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  • LAR Linebacker #48
    Oregon State received a verbal commitment from four-star 2019 edge-rusher Omar Speights.
    You don’t see a ton of people moving from Philadelphia to Corvallis, but that’s what Speights will be doing -- assuming he sticks with this commitment, of course. He ranks 24th among defensive ends in the country on 247 Sports composite rankings, and the 6-foot-1, 235-pound defender is second among players in the state of Pennsylvania. He also had offers from schools like Baylor, Kentucky, Minnesota and Tennessee. This is a potential big get for Jonathan Smith in his first full recruiting class with Oregon State.
  • ARI Tight End #85
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Trey McBride (ribs) is expected to play in Week 5 against the 49ers.
    McBride missed Week 4 with a concussion but made it through the league’s concussion protocols by Friday morning. He was removed from the injury report, only to be immediately put back on it with a rib injury on Saturday. The team listed him as questionable. Despite the injury scare, he should be good to go. Fantasy managers can resume treating him as a TE1 for his matchup with San Francisco this week.
  • SF Linebacker #54
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports 49ers LB Fred Warner (ankle) is expected to play in Week 5 against the Cardinals.
    Warner got in one limited practice this week before being listed as questionable. Despite the light practice workload, he appears to be good to go. Warner’s presence in the lineup makes this a slightly worse matchup for Cardinals TE Trey McBride, who will likely square off with Warner throughout their Week 5 bout.
  • GB Tight End #88
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Packers TE Luke Musgrave (ankle) will be “limited at best” if he plays in Week 5 against the Rams.
    Musgrave did not practice at all this week before being listed as questionable. Per Schefter, he will need to test out his ankle in pre-game warmups before a final decision on his status has been made. Musgrave was operating as the Packers’ TE2 before this. That won’t change in Week 5.
  • LV Defensive End #98
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Raiders EDGE Maxx Crosby (ankle) is expected to play in Week 5 against the Broncos.
    Crosby missed Week 4 because of the ankle issue after being listed as doubtful. He returned to practice for one limited session this week. Crosby has three sacks in as many games this season and plus five TFLs and two pass breakups. His return makes this a notably more difficult matchup for first-year quarterback Bo Nix.
  • HOU Running Back #31
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Texans RB Dameon Pierce (hamstring) is not expected to play in Week 5 against the Bills.
    Joe Mixon was ruled out on Friday. Without Pierce or Mixon, Cam Akers will see the bulk of the carries for Houston once again. Akers rushed 13 times for 53 yards in Week 4. He only has one catch as the starter, albeit for a touchdown, making him nothing more than a two-down RB3 for his upcoming matchup with Buffalo.
  • CLE Tackle #71
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Browns OT Jedrick Wills (knee) is expected to play in Week 5 against the Commanders.
    Wills suffered a season-ending knee injury in 2023. He returned to action two weeks ago but re-aggravated the injury in that same game. Though pitch counts aren’t common for offensive linemen, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Browns limit Wills’ workload this week.
  • CLE Tight End #85
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports David Njoku (ankle) is expected to play in Week 5 against the Commanders, “but might be a bit more limited.”
    Njoku suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 1 and has been out ever since. He returned to practice last week for one limited session but was still held out on Sunday. Njoku got in two practices this week before being listed as questionable. The combination of a pitch count and Cleveland’s struggling offense will keep Njoku from cracking the TE1 ranks in his first game back, though fantasy managers can still gamble on him as a high-ceiling TE2.
  • KC Wide Receiver #4
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Chiefs WR Rashee Rice is undergoing a procedure on his knee on Monday.
    The Chiefs are hoping to get clarity on Rice’s long-term outlook following the procedure, which is presumably a knee scope. Patrick Mahomes collided with Rice’s knee in Week 4 and the team believes Rice tore his ACL. However, because of swelling in his knee, the team hasn’t been able to get a definitive answer on the nature of his injury yet. As Schefter notes, Rice’s outlook will play a determining factor in Kansas City’s interest in acquiring a wide receiver on the trade market. Rice is currently on injured reserve, sidelining him for at least four games, though it’s safe to assume he will be out much longer than that.
  • NYJ Wide Receiver #17
    Jets declared WR Malachi Corley, RB Israel Abanikanda, CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse, EDGE Braiden McGregor, OL Max Mitchell, OT Morgan Moses, and LB C.J. Mosley inactive for Week 5 against the Vikings.
    Head coach Robert Saleh told reporters earlier this week that Corley was still behind a group of receivers on the depth chart. He has now been a healthy scratch in consecutive weeks and appears to be trending in the wrong direction. The rookie has one catch for four yards this year.
  • MIN Quarterback #19
    Vikings declared QB Brett Rypien, WR Trishton Jackson, CB Fabian Moreau, CB Dwight McGlothern, DL Levi Drake Rodriguez, DL Jalen Redmond, and OT Walter Rouse inactive for Week 5 against the Jets.
    No surprises here as the Vikings did not have anyone listed as questionable heading into this game. Rypien is designated as the team’s third quarterback.