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Saturday saw Appalachian State get hid hard by Covid-protocols, but other than perhaps Virginia Tech, no other teams seemed especially wiped out for fantasy-purposes.

These updates are a mix of inactives, QB starters, and some simple injury updates (but not all). Look for a separate post later today (Sunday) with in-depth Saturday injury news.

List of Updates from September 26:

QBs: The most interesting news of the day was Virginia Tech’s Hendon Hooker not playing, as well as Jalon Daniels starting for Kansas with Thomas MacVittie still not being healthy.

• Max Bortenschlager, FIU – starts, but Stone Norton played the most
• Braxton Burmeister, Virginia Tech – starts
• Hudson Card, Texas – did not travel
• Matt Corral, Ole Miss – starts
• JT Daniels, Georgia – not medically cleared
• Jalon Daniels, Kansas – gets the start
• Jaren Hall, BYU – not dressed out again
• Hendon Hooker, Virginia Tech – not dressed out
• Thomas MacVittie, Kansas – did not play, was not available
• D’Wan Mathis, Georgia, started, but replaced by Stetson Bennett
• Shawn Robinson, Missouri – starts
• Will Rogers, Miss St – not warming up
• Ken Seals, Vanderbilt – starts
• Justin Tomlin, Georgia Southern – inactive
• Tyler Vitt, Texas State – not travel, Covid-protocols, Brady McBride started

RBs: The biggest news here was Camerun Peoples and Marcus Williams both being out for App State, which led to a huge day for Daetrich Harrington, and Harry Trotter being out for Kansas State.

• Keyon Brooks, Vanderbilt – out, unspecified
• Sion Finau, BYU – DNP but close to returning
• Gerald Green, Georgia Southern – inactive
• Keshawn King, Virginia Tech – unavailable
• Marcus Major, Oklahoma – dressed, did not play (that I saw)
• Demetrius Mauney, ECU – not warming up
• Camerun Peoples, App State – not on DC
• TJ Pledger, Oklahoma – played
• Harry Trotter, Kansas State – expected out
• La’Damian Webb, Florida State – did not play, was not available
• Terius Wheatley, Virginia Tech – unavailable
• Marcus Williams, App St – not on DC

WRs & TEs: Amongst the more interesting highlights were that Charlie Kolar (Iowa State) and Taysir Mack (Pitt) both made their season debuts, while Tarique Milton (Iowa State) didn’t play and Obi Obialo (Oklahoma) remained out.

• TE Zac Crosby, App State – not on DC
• TE Mike Evans, App State – not on DC
• Dontae Fleming, Louisiana – out today (was questionable)
• TE Brandon Frazier, Auburn – not warming up
• TE Larry Hodges, Miami – returned
• JJ Holloman, FIU – played
• Koilan Jackson, Arkansas – inactive
• TE Charlie Kolar, Iowa State – played
• TE Lucas Krull, Pitt – out
• TE Dante Lang, Florida – inactive
• TE Nick Lenners, Kansas State – expected out
• TE Joey Luchetti, Boston College
• Taysir Mack, Pitt – season debut
• McLane Mannix, Texas Tech – unavailable
• Tarique Milton, Iowa State – out, lower body injury
• Obi Obialo, Oklahoma – not warming up
• Bryce Oliver, Kentucky – out
• Tyler Page, SMU – not dressed out
• Jeremiah Payton, Miami – returned
• TE Henry Pearson, App State – out
• Corey Reed, Louisville – unavailable
• CJ Riley, NC State – returned to action
• Darryle Simmons, Virginia Tech – unavailable
• Drake Stoops, Oklahoma – suited up
• Joshua Tse, Florida – unavailable
• Jalen Virgil, App State – not on DC
• Christian Wells, App State – not on DC
• Malik Williams, App State – not on DC
• TE Brayden Willis, Oklahoma – suited up
• TE Kyi Wright, Pitt – out today
• CJ Yarbrough, Liberty – listed as out in pregame, had been GTD
• TE Jake Zilinskas, Pitt – out today

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In Wednesday injury news Louisiana RB Elijah Mitchell was not on the depth chart, and the coach said to reference the depth chart for availability, so he appears to be out for covid-related reasons. UCF RB Greg McCrae was said to be practicing after his injury last week, while Boston College WR Kobay White was confirmed out for the season with ACL surgery.

On Thursday Purdue WR Rondale Moore announced he was opting back into the season. Reports also came out that Texas WR Jake Smith is not expected to play on Saturday.

On Friday morning came news that Georgia Tech RB Jordan Mason wasn’t expected to play this weekend. And in the Mountain West, Air Force QB Donald Hammond was confirmed to not currently be in good standing as a cadet, while Boise St RB Robert Mahone entered the transfer portal after recently being arrested and suspended.

