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Wicks

Reed returned from foot and shoulder injuries to play in Week 14, getting four targets on the day. He saw a sizeable role, running over 60 percent of available routes; the Packers will limit his practice workload to start the week. Also limited were fellow wide receivers Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) and Savion Williams (foot). Wicks played through the ankle injury in Week 14 while Williams did not practice all of last week. Reed is still trending to play and is the best receiver out of the three, while Wicks is worth a speculative deep league dart throw and Williams is not fantasy relevant.

We’d be surprised if he did anything close to what he did on Thanksgiving against the Bears, but perhaps the 24-year-old has turned over a new leaf with this offense. He’s still a FLEX play at best. The Packers also ruled out WR Savion Williams (foot), who did not practice all week.

The Packers continue to limit Wicks’ practice reps after a busy Week 13 showing against the Lions, in which Wicks caught 6-of-7 targets for 94 yards and two touchdowns. He seemingly injured his left ankle on one of his touchdown grabs, but it did not slow him down. We expect Wicks to play in Week 14 against the Bears.

A limited session is nothing to worry about for Wicks. He should have no issues suiting up this week. Coming off a two-score, 94-yard effort versus the Lions, fantasy expectations will be high for Wicks this week. He could work his way into the WR3 ranks if Matthew Golden remains out. Golden was limited in today’s practice and appears to be questionable for Week 14 as of Wednesday.

Wicks got going on the Packers’ first drive with a six-yard catch-and-run. He really made his presence felt on the Packers’ third drive, though, hauling in an acrobatic 22-yard touchdown after DB Brian Branch bailed on his coverage assignment in the end zone, thinking the safety had things covered. He was wrong. Wicks seemingly tweaked his left ankle as he came down with the ball while keeping his feet in bounds, but he showed no ill effects after that. Wicks put the game away by beating Branch late in the fourth quarter, picking up a first down on a 4th-and-3 reception in which Branch stepped on the back of Wicks’ cleat, causing the Packers’ wide receiver to literally jump out of his own shoe as he went airborne to secure the pass. Wicks is back to boom-bust FLEX territory against the Bears next week.

He played through the calf listing on Sunday, catching 32 yards and continuing to be an afterthought in an offense that doesn’t implicitly want to throw. Wicks will only be a factor for Thursday slate contests, and even then he’s hard to trust.

Wicks has crossed 30 yards for the third time this season. In a run-first offense where he’s never a featured part of the game plan, Wicks contains zero fantasy football value at this time.

He, Dontyavion Wicks (calf), and Savion Williams (foot) are the three Packers main receivers who find themselves on the questionable line. Golden is barely hanging on to FLEX relevancy as is and would not seem particularly trustworthy for fantasy purposes playing through multiple injuries in Week 12. Neither Wicks nor Williams have done enough to even be on the fantasy radar at this point.

So were Romeo Doubs (wrist), Matthew Golden (shoulder/wrist), Dontyavion Wicks (calf), Savion Williams (foot), Robert Brooks, Jordy Nelson, and Corey Bradford. Most of these injuries were played through last Sunday, with Williams (foot) getting the lone Wednesday DNP. We wouldn’t trust any of these receivers beyond the FLEX line at this point, with Watson leading the rankings there, but we bet most of them will be active on Sunday.

Watson was limited due to a knee issue while Wicks was limited due to a calf issue. Both Watson and Wicks have been listed on practice reports from previous weeks with the same respective injuries, so it is possible this is a procedural practice limitation and both receivers are good for Week 12 against the Vikings. Keep and eye on Romeo Doubs and Matthew Golden, who were also both limited in Wednesday’s practice. If Watson and Wicks are good to go while Doubs and Golden are not, Watson is a borderline WR2/3 while Wicks enters the WR4 conversation. Fantasy managers should stay tuned to see how the banged-up Packers receiving corps practices later in the week.