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For injury updates on banged-up RBs Derrick Henry, Alexander Mattison, Jordan Howard, and Kerryon Johnson, click here. For the Week 16 weather report, click here. For more news and fantasy advice, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. WEEK 16 NON-PPR RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker Is DJ Chark playing Week 16? UPDATE 2: Chark is officially ACTIVE. UPDATE: NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday morning that Chark is expected to play in Week 16....

Go here for updates on RBs, like Alex Collins, Aaron Jones, Doug Martin, Adrian Peterson and more. If so, we’re here to help – and we’ll be here to help until kickoff on Sunday. Check back often or follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. WEEK 13 RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker Is Greg Olsen playing in Week 13? After missing 10 weeks with a foot injury, Olsen aggravated his foot early in the Panthers’ Week 12 matchup....

So, either I’m an idiot and no one wanted the players I was targeting, or I’m just that…damn…good. 2014 FANTASY RANKINGS: Top 50 for 2014 | Top rookies | QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs I’m gonna go with the latter because I’m still on a post-draft high. It’s just like the “Perfect Strangers” theme song says: “It’s my life/my dream/and nothing’s gonna stop me now.” Classic Pinchot....

Now, a fanatic such as myself already has a couple of these practice rounds under the belt by this point, but for most, preparation for the NFL season is just getting started. 2016 FANTASY FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker On Aug. 3, I got the chance to sit down with some fellow industry insiders from other popular publications such as Fantasy Alarm and USA Today to take part in what is commonly dubbed an “Experts” mock draft....

The Fantasy Source crew covers all that -- and much, much more -- in the latest Sporting News Fantasy Source Football podcast (Download link). MORE FANTASY FOOTBALL: Week 6 Expert Picks | Weekly Freakout: Julio Jones | Join Fantasy Source Segments include: Game Balls: We discuss “Real Life” Tony Romo vs. “Fantasy” Tony Romo", how much of Alshon Jeffery’s recent production is garbage-time related (and how much does it hurt Brandon Marshall), and whether “receiving” running backs like Danny Woodhead are every-week starters in standard leagues....

Of course, what’s expected and what actually happens are very different things, which is why the Top 200 shouldn’t be viewed as a “mock draft”. We know that some people draft with their heart and not their head, while others overdo it with tiers and position scarcity. Some panic after taking too many of the same position early, while others always go BPA and worry about team makeup later....

Yes, injuries were the dominant storyline after Week 2, and that carries over to Week 3. A host of fantasy stars have already been ruled out, and plenty more big-time contributors figure to be “questionable” heading into the weekend. Kenny Golladay (hamstring), Cam Akers (ribs), Jamison Crowder (hamstring), A.J. Brown (knee), Davante Adams (hamstring), Phillip Lindsay (toe), Michael Thomas (ankle), and George Kittle (knee) headline that group, and there will undoubtedly be more added to the list as we get closer to the kickoff....

With six teams on bye (Bears, Browns, Chargers, Patriots, Steelers, Vikings), there are more holes to fill than usual heading into Week 9. The Decider breaks down the best and worst ways to addresses the toughest calls: WEEK 9 RANKINGSQuarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker Fantasy Football Week 9 Start ‘Em: Quarterbacks Every-week starts Tom Brady, Patriots (bye), Drew Brees, Saints (vs....

Feel free to shoot me feedback on Twitter @JustinVreeland, and remember to check out Fantasy Alarm for more great analysis like this all season long! MORE: Dominate your league with Fantasy Alarm’s season-long tools Fantasy Football Stock Watch: Stock up Breshad Perriman, WR TB: This one was obvious. In the first game without Mike Evans (hamstring), Perriman went absolutely bananas against the Lions, hauling in five receptions for 113 yards and three touchdowns on six targets....

If you are in that 0-4 or 1-3 group, you can’t afford to lose (m)any more games, but if you’re .500 or better, it’s easier to trade for injured players who are expected back in the next week or two. Acquiring an injured player is inherently risky, but you can usually get him at a reduced cost. If he does return promptly and can manage to stay healthy, you have a potential steal on your hands, so at the very least, you owe it to yourself to look into the possibility....

Let’s take a closer look into which players you should consider buying low and which players you should consider selling high as we head into the final weeks of the fantasy football season and make that final playoff push. More more late-season trade ideas, check out recent editions of this article (Week 9; Week 8) MORE: Dominate your league with Fantasy Alarm’s season-long tools Fantasy Football Trade Candidates: Stock up Christian McCaffrey, RB, Panthers....

Our full free agent list is packed with bye-week QB, TE and D/ST sleepers with favorable matchups in addition to all the speculative RBs and WRs. The only thing missing is kickers because, you know, who wants to see a kicker on the list? (Touchdown-or-bust TEs are bad enough.) Although, both kickers on bye (Matt Prater, Will Lutz) are normal starters, so there probably will be some owners prowling the kicker wire looking for a replacement....

The rest of our full free agent list isn’t much better – unless you need a QB, TE, or D/ST streamer. There’s a decent chance you will since Week 9 is the first six-team bye week of the season (Cardinals, Bengals, Colts, Jaguars, Giants, Eagles). We have several matchup-based options at every position (WR, too), so take advantage. The QB, TE, and D/ST streamers are at the end of the list....

This doesn’t really affect the values of the Bears skill players -- Josh McCown had little problem finding them all on Monday night. However, Cutler is owned in just 45 percent of Yahoo! leagues as of this writing. In the games he’s finished (Week 7 with Washington is therefore excluded), Cutler has averaged 22 fantasy points and has been remarkably consistent, scoring under 20 points just once from Weeks 1-6....

For updates on banged-up RBs Christian McCaffrey, Chris Carson, and Raheem Mostert, click here; for news on more questionable RBs Austin Ekeler, Myles Gaskin, Salvon Ahmed, Giovani Bernard, JK Dobbins, and Mark Ingram, go here. For all the latest fantasy updates, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. WEEK 12 STANDARD RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker Is Adam Thielen playing this week? Thielen is on the COVID list after reportedly testing positive and negative early in the week....

For news on banged-up RBs Tevin Coleman, Dalvin Cook, Chris Carson, Damien Harris, and Phillip Lindsay, go here. For more fantasy injury updates and news, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. WEEK 8 STANDARD RANKINGS: Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker Is Dallas Goedert playing this week? Goedert has been out since suffering an ankle injury in Week 3, but after practicing this week, he was activated from the IR and will play on Sunday night against the Cowboys....

For information on injured RBs Devin Singletary and James Conner, go here, and for the latest on banged-up WRs Alshon Jeffery, DeSean Jackson, and Michael Gallup, go here. You can also follow us on Twitter (@SN_Fantasy) for the latest fantasy news. WEEK 3 NON-PPR RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker How long will Drew Brees be out? Brees injured his throwing hand when a follow through made contact with Aaron Donald’s hand on Sunday in L....