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Avery signed with the Colts last offseason but suffered LCL and meniscus injuries in training camp and was placed on reserve, ending his season. The veteran pass-rusher last played for the Bucs in 2022 but saw most of his reps on special teams. He will return to Indy as a role-player for the 2024 season.

He seems to be trending towards playing for the first time since Week 8. He had just 13 carries in the six weeks before he hit injured reserve. Williams is firmly off the fantasy radar unless one of Taysom Hill or Alvin Kamara get injured at this point.

That does not necessarily mean he’ll play, of course, but Brown has made posts of him working with the JUGS machine on his Instagram account. Brown was not expected to play in the regular season after suffering the dislocated collarbone on his first snap of preseason play. However, it appears there still might be some room for him to come back to the team in the playoffs, and perhaps some late-season play, if he continues to rehab as well as it looks from the outside.

Shrader is now firmly on the wrong side of questionable, having missed both of the Chiefs’ first two practices this week. The Chiefs notably signed K Matthew Wright to the practice squad on Tuesday. Shrader makes for a very risky start, if active.

Tucker should be available for Aidan O’Connell’s first game back from injured reserve. The speedy field-stretching wide receiver is entirely dependent on explosive plays to return fantasy value, offering fantasy managers the lowest of floors. This is the type of matchup where O’Connell should drop back at an above-average rate though, giving Tucker WR6-viability.

Apple will be eligible to return Week 18 if the Chargers deem it important for him to do so. He played 47 snaps for the Chargers between three games this year. The 2016 10th overall pick has mostly been on practice squads this year and is essentially just a journeyman corner at this stage of his career.

There was some question on if the team would suspend Robinson after he was arrested for drunk driving early Monday morning. They opted not to, and will let the legal process play out. Robinson is a deep-league touchdown-or-bust FLEX play against New Orleans.

The ineffectual rusher appears highly unlikely to play in Week 13 and would only be an RB6/7, if active. The Raiders will undoubtedly be playing from behind against the Chiefs this week, which should result in a pass-heavy game script. White should not be rostered at this time.

Mattison is on track to return for Week 13 after sitting out the Raiders’ 19-29 loss to the Broncos in Week 12. As a north-south rusher likely to play in a trailing game script, Mattison can only be started in the most dire of circumstances. He is a touchdown-dependent RB5.

They also sent Asim Richards (ankle) to IR. Both players are eligible to return for Week 18, but it seems unlikely that the Cowboys will be making a real playoff push. Carson’s first season was rough — he finishes the first 17 weeks with a 36.7 PFF coverage grade.

Both Hobbs and No. 1 perimeter CB Jakorian Bennett (shoulder) remain sidelined, putting them on the wrong side of questionable for the Raiders’ Week 13 Friday night game against the Chiefs. Hobbs and Bennett are two of the Raiders’ best players. The defense cannot afford to be without them.