Bowers did not practice Thursday or Friday but returned to the field Saturday. His level of participation in Saturday’s practice is not yet known, but it was apparently enough to give Carroll confidence in Bowers’ availability Monday. Carroll has been notorious for being less than forthcoming with player injuries, so fantasy managers counting on Bowers in Week 2 would do well to either back him up with Michael Mayer or make other plans at the position.

Judkins is now clear to make his professional debut for the Browns against the Ravens in Week 2. He has had very little time with the team after dealing with offseason legal issues but will at least be available for the first time this season. Don’t expect Judkins to see many snaps after missing all of his rookie camp and preseason.

Polk is currently out for the year after undergoing shoulder surgery. The former second-round pick in 2024 is another in a long line of wide receiver busts with the Patriots. Polk should have an opportunity to crack a Saints wide receiver room that’s currently led by Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed next year.

An MRI confirmed that Ekeler suffered a torn Achilles in Thursday’s game against the Packers. The 30-year-old running back will miss the remainder of the season. Jacory “Bill” Croskey-Merritt and Jeremy McNichols figure to handle the running back duties for the Commanders going forward with Chris Rodriguez now as the third running back active.

Not a big surprise here as Chiefs head coach Andy Reid described Worthy’s odds of playing in Week 2 as “slim” on Friday. Reid would go on to say that Worthy is doing well, which bodes well for his availability in Week 3, after suffering a shoulder injury that stemmed from a collision with tight end Travis Kelce in Week 1 against the Chargers. The Chiefs’ wide receiver room is wide open without Worthy and Rashee Rice, who still has five games of his suspension left. Hollywood Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster are next up for Kansas City in the passing game with Brown seeing 16 targets in Week 1 against the Chargers.

Schefter goes as far as to say that the Dolphins haven’t received calls from any teams interested in Hill. His report flies in the face of a Pro Football Talk report earlier this week that said the Chiefs and Steelers were interested in the 31-year-old wide receiver. With Hill wearing out his welcome in Miami and the Dolphins season already nosediving, he’s an obvious trade candidate. The Chiefs make logical sense as a landing spot given that he’s played there before and the team has a need at wide receiver until Rashee Rice returns from suspension. Still, no trade appears imminent at this time and his value could be complicated by his recent domestic violence allegations.

Judkins is still officially listed as questionable, though it’s not injury-related. The 21-year-old running back from Ohio State missed all of training camp, but was able to practice on Thursday and Friday ahead of Week 2’s matchup with the Ravens. Judkins being active is significant for his season-long value, but it’s unclear how much work he might receive in his first game alongside Dylan Sampson and Jerome Ford in the backfield. Sampson and Ford combined for 37 rushing yards on 18 carries against the Bengals in Week 1 and the Browns’ backfield has another difficult matchup on the ground against the Ravens on Sunday. Judkins or any Browns running back is likely best left on the bench this week.

Jennings returned to practice on Friday, though his practice participation status has not yet been released. If he practiced in full, his questionable tag could just be a formality. Jennings will be catching passes from Mac Jones, if active, which likely hurts his ceiling a tad. If he suits up, he profiles as a solid FLEX option against the Saints.

Godwin’s downgrade could be part of the plan to ease him back in, so we are not sounding the alarm at this time. The veteran wide receiver is expected to return around Weeks 5 or 6, though we have a long way to go until then. For now, fantasy managers can assume that Godwin’s slow-paced recovery is on track until further notice. Buccaneers OT Tristan Wirfs was limited again on Friday.

Bowers instead stood off to the side, again wearing a black sleeve on his left leg. The young tight end is talented enough that he probably does not need to practice in order to play, but we would have liked to have seen him practicing in some capacity today. Saints TE Juwan Johnson and Browns TE Harold Fannin Jr. were likely already nabbed off waivers this week. If they remain available, pick them up immediately. Raiders backup TE Michael Mayer is TE1-viable if Bowers cannot play on Monday night. Mayer caught 4-of-4 targets for 38 yards in Week 1.