List of Injuries & Updates from September 23-25:

QBs:

• Matt Corral, Ole Miss – reports that he will start, John Rhys Plumlee will also play
• Florida International – Kaylan Wiggins OR Stone Norton OR Max Bortenschlager on depth chart
• Joey Gatewood, Kentucky – no update on waiver for eligibility
• James Graham, Georgia Tech – not listed on “Above the Line”, expected out
• Frank Harris, UTSA – injured Friday night, did not return
• Jaiave Magalei, Louisiana – out for covid-related reasons
• Ken Seals, Vanderbilt – reports that he will start this weekend, depth chart has a 4-way OR
• Desmond Trotter, South Alabama – was not present for pregame warmups, broadcast said he was unavailable due to illness

RBs:

• Emari Demercado, TCU – RB1 on depth chart
• Cameron Fleming, Memphis – out indefinitely due to leg injury in Arkansas State game
• Deion Hankins, UTEP – practicing with the first team Thursday as he is expected to be back this weekend
• Kevin Harris, South Carolina – will start on Saturday
• Jahmyl Jeter, Texas State – Oklahoma State transfer had waiver for eligibility approved
• Robert Mahone, Boise State – enters transfer portal, was previously suspended for legal issues
• Jordan Mason, Georgia Tech – not on Above the Line list, expected to be out
• Greg McCrae, UCF – sounds like he is doing ok after injury last weekend – “has been great in practices this week”, “expect him to have a big ballgame”
• Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana – not on depth chart, out for covid-related reasons

WRs & TEs:

• D’Marcus Adams, Florida Atlantic – waiver to play approved
• Dee Beckwith, Tennessee – will not travel, ankle injury
• Cjay Boone, Missouri – opts out of season
• TE Dylan Deveney – not on Georgia Tech’s “Above the Line”
• Dontae Fleming, Louisiana – lower body injury, questionable
• Zakhari Franklin, UTSA – got first playing time of season on Friday night
• Noah Frith, Liberty – expected to play
• Wykeen Gill, Kansas St – expected back this week
• Damon Hazelton, Missouri – expected to start this week, was dealing with hamstring in fall camp
• Jake Herslow, Old Dominion – transfer portal
• Jeremiah Holloman, FIU – not on depth chart, could be a gametime decision
• Rob Johnson, UAB – ejected in 2nd half for throwing a punch
• Jaylin Lane, MTSU – listed as out in pregame
• TE Dylan Leonard, Georgia Tech – not on “Above the Line” list
• Kyle McNamara, transfers from Michigan to Western Kentucky
• Rondale Moore, Purdue – opting back into season
• Tre Nixon, UCF – no update from the team/Heupel on Thursday (the team had said an update would come later in the week)
• Jake Smith, Texas – expected to be out this weekend, Brenden Schooler expected to start
• Landry Weber, Kansas St – expected back this week
• Kobay White, Boston College – officially out for the season with an ACL injury, had surgery
• CJ Windham, MTSU – hip, didn’t travel to game
• CJ Yarbrough, Liberty – described as a gametime decision (was questionable last week and played)
• Joshua Youngblood, Kansas St – expected back this week

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Following are the fantasy-relevant starting depth charts released by the teams, along with any notes and last year’s stats, for FBS teams playing their FIRST games of the season Saturday Sept. 26th.

• Teams are in alphabetical order on the date they play.
• Starters on depth chart are listed, for full charts see posts on twitter
• Post will be continually updated as more depth charts are released
• Stats listed are from 2019
• Charts/Notes only included for FBS teams
• (Several of these charts are carry-overs from last week whose teams games were postponed, I will be checking for any updates)

Saturday September 26th:

Alabama depth chart:

• QB: Mac Jones (1503-14)
• RB: Najee Harris (1224-13, 27/304)
• WRs: John Metchie (4/23), DeVonta Smith (68/1256), Jaylen Waddle (33/560)
• TE: Miller Forristall (15/167)

Arkansas depth chart:

• QB: Feleipe Franks (698-5 – Florida)
• RB: Rakeem Boyd (1133-8)
• WRs: Mike Woods (33/423), Treylon Burks (29/475), Trey Knox (28/385)
• TE: Hudson Henry (2/17) OR Blayne Toll

Auburn depth chart:

• QB: Bo Nix (2542-16, 313-7)
• RB: Shaun Shivers (286-3)
• WRs: Anthony Schwartz (41/440) OR Eli Stove (37/321), Shedrick Jackson (2/31), Seth Williams (59/830)
• TE: John Samuel Shenker (3/21)

Baylor depth chart (from last week before postponement):

• QB: Charlie Brewer (3161-21, 344-11)
• RB: John Lovett (655-5) OR Trestan Ebner (250-3, 24/317)
• WRs: RJ Sneed (42/437), Gavin Holmes, Tyquan Thornton (45/782)
• TE: Ben Sims (2/5)

