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“We can’t play the type of football that we want to play until we get better at the cornerback position, I will say that,” Smith added. The Texans released Terrance Mitchell, re-signed Desmond King, and have brought in Steven Nelson for a visit recently. This statement could point towards an early draft pick at the position -- perhaps Ahmad Gardner at No. 3 or Derek Stingley at No. 13.

Both Allen and fellow backup Isaiah Davis were limited by back injuries on Wednesday while starter Breece Hall was absent from the injury report after dealing with a multi-week knee injury. Allen suffered the injury during Week 15 play. His early-week participation bodes positively for his Week 16 availability.

Irving was listed as a limited participant in the Bucs’ Wednesday walkthrough. He has been dealing with back and hip injuries for a couple weeks and starting out the week limited is a good sign he is continuing to heal. Irving played through the injuries in Week 15 and fantasy managers can expect him to do the same Week 16, barring setbacks.

While Breece Hall is no longer listed on the injury report with a knee injury, both of his backups, Davis and Braelon Allen were limited by back injuries on Wednesday. It is unclear as to when Davis suffered the injury. This is a situation worth monitoring.

Lamb has been dealing with the shoulder injury, but has been playing through it the past couple of weeks. As such, his limited listing is workload management from the Cowboys and he should be good to go for Week 16. Fire him up in the WR1 mix against the Buccaneers.

Hot off of an overall TE2 finish in Week 15, Strange appears on Wednesday’s injury report. His limited participation is a net positive but Thursday should provide clarity as to when the injury occurred. He is a streaming TE1 if active.

O’Connell must only make it through the week setback-free to get the start against the Jaguars. O’Connell is just a mid-tier QB2 in this one but he at least stabilizes things for the Raiders’ pass catchers. Jakobi Meyers and Brock Bowers should return to their usual productivity levels.

Meyers made it through Weeks 14 and 15 without suffering any reported setbacks so he should be close to full health this week. With Aidan O’Connell (knee) potentially returning this week, Meyers is suddenly back in the WR3 conversation against the beleaguered Jaguars pass defense.

Smith’s “rest” designation is likely the thing we should pay attention to but his “back” designation is worth monitoring, just to be safe. Fantasy managers should tentatively expect Smith to play this week. His Thursday status will clarify things though.

This is the third Burns-related transaction for the Seahawks in the last four days. The former rotational player rejoins a Seahawks team he initially signed with in 2022. Burns is unlikely to vault into a high-volume rotational role but he could chip in here and there.

A Wednesday LP would typically bode positively for a player’s availability but with Prater coming off of injured reserve, this places him more so in the “truly questionable” category. His Thursday and Friday participation levels are worth monitoring.