George Kittle, Curtis Samuel, and Sterling Shepard headline pa s-catchers in question for Week 5, and their statuses could have a ripple effect on fantasy start-or-sit decisions. Get the latest injury updates on these important receivers below, and check back for updates to this article heading into the weekend.For news on hurting WRs Tee Higgins, A.J. Brown, Julio Jones, and Chase Claypool ; for the latest on QBs Jimmy Garoppoloand Teddy Bridgewater, ; for news on running backs Christian McCaffrey, Joe Mixon, and Elijah Mitchell . For all the latest fantasy news, follow us on Twitter .WEEK 5 FANTASY
Cody Whitehair Jersey : | | UPDATE:Kittle is officially "doubtful" for Sunday's gamein Arizona, which means Ro s Dwelley will likely start at TE.Kittle was in and out of practice last week, and this week with a calf injury. He was somewhat in danger of mi sing last week's game, but this week feels like a more serious threat, especially with a bye coming up in Week
Adam Shaheen Jersey 6. San Francisco takes on Arizona this Sunday, so the 49ers will need all the offensive help they can get. If Kittle does play, we have to think Trey Lance would pepper him with targets.For now, we place him at and . If he's out Ro s Dwelley, who caught a touchdown in Week 4, becomes a decent deep-league streamer at tight end.WEEK 5 STANDARD RANKINGS:
Jonathan Bullard Jersey | | | | | UPDATE:Samuel is officially "questionable" for Sunday's game against New Orleans.Samuel (groin) mi sed the first three weeks of the season before returning in Week 4 in a limited role. It appears he's still not over his ailment, as he mi sed this week. He looks to be on the wrong side of "questionable," but we'll monitor this ahead of Sunday's game. We've already seen Terry McLaurin be the only other consistent Washington WR when Samuel is out, and now with Logan Thomas (hamstring) hurt, it looks like J.D. McKi sic and Ricky Seals-Jones are first in line to take more targets. That said, the only must-start for Washington are probably McLaurin and
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Tarik Cohen Jersey had their best performances of the year, and it's hard to imagine they can put Toney back on the bench for the rest of the season. That said, Shepard will still get run, but Darius Slayton will probably be the odd man out when he returns from a hamstring injury.WEEK 5 DFS LINEUPS: | | We expect Shepard to be out, but we rank Golladay and Toney as