MORNING FANTASY REPORT
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Week 8 Wrap-Up / Week 9 Preparation
6:01 a.m. EST snapshot
LEAGUE FOCUS
12-team Sleeper redraft
Standard/non-PPR scoring
One quarterback
Six-point passing touchdowns
Two FLEX spots
PRIORITY
Address Lamar Jackson’s replacement, target the changing Las Vegas and Arizona backfields, and avoid chasing Monday night’s touchdown totals.
BIGGEST DEVELOPMENTS
Lamar Jackson — Baltimore Ravens
Jackson is headed to injured reserve with a right-thumb injury. Baltimore’s Monday evening update said surgery had not yet occurred, and Thursday’s starting quarterback remained unresolved.
Fantasy move: Arrange a multiweek replacement. Do not treat a season-ending absence as confirmed.baltimoreravens
Mike Washington Jr. / Ashton Jeanty — Las Vegas Raiders
Washington handled 25 carries for 83 yards. Jeanty finished with two carries and three catches for 64 yards. Coach Klint Kubiak said Jeanty remains part of the team’s plans.
Fantasy move: Washington is a priority waiver claim in standard scoring. Hold Jeanty while the role change becomes clearer.sports.yahoo
Tyler Allgeier — Arizona Cardinals
Allgeier produced 147 rushing yards, 44 receiving yards and two touchdowns after Jeremiyah Love injured his ankle and Bam Knight exited. Knight remains in concussion protocol.
Fantasy move: Add Allgeier for potential workload, but keep the bid conditional on his teammates’ health. Neither absence should yet be assumed for Week 9.azcardinals+1
D’Andre Swift — Chicago Bears
Swift rushed for 69 yards and three touchdowns in Chicago’s 34–17 Monday victory.
Fantasy move: Keep him in starting consideration without projecting another three-touchdown performance.nytimes
Jaxon Smith-Njigba — Seattle Seahawks
Smith-Njigba finished Monday with six catches, 118 yards and a touchdown.
Fantasy move: Continue treating him as a core starter.nytimes
Seattle Backfield
Jadarian Price and Zach Charbonnet returned Monday. The final carry and snap distribution was not verified for this report.
Fantasy move: Reassess the workload before treating Emanuel Wilson as an unquestioned lead back.nytimes
Hunter Henry / Eli Raridon — New England Patriots
Henry left Sunday with a foot injury. Raridon ran routes on 78% of New England’s passing plays.
Fantasy move: Raridon is a conditional contingency—not yet a confirmed replacement starter.sports.yahoo
WAIVER PRIORITIES
Suggested bids are percentages of your original season FAAB. These are editorial recommendations adapted to non-PPR, not forecasts of what will win in your league. Player roles and statistics below come from the waiver reporting.sports.yahoo
Mike Washington Jr.
Suggested FAAB: 12–20%
Strong rushing-volume opportunity if the new role holds.Tyler Allgeier
Suggested FAAB: 10–18%
Potential injury-driven lead role. Reduce the bid if Love or Knight trends toward playing.Adonai Mitchell
Suggested FAAB: 5–9%
Seven catches on nine targets for 142 yards and a touchdown. Week-to-week volatility remains.Devin Singletary
Suggested FAAB: 2–5%
Backfield depth behind Cam Skattebo, not an established lead-back claim.
SPECULATIVE STASH: Seth McGowan
Suggested FAAB: 2–5%
Contingent upside if Jonathan Taylor is traded. No completed trade is assumed.
QUARTERBACK NEED: Malik Willis
Suggested FAAB: 2–5%
A streaming candidate to compare against your available alternatives.
TIGHT END NEED: Mike Gesicki
Suggested FAAB: 2–4%
Touchdown upside, with a less secure floor if the scoring streak ends.
STANDARD-SCORING STRATEGY
Prioritize plausible rushing workload over reception-driven box scores.
Emmett Johnson’s 128 receiving yards and touchdown came with only one carry, while Kenneth Walker III still handled 21 carries.
Fantasy move: Treat Johnson as an upside insurance add rather than an established starting running back.sports.yahoo
WEEK 9 CALENDAR
Bye teams:
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tennessee Titans
Returning from bye:
Houston Texans
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
San Francisco 49ers
Thursday, November 5:
Jacksonville at Baltimore — 8:15 p.m. ET
Sunday, November 8:
Cincinnati vs. Atlanta in Madrid — 9:30 a.m. ET
Remember the early lineup lock.
Sunday night:
Tampa Bay at Chicago
Monday night:
Buffalo at Minnesota.si
TUESDAY ACTION CHECKLIST
Arrange a multiweek quarterback replacement if you roster Lamar Jackson.
Prioritize Washington and Allgeier, with conditional fallback claims.
Hold Jeanty while Las Vegas clarifies its backfield plan.
Monitor Love, Knight and Henry before finalizing injury-dependent bids.
Remove Pittsburgh and Tennessee players from active lineup slots.
Account for the Thursday game and Sunday’s early international kickoff.
Preserve FLEX flexibility by placing early-game players in their natural positional slots when possible.
