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Quinn said he's "optimistic" about Terry McLaurin for this week and reiterates that he and others -- Noah Brown, Sam Cosmi -- are trending in the right direction.

Having the extra day helps, too, the post points out. The post went on to say we'll find out more later this week, perhaps with the practice report. The extra day could work against fantasy owners if McLaurin comes down to a game-time decision. Coming up with a backup plan now may be a good idea, but we'll keep updating McLaurin's status.

Titans WR Calvin Ridley (knee/elbow) returned to practice today on a limited basis and is officially questionable for Sunday's game at Arizona.

Related Players: Elic Ayomanor, Chigoziem Okonkwo, Tyler Lockett

The last thing Cam Ward needs is *less* firepower, but it looks like he could be playing with a compromised WR1, which lowers his fantasy value to the bottom of the barrel. Ayomanor has been coming along nicely to this point in his rookie season and can be considered a fringe WR3/4 regardless of his teammate's game-time status.

Bucs RB Bucky Irving (foot) is expected to miss Sunday’s game vs. Seahawks and is in danger of missing next week vs. 49ers, per source.

Rookie Josh Williams figures to be active this week as a third back in Irving’s absence.

Related Players: Rachaad White, Sean Tucker

We're expecting White to be the "lead back" here, but we should still see a good amount of Tucker, which limits the former's upside. Consider them respective low-end RB2 and RB3s.

The Commanders have ruled out WR Terry McLaurin, WR Noah Brown and G Sam Cosmi before traveling to LA to play the Chargers.

Related Players: Deebo Samuel, Luke McCaffrey, Zach Ertz, Chris Moore

Still no word on Samuel, so that's a good sign for his availability this weekend. He earned nine opportunities last week, turning them into 81 total yards and a touchdown. He'll be locked into a WR2 role unless he has a pre-game setback.

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (knee) was officially a full participant in practice today and is on track to start against the Chargers on Sunday.

WRs Terry McLaurin (quad), Deebo Samuel (heel), and Noah Brown (groin/knee) all did not practice.

Related Players: Marcus Mariota

We'll hold off on making sweeping takeaways for the WR room, but it's certainly not encouraging that McLaurin isn't out there after missing Week 4. We'll keep an eye on things as the week progresses.

It looks like Daniels is well on his way to returning to fantasy lineups here in Week 5.

Buccaneers do not fear Bucky Irving’s foot sprain is a long-term injury, per source. The team considers it a week-to week-injury.

Related Players: Rachaad White, Sean Tucker

We're assuming this is more of an even split between White and Tucker, but the former should presumably get the bigger chunk of the work, so he's on the RB2/3 fringe.

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.

Commanders ruled OUT Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin, John Bates and Noah Brown for Week 4 in Atlanta.

Related Players: Marcus Mariota, Deebo Samuel, Luke McCaffrey, Chris Moore

Missing a top option makes Mariota a questionable streamer for Week 4. Consider Samuel a locked-in WR2 and McCaffrey an interesting deep-league dart throw.

Jayden Daniels is not out here for Commanders practice.

Related Players: Marcus Mariota

Daniels is an obvious must-start if he's able to suit up, but it's not looking good.

Jhabvala followed up by saying that Terry McLaurin is also not at practice, so Mariota also gets dinged by missing the team's top wide receiver if he ends up getting the nod. Deebo Samuel should be considered a WR2 in Week 4, while Mariota should probably be streamed over.

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.