East Carolina depth chart:

• QB: Holton Ahlers (3387-21, 359-6)
• RB: Darius Pinnix (289-4) OR Chase Hayden (39-0 – Arkansas)
• WRs: CJ Johnson (54/908) OR Audi Omotosho (5/114), Tyler Snead (66/759), Blake Proehl (54/670)
• TE: Jeremy Lewis (5/39) OR Shane Calhoun

Florida depth chart:

• QB: Kyle Trask (2941-25)
• RBs: Malik Davis (86-1) OR Dameon Pierce (305-4)
• WRs: Jacob Copeland (21/273), Kadarius Toney (10/194), Trevon Grimes (33/491)
• TE: Kyle Pitts (54/649)

Florida Atlantic depth chart (from last week before postponement) – POSTPONED again:

• QB: Nick Tronti (180-2)
• RB: BJ Emmons (237-6)
• WRs: TJ Chase (7/70 – Clemson), Jordan Merrell, BJ Alexander (Kentucky transfer)
• TE: Michael Irvin (2/33 – Miami)

Florida International depth chart:

• QB: Kaylan Wiggins (172-0) OR Stone Norton OR Max Bortenschlager (Maryland transfer)
• RBs: Maleek Williams (144-2 – Ark, 2018), D’vonte Price (249-0)
• WRs: Kris Mitchell, Bryce Singleton (29/368 – 2018)
• TE: Sterling Palmer (22/205)

Georgia depth chart (roughly PROJECTED until/if official is released):

• QB: D’Wan Mathis, JT Daniels ( 215-1, USC – not yet medically cleared but expected to be)
• RB: Zamir White (408-3), James Cook (188-2)
• WRs: George Pickens (49/727), Kearis Jackson (5/79), Demetris Robertson (30/333)
• TE: John Fitzpatrick (1/22), Darnell Washington, (Tre McKitty doubtful)

Houston depth chart (from last week before postponement) – POSTPONED yet again:

• QB: Clayton Tune (1533-11)
• RB: Kyle Porter (615-3) OR Mulbah Car (375-3)
• WRs: Jeremy Singleton (26/381), Keith Corbin (11/192), Marquez Stevenson (52/907), Nathaniel Dell OR Tre’von Bradley (16/326)
• TE: Christian Trahan (22/244)

Kentucky depth chart:

• QB: Terry Wilson (360-2)
• RB: AJ Rose (826-6)
• WRs: Bryce Oliver (6/111), Allen Dailey (7/75), Clevan Thomas (11/99), Josh Ali (23/233)
• TE: Justin Rigg (11/128)

LSU depth chart:

• QB: Myles Brennan (353-1)
• RB: Chris Curry (189-0) OR Tyrion Davis-Price (295-6) OR John Emery (188-4) – Curry was mentioned earlier this week as the possible lead back
• WRs: Kayshon Boutte, Terrace Marshall (46/671), Racey McMath (17/285)
• TE: Arik Gilbert

Mississippi State depth chart:

• QB: KJ Costello (1038-6 – Stanford) OR Will Rogers – Costello has been named the starter
• RB: Kylin Hill (1350-10)
• WRs: Malik Heath OR Cameron Gardner (1/7), JaVonta Payton (9/147), Austin Williams (11/119), Tyrell Shavers (1/20 – Alabama)

Missouri depth chart:

• QB: Connor Bazelak (144-0) OR Shawn Robinson (1334-9 – TCU 2018)
• RB: Larry Rountree (829-9) OR Tyler Badie (457-3)
• WRs: Damon Hazelton (31/527 – Va Tech), Keke Chism, Jalen Knox (19/307)
• TE: Daniel Parker (15/140) or Niko Hea (3/30) OR Logan Christopherson

Ole Miss depth chart:

• QB: Matt Corral (1362-6) OR John Rhys Plumlee (910-4, 1023-12)
• RBs: Jerrion Ealy (722-6) OR Henry Parrish
• WRs: Jonathan Mingo (12/172), Elijah Moore (67/850), Dontario Drummond (13/188)
• TE: Kenny Yeboah (19/233 – Temple)

South Carolina depth chart:

• QB: Collin Hill (840-8 – Colorado State)
• RB: Kevin Harris (179-4) OR Deshaun Fenwick (111-0)
• FB: Adam Prentice
• WRs: Shi Smith (43/489), Xavier Legette (9/80), Dakereon Joyner (6/46)
• TEs: Nick Muse (17/158), Keveon Mullins

TCU depth chart (some have questioned whether there may be some gamesmanship/inaccuracy in this depth chart, nonetheless I share what the team releases):

• QB: Matthew Downing (UGA transfer – announced as starter) OR Max Duggan (2077-15, 555-6)
• RB: Emari Demercado (65-0)
• WRs: Dylan Thomas (8/121), Taye Barber (29/372), Pro Wells (17/196), Blair Conwright (3/25)
• TE: Artayvious Lynn (11/118)

