Mims aggravated his foot injury back in Week 1 and has been inactive on game day since. The Broncos’ volatile performer is back, but is not on the FLEX radar in 12-team formats.
He got in a full session and will escape the line. Collins doesn’t play the same amount of snaps that most of the league’s top wideouts play anyway, so even if he is managed a bit, he can be trusted as a low-end WR1 in what looks to be a smash spot against a bad Cowboys pass defense, though one that is integrating new trade acquisition Joey Porter Jr. against Collins.
Wright sits atop the Dolphins’ depth chart with De’Von Achane (knee) done for the year. He will likely split touches with new No. 2 running back Ollie Gordon in a very difficult matchup against the Vikings this week. Both players are worth rostering, but they are shaky FLEX starters this week.
He got in a full session today and was limited on Wednesday and Thursday. Ingram is the team’s best run blocker, so it would behoove them greatly for him to be active after two weeks where David Montgomery and Woody Marks were dead on arrival in the backfield.
He should be trusted as a low-end WR3/FLEX play against the Bengals. Meyers has cleared the injury report with this thumb listing three times in three weeks, though he was questionable in Week 2. It clearly isn’t bothering him enough to impact his play.
With Titans RB2 Tyjae Spears (ankle) questionable to play, Pollard could end up handling a big workload. Unfortunately, the Titans field an unproductive offense and face the Ravens this week. He can only be viewed as a moderate FLEX starter.
They added an “NIR/rest” to Flowers’ listing on the injury report on Friday and he had a limited session after going full on Thursday. We’re not going to believe this is serious news without one of the league’s sourced men or women saying it is. Flowers profiles as a WR1 against the lowly Titans.
Spears played through the injury last week. This week, he went DNP, LP and FP, so he is seemingly on track to play. Regardless, he is a low-floor, touchdown-dependent FLEX against the Ravens this week.
As noted yesterday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport believes Jackson’s reps in practice going forward will be managed at his behest, so don’t get too startled on Wednesday if he’s limited again. Jackson is an obvious overall QB1 candidate in Week 4 against the Titans.
Tracy upgraded to a full practice session, but looks to have lost most of his backup work to Najee Harris at this point. Tracy does not need to be kept in shallow leagues, but at least he’s good to play.
Thomas is on the Terron Armstead plan — very limited practice reps, zero chance of him missing the game. He only got in a limited session on Friday after a pair of DNPs on Wednesday and Thursday. It does not actually seem to matter. Thomas will go.
With WR Andrei Iosivas (thumb) on injured reserve, WR Dohnte Meyers should operate as the Bengals’ No. 3 wide receiver this week. He is not reliable enough to warrant FLEX consideration in 12-team leagues, though.
Price reportedly aggravated his chest injury on Wednesday. That is unfortunate. With Price out of the picture against the Chargers, and Zach Charbonnet (knee) still rehabbing, burly RB Emanuel Wilson and receiving specialist RB George Holani will split backfield reps. Wilson can be started as a volume-based RB2/FLEX while Holani is FLEX-viable in PPR formats.
McConkey was limited in Wednesday’s practice, didn’t practice on Thursday, and was listed as an observer despite a generous “limited” tag on Friday. Either way, not a great trend. McConkey should be treated as a true question mark. If he’s ruled out, Tre’ Harris and Quentin Johnston would get a boost, but given how the Chargers have played it’s hard to start anyone into the Seattle defense.
He practiced all three days this week, upgrading to full on Friday, and should be a lower-end FLEX option against a tough Seahawks run defense. The good news for Mitchell is that the proof-of-concept of “the Chargers can’t run block so they should just use someone fast” worked in Week 3. He should see a reasonable amount of touches in Week 4.
Love returns after a one-game absence. Fellow starting S Ty Okada (hamstring) is questionable to play, though he is seemingly on the wrong side of questionable. Okada has not yet played in 2026 and may need to log consecutive full practice sessions before suiting up on game day.
Thompson didn’t play last week with the quad issue and may be an IR candidate over the weekend. He hasn’t practiced in either of the last two weeks. He has one catch for 13 yards in 22 offensive snaps so far. You may cut bait in non-dynasty leagues.
He didn’t practice at any point this week with an AC sprain suffered after he had already been questionable with the knee ailment heading into Week 3. Tyler Higbee should be a reasonable TE2 option against the Eagles this week even if Parkinson is healthy; it doesn’t seem like he is.
This was supposed to be a Jadarian Price FLEX redemption game, but with him on the ropes, it instead looks like it will be George Holani and Emanuel Wilson as reasonable FLEX plays for Week 4.
Sweat practiced fully on Thursday before downgrading to limited on Friday, indicating he may have strained his groin during the Cardinals’ final Week 4 practice. He still has a chance to play. His potential absence would benefit the Giants’ passing attack.
The lanky speedster was placed on injured reserve late in August. He is not exceptionally talented, but he can contribute meaningfully to an NFL offense. Getting him back would help keep safeties honest. Stay tuned.
Swift sat out on Thursday with a knee issue, but he resumed practicing on Friday. Fantasy managers should expect him to handle his normal, featured role. The Bears’ starting running back has totaled at least 19 carries and targets combined in each game this season. He is a bankable, high-end RB2.
He got in three limited sessions this week. If active, Raridon would cut into Hunter Henry’s ceiling a bit.
Jones is unable to play, and OT Ozzy Trapilo (knee) is not yet ready to return from his 2025 season-ending injury, so OT Theo Benedet gets the start on the left side. As far as backups go, Benedet is solid. He generally fares better as a run blocker than as a pass protector, though.