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Whittington

Whittington is trending toward a Week 10 return from his multi-week shoulder injury. Demarcus Robinson’s hot streak likely relegates the promising rookie to that of a bench stash though.

Whittington entered the weekend listed as questionable. He has been dealing with the shoulder injury for a few weeks and will be held out once again. With Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp active, fantasy managers don’t need to worry about LA’s No. 3 receiver this week.

Whittington barely played in Week 7 because of the shoulder injury and missed Week 8’s game against the Vikings. With Cooper Kupp back and Puka Nacua expected to play through his lingering knee issue. Whittington is not on the fantasy radar.

Whittington has gotten in back-to-back limited sessions ahead of Week 9 against the Seahawks. The rookie wideout has a good chance of going against Seattle, and if Puka Nacua (knee) can’t go, he could be in for a relatively-sizeable role.

Whittington’s journey with this shoulder injury has been perplexing. He was unable to play in Week 8 and barely played in Week 7 but practiced in a limited capacity throughout Week 7 before going DNP, LP and DNP in Week 8. His limited return this week is a step in the right direction but he is not yet guaranteed to suit up. It is possible he suffered a setback somewhere along the way.

Whittington was downgraded to a Wednesday DNP after practicing in a limited capacity on Tuesday. Earlier this week, Sean McVay suggested Whittington would have a “a little bit more of a workload” in Week 8, following his Week 7 decoy deployment. The Wednesday downgrade and preemptive inactive ruling suggests Whittington may have suffered a setback. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

Whittington played very little in the Rams’ Week 7 game against the Raiders and was listed as a non-participant for Monday’s practice while still dealing with a shoulder injury. He was limited for Tuesday’s practice and will need at least another limited practice on Wednesday to be considered good to go for the Rams’ Thursday game against the Vikings. However, fantasy managers should leave Whittington on benches with Cooper Kupp expected to return and Whittington still banged up.

Whittington was active off a shoulder injury but played just 16 percent of the offensive snaps against the Raiders and was not targeted. He’d be hard to trust against a good Vikings defense if he were healthy, but when you combine the short week with last week’s bagel, it becomes hard to craft a real case for having Whittington in lineups this week.

The talented rookie is averaging 2.17 yards per route run and earned a career-best 10 targets in Week 5. The Rams were on bye in Week 6. Whittington finished as the PPR WR35 and WR17 in his last two games and remains WR3-viable against the Raiders.

Kupp was limited in practice throughout the week before being listed as questionable. Despite some reasons for optimism, Sean McVay was cagey when talking about Kupp’s availability, foreshadowing his likely absence this week. With Puka Nacua still on injured reserve, Jordan Whittington will take over as the team’s top receiver. Whittington is listed as questionable because of a shoulder injury but McVay has already said he expects the rookie to play. Whittington caught seven passes for 89 yards before LA’s Week 6 bye.