49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk is "not close" to returning

Sep 25, 2025

49ers GM John Lynch told @KNBR that WR Brandon Aiyuk is “not close” to returning from the knee injury he suffered almost a year ago. There was more damage than just to the ACL, and more recovery time is required.

Related Players: Ricky Pearsall, Jauan Jennings

Fantasy Impact:

This aligns well with Jeff Mueller's assessment that Aiyuk's most likely return would be in Week 6, but the wording suggests a potential that it may last even longer. He remains a good stash — particularly if you have an IR spot — but it still looks like we're weeks away from it changing the remaining 49ers' pass-catchers' target share.

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Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy (shoulder) on track to play Week 4

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 5:43 PM EDT

Chiefs listed WR Xavier Worthy as a full participant in today’s practice, putting him on track to play Sunday against Baltimore.

Fantasy Impact:

Since his massive 16-target performance after Worthy went down in Week 1, Brown has been completely forgettable in his two chances to earn more work since. If Worthy is looking close to 100% this early in the week, we should definitely consider him further up our rankings than if he weren't a full participant until Friday. Push him up into the WR2/3 range if he is completely cleared ahead of the weekend.

Titans QB Cam Ward limited in Wednesday practice

Ian Rapoport

yesterday · 4:44 PM EDT

Titans QB Cam Ward (ankle/calf) was limited in today’s practice.

Related Players: Brandon Allen

Fantasy Impact:

Brandon Allen is the only other quarterback on the active roster right now, but even with that knowledge, he's really not worth the add. The Titans passing offense has averaged 168.6 passing yards per game with only two touchdown passes and 15 sacks through three games. The Texans D/ST is in strong streaming consideration regardless of who starts Week 4.

Commanders RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt misses Wednesday practice

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 4:42 PM EDT

No practice today for RB Bill Croskey-Merritt nor WR Terry McLaurin.

Related Players: Chris Rodriguez, Jeremy McNichols

Fantasy Impact:

Still early in the week, but Rodriguez would be a must-add, high-end RB3 if Jacory Croskey-Merritt were sidelined. Rodriguez is surprisingly only 9% rostered in Yahoo leagues, so you should probably go check your waiver wires as soon as you're done reading this, actually.