Week 7 inactives: Who's in and who's out?

Whom should you start? Whom should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting an offensive player who won't be in the lineup, we'll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their official inactives lists. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks. Refresh often for the latest information. 4 p.m. ET games Jonathon Brooks, RB, CAR: Knee -- OUT Impact: Chuba Hubbard gets another start. A Week 9 return for Brooks seems to be the current target. Tommy Tremble , TE, CAR: Back -- Inactive Impact: The back issue is in addition to his still having been in the league's concussion protocol late in the week. Ja'Tavion Sanders should be in line for the start. Diontae Johnson, WR, CAR: Ribs -- Active Impact: He has been out with hamstring woes, and now a few other injuries have been tacked on. There are too many question marks to risk starting him for fantasy, even though he will suit up. David Moore, WR, CAR: Knee -- Active Impact: Even with Moore playing, Jonathan Mingo would be the better speculative add this week. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, KC: Team decision -- Inactive Impact: Although he was eligible to play after being activated from the reserve/non-football illness list on Tuesday, it's Samaje Perine and Carson Steele who will backup Kareem Hunt JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, KC: Hamstring -- Active Impact: The veteran receiver will indeed give it a try this week. Cooper Kupp, WR, LAR: Ankle -- Inactive Impact: As expected, it will be at least one more week until we see Kupp. There's no reason to risk bringing him back until he's 100% ready. Jordan Whittington, WR, LAR: Shoulder -- Active Impact: He did see double-digit targets in the Rams' last game with Kupp out. Zamir White, RB, LV: Groin -- Active Impact: A full Friday practice pointed to a Sunday committee of White and Alexander Mattison. Jakobi Meyers, WR, LV: Ankle -- Inactive Impact: One member of the trio of Tre Tucker, Tyreik McAllister, and DJ Turner might stand out Sunday. Which one? That's the big unknown. Matthew Wright, K, SF: Shoulder -- OUT/IR Impact: The 49ers have seemingly had more kickers this season than Spinal Tap had drummers. Jake Moody, K, SF: Ankle -- OUT Impact: Moody is still not ready to return, so Anders Carlson will try to avoid the "injury curse" this weekend. Jauan Jennings, WR, SF: Hip -- OUT Impact: No practice this week makes it unlikely he'll be able to play, plus ... Ricky Pearsall, WR, SF: Chest -- Active Impact: ... Pearsall appears to have recovered enough from his well-publicized injuries to debut. Brian Robinson Jr., RB, WAS: Knee -- Active Impact: Being limited in action all week leaves the door open for Austin Ekeler to potentially have a solid Sunday. However, Robinson will play. Sunday night game Tyler Conklin, TE, NYJ: Hip -- Questionable Impact: He's expected to be able to start, but all eyes will be on the newest member of the Jets, WR Davante Adams. Cordarrelle Patterson, RB, PIT: Ankle -- OUT Impact: Jaylen Warren continues to have little competition for touches behind Najee Harris. Roman Wilson, WR, PIT: Hamstring -- Questionable Impact: Limited in practice late in the week, this Wilson is likely to miss QB Russell Wilson's expected return. 9:30 a.m. London game Rhamondre Stevenson, RB, NE: Foot -- Active Impact: All signs were pointing to Stevenson answering the call early Sunday in London. Javon Baker, WR, NE: Illness -- Inactive Impact: He has been a healthy scratch for weeks now, so this illness certainly didn't help matters. Tyquan Thornton also sits. Travis Etienne Jr. , RB, JAX: Hamstring -- Inactive Impact: Tank Bigsby and D'Ernest Johnson will handle the carries. 1 p.m. ET games Darrynton Evans, RB, BUF: Hamstring -- Not activated from IR Impact: It looks like Evans is still not ready to make his 2024 debut, but ... Ray Davis, RB, BUF: Calf -- Active Impact: ... James Cook (toe) is ready to roll and should see the bulk of Buffalo's RB action. Nick Chubb, RB, CLE: Knee -- Activated from IR Impact: Exactly how many snaps he plays is unknown, but he could see a lot of action since ... Jerome Ford, RB, CLE: Hamstring -- OUT Impact: ... Ford is out for at least Week 7. Pierre Strong Jr. and D'Onta Foreman will handle what Chubb cannot. Nyheim Hines, RB, CLE: Knee -- Not activated from PUP list Impact: Hines practiced in full this week but will have to wait until at least next Sunday to return. Dontayvion Wicks, WR, GB: Shoulder -- Active Impact: Wicks was limited in practice all week, but both he and Christian Watson (ankle) appear to be ready to go. Robert Woods, WR, HOU: Foot -- OUT Impact: Xavier Hutchinson might see a few targets behind the duo of Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell. Jonathan Taylor, RB, IND: Ankle -- OUT Impact: Trey Sermon (knee) was removed from the injury report and will start. Josh Downs, WR, IND: Toe -- Active Impact: He saw only limited action late in the week but he will play Sunday. Alec Pierce, WR, IND: Shoulder -- Active Impact: After ramping up to a full practice on Friday, there's no surprise that Pierce will be in the huddle Sunday. Michael Pittman Jr. , WR, IND: Back -- Active Impact: Rounding out the "questionable WR trio" in Indy, Pittman's lack of practice on Friday had left his Sunday availability up in the air, but he is apparently going to try to play. Skylar Thompson, QB, MIA: Ribs -- Inactive (Emergency QB) Impact: Tyler Huntley will start in Week 7, with Tua Tagovailoa potentially on course to be back for Week 8. Odell Beckham Jr., WR, MIA: Hamstring -- Active Impact: No catches last week, no need to trust him. Malik Washington is a slightly better-upside gamble. Aaron Jones, RB, MIN: Hamstring -- Active Impact: Jones will be on the field Sunday, although the Vikings did trade for Cam Akers early in the week. Myles Gaskin is out. T.J. Hockenson, TE, MIN: Knee -- OUT Impact: There's still time before the Vikings are forced to activate him from IR, so a little more patience seems prudent. Dallas Goedert, TE, PHI: Hamstring -- OUT Impact: Grant Calcaterra and Jack Stoll will attempt to fill Goedert's very large shoes. Kenneth Walker III, RB, SEA: Illness -- Active Impact: This developed on Saturday, but he's apparently well enough to give it a try. Still, Zach Charbonnet might see a few extra touches. Will Levis, QB, TEN: Shoulder -- OUT Impact: Levis will not play and may even miss a number of games going forward. Mason Rudolph will start in his place. Tyjae Spears, RB, TEN: Hamstring -- OUT Impact: Tony Pollard gets the call at lead back, with Julius Chestnut picking up scraps. Treylon Burks, WR, TEN: Knee -- OUT/IR Impact: Calvin Ridley and Tyler Boyd both potentially could get more targets.