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  • CIN Running Back #25
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    Bengals signed RB Demetric Felton, formerly of the Browns.
    Felton was left off the Browns’ 53-man roster after the team went out and acquired Pierre Strong from the Patriots last week. Now, the versatile running back and return man will get a chance to earn his way onto the Bengals roster as a member of their practice squad. Through two seasons, Felton has totaled 20 receptions for 189 yards and two touchdowns and has another eight carries for 20 yards on the ground.
  • LV Tight End #89
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    Brock Bowers caught 4-of-9 targets for 50 yards in the Raiders’ Week 18 loss to the Chargers.
    Bowers entered Week 18 with the record for receptions by a rookie (at any position), lost it to Malik Nabers in the early window of games, and reclaimed in the second half of this game after being held without a reception through two quarters. Bowers easily set the records for catches and yards by a rookie tight end. He caught 112 passes for 1,194 yards and five touchdowns, falling six catches short of tying Zach Ertz for the single-season record in receptions by a tight end. Bowers had no problems earning targets with Davante Adams on the field early in the year and hit overdrive after the team sent him to New York. Even if the Raiders add more talent at receiver in the offseason, Bowers is the team’s unquestioned top target heading into 2025. He will rightfully be drafted as the TE1 overall in all formats next season.
  • SEA Quarterback #7
    Geno Smith completed 20-of-27 attempts for 223 yards and four touchdowns in the Seahawks’ Week 18 win against the Rams, adding two rushes for 14 yards.
    It was Smith’s first NFL game with four touchdown passes. Geno was cooking in this one, especially in the second half. He connected with Noah Fant, Jake Bobo, DK Metcalf, and AJ Barner for scores against a Rams defense resting most of its starters. Geno, 34, will end the season with 4,320 passing yards and 21 touchdowns, with a low 3.3 percent touchdown rate in what was a high-volume pass offense for most of the regular season. Though Smith is signed through the 2025 season, it would be a surprise if he doesn’t seem serious competition of the Seattle starting gig this offseason. That won’t come from Sam Howell, who proved this season that he is among the worst quarterbacks in organized football. The Seahawks have seemed to peak in the Geno era, leaving the franchise likely looking elsewhere for a QB who offers championship upside.
  • LAC Tackle #79
    Chargers OT Trey Pikins (oblique) returned in Week 18 against the Raiders.
    Pipkins left with the oblique injury in the second half and was listed as questionable to return. He did so in the fourth quarter. Pipkins started at right tackle in place of Joe Alt, who himself was moved to left tackle in place of Rashawn Slater.
  • CHI Tight End #14
    Gerald Everett was not targeted in the Bears’ Week 18 win over the Packers.
    One of the worst free agent signings of the spring, Everett ends his first and likely only Bears campaign with eight catches for 36 yards. A totally foreseeable outcome to everyone but the Bears’ front office. Going on 31, Everett’s dynasty league star won’t be revived in a new home.
  • CHI Running Back #23
    Roschon Johnson rushed two times for three yards in the Bears’ Week 18 win over the Packers, adding five receptions for 16 yards.
    Although the five receptions were a new season high, the seven-touch, 19-yard effort capped a dismal sophomore campaign for the 2023 fourth-rounder. In a year where the Bears needed any offensive spark they could get, Johnson never provided one behind struggling lead back D’Andre Swift. He failed to reach three yards per carry, and could not carve out a short-yardage niche, something other backs have had little issue doing alongside Swift. Although Johnson still has two years to go on his rookie deal, there’s no guarantee Matt Eberflus’ replacement will keep Johnson around on the 53-man roster. 26 days shy of his 24th birthday, Johnson is now a fringe dynasty league hold.
  • MIN Cornerback #23
    Vikings declared LB Pat Jones, CB Fabian Moreau, LB Calvin Munson, DL Levi Drake Rodriguez, C Dan Feeney, OT Walter Rouse, and QB Brett Rypien inactive for Week 18 against the Lions.
    The Vikings square off with the Lions for the Conference title, with the winner securing the lone bye out of the NFC and the loser looking at a road playoff game in the Wildcard Round next weekend. The stakes could not be higher for each franchise, and the Vikings come into the contest relatively healthy considering it is the final game of the regular season.
  • DET Running Back #5
    Lions declared RB David Montgomery, QB Teddy Bridgewater, OL Giovanni Manu, OL Kayode Awosika, OL Colby Sorsdal, DL Jonah Williams, and DL Brodric Martin inactive for Week 18 against the Vikings.
    Montgomery will miss his third straight contest as he rehabs a knee injury sustained in Week 15. The Lions square off with the Vikings in what many are calling the game of the season, with the winner clinching the No. 1 seed out of the NFC and the loser looking at a road Wildcard game.
  • CHI Tight End #85
    Cole Kmet caught 2-of-2 targets for three yards in the Bears’ Week 18 win over the Packers.
    Hot to begin the season, Kmet finished the year on the coldest of streaks as the Bears tried to hide Caleb Williams and limit the number of sacks he took as they await their next head coach. Kmet totaled 26 yards in five games after Thanksgiving. Kmet is capable of more, but he’s been party to one awful setup after another in the Windy City. Someone like Lions OC Ben Johnson could change that for 2025, but this is not an organization we would count on to make the “right hire.” For now, Kmet is a dynasty league TE2. For re-draft, he’s struggling to crack the top 20.
  • ATL Wide Receiver #34
    Ray-Ray McCloud caught 4-of-7 targets for 66 yards in the Falcons’ Week 18 loss against the Panthers.
    McCloud’s day was highlighted by a 42-yard diving grab in the first half on a nicely thrown ball from Michael Penix. McCloud had a career year in 2024 as the Falcons’ primary slot guy, catching 62 balls for 689 yards and one touchdown. He had four games with at least six receptions, most of them coming in the first half of the season. McCloud, 28, is signed through the 2025 season.
  • DAL Running Back #40
    Hunter Luepke rushed three times for 15 yards in the Cowboys’ Week 18 loss to the Commanders.
    The second-year pro out of North Dakota State saw a small increase in his fullback role this season. He ended the season catching 12-of-16 targets for 111 yards, while carrying the ball 12 times for 38 yards. Luepke is likely to stick on the Cowboys in a similar role next season, though that does not carry much weight for fantasy purposes.