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“We don’t overthink that,” Roman said Thursday. “They’re both going to play and whoever’s got the hot hand, as I tell them, has got the hot hand. So, we’re going to go with the hot hand. And they know that and they get that. Really nothing scientific.” Although in some ways frustrating, Roman’s comments are likely honest, and also just stating the obvious. Possessing a better recent health history with more overall experience in Roman’s system, Edwards will probably get the first crack, especially in the red zone, but Dobbins drew raves for his training camp work. J.K. is also the clear favorite to handle passing-down work in this committee. Both backs should be rostered as fantasy managers wait for the situation to play out.

Johnson’s year is over. The 2022 first-round pick tore the Achilles during Week 2 against the Titans. Johnson finished with 7.5 sacks in 2024 during his second season, and was expected to be a big part of their pass rush. That won’t happen now, and New York may need to look externally with Haason Riddick unlikely to report to the Jets in the foreseeable future.

Gesicki picked up the calf injury late in Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs, but it doesn’t appear that this is anything more then a precautionary measure for the 28-year-old. The 28-year-old has been a big part of the offense thus far and is coming off a 91-yard effort against Kansas City, and while he may not see as much action if Tee Higgins (hamstring) can play, he remains on the TE1 radar.

As expected, Samuel wasn’t able to practice as he’s likely to miss a few weeks while dealing with his calf strain. The 49ers also didn’t have George Kittle available for Thursday’s session, so it could be a big day for targets for Jauan Jennings during Week 3’s bout against the Eagles.

The injury will sideline Jordan for the remainder of the 2024 season. It’s a disappointing development for a player that looked to be on the rise, but now will not be able to play until 2025. Dalton Schultz will remain the starting tight end for the Texans, with Cade Stover — and potentially Irv Smith Jr. — seeing more reps along the way.

It’s not a huge surprise that Higgins wasn’t a full participant in Thursday’s session ahead of a Monday Night Football tilt against the Commanders. The wideout will hopefully be able to get in a full practice before the contest, but it seems more likely than not he’ll make his season debut for that contest against Washington.

A full practice would have been nice to see, but the limited showing for the 23-year-old still puts him on track to play against the Bills on Monday Night; something coach Doug Pederson told reporters this week that he expects to do. Bigsby will still operate behind Travis Etienne, but his strong play will see him involved and makes him an intriguing FLEX option for Week 3.

Engram was unable to practice, and seems unlikely to be able to play Monday Night against the Bills. With the 30-year-old old seemingly unavailable for that tilt, Evan Strange will see the bulk of snaps in Engram’s absence, and he’s worth consideration after a good showing in Week 2 against the Browns.

The report comes from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who initially said Kittle “was not spotted at practice and is experiencing tightness in his hamstring” before unambiguously stating “With no practice today, his status for Sunday’s game vs. the Rams is in question.” Fantasy managers should make contingency plans for Week 3, as Kittle appears to be truly questionable for the contest.

Taylor adds, “You can put a lot on his plate.” All notably tied veteran TE Drew Sample for a positional, team-high 33 offensive snaps in Week 2. The rookie is promisingly averaging 1.78 yards per route run while having caught 4-of-4 targets through two weeks. All can be speculatively stashed on deep-league benches, though it could take some time for him to separate.

Odunze’s consecutive LP designations are an upgrade on last week’s DNP, DNP and LP designations. He was on-field for 66-of-70 possible snaps last week so fantasy managers should expect him to suit up once again in Week 3.