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Seattle Seahawks

OUT
CB Marcus Burley (hand), RB Derrick Coleman (concussion), DT Jordan Hill (quadricep), C Patrick Lewis (ankle), LB Nick Moody (ankle)

QUESTIONABLE
DE Demarcus Dobbs (shoulder)

PROBABLE
DE Cliff Avril (ankle), G Justin Britt (hip), S Kam Chancellor (shoulder), DE Frank Clark (hamstring), T Garry Gilliam (ankle), WR Tyler Lockett (hip), RB Marshawn Lynch (hamstring), CB Richard Sherman (ankle), CB Tye Smith (hip), LB Bobby Wagner (pectoral)

San Francisco 49ers

QUESTIONABLE
WR Anquan Boldin (hamstring), RB Carlos Hyde (foot), T Erik Pears (back)

PROBABLE
G Alex Boone (shoulder), LB Navorro Bowman (shoulder), LB Ahmad Brooks (shoulder), RB Reggie Bush (calf), TE Vernon Davis (knee), WR Bruce Ellington (calf), TE Vance McDonald (chest), S Eric Reid (chest), T Joe Staley (knee), G Brandon Thomas (ankle)

Marshawn Lynch is probable, so we expect another big workload. Anquan Boldin and Carlos Hyde are both iffy. Given the matchup against a tough Seattle defense, we recommend shying away from both players if possible. It looks like Reggie Bush will make his return, though he has been unable to stay healthy for very long this year.

Jets Inactives
Jarvis Harrison OG
Ben Ijalana T
Deon Simon DT
Devin Smith WR
Geno Smith QB
Darrin Walls CB
Lorenzo Mauldin LB

Chris Ivory tweaked his groin earlier this week but as the week went on his status became a little safer. Still, he's officially active and should have a pretty good matchup as long as the Jets defense can keep the Colts in reach.

NEW YORK JETS
OUT
LB Lorenzo Mauldin (concussion), QB Geno Smith (jaw)

DOUBTFUL
CB Darrin Walls (hamstring)

QUESTIONABLE
CB Antonio Cromartie (knee), RB Chris Ivory (groin)

PROBABLE
DE Stephen Bowen (knee), G James Carpenter (back), G Willie Colon (knee), T Breno Giacomini (biceps), S Jaiquawn Jarrett (shoulder), T Brent Qvale (finger), LB Trevor Reilly (finger), WR Devin Smith (ribs)

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
OUT
CB Darius Butler (hip), CB Gregory Toler (neck)

QUESTIONABLE
WR T.Y. Hilton (knee), LB Robert Mathis (achilles), LB Jonathan Newsome (hamstring)

PROBABLE
G Todd Herremans (shoulder), LB D'Qwell Jackson (toe), LB Bjoern Werner (knee)

Ivory was limited in practice all week and is listed as questionable. He tweaked his groin earlier in the week during practice. If he can't go, Bilal Powell would make a handcuff option for Ivory owners. For the Colts, Hilton was held out of practice all week but was limited on Saturday and is also questionable, perhaps a sign he's at least trending upward. Neither player may be 100-percent for the game if they are active. Donte Moncrief seems on track to take Hilton's place if he can't go.

Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett was electrifying during the preseason, scoring three touchdowns of 60-plus yards in four games -- one on a kickoff return, one on a punt return and one on a reception. During the spring, some analysts labeled Lockett (5-foot-10, 182 pounds) as a slot receiver. But on his touchdown catch in the preseason, Lockett was lined up outside, and coach Pete Carroll said the team won't hesitate to use him in a variety of spots.

"Really, we haven’t seen anything from him where we need to restrict him and not put him outside or match him up in certain ways," Carroll said. "We really like him all around, and he’s still developing with us. He’s still in a big process of developing the things that we can count on from him and learning him and all of that. But right now, we’re not restricting him anywhere. He’ll play in all spots in this game."

Lockett is a player to stash at this point. It's tough to produce in Seattle's run-heavy offense as a receiver, especially with Jimmy Graham in town soaking up targets. But the team is letting Russell Wilson throw the ball more each year, and if Lockett can outplay veteran Doug Baldwin, then there's a path to fantasy relevancy. One thing's for sure, Lockett has made the Seahawks D/ST even more attractive given his ability in the return game.

Bob Condotta on Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett

I think there’s little question he will make a sizeable impact as both a kickoff and punt returner, pulling off long returns for touchdowns of each during the preseason.

What was a little more eye-opening is what Lockett did as a receiver — even if only because that often requires a longer adjustment period — with six receptions for a team-high 129 yards, including a 63-yarder in the finale against the Raiders that was the only touchdown scored by the No. 1 offense in 13 possessions.

Seattle offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said this week that the success Lockett had as a receiver has increased the role he figures to have in the offense to start the season.

“For sure,” Bevell said Wednesday. “I think I said up here before, we thought of him, or at least I thought of him as a kick returner. But he’s come in and done a fantastic job of what we’re asking him to do, he’s picked up a lot of the offense. For a young guy, he’s light years ahead of where I thought he’d be. He’s a legitimate threat for us at wide receiver.”

The Seahawks use a heavy rotation at receiver with the one constant being Doug Baldwin over the last few years. But that could change in 2015 if Lockett can prove starter-caliber from the get-go. The team will still be run-first, but they've slowly letting Russell Wilson throw the ball more as he has proven very capable in the passing game.