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Jameis Winston to start vs. Baltimore
Browns HC Kevin Stefanski announced on Wednesday that QB Jameis Winston will officially start on Sunday vs. the Ravens.
Fantasy Impact
With Deshaun Watson out for the season, it would appear that Winston is in line to takeover the QB1 position for the remainder of the year, barring any setbacks. Dorian Thompson-Robinson was Watson’s backup in Week 7 but that was purely from a gameplan standpoint, per Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports.
Josh Collier
DeAndre Hopkins reportedly being traded to Chiefs
The Titans and Chiefs are working on a trade to send veteran WR DeAndre Hopkins to Kansas City, according to a report from ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter.
Fantasy Impact
With the Titans off to a 1-5 start and the Chiefs suffering season-ending injuries to WRs Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice, this is a connection many analysts made when it first looked like Hopkins could be available. As far as his fantasy value is concerned, this is a best-case scenario for the veteran WR. Kansas City has been piecing things together with rookie WR Xavier Worthy, Justin Watson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Mecole Hardman, and Skyy Moore. Assuming he can pick up the offense quickly, Hopkins should step in and immediately be one of the top options in the passing game for QB Patrick Mahomes. Hopkins was WR54 in the FantasyPros ROS Rankings before this trade, but this move should bump him all the way up into WR3 territory. In Tennessee, this should mean more opportunities for Calvin Ridley and Tyler Boyd, but fantasy managers would be wise not to trust that Titans offense if they can avoid it.
Mike Maher – FantasyPros
Cooper Kupp: Rams making veteran WR available via trade
The Los Angeles Rams have reached out to other teams about trading eighth-year WR Cooper Kupp. They are hopeful for a second-round pick in return.
Fantasy Impact
Kupp has not returned since Week 2 as he’s been dealing with an ankle injury, and at 2-4, the Rams appear to be sellers headed into the trade deadline. It will be interesting to see if and where he will get traded, how that will impact that team’s WR room, and how it will impact WR Puka Nacua‘s target share once he returns.
Josh Collier
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