Week 14 inactives: Who’s in and who’s out?

AJ Mass, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 06:51 AM ET

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Whom should you start? Whom should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting an offensive player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their official inactives lists. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks.

Official Sunday inactives should begin coming in approximately 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff times: around 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late-afternoon games.

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Ja’Tavion Sanders, TE, CAR: Neck — Questionable
Impact: He had a full practice on Friday, which points to a potential start on Sunday.

Jalen Coker, WR, CAR: Quad — Doubtful
Impact: David Moore might become a “dart throw for the desperate” if Coker can’t go.

Cedric Tillman, WR, CLE: Concussion — OUT
Impact: Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore could see a few extra passes headed their way.

Jamari Thrash, WR, CLE: Shoulder — Questionable
Impact: If Thrash can play, the absence of Tillman provides him with an opening for a few targets.

Trevor Lawrence, QB, JAX: Concussion — OUT/IR
Impact: Mac Jones will finish off the season as the man under center in Jacksonville.

Alexander Mattison, RB, LV: Ankle — Questionable
Impact: He practiced in limited fashion all week, but perhaps not enough to see the field on Sunday.

Zamir White, RB, LV: Quad — OUT
Impact: Sincere McCormick should see his fantasy relevance extended another week.

Jakobi Meyers, WR, LV: Ankle — Questionable
Impact: All sings point to Meyers playing on a full complement of snaps.

Raheem Mostert, RB, MIA: Hip — Questionable
Impact: He’s likely to play, but don’t be surprised to see Jaylen Wright get some extra touches.

Will Reichard, K, MIN: Quad — Questionable
Impact: He was activated from IR and fill-in John Parker Romo was released.

Kendre Miller, RB, NO: Hamstring — Questionable
Impact: He was also activated from IR and could handle a small share of the team’s backfield touches …

Taysom Hill, TE, NO: Knee — OUT/IR
Impact: … especially given the multi-faceted Hill’s season-ending injury.

Bub Means, WR, NO: Ankle — OUT/IR
Impact: Means was not activated this week, leaving Marquez Valdes-Scantling as the only serious Saints WR option.

Malik Nabers, WR, NYG: Groin — Questionable
Impact: It could be a game-time decision here. Wan’Dale Robinson and Darius Slayton would presumably get more looks if Nabers sits.

Breece Hall, RB, NYJ: Knee — OUT
Impact: Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis will attempt to pick up the slack for the injured Hall.

Dallas Goedert, TE, PHI: Knee — OUT/IR
Impact: Grant Calcaterra takes over at TE as Goedert attempts to heal in time for the NFL playoffs.

George Pickens, WR, PIT: Hamstring — Questionable
Impact: His late-week addition to the injury report is ominous. Calvin Austin III (concussion) is ready to return to action and could benefit.

Bucky Irving, RB, TB: Hip — Questionable
Impact: Sean Tucker would be in line for a lot more action if the team opts to give Irving a week off.

Trey Palmer, WR, TB: Hip — Questionable
Impact: On the positive side of things, Mike Evans (hamstring/calf) was removed from the injury report and will play.

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Dalton Kincaid, TE, BUF: Knee — Questionable
Impact: Dawson Knox would handle most of the TE duties if Knox isn’t fully ready to return.

Keon Coleman, WR, BUF: Wrist — Questionable
Impact: If he sits, Curtis Samuel (foot) is back and ready to step in.

Roschon Johnson, RB, CHI: Concussion — OUT
Impact: Travis Homer will see a huge uptick in fantasy value …

D’Andre Swift, RB, CHI: Quad — Questionable
Impact: … which could grow even more if Swift can’t suit up.

DJ Moore, WR, CHI: Quad — Questionable
Impact: He says he will play. Keenan Allen (ankle) was removed from the injury report.

Tyler Higbee, TE, LAR: Knee — OUT
Impact: Maybe next week? We’ve been hearing that for some time now.

Kenneth Walker III, RB, SEA: Ankle — OUT
Impact: That sound you hear is Zach Charbonnet getting snatched off waiver wires in the almost 50% of leagues in which he was available headed into this week.

Jordan Mason, RB, SF: Ankle — OUT/IR
Impact: It will be Isaac Guerendo, backed up by Patrick Taylor Jr. now that both Mason and Christian McCaffrey are on IR.