Houston Texans wide receiver Randall Cobb has been steadily and consistently involved in the team’s passing game, earning right around five targets every game this year. However, he’s mostly being used in short yardage situations. He’s averaged under 10 yards per reception in each of the past two games. In PPR leagues, he has some appeal as a low-end WR3 or flex option, but his

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks has flourished ever since the firing of Bill O’Brien. Over his last two games, he has 17 catches for 229 yards and two touchdowns on 21 targets. Will Fuller V should still be considered the Texans No. 1 receiver for now, but Cooks is looking more like a 1B than a true No. 2 right now. He has out-targeted

Houston Texans tight end Darren Fells has scored touchdowns in two straight games as the Texans passing game has begun to catch heat. At the start of the season, Fells was splitting most of the tight end passing targets with Jordan Akins (ankle), but Akins has missed two straight games and has been ruled out for Week 7 as well. Fells had seen exactly two

The New Orleans Saints have placed wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders (COVID) on the Reserve-COVID list. Following the move, he will be forced to miss Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers. The move doesn’t necessarily mean Sanders tested positive for COVID as he could have just been in contact with someone who tested positive. Regardless, Sanders should be removed from all fantasy starting lineups this week.

Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones (calf) suffered what is being described as a “very mild” calf strain during Thursday’s practice. He is sitting out practice on Friday and is now questionable for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. It sounds like he could end up being a game-time decision this week, which means fantasy owners should have a backup plan in place if

Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller V has scored a touchdown in four straight games and has topped 100 receiving yards in two of his past three. The Texans passing game as a whole has been exceptional lately after a slow start to the year. In Week 7, the Texans face the Green Bay Packers in what should be a high-scoring game. Expect Fuller to

Houston Texans running back Duke Johnson is yet to see a significant workload so far this year. He was out-snapped 56 to 19 by David Johnson in Week 6. Duke had just four carries and two targets in the game while David had 19 carries and two targets. David hasn’t been particularly efficient with his touches this year, averaging just four yards per carry, so

Houston Texans running back David Johnson has dominated the carries all year long for the Texans backfield, regardless of whether the team’s No. 2 back Duke Johnson has been active or injured. Expect that to continue in Week 7 when the Texans face the Green Bay Packers in what should be a high-scoring affair. Johnson has had at least 18 touches in each of his

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has turned things around after a slow start to the year. He’s coming off his best game of the season as he threw for 339 yards and four touchdowns without an interception in Week 6 against the Tennessee Titans. This week, Watson faces a Green Bay Packers Defense that has given up 30-plus points in two of their past three

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette (ankle) is “good to go” for Week 7 against the Raiders, according to head coach Bruce Arians. Fournette sat out in Weeks 4 and 6 and played only one snap in Week 5. It complicates things in Tampa’s backfield, but Fournette will likely provide a change of pace to running back Ronald Jones II, contributing in the screen

An MRI exam confirmed that Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson (knee) suffered a Grade 1 MCL sprain in the Thursday night win over the Giants, but he shouldn’t have to miss much time, according to a source. There’s a chance that Johnson could be back for the Week 8 matchup against the division-rival Cowboys, but the 30-year-old has also been battling an ankle sprain.

An MRI exam on Friday confirmed that Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson (ankle) suffered a high-ankle injury in the Thursday night win over the Giants, and the Eagles will place him on Injured Reserve. He’ll be out for at least the next three weeks, but given Jackson’s notorious nature of being a slow healer, he could be out well beyond that. D-Jax was returning

The Carolina Panthers activated kicker Joey Slye and offensive lineman Trent Scott from the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday and also placed cornerback Rasul Douglas on the COVID-19 list. Slye and Scott were placed on the list earlier this week but have cleared the league’s testing protocols and can play in Week 7 against the Saints. Douglas has started the last five games for Carolina and

Cleveland Browns tight end Austin Hooper is having surgery on Friday for appendicitis and has been ruled out for Week 7 against the Bengals, according to head coach Kevin Stefanski. It’s a tough break for Hooper, as he was just starting to heat up in Cleveland’s offense after a slow start to the 2020 campaign. The former Falcon led the Browns in receiving in the

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (knee) is scheduled to have ACL reconstruction surgery next week now that his MCL injury has had time to heal. Doctors are hopeful that he’ll be ready for training camp next summer. Barkley suffered the season-ending injury in Week 2 and ruined a lot of fantasy managers’ seasons in the process, as the star running back was taken

Las Vegas Raiders safety Johnathan Abram, who is currently isolating on the COVID-19 test after he was deemed a high-risk contact, will not be cleared in time to play in Week 7 against the Buccaneers. The Raiders defense hasn’t been fantasy relevant all year, but this is more bad news for them against a Tampa Bay team that just put up 30-plus points on the

Updating a previous report, Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon (foot) has been ruled out for Week 7 against the Browns. Mixon missed practice all week and just didn’t give himself a chance to be active against Cleveland this Sunday. Fantasy managers will have to pivot and go in another direction in one of their running back slots this weekend. Giovani Bernard, Samaje Perine and

Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon (foot) is not practicing on Friday. Although the Bengals are calling Mixon day-to-day, this will be his third straight missed practice of the week, which will make him extremely questionable to play in Week 7 against the Browns. The 24-year-old lead back has had at least 16 carries in each game this year and has four total touchdowns (three

Dallas Cowboys offensive guard Zack Martin (concussion) has been ruled out for Week 7 against the Washington Football Team. A once-promising offensive line in Dallas has been gutted by injuries in 2020. After losing both starting tackles, Martin will now miss this Sunday’s game. It will hurt the Cowboys rushing attack and running back Ezekiel Elliott, but Elliott remains a must-start RB1 in a game

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (shoulder) will start in Week 7 against the Bills, barring a setback in practice on Friday, according to a source. Darnold has been limited in practice this week, but it looks like he’ll make his return after a two-game absence for the winless Jets. Buffalo’s defense hasn’t been nearly as good as they were in 2019 and are allowing