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  • NYJ Linebacker #44
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    Rivals recruiting analyst Rob Cassidy predicts that four-star 2018 S Jamien Sherwood will commit to Auburn.
    While Sherwood (6'2/190) once looked like he might end up committing to Miami, those winds might have shifted. Cassidy writes that Auburn “has made a strong play in recent weeks” and believes that "[t]he Tigers have a real chance of stealing the safety.” During the offseason camp circuit, Cassidy and fellow analyst Woody Wommack noted that Sherwood “has a great frame and muscle that fills it out.”
  • PHI Quarterback #7
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    NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Kenny Pickett (ribs) will not play in Week 18 against the Giants.
    Pickett suffered the rib injury in relief of Jalen Hurts in Week 16. He attempted to play through the issue last week but only made it three quarters before aggravating the injury and exiting the game. He failed to practice at all this week and was listed as questionable, a designation he was never going to play through with nothing on the line for Philly in Week 18. Tanner McKee will get his first career start today.
  • NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Jordan White (neck) has been placed on the reserve/NFI list and is out for the season.
    Now on the NFI list, Whitehead is required to miss at least four games, though Rapoport’s comments suggest even a deep playoff run would not be enough time for the veteran safety to return. Whitehead suffered a torn pec in Week 12 and was placed on injured reserve. The team had recently designated him to return from injured reserve and he was questionable for Week 18. Per Rapoport, Whitehead should be okay in the long term. His season ends with three pass breakups, two TFLs, and 79 combined tackles.
  • PHI Quarterback #16
    NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Tanner McKee is expected to start in Week 18 against the Giants.
    Jalen Hurts is out with a concussion and Kenny Pickett is listed as questionable with a rib injury. He did not practice this week meaning McKee was all but guaranteed to make the start after Friday’s injury report. A third-round pick in the 2023 draft, McKee was a successful pocket passer at Stanford. He also showed well in relief of Pickett last week, throwing for 54 yards and two scores on just four attempts. He will be playing with the backups this week as Philly rests their starters, so we shouldn’t expect much fantasy output from anyone involved.
  • ATL Wide Receiver #1
    NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Darnell Mooney (shoulder) is a “long-shot” to play in Week 18 against the Panthers.
    Rapoport didn’t rule Mooney out but reiterated that it is an uphill battle for the veteran receiver to play this week. Mooney suffered the shoulder injury in practice and was downgraded to a DNP on Friday, a bad sign for his Week 18 outlook. Assuming he doesn’t suit up, KhaDarel Hodge will step into the three-receiver rotation alongside Drake London and Ray-Ray McCloud.
  • TEN Running Back #20
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Tony Pollard (ankle) is expected to play in Week 18 against the Texans.
    As Schefter notes, Pollard needs 83 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to reach $450K in incentives from his contract. Facing a Texans team that is likely to pull their starters early, Pollard should be able to get the yardage total and at least one score. Pollard will see plenty of work with Tyjae Spears sidelined for the final game of the year, putting him at the top of the WR2 ranks for Week 18.
  • FA Offensive Coordinator
    Browns fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey.
    The team also fired offensive line coach Andy Dickerson. Having already decided to stick with 2023 Coach of the Year Kevin Stefanski, someone had to take the fall for this nightmare season. Even with a Sunday’s worth of games left, the Browns are all but guaranteed to finish last in the league in points per game (15.2) and EPA per play (-.18). Dorsey was let go by the Bills during a midseason slump last year, meaning he will be looking for his third team in as many seasons this spring. An offensive coordinator gig is not in the cards given his poor track record over the past two years. Dickerson took over the offensive line coach job from legendary linemen coach Bill Callahan after the former left for Tennessee after the 2023 season.
  • CIN Tight End #89
    Drew Sample caught 4-of-4 targets for 14 yards in the Bengals’ Week 18 win over the Steelers.
    Sample completed his sixth season with the Bengals in 2024, and despite being a second-round pick back in 2019, it was more of the same for the former University of Washington tight end. He hasn’t picked up more than 25 receptions since the 2020 season, and while he could be back with the Bengals again in 2025, there are way too many better options to believe Sample will ever be worth rostering.
  • CIN Tight End #87
    Tanner Hudson caught his only target for 11 yards n the Bengals’ Week 18 win over the Steelers.
    Hudson ends his second season with the Bengals with 19 receptions for 154 yards and one touchdown. The 30-year-old will be a free agent at the end of the season, and likely is looking at playing a similar role with a new team or potentially a return to the Bengals. Even at the tight end position there’s no reason to think he’ll ever see the amount of targets necessary to consider him as a fantasy player, but he does provide real-life value as a blocker.
  • PIT Wide Receiver #11
    Van Jefferson caught 3-of-4 targets for 18 yards in the Steelers’ Week 18 loss to the Bengals.
    Amazingly, those three catches were the most of any Pittsburgh wideout during Saturday’s loss. Jefferson has been a fantasy non-factor for the overwhelming majority of his career outside of a strong sophomore campaign, and there’s not really a reason to believe that’s going to change anytime soon/ever.
  • CIN Wide Receiver #80
    Andrei Iosivas caught 2-of-3 passes for 12 yards in the Bengals’ Week 18 win over the Steelers.
    Iosivas was certainly efficient in 2024, as he was able to turn just 36 catches into six touchdowns as the fourth — at best — option in the passing attack. A 1/6 TD/catch ratio is obviously unsustainable, but Iosivas could be looking at a bigger role in 2025 with Tee Higgins possibly on the way out. If Iosivas is the second option with Joe Burrow under center, it’s possible for the product of Princeton breaks out in 2025. There’s a wide variety of possible outcomes here, however.