Daily Notes: Raiders put Waller, Renfrow on IR, Taylor returns to practice, Foreman shines on TNF

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The news: The Raiders placed TE Darren Waller and WR Hunter Renfrow connected injured reserve.

What it means successful fantasy: Renfrow has been dealing with an oblique wounded portion Waller has been dealing with a hamstring injury. The 2 signed offseason extensions, but neither has been capable to enactment connected the tract this season. Since Waller was the TE5 successful our draught trends this summer, his lack has been peculiarly frustrating for phantasy managers. He has missed 8 of the Raiders' past 14 regular-season games. Waller and Renfrow volition some miss astatine slightest 4 games, starting with Sunday's crippled against the Colts, and volition not beryllium eligible to instrumentality until the Raiders look the Rams successful Week 14. During Waller's and Renfrow's absence, Mack Hollins and Foster Moreau volition spot further targets.


The news: Colts RB Jonathan Taylor was a afloat subordinate successful Thursday's practice.

What it means successful fantasy: Taylor has practiced 2 consecutive days and looks connected way to play this week aft recovering from an ankle injury. Taylor has struggled down a Colts violative enactment that ranks 23rd successful tally artifact triumph rate. This season, helium has scored lone 20 oregon much phantasy points successful 1 crippled and averages 11.9. Taylor tin beryllium viewed arsenic a low-end RB2 successful a dismal Colts discourtesy that ranks 27th with 315.1 full yards per game. Zack Moss could marque his Colts debut arsenic Taylor's backup arsenic Deon Jackson has missed 2 consecutive practices due to the fact that of a genu injury.


The news: Panthers RB D'Onta Foreman rushed 31 times for 130 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons connected Thursday night.

What it means successful fantasy: Foreman's 31 rushing attempts are the astir by a Panthers subordinate since Nick Goings had 33 successful Week 16 of the 2004 season. Foreman has besides rushed for 100 oregon much yards successful 3 retired of his past 4 games. The Panthers person had lone 3 idiosyncratic 100-yard rushing games successful the erstwhile 46 games combined. Foreman has scored 16.5 oregon much phantasy points successful 3 of his past 4 games.

Going deeper: The Panthers person 1 of the astir favorable moving backmost schedules for the remainder of the season, according to Mike Clay's spot of docket matrix. Foreman tin beryllium viewed arsenic a midrange RB2 for the remainder of the season.


The news: Bills QB Josh Allen did not signifier Thursday.

What it means successful fantasy: Allen is dealing with a close elbow wounded involving his ulnar collateral ligament. He has not missed a crippled since his rookie season. Allen missed aggregate games that season, besides due to the fact that of an elbow injury. All signs constituent to Case Keenum starting for the Bills against the Vikings connected Sunday. In deeper superflex formats, he's connected the phantasy radar, but astir managers are amended disconnected streaming Jimmy Garoppolo, Jared Goff, oregon Daniel Jones.


The news: Cardinals QB Kyler Murray was constricted successful Thursday's practice.

What it means successful fantasy: Murray is dealing with a hamstring injury. It would inactive beryllium a bully thought for phantasy managers to person a contingency program since his mobility is simply a immense portion of Murray's phantasy shot appeal. The backup backmost successful Arizona is Colt McCoy. Murray's lack would impact phantasy applicable players specified arsenic DeAndre Hopkins, Rondale Moore and James Conner.

Going deeper: Murray has averaged 6.5 rushing attempts and 39.9 rushing yards per game. He has besides scored 2 rushing touchdowns.


The news: Rams QB Matthew Stafford entered the concussion protocol Wednesday and did not signifier Thursday.

What it means successful fantasy: Stafford's chances of playing against the Cardinals this play don't look good. The league's concussion protocol involves a fig of steps, which makes Stafford improbable to beryllium cleared by Sunday. He past missed a crippled with the Lions successful 2019. Stafford would beryllium replaced by backup John Wolford. This week, Jimmy Garoppolo, Daniel Jones, and Jared Goff are each fantabulous streaming options.


The news: Titans QB Ryan Tannehill was a afloat subordinate successful Thursday's practice.

What it means successful fantasy: Tannehill has missed 2 games with an ankle wounded but is trending toward returning against the Broncos connected Sunday. This is large quality for Tennessee's passing crippled since rookie Malik Willis has completed lone 11 of 26 passes for 135 yards implicit the past 2 games. Treylon Burks should beryllium proactively added by phantasy managers since helium is rostered successful lone 23.0% of ESPN leagues. He mightiness beryllium capable to spark the Titans' passing crippled present that helium is healthy.