Tennessee depth chart:

• QB: Jarrett Guarantano (2158-16)
• RB: Ty Chandler (655-3) OR Eric Gray (539-4)
• WRs: Ramel Keyton (4/104), Brandon Johnson (2/31), Josh Palmer (34/457)
• TE: Princeton Fant (2/15) OR Sean Brown OR Jacob Warren (1/1)

Texas A&M depth chart (so many ORs at WR I listed them individually):

• QB: Kellen Mond (2897-20, 501-8)
• RB: Isaiah Spiller (946-10, 29/203) OR Ainias Smith (54-0, 22/248)
• FB: Cagan Baldree
• WR: Kam Brown (2/19) OR Chase Lane OR Moose Muhammad OR Devin Price
• WR: Jalen Preston (3/36) OR Demond Demas
• WR: Caleb Chapman (1/6) OR Hezekiah Jones (15/134 – 2018) OR Kenyon Jackson OR Dylan Wright
• TE: Jalen Wydermyer (32/447)

Vanderbilt depth chart:

• QB: Mike Wright OR Jeremy Moussa OR Ken Seals OR Danny Clark – there are reports that Ken Seals is expected to start
• RB: Jamauri Wakefield (7-0)
• WRs: Tyrell Alexander OR James Bostic (11/112), Cam Johnson (30/316) OR Devin Boddie, Chris Pierce (14/245) OR Amir Abdur-Rahman
• TE: Ben Bresnahan (7/105)

Virginia depth chart:

• QB: Brennan Armstrong (196-1)
• RB: Wayne Taulapapa (473-12)
• WRs: Terrell Jana (73/878), Billy Kemp (35/289), Ra’Shaun Henry, Tavares Kelly (14/152)
• TE: Tony Poljan (33/496 – CMU) OR Grant Misch (1/6)

Virginia Tech depth chart:

• QB: Hendon Hooker (1555-13), Braxton Burmeister also expected to play
• RB: Khalil Herbert (384-2 – Kansas)
• WRs: Tayvion Robinson (31/404), Tre Turner (34/553), Kaleb Smith (9/121)
• TE: James Mitchell (21/361)

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On Tuesday came news that TCU QB Matthew Downing will be their opening game starter, while Missouri and Vanderbilt have ORs on their first depth charts.

In WR injury news Boston College’s Kobay White will be out for an extended time, while Cincinnati’s Alec Pierce will miss a few weeks.

List of Injuries & Updates from September 22:

QBs (I list every QB1 on first-released depth charts that hadn’t already been formally announced):

• Holton Ahlers, East Carolina – confirmed as QB1
• Matthew Downing, TCU – named starter for the opener, Max Duggan may also play
• Jarrett Guarantano, Tennessee – confirmed as QB1
• Louisiana Tech – Luke Anthony will start, Aaron Allen will also play
• Missouri – Connor Bazelak OR Shawn Robinson on depth chart
• Chubba Purdy, Florida State – appears to be getting reps in practice, not confirmed to what degree he has been cleared
• Texas State – both QBs Tyler Vitt & Brady McBride expected to play this weekend
• Skylar Thompson, Kansas State – limited to therapy last week, but practicing and hopeful full-strength this week
• Jay Urich, South Carolina – reserve QB will have surgery for a chronic shoulder injury and move on from playing
• Vanderbilt – 4 way OR at QB1 on the depth chart- Mike Wright, Jeremy Moussa, Ken Seals, Danny Clark

RBs:

• Brenden Brady, UTSA – will be out a while with a leg injury suffered last weekend
• Quinton Cooley, Wake Forest – has fallen off the depth chart

WRs & TEs:

• Jalen Brooks, South Carolina – waiver for eligibility denied for Wingate transfer, team will appeal
• Jadon Haselwood, Oklahoma – making progress, expected back sometime this season
• TE Charlie Kolar, Iowa State – still day to day (lower body), expected to travel with team this week
• TE Tre McKitty, Georgia – doubtful this weekend with knee injury
• Joseph Ngata, Clemson (missed this over the weekend) – did not play Saturday due to a tweaked abdominal muscle
• Alec Pierce, Cincinnati – knee scoped, likely out a a few weeks, hopeful back for Oct 17 game
• TE Brendan Scales, Missouri – out season, medical redshirt for foot injury
• Kobay White, Boston College – out with an injury (likely knee), possibly for the season

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I take a look at some key stats & fantasy takeaways that stood out for most FBS teams that played last weekend. The “Stat to Know” is bolded, as well as players who are mentioned.

(Teams listed in alphabetical order)

Appalachian State – After 2 games WR Thomas Hennigan has pulled in 10/208-1, with the next closest receiver Malik Williams having 8/82. With Corey Sutton having opted out, Hennigan has emerged.

