Fantasy Football News

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandin Cooks caught one pass for 13 yards for the second week in a row in a Week 7 loss to the Atlanta Falcons

Fantasy Impact: Cooks had another quiet week despite a season-high snap rate, appearing on 68% of the offensive plays. The 49ers are desperate for healthy wide receivers, but that doesn't mean they're going to make an impact. Quarterback Brock Purdy completed 27 passes — seven were caught by a wide receiver, a trend that could continue.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Noah Gray caught three passes for 44 yards on three targets in the team's Week 7 loss on Sunday Night Football.

Fantasy Impact: Gray has had a steady role in Kansas City's offense, playing at least 50% of the offensive snaps every week. Since the Week 5 bye, he has six catches for 97 yards — far from reliable for fantasy purposes, but a welcome contribution to a Kansas City offense missing wide receiver Rashee Rice.

Houston Texans wide receiver Kayshon Boutte caught one pass for 25 yards on two targets in the team's Week 7 loss to the New York Giants.

Fantasy Impact: Boutte recorded a season-low offensive snap rate in Week 7: 31%. This is notable given Xavier Hutchinson's involvement and Marvin Harrison's expected role growth. Jaylin Noel did suffer an injury, but Boutte has yet to surpass 40 receiving yards in a game and has seen a decrease in snap rate in each of the last two weeks.

The New York Giants have placed running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. on injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 7's win. (Source: Adam Schefter on Twtter)

Fantasy Impact: Tracy suffered an injury during the Giants' win over the Houston Texans, a game in which he carried the ball six times for 15 yards and a score. The third-year running back had seen an uptick in snaps after playing 3% or fewer in the opening three weeks, scoring three touchdowns in the last two weeks. Cam Skattebo and Devin Singletary will lead the way for a New York running back room that bounced back in Week 7. Tracy is eligible to return in Week 13, given New York's Week 8 bye.

The Cincinnati Bengals have placed tight end Erick All Jr. on injured reserve after suffering a knee injury in Week 7's win. (Source: bengals.com)

Fantasy Impact: All has appeared in all six games for Cincinnati this season, playing 32% of the snaps and contributing for the Bengals in multi-tight end sets. He caught eight passes, returning from an injury that sidelined him in 2025. All has dealt with several injuries in his career, and the fear is this could be another season-ending ACL tear.

Quenton Nelson has been traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2027 third round pick and a 2028 fifth round pick. (Source: Adam Schefter on X)

Fantasy Impact: Nelson was on an expiring contract and the Colts are staring at a rebuild, so selling Nelson makes sense. Seattle looks to have gotten a steal by sending a late day two pick and an early day three pick for Nelson, an eight time Pro-Bowlerand one of the more elite offensive linemen in the league. With Nelson on board and Zach Charbonnet and Jadarian Price set to return, the Seattle run game just got a lot better.

Vega loane will miss some time due to an MCL sprain. (Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: This is a tough injury for the Ravens, as loane has been having a great rookie season. The 14th-overall pick in this year's draft is reportedly dealing with a "short-term" issue, but it will likely force him to miss at least a game or two. Emery Jones Jr. stepped in for loane in Sunday's game.

The Eagles' D/ST failed to log a turnover or sack while allowing 38 points in Monday night's loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Fantasy Impact: Philadelphia's defense fell flat on their face on Monday. They allowed Dallas to score 38 points over the course of the night, and they weren't able to log any big plays to help out their own offense. This unit is usually much better than this and should bounce back sometime in the near future.

Jake Elliott went 3-for-3 on his extra-point attempts in Monday night's loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Fantasy Impact: Elliott did his job on Monday night, knocking down all three of his attempted kicks in a loss to the Cowboys. He was left with a small fantasy total since they were all extra points, but he should bounce back sometime in the near future.

Hollywood Brown caught 2-of-5 targets for 30 yards in Monday's 38-21 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Fantasy Impact: The veteran wideout had to step up with Philadelphia missing multiple key wideouts due to injury on Monday night. He was able to rack up 30 yards on the night, but he was limited to just two catches and didn't get into the end zone at all. Fantasy managers shouldn't have high expectations for him moving forward.

Dameon Pierce rushed the ball 14 times for 47 yards and a touchdown in Monday night's 38-21 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Fantasy Impact: Pierce saw the most carries on the team on Monday night, with Saquon Barkley (hamstring) still having a limited workload in his return game. Barkley seems to have gotten banged up in this game as well, so if he's out next week, Pierce will prove to be startable in a lot of league formats in a matchup against the Commanders on Sunday night next week.

Darius Cooper caught 1-of-3 targets for just 17 yards in Monday night's 38-21 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Fantasy Impact: The Eagles weren't able to get Cooper going on Monday, as he finished with just 17 yards in this loss to their divisional rival. He will likely have a couple of boom games over the remainder of the season, but fantasy managers shouldn't trust him at this point.

Makai Lemon caught 7-of-8 targets for 67 yards and a touchdown in Monday night's 38-21 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Fantasy Impact: The rookie finally had a high-production game, finishing with the most receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns out of anyone on the team on Monday night. This performance was a good sign that he's not dead in the water after a slow start to the season, but he's unlikely to keep up at this pace when DeVonta Smith (hamstring) makes his return to the lineup.

Saquon Barkley rushed the ball seven times for 62 yards and a touchdown in Monday night's 38-21 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Fantasy Impact: Monday night was Barkley's return game after he misses several weeks with a hamstring issue. He looked good with 62 yards and a touchdown in his limited action, but he tweaked his hamstring and suffered a new back issue that may affect him moving forward. Fantasy managers should keep close tabs on his injury status heading into Week 8.

Dallas Goedert hauled in 5-of-7 targets for 48 yards in Monday night's 38-21 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Fantasy Impact: The veteran played pretty well on Monday. He hauled in five passes over the course of the game and was able to turn that into 48 yards, but he didn't get into the end zone at all, which left him with a mediocre fantasy finish in most league formats. He will likely continue to be startable moving forward, especially if DeVonta Smith (hamstring) misses more time.

Tanner McKee completed 23-of-35 passing attempts for 211 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in Monday night's 38-21 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Fantasy Impact: McKee got the start for Philadelphia on Monday night. He didn't have a very strong showing against the Cowboys, but it wasn't all bad, finishing with 200 yards and a touchdown with one pick. He is not expected to be fantasy relevant moving forward, however.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters he expects Nick Bosa to be good to go following the 49ers Week 8 bye week. (Source: Cam Inman on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Bosa hasn’t played since Week 2. He'll hope to return after the bye week.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters he expects Deebo Samuel Sr. to be good to go following the 49ers Week 8 bye week. (Source: Cam Inman on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Samuel hasn’t practiced since injuring his hamstring in the 49ers Week 5 win over the Seahawks. He'll hope to return after the bye week.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters he expects Mike Evans to be good to go following the 49ers Week 8 bye week. (Source: Cam Inman on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Evans sat out the 49ers loss before the bye against the Falcons on Sunday. He'll hope to return after missing just one game.

The 49ers say RB Christian McCaffrey has a mild hamstring strain. (Source: Cam Inman on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: McCaffrey briefly left Sunday's game against the Falcons with the injury. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters that he believes McCaffrey will be ready to play when the team comes out of their Week 8 bye.