Fantasy Football: Thanksgiving inactive on Thursday and Friday

Fantasy Football: Thanksgiving inactive on Thursday and Friday

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 cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff.

Official inactive players should arrive approximately 90 minutes before each of the scheduled kick-off times.

Update regularly to get the latest information.


David Montgomery, RB, DET: shoulder — Active
Impact: Expect Montgomery to be at capacity on Thursday.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, DET: Knee — Active
Impact: With full practice on Wednesday, it looks like St. Brown will play.

Caliph Raymond, WR, DET: Foot — OUT/IR
Impact: He could return in time for the postseason. Tim Patrick will see more targets in 3-WR sets.


Jake Ferguson, TE, DAL: concussion — OUT OF
Impact: Luke Schoonmaker should take over the majority of the TE work again.

Brandin Cooks, WR, DAL: Knee — Activated via IR
Impact: Cooks will see the field for the first time since Week 4. Temper your expectations.

Tommy DeVito, QB, NYG: forearm — Questionable
Impact: Drew Lock is expected to start for the Giants. DeVito was not ruled out, but also did not originally travel with the team to Dallas on Wednesday.


Romeo Doubs, WR, GB: concussion — OUT OF
Impact: The processing time for releasing the protocol was simply too short. Expect a fantasy value increase for Dontayvion Wicks.


Spencer Shrader, K, KC: Hamstring – Questionable
Impact: Matthew Wright would get the call if Shrader can’t play.

Gardner Minshew, QB, LV: collarbone – OUT/IR
Impact: Minshew is finished for the season after breaking his collarbone in Week 12.

Aidan O’Connell, QB, LV: Thumb — Activated via IR
Impact: Expected to start Friday, but Desmond Ridder could end up seeing some QB action as well.

Zamir White, RB, LV: quad — Questionable
Impact: He hasn’t practiced since the injury in Week 11, so you should probably have other options ready.

Alexander Mattison, RB, LV: Ankle — Questionable
Impact: He had limited work this week. If he can play, he will probably start ahead of Ameer Abdullah.

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