NFL Injury Report Friday Updates: Rice Ruled Out, London Looking Good

Hotspots on this week's NFL injury report include Kansas City's offense and defense, Pittsburgh's defense, Detroit's secondary, and Arizona's offensive line and secondary.

Make sure to keep up with NFL breaking news throughout the weekend, especially Sunday morning when inactive lists are released at 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games.

Below you'll find four different categories, with our lists including key offensive linemen and defensive players whose absences might impact fantasy decisions. The bottom section, for potential game-day decisions, is sorted by kickoff times. It can be used as a checklist/cheatsheet for Sunday when inactives come out and we need to adjust lineups.

Good to Go 💯

Players that missed their team's previous game are listed in bold.

Cleared to Play this Week

• QB Lamar Jackson (illness)
• QB Geno Smith (shoulder)
• RB RJ Harvey (ribs)
• RB Saquon Barkley (neck)
• RB Javonte Williams (neck)
• WR Alec Pierce (Achilles)
• WR CeeDee Lamb (illness)
• WR Mike Evans (collarbone)
• WR Tetairoa McMillan (foot/ankle)
• WR Tyler Lockett (hip)
• WR Tre' Harris (hip)
• WR Pat Bryant (hamstring)
• WR Rashod Bateman (ankle)
• WR Hollywood Brown (personal)
• TE Dalton Kincaid (knee)
• TE Kyle Pitts (ankle)
• TE Darren Waller (rest/knee)
• TE Cade Otton (knee)

Ruled Out/Doubtful 🚑 

New absences listed in bold (guys that played in the previous game).

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Out/Doubtful/IR

• QB Jayden Daniels (IR - elbow)
• QB Patrick Mahomes (IR - knee)
• QB Tua Tagovailoa (benched, not injured)
• RB Bam Knight (IR - ankle)
• RBs Devin Neal (IR - hamstring) & Alvin Kamara (knee)
• RB Dylan Sampson (calf)
• RB Bhayshul Tuten (finger)
• WRs Rashee Rice & Tyquan Thornton (concussions)
• WRs Luther Burden (ankle) & Rome Odunze (heel)
• WR Garrett Wilson (IR - knee)
• WR Devaughn Vele (IR - shoulder)
• WR Noah Brown (IR - rib)
• TE Mason Taylor (neck)
• TE Noah Fant (ankle)
• TE Colson Yankoff (ankle)
• TE David Njoku (knee)
• TE Josh Whyle (concussion)

Potential Workload Beneficiaries (From Injuries Above)

• QB Marcus Mariota
• QB Patrick Mahomes
• QB Quinn Ewers
• RBs Michael Carter & Emari Demercado
• RBs Audric Estime & Evan Hull
• RB Trayveon Williams
• RBs Travis Etienne & LeQuint Allen
• WRs Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jalen Royals
• WRs DJ Moore, Olamide Zaccheaus & Devin Duvernay
• WRs Adonai Mitchell & John Metchie
• WRs Mason Tipton (Q - illness), Kevin Austin & Dante Pettis
• WRs Jaylin Lane & Treylon Burks 
• TE Jeremy Ruckert
• TE Mike Gesicki
• TEs John Bates & Ben Sinnott
• TEs Harold Fannin & Blake Whiteheart
• TEs Luke Musgrave & John FitzPatrick

Key Defensive Players + Offensive Linemen

• OLB T.J. Watt (lung), OLB Nick Herbig (D - hamstring), CB James Pierre (calf), G Isaac Seumalo (triceps)
• T Paris Johnson (knee), G Evan Brown (personal)
• CB Max Melton (heel), S Jalen Thompson (hamstring)
• CB Mike Hughes (ankle)
• LB Trevin Wallace (shoulder)
• CB Denzel Ward (calf)
• T Tyler Guyton (ankle), CB DaRon Bland (foot)
• S Kerby Joseph (knee)
• LB Leo Chenal (shoulder), CB Trent McDuffie (knee), DT Derrick Nnadi (illness)
• T Jawaan Taylor (triceps), T Jaylon Moore (knee)
• S Minkah Fitzpatrick (calf)
• DT Javon Hargrave (thigh)
• OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (shoulder), DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (ankle)
• G Cesar Ruiz (ankle)
• DT Jalen Carter (shoulder), T Lane Johnson (foot)
• T Laremy Tunsil (oblique)
• K Matt Prater (quad)
• LB Robert Spillane (ankle)
• CB Chidobe Awuzie (D - foot), LB Teddye Buchanan (IR  - knee)

Listed as Questionable - Should Play 👍

• WR Van Jefferson (back) + TE Gunnar Helm (toe)

Truly Questionable / Game-Time Decisions 🤔

Players with key fantasy repercussions listed in bold.

Saturday

• RBs Josh Jacobs (knee) & Chris Brooks (chest)
• RB D'Andre Swift (groin)
• WRs Christian Watson (chest) & Dontayvion Wicks (ankle)
• TE Cole Kmet (ankle/knee)

Jacobs didn't practice this week but said he'll play anyway. Swift also seems likely to play, dealing with the same groin injury that he's largely fought through without suffering a drop-off in performance. The other guys here are tougher to get a read on, but all practiced some during the week and thus appear at least 50/50 for Saturday's showdown.

Early Games

• WR Quentin Johnston (groin)
• WR Drake London (PCL)
• WR Tee Higgins (concussion)
• WR Mason Tipton (illness)

Higgins is in concussion protocol, which means the Bengals should know by Saturday morning/afternoon if he's able to play. I don't think he should play when he's suffered two concussions this season and his team doesn't have a shot at the playoffs, but it seems that's what Higgins and Co. want to do.

Late-Afternoon Games

• RBs Woody Marks (ankle) & Nick Chubb (rib)
• WRs Marvin Harrison (heel) & Xavier Weaver (hamstring)
• WR Christian Kirk (illness)

Chubb was a full practice participant Thursday and Friday, while 

Harrison expects to play this week, but his comments almost felt like he was setting the table for disappointment (which is probably what you want to hear if you're starting Michael Wilson).

Primetime Games

• WR Ricky Pearsall (knee/ankle) - MNF

Key Defensive Players + O-Linemen

• T Zach Tom (knee), S Evan Williams (knee)
• LT Ikem Ekwonu (knee)
• G Wyatt Teller (calf)
• DT Quinnen Williams (head), CB Caelen Carson (shoulder)
• T Taylor Decker (shoulder), G Graham Glasgow (knee), CB Amik Robertson (hand)
• CB Derek Stingley (leg), LB Azeez Al-Shaair (ankle)
• RT Brian O'Neill (heel)
• LB Jordyn Brooks (foot)
• G Kevin Zeitler (groin), CB Jalyn Armour-Davis (Achilles), LB Arden Key (illness)
• CB Carlton Davis (hip), DT Christian Barmore (knee), CB Marcus Jones (knee), LB Harold Landry (knee)
• S Kyle Hamilton (ankle), LT Ronnie Stanley (knee), DT John Jenkins (illness)
• LB Tatum Bethune (ankle)
• OT Bernhard Raimann (elbow), CB Sauce Gardner (calf), DT DeForest Buckner (neck)