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Set to turn 32 in November, LaFell meets the age threshold for Jon Gruden’s Raiders. The former Bengal has a good shot to earn the No. 3 job behind Amari Cooper and Jordy Nelson at some point this season, but he is not worth a look except in the deepest of fantasy leagues.

Rodriguez was limited last week and played through the hand injury in the Jaguars’ Week 9 win over the Ravens. He was limited again to open Week 10 but is still trending to play against the Titans. With Bhayshul Tuten still dealing with ankle and foot injuries, Rodriguez is a good bet to split touches this week and achieve FLEX value against a weak Titans defense.

Meyers was listed with hamstring and ankle injuries last week, but played through them in the Jaguars’ Week 9 win over the Ravens. It is discouraging that he did not practice after a mini-bye, but the good news is that he only has the ankle designation now, no hamstring. Meyers is not yet in jeopardy of missing Week 10, but will need to practice in some fashion for fantasy managers to feel confident about his chances of playing against the Titans.

Tuten was listed as DNP with the same ankle/foot injuries he played through last Thursday. He was clearly limited in the Jaguars’ Week 9 win over the Ravens and it is a bit discouraging that he starts out Week 10 not practicing after a mini-bye. It’s still early in the week, so this may just be injury maintenance for the 23-year-old. A practice later in the week will ease fantasy managers’ concerns, but a split in touches with Chris Rodriguez is certainly on the table again for Week 10 against the Titans.

Froholdt is the Cardinals’ starting center and is trending to miss Week 10 against the Rams as he deals with a concussion. Backup interior offensive lineman Jon Gaines (ankle) also missed practice, leaving the Cardinals’ offensive line depleted with a matchup against Myles Garrett and Aaron Donald coming up this week.

Dawkins did not practice last week due to a rib injury, missing the Bills’ Week 9 win over the Vikings. he returns to practice in a limited fashion to open Week 10, giving him a chance to return against the Jets.

Garrett returned from injured reserve and played in Week 9 against the Commanders. A limited listing indicates the 30-year-old will be managing his practice reps as he ramps back up from the knee injury. Expect Garrett to play in Week 10 against the Cardinals.

Avila aggravated a hamstring injury and starts out the week not practicing. Rams head coach Sean McVay said Monday that Avila will miss some time, but may not go on injured reserve as the Rams are out of return slots. Expect Avila to miss Week 10 against the Cardinals.

Curl played through a foot injury in Week 9 but picked up a toe injury. He starts out the week not practicing but will have a chance to play Week 10 against the Cardinals if he can get a practice in later this week.

Ferguson was listed as a DNP for the Rams’ Wednesday walk-through. Rams head coach Sean McVay said earlier this week that Ferguson is likely out a couple week, so this comes as no surprise. Meanwhile, fellow tight ends Davis Allen (oblique) and Colby Parkinson (ribs) were both listed as limited participants. Allen and Parkinson are trending towards playing in Week 10 against the Cardinals, with Parkinson operating more as a pass-catcher and Allen as a blocker.

Lloyd was presumably a full go in practice on Wednesday as he did not appear on the Packers’ injury report at all to open Week 10. This indicates he will be ready to play this week against the Vikings, despite missing Week 9 due to a knee injury. With Josh Jacobs out, Lloyd will see backfield opportunities once again. Kaleb Johnson projects to get a shot at the lead back role initially, but Lloyd has a passing-down role in the backfield. In the midst of an inefficient season and facing a daunting Vikings defense, Lloyd is a shaky FLEX at best for fantasy teams in Week 10.