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The Falcons surrendered picks No. 43 and 114 for the right to move up five spots. Somewhat surprisingly, it was not for a quarterback. Born in Yaounde’, Cameroon, Ebiketie (6’2/250) grew up playing soccer before emigrating at 12 years old. He played his first four seasons at Temple, not starting until his fourth year where he racked up 42 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 4.0 sacks, and three forced fumbles in just six games. Ebiketie then transferred to PSU, leading all Big Ten edge defenders with 62 tackles in addition to 17.0 TFL, 9.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and a pair of field-goal blocks. The second-team All-American also performed well across the board in his athletic testing, with a 4.66 40, 4.24 shuttle, and a scorching 6.95s three-cone drill that would have been the third-highest mark in this year’s wide receiver class. Though he doesn’t possess prototypical height, his long 34-inch arms, speed, and get-off allow him to get an immediate advantage on tackles, causing them to overset. That is when Ebiketie digs into his array of moves, utilizing a club/chop and hand swipe to keep his pads clean before dipping his shoulder, leading to an exceptional 90.5 PFF pass-rush grade last year. He is tireless in pursuit of ball carriers, flowing to the ball and using his speed to track them down. He can sometimes let linemen latch on and overpower him in the run game, but he has the tools to be a starting-caliber pass rusher in the NFL.

ESPN’s Adam Shefter reported last week that AIyuk — coming back from a catastrophic 2024 knee injury — is expected to return to the Niners lineup at some point this season. That might mean a December return if Aiyuk’s practice window is not opened in the next week or two. The team has said Aiyuk’s recovery has been more complicated than expected. Until he returns, Jauan Jennings and Ricky Pearsall — who could return from a knee injury in Week 11 — will operate as the Niners’ top two wideouts.

Musgrave failed to live up to the lofty shoes he is filling the Green Bay offense following the season-ending injury to Tucker Kraft, used mostly as a blocker in a game the Packers focused their efforts on the ground game. His next chance to return usable counting stats comes in Week 11 against a reeling Giants team that just fired its head coach.

Wicks saw the most snaps for a team playing without Tucker Kraft and Matthew Golden, stepping into the lead receiver role with the departure of Romeo Doubs early in the third quarter. He made a couple nice grabs but also committed one drop, appearing to be on the wrong page as quarterback Jordan Love on two other incompletions. That continues to be par for the Wicks course as the third-year receiver consistently alternates between flashes of brilliance and mental mistakes. Even so, he could be called on at an elevated rate once more when the Packers take on the reeling Giants in Week 11, pending multiple injury statuses.

The headline should summarize Green Bay’s offensive performance from this one. The team managed only 262 yards of total offense and failed to score until under five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, with a Jordan Love fumble in the red zone to end the first half ultimately proving the difference in a tightly contest, 10-7 loss. Watson was not supposed to be this involved immediately after returning from a torn ACL suffered in Week 18 of the 2024 season, but mounting injuries have made it a necessity. The team played without Tucker Kraft, who will miss the rest of the season his own torn ACL, and rookie wide receiver Matthew Golden in this one and also lost Romeo Doubs to a chest injury in the third quarter. Watson could be asked to step up further when the team travels to face the Giants in Week 11.

Jacobs accounted for 107 of the team’s 261 yards in a game played without Tucker Kraft and Matthew Golden, with the Packers also losing wide receiver Romeo Doubs early in the third quarter. The team has now dropped consecutive home games to drop to 5-3-1 after holding the inside track to the lone bye out of the NFC through the first eight weeks. Jacobs reclaimed his role as one of the true workhorse backs remaining in the league now that he is past the calf injury that plagued the last month of his season, and fantasy managers can once again treat him as a locked-in RB1 ahead of a road meeting with the reeling Giants in Week 11.

A week after going 1-for-5 in the red zone, the Packers started this one by failing to score a single point until 5:49 remaining the fourth quarter. Even so, they had a chance to tie the game as time expired but kicker Brandon McManus missed a would-be Lambeau record 64-yard field goal to send the Packers to their second consecutive home loss and a 5-3-1 record. Play calling seemed to doom the Packers in this one as they continued to batter running back Josh Jacobs into a brick wall on early downs throughout the first three quarters, routinely forcing Love to convert third-and-middle situations. Love also lost a fumble in the red zone at the end of the first half, a mistake that ultimately proved the difference in a tightly contested game. His once-promising fantasy utility took another hit in this one as now-lead receiver Romeo Doubs departed with a chest injury, forcing the veteran signal caller to play most of the second half with Dontayvion Wicks, Malik Heath, and Savion Williams as his top pass-catchers considering Tucker Kraft was lost for the season and rookie wide receiver Matthew Golden was unable to play with a shoulder injury. Love and the Packers now regroup ahead of a Week 11 matchup with a Giants team that just fired its head coach.

Goedert notched three of his four receptions on the team’s opening possession of the second half and did not manage another catch the rest of the way. Both offenses struggled to move the football consistently as the two teams failed to score a single point in the first half, with a field goal to start the third frame the difference. Goedert remains a touchdown-aided TE1 ahead of a Week 11 meeting with the Lions in Philadelphia.

The low volume was a product of a game environment in which quarterback Jalen Hurts attempted only 26 passes. The two teams played to a 0-0 tie at the half as each team biased their attack to the ground game, leaving Brown with his lowest target total since a one-target outing in Week 1 against the Cowboys. Inconsistent volume remains highly likely as we head down the back stretch of the 2025 fantasy season, something fantasy managers need not worry about ahead of a Week 11 home matchup with the pass-funnel Lions.

The two teams played to a 0-0, tightly contested defensive struggle throughout the first half, with Smith’s fourth quarter touchdown pushing the team’s lead to 10-0. Smith led the team in targets with seven on a night quarterback Jalen Hurts attempted only 26 passes as each team biased their attack to the ground game, but the speedy receiver high-pointed the football over safety coverage to come down with yet another game changing catch for the Eagles on his score. Smith remains unlikely to see consistently high volume in the new-look Philadelphia offense but carries some of the highest per-target upside in the league. He’ll remain a locked-in WR2 ahead of a home meeting with the Lions in Week 11.

It’s difficult to bottle up Barkley’s magic for an entire NFL game, something the Packers found that out the hard way when a well-timed spin move broke Barkley into the open field for a 41-yard gain on a reception in the fourth quarter. The Eagles would score their only touchdown of the game on the next play when quarterback Jalen Hurts found DeVonta Smith for a 26-yard score, enough to send the Eagles to a 6-2 record and one game behind the Conference lead. It was an overall poor offensive performance from the Eagles, who gained only 294 yards of total offense on the evening. Look no further than Barkley’s 60 additional yards on his other 24 touches outside of the 41-yard catch-and-run down the sideline. Even so, Barkley remains a volume-aided RB1 ahead of another difficult matchup on the ground against the Lions in Week 11.