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After playing only 64 total snaps during his freshman season, Jacobs (6’1/241) would slide into the starting WLB role in 2021 and proceed to cement himself in that position until he declared for the 2024 NFL draft. During the 2023 season he had 49 total tackles, an impressive 9.0 TFL’s, and 2.5 sacks. Jacobs showed flashes of promise as a blitzer on tape, but posted a woeful 55.8 PFF grade against the run, reflecting his inconsistency. Jacobs will likely continue to struggle with this at the next level which will cap his potential ceiling. In addition to being an inconsistent run defender, Jacobs needs to improve as a tackler. While his 12.5% missed tackle rate in 2023 is not alarming, he had a PFF run defense grade less than 50 in nearly a third of his games this year. In pass coverage, the Maryland native has the size and long speed to keep up with backs and tight ends, but failed to materialize this with any sort of production, allowing completions on 12-of-15 targets.

The Enquirer’s Charlie Goldsmith reported that Taylor would not take off the table the notion of Herbert playing Thursday against the Ravens. With Zack Moss (neck) likely out for the season, the Bengals need further depth behind Chase Brown, who saw a workhorse load in Week 9. It seems the Bengals like Herbert’s abilities as a runner and “willing protector” and did a lot of scouting on him leading up to the trade deadline. If Herbert is indeed active, fantasy managers should expect him to rotate in just to spell Brown on occasion. Herbert should be left on benches for Week 10 but has intriguing FLEX value the rest of the season.

Gipson returns to the 49ers after spending the 2022-23 seasons with the team. He signed with the Jaguars for 2024, but served a suspension for violating a league’s performance enhancing substances policy. It was initially a six-game suspension, but Gipson was not reinstated after the six games. The Jaguars released him earlier in the week without Gipson having played a game for them and he ends up back with the 49ers. K Anders Carlson was released from the practice squad in a corresponding move.

He likely won’t play on Thursday after missing back-to-back practices. Mark Andrews and Charlie Kolar will pick up the slack for the Baltimore TE corps against the Bengals. Likely is droppable in standard leagues.

John Harbaugh told reporters last week that Jackson would likely be taking rest days over the rest of the season, so this isn’t exactly surprising. He also refused to answer reporters who asked why Jackson did not practice today while saying that Jackson would play on Thursday. All-in-all, a four-star “get off my lawn” performance from Harbaugh. Jackson will be out there as the week’s overall QB1 against the Bengals.

It was another estimated practice day. At this point, it would be genuinely surprising if Higgins practiced on Wednesday. He has not practiced since suffering the quad injury in practice two Fridays ago. It looks like the Bengals will be without their No. 2 wideout for a must-win game against the Ravens on Thursday.

Jamie Gillian will likely be ready to return this week against the Panthers. The Giants also waived ST/DB Nick McCloud.

This opens his 21-day window to return to the field. Sean McVay noted in a media availability that Noteboom would have a chance to play this week. His practice time is worth monitoring. Warren McClendon would get the start in place of Rob Havenstein if Noteboom isn’t able to play.

He’ll miss at least four games. Tanor Bortolini figures to take over at center in Kelly’s absence, as he did earlier this year. Kelly played 100% of the snaps in Week 9 and was not listed with an injury.

He was on injured reserve after a disastrous first few games for the Cowboys. Per Phillips’ Instagram, he appears to be headed back to the Bills.

The price they wanted was simply too high for the market to bear, per multiple reports. (The Preston Smith deal probably shows you where the market was actually at, versus the Giants wanting a fifth-rounder.) Ojulari will enter free agency at season’s end instead.