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Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield was listed as a non-participant in today’s practice due to his sprained AC joint while RB Bucky Irving was listed as a full participant.

Related Players: Teddy Bridgewater, Rachaad White, Sean Tucker

The Bucs kept the passing offense pretty dang conservative with Bridgewater in last week, so we wouldn't expect him to be much more than a lower-end QB2, even with a full game to work.

We'd like to say Bucky Irving will return to his typical 25-opportunity upside, but it was mentioned that he may be eased in, as the team did with Chris Godwin. If that's the case, he's closer to a low-end RB2 than a locked-in RB1 like we came into the season hoping. Tucker and White are more desperation-FLEX options.

Texans QB C.J. Stroud, who has missed the past three games with a concussion, was a full participant in practice today.

Related Players: Davis Mills

Good sign for the Texans as they prepare for an important Week 13 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. We would expect Stroud to get the nod, putting him on streaming radars with a receiving group that looks like it's begun to coalesce.

Bengals officially activated Joe Burrow for Thursday night’s game at Baltimore. He is expected to start.

Related Players: Joe Flacco

It's fair to assume this means Burrow will be taking the field on Thanksgiving. Might be too late for the Bengals to make the playoffs, but there's still time for our fantasy teams. Consider him a QB1 in what could end up being an exciting divisional matchup.

Packers RB Josh Jacobs is off the injury report and will return to action Thursday at Detroit.

Related Players: Emanuel Wilson

We might temper our expectations for a full "normal" Jacobs role after Wilson played so well in his steed. Consider Jacobs in more of an RB2, with Wilson hanging around as an RB4 role with more usage than before Jacobs' injury.

Falcons coach Raheem Morris just said that he thinks WR Drake London is "doubtful" for the Jets.

Related Players: Darnell Mooney, David Sills, KhaDarel Hodge, Kyle Pitts

Hard to trust anyone in this offense at this point, but we can consider Mooney a WR3 type while Pitts is in the TE15 range.

Despite being limited by calf and knee injuries in practice this week, Cowboys WR George Pickens is expected to play on Thanksgiving against the Chiefs.

Related Players: CeeDee Lamb, Jake Ferguson

Even in a tough matchup against the Chiefs defense, both Pickens and Lamb should be started everywhere you have them

Jayden Daniels' status is week-to-week, and while he's likely out for the Denver game Monday night, Week 14 is a realistic possibility. Daniels wants to play again this season. If he's medically cleared next week, starting vs. the Vikings on Dec. 7 is at least on the table. Shutting Daniels down has been a talking point the past few weeks, but that doesn't seem to be the team's plan at this point. Daniels is a young player who could use reps, and the injury was to his non-throwing elbow, so it shouldn't affect his long-term outlook, assuming he gets the green light.

Fowler also mentioned that both Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown are expected to return to practice soon, so this is all positive news from a fantasy perspective. Whenever Daniels is on the field, he is in high-end QB1 consideration

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy, who entered concussion protocol earlier this week, is not expected to play Sunday against the Seahawks, I’m told.

Related Players: Max Brosmer

McCarthy looks like he will conveniently miss the Sam Darnold-Vikings matchup, which will showcase what Minnesota could have had if they kept the veteran. Instead, we'll get a Max Brosmer start, who should be left on waiver wires wherever possible.

It didn’t take veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks long to find his new team.

The Bills announced today that they have signed Cooks, a day after he cleared waivers.

Cooks negotiated with the Saints to gain his release, and the Bills were one of three teams people around the league identified as his potential destination (the Rams and Broncos were the other two), the story went on to say. The Bills are hoping the signing of Cook can give QB Josh Allen some needed help at the WR position as we head down the stretch of the regular season. While roster spots are tough to come by, Cooks could have some fantasy value eventually, and could be worth a stash, especially in deeper leagues.

When asked whether Jayden Reed could play Thursday given the lack of practice time since his window opened last Friday, LaFleur said: "You never know... You'll find out Thursday."

Of course, fantasy owners will find out about an hour and a half before the kickoff. We'll hopefully have a better idea by Wednesday's practice report. Reed was limited last week and again today so there could be a chance he's able to log some snaps on Thanksgiving. He would be a risky fantasy play without a full workload.