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Nacua returned from injury to a subdued role in Week 8 before banging his injured knee on the ground in practice ahead of Week 9. He would ultimately suit up in that game but was swiftly ejected for throwing a punch, making the 14-target performance a week later soothing to fantasy managers that have missed his presence in their rosters this season. Two miscues from quarterback Matthew Stafford in the red zone could have made Nacua’s night that much bigger, but both passes ultimately fell incomplete as the Rams failed to score a touchdown for only the second time during Stafford’s career with the team. Up next for Nacua and the Rams is a much more forgiving Patriots team in Week 11.

It’s unclear when Henry picked up the injury. If this was an in-game issue, then practicing in a limited capacity is a great sign for his availability. If he suffered the injury in practice today, Henry must be placed on injury-watch.

Bigsby has been playing through the ankle issue for a few weeks. He re-aggravated it on Sunday and was forced to leave the game. The Jags listed him as questionable to return. He eventually did but barely saw the field and finished the day with just two carries. Fantasy managers can do better than a banged-up Bigsby in Week 11.

Thomas was limited in all three practices last week and played through his questionable tag on Sunday. The same was true of Gabe Davis, who remained limited in today’s practice because of a lingering shoulder issue. Both players are expected to suit up again this week. Trevor Lawrence has already been ruled out, meaning Mac Jones will make his second start. Without Lawrence to pepper him with deep shots, Thomas is at risk of falling out of the WR3 ranks this week.

The Eagles estimated Smith as a DNP for the first practice of the week but upgraded him to a limited session on Tuesday and Wednesday. His practice reps will likely remain limited going forward, but he doesn’t appear to be at any risk of missing time because of the minor hamstring issue. Smith sits in the WR2 ranks for a potential shootout with the Commanders.

Higgins has been unable to practice since injuring his quad on October 25th so his Wednesday return bodes positively for his Sunday Night Football availability. It remains to be seen whether Ja’Marr Chase’s explosive Week 10 showing will relegate Higgins to the No. 2 role once and for all but Higgins’ has reliably commanded targets playing alongside Chase for some time. He can be started as a WR2/3, if active.

Goedert finally returned from the ankle injury last week. He wasn’t heavily involved in the offense, seeing just three targets. He managed to reel in two of them for 25 yards and a touchdown. Philly limited his reps in practice this week but he never appeared at risk of missing Thursday’s game. He will sit just outside of the TE1 ranks for Week 11.

Mailata went on injured reserve a month ago after suffering a severe hamstring injury. He was a full participant in practice today and did not get a questionable tag after being removed from injured reserve. The Eagles are getting healthy at the right time as they gear up for a crucial matchup with the Commanders that could decide the fate of the NFC East.

Bosa played through the hip issue last week after suffering a hip point in Wednesday’s practice. He saw roughly a typical workload of snaps and notched one sack. Bosa will likely be extremely limited in practice this week before suiting up on Sunday.

Sweat dealt with an ankle injury in October before suffering a shin injury a few weeks later. Although the shin injury is now behind him, the team now lists him with an ankle issue. It is unclear as to whether this is a new injury or a continuation of the old one though.

Kittle has played through a variety of injuries this year and doesn’t need to practice on Wednesday before suiting up on Sunday. However, his only absence came in Week 3 when he was forced to sit because of a hamstring issue. We will get a better idea of his status later this week but Kyle Shanahan did tell reporters he expected Kittle to resume practicing on Thursday. The 49ers don’t have a backup tight end who would step into Kittle’s role, meaning his targets would be dispersed among the established pass-catchers.