MORNING FANTASY REPORT
Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 6:29 a.m. EDT | Week 7
LEAGUE FOCUS
12-team Sleeper redraft
Standard/non-PPR scoring
1 QB | 6-point passing touchdowns | 2 FLEX spots
MORNING THEME
Availability drives today’s decisions. Zach Charbonnet is out despite Thursday’s activation. Breece Hall, Lamar Jackson and Puka Nacua remain questionable, while Saquon Barkley is progressing toward Monday without a final availability decision. Friday’s reporting supersedes earlier optimism.
PLAYER UPDATES AND FANTASY MOVES
ZACH CHARBONNET
Update: Ruled out against Kansas City. Activation from PUP did not mean he was ready to play.
Fantasy move: Bench him. Emanuel Wilson belongs on the replacement-RB checklist.
BREECE HALL / BRAELON ALLEN
Update: Hall is questionable with a quad injury after returning to practice Thursday.
Fantasy move: Hold Allen through inactives. His outlook improves if Hall sits; Hall playing introduces committee risk.
LAMAR JACKSON
Update: Questionable with an ankle injury. Baltimore says he could be a game-time decision.
Fantasy move: Keep a playable alternative available. If Jackson is active, check for reported limitations before committing.
PUKA NACUA
Update: Questionable after suffering a calf injury Thursday. He missed Friday’s practice.
Fantasy move: Secure a replacement who plays at 4:25 p.m. or later. Avoid using every alternative in the early games.
SAQUON BARKLEY
Update: Back at practice after his hamstring absence and tracking toward Monday if progress continues. His availability is not final.
Fantasy move: Waiting requires a usable Monday fallback. Do not treat practice participation as clearance.
JEREMIYAH LOVE
Update: Out with an ankle injury.
Fantasy move: Bam Knight and Tyler Allgeier are replacement options, but reporting anticipates a shared backfield rather than an automatic bell cow.
DAVID MONTGOMERY
Update: Out. The official injury report lists a groin injury.
Fantasy move: Woody Marks moves onto the replacement-RB shortlist.
MIKE EVANS / DEEBO SAMUEL / CHRISTIAN KIRK
Update: Evans and Samuel are ruled out. Kirk remains questionable despite full practices.
Fantasy move: Kirk is a conditional depth option, not a confirmed healthy starter.
RASHEE RICE / EMEKA EGBUKA
Update: Both ruled out.
Fantasy move: Remove them from starting slots. Xavier Worthy and Ted Hurst have opportunity upside, but increased opportunity does not guarantee production.
TYLER WARREN / THEO JOHNSON
Update: Warren is out. Johnson is doubtful.
Fantasy move: Replace Warren and prepare to replace Johnson.
BAKER MAYFIELD
Update: Officially questionable with a thumb injury, although reporting expects him to return.
Fantasy move: Consider him only with active-status confirmation and a contingency.
RICO DOWDLE / JORDAN MASON
Update: Both questionable.
Fantasy move: Dowdle requires an early decision because Pittsburgh plays at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Mason is not yet a confirmed play.
WAIVER AND VALUE MOVERS
These are players to check for availability, not verified free agents in your league.
Braelon Allen
Conditional backfield opportunity if Hall is inactive. Do not assume the same workload if Hall returns.Woody Marks
Replacement candidate with Montgomery ruled out.Emanuel Wilson
Potential immediate-use option with Charbonnet unavailable.Bam Knight / Tyler Allgeier
Both merit consideration with Love out. Neither should be valued as though a full workload is guaranteed.Konata Mumpfield
Deeper receiver contingency if Nacua cannot play.Christian Kirk
Worth monitoring with Evans and Samuel out, but his own questionable status prevents a clean recommendation.
STANDARD-SCORING STRATEGY
For close replacement-player decisions, prioritize expected yardage, rushing involvement and touchdown opportunity over reception totals alone.
With two FLEX spots, preserve at least one usable substitute instead of filling every bench spot with speculative stashes.
Six-point passing touchdowns increase the value of passing scores, but they do not remove injury or availability risk.
SCHEDULE AND LINEUP DEADLINES
BYE TEAMS
Buffalo Bills
Jacksonville Jaguars
Los Angeles Chargers
Washington Commanders
EARLY SUNDAY GAME
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New Orleans Saints in France
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. EDT
SUNDAY NIGHT
Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks
8:20 p.m. EDT
MONDAY NIGHT
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
8:15 p.m. EDT
THURSDAY RESULT
Chicago Bears 30, New England Patriots 24.
ADDITIONAL TEAM NOTES
CHICAGO
Cole Kmet suffered a knee injury Thursday. Reporting describes concern, but a definitive prognosis was not established in the retrieved update.
HOUSTON
Tank Dell remains officially questionable despite optimistic reporting about his return. Do not convert that optimism into confirmed availability.
CLEVELAND
Quinshon Judkins is off the injury report. Dylan Sampson remains questionable. Do not assume Sampson immediately returns to a major role.
TENNESSEE
Calvin Ridley and Tyjae Spears are questionable. Both require another check before lineup lock.
DENVER
Jonah Coleman is questionable. Tyler Badie is out.
SATURDAY ACTION CHECKLIST
Remove ruled-out players and bye-week players from starting slots.
Secure quarterback insurance for Jackson or Mayfield.
Preserve a later-starting receiver alternative for Nacua.
Hold Allen until Hall’s status is resolved.
Check Dowdle before Sunday’s 9:30 a.m. kickoff.
Recheck Philadelphia’s final report before accepting Monday-night Barkley risk.
Put early starters in RB/WR slots and preserve FLEX flexibility where possible.
REPORT SCOPE
This is an early-morning snapshot of retrieved reporting, not final Sunday inactives.
The fantasy moves are editorial assessments, not confirmed workloads or final rankings.
Your actual Sleeper roster, available free agents and FAAB balance were not inspected.
Two source inconsistencies are handled conservatively: Montgomery’s official groin designation takes precedence over secondary reporting calling it a knee injury. Yahoo identifies Christian Kirk as questionable, while the official injury page appears to contain a name error in that entry.
