Team news: New York Giants

Isaiah Likely is more of a utility weapon than a traditional tight end. The Giants move him throughout the formation, and he has displayed clear early chemistry with Dart. Likely attacks all three levels of the defense, and the Giants appear intent on featuring him.

You hope a receiver steps up. In the meantime, Likely appears to be the No. 2 option behind Malik Nabers.

We rank Likely 11th among our TEs and the potential is certainly there for him to finish in that range, making him a potential target later in drafts if you're waiting on the position or just lookin for a quality backup. John Paulsen points out that in the 19 career games where Likely's played at least 40 snaps, he has averaged 3.5-42-0.53, or 9.1 fantasy points per game, which are low-end TE1 numbers.

As for that running game, it is clear Cam Skattebo is the top back. Tyrone Tracy and Devin Singletary are the preferred options in passing situations, but Skattebo is first up in almost every running drill and receives the majority of the carries throughout practice.

Writer Connor Hughes added that last year, especially early, there was closer to a 50-45-5 split among Skattebo, Tracy and Singletary. That is not the case now. Skattebo said earlier this week that it is no secret Harbaugh wants to run the ball. The story went on to say Skattebo is excited to chase the 300-carry, 2,000-yard rushing season he discussed at the team’s town hall. Ironically, our John Paulsen points out Skattebo grades very well in the passing game and certainly has three-down back potential if the Giants want to keep him on the field. He's ranked 16th among our RBs and could be a steal.

Malik Nabers(knee) is not on the PUP list to start training camp. That's a good sign.

Related Players: Darius Slayton, Darnell Mooney, Malachi Fields, Calvin Austin III, Isaiah Hodgins

Great news, indeed. We still have quite a few hurdles until we can assume health to start the regular season, but this is the first bit of good news we've had regarding Nabers all offseason. Some trepidation is still warranted for current drafters (i.e., he's not a WR1 based on this news alone), but we can start to picture a world in which he's back to full health at some point in 2026.

"Skatt will be ready early on in camp and Malik will be working his way into practice as camp gets started one way or another," Harbaugh said. "There's a lot of optimism around both of those guys right now. I feel really good about their respective paths. I don't want to make any guarantees, but I think you'll see a lot of those guys this season. Skatt is further ahead based on the type of injury, but Malik is not far behind. He's in a good place right now."

Related Players: Tyrone Tracy, Devin Singletary, Darius Slayton, Calvin Austin III, Darnell Mooney, Malachi Fields

Harbaugh has been all over the place in reference to Malik Nabers' availability, but this is at least a good sign. Seeing him on the field at any point this pre-season would help to solidify his odds of starting the regular season healthy, but there's still a very real possibility that he starts the season on PUP. We would still be easily avoiding him at his third-round ADP as it stands.

As for Cam Skattebo, he should have a far cleaner path toward returning solid RB2 production with no further setbacks.

Giants TE Theo Johnson was downgraded to out for Sunday’s game against the Raiders due to an illness.

Center John Michael Schmitz is also not traveling to Vegas for a game that could determine who gets the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL draft. Daniel Bellinger will likely operate as TE1 for the Giants Sunday.

Chiefs now have placed WR Rashee Rice, WR Tyquan Thornton and CBs Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson on season-ending injured reserve.

Related Players: Travis Kelce, Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster

With Chris Oladokun taking snaps this week, and potentially next, it'd be hard to trust any of these Chiefs pass-catchers in the most pivotal of pivotal fantasy weeks. Kelce can be considered a top-15 option, but not much more.

The NFL’s precedent when it comes to player interaction with fans has been to impose a fine. Sunday’s behavior by Steelers receiver DK Metcalf was largely unprecedented.

And so the league has suspended Metcalf for two games without pay. Per the NFL, the punishment is for “conduct detrimental to the NFL for initiating a physical confrontation with a fan during Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions.”

Related players: Jonnu Smith, Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Kenneth Gainwell, Calvin Austin III, Ben Skowronek, Scott Miller, Adam Thielen, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

From the league’s press release: “Metcalf’s actions violate league policy, which specifies that ‘players may not enter the stands or otherwise confront fans at any time on game day and . . . if a player makes unnecessary physical contact with a fan in any way that constitutes unsportsmanlike conduct or presents crowd-control issues and/or risk of injury, he will be held accountable.” If the suspension is upheld, Metcalf will miss the Week 17 game at Cleveland and the regular-season finale against the Ravens. From a fantasy standpoint, without Metcalf, the Steelers would seem more likely to involve their TEs to take those targets, and perhaps especially Gainwell from the running back spot.

The Falcons are listing WR Drake London (knee) as questionable, but coach Raheem Morris told reporters he expects London to return to action on Sunday vs. Arizona.

Related Players: David Sills, Darnell Mooney, Kyle Pitts

This would be some fantastic timing for fantasy managers who made it out of the first round of the fantasy playoffs without London. If he is cleared by the weekend, he should be locked into fantasy lineups. The player who may see the biggest hit could be Pitts, who is coming off a career game in Week 15. He'd still be very much on the fantasy radar, but his ceiling would be relatively capped.

Falcons coach Raheem Morris told reporters that WR Drake London, who has missed the last several games with a PCL sprain, will practice today. A sign that he could play Sunday.

Related Players: David Sills, Darnell Mooney, Kyle Pitts

This would be some fantastic timing for fantasy managers who made it out of the first round of the fantasy playoffs without London. If he is cleared by the weekend, he should be locked into fantasy lineups. The player who may see the biggest hit could be Pitts, who is coming off a career game in Week 15. He'd still be very much on the fantasy radar, but his ceiling would be relatively capped.

Mark Andrew has not game status and is good to go. Rashod Bateman is questionable.

Related Players: Isaiah Likely, Zay Flowers, DeAndre Hopkins

The Bengals defense has been so poor against the tight end position, that both Andrews and Likely couldn't legitimately put up top-15 numbers in Week 15.

If Bateman ends up missing, Hopkins could be considered up closer to the WR4/5 range, but there should be better options out there.