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The 2023 sixth-round pick was waived by the Rams earlier this week. Tomlinson was a high-volume special teamer as a rookie but didn’t see the field much on defense. He missed all of the 2024 season with an undisclosed injury. Tomlinson will look to revive his career as a depth option for the 49ers.

He didn’t practice Friday after popping up on the report as limited on Thursday — it sounds like he’s re-aggravated his ankle injury that had him miss a game last month. Bateman should be regarded as truly questionable, at best, to play against the Bengals.

The Colts’ field-stretching wide receiver is a capable player, but this is an unfortunate situation. The Seahawks’ pass defense is one of the league’s best, and the Colts still have not decided on whether Philip Rivers or Riley Leonard (knee) will start this week. Pierce is a boom-bust WR5.

Downs is a talented player, stuck in a crowded pass-catching corps, vying for targets thrown by either an unproven rookie quarterback or a 44-year-old who has not played since 2020. He is also facing an elite pass defense. Downs is a WR5 with a very low floor.

He didn’t practice all week and Raiders coach Pete Carroll said he was “concerned” about the lower back injury while the shoulder injury is “manageable.” Carroll did say that Smith “will be back next week,” but we wouldn’t be surprised if this lingered on, especially if Kenny Pickett runs with the opportunity on Sunday. Smith was already off the 1QB league radar; this probably leaves him as droppable in superflex leagues if the roster spot is necessary.

Pickett may only be getting a one week audition here, as Carroll said that Geno Smith “will be back” against the Texans in Week 16. Against the Eagles’ stellar pass defense, Pickett is best approached as a QB3 in superflex leagues and even an optimistic view can’t see him as better than a low-end QB2 with almost nothing around him beyond Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty. It’s just not an ideal situation, even if he did look decent in relief of Smith in Week 14.

He got in a limited session today to get to questionable after two DNPs earlier in the week. Darrisaw was active last week after missing Week 13 and his status seems to very touch-and-go at this point. We imagine he’s a game-time decision for the Vikings in Week 15.

Crow was placed on leave earlier this year after being “arrested in late August on domestic battery charges.” Dolphins defensive assistant coach Sean Ryan will continue working with the outside linebackers.

The Giants’ receiving touchdowns leader (five) will be on the field this weekend. Johnson has proven himself as an NFL starter and one of QB Jaxson Dart’s go-to players, but he remains a somewhat volatile TE1. The Commanders’ soft defense should allow the Giants to move the ball downfield often, though.

Tracy touched the ball 57 times pre-bye, in Weeks 11-13, while backup RB Devin Singletary trailed closely with 46. Tracy should handle another hefty workload against the Commanders’ fantasy-friendly defense this week. He is an RB2 while Singletary operates as a standalone FLEX.

McDuffie contested a leaping, downfield catch while covering Texans WR Nico Collins in Week 14. As McDuffie came back to earth, his left knee bowed inward, beneath him. He underwent rigorous testing thereafter, and seemingly had a small chance of returning to the game, but the training staff ultimately kept him sidelined. McDuffie practiced in a limited capacity on Wednesday and Thursday. His Friday participation level is unknown. If he is unable to play this week, he seemingly has decent odds of returning next week.