DeVante Parker suffered a knee sprain on the first play in Sunday's win. If he misses time, it'll likely only be one game. Could be back after the Week 10 bye.

Related Players: Jakobi Meyers, Tyquan Thornton, Kendrick Bourne

Regardless of whether or not Parker is in the lineup, the Patriots passing game has a capped ceiling, with Mac Jones keeping most of his targets around the line of scrimmage. His 4.7 aDOT in Week 8 is about as low as you will see in an NFL game. Jakobi Meyers has blossomed into a solid WR2 for fantasy, while Tyquan Thornton could see some increased usage, though likely not enough to consider starting him in lineups.

The Patriots downgraded WR Jakobi Meyers (knee) to out for Sunday's game against the Packers.

Meyers was originally listed as questionable with a knee injury, but will now miss his second straight game. The Patriots will be without Meyers and, of course, QB Mac Jones at Lambeau, so it's Nelson Agholor and DeVante Parker as the top options on the outside for Brian Hoyer, our No. 32 QB this week. It could be a long day in Green Bay for the Patriots.

Patriots WR Jakobi Meyers spent today getting his knee checked out, per me and Mike Giardi.

Meyers didn't practice today, the story said. Tests showed nothing significant was wrong with his knee, and his status will be determined later in the week. Girardi reported Meyers did come out for the start of practice before heading back inside. He made a brief locker room appearance and was moving very stiffly.

At pretty much every step along the way, Tyquan Thornton’s stock has continued to rise. That trend continued on Tuesday.

Related players: Jakobi Meyers, DeVante Parker, Kendrick Bourne, Nelson Agholor

The story said this week is a big chance for Thornton to prove he can reach the next stage in his development. It went on to say Thornton started practice off with a bang. He won both one-on-one reps, with the second ending with a diving catch in the end zone. In team drills, Thornton continued to pop. He repeatedly got open for Mac Jones, including one rep where he beat 2020 first-round pick C.J. Henderson. Thornton seems buried down the depth chart, though. There have been rumors the team will move Agholor which could bump up Thornton, but for now he should be considered a deeper league stash and a player to keep an eye on.

Jakobi Meyers, the team's leading receiver in each of the past two seasons, caught three of Mac Jones' first seven passes in team drills and "impressed during opening 1-on-1s".

Related Players: DeVante Parker, Kendrick Bourne

The New England skill position group remains one of, if not the most, frustrating corps to pin down, but one would think that one of their receivers will have to ascend if Mac Jones is going to continue to grow as a quarterback. Meyers seems like a safe bet to handle the majority of the underneath work for fantasy managers looking to accrue a weekly floor for their WR room in the double-digit rounds.

Patriots RB Damien Harris (hamstring) and WR Jakobi Meyers (thigh) are questionable for Saturday's Super Wild Card game against the Buffalo Bills.

Related Player: Rhamondre Stevenson

Both are expected to play, so take these designations at face value.

Patriots RB Damien Harris (hamstring) and WR Jakobi Meyers (thigh) were limited at Wednesday's practice.

This has been a recurring theme for the two over past weeks. As long as either do not log a DNP the next two days, expect both to play against the Bills.

Patriots RB Damien Harris (hamstring) and WR Jakobi Meyers (thigh) are questionable for Week 18 against the Miami Dolphins.

Harris could miss this week with Rhamondre Stevenson healthy and the playoffs looming. Meyers, if active, would give the Patriots their first game with a healthy wide receiver trio in a month.

Patriots RB Damien Harris (hamstring) and WR Jakobi Meyers (thigh) are questionable for Week 17, while Nelson Agholor (concussion) will not play against the Jacksonville Jaguars this week.

Expect Meyers and Harris to play and be useful enough as secondary options. Harris has a chance to be an RB1 against the Jaguars at his ceiling.