Posted October 18, 2026 at 8:14 AM ET · Updated 8:30 AM ET to add Jeremiyah Love, Breece Hall, Rashee Rice, Chris Olave
Status update, Nov 1: since this was published, A.J. Brown is Out again with a new knee issue, and Lamar Jackson has fully cleared his ankle injury and reclaimed Baltimore’s starting job from Tyler Huntley. See the current injury report →
It’s a quiet Sunday morning on the injury front compared to the last two days, but the final practice reports from Friday brought good news for three offenses. A.J. Brown is officially active after being activated off injured reserve, and Keenan Allen and Zay Flowers both shook loose from questionable tags entirely. On the other side, Lamar Jackson and Saquon Barkley are confirmed out, so lineup decisions around those two backfields and Baltimore’s quarterback room are the main holdover business heading into kickoff.
Status At a Glance
| Player | Team / Pos | Status | Fantasy Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Brown | NE WR | 🟡 Active, questionable (ankle) | Start as a boom-or-bust flex; have a backup ready |
| Keenan Allen | IND WR | 🟢 Off final report (groin) | Start him alongside Josh Downs |
| Zay Flowers | BAL WR | 🟢 Off report (toe) | Start with confidence vs. Cleveland |
| Chris Olave | NO WR | 🟡 Questionable (illness) | Start only if active at 11:30 AM; have a late-game WR ready |
| Rashee Rice | KC WR | 🔴 Out (hamstring) | Bench him for Week 6 |
| Caleb Williams | CHI QB | 🟡 Full practice Wed-Thu (hamstring) | Start as a likely Week 6 QB1 |
| Lamar Jackson | BAL QB | 🔴 Ruled out (ankle) | Start Tyler Huntley in his place |
| Saquon Barkley | PHI RB | 🔴 Ruled out (hamstring) | Start Dameon Pierce as a streamer only |
| Rico Dowdle | PIT RB | 🟡 Questionable (toe) | Start Jaylen Warren as Pittsburgh’s lead back |
| Jeremiyah Love | ARI RB | 🔴 Out (ankle) | Bench him; start Tyler Allgeier as an RB2 |
| Breece Hall | NYJ RB | 🔴 Out (quad) | Bench him; start Braelon Allen as an RB2 |
🟢/🟡/🔴 are our editorial availability-risk tiers, not NFL designations. Questionable/Doubtful/Out appear only where a team’s final Week 6 injury report has been confirmed released; other labels reflect practice reports through Friday, Oct. 16, and our tracked injury feed as of Sunday morning.
Quarterbacks
🟡 Full practice Wed-Thu — Caleb Williams (CHI): Williams returned to full practice Wednesday and Thursday after missing two straight starts with a hamstring strain, per the Chicago Sun-Times. Our tracker lists him Questionable for Sunday’s game at Atlanta, but back-to-back full sessions point toward him starting; Chicago has not named an alternate.
Fantasy Action: treat Williams as a likely Week 6 starter after two full practices.
🔴 Ruled out — Lamar Jackson (BAL): Jackson has been ruled out for Sunday’s game at Cleveland with the left ankle injury that has now cost him three straight starts, per Friday’s injury report. Tyler Huntley starts again in his place.
Fantasy Action: start Huntley as your Week 6 quarterback; Jackson is a confirmed scratch.
Wide Receivers
🟡 Active, questionable — A.J. Brown (NE): The Patriots activated Brown off injured reserve Saturday, ending a five-week absence with a high-ankle sprain, but he’s officially questionable for Sunday’s game against the Jets after a limited practice week, per the team. Coach Mike Vrabel said New England plans to ease him back into the rotation at the X receiver spot, with Kyle Williams able to rotate in behind him.
Fantasy Action: treat Brown as a boom-or-bust flex in his return and keep a bench alternative ready.
🟢 Off final report — Keenan Allen (IND): Allen is off Indianapolis’s injury report entirely heading into Sunday’s home game against Tennessee, clear of the groin injury that had him questionable for much of the week, per the tracked injury feed. It’s the first time this month he’s carried no designation into a Sunday.
