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Lloyd’s health issues have run the gamut this season. The talented rookie is currently in returning from a stint on injured reserve, where he recovered from both ankle and hamstring injuries suffered earlier this year. Demovsky adds, “since Lloyd’s 21-day practice window opened already and an appendectomy usually requires several weeks recovery, the Packers are talking to the NFL to see if there’s a way he can still play later on.” We wish Lloyd a swift and complete recovery from his appendectomy. Re-draft managers do not need to continue rostering him at this time.

McCaffrey got a light workload in practice this week and will continue to do so as the 49ers look to keep everyone fresh for the playoff push. He’s good to go for Week 11. Coming off a 19-touch outing in his 2024 debut, McCaffrey is fighting for the top overall running back spot for the final two months of the season.

Edwards returned from injured reserve because of the ankle issue last week. he ran 10 times for 55 yards in LA’s win over the Titans. His limited practices this week were nothing more than workload management. Officially cleared for action, Edwards is pushing for an RB3 ranking in a sneaky shootout with the Bengals.

Mack “played” last week after being listed as questionable, though he was only on the field for four snaps and did not record a stat of any kind. He did not practice once leading up to Sunday and was on the same practice regimen this week. We expect him to suit up once again, though the risk of another single-digit snap count should have IDP managers looking elsewhere.

Mayer was a full participant in all three practices this week. He remains on the reserve/NFI list but should be removed over the weekend. His questionable tag is likely a formality. With Harrison Bryant out for Week 11, Mayer should immediately slot in as the team’s TE2.

Jennings picked up an ankle injury in Thursday’s practice but it will not prevent him from playing. He practiced in full on Friday. Fantasy managers should fire Jennings up as a WR2 with high-end upside. The game’s 48.0-point over/under suggests this NFC West showdown will be a high-scoring affair.

Bosa was reportedly seen practicing on Friday, after taking both Wednesday and Thursday off. We are still waiting to learn his practice participation level though. The high-impact defensive end appears to have decent odds of suiting up.

This week, the 49ers unhelpfully listed Williams’ injury/non-injury as “ankle, not injury related - resting player.” He did not practice Wednesday or Thursday and was not seen practicing on Friday, though his official status is still to be determined. We expect him to play, though he is clearly somewhat injured.

The Dolphins gave him both the knee and rest designations for his three DNPs of the week. While that would normally spell doom for the average player, Armstead is more than used to sitting out of all three practices only to suit up come gameday. We’ll expect the same of him for now.

Hill was upgraded to a full practice on Friday after missing Wednesday’s session and being limited on Thursday. He told reporters that surgery has been discussed, but the hope is that he can put it off until after the season. For now, that appears to be the case. Still in search of his first 100-yard game since Week 1, Hill is just outside of the WR1 ranks versus Las Vegas.

Kittle practiced in a limited capacity on Thursday and was seen on-field Friday, though we do not yet know his official practice participation status. Given that he was out there, it seems like he will play this weekend. Kyle Shanahan sometimes does a poor job of successfully limiting star players to snap counts so if Kittle is active, we should expect him to play his typical role, for good or ill.