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  • BUF Running Back #20
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    Southern Miss sophomore RB Frank Gore Jr completed four-of-eight passes for 75 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in a 35-19 win over Louisiana Tech on Friday night.
    Gore Jr (5'8/185) gave us flashbacks to Darren McFadden and the 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks as he got the start against Louisiana Tech on Friday night. In the first half, Gore Jr threw two touchdown passes, one was a perfect 39-yard post route and the other a calculated jump ball. He did throw an ugly interception in the third quarter doing the same thing, but the success Gore had under center was impressive in leading the Golden Eagles to an upset victory and getting their second win on the season. They take on Florida International next Saturday to finish out their season.

  • CAR Wide Receiver #17
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    The Athletic’s Joseph Person believes Xavier Legette’s production should increase this season.
    Person notes “the arrival of No. 8 pick Tetairoa McMillan should take some pressure off Legette.” Legette’s eight drops in his rookie season were dispiriting, but the second-year receiver should hold a major role in Carolina’s passing game again in 2025 and he struggled to stay healthy last year. Legette makes for a good WR4/WR5 stab as someone with an ostensible path to a lot of playing time, even if on paper he would seem to be behind McMillan and Adam Thielen in the target pecking order.
    Aiyuk may start 2025 season on PUP list
    Patrick Daugherty gives an update on Brandon Aiyuk's potential lack of availability to start the 2025 season and where fantasy managers could look to if the 49ers wide receiver misses some time.
  • DET Running Back #26
    Jahmyr Gibbs said he’s being split out wide “way more than I was the last two years.”
    Gibbs had an incredible season as a receiver in 2024, with a 74.8 PFF grade and 11.2 YAC per reception. He split out wide on 39 snaps in 2024 and 45 more in 2023. This shouldn’t cause a major reckoning of Gibbs’ fantasy value — we already know he’s great and that the Lions want to put the ball in his hands — but it could be a nice boon for PPR formats if Gibbs was more involved in the passing game.
  • CHI Tight End
    Bears TE Colston Loveland (shoulder) said he is “100%" entering training camp.
    Loveland did decline to say definitively that he’ll be out on the field when training camp begins, but there’s no real reason to be worried about his shoulder as we enter August. Loveland will likely face snap challenges in his rookie year with Cole Kmet retaining a real role in Chicago’s offense. Still, it’s undeniable that the rookie has major upside at a tough position for fantasy production.
  • NYG Quarterback #3
    Russell Wilson said he wants to play “five-plus” more years in the NFL.
    Wilson becoming the Joe Flacco of the late 2020s sounds fun, but he’ll need to play better than he did in the last two seasons to make it happen. “Just believe. Why not?” Wilson told Sports Illustrated’s Connor Orr. Wilson’s first step in making it five more seasons is putting up a productive enough debut season with the Giants for Jaxson Dart’s debut to be pushed off into December or January.
  • KC Guard #65
    Chiefs re-signed G Trey Smith to a four-year, $94 million contract with $70 million in guarantees.
    The deal makes Smith, who had a deadline of 4 PM ET to agree to an extension ahead of the deadline for franchise-tagged players, the highest-paid guard in NFL history. Last season Smith finished with a PFF grade of 78.8 and a run blocking grade of 80.8 — the seventh-highest grade of any qualifying guard in the league. It’s an essential move as Smith has replaced Joe Thuney as the main cog at guard next to Creed Humphrey for the Chiefs. The guaranteed money tops Robert Hunt’s $63 million as the most for a guard as well.
  • BAL Quarterback #8
    The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec believes Lamar Jackson’s current cap number for 2026 would make it “impossible for Baltimore to keep the nucleus of its roster together.”
    A Jackson contract extension has been on the offseason backburner since March and will likely be a training camp story. Jackson’s cap figure spikes to $74.5 million in 2026. Zrebiec describes Jackson as gaining “more leverage in the contract talks with each passing month” should this drag on. We’re not expecting this to balloon into a major problem for the Ravens, but the negotiations with Jackson could hold up extension talks for players like Kyle Hamilton, Isaiah Likely, and Tyler Linderbaum.
  • BAL Kicker (FG)
    The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec believes sixth-round pick Tyler Loop “remains the favorite” to win the Ravens kicking job.
    He’s battling with UDFA John Hoyland in training camp. Loop’s performance in OTAs and mandatory minicamp is described by Zrebiec as “shaky,” so this isn’t a fully settled situation just yet. It’s possible this comes down to performance in preseason games.
  • CLE Running Back
    ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio believes Browns RB Quinshon Judkins could be placed on paid leave after he signs his rookie contract.
    Judkins, who was arrested for domestic battery last weekend, has not been formally punished by the NFL yet despite reportedly leaving a victim with “clearly evident” bruising on her chin and lip area in the incident. Florio speculates that Judkins could be punished after he signs his rookie contract, at which point the NFL could activate a paid-leave clause as he prepares to report. There’s been no movement between the Browns and Judkins as teams try to not meet the fully-guaranteed standard set by the Texans and Cleveland at the top of the second round for Jayden Higgins and Carson Schwesinger. If Judkins does miss a majority of training camp, it would be very difficult for the Browns to trust him right away and be a major boon for the fantasy prospects of Jerome Ford and Dylan Sampson.
  • WAS Wide Receiver #17
    Commanders WR Terry McLaurin said he’s disappointed with contract extension talks with the Commanders.
    “I’ve been pretty frustrated, not gonna lie,” McLaurin told reporters Tuesday. “Everything that has transpired has been pretty disappointing. I want to continue my career here, I’ve created my life here, so I want to be here.” With Washington’s training camp scheduled to start on July 22, McLaurin said he hasn’t decided if he will report or not, though he also added “Without any progressive discussions, it’s hard to see me stepping on the field.” McLaurin, who was 15th in receiver receptions and 12th in receiving yards in 2024, is entering his age-30 season. The Commanders might be hesitant to commit long term to their de facto WR1.
  • CHI Wide Receiver #15
    The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain believes Bears WR Rome Odunze could “take off” in 2025.
    The steady drumbeat for Odunze — a former top-10 pick — continues as the Bears ready for training camp. Head coach Ben Johson said in May that he was “extremely impressed” with Odunze following a disappointing rookie campaign that saw him catch 54 passes for 734 yards and three touchdowns. Thanks to erratic play from Caleb Williams, Odunze was among the least efficient wideouts in the game last season. He was 13th in air yards — leading all Chicago pass catchers — but 42nd in receiving yards. “If Odunze didn’t meet outside expectations, it’s not because he was dropping passes or running poor routes,” Fishbain writes. “With a better scheme and improved quarterback play, he should take off in Year 2.” Odunze will have to compete for targets with DJ Moore and incoming rookie Luther Burden.