NFL Injury Report Friday Updates: Odunze Out, Daniels Cleared, Olave Questionable

Hotspots on this week's NFL injury report include Cleveland's offensive line, Kansas City's offensive line and Arizona's wide receivers.

Make sure to keep up with NFL breaking news throughout the weekend, especially Sunday morning when inactive lists are released at 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games.

Below you'll find four different categories, with our lists including key offensive linemen and defensive players whose absences might impact fantasy decisions. The bottom section, for potential game-day decisions, is sorted by kickoff times. It can be used as a checklist/cheatsheet for Sunday when inactives come out and we need to adjust lineups.

Good to Go 💯

Players that missed their team's previous game are listed in bold.

Cleared to Play this Week

• QB Jayden Daniels (elbow)
• QB Lamar Jackson (elbow)
• QB J.J. McCarthy (head)
• QB Aaron Rodgers (wrist)
• QB Geno Smith (foot)
• RB Aaron Jones (shoulder)
• RB Kyren Williams (ankle)
• RB Kenneth Walker (glute)
• RB Josh Jacobs (knee)
• RB Kyle Monangai (ankle)
• RB Woody Marks (ankle)
• RB Bucky Irving (shoulder)
• WR Tee Higgins (concussion)
• WR Davante Adams (hamstring)
• WR Quentin Johnston (shoulder)
• WR Pat Bryant (hamstring)
• WR Chimere Dike (quad)
• WR Josh Downs (hip/knee)
• TE AJ Barner (knee)

Ruled Out/Doubtful 🚑 

New absences listed in bold (guys that played in the previous game).

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Out/Doubtful/IR

• QB Justin Fields (knee)
• RB Alvin Kamara (knee)
• RBs Trey Benson (IR - knee) & Emari Demercado (ankle)
• WRs Marvin Harrison (heel) & Greg Dortch (chest)
• WR Rome Odunze (foot)
• WR Drake London (knee)
• WRs Mike Evans (collarbone) & Jalen McMillan (neck)
• WR Dont'e Thornton (concussion)
• WR Joshua Palmer (D - knee)
• WR Savion Williams (foot)
• TE Nate Adkins (knee)
• TE Michael Mayer (ankle)

Potential Workload Beneficiaries (From Injuries Above)

• RB Devin Neal
• RBs Bam Knight & Michael Carter
• WRs Michael Wilson, Andre Baccellia, Trent Sherfield
• WRs DJ Moore, Luther Burden & Olamide Zaccheaus
• WRs Darnell Mooney, David Sills & Dylan Drummond
• WRs Emeka Egbuka & Chris Godwin
• WR Jack Bech
• WRs Gabe Davis, Tyrell Shavers & Brandin Cooks
• TE Elijah Higgins

Key Defensive Players + Offensive Linemen

• RT Jack Conklin (head), RG Wyatt Teller (calf)
• C Lloyd Cushenberry (foot), CB Jalyn Armour-Davis (Achilles)
• LT Walker Little (head), S Andrew Wingard (head)
• CB Sauce Gardner (calf)
• DB Theo Jackson (neck)
• LB Bobby Wagner (knee)
• DE Joey Bosa (hamstring), LB Terrel Bernard (elbow)
• DE Trey Hendrickson (hip)
• RT Taliese Fuaga (ankle), S Justin Reid (knee)
• DT Derrick Harmon (knee), S Kyle Dugger (hand)
• DT D.J. Jones (ankle) 
• CB Max Melton (heel), DT Walter Nolen (knee), S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (ankle)
• CB Darious Williams (D - leg)
• DE Lukas Van Ness (foot)
• CB Tyrique Stevenson (hip), LB Ruben Hyppolite (shoulder)
• S Jaylen Reed (arm)
• RT Jawaan Taylor (D - triceps), RG Trey Smith (ankle)
• DT Jalen Carter (shoulder)

Listed as Questionable - Should Play 👍

• WR Noah Brown (IR - groin/knee)

Truly Questionable / Game-Time Decisions 🤔

Players with key fantasy repercussions listed in bold.

Early Games

• RB Dylan Sampson (calf)
• WR Parker Washington (hip)
• WR Chris Olave (back)
• TE Dalton Kincaid (hamstring)
• RB Ty Chandler (IR - hamstring)

Sampson isn't someone that people are really looking to use in fantasy right now, but his increased role the past two weeks has relevance for Quinshon Judkins' projection in a highly favorable spot at home against the Titans. Sampson's ability thus looms large for DFS, with his return to a limited practice Friday giving him a shot to play.

Kincaid is another to watch for fantasy, getting the TE dream matchup against Cincinnati. Dawson Knox hasn't done much in Kincaid's absence but would be a reasonable streamer or DFS play against the Bengals if Kincaid is out again.

Washington is kind of the same deal, where you might or might not have interest in using him, but would definitely need to adjust target-share projections for fantasy-relevant players if Washington ends up inactive. Jakobi Meyers already has a lot of buzz this week, but Brian Thomas and Brenton Strange could also benefit if Washington is out.

Late-Afternoon Games

• WRs Matthew Golden (wrist) & Jayden Reed (IR - collarbone/foot)
• WR Xavier Weaver (hamstring)

Primetime Games

• QB Justin Herbert (left hand) - MNF
• RB Omarion Hampton (IR - ankle) - MNF
• WR Jahan Dotson (toe) - MNF
• TE Tucker Fisk (ankle)  - MNF

Hampton seems likely to return after upgrading to full practice participation Friday, but he may start off in a timeshare with Kimani Vidal, who apparently made a strong impression on Jim Harbaugh over the past month. Herbert also seems likely to play, though it didn't sound 100 percent on Friday

Key Defensive Players + O-Linemen

• DT Mason Graham (ribs), DT Mike Hall (ribs), LB Devin Bush (foot)
• DT David Onyemata (foot), OLB James Pearce (back)
• DE Travon Walker (knee), DT Arik Armstead (hand)
• LT Christian Darrisaw (knee), LG Donovan Jackson (ankle)
• RT Spencer Brown (shoulder)
• RT Tristan Wirfs (oblique)
• C Aaron Brewer (ankle)
• DE Maxx Crosby (knee), LB/DB Jamal Adams (knee), S Jeremy Chinn (back)
• RG Jordan Meredith (ankle), LG Dylan Parham (back)
• RT Kelvin Beachum (groin)
• DT Poona Ford (calf)
• S Javon Bullard (ankle), CB Nate Hobbs (knee)
• CB Kamari Lassiter (foot)
• RT Lane Johnson (foot), LB Zack Baun (hand), EDGE Jaelan Phillips (head)