Boston College – New QB Phil Jurkovec was effective and efficient, with 17/23-300-2, but the standout to me was WR Zay Flowers who caught 5/162-1. Flowers is a must add/play to me right now, especially with Kobay White being out, potentially long-term.

Duke – QB Chase Brice now has two games under his belt this season, and in each game he has completed 54% of his passes. While the volume of attempts is solid (37 & 42), 54% isn’t going to get it done long-term.

Georgia State – The big takeaway here was RB Destin Coates putting up 34/150-1. Coates is the only FBS player so far this season to have 30+ rushing attempts in a game.

Georgia Tech – QB Jeff Sims is averaging 260.5 yards passing and 73 yards rushing over his first 2 games. While it’s still early, he is looking like a true dual-threat (rather than a run-first type).

Liberty – QB Malik Willis shined with 21/168-3 on the ground, and 13/21-133-0 in the air. That Willis called his own number for 3 rushing TDs reduced the value of RB Joshua Mack a bit, who had 100 yards rushing but 0 TDs.

Louisiana-Monroe – RB Josh Johnson ran for 1298-11 in 2019, but hasn’t gotten on track so far this year. His 2 games have been 12/38 & 17/51, a 3.1 average. I’m not ready to give up on him, but I also wouldn’t want him in my lineup right now.

Louisville – I was intrigued by WR Braden Smith after his 4/110 in game 1, but he came back to earth with 1/36 on only one target in game 2.

Miami – QB D’Eriq King led Miami to a strong 47-34 win over Louisville, and while he passed for 325-3, he only rushed 8 times for 9 yards. Expectations from the game 1 highlight reel have been tempered from a hoped-for dual-threat stat explosion.

Middle Tennessee State – QB Asher O’Hara can’t seem to get it going this season. He’s now averaging 77.5 yards passing and 31.5 yards passing over 2 games. One possible culprit is the team’s rushing attack, the next highest rusher on the season has 40 yards. We have seen O’Hara be great, this isn’t it.

Navy – While QB Xavier Arline got the start, he was replaced by QB Dalen Morris who won his job back with a solid performance. Most surprising to me was the passing, Morris was 6/11-139-1, while only rushing for 13/23. Unfortunately a Navy QB who isn’t putting up big rushing numbers isn’t fantasy-worthy.

North Carolina State – they came into the game with a bunch of ORs at RB, and there isn’t much clarity after their season-opener. Ricky Person had 14/99-2, while Zonovan Knight had 11/97-1 & Jordan Houston rushed for 12/54. All 3 had at least 2 receptions as well. This is still a wait-and-see for me.

North Texas – RB Oscar Adaway again impressed, with 20/104 this week. Coming into the season the RB position was assumed to be a share between DeAndre Torrey and Tre Siggers, but Adaway is the team’s leading rusher, while Siggers is dealing with an injury.

Notre Dame – The RB who jumped out this week was C’Bo Flemister who rushed for 13/127-1. With Notre Dame blowing out South Florida 52-0 a lot of backs got work, and RB Kyren Williams was solid again after his first game breakout with 10/62 this week.

Oklahoma State – RB Chuba Hubbard ran for 27/93-1 – while the yards per carry isn’t outstanding from a fantasy perspective the 27 carries is good news. 27 is the 5th highest rushing attempts total of his career, but the bad news is it is his lowest rushing yard total for any game where he has had at least 18 carries.

Pitt – WR Jordan Addison continues to impress, receiving 7/57-1 last game. Addison has twice as many receptions as any other Pitt receiver on the season (14 to 7).

SMU – RB Ulysses Bentley was the best RB in FBS last weekend, rushing for 19/227-3. Over 2 games he now has 30/276, a 9.2 average. When you think SMU, start thinking RBs too.

Southern Miss – WR Tim Jones had a monster game with 8/160-2, He is one of only 3 players with 2 100+ receiving yard games on the season – Jacob Cowing (UTEP), Rashee Rice (SMU). Jones did miss the end of the game with a soft-tissue injury, so that should be monitored.

Syracuse – RB Jawhar Jordan has now rushed for 27/66-0 on the season, a 2.4 average. And he is their leading rusher. I wouldn’t even glance at Syracuse RBs until/unless something changes here.

Tulane – RB Tyjae Spears has rushed for 105 and 119 yards his last two games, one of only 3 FBS players to have 2 100+ rushing yards games this season – Cam’Ron Harris (Miami), Oscar Adaway (North Texas).

Tulsa – With the news that RB Shamari Brooks was out with a torn ACL and RB Corey Taylor still slowly returning from quarantine, RB Deneric Prince was the leading rusher putting up 13/82-0. I’m not ready to jump on Prince just yet but he does have my attention, I more want to see what a 100% Taylor can do.

