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“He’s an excellent ball catcher. What he’s improved on is his blocking,” said TE coach Vince Okruch, who passes along that Vokolek had little experience at the position coming out of high school a year ago. The 6-foot-6, 235-pounder caught just one pass for 14 yards as a true freshman, but those numbers figure to balloon this coming season. On top of Vokolek’s personal development on the field, the expectation in New Brunswick is that the team will be utilizing the two-tight end more frequently than they did in 2017, which should afford a fair number of opportunities to the sophomore if he can continue to make strides in August camp.

Gonzalez has not played since Week 3, but he returns in time to cover Garrett Wilson in a divisional showdown. Gonzalez primarily lines up on the perimeter, but he has taken 15 combined snaps in the slot and in the box. He could take a few reps on the inside this week, but perimeter CB2 Carlton Davis (neck) is out, so Gonzalez could be asked to simply stay out wide.

He did upgrade to a full practice and Aaron Glenn told reporters he expects Sadiq to play. Sadiq’s fantasy upside is well-known, but with Mason Taylor back and Omar Cooper Jr. also pushing to play, his target volume has shrunk quite a bit from some of the early-season scenarios we’ve seen. He’s likely a TE2 at this point.

The Patriots’ No. 2 running back was limited all week after being diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain. He told reporters today that he was surprised he could practice this week, and is feeling “pretty good.” If active, he will be a FLEX starter, but Rhamondre Stevenson should lead the backfield in touches.

It’ll be the Jalon Daniels show again. Mayfield did not practice at any point this week. Todd Bowles tried to tell us that it was too early to tell earlier today; it wasn’t. We’ll need to see Mayfield on the practice field next week before we think he has a real shot to play against the Panthers in Week 7.

Thompson worked three limited sessions. If active he’ll likely be a boom-bust deep-league FLEX play as the Chargers have struggled to go deep with their current offensive line situation.

Gordon, the team’s starting slot cornerback, and Tyrique Stevenson (hip), the team’s No. 2 perimeter cornerback, are both questionable. Bears LB T.J. Edwards (hamstring) has been ruled out. This defense is banged up, boding positively for the Falcons’ fantasy football outlook.

That is back-to-back weeks of no James. Donte Jackson (hamstring) was also ruled out. We’re almost through the Chargers blurbs. We think they should just put some people on injured reserve too. Keep reading.

With Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston suiting up this week, any chance of Lambert-Smith returning to real fantasy value looks quashed. For this week, anyway. He did get in a full session today. If activated off injured reserve ahead of the contest, he can be ignored until after the Week 7 bye.

This is worth watching. Benton is a talented interior defender. Bucky Irving’s Week 6 outlook would be enhanced if Benton is unable to play this week. Stay tuned.