Kalif

Raymond

It’s a quiet list for the Lions as they look to advance to their first Super Bowl in franchise history.

Reynolds was upgraded to a full participant in Friday’s practice and will be good to go. The Lions’ WR2 has caught seven passes for 107 yards and one touchdown this offseason and will play opposite Amon-Ra St. Brown. With Kalif Raymond (knee) once again ruled out, Reynolds could see a slight uptick in targets, and is a worthwhile dart throw in DFS lineups.

Raymond hasn’t played since suffering a knee injury in Week 18. A DNP to open the week suggests he will remain on the sidelines for the NFC Championship, though Wednesday’s practice was only a walkthrough. We’ll get a better idea of his outlook on Thursday.

Raymond missed the Wild Card Round agiannst the Rams because of the knee issue as well. In his absence, Josh Reynolds logged a route rate of 97 percent and earned a 28 percent target share. He will be a sneaky DFS option for the Divisional Round.

Raymond missed the Lions’ playoff opener after suffering a knee injury in Week 18. A DNP to open the week suggests he is not on track to play on Sunday, though we will gain more information throughout the week. Josh Reynolds and Jameson Williams were the only Detroit receivers to run a route in the Wild Card Round aside from Amon-Ra St. Brown. Reynolds earned seven targets and will be a solid DFS dart-throw again this week.

Raymond suffered the knee injury in Week 18. Jameson Williams and Josh Reynolds will take the field for three-receiver sets. With Sam LaPorta at best playing through a serious knee injury, both wideouts will need to step up for the Lions to make it out of the first round of the playoffs. Williams’ role as a deep threat will make him an enticing DFS dart throw in tournaments.

Like Sam LaPorta, Raymond was injured in Week 18 and is a long shot to play in the wild card around against the Cowboys. The veteran wide receiver has yet to practice this week, which could mean a bigger role for Jameson Williams, who has had two straight full practices.

Raymond is dealing with a knee issue and faces an uphill climb to play in the Lions’ Wild Card game against the Rams. Raymond finished the regular season having played in every game, catching 35 passes for 489 yards and a touchdown. Jameson Williams (ankle) returned to practice Wednesday and would alleviate the Lions’ receiving corps with a potential Raymond absence, though tight end Sam LaPorta (knee) faces an uphill climb to play as well.

Raymond’s 90 yards were a new season high by 35. His long gain went for just 24 yards, so he was consistently ripping chunk gains as the Lions spent the entire afternoon in comeback mode. A valuable real life player, Raymond just doesn’t command enough targets to get himself into the top 60 at wideout in fantasy.

Raymond didn’t see many targets as a depth option in a loaded receiver room. However, given his speed, he was able to break one of his targets for 41 yards by beating his defender down the sideline. Raymond is more intriguing for fantasy than Josh Reynolds because of his big-play ability, but he’s certainly just a deep league dart throw option.