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NFL Week 15 fantasy football inactives watch: Who's in and who's out?

Who should you start? Who should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and to 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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Sunday night game

Austin Hooper, TE, CLE: Neck -- Active

David Njoku, TE, CLE: Knee -- Active

Andrew Sendejo, S, CLE: Concussion -- OUT

Denzel Ward, CB, CLE: Calf -- Active

Daniel Jones, QB, NYG: Ankle -- OUT
Impact: Colt McCoy, who did well enough to guide the Giants to a win over Seattle in Week 13, steps up again.

Evan Engram, TE, NYG: Calf -- Active

Kaden Smith, TE, NYG: Knee -- Active

Darnay Holmes, CB, NYG: Knee -- OUT

4 p.m. ET games

Offense

Chase Edmonds, RB, ARI: Ankle -- Active
Impact: Kenyan Drake seems to be the safer pick in this backfield, although Edmonds improved as the week went on.

Zane Gonzalez, K, ARI: Back -- OUT/IR
Impact: Veteran Mike Nugent appears to have won himself this job after last week's strong effort.

Michael Thomas, WR, NO: Ankle -- OUT/IR
Impact: New Orleans expects Thomas back for the NFL playoffs, but for fantasy purposes, his season has ended.

Deonte Harris, WR, NO: Neck -- OUT/IR
Impact: Drew Brees returns. Take your pick of Tre'Quan Smith or Emmanuel Sanders at WR.

Jamison Crowder, WR, NYJ: Calf -- Active
Impact: Even though he is playing, Denzel Mims has outshined him of late.

Defense

Jordan Phillips, DE, ARI: Hamstring -- OUT/IR

Jalen Thompson, S, ARI: Ankle -- OUT

Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, ARI: Hamstring -- Active

Damien Wilson, LB, KC: Knee -- OUT

Justin Hollins, LB, LAR: Undisclosed -- Active

Malcom Brown, DT, NO: Shoulder -- OUT

Darius Slay, CB, PHI: Concussion -- OUT

Official Sunday inactives should begin coming in at approximately 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late games.


1 p.m. ET games

Offense

Julio Jones, WR, ATL: Hamstring -- OUT
Impact: Russell Gage sees a fantasy-value spike with the veteran missing this week's game.

Mark Ingram II, RB, BAL: Team decision -- Inactive
Impact: You weren't necessarily starting him anyway, but now Gus Edwards and J.K. Dobbins see huge bumps.

Luke Willson, TE, BAL: Hip -- OUT
Impact: Mark Andrews will now handle nearly all TE duties, as Willson has been waived. WRs Marquise Brown and Miles Boykin have been activated from reserve/COVID-19 list.

Jimmy Graham, TE, CHI: Hip -- Active
Impact: Cole Kmet might finally be ready to emerge from the veteran's shadow, even though Graham is available to play.

Ezekiel Elliott, RB, DAL: Calf -- Inactive
Impact: Surprising to see him out. Make sure you remove him from lineups. Tony Pollard will see some extra carries.

Matthew Stafford, QB, DET: Ribs -- Active
Impact: The quarterback with multiple injuries is indeed giving it a try on Sunday.

Kenny Golladay, WR, DET: Hip -- OUT
Impact: While he still insists he's going to make it back onto the field this season, time is running out.

Duke Johnson, RB, HOU: Neck -- OUT
Impact: David Johnson will handle all of Houston's RB duties ...

C.J. Prosise, RB, HOU: Ankle -- Inactive
Impact: ... as there doesn't seem to be any alternative options available.

Mo Alie-Cox, TE, IND: Knee -- Active
Impact: Trey Burton may still be in line for a significant value bump.

Salvon Ahmed, RB, MIA: Shoulder -- Active
Impact: Could shine as Myles Gaskin remains on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Lynn Bowden Jr. might surprise.

DeVante Parker, WR, MIA: Hamstring -- Inactive
Impact: Presumably, someone will have to get Miami's targets, but it won't be Parker.

Jakeem Grant, WR, MIA: Hamstring -- Inactive
Impact: Limited at practice all week after leaving Week 14 action early. Isaiah Ford promoted from practice squad.

Mike Gesicki, TE, MIA: Shoulder -- Inactive
Impact: Probably a good idea to bench Tua Tagovailoa, as he'll have few receivers to catch any of his passes.

Alexander Mattison, RB, MIN: Appendix -- Active
Impact: Returned to practice this week and slowly making his way back from surgery.

Kyle Rudolph, TE, MIN: Foot -- OUT
Impact: Irv Smith Jr. did well last week as he was freed from Minnesota's TE time-share.

Damien Harris, RB, NE: Ankle -- OUT
Impact: Sony Michel may be called upon to handle lead-back duties ...

James White, RB, NE: Foot -- Active
Impact: ... especially as White has been hampered by his injury all week.

Nick Folk, K, NE: Back -- Active
Impact: Folk has been questionable for nearly all of the second half of the season. Nothing to worry about here.

Travis Homer, RB, SEA: Knee -- OUT/IR
Impact: Rashaad Penny (knee) is expected to make his 2020 debut in support of Chris Carson.

Deebo Samuel, WR, SF: Hamstring -- OUT
Impact: This may be the end of 2020 for Samuel. Kendrick Bourne likely to start in his place.

Alex Smith, QB, WAS: Calf -- OUT
Impact: Dwayne Haskins Jr. will attempt to keep Washington Football Team in first place.

Antonio Gibson, RB, WAS: Toe -- Inactive
Impact: With Smith also out, Washington may lean heavily on the run. J.D. McKissic and Peyton Barber could benefit.

Defense

Darqueze Dennard, CB, ATL: Quad -- OUT

Ricardo Allen, S, ATL: Concussion -- OUT

Calais Campbell, DE, BAL: Calf -- Inactive

Derek Wolfe, DE, BAL: Neck -- Active

Marcus Peters, CB, BAL: Calf -- Inactive

Davontae Harris, CB, BAL: Ankle -- Active

Khalil Mack, LB, CHI: Shoulder -- Active

Jaylon Johnson, CB, CHI: Shoulder -- Inactive

Rashard Robinson, CB, DAL: Knee -- Inactive

Xavier Woods, S, DAL: Groin -- Active

John Penisini, DT, DET: Shoulder -- Active

Darryl Roberts, CB, DET: Hip -- OUT

Phillip Gaines, CB, HOU: Knee -- Inactive

DeForest Buckner, DT, IND: Ankle -- Active

Kyle Van Noy, LB, MIA: Hip -- Active

Elandon Roberts, LB, MIA: Chest -- Active

Jerome Baker, LB, MIA: Knee -- Active

Bobby McCain, S, MIA: Ankle -- Active

Eric Kendricks, LB, MIN: Calf -- OUT

Lawrence Guy, DT, NE: Shoulder -- Active

Adam Butler, DT, NE: Shoulder -- Active

Byron Cowart, DT, NE: Back -- Active

Fred Warner, LB, SF: Shoulder -- Active

Kenny Vaccaro, S, TEN: Illness -- Inactive

Adoree' Jackson, CB, TEN: Knee -- Active

Kevin Pierre-Louis, LB, WAS: Ankle -- OUT

Cole Holcomb, LB, WAS: Concussion -- OUT