NFL Injury Report Friday Updates: Achane Doubtful, Hampton Out

This article is part of our Injury Analysis series.

Hotspots on this week's NFL injury report include the Eagles (rest), Packers (rest) and Chargers (rest), plus Detroit's offensive line, the Saints' wide receivers and the Cowboys' backfield. There's plenty more, with a huge number of players being held out for the final game of the regular season.

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 Lamar Jackson (back)
• QB Josh Allen (foot)
• QB J.J. McCarthy (hand)
• RB Jordan Mason (ankle)
• RB Christian McCaffrey (back)
• RB Bhayshul Tuten (finger)
• RB Josh Jacobs (knee/ankle) - could still be held out, however
• RB Chase Brown (illness)
• RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt (illness)
• RB Chris Rodriguez (illness)
• RB Kareem Hunt (illness)
• WR Luther Burden (quad)
• WR Jack Bech (back)
• WR Rashid Shaheed (concussion)
• WR Kayshon Boutte (concussion)
• WR Jayden Reed (illness)
• WR Calvin Austin (hamstring) 
• WR Treylon Burks (illness)
• WR Olamide Zaccheaus (illness)
• WR Xavier Smith (chest)
• WR Pat Bryant (head)
• WR Ryan Flournoy (knee)
• TE Jake Ferguson (calf)
• TE Hunter Henry (knee)
• EDGE T.J. Watt (lung)

Ruled Out/Doubtful 🚑 

New absences listed in bold (guys that played in the previous game). Players in italics have high risk of being rested, though nothing had been announced as of Friday afternoon.

Out/Doubtful/IR

• QB Justin Herbert (rest)
• QBs Jordan Love (rest) & Malik Willis (shoulder/leg)
• QB Geno Smith (ankle)
• QB Marcus Mariota (shoulder)
•  QB Jalen Hurts (rest)
• QB Philip Rivers (glue factory)
• RB Josh Jacobs (rest) - cleared from injury report, but could rest anyway
• RB Omarion Hampton (ankle/rest)
• RB Saquon Barkley (rest)
• RB De'Von Achane (shoulder)
• RBs Javonte Williams (shoulder) & Malik Davis (eye)
• RB Aaron Jones (hip)
• RB Isaiah Davis (concussion)
• RB Alvin Kamara (knee)
• WRs A.J. Brown & DeVonta Smith (rest)
• WRs Chris Olave (lung) & Mason Tipton (IR - groin)
• WR Marvin Harrison (heel)
• WR Wan'Dale Robinson (ribs)
• WR DK Metcalf (suspension)
• WR Xavier Worthy (D - illness)
• WRs Dontayvion Wicks (concussion) & Savion Williams (foot)
• WR Van Jefferson (arm)
• TE Gunnar Helm (toe)
• TE Dallas Goedert (knee)
• TE Darren Waller (IR - groin)
• TEs Harold Fannin (groin) & David Njoku (knee)
• TE Mason Taylor (neck)
• TE T.J. Hockenson (shoulder)
• TE Theo Johnson (illness)

Potential Workload Beneficiaries (From Injuries Above)

• QB Trey Lance
• QB Clayton Tune
• QBs Kenny Pickett & Aidan O'Connell
• QB Josh Johnson
• QB Tanner McKee
• QB Riley Leonard
• RBs Chris Brooks & Emanuel Wilson
• RBs Kimani Vidal & Jaret Patterson
• RBs Tank Bigsby & Will Shipley
• RBs Jaylen Wright & Ollie Gordon
• RBs Jordan Mason & Ty Chandler
• RBs Jaydon Blue & Phil Mafah (Q/IR - shoulder)
• RB Audric Estime
• WRs Darius Cooper, Jahan Dotson & Britain Covey
• WRs Kevin Austin & Dante Pettis
• WRs Xavier Weaver & Jalen Brooks
• WRs Darius Slayton & Isaiah Hodgins
• WRs Marquez Valdes-Scantling & Adam Thielen
• WR Matthew Golden & Bo Melton
• WRs JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jalen Royals & Hollywood Brown
• WR James Proche & TE Chig Okonkwo
• TEs Kylen Granson, Grant Calcaterra & Cameron Latu
• TEs Blake Whiteheart & Brenden Bates
• TE Jeremy Ruckert
• TE Josh Oliver
• TE Greg Dulcich
• TE Daniel Bellinger

Key Defensive Players + Offensive Linemen

• LT Charles Cross (hamstring), S Coby Bryant (D - knee)
• CB Jamel Dean (shoulder)
• LB Claudin Cherelus (calf)
• S Jordan Poyer (hamstring), LB Terrel Bernard (calf)
• LB Carson Schwesinger (quad)
• LB Alex Anzalone (head), S Thomas Harper (head), DT Alim McNeill (abs), RT Penei Sewell (leg)
• CB Kamari Lassiter (ankle)
• CB Sauce Gardner (calf)
• G Kevin Dotson (ankle)
• S Minkah Fitzpatrick (calf)
• S Jevon Holland (knee)
• DT Jalen Carter (hip), LB Nakobe Dean (leg), T Lane Johnson (foot), etc.
• LT Laremy Tunsil (oblique)

Listed as Questionable - Should Play 👍

• RB Kyren Williams (ankle)
• WR Darnell Mooney (knee)
• WR Drake London (knee)
• TE Kyle Pitts (knee)
• TE Tyler Higbee (IR - ankle)

Truly Questionable / Game-Time Decisions 🤔

Players with key fantasy repercussions listed in bold.

Saturday

• TE George Kittle (ankle)
• WR Ricky Pearsall (knee/ankle)

San Francisco is the team to watch here, with LT Trent Williams (hamstring) also listed as questionable. Williams seems least likely to play between he, Kittle and Pearsall.

Early Games

• RB Phil Mafah (IR - shoulder)
• WR Jalin Hyatt (illness)

Late-Afternoon Games

• RB Blake Corum (ankle)
• RBs Kimani Vidal (neck) & Hassan Haskins (concussion)
• RB Isiah Pacheco (rest)
• RB Breece Hall (knee)
• WR Davante Adams (hamstring)
• WR Rome Odunze (foot)
• WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee)
• WR Jaylen Waddle (ribs)
• TE Dalton Kincaid (knee)

Sunday Night (Ravens-Steelers)

• WR Rashod Bateman (illness)