UCF – WR Marlon Williams pulled in 10/154-2 on 13 targets in UCF’s first game of the season. With Tre Nixon appearing out with an injury, and Dillon Gabriel slinging it, I’m high on Williams right now.

UTEP – WR Jacob Cowing over 3 games this season has totaled 19/275-0. He’s twice gone over 100+ yards and is averaging 6.3 catches and 91.7 yards a game. The 0 TDs so far is discouraging though.

UTSA – QB Frank Harris could be emerging as one of the top dual-threat QBs in the nation as after 2 games he has passed for 438-2 and rushed for 161-5. I would start/grab him without hesitation until we see otherwise.

Wake Forest – So what to think of RB Kenneth Walker exploding for 27/131-3 against NC State? It was his 3rd 100+ yard game over two seasons, and 10 more carries than he’d ever gotten before. He has a 5.6 average over 131 attempts for his career, so he’s on my radar.

Western Kentucky – WR Jahcour Pearson was tied for the team lead in receptions this season with 9, but he announced Monday he was entering the transfer portal. WR Mitchell Tinsley is 9/107-2 on the season, and while I’m personally not big on QB Tyrrell Pigrome‘s passing game, Tinsley might be the go-to receiver now. On the RB side of things, Gaej Walker has not only rushed for 20/53-1 over 2 games, a 2.7 average, not good at all.

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On Monday came word that Western Kentucky WR Jahcour Pearson was no longer with the team, and later in the day he announced he would be transferring. In injury news RBs Wesley Kennedy (Georgia Southern), Marcel Murray (Arkansas State), Pooka Williams (Kansas) and Deion Hankins (UTEP) are expected back this week.

Many SEC teams released their depth charts on Monday as well.

List of Injuries & Updates from September 21:

QBs (I list every QB1 on first-released depth charts that hadn’t already been formally announced):

• Myles Brennan, LSU – QB1
• Tommy DeVito, Syracuse – fine after getting roughed up last weekend, will remain the starter but Rex Culpepper will also play
• Matthew Downing, TCU – resumed practicing, getting most first-team reps
• Max Duggan, TCU – has been cleared, could play this weekend
• Feleipe Franks, Arkansas – QB1 on the depth chart
• Bailey Hockman, NC State – QB1 on depth chart, Devin Leary the backup
• Mac Jones, Alabama – QB1 as expected
• Chance Lovertich, South Alabama – will start Thursday (Desmond Trotter has been dealing with shoulder issues)
• Thomas MacVittie, Kansas – is progressing since getting banged up last game, sounds expected to play
• Mississippi State – KJ Costello OR Will Rogers, Mike Leach says Costello is expected to start
• Ole Miss – Matt Corral or John Rhys Plumlee
• Jawon Pass, Louisville – back at practice and good to go
• Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State – boot until Tuesday, will try to practice Wednesday to determine status
• Terry Wilson, Kentucky – QB1 on the depth chart

RBs:

• Brenden Brady, UTSA – waiting on MRI results after injury last weekend
• Chris Curry, LSU – may be lead back in rotation
• Carlin Fils-aime, Tennessee – sitting out this year, may come back in January
• Deion Hankins, UTEP – expected to play this week
• Khalil Herbert, Virginia Tech – listed as RB1 on depth chart
• Wesley Kennedy, Georgia Southern – expected back this week
• Marcel Murray, Arkansas State – expected to play this week
• Wayne Taulapapa, Virginia – RB1 on depth chart, could be committee approach
• SaRodorick Thompson, Texas Tech – arrested and booked, likely tied to a warrant for street racing, the team will handle internally and he should be available to play this weekend
• Pooka Williams, Kansas – expected to play this week after injury last game

WRs & TEs:

• Jahcour Pearson, Western Kentucky – no longer with the program, in the transfer portal
• Jake Smith, Texas – will resume running Tuesday, team will know more about status Wed/Thur
• Keion Wakefield, West Virginia – reported to be in transfer portal as a grad transfer (recent transfer from Louisville)

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I break down the injury news from this past weekend with notes on each player who may have been dealing with injuries.

A few notes about this list, being on it does not for sure mean a player is “injured”, but rather:

• They may have missed the game due to a known injury (ok, this does mean they are injured)
• They may have gone out of the game due to injury and not returned (sometimes with an official announcement from the team)
• They may have left the game but returned, or at least attempted to return (sometimes these guys end up banged up enough to miss future games)
• They may have had a vague twitter mention about possibly being injured or leaving a game, so it’s something on my radar

I’ll continue to post any updates I see during the week, those will be added to daily updates as well as the injury database.

If you are aware of a fantasy-relevant injury from this weekend that you don’t see here (or don’t see listed in the database), or think anything shared here is incomplete, please tag me on twitter with a link and let me know, thanks!