Going deeper: According to Next Gen Stats, the mean receiver separation successful the league is 2.92 yards. This season, Burks is the lone Titans wide receiver to surpass that mean successful each crippled helium played.


The news: Packers RB Aaron Jones was a constricted subordinate successful Thursday's practice.

What it means successful fantasy: Jones was seen limping and wearing a walking footwear aft the Packers' Week 9 crippled against the Lions. His tests came backmost negative. Jones is connected way to suit up versus the Cowboys, adjacent if his reps are constricted successful Week 10. He has averaged 15.0 phantasy points and tin beryllium viewed arsenic a low-end RB1 against Dallas. AJ Dillon mightiness spot much touches successful this game, making him a flex option.


The news: Chargers WR Keenan Allen did not signifier Thursday.

What it means successful fantasy: Allen has missed 2 consecutive practices and is considered "day-to-day" by Chargers manager Brandon Staley. The past clip Allen practiced was Oct. 21 erstwhile helium was limited. With his hamstring injury, Allen hasn't had a afloat signifier since Week 1, the lone week helium wasn't connected the signifier report. The WR13 successful our draught trends has played successful lone 2 games. With Allen and Mike Williams retired with injuries, Josh Palmer and DeAndre Carter volition proceed to spot targets. In Week 9, Palmer and Carter caught 13 of 16 targets for 159 yards. Carter is simply a flex option, portion Palmer tin beryllium viewed arsenic a WR2 against the 49ers.


The news: Texans WRs Brandin Cooks and Nico Collins practiced connected Thursday.

What it means successful fantasy: Cooks was dealing with a wrist wounded past week and was sidelined with the aforesaid wounded successful Wednesday's practice. Cooks' frustrations astir not being traded person bubbled to the aboveground recently, though helium appears to beryllium moving past them astatine this point. Collins has been dealing with a groin wounded but has practiced 2 days successful a row. Both tin beryllium viewed arsenic flex options against the Giants connected Sunday.


The news: Commanders WR Jahan Dotson was listed arsenic constricted for Thursday's practice.

What it means successful fantasy: It appears Dotson could instrumentality to the lineup against the Eagles connected Monday nighttime aft missing a agelong long with a hamstring injury. He scored astatine slightest 13 phantasy points successful 3 of his archetypal 4 games. Dotson is rostered successful lone 33.7% of ESPN leagues and should beryllium proactively stashed. The Commanders play the Texans successful Week 11 and the Falcons successful Week 12. Both are precise favorable matchups.


The news: Brown TE David Njoku did not signifier connected Thursday.

What it means successful fantasy: Njoku has missed 2 consecutive days of practice, which implies he's improbable to play Sunday against the Dolphins. If Njoku is ruled retired Harrison Bryant would capable the void and tin beryllium viewed arsenic a streamer. Cole Kmet finished with 22.0 phantasy points successful Week 9 against the Miami defense. Fantasy managers looking for choky extremity options successful Week 10 should see Kmet, Noah Fant, Tanner Hudson and Greg Dulcich.


Today connected ESPN.com/Fantasy and successful the ESPN Fantasy App:

Mike Clay's Playbook: projections and investigation for each game

Eric Karabell's Week 10 blistery seat: Leonard Fournette among players nether astir unit successful Week 10

• Daniel Dopp and Liz Loza's Fantasy Improv: Daniel and Liz speech astir making a playoff propulsion vs. heading into rebuild mode

• Fantasy Focus podcast (10 a.m. ET)

Coming Sunday:

• The Fantasy Football cheat sheet: the week's champion proposal successful 1 place

• Inactives Watch: who's in, who's retired and what does it mean?

• After the games: Matt Bowen and Tristan H. Cockcroft's phantasy highs and lows

• Fantasy Football Now: Sunday astatine 10 a.m. ET connected ESPN2

In lawsuit you missed it:

Field Yate's Week 10 Field Pass: Josh Allen, JuJu Smith-Schuster, pugnacious backfields to call

Mike Clay's TNF Playbook: Falcons vs Panthers

Tristan H. Cockcroft's Matchup Map: Best and worst matchups astatine each presumption for NFL Week 10

Matt Bowen's phantasy movie room: Trevor Lawrence, Dak Prescott among Week 10 upgrades, downgrades

Al Zeidenfeld's DFS Best Buys for Week 10

• Fantasy Focus podcast Field Yates, Mike Clay and Daniel Dopp preview Thursday Night Football earlier talking the WR's with large matchups and the QB's you tin watercourse this week. Then, Adam Schefter joins to speech the storylines to ticker successful Week 10 including immoderate large wounded updates. Listen | Watch

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