NFL Injury Report Friday Updates: Pearsall Playing, LaPorta Out

Injury hotspots for Week 11 include Detroit's secondary, Pittsburgh's defense and Arizona's... everything.

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 morning and afternoon when inactives come out and we need to adjust lineups. Before we get to the 'questionable' players, let's see who's definitely in and who's definitely out...

Good to Go 💯

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

Cleared to Play 

• QB Lamar Jackson (knee)
• QB J.J. McCarthy (hand)
• QB Brock Purdy (toe)
• RB D'Andre Swift (groin)
• RB Rico Dowdle (quad)
• RB Aaron Jones (shoulder/toe)
• RB Ollie Gordon (ankle)
• WR Ricky Pearsall (knee)
• WRs Romeo Doubs (chest), Christian Watson (leg), Dontayvion Wicks (calf)
• WR Parker Washington (hamstring)
• WR Marvin Mims (head)
• WR Isaiah Bond (foot)
• TE Dalton Schultz (shoulder/illness)
• TE Oronde Gadsden (quad)
• TE Cole Kmet (back)
• TE Isaiah Likely (hip)
• TE Harold Fannin (hamstring)
• TE Daniel Bellinger (groin)
• TE Chig Okonkwo (foot) 

Ruled Out/Doubtful 🚑 

New absences (guys that played in their respective teams' previous game) listed in bold.

Out/Doubtful/IR

• QB Jaxson Dart (concussion)
• QB C.J. Stroud (concussion)
• QB Jayden Daniels (elbow)
• RB J.K. Dobbins (foot)
• RB Isiah Pacheco (knee)
• RB Bucky Irving (shoulder/foot)
• RB Justice Hill (toe)
• RB Samaje Perine (ankle)
• WRs Marvin Harrison (appendix), Zay Jones (IR - Achilles) & Simi Fehoko (IR - wrist)
• WRs Terry McLaurin (quad) & Treylon Burks (finger)
• WR Darius Slayton (hamstring)
• WR Tory Horton (shin - candidate for IR)
• WR Rashod Bateman (ankle)
• TE Sam LaPorta (back)
• TE Dalton Kincaid (hamstring)
• TEs Brenton Strange (IR - quad) & Hunter Long (hip) 
• TE Nate Adkins (knee)
• TE Harrison Bryant (neck) 
• K Ka'imi Fairbairn (quad) 

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Potential Workload Beneficiaries (From Injuries Above)

• QB Jameis Winston
• QB Davis Mills
• QB Marcus Mariota
• RBs RJ Harvey, Tyler Badie & Jaleel McLaughlin
• RB Kareem Hunt
• RBs Rachaad White & Sean Tucker
• WRs Michael Wilson, Greg Dortch, Xavier Weaver & Andre Baccellia
• WRs Jaylin Lane, Chris Moore & Robbie Chosen
• WRs Jalin Hyatt, Ray-Ray McCloud, Isaiah Hodgins, Gunner Olszewski
• WRs Rashid Shaheed & Cooper Kupp
• WRs DeAndre Hopkins, Tylan Wallace & Devontez Walker
• TEs Brock Wright (Q - ankle) & Ross Dwelley
• TEs Dawson Knox & Jackson Hawes
• TEs Johnny Mundt & Quintin Morris

Key Defensive Players + Offensive Linemen

• OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (arm), S Tyler Nubin (D - neck), DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches (D - toe)
• CB Nate Hobbs (knee)
• LG Matthew Bergeron (ankle), CB Dee Alford (head), DE Leonard Floyd (hamstring)
• ILB Trevin Wallace (shoulder)
• S Xavier Woods (hamstring)
• DB Jalen Pitre (concussion)
• OLB Jonathan Greenard (shoulder)
• MLB T.J. Edwards (hand)
• CB Jourdan Lewis (neck), RT Anton Harrison (knee)
• LG Ben Bredeson (hamstring), OLB Haason Reddick (ankle)
• OLB Alex Highsmith (pectoral), CB Darius Slay (head), ILB Cole Holcomb (illness)
• DEs Trey Hendrickson (hip) & Shemar Stewart (knee)
• CB Will Johnson (back), RT Jonah Williams (arm), LB Mack Wilson (ribs)
• C Jalen Sundell (knee - IR candidate)
• LB Alex Singleton (illness), CB Patrick Surtain (pectoral)
• CB Marlon Humphrey (finger)

Listed as Questionable - Should Play 👍

• WR Davante Adams (oblique)

Truly Questionable / Game-Time Decisions 🤔

Players with key fantasy repercussions listed in bold.

Madrid

• WR Dee Eskridge (shoulder)
• TE Ben Sinnott (ankle)

Early Games

• WR Brian Thomas (ankle)
• WR Quentin Johnston (shin)
• WR Drake London (illness/back)
• WRs Matthew Golden (shoulder) & Savion Williams (foot)

London and Johnston appear likely to play, while Thomas is more of a mystery after missing last week and being limited in every practice this week. Johnston was a full practice participant Friday, whereas London remained limited.

Late-Afternoon Games

• RB Bam Knight (ankle)

Knight is the favorite to be Arizona's lead runner again if he's active, but it's a shaky projection with the coaches seemingly treating it as a "hot hand" thing. Knight's injury could impact his role even if he's cleared to play.

Primetime Games

• TE Brock Wright (ankle) - SNF
• WR Tyler Lockett (knee) - MNF

With Sam LaPorta (ankle) ruled out, this is the rare occasion where Wright might offer fantasy appeal outside of DFS showdown contests. Lions coach Dan Campbell said he's confident Wright can fill in for LaPorta capably, but the final injury report listed Wright as questionable after back-to-back limited practices (and a DNP on Wednesday).

Lockett should be fine, having opened the week as a limited practice participant. He's got a great matchup against Dallas but won't necessarily be a full-time player even after last week's surprisingly decent production.

Key Defensive Players + O-Linemen

• CB Rasul Douglas (foot), OLB Bradley Chubb (foot), RT Austin Jackson (IR - toe)
• CB Paulson Adebo (knee), LB Bobby Okereke (shoulder)
• RG Chris Lindstrom (foot), CB Mike Hughes (neck), DL Zach Harrison (knee)
• DT Jeffery Simmons (hamstring), OLB Arden Key (quad), 
• RG Ed Ingram (knee)
• S Jaquan Brisker (back)
• RT Bobby Hart (knee), FB Scott Matlock (chest), CB Tarheeb Still (knee), S Elijah Molden (knee)
• CB Taron Johnson (groin), CB Cam Lewis (calf)
• RG Luke Haggard (shoulder)
• CB Terrion Arnold (head), S Kerby Joseph (knee)
• G Isaac Seumalo (personal)
• CB Deommodore Lenoir (calf)
• DT Walter Nolen (knee), DE Darius Robinson (groin), G Will Hernandez (knee)
• DT Maliek Collins (oblique)
•  LT Taylor Decker (shoulder), RT Penei Sewell (ankle), CB Amik Robertson (hamstring)
• S Alijah Clark (ribs), LB DeMarvion Overshown (knee)