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Okonkwo is one of many fringe TE1/2 candidates on any given week. He does not need to be in fantasy football lineups, but he can act as a serviceable fill-in, though his upside is most touchdown-dependent.

Burks got in a limited session on Tuesday, but was held out of practice on Monday and Wednesday. It is entirely possible that the Commanders are just exercising caution and Burks will play his normal allotment of snaps, but this sure seems like a scenario where he could end up being a decoy. Burks should be viewed as a boom-bust FLEX with a very low floor.

Burks, according to Quinn, did not practice Wednesday in preparation for Thursday night’s game against the Giants. He missed Week 9 against the Rams with a foot injury. The Commanders’ best downfield threat with Terry McLaurin sidelined, Burks profiles as a high-variance WR4 option this week. The Giants have faced deep passes at the league’s 16th highest rate this season.

That ought to put him firmly in the mix to play on Thursday against the Giants. Okonkwo is coming off a 6/57 game on seven targets against the Rams and figures to again be a reasonable low-end TE1 against the Giants.

It’s an upgrade from an estimated DNP on Monday. Dan Quinn has previously said that he’s optimistic Burks will play, but it’s likely that he’ll hit the questionable line tomorrow barring a full practice.

This is a new injury for Okonkwo, who caught a 16-yard pass on the final play of Sunday’s loss to the Rams as the Commanders were looking to tie the game. Okonkwo has gone for 57 or more yards in three of his last four games and would be on the streaming radar as a boom-or-bust TE2 on Thursday against the Giants if he can play.

Hours after head coach Dan Quinn said he was “optimistic” that Burks would play in Week 10 against the Giants, the Commanders listed him as an estimated DNP for Monday. While they didn’t formally practice, the fact that the team is saying he wouldn’t have gotten on the field today isn’t an encouraging sign for a player who missed all of last week’s practices as well. The good news is there are still more practices to go, meaning Burks could still be upgraded before Thursday night’s game. We’ll see if his status changes on Tuesday when the Commanders take the practice field for the first time on the short week.

Burks sat out in Sunday’s loss to the Rams due to a foot injury that kept him off the practice field all week. Quinn’s optimism suggests he will at least be listed as limited on Monday’s estimated practice report and will get on the field in some capacity on Tuesday and Wednesday. Burks has been a solid downfield threat for the Commanders this year, catching 12 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns. Even if he is active, fantasy managers can avoid him outside of deeper leagues, where he could be a viable desperation play as a WR4. In addition to Burks, Quinn also said he was hopeful CB Amik Robertson (ankle) would be ready to play on Thursday against the Giants.

Okonkwo’s seven targets tied Van Jefferson for the team high in this one. Okonkwo hauled in a 15-yard reception on the Commanders’ opening drive, and on the final play of the game, he caught a 16-yard pass and then tossed it to Rachaad White in hopes of keeping the play alive after time had already expired. Okonkwo has gone for 50-plus yards in three of his last four games and is seeing enough work in the passing game to be on the streaming radar for Week 10’s game against the Giants.

With the Commanders down three receivers, Diggs appeared prime for a decent day against a Rams secondary that was down two corners. Instead, the 32-year-old receiver was outshone by journeyman Van Jefferson for most of the day until the final drive of the game. With the Commanders looking to mount a game-tying drive, Diggs broke free into the secondary to make a 42-yard reception, which accounted for nearly all of his receiving production. In two games without Terry McLaurin, Diggs has averaged just 5.5 targets per game and totaled 89 yards and a touchdown. He’s far from the target hog he was in his prime, and shouldn’t be treated as anything more than a WR3/WR4 on Thursday night against the Giants.