Team news: New York Jets

Raiders head coach Pete Carroll told reporters that quarterback Geno Smith suffered a high-ankle sprain during Sunday’s loss to the Giants.

Carroll seems to indicate Smith’s season is over. "That's pretty hard to bounce back," Carroll said. “That might knock him out of next week, we'll have to wait and see." While Carroll didn’t rule Smith out for next week, there is zero reason to play him at this point. The Raiders are one loss away from securing the No. 1 pick in the 2026 draft. It could be another start for Kenny Pickett against the Chiefs.

Between injuries and rough surroundings, the trade for Smith (and subsequent contract extension) did not pan out well at all for the Raiders. Getting the No. 1 pick will put them in position for either Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza or Oregon QB Dante Moore.

Will McDonald and Mason Taylor are out this week, Aaron Glenn said

Related Players: Jeremy Ruckert

Ruckert will slide back into the "TE1" role, but that's more of a TE4 in fantasy. He can safely be kept on waiver wires.

Justin Fields’ first season with the Jets has come to an end.

The Jets are putting Fields on injured reserve with a knee injury, ending his season.

Related players: Brady Cook, Tyrod Taylor

Cook will start at quarterback for the Jets, with Taylor backing him up. As the story said: the decision to give Fields a two-year, $40 million contract in March is looking like a costly mistake. Fields has a $20 million base salary next season, of which $10 million is guaranteed. It’s unclear at this point whether Fields will be back next year, but the Jets are on the hook for at least that $10 million either way.

The Jets said QB Brady Cook will get the start in Week 17.

Jets HC Aaron Glenn said Cook was doing a really good job in the beginning of the game, managing the game the right way. Glenn admitted there were mistakes made by Cook later in the game, and also mentioned the offensive line, which gave up eight sacks in the loss to the Saints.

Raiders QB Geno Smith (right shoulder/back) fully participated in practice all week and is off the injury report ahead of Sunday's game vs. Houston.

Related Players: Kenny Pickett

This doesn't do a whole lot for fantasy, but we can give a slight boost to both Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty. Geno can be left on waiver wires.

TE Mason Taylor, who will miss his second game in a row with a neck injury, is expected back next week, Glenn says.

Related Players: Jeremy Ruckert

Taylor has been on the cusp of fantasy relevance as a TE streamer, but his floor is very low. Ruckert doesn't need to be started in his steed.

Jets HC Aaron Glenn told reporters that WR Garrett Wilson, who has bad a knee injury, will not play again this season.

Related Players: Adonai Mitchell, John Metchie, Isaiah Williams

We look toward 2026 for basically the entire Jets offense. Mitchell can be considered a low-end WR3 for the remainder of the fantasy playoffs.

Brady Cook is the starter this week, Aaron Glenn announces

Related Players: Tyrod Taylor, Justin Fields

It's a good move for the Jets to continue to evaluate their late-round selection, but it doesn't move the needle much for fantasy purposes. Cook can be left on waiver wires in the deepest of leagues, while the Saints should be earmarked as a streaming D/ST.

Kenny Pickett will, in fact, start against his old team the Eagles, Pete Carroll just confirmed.

Related Players: Geno Smith

This is not a good spot-start situation for Pickett, on a Raiders offense that is one of the hardest to watch in the league. There are better SuperFlex options in Week 15.

Mason Taylor and AZ Thomas are also out.

Related Players: Jeremy Ruckert

We are absolutely not playing Ruckert, even more so considering that UDFA rookie Brady Cook is starting this weekend.