List of Potential Injury News from Saturday Sept. 19 (alphabetical by last name):

• RB Shamari Brooks, Tulsa – word came out on ESPN Gameday just before the game that Brooks had torn his ACL in practice. The player thought to likely carry much of the load, Corey Taylor only had 2 carries as he was coming off of quarantine, Deneric Prince led the team with 13/82.
• QB Tommy DeVito, Syracuse – left the game for a while after getting banged up but returned. After the game coaches made it sound like the QB spot could be up for grabs between DeVito and Rex Culpepper who outshined Devito when he replaced him.
• RB Darrian Felix, South Florida – was described as a gametime decision with a hamstring issue but DNP.
• WR Zakhari Franklin, UTSA – coaches said they expected him back soon at the start of the week but he has now missed the past two weeks, was dressed out yesterday but did not play.
• WR Noah Frith, Liberty – earlier in the week coaches had said all the receiving corps was ready to go, but Frith was listed as out in pregame
• WR Donavon Greene, Wake Forest – missed some time during the game but returned with what was described as a back bruise in postgame, not thought to be serious
• RB Deion Hankins, UTEP – was injured in practice Tuesday, missed Wed, was limited Thursday and described as a gametime decision. Dressed and warmed up but did not play.
• WR Tim Jones, Southern Miss – had 8/160-2 receiving before leaving the game Saturday. Post-game was described as having a “lower body injury”, described as a “soft tissue injury”
• QB Devin Leary, NC State – was listed as the starter in the depth chart but in pregame came news that Bailey Hockman would start, later revealed that Leary had missed around 20 days due to Covid quarantine and was still rusty
• WR Taysir Mack, Pitt – at the start of the week was said to be expected back, but was not dressed out in pregame, has now missed the last 2 games
• RB Jordan Mason, Georgia Tech – did not play as there were (unconfirmed right now) reports he may have suffered a foot/ankle injury in practice this week
• QB Brady McBride, Texas State – tweeted out Saturday morning that he would miss the game even though he hasn’t had Covid since June, sounds caught up in Covid protocols as Texas State has had some players out
• RB Greg McCrae, UCF – left with an apparent foot/ankle injury in the 3rd quarter and did not return
• WR Tre Nixon, UCF – was injured at the end of the first half (looked like upper body as he was able to walk off) but it was announced he was expected to be out the rest of the game
• TE Henry Pearson, App State – was not seen at practice midweek then was not dressed on Saturday
• WR Alec Pierce, Cincinnati – was reported early Saturday that a knee issue would keep him out, beat writers later reported that it was more than just precautionary but the team was optimistic about his outlook
• QB Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State – left limping off in the first half, team announced he was doubtful to return to the game – in postgame coaches said the injury was not thought to be serious
• RB Tre Siggers, North Texas – did not play for undisclosed reasons, described as an injury in postgame articles
• WR Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State – missed some game time with a previously undisclosed groin issue but came on strong late finishing with 4/94
• WR Kobay White, Boston College – White had a knee injury in fall camp and was practicing but then was inactive Saturday. After the game it was said the team would be getting a second opinion and his status is unclear.
• RB Marcus Williams, App State – reports that he was practicing in a non-contact jersey midweek, then was reportedly on the sideline but did not play Saturday
• TE Jake Zilinskas, Pitt – was helped off the field early in the game then later in the game was seen on the sideline not wearing pads

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This Saturday didn’t feel nearly as chaotic as last week when some teams were missing large groupings of players.

These updates are a mix of inactives, QB starters, and some simple injury updates (but not all). Look for a separate post later today (Sunday) with in-depth Saturday injury news.

Coach News – Florida State coach Mike Norvell tested positive for Covid, will not coach the team next weekend.

List of Updates from September 19:

QBs: The most surprising news of the day was at NC State where Bailey Hockman got the start over Devin Leary.

• Aaron Allen, Louisiana Tech – started Saturday over Luke Anthony, shared time
• Xavier Arline, Navy – started, shared time with Dalen Morris who eventually replaced him and took over
• Brendon Clark, Notre Dame – unavailable list
• Cade Fortin, South Florida – inactive
• Bailey Hockman, NC State – starts instead of Devin Leary, who was “not the most ready” this week to start as he missed time due to contact tracing
• Phil Jurkovec, Boston College – started for Boston College over Dennis Grosel
• Brady McBride, Texas State – tweeted he would miss game, Tyler Vitt started
• Jawon Pass, Louisville – out for personal reasons

RBs: The biggest news here was the news that Tulsa RB Shamari Brooks had torn his ACL in practice this week.

