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When asked whether the injury could limit Jeanty in practice this week, Carroll said he hasn’t “heard that it would yet.” The Raiders’ RB1 totaled 108 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown in Week 12’s loss to the Browns and is one of the very few bright spots for the offense. It doesn’t sound like Carroll is overly concerned about Jeanty’s injury sidelining him for Week 13 against the Chargers. If he were to miss this week’s game, Zamir White would figure to step in on early downs.

Legette will miss a second straight game with his knee injury. He has caught just two passes for 64 yards on six targets this season and wouldn’t be on the fantasy radar even if he were active. In addition to Legette, the Panthers also ruled out OG Damien Lewis (elbow) for Week 4 against the Lions while OT Monroe Freeling (concussion), DT Lee Hunter (foot), and DT Cam Jackson (knee) were all listed as questionable.

After being a DNP on Wednesday, Coker logged back-to-back limited practices to close out the week. Coker played through an ankle injury in Weeks 2 and 3, and will likely play through his quad injury this week in a Sunday night matchup against the Lions. Hopefully we’ll get more clarity on his availability later in the weekend, but for now, we expect him to play. That said, managers would be wise to stash a Sunday/Monday night emergency option in the unlikely event Coker is ruled out when inactives are announced 90 minutes before kickoff.

Overshown will miss a third straight game with his hamstring injury, and has “a little ways to go” before returning to the field. Overshown was injured in the Cowboys’ Week 1 game against the Giants. We’ll see if he can get on the field for Week 5’s game against the Buccaneers, but with that game being on a Thursday night, it wouldn’t be a surprise if we learned Overshown would miss a fourth straight game.

Campbell didn’t say when he expects Branch to return, but said the fourth-year safety “looks really good” as he continues to recover from a torn Achilles he suffered in Week 14 last season. The Lions haven’t opened Branch’s 21-day window for return, which will be the first sign that he’s nearing a comeback. Branch totaled 75 tackles, five TFLs, and 2.5 sacks for the Lions in 12 games last season and will be a welcome addition to a secondary that has allowed the most passing yards in the league through the first three weeks.

We’re still waiting for the final injury report to drop, but Collins appears set to return in Week 4 after missing the last two games with a hamstring injury. Collins was listed as limited in Wednesday’s and Thursday’s practices and has been trending in the right direction all week. We’ll check back in when the Texans officially confirm Collins’ status ahead of the weekend.

Brinson has been dealing with a calf injury and has not played a game this season for the Packers. Now, the second-year player is likely headed to injured reserve with a new groin injury, per LaFleur. Brinson totaled 13 tackles and a half sack in 11 games played last season.

Wright was a full participant in Thursday’s and Friday’s practices, which is a good sign for his Week 4 availability. If he doesn’t draw a questionable tag later in the day, we’ll go ahead and assume that the third-year back will be on the field when the Dolphins visit the Vikings. Wright should be in line for a decent day as far as volume is concerned, but it’s hard to invest much hope in him or Ollie Gordon, who will split work with De’Von Achane (knee) out for the remainder of the season. It’s hard to know how the touches could be distributed here, but fantasy managers shouldn’t be rushing to put either back in their lineups against a stout Vikings defense.

Douglas will miss his second straight game with an ankle injury, paving the way for fellow rookie Chris Bell to build on his Week 3 performance in which he went for 4-67-0 on eight targets. Bell and all Dolphins pass-catchers will be tough for fantasy managers to trust as anything more than WR4s on the road against a Vikings defense that could give them fits all afternoon.

Hall was initially mentioned as being week-to-week when he was diagnosed with his quad injury, so he was never really considered a candidate to play in Week 4 despite the team waiting until the end of the week to rule him out. With Hall out, the Jets will look to Braelon Allen to handle most of the backfield duties. Allen will profile as a solid RB2 candidate with a chance for more upside in what could be a high-volume day against the Bears. In addition to Hall, the Jets also ruled out OG Dylan Parham (knee), TE Mason Taylor (thumb), and LB Kiko Mauigoa (quad) for Week 4.