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Steelers RB Jaylen Warren, who was added to the injury report Friday with a knee injury, is expected to play Sunday against the Vikings in Dublin, Ireland.

Perhaps as a precautionary measure, the Steelers also elevated RB Trey Sermon from the practice squad for Sunday’s game. Warren was limited in practice all week but also had a rest day this week. As a reminder, this game kicks off at 9:30 am eastern, so the inactives list will be announced at 8:00. Prepare accordingly. Warren sits as our RB19 this week.

49ers are listing WRs Jauan Jennings (shoulder, ankle) and Ricky Pearsall (knee) as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Jaguars.

Related Players: Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Brock Purdy

If Jennings misses, Pearsall should be considered a high-end WR2, and Jennings would be in a similar situation if the roles are reversed. With Brock Purdy back, each have great upside paired with a pretty good floor.

The Colts ruled out WR Alec Pierce (concussion) for Sunday's game vs. the Rams.

Related Players: Michael Pittman Jr., Josh Downs, Adonai Mitchell

Pierce has been the main beneficiary of Daniel Jones' deep ball, racking up an 18.8 aDOT and 171 yards through three games. Adonai Mitchell should absorb some of that work, but it's still not enough to plug him into any but the deepest fantasy lineups.

The Steelers added RB Jaylen Warren (knee) to the injury report and he's questionable for Sunday vs. Minnesota.

TE Jonnu Smith (hip) and CB Joey Porter Jr. (hamstring) are also questionable.

Related Players: Kenneth Gainwell, Kaleb Johnson, Pat Freiermuth

It would be interesting to see what kind of role Kaleb Johnson would have if Warren misses, but that shouldn't put him in fantasy consideration. If Jonnu misses, Freiermuth would move up in the top-20 TE range.

Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard is questionable for Sunday vs. the Patriots due to a calf injury, and WR Xavier Legette has been ruled out.

Related Players: Rico Dowdle, Trevor Etienne, Tetairoa McMillan, Hunter Renfrow, Brycen Tremayne

If Hubbard is out there, we'd still expect him to put up borderline RB2/3 numbers, but if he misses Dowdle could operate in the RB4 range.

Legette's continued absence shouldn't have much of an impact on the rest of the wide receiver room. McMillan is the only option we should be considered in fantasy.

No practice today for either WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) nor WR Jauan Jennings (ankle, shoulder).

Related Players: Kendrick Bourne, DeMarcus Robinson, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Brock Purdy

The second straight season of brutal injury luck in San Francisco rolls right along. Brock Purdy was at least present at practice today, though it was in a limited fashion. If Jennings misses, Pearsall should be considered a high-end WR2, and Jennings would be in a similar situation if the roles are reversed. We'll keep an eye on things as the week continues.

Kendrick Bourne is returning home to the San Francisco 49ers on a 1 year deal with a max value of $5 million dollars.

Related players: Jauan Jennings, Ricky Pearsall,Brandon Aiyuk, Demarcus Robinson, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, George Kittle

Pearsall had a 4-108-0 line but after that it was Christian McCaffrey catching nine passes. Jennings and Kittle both left the game with injuries, leaving their status for Week 2 in doubt. The Niners need the help at WR but it remains to be seen of Bourne is the answer. Bourne does have a history in San Francisco with Kyle Shanahan so he's a name to keep an eye on.

Kyle Shanahan said he expects Jauan Jennings to play on Sunday. He's limited in today's practice with a calf injury.

Related Players: Ricky Pearsall, George Kittle, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Skyy Moore

Good news for Jennings managers, but we would have liked to hear this clearance more than a few days away from kickoff. Pearsall could easily begin the season as the target leader for the 49ers, with Kittle being in the running for overall TE1 to begin the year.

Mike Tomlin on Jaylen Warren:

"His progress has been very evident and he's to be congratulated ... Certainly he'll be our featured runner. Certainly you'll see [Kaleb Johnson/Kenneth Gainwell], but at what time and at what degree [will depend week-to-week]."

Warren just signed an extension with the Steelers for two years and now looks to be the Steelers RB1. Warren isn't the biggest back so there will be questions about his size and handling a full workload, but it's good news for his owners who snagged him later in drafts. Johnson should be able to earn some early down work at some point, but it sounds like that will vary. It's just another RB situation that will need to work itself out before fantasy owners feel comfortable.

A two-year extension for Steelers RB Jaylen Warren, per his agents.

Related players: Jaylen Warren, Kaleb Johnson, Kenneth Gainwell

The agents pointed out Warren went from Snow Community College to Utah State to Oklahoma State before signing with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent. The Steelers RB situation looks to be a complicated one as the team also drafted Johnson. Some reports suggest Johnson hasn't been as great as expected so far through camp and practices, but he is still expected to get some of the workload. Gainwell comes over from the Eagles and can pretty much do it all. He was often on the field in two-minute situations and passing downs.