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Whitehead has started for the Bucs for most of the last three seasons, compiling five picks and 21 passes deflected in 2,633 defensive snaps over that span. He had his best year in run defense in 2021, posting a 78.9 PFF grade, and has experience in both the box and deep. He’ll be the Marcus Maye replacement for the Jets, likely along Ashtyn Davis or Lamarcus Joyner at safety. The Bucs will likely move Mike Edwards into a full-time role to replace Whitehead.

Fant has now missed back-to-back practices and appears to be on the wrong side of returning in Week 11 against the 49ers. Assuming the former first-round pick can’t go, AJ Barner is likely to see the majority of his playing time/targets.

It’s back-to-back full practices for Metcalf, and it’s obviously a great sign that he’ll be back in action for Week 11 against the 49ers. It may even be a foregone conclusion this point barring a setback. He should see plenty of targets for Sunday’s divisional tilt, and the player who gets “hurt” the most by his return is likely Tyler Lockett.

That’s an upgrade from not practicing Wednesday. The hope is the 31-year-old will be able to go against the Seahawks’ beatable pass defense for Sunday’s game, but he should be considered questionable for that contest against Seattle.

Jennings is coming off a contest where he caught 7-of-11 targets for 93 yards in the victory over the Buccaneers in Week 10. The 27-year-old wideout is likely going to be a big part of the passing attack against the Seahawks in Week 11 if he’s able to go, but now it’s something fantasy managers need to keep an eye on until Sunday.

Henry got a limited session in Wednesday, but was a full-go for Thursday’s practice ahead of Week 11’s contest against the Rams. It seems very likely that Henry will be ready to roll for that contest, but it’s still a situation to monitor.

Mailata missed four games while dealing with a severe hamstring strain. The 27-year-old tackle was activated off injured reserve Wednesday, and he’ll make his return to action against the Washington front seven.

The Eagles are essentially at full health, so no questionable calls for Thursday’s game. McKee will be the emergency third quarterback for the contest behind Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett.

Rodriguez was solid in the win over the Giants in Week 9, but wasn’t involved in the offense in Week 10 against the Steelers with just two carries for four yards. Driskel will be the emergency third quarterback for Thursday’s contest.

Jackson was nursing a knee injury last week but played through it and racked up 290 passing yards and four touchdown passes against the Bengals. He’s clearly dealing with a minor injury, but he’s not at risk of missing Week 11’s game against the Steelers. The two-time MVP will look to continue his push for a third MVP in Sunday’s pivotal AFC North tilt, where he’ll be a solid fantasy QB1.

Pollard is in a “workload management” situation, but his Week 11 status is not in doubt after he played through the issue last Sunday. He did appear to need a few spells against the Chargers, however. Ailing with Tyjae Spears back in the lineup, Pollard is more of a lower-end RB2/FLEX than the high-end RB2 he had been trending as for a few weeks.