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Texans WR Nico Collins (hamstring) was activated from injured reserve Saturday.

Collins had been out since injuring his hamstring in Week 4. His return Sunday against the Lions is a huge boost to an offense that also lost wide receiver Stefon Diggs for the season. Collins was leading the league in receiving before his injury. Expect the connection between he and C.J. Stroud to pick up right where it left off Sunday.

The 49ers officially activated RB Christian McCaffrey from injured reserve Saturday.

McCaffrey will make his season debut Sunday against the Buccaneers after dealing with Achilles tendinitis since the preseason. McCaffrey isn't quite at the top of the board just yet, but he does slide into the top 10 among running backs this week against a middle-of-the-pack rush defense in Tampa Bay.

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott will undergo season-ending surgery on his injured hamstring.

Prescott will meet with one more specialist early next week but all signs are pointing towards him getting the surgery. He would be out for four months following the procedure.

The Cowboys were hoping to avoid surgery and had delayed placing Prescott on injured reserve but doctors ultimately believed he needs the surgery.

Cooper Rush will now look to help turn Dallas’ season around, starting Sunday against Philadelphia. A loss would drop Dallas to 3-6 and at least four games back in the division with seven to play.

Saints WR Chris Olave (concussion) will be placed on injured reserve Saturday.

The move will keep Olave out for at least four games. However, Rapoport notes that due to the nature of his injury, the Saints being 2-7 and Olave seeing specialists, there is a chance Olave will miss the remainder of the season. This is the second concussion of the season for Olave. The Saints are taking a very cautious approach with one of their top offensive players given his health and the season being lost — the Saints have lost seven straight and fired head coach Dennis Allen this week.

Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb (shoulder) is off the injury report and good to go for Sunday vs. the Eagles.

DE Micah Parsons (ankle) and CB Trevon Diggs (calf/illness) are questionable.

Related Players: Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin, Ryan Flournoy

With the massive quarterback downgrade, Lamb should be considered a fringe WR1/2, while Tolbert is the only other feasible option, as a top-50 WR in Week 10.

Texans WR Nico Collins, who just returned to practice today after missing a month with a hamstring injury, is listed as questionable for Sunday night vs. the Lions.

Related Players: Tank Dell, Robert Woods, Xavier Hutchinson, Dalton Schultz

Collins has missed multiple weeks, but it would be pretty tough to keep him out of lineups if he suits up. Head into Sunday with the assumption that he should be considered a WR3.

Commanders RB Brian Robinson Jr. (hamstring) is out for Sunday vs. Pittsburgh.

Related Players: Austin Ekeler, Jeremy McNichols, Chris Rodriguez

This turns into a fantastic spot for Ekeler, who should be in consideration as an RB2 with pass-catching upside.

The Eagles injury report is out. Ben VanSumeren is the only one with an injury designation, he’s questionable but was a full participant in Friday’s practice.

Everyone else, including Dallas Goedert, DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown are good to go against the Cowboys.

The Eagles might win this one by 30. This is a "start 'em if you've got 'em" sort of spot for the entire offense.

No surprise, but Chris Olave is ruled out this week. Still no decision of whether he’ll land in IR, but it’s on the table.

Related Players: Cedrick Wilson, Mason Tipton, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

This WR room is in a bad way right now, filled with names we haven't heard from in years, or possibly, had never heard of. Outside of Alvin Kamara, and likely Taysom Hill, there are not many other options here for fantasy purposes.

JuJu Smith-Schuster won't play Sunday against Broncos for third straight game. No surprise since he didn't practice this week

Related Players: DeAndre Hopkins, Xavier Worthy, Mecole Hardman, Justin Watson

Looks like it'll be another lost week for JuJu, which puts both Worthy (low) and Hopkins (high) on the WR3 radar against the Denver secondary.