Inactive Fantasy Football Week 7: Who’s in and who’s out?

Who should you start with? Who should you sit on? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid using an offensive player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll be posting fantasy-related updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their official inactive lists . All rankings quoted in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff.

Official inactive players on Sunday should arrive approximately 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff times: approximately 11:30 a.m. ET for early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for late afternoon games.

Update regularly to get the latest information.

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9:30 a.m. London game

Rhamondre Stevenson, RB, NE: Foot — Active
Impact: All signs pointed to Stevenson answering the call early Sunday in London.

Javon Baker, WR, NE: illness — Inactive
Impact: He’s been a healthy scratch for weeks, so this illness certainly hasn’t helped. Tyquan Thornton is also sitting.

Travis Etienne Jr., RB, JAX: Hamstring – Inactive
Impact: Tank Bigsby and D’Ernest Johnson will take over as porters.

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Play at 1 p.m. ET

Darrynton Evans, RB, BUF: Hamstring – Doubtful
Impact: It looks like Evans isn’t ready for his 2024 debut, but…

Ray Davis, RB, BUF: Calf — Questionable
Impact: …James Cook (toe) is ready to roll and should see the majority of Buffalo’s RB action.

Nick Chubb, RB, CLE: Knee — Activated via IR
Impact: Exactly how many snaps he plays is unknown, but he has been able to see a lot of action since then…

Jerome Ford, RB, CLE: Hamstring – OUT OF
Impact: … Ford will be out for at least week 7. Pierre Strong Jr. and D’Onta Foreman will do what Chubb can’t.

Nyheim Hines, RB, CLE: Knee — Questionable
Impact: Hines practiced fully this week but will likely wait until at least next Sunday to return from the PUP list.

Dontayvion Wicks, WR, GB: shoulder — Questionable
Impact: While Wicks has had limited training all week, Christian Watson (ankle) appears ready.

Robert Woods, WR, HOU: Foot — OUT OF
Impact: Xavier Hutchinson could see some targets behind the duo of Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell.

Jonathan Taylor, RB, IND: Ankle — OUT OF
Impact: Trey Sermon (knee) has been removed from the injury report and will start.

Josh Downs, WR, IND: toe — Questionable
Impact: Saw limited action toward the end of the week, but appears to be on track to play on Sunday.

Alec Pierce, WR, IND: shoulder — Questionable
Impact: After a full practice on Friday, we can expect to see Pierce in the huddle on Sunday.

Michael Pittman Jr., WR, IND: Back — Questionable
Impact: Rounding out the “WR mystery trio” in Indy, Pittman’s absence from practice on Friday remains uncertain, his availability on Sunday is uncertain, but he will reportedly attempt to play.

Skylar Thompson, QB, MIA: ribs – Questionable
Impact: Tyler Huntley will start in Week 7, while Tua Tagovailoa may be on track to be back in Week 8.

Odell Beckham Jr., WR, MIA: Hamstring – Questionable
Impact: No catches last week, no reason to wait for him. Malik Washington is a slightly more profitable gamble.

Aaron Jones, RB, MIN: Hamstring – Questionable
Impact: It looks like Jones will be on the field Sunday despite the Vikings trading for Cam Akers earlier in the week.

TJ Hockenson, TE, MIN: Knee — OUT OF
Impact: There is still time before the Vikings are forced to activate him from IR, so a little more patience seems in order.

Dallas Goedert, TE, PHI: Hamstring – OUT OF
Impact: Grant Calcaterra and Jack Stoll will look to fill Goedert’s big shoes.

Kenneth Walker III, RB, SEA: illness — Questionable
Impact: This developed on Saturday, so it is likely a game-time decision. A move to Zach Charbonnet may be necessary.

Will Levis, QB, TEN: shoulder — OUT OF
Impact: Levis will not play in the future and may even miss some games. Mason Rudolph will start in his place.

Tyjae Spears, RB, TEN: Hamstring – OUT OF
Impact: Tony Pollard gets the call as lead back while Julius Chestnut picks up the scraps.

Treylon Burks, WR, TEN: Knee — OUT/IR
Impact: Calvin Ridley and Tyler Boyd could both potentially get more targets.

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4 p.m. ET games

Jonathan Brooks, RB, CAR: Knee — OUT OF
Impact: Chuba Hubbard gets another start. A Week 9 return for Brooks appears to be the current goal.

Tommy Tremble, TE, AUTO: Back — Questionable
Impact: The past issue comes in addition to the fact that he is still in the league’s concussion protocol at the end of the week. Ja’Tavion Sanders could start.

Diontae Johnson, WR, CAR: ribs – Questionable
Impact: He had hamstring problems and now he’s had a few more injuries. There are too many question marks to risk engaging him in the fantasy, even as he gets dressed.

David Moore, WR, CAR: Knee — Questionable
Impact: Even if he played, Jonathan Mingo would be the better speculative signing this week.

JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, KC: Hamstring – Questionable
Impact: Signs suggest the veteran can give it a try this week.

Cooper Kupp, WR, LAR: Ankle — Questionable
Impact: This will likely be a call during the game. There’s no reason to risk bringing him back until he’s 100% ready.

Jordan Whittington, WR, LAR: shoulder — Questionable
Impact: He is currently expected to play. In the Rams’ last game, when Kupp was out, he saw double-digit goals.

Zamir White, RB, LV: groin area – Questionable
Impact: A full Friday practice suggests a Sunday committee of White and Alexander Mattison.

Jakobi Meyers, WR, LV: Ankle — Doubtful
Impact: One member of the trio of Tre Tucker, Tyreik McAllister and DJ Turner could stand out on Sunday. Which? That is the great unknown.

Matthew Wright, K, SF: shoulder — OUT/IR
Impact: The 49ers seemingly had more kickers than Spinal Tap had drummers this season.

Jake Moody, K, SF: Ankle — OUT OF
Impact: Moody is still not ready to return, so Anders Carlson will try to avoid the “injury curse” this weekend.

Jauan Jennings, WR, SF: Hip — OUT OF
Impact: With no training this week, it is unlikely he will be able to play, plus…

Ricky Pearsall, WR, SF: Breast — Questionable
Impact: … Pearsall appears to have recovered enough from his highly publicized injuries to make his debut.

Brian Robinson Jr., RB, WAR: Knee — Questionable
Impact: Limited action all week leaves the door open for Austin Ekeler to potentially have a solid Sunday. However, Robinson is expected to play.

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Game on Sunday evening

Tyler Conklin, TE, NYJ: Hip — Questionable
Impact: He’s expected to start, but all eyes will be on the Jets’ newest member, WR Davante Adams.

Cordarrelle Patterson, RB, PIT: Ankle — OUT OF
Impact: Jaylen Warren still has little competition for touches behind Najee Harris.

Roman Wilson, WR, PIT: Hamstring – Questionable
Impact: This Wilson is limited in practice toward the end of the week and will likely miss the expected return of QB Russell Wilson.