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Jackson (6’1/210) was a two-year starter and four-year contributor in the Hurricanes’ secondary, tallying ten career pass breakups and four INTs and earning honorable mention All-ACC as a senior. Although Jackson’s college career was nondescript, he caught scouting attention by destroying the Combine for a 4.45 forty, 40 ½-inch vertical, and 10-foot-10 broad jump, good for top-eight SPARQ results among cornerbacks in Indy. Jackson looks the part as a plus-sized man-to-man corner, but his lack of college dominance is a big red flag considering his toolbox. He’s a college underachiever with NFL upside.

Evans was a former first-round pick of the Titans back in 2018. Evans played in nine games for the Cowboys last season, totaling nine tackles in limited action, and was with the Falcons in 2022. He’s never lived up to the expectations that made him a first-rounder, but he’ll have a chance to restore his career under Raheem Morris once he gets up to speed. We’ll see if the team opts to elevate him in the coming days.

Corley has one target in three games and was inactive on Sunday behind Xavier Gipson and Irvin Charles. It doesn’t look like there will be a path to rookie-season relevancy for the Western Kentucky standout and he can be dropped in non-dynasty leagues.

There had been some speculation over whether or not the Jets could deal Reddick back to the Eagles after a report emerged that Reddick “wouldn’t mind going back to Philadelphia.” Unfortunately for Reddick and, at this point, the Jets, the league doesn’t allow this to happen. Reddick, who has yet to report to the Jets in any capacity since his introductory press conference, is staring down the barrel of a wasted 2024 season if he and the Jets can’t sort out their differences and/or work out a trade to another team ahead of this year’s trade deadline. The 30-year-old pass rusher is coming off an 11-sack season and has totaled 27 sacks over the last two years. Still on the final year of a three-year contract he signed back in 2022, Reddick would find himself in the same situation in 2025 if he doesn’t report to the Jets on or before their sixth game of the season, per Over the Cap.

Thompson will have an MRI to confirm, but if the worst is confirmed, the Panthers’ star linebacker will be out for the season. Thompson has been solid this season for the Panthers, totaling 35 tackles and two TFLs in his four games. He saw his 203-game season limited to just two games after fracturing his fibula in Week 2, making this the second-straight season in which he’s suffered a season-ending injury in the first month of the campaign.

Rapoport also adds that Badie, who flew home after being discharged from the hospital, did suffer a back injury that may land him on injured reserve, but this is by all accounts good news for the third-year back out of Missouri. It was a scary scene in the Meadowlands after Badie was carted from the field and then carried into the Broncos’ locker room after the play. We’ll know more about how much time he’s expected to miss later in the week, but it’s fair to assume Badie won’t be active for Week 5 against the Raiders.

Wicks’ season-high snap share came on the heels of a Christian Watson injury, but his 58 snaps were only seven fewer than Romeo Doubs (65), who led the team. Wicks led the Commanders with 13 targets against the Vikings and should see an increased role, with Watson likely to miss extended time. We should temper expectations for Wicks entering Week 5 against the Rams, but the second-year receiver has been targeted on an impressive 26.5 percent of his routes this season. He’ll have some appeal as a WR4 next week.

As simplistic as it sounds, Brissett will be the Patriots’ starter until he isn’t. Brissett hasn’t thrown for more than 168 yards in a game this season and has two touchdowns to one interception while leading the Patriots to a 1-3 start. Brissett has also taken 15 sacks on the season, which is more an indictment on the Patriots’ offensive line than it is his play, but things haven’t been great, regardless of how you slice it. Drake Maye lies in wait, but it’s hard to blame the Patriots for wanting to avoid throwing the rookie into a near-impossible situation to succeed. Maye will get his chance eventually, but the Patriots don’t appear interested in forcing him on the field in what already has the makings of a lost season.

Daniels exited in the first half of Sunday’s loss and didn’t return to the field. It’s a tough loss for the Steelers, who also lost rookie right tackle Troy Fautanu for the season after he suffered a dislocated knee cap before Week 3’s matchup against the Chargers. Daniels has started all 36 games he’s appeared in for the Steelers since joining them in 2022 and was having a strong season before going down. Guard Spencer Anderson filled in for Daniels following his exit and will presumably takeover at right guard for the Steelers for the foreseeable future.

Head coach Mike McDaniel said on Saturday that Mostert “is trying” to play on Monday night but also suggested the team would exercise caution by not rushing him back too soon. Mostert was limited in practice all week, leading us to believe a Week 5 return is very much in play. It will be De’Von Achane’s show for at least one more week, but Mostert is undoubtedly on the mend after missing the last three weeks.

Per Rapoport, an MRI revealed no fracture in Watson’s ankle, but the injury could land the third-year receiver on injured reserve. Watson was carted from the field in the first half and obviously didn’t return to the field. He’s caught just five passes for 80 yards and one touchdown on the year. Dontayvion Wicks emerged to play on a season-high 58 snaps last week, and will be in line to see a busier workload while Watson is out.