Week 16 News & Notes (UPDATED)

Breaking down all the key fantasy-relevant injuries this week

December 21, 2024 Jody Smith Season Long – All Sports, Season Long – NFL, Season Long – NFL Home

Week 16 News & Notes 

As the fantasy playoffs roll on, keeping up-to-date on the latest fantasy-relevant news is important. Our Week 16 News & Notes catches you up on the latest injury updates and developments before you finalize this week’s lineups. And be sure to check out updated weekly rankings.

Also, FullTime Fantasy Members will get the latest NFL injury news and advice live each Sunday and Thursday in the FullTime Fantasy Discord. Click below to join us today!

This will be updated throughout the weekend. 

REMINDER: There are 2 Saturday games this Week

Players Ruled OUT 

George Pickens (WR) Pittsburgh Steelers – Once again out with a hamstring ailment, torpedoing Pittsburgh’s passing attack.

Issac Guerendo (RB) San Francisco 49ers – Patrick Taylor is next man up.

Xavier Legette (WR) Carolina Panthers –

Trey Benson (RB) Arizona Cardinals –

Alec Pierce (WR) Indianapolis Colts –

Nelson Aghololr (WR) Baltimore Ravens –

John Metchie (WR) Houston Texans –

Matt Prater (PK) Arizona Cardinals – Chad Ryland will fill in again.

Tanner Hudson (TE) Cincinnati Bengals –

JaMycal Hasty (RB) New England Patriots –

Cade Stover (TE) Houston Texans –

Jalen Brooks (WR) Dallas Cowboys –

Questionable 

Tony Pollard (RB) Tennessee Titans – Hasn’t practiced all week. He re-aggravated an ankle injury last week. Even if Pollard plays, I would expect more work from Tajae Spears.

Tyreek Hill (WR) Miami Dolphins – A personal issue has been added to the lingering wrist injury. We’ll keep an eye on his pre-game status.

David Njoku (TE) Cleveland Browns – Njoku is still dealing with a hamstring injury but the switch of QB to Dorian Thompson-Robinson is a bigger issue.

Zach Ertz (TE) Washington Commanders – I don’t expect Ertz to clear concussion protocol in time to play.

Tyrone Tracy (RB) New York Giants – Could lose more reps to Devin Singletary even if he plays. Downgrade.

Zach Charbonnet (RB) Seattle Seahawks – Ken Walker is back. Meanwhile, Charbonnet is dealing with an oblique issue.

Cedric Tillman (WR) Cleveland Browns –

David Moore (WR) Carolina Panthers –

Braelon Allen (RB) New York Jets –

Marquez Vades-Scantling (WR) New Orleans Saints – Hasn’t practiced all week and is now dealing with an illness. Additionally, with Spencer Rattler under center, MVS looks very iffy.

Rashod Bateman (WR) Baltimore Ravens –

Jalen Coker (WR) Carolina Panthers –

Nick Folk (PK) Tennessee Titans –

Luke Musgrave (TE) Green Bay Packers –

Matt Gay (PK) Indianapolis Colts –

DeeJay Dallas (RB) Arizona Cardinals –

Mo Alie-Cox (TE) Indianapolis Colts –

C.J. Ham (FB) Minnesota Vikings –

EXPECTED TO PLAY

Jakobi Meyers (WR) Las Vegas Raiders –

Geno Smith (QB) Seattle Seahawks –

Marquise Brown (WR) Kansas City Chiefs – Brown is making his season debut but will be on a snap count.

Aidan O’Connell (QB) Las Vegas Raiders – Good spot for AOC to return, facing a horrid Jacksonville defense. He’s on the QB2 radar in Superflex formats.

Roschon Johnson (RB) Chicago Bears –

Sterling Shepard (WR) Tampa Bay Buccaneers –

Tyler Higbee (TE) Los Angeles Rams –

Zane Gonzalez (PK) Washington Commanders –

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY 

Alvin Kamara (RB) New Orleans Saints – Kendre Miller will take over as the starter.

Jaylen Waddle (WR) Miami Dolphins – Malik Washington is a sneaky pick-up and replacement.

Cade Otton (TE) Tampa Bay Buccaneers –

Chris Olave (WR) New Orleans Saints – Returned to practice in a limited capacity, which is progress.

 

How it Works:
Firstly, draft your team using our On-Demand Simulator.
Next, try to stack the team with players you think will do well this week.
Finally, the highest Week 16 Score wins.
(PLUS: You get to see the Thursday Night game and then draft!)
Here’s our Week 16 Player Rankings to help.
Firstly, it’s a best-ball contest, so no need to submit a lineup. We’ll optimize the best one.
Secondly, you just sit back and watch your team climb the leaderboard.
Weekly Prizes and a Grand Prize at the end of the season!
Finally, the Grand Prize Winner (highest individual week of the season) gets to choose from the amazing prizes below.
If you don’t know just how awesome and amazing the Panini Flawless Football briefcase is, make sure and watch the video starting at the 8-minute mark! Trading cards are back!
MEMBER PERK! Fulltime Members get 5 Free On-Demand Drafts each month in our contest! DRAFT YOUR WEEK 16 TEAM and enter the REDEMPTION CODE you received by email.
About Jody Smith 616 Articles
With over a decade of winning experience, Jody is a well-known fixture in the fantasy football community. He was named Fantasy Pros’ **Most Accurate Ranker** previously and was the site’s Top NFL over/under totals picker with a record 65% accuracy in 2020, while also ranking 5th in the country with a 55% against-the-spread hit rate. Jody has written for many sites over the years including Pro Football Focus, FantasyPros, CBS Sportsline, FantasyData, and is a regular contributor to the Fantasy Index magazine expert’s poll, draft, and auction. Jody’s experience ranking and projecting player performance will help prepare the Fulltime Fam for their big draft days as well as answers they can trust on Sunday for those ever crucial Who Do I Start questions.
Instagram Twitter YouTube