Week 17 News & Notes (UPDATED)

Breaking down all the key fantasy-relevant injuries this week

December 28, 2024 Jody Smith Season Long – All Sports, Season Long – NFL, Season Long – NFL Home
Chuba Hubbard

Week 17 News & Notes 

As the fantasy playoffs roll on, keeping up-to-date on the latest fantasy-relevant news is important. Our Week 17 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.

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This will be updated throughout the weekend. 

REMINDER: There are 3 Saturday games this Week

Players Ruled OUT 

Chuba Hubbard (RB) Carolina Panthers – A big blow out of nowhere. Our best guess is a committee led by Mike Boone, but hard to trust anything in this backfield. Raheem Blackshear, Velus Jones, and Emani Bailey will also get touches.

CeeDee Lamb (WR) Dallas Cowboys – Placed on IR.

David Njoku (TE) Cleveland Browns

Jalen Hurts (QB) Philadelphia Eagles – Did not clear concussion protocol. Kenny Pickett will start.

Nick Folk (PK) Tennessee Titans

Cedric Tillman (WR) Cleveland Browns

Dyami Brown (WR) Washington Commanders

Questionable 

Issac Guerendo (RB) San Francisco 49ers – The Niners play on Monday, so Saturday’s practice will be telling.

Chirs Olave (WR) New Orleans Saints – Apparently the Saints are considering activating Olave. However, the move doesn’t make much sense in a lost season.

Anthony Richardson (QB) Indianapolis Colts – Has not practiced all week. However, there is optimism that he will start.

Tyreek Hill (WR) Miami Dolphins  

Jaylen Waddle (WR) Miami Dolphins  

Jalen Tolbert (WR) Dallas Cowboys 

Christian Watson (WR) Green Bay Packers

Tony Pollard (RB) Tennessee Titans 

Tyler Boyd (WR) Tennessee Titans 

EXPECTED TO PLAY

A.J. Brown (WR) Philadelphia Eagles 

Tee Higgins (WR) Cleveland Browns 

Malik Nabers (WR) New York Giants 

Drake London (WR) Atlanta Falcons

J.K. Dobbins (RB) Los Angeles Chargers 

James Conner (RB) Arizona Cardinals – Will play but is not 100% healthy.

Davante Adams (WR) New York Jets – Chasing 1,000 yards.

Alec Pierce (WR) Indianapolis Colts

Bryce Young (QB) Carolina Panthers 

 

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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.
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