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It is not a huge surprise after Gallman was a healthy scratch in favor of Qadree Ollison last week. He could show back up on the practice squad as organizational depth.

The “day-to-day” designation is the best-case scenario for Mason, who went down with the shoulder injury on Thursday Night Football versus Seattle. He attempted to play through the injury, but San Francisco gave him one second-half carry before putting him on ice for the remainder of the game. With a long turnaround until San Francisco’s Week 8 matchup with Kansas City, Mason may be able to return without missing any time. Rookie running back Isaac Guerendo should still be stashed in all formats.

Antonio Gibson will operate as the Patriots’ lead, dual-threat running back, with backup JaMycal Hasty handling change-of-pace duties. The Texans rank 21st in average depth of tackle (4.34), helping Gibson to RB3-viability. Hasty should not be started in 12-team leagues.

McCaffrey is currently on injured reserve. Once the team opens his practice window, they have 21 days to officially activate him from injured reserve or he will remain there for the remainder of the season. Not opening his window this week suggests he could be more than three weeks from returning. The 49ers get their bye in Week 9, so a Week 10 return is still on the table, though the news surrounding McCaffrey’s return has consistently broken against him since he started dealing with the Achilles injuries before Week 1.

Center Graham Barton (hamstring) has been ruled out. Goedeke has been out for a few weeks with a concussion. Head coach Todd Bowles said he will play, “barring any setbacks.” Overall, the Bucs are getting healthy ahead of their divisional matchup with the Saints.

McMillan missed two games after suffering the hamstring injury in practice before Week 4. He will reclaim his WR3 role for the Bucs this week with wide receivers Trey Palmer and Kameron Johnson already ruled out. Firmly behind Mike Evans and Chris Godwin in the pecking order for targets, McMillan is not on the fantasy radar.

White was limited in Wednesday’s practice before being surprisingly downgraded on Thursday. He will be listed as questionable when the Bucs release their final injury report of the week. White had already been ceding work to rookie Bucky Irving before suffering the foot injury. Even if he suits up, it’s safe to assume Iriving’s role as the change-of-pace back isn’t going anywhere. Iriving would vault to the top of the RB2 ranks if White is ruled out before kickoff.

Safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (foot) will be a game-time call but is trending toward playing. Kancey has yet to play this year after suffering a hamstring injury before Week 1. The 2023 first-round pick totaled four sacks and 10 TFLs as a rookie.

Kraft has astonishingly finished as the overall PPR TE1 in consecutive weeks and now faces a Cardinals defense that ranks 20th in yards allowed per coverage snap (7.54) to opposing tight ends. Kraft is a TE1 once again, for Week 6.

Backup wide receiver Kameron Johnson was also ruled out. Jalen McMillan has a chance to play through his hamstring injury. If he can’t go, Sterling Shepard will remain the Bucs’ WR3 for Week 6.

NBC Houston’s Aaron Wilson reports Reynolds “underwent minor finger surgery and, after a successful procedure, is expected to miss at least one game and likely a few more as he works to return potentially later this month.” Reynolds’ absence could result in more playing time for the Broncos’ explosive backups, like Marvin Mims Jr. and Troy Franklin, but nothing is guaranteed.