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Hall was upgraded to a full practice on Friday, putting him on the right side of questionable heading into the weekend. He’s officially back after missing just one game with the knee issue. The Jets could limit his reps to prevent the injury from getting worse, but he still projects to lead the team in carries and backfield targets. Fantasy managers can treat him as an RB1 versus the Jags. Inactive for the Jets are CB D.J. Reed, WR Malachi Corley, S Jaylin Simpson, CB Brandin Echols, OL Xavier Newman, TE Tyler Conklin, and DL Braiden McGregor.

Walker’s first NFL reception was a touchdown on a beautifully thrown ball from Lamar Jackson in the Ravens’ blowout victory. Walker’s touchdown came on one of his two pass routes on the day. The 113th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft out of North Carolina, Walker remains a long way away from fantasy relevance.

Okonkwo saw a spike in usage for Week 15 as the Titans played two different quarterbacks against the Bengals. The bulk of his targets were in the short-yardage area, but he did see a few looks downfield. The only “conversion” on his deeper looks was a defensive pass interference drawn in the endzone to set up a rushing touchdown. Okonkwo’s usage could change if Mason Rudolph remains the Titans’ quarterback, but the offense does not produce many scoring opportunities, keeping Okonkwo in the borderline TE2/3 range.

Brooks came down with his first career touchdown midway through the third quarter. Cooper Rush threaded the needle between two defenders and Brooks laid out to make the grab. Brooks is still operating as the Cowboys’ fourth receiver and isn’t on the fantasy radar for Week 16. The 2023 seventh-round pick is, however, a name to know in deep dynasty leagues.

Williams has been bumped from the starting lineup with Matt Milano back from injury, but the Bills do use him on some early downs. His backup, Baylon Spector, immediately allowed a touchdown on the next play, so that could be an issue if Williams can’t get back on the field.

Tolbert came down with a toe-tap touchdown in the back of the end zone for his fourth touchdown of the season on the Cowboys’ opening drive of the second half. It was his only catch of the day. Tolbert hasn’t caught more than three passes once in his past eight games. With Brandin Cooks back in the lineup, he isn’t seeing enough looks to hit fantasy lineups in Week 16.

After rushing 13 times for 94 yards in Week 13 against the Titans, Rodriguez played well behind Brian Robinson in Sunday’s win over the Saints. The second-year back saw just one opportunity on the day and played on just three offensive snaps. Fantasy managers holding him can’t view him as anything more than a handcuff for Week 16’s game against the Eagles.

One week removed from getting out-carried 18-4 by Tank Bigsby, Etienne turned the tables for a 14-11 advantage this afternoon. The overall touch battle was 18-11, while Etienne decisively won the snaps war. With this situation officially getting into silly season, it will be impossible to trust either Etienne or Tank Bigsby as a Week 16 RB2, though Etienne will be a high-variance FLEX in a plus matchup with the Raiders.

Ridley also added one carry for 19 yards. He fell to No. 3 on the Titans in targets between Will Levis and Mason Rudolph throwing passes. Ridley got to 60 total scoreless yards against the Bengals amidst the tumultuous Titans quarterback situation. Regardless of who the quarterback is next week, Ridley is the team’s WR1, though that puts him in just the WR3 mix for Week 16 against the Colts.

Moreau came up big late for the Saints in Sunday’s loss. Moreau caught a seven-yard pass a fourth-and-three to convert a first down and bring the Saints down to the Commanders’ one-yard line, and subsequently caught a one-yard score on the following play. It was the fourth touchdown of the season for Moreau, who has now caught 23 passes for 302 yards and four scores on the year. He’s now seen four targets in three of his last four games, but shouldn’t be relied on in Week 16’s game against the Packers.

Hart nearly came down with an acrobatic interception a few yards outside of the Chargers’ own end zone but slammed the back of his head hard on the turf as he fell to the ground. He was clearly dazed as he stood up, grabbing the sides of his helmet while struggling to maintain a balanced equilibrium. Hart appears likely to be ruled out with a concussion.