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RB Joe Mixon is practicing for the second consecutive day. Another positive step in the right direction for Sunday.

Related Players: Cam Akers, Dare Ogunbowale, Dameon Pierce

Mixon was on a tear before an ankle injury sidelined him in Week 2, and should he return fully healthy this week, it's hard to keep him out of RB1 territory. The rest of the backfield would turn into huge desperation plays in deep leagues.

Texans RB Joe Mixon is practicing today. He’s back.

Related Players: Cam Akers, Dare Ogunbowale, Dameon Pierce

This is nothing concrete yet —we'll know more after Friday's practice— but it's certainly a good sign. If he's a full go for Week 6 it makes the rest of the backfield an afterthought while Mixon would be a high-end RB2 (at least) once again.

Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell says RB Aaron Jones "continues to be evaluated." Says all the information so far signals that they avoided major injury, but he's classified right now as "week to week."

Related players: Ty Chandler

We reported Monday that Jones avoided major injury and had a chance to be back after the team's Week 6 bye. While there was no talk of that in this post, he technically still has a chance to return in Week 7, which is an early game against the Lions. It's still a good idea to try and get Chandler if he's somehow still on your waiver wire.

Vikings RB Aaron Jones will get an MRI on his hip.

Related players: Ty Chandler

From what Rapoport said in his report, the Vikings don't think Jones' hip injury will be a long-term issue. The good news is the team has a bye this week, and Rapoport indicated Jones could very well be back for Week 7. Chandler saw more work with Jones out and has been considered one of the better handcuff options coming into the season. Jones' owners may want to use the bye week to work on obtaining Chandler if they don't already own him.

Vikings RB Aaron Jones left Sunday’s game against the Jets with a hip injury.

Jones left in the first half. He was initially ruled questionable to return before eventually being ruled out. Ty Chandler and Myles Gaskins are getting the work in his place.

Texans RB Joe Mixon, who missed both practices thus far this week, is not expected to play Sunday. That means the duo of Cam Akers (4.1 yards per rush) and Dare Ogunbowale (game-winning TD) once again.

It seemed as if Mixon was trending toward playing in Week 5, but he and Dameon Pierce look like they're out. In that case, we're lining up for another Akers week, which would put him in the RB2 radar against a Bills defense that has been gashed by the run through the first month of the season.

Texans RB Joe Mixon did not practice again today due to his sprained ankle.

Related Players: Dare Ogunbowale, Dameon Pierce, Cam Akers

It seemed as if Mixon was trending toward playing in Week 5, but he and Pierce still look like they'll be questionable. In that case, we're lining up for another Akers week, which would put him in the RB2 radar against a Bills defense that has been gashed by the run through the first month of the season.

Vikings will open T.J. Hockenson’s PUP practice window on FRIDAY, per Kevin O’Connell. He’ll travel with the team to London and have his first practice there. Doesn’t seem to be a chance he will play vs. Jets but the process has begun.

Related Players: Josh Oliver

Hockenson is a fantastic stash anywhere he's not already rostered as he begins his return to an incredible Vikings passing attack. He will be a locked-in TE1 whenever he is able to return.

Vikings WR Jordan Addison (ankle) is off the injury report and good to go Sunday at Green Bay.

QB Sam Darnold (knee), edge Dallas Turner (knee) and LT Christian Darrisaw (illness) also off the final injury report.

Related Players: Justin Jefferson, Jalen Nailor

This all but eradicates Nailor's fantasy value, but he is likely to still be in the mix, which puts a cap on Addison in his first week back since the second half of Week 1. Both of them are nothing more than desperation Flex options in Week 4.

Texans’ Tank Dell managing pain of bruised ribs, unlikely to play against Jaguars; Joe Mixon, Dameon Pierce still sidelined.

Related Players: Cam Akers, Dare Ogunbowale

Akers got most of the RB load in Week 3 but in a game where they were playing from behind, that equated to only nine rush attempts. He should get more run against the Patriots if Mixon and Pierce miss, making him a fringe RB2/3.