Cardinals place RB Trey Benson on IR

Oct 01, 2025

Cardinals RB Trey Benson is being placed on injured reserve due to his knee injury.

Related Players: Emari Demercado, Michael Carter, Bam Knight

Fantasy Impact:

Well this escalated quickly. Rumblings around the league have Carter, not Demercado, taking the early-down role while the latter handles third-down snaps, but we wouldn't expect either to have anything near a bell-cow role. This is probably a situation we'd like to watch play out before going all-in with either guy, but they should both be in the RB3/4 range for desperate managers.

yesterday

Jets RB Braelon Allen likely to land on IR

Ian Rapoport

yesterday · 2:26 PM EDT

Jets RB Braelon Allen, who was ruled out last night with a knee injury, suffered an MCL sprain that will likely land him on Injured Reserve, sources say. Allen is expected to receive additional opinions.

Related Players: Breece Hall, Isaiah Davis

Fantasy Impact:

Davis got a little bit of run in Week 4, but it's not likely to be enough to put him on fantasy radars. Hall should continue to be valued as a borderline RB1 option with Allen not a threat to steal short-yardage touches away from the do-it-all back.

49ers QB Brock Purdy, WR Ricky Pearsall Questionable for Week 5

Ian Rapoport

yesterday · 12:53 PM EDT

49ers GM John Lynch told @KNBR that QB Brock Purdy and Ricky Pearsall will both be questionable for the TNF Rams game.

“We will take every precaution to make sure Brock’s all right. I think he is, now can he turn it around on a short week?”

Related Players: Mac Jones, Jauan Jennings, Kendrick Bourne

Fantasy Impact:

The injuries don't seem to be backing off any time soon. If Pearsall is out and Jennings is available —which isn't guaranteed— the latter should be considered more of a WR2 than a WR3. Christian McCaffrey is a must-start no matter what's going on with his teammates.

Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill's 2026 status in question

Ian Rapoport

yesterday · 8:51 AM EDT

With surgery today, it’s possible that Tyreek Hill will undergo additional surgeries. There is no guarantee he’ll be ready for 2026.

None of his 2026 salary is guaranteed now, but $11M (of $29.9M) becomes fully guaranteed if he’s on the roster in March, plus a $5M roster bonus.

Fantasy Impact:

The Tyreek injury saps some explosiveness out of a Dolphins offense based on it. We should expect more work out of Waddle, while the WR2 role is theoretically Washington's, though it will likely be spread around to a number of faces. We'll have to see exactly how that plays out in the upcoming weeks.