NFL Week 15 fantasy football inactives watch for Saturday: Who’s in and who’s out?
Who should start? Who should sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactives, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks.
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Christian McCaffrey, RB, CAR: Thigh — OUT
Impact: Déjà vu? Mike Davis will start in what should be a pretty good matchup for his fantasy value.
Curtis Samuel, WR, CAR: Hamstring — Active
Impact: DJ Moore returns from the reserve/COVID-19 so the Panthers will have their top three receivers available.
Tre Boston, S, CAR: Hamstring — Active
Malik Taylor, WR, GB: Hamstring — Active
Impact: Marquez Valdes-Scantling is coming off a six-catch Week 14. Allen Lazard remains limited in practice but is active as well making Taylor a depth option only.
Jace Sternberger, TE, GB: Concussion — OUT
Impact: Robert Tonyan and Marcedes Lewis become a two-headed TE option, rather than Green Bay’s typical “Cerberus” approach to the position.
Lee Smith, TE, BUF: Knee — Active
Impact: Dawson Knox leads a sad Bills TE contingent that has combined for only 31 catches this season.
John Brown, WR, BUF: Ankle — OUT/IR
Impact: He’s eligible to come off IR and has returned to practice but is not yet ready to play.
Melvin Gordon III, RB, DEN: Shoulder — Active
Impact: Expected to play and will likely split the workload fairly evenly with …
Phillip Lindsay, RB, DEN: Hip — Active
Impact: … a banged-up Lindsay, whom everybody expects to suit up on Saturday.
Brandon McManus, K, DEN: Illness — OUT/IR
Impact: McManus (reserve/COVID-19 list) might have been eligible to play on Sunday, but with the earlier-than-normal action, Taylor Russolino will handle the kicking duties for Denver.
Official Saturday inactives should be reported approximately 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff time of each individual contest.