Fantasy Action: start Allen with confidence alongside Josh Downs in Indianapolis’s receiver room.
🟢 Off report — Zay Flowers (BAL): Flowers returned to practice Friday after a new toe injury limited him midweek, and he’s off Baltimore’s Week 6 report entirely ahead of Sunday’s game against Cleveland, per the tracked injury feed. With Jackson out, Flowers becomes an even bigger piece of Baltimore’s passing game behind Tyler Huntley.
Fantasy Action: start Flowers with confidence; the toe issue is behind him.
🟡 Questionable — Chris Olave (NO): Olave missed Wednesday’s practice with an illness, per ClutchPoints (Oct. 14), and our feed lists him Questionable for Sunday’s 1 PM game at the Giants. His status will be settled when the inactives post about 90 minutes before kickoff. Fantasy Action: start him only if he’s active at 11:30 AM, and keep a late-window receiver ready to swap in.
🔴 Out — Rashee Rice (KC): Andy Reid ruled Rice out Friday for Sunday’s game against the Chargers, per KCTV5 (Oct. 16). Rice hurt his hamstring in the first quarter of the Week 4 win over the Raiders and did not practice this week. Fantasy Action: bench Rice for Week 6.
Running Backs
🔴 Ruled out — Saquon Barkley (PHI): Barkley has been ruled out for Sunday’s home game against Carolina with the hamstring injury he suffered in Week 4, per the Eagles’ final Week 6 injury report. Will Shipley, his primary backup, was placed on injured reserve of his own this week, leaving Dameon Pierce and Carson Steele as Philadelphia’s only healthy backs.
Fantasy Action: bench Barkley; Pierce and Steele are desperation streamers only in Philadelphia’s thin backfield.
🟡 Questionable — Rico Dowdle (PIT): Dowdle, who has missed three straight games with a dislocated toe, is back on Pittsburgh’s report as questionable for Sunday’s game at Tampa Bay, per Friday’s injury report. Jaylen Warren has handled the lead role in his absence and remains the clear early-down option even if Dowdle is active.
Fantasy Action: start Warren as the lead back, and treat Dowdle as only a bonus if he’s active.
🔴 Out — Jeremiyah Love (ARI): The Cardinals ruled Love out for Sunday’s game at the Rams after he did not practice all week with a lingering left ankle injury, per TSN (Oct. 16). Coach Mike LaFleur said there is “no discussion of IR,” so this looks like a week-to-week absence. Fantasy Action: bench Love and start Tyler Allgeier, Arizona’s RB1, as an RB2.
🔴 Out — Breece Hall (NYJ): Coach Aaron Glenn confirmed Friday that Hall will miss his third straight game with a quad injury, per Newsweek (Oct. 16). Braelon Allen ran for a career-high 116 yards and a touchdown in Hall’s place in Week 5. Fantasy Action: bench Hall and start Allen as an RB2 at New England.
For the full board, including every questionable, out and cleared player plus long-term injured reserve, see the full Week 6 injury report.
Sources
- Patriots.com: Roster Analysis — Patriots activate WR A.J. Brown for Sunday’s game vs. the Jets
- Patriots.com: Injury Report Analysis — A.J. Brown officially questionable for Sunday’s game vs. Jets
- ClevelandBrowns.com: Week 6 injury report
- BleacherNation: Caleb Williams Week 6 update
- FieldLevel Media: Texans rule out David Montgomery, Jalen Pitre for London game
- ClutchPoints: Chris Olave misses Saints practice before Giants game (Oct. 14, 2026)
- KCTV5: Rashee Rice to miss Chiefs-Chargers matchup (Oct. 16, 2026)
- TSN: Cardinals rookie RB Love ruled out vs. Rams (Oct. 16, 2026)
- Newsweek: Jets rule out 2 key offensive players for Week 6 vs. Patriots (Oct. 16, 2026)
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