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The Raiders are bringing in another one of head coach Pete Carroll’s players from Seattle.

Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Raiders will sign wide receiver Tyler Lockett on Monday. Lockett was released by the Titans last week.

Related players: Jakobi Meyers, Tre Tucker, Dont'e Thornton, Jack Bech

Lockett had 10 catches for 70 yards in Tennessee, but his 661 catches for 8,594 yards and 61 touchdowns as a Seahawk all rank second in franchise history, the story pointed out. It's hard to imagine Lockett jumping right into fantasy relevance, but he could have some value in deeper leagues at some point, especially considering the rumors about a potential Meyers trade continue to swirl around the team.

Does Jakobi Meyers still desire to be traded?

“Oh, for sure. But I'm a professional at the end of the day. I'm just trying to play good football.”

Meyers went on to say, “I got no control over that. If I'm here, I'm here.” So it at least sounds like he'll continue to play if a trade isn't made. He's also open to an extension. Given the reports there are a lot of WR-needy teams, it's very possible Meyers gets moved to a better situation.

Raiders head coach Pete Carroll said TE Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers should be ready to go after the bye week.

Bowers is dealing with the knee injury and Meyers has both knee and toe issues. The Raiders could certainly use both back in the offense. Bowers owners are hoping he can return to last year's form, and he did have five targets for 108 yards in Week 1.

Jaguars coach Liam Coen said earlier in the week that he needed to get Travis Hunter more involved in the offense, and the touchdown was a natural part of that. Hunter set career highs in targets (14), receptions (eight) and receiving yards (101) against the Rams. He also played just 12 snaps on defense, down from last week's 22.

"There definitely was a plan going into the game that we wanted to utilize him more on the offensive side of the ball, specifically trying to get the ball into his hands," Coen said. "Then the first half was just kind of funky the way we couldn't get anybody the ball consistently and get into a rhythm and then he was able to make some plays in the second half."

Related players: Brian Thomas Jr.

BTJ was dealing with the injury at the end of the game as well, and it remains to be seen what his status is going forward. But outside of one week, Thomas hasn't stood out and if the injury causes him to miss time, Hunter could have an even bigger role in the offense. It definitely seems the team is purposely trying to get Hunter the ball, which is good news for fantasy owners.

TE Brock Bowers is listed as doubtful and WR Jakobi Meyers is questionable for Sunday’s game in Kansas City.

Related Players: Michael Mayer, Tre Tucker, Dont'e Thornton, Jack Bech

Mayer is a good streaming candidate this week, but the other ancillary pieces are a little risky to depend on. Tucker could be an interesting WR4 option without Jakobi, but Geno Smith can be ignored in leagues of all sizes.

Injury sends Jaguars offensive starter TE Brenton Strange to IR.

Related players: Hunter Long, Johnny Mundt

It's a tough loss for the Jags as Strange was having a nice year up to this point. His timeline will be about a month according to reports. He was averaging just shy of five catches and six targets a game.

Through five weeks, one of the league’s most effective rookies has been Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt — who may be better known by the simple nickname, “Bill.”

A seventh-round pick in this year’s draft, Croskey-Merritt was good enough in the offseason program, training camp, and preseason that Washington felt comfortable trading Brian Robinson to the 49ers in August. But Washington has continued to see his growth and development, giving Croskey-Merritt his first start in Week 5 against the Chargers.

Croskey-Merritt made that decision pay off with 111 yards rushing on 14 carries with two touchdowns. He also caught two passes for 39 yards.

Related players: Chris Rodriguez, Jeremy McNichols

Head coach Dan Quinn told reporters in his Monday press conference that the Commanders elected to lean into aspects of their scheme in which Croskey-Merritt excelled, and the young running back had a strong week of practice, the story said. The story added though he’s had limited carries in the first five weeks, Croskey-Merritt leads the league with 6.6 yards per carry. He’s tallied 283 yards rushing with four touchdowns and caught five passes for 54 yards. "Bill" is probably a familiar names to those in dynasty leagues as our friends at Dynasty League Football suggested to take him later in dynasty drafts this spring. But now he's officially a useful option in redraft leagues as well. Rodriguez had just five carries and McNichols had two touches, so his outlook going forward is strong.

Commanders RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt (knee) returned to practice today as a full participant and is officially questionable for Sunday vs. Atlanta.

Related Players: Chris Rodriguez, Jeremy McNichols

Looks like JCM will be a full-go for Week 4, but Rodriguez is still a good stash, in case Croskey-Merritt experiences a setback in the near future.

No practice again today for Commanders RB Bill Croskey-Merritt and WR Terry McLaurin.

Related Players: Chris Rodriguez, Jeremy McNichols, Deebo Samuel, Luke McCaffrey, Jaylin Lane, Zach Ertz

Still another practice to monitor, 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.

If McLaurin misses, that would firmly entrench Deebo as a WR2 after he's received 25 opportunities (21 targets, 4 rushes) through three weeks. Even if McLaurin is able to suit up, he's more than likely a stay-away as this is pretty late in the week to be looking into other opinions for his quad.

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

Related Players: Chris Rodriguez, Jeremy McNichols

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.