Fantasy football Week 2 inactives: Who’s in and who’s out?

AJ MassESPN Staff Writer

Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor.
Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.”

Whom should you start? Whom should you 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 official inactives lists, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks.

Official Sunday inactives should begin coming in approximately 90 minutes prior to the scheduled kickoff times, including around 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late games.

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4 p.m. ET games

Offense

Andy Isabella, WR, ARI: Back — OUT
Impact: Greg Dortch, a Week 1 surprise, gets another chance to audition for more targets.

Rondale Moore, WR, ARI: Hamstring — OUT
Impact: Marquise Brown should get some extra attention from Kyler Murray.

Damien Williams, RB, ATL: Ribs — OUT/IR
Impact: Rookie Tyler Allgeier, inactive in Week 1, could get a chance to step up.

Tee Higgins, WR, CIN: Concussion — Questionable
Impact: He is expected to be cleared from the league’s concussion protocol prior to Sunday’s game.

Dak Prescott, QB, DAL: Thumb — OUT
Impact: To call Cooper Rush a downgrade at quarterback is a huge understatement.

Michael Gallup, WR, DAL: Knee — OUT
Impact: Noah Brown would be a risky flex play, given the QB situation.

KJ Hamler, WR, DEN: Knee — OUT
Impact: Tyrie Cleveland did very little in a sub role for Hamler in Week 1.

Van Jefferson, WR, LAR: Knee — OUT
Impact: Allen Robinson II and Ben Skowronek continue to get small value bumps.

Brandon Bolden, RB, LV: Hamstring — Doubtful
Impact: Ameer Abdullah and Zamir White could become more involved on third downs.

George Kittle, TE, SF: Groin — Questionable
Impact: Expect him to be a game-time call, so be sure to have another option available.

Defense

J.J. Watt, DE, ARI: Calf — Questionable

Jalen Thompson, S, ARI: Toe — Questionable

Jayron Kearse, S, DAL: Knee — OUT

DeShawn Williams, DE, DEN: Back — Questionable

Randy Gregory, LB, DEN: Shoulder — Questionable

Josey Jewell, LB, DEN: Calf — Questionable

K’Waun Williams, CB, DEN: Wrist — Questionable

Leonard Floyd, LB, LAR: Knee — Questionable

Denzel Perryman, LB, LV: Ankle — OUT

Tre’von Moehrig, S, LV: Hip — OUT

Justin Coleman, CB, SEA: Calf — Questionable

Sunday night game

Velus Jones Jr., WR, CHI: Hamstring — Doubtful
Impact: Byron Pringle and Equanimeous St. Brown will compete for any targets that might have gone his way.

Allen Lazard, WR, GB: Ankle — Questionable
Impact: It’s not a clear-cut call and he’s currently expected to play, but you may be best served by starting someone else this week.

1 p.m. ET games

Offense

J.K. Dobbins, RB, BAL: Knee — Inactive
Impact: The Ravens have no reason to risk a potentially longer-term injury here. Kenyan Drake benefits.

Shi Smith, WR, CAR: Groin — Active
Impact: Terrace Marshall Jr. is ready to challenge him for WR3 snaps. Laviska Shenault Jr. is again a healthy inactive.

D’Andre Swift, RB, DET: Ankle — Active
Impact: If there’s any issue at all during the game, Jamaal Williams is surely going to get extra snaps.

Michael Pittman Jr., WR, IND: Quad — OUT
Impact: Expect Parris Campbell to get a lot more playing time.

Alec Pierce, WR, IND: Concussion — OUT
Impact: Kylen Granson was targeted a lot last week and could see extra looks again.

Cedrick Wilson Jr., WR, MIA: Toe — Active
Impact: He got some practice in toward the end of the week, so there’s optimism he can play a full 60 minutes.

Pierre Strong Jr., RB, NE: Shoulder — Active
Impact: Strong could be a factor on third downs, given that Ty Montgomery is now on IR.

Jameis Winston, QB, NO: Back — Active
Impact: Given all the injuries in this backfield, even though he’s going to start, we’d avoid Winston in Week 2.

Alvin Kamara, RB, NO: Ribs — Inactive
Impact: Being held out of practices wasn’t exactly a good sign. Hopefully, he’ll be good to go in Week 3.

Mark Ingram II, RB, NO: Ankle — Active
Impact: At least Ingram saw some reps this week. He should be ready to step into Kamara’s shoes.

Dwayne Washington, RB, NO: Hamstring — Active
Impact: He may have to share any leftover touches with Tony Jones Jr.

Tre’Quan Smith, WR, NO: Shoulder — Inactive
Impact: Rookie Chris Olave has already surged past him on the WR depth chart.

Wan’Dale Robinson, WR, NYG: Knee — OUT
Impact: With the rookie hurt, Richie James could again join Kenny Golladay and Sterling Shepard in some 3-WR sets.

Kadarius Toney, WR, NYG: Hamstring — Active
Impact: Fortunately, he is indeed able to help out on the receiving end of things.

Zach Wilson, QB, NYJ: Knee — OUT
Impact: Veteran Joe Flacco will get another chance to hold off Mike White as Wilson’s short-term replacement.

C.J. Uzomah, TE, NYJ: Hamstring — Inactive
Impact: Tyler Conklin enters the streaming mix at the TE position.

Leonard Fournette, RB, TB: Hamstring — Active
Impact: After being able to practice twice late in the week, we’re not surprised to see Fournette suiting up.

Chris Godwin, WR, TB: Hamstring — OUT
Impact: Godwin might be out multiple weeks with this injury.

Julio Jones, WR, TB: Knee — Inactive
Impact: Missed two practices this week and clearly wasn’t ready for this one.

Mike Evans, WR, TB: Calf — Active
Impact: Got hurt Wednesday, but was able to practice Friday. With Jones and Godwin out, he’ll be relied upon heavily.

Breshad Perriman, WR, TB: Knee — Active
Impact: With all these other WR injuries around him, he might be a Week 2 factor.

Russell Gage, WR, TB: Hamstring — Active
Impact: As with Perriman, anybody who can suit up for the Buccaneers today has a chance to shine.