The Loop Fantasy Football Update Week 11: Last-minute moves

UPDATE a m Sunday The big fantasy news of the weekend is the ostensibly season-ending injury to Denver running back J K Dobbins a member who s very familiar with injured reserve This will put pressure on rookie R J Harvey to start performing like a No back Other running backs who will miss this week are Tampa Bay s Bucky Irving and the Chiefs Isiah Pacheco The latter s absence could mean a big week is ahead for Kareem Hunt Two quarterbacks are out Houston s C J Stroud and the Giants Jaxson Dart But one is back the ers Brock Purdy As for pass catchers two key tight ends have been ruled out Detroit s Sam LaPorta and Buffalo s Dalton Kincaid We ll be back in a couple hours with the early inactives when we ll get final answers on particular of the questionables ORIGINAL POST a m Wednesday The best running back in the National Football League is on bye this week And that s bad news for about percent of the nation s fantasy football teams Indianapolis Jonathan Taylor is in the running for NFL Largest part Valuable Performer along with New England quarterback Drake Maye Rams QB Matthew Stafford and a scant others He s on pace for touchdowns and could make a run at yards for the AFC-leading Colts So a multitude of fantasy league leaders need a RB replacement for this week and there aren t a great number of decent prospects left Here s the best you could allegedly do this week Sean Tucker Buccaneers He has taken a bigger share of the workload since Bucky Irving s injury Over the past two games he has rushes for yards and one TD outshining Tampa s presumed No back Rachaad White And the Bills run defense he ll see this week stinks Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Sean Tucker runs the ball during an NFL football battle against the New Orleans Saints Sunday Oct in New Orleans AP Photo Tyler Kaufman Tyler Allgeier Falcons Bijan Robinson is Atlanta s star back but this fellow is getting majority of of the goal-line work This former Brigham Young standout tallied carries for yards and two TDs last Sunday Atlanta Falcons running back Tyler Allgeier celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts during an NFL football meeting in Berlin Germany Sunday Nov Dave Shopland AP Content Services for the NFL Emari Demercado Cardinals With all of Arizona s injuries Demercado is presumably now their best backfield option He topped yards last week on only seven touches and he ll get much more work than that if Zonovan Knight is still hobbled this week Seattle Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen lunges at Arizona Cardinals running back Emari Demercado during an NFL football championship Sunday Nov in Seattle AP Photo Ben VanHouten Devin Singletary Giants The former New York starter is getting more work since Cam Skattebo s season-ending injury He had touches last week for yards And since he s still scoreless this season he s certainly due New York Giants running back Devin Singletary reacts after getting a first down during the second half of an NFL football competition against the Chicago Bears Sunday Nov in Chicago AP Photo Nam Y Huh Blake Corum Rams The former Michigan Wolverine is getting an increased workload for one of the league s top offenses Over the past three weeks he has carries for yards He ll see more work as Rams try to lighten workload for Kyren Williams Los Angeles Rams running back Blake Corum runs the ball against the San Francisco ers in an NFL football event Sunday Nov in Santa Clara Calif AP Photo Jeff Lewis Sitting stars Sure it s almost sacrilege but we wouldn t count on Chiefs Patrick Mahomes against Denver with so plenty of good QB options on waivers this week Same goes for Detroit s Jared Goff versus that Philly defense The running will be tough for the Jets Breece Hall against New England and Rams Kyren Williams versus Seattle Vikings WR Jordan Addison will lose more field share to teammate Jalen Nailor against Chicago Now that Keenan Allen set the Chargers career receiving record he ll have a quiet week against the Jaguars And as bad as Packers QB Jordan Love looked Monday night against the Eagles he won t look a whole lot better against the Giants Buffalo Bills defensive ends Greg Rousseau right Michael Hoecht and Joey Bosa sack Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during the second half of an NFL football battle Sunday Nov in Orchard Park N Y AP Photo Adrian Kraus Matchup competition Packers will need to run to rebound against the Giants and Josh Jacobs will have a big competition Other RBs who will shine this week are Carolina s Rico Dowdle vs Atlanta and Steelers Jaylen Warren vs Bengals Eagles will need WR A J Brown to regain his mojo in shootout against Detroit Taking advantage of meager pass defenses will be Arizona WR Marvin Harrison Jr versus depleted Niners and Raiders tight end Brock Bowers against Dallas Also feasting on poor defenses will be two under-the-radar QBs Cincinnati s Joe Flacco versus Pittsburgh and Miami s Tua Tagovailoa facing the Commanders in Spain Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs runs with the ball during an NFL challenge against the Philadelphia Eagles Monday Nov in Green Bay Wis AP Photo Jeffrey Phelps Injury watch The big injury this week was Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson making a disappointing season even worse Could this be the week Brock Purdy returns as the ers QB The long list of questionables includes three running backs Denver s J K Dobbins Patriots Tre Veyon Henderson and Rhamondre Stevenson seven pass catchers Rams Davante Adams Green Bay s Romeo Doubs and Matthew Golden Tennessee s Calvin Ridley New England s Kayshon Boutte Jacksonville s Brian Thomas Buffalo TE Dalton Kincaid and three quarterbacks Houston s C J Stroud Vegas Geno Smith and the Giants Jaxson Dart New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson in action against Dallas Cowboys cornerback Daron Bland during an NFL football battle on Sunday Oct in East Rutherford N J Brad Penner AP Images for Panini Deepest sleeper Among plenty of surprises for first-place New England is wide receiver Mack Hollins The eight-year veteran had six catches for yards last Sunday and he led the Patriots with targets in their preeminence over Tampa Bay He ll be busy again Thursday night against what s left of the New York Jets defense New England Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins makes a catch against Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Zyon McCollum during the second half of an NFL football encounter Sunday Nov in Tampa Fla AP Photo Jason Behnken The Thursday pick Jets at Patriots - Pick Patriots by New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye scrambles for yardage against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first half of an NFL football tournament Sunday Nov in Tampa Fla AP Photo Phelan M Ebenhack You can hear Kevin Cusick on Thursdays on Bob Sansevere s BS Show podcast on iTunes You can follow Kevin on X theloopnow He can be reached at kcusick pioneerpress com Related Articles The Loop NFL Picks Week The Loop Fantasy Football Update 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