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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson was able to log a full practice session on Thursday.

Diontae Johnson missed Wednesday's practice with a toe injury, but it was always considered to be minor. Practicing in full on a Thursday is usually a good sign for a player's availability. Diontae can be trusted as a WR2 with sneaky WR1 upside in what projects as a plus matchup. He is our 14th ranked receiver for Week 3.

According to Dale Lolley on Twitter, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster missed Thursday's practice with a knee injury.

The hope here is that the Steelers are just choosing to manage their star receivers reps ahead of their matchup with the Houston Texans in Week 3. Missing practice on a Thursday is always a cause for concern for players who played on Sunday, but we will not know the Steelers plans for JuJu until the final injury reports are released on Friday. Owners should prepare contingency plans. JuJu is our 16th ranked receiver for Week 3.

According to Paul Gutierrez on Twitter, Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs missed Thursday's practice session.

Jacobs was listed as 'DNP' on Wednesday, but that was just an estimated practice report required by the NFL. Thursday is their first actual practice due to the short week. Jacobs has been handed a true workhorse role for the Raiders, and is on pace for over 400 carries, managing his reps during the week is likely both in the player's, and the team's best interests. He is expected to play this weekend. Jacobs is our 10th ranked running back for Week 3.

According to Matt Schneidman on Twitter, Green Bay Packers Davante Adams missed Thursday's practice.

Hopefully, they are just playing safe with their superstar wide receiver, as missing Adams for Week 3 would be a huge blow to an offense without a true number two wide receiver. Allen Lazard and Marquez Valdes-Scantling would move into two wide sets if Adams were to miss any time, with Tyler Ervin likely to see three-wide snaps ahead of Malik Turner. Only two of Ervin's snaps have come in the backfield all season. The Packers do play Sunday night, so the suggestion here is to get him into a flex spot with a late window backup until there is more clarity on this situation.

According to Steve Reed on Twitter, Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady stated that he will be looking to get Curtis Samuel more involved in the offense, adding "Good things happen when the ball is in his hands".

With Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve, now would be as good a time as ever to unleash the Curtis Samuel package offensive coordinator Joe Brady, no doubt dreamed up this offseason. Samuel has been a disappointment to this point of the season, but an expanded role could put him back on the deep league flex radar. Samuel is our 71st ranked wide receiver for Week 3.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver D.J. Chark has been ruled out for Thursday Night Football against the Miami Dolphins.

Keelan Cole and Chris Conley should step up as Gardner Minshew’s top two receivers tonight but expect impressive rookie Laviska Shenault Jr. to see an expanded role as well. Shenault has hovered between 57-62% of the snaps, and saw eight touches last week, with five of them coming via the running game. He has played ahead of Conley, but Conley may be asked to step into the Chark role due to his familiarity with the offense. Shenault is our 33rd ranked receiver for Week 3.

According to Joe Buscaglia on Twitter, Buffalo Bills running back Zack Moss will miss his second straight practice.

This marks the second straight missed practice for Moss who should now be considered legitimately questionable for Week 3. Moss was handed a role right out of the gate, so if he cannot go, Devin Singletary should see an expanded role. Expect T.J. Yeldon to see some snaps if Moss is ruled out, but it should be the 'Singletary show'. The hope is that Moss will be able to get in a limited practice session on Friday, with the hope of getting him ready Sunday. This is a situation to monitor ahead of Friday's final injury reports.

According to Tom Pelissero on Twitter, Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver D.J. Chark is 'trending upwards' towards being able to play tonight against the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football.

Chark being active would be a big boost for a Jaguars offense that already got some good news in the form of Miami Dolphins cornerback Byron Jones being ruled out. Pelissero added that a final decision would be made closer to game-time regarding his status. Chark leads the Jaguars in receiving yards and is our 18th ranked receiver for Week 3.