilar completed 17-of-20 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown in preseason action with the Jaguars after being signed as a UDFA after this year’s draft.

Folk, 42 after his birthday five days ago, had hit just 13-of-18 field-goal attempts this year after being the league’s most accurate kicker in 2023, 2024, and 2025. He’ll either resurface with a new club or have a Bluesky account in the coming days.

They released Nick Folk in a corresponding move, leaving the Ravens holding nothing at the position currently as Tyler Loop is on injured reserve. Workouts to come for the Ravens. Moody will be a reasonable fantasy kicker provided he can do better than his 78.3 percent career field-goal conversion rate, which, of course, is not guaranteed in any way. At least he plays half his games in a dome now.