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Lots of updates from Bucs practice:

Not practicing: Mike Evans, Bucky Irving, Jamel Dean, Benjamin Morrison, Christian Izien.

Practicing: Baker Mayfield, Tristan Wirfs, Lavonte David, Chris Godwin, Zyon McCollum, Haason Reddick, Tykee Smith, Logan Hall, Greg Gaines, Charlie Heck, Sterling Shepard.

As Greg said, lots to take in here, but not a ton of surprises.

As it stands, we're not expecting any positive Week 5 news for Irving or Evans, which locks Godwin, Emeka Egbuka, and Rachaad White into fantasy-friendly roles, while Mayfield should be in low-end QB1 consideration unless he experiences a setback.

Carson Wentz will start for the Vikings in London vs. the #Browns on Sunday, per a league source.

Rookie QB J.J. McCarthy still isn’t ready and hasn’t practiced this week. Now officially out.

This seemed to be the case for a while now, as the Vikings have a Week 6 bye which gives the pseudo-rookie extra time to heal. Consider Wentz a fade this week against a tough Browns pass rush.

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (knee) was officially a full participant in practice today and is on track to start against the Chargers on Sunday.

WRs Terry McLaurin (quad), Deebo Samuel (heel), and Noah Brown (groin/knee) all did not practice.

Related Players: Marcus Mariota

We'll hold off on making sweeping takeaways for the WR room, but it's certainly not encouraging that McLaurin isn't out there after missing Week 4. We'll keep an eye on things as the week progresses.

It looks like Daniels is well on his way to returning to fantasy lineups here in Week 5.

QB Lamar Jackson (hamstring) is among eight Ravens not practicing.

Related Players: Cooper Rush

It's looking like Jackson's hamstring is going to keep him out of Week 5, which means Cooper Rush will likely get the start. Against the Texans defense, consider him a fade.

Brock Purdy (toe), Ricky Pearsall (knee) and Jauan Jennings (ankle, ribs) are OUT for Thursday’s 49ers-Rams game.

Related Players: Mac Jones, Christian McCaffrey, Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson, Jake Tonges

Sheesh. With the lack of firepower, Jones should be more of a desperation streamer if your waiver wire is barren. Bourne and Robinson can probably be left off of lineups as well.

Cardinals RB Trey Benson is being placed on injured reserve due to his knee injury.

Related Players: Emari Demercado, Michael Carter, Bam Knight

Well this escalated quickly. Rumblings around the league have Carter, not Demercado, taking the early-down role while the latter handles third-down snaps, but we wouldn't expect either to have anything near a bell-cow role. This is probably a situation we'd like to watch play out before going all-in with either guy, but they should both be in the RB3/4 range for desperate managers.

Buccaneers do not fear Bucky Irving’s foot sprain is a long-term injury, per source. The team considers it a week-to week-injury.

Related Players: Rachaad White, Sean Tucker

We're assuming this is more of an even split between White and Tucker, but the former should presumably get the bigger chunk of the work, so he's on the RB2/3 fringe.

The Cleveland Browns are benching veteran quarterback Joe Flacco and will turn to rookie Dillon Gabriel as their starter for Sunday's game in London against the Minnesota Vikings.

This likely points toward a reduction in the Browns' league-high pass rate, which would impact a receiving group that's already difficult to trust in fantasy. Gabriel is not a streaming candidate and should be very deep in QB2 consideration for SuperFlex leagues.

Jets RB Braelon Allen, who was ruled out last night with a knee injury, suffered an MCL sprain that will likely land him on Injured Reserve, sources say. Allen is expected to receive additional opinions.

Related Players: Breece Hall, Isaiah Davis

Davis got a little bit of run in Week 4, but it's not likely to be enough to put him on fantasy radars. Hall should continue to be valued as a borderline RB1 option with Allen not a threat to steal short-yardage touches away from the do-it-all back.

49ers GM John Lynch told @KNBR that QB Brock Purdy and Ricky Pearsall will both be questionable for the TNF Rams game.

“We will take every precaution to make sure Brock’s all right. I think he is, now can he turn it around on a short week?”

Related Players: Mac Jones, Jauan Jennings, Kendrick Bourne

The injuries don't seem to be backing off any time soon. If Pearsall is out and Jennings is available —which isn't guaranteed— the latter should be considered more of a WR2 than a WR3. Christian McCaffrey is a must-start no matter what's going on with his teammates.