ESPN staff
Who should you start? Who should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and to avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactives, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks.
Note: The Baltimore-Pittsburgh game originally scheduled for Thanksgiving night has been postponed until Sunday due to multiple players from the Ravens having testing positive for COVID-19.
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Thanksgiving Day early game
Houston Texans
Randall Cobb, WR: Toe — OUT/IR
Impact: Will Fuller V and Brandin Cooks should handle the majority of WR targets.
Kenny Stills, WR: Quad — OUT
Impact: Keke Coutee could be an interesting option to consider as a flex play this week.
P.J. Hall, DT: Chest — OUT/IR
Detroit Lions
D’Andre Swift, RB: Concussion — Inactive
Impact: Kerryon Johnson and Adrian Peterson are expected to pick up the slack.
Danny Amendola, WR: Hip — OUT
Impact: Marvin Hall expected to start and could be a flex option in very deep leagues.
Kenny Golladay, WR: Hip — OUT
Impact: Quintez Cephus and Mohamed Sanu Sr. likely to benefit from increased snaps.
Da’Shawn Hand, DE: Groin — OUT
Austin Bryant, DE: Thigh — OUT
Jeff Okudah, CB: Shoulder — OUT
Thanksgiving Day late game
Washington Football Team
Terry McLaurin, WR: Ankle — Questionable
Impact: Full participant in practice on Wednesday and is expected to play.
Dustin Hopkins, K: Groin — Questionable
Impact: He’s played through this injury for a few weeks now, so he’s likely to do it again.
Deshazor Everett, S: Ankle — OUT
Dallas Cowboys
Greg Zuerlein, K, DAL: Back — Questionable
Impact: Limited practice all week. Should play, but you might want to avoid, just in case.
Anthony Brown, CB: Ribs — Questionable
Official Thanksgiving inactives should begin coming in at approximately 11 a.m. ET for the early game and 3 p.m. ET for the late game.