• Shamari Brooks, Tulsa – tore ACL in practice
• Darrian Felix, South Florida – was GTD, did not play
• Deion Hankins, UTEP – dressed and warmed up, did not play
• Jordan Mason, Georgia Tech – not dressed
• Tre Siggers, North Texas – did not play
• Jahmir Smith, Notre Dame – unavailable list
• Corey Taylor, Tulsa – recently came off Covid quarantine

WRs & TEs: The biggest receiver news of the day came out early in the morning that Cincinnati’s Alec Pierce would be out today, along with the news that Taysir Mack of Pitt and Kobay White of Boston College were also out.

• Danny Dalton, Boston College – inactive
• TE Dylan Deveney, Georgia Tech – not dressed
• Zakhari Franklin, UTSA – dressed in pregame
• Noah Frith, Liberty – listed as out
• Luke Hodges, Miami – did not travel
• Lawrence Keys, Notre Dame – unavailable list
• Lucas Krull, Pitt – warmed up pregame, played
• TE Dylan Leonard, Georgia Tech – not dressed
• TE Joey Luchetti, Boston College – inactive
• Taysir Mack, Pitt – not dressed out (had been said to be expected back this week)
• Jeremiah Payton, Miami – did not make the trip
• Alec Pierce, Cincinnati – out with knee issue
• CJ Riley, NC State – inactive
• Brannon Spector, Clemson – unavailable
• Jared Wayne, Pitt – played after DNP last week
• Kobay White, Boston College – inactive, CJ Lewis got the start
• CJ Yarbrough, Liberty – listed as questionable by team pregame but played

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Following are the fantasy-relevant starting depth charts released by the teams, along with any notes and last year’s stats, for FBS teams playing their FIRST games of the season Saturday Sept. 19th.

• Teams are in alphabetical order on the date they play.
• Starters on depth chart are listed, for full charts see posts on twitter
• Post will be continually updated as more depth charts are released
• Stats listed are from 2019
• Charts/Notes only included for FBS teams
• Several of these charts are carry-overs from last week whose teams games were postponed, I will be checking for any updates

Saturday September 19th:

Baylor depth chart (POSTPONED):

• QB: Charlie Brewer (3161-21, 344-11)
• RB: John Lovett (655-5) OR Trestan Ebner (250-3, 24/317)
• WRs: RJ Sneed (42/437), Gavin Holmes, Tyquan Thornton (45/782)
• TE: Ben Sims (2/5)

Boston College depth chart:

• QB: Phil Jurkovec (222-2 – Notre Dame) OR Dennis Grosel (983-9)
• RB: David Bailey (844-7)
• WRs: Kobay White (29/460), Jaelen Gill (6/51 – Ohio St), Zay Flowers (22/341)
• TE: Hunter Long (28/509)

Cincinnati depth chart:

• QB: Desmond Ridder (2164-18, 650-5)
• RB: Gerrid Doaks (526-5)
• WRs: Alec Pierce (37/652), Jayshon Jackson (17/171), Michael Young (6/21 – Notre Dame)
• TE: Bruno Labelle (2/9) OR Leonard Taylor (4/37)

Florida Atlantic depth chart (POSTPONED):

• QB: Nick Tronti (180-2)
• RB: BJ Emmons (237-6)
• WRs: TJ Chase (7/70 – Clemson), Jordan Merrell, BJ Alexander (Kentucky transfer)
• TE: Michael Irvin (2/33 – Miami)

Georgia State depth chart:

• QB: Cornelious Brown (130-0)
• RBs: Destin Coates (546-7)
• WRs: Cornelius McCoy (70/757), Terrance Dixon (9/82), Sam Pinckney (36/460)
• TE: Roger Carter (28/334)

Houston depth chart (POSTPONED):

• QB: Clayton Tune (1533-11)
• RB: Kyle Porter (615-3) OR Mulbah Car (375-3)
• WRs: Jeremy Singleton (26/381), Keith Corbin (11/192), Marquez Stevenson (52/907), Nathaniel Dell OR Tre’von Bradley (16/326)
• TE: Christian Trahan (22/244)

Liberty depth chart:

• QB: Malik Willis OR Chris Ferguson – Willis (Auburn transfer) was named the starter on Monday
• RB: Joshua Mack (792-7)
• WRs: CJ Yarbrough (6/124), Noah Frith (15/291), DJ Stubbs (32/401)
• TE: Johnny Huntley (11/196)

Louisiana Tech depth chart:

• QB: Aaron Allen (446-3) OR Luke Anthony
• RB: Justin Henderson (1062-15)
• FB: Jacob Adams
• WRs: Adrian Hardy (42/534), Griffin Hebert (30/537), Isaiah Graham (21/398), Cee Jay Powell (43/488) OR Smoke Harris (47/348)

North Carolina State depth chart:

• QB: Devin Leary (1219-8)
• RB: Ricky Person (229-3) OR Zonovan Knight (745-5) OR Jordan Houston (526-2) OR Trent Pennix (55-0)
• WRs: Devin Carter (32/456) OR CJ Riley (28/315 – 2018), Emeka Emezie (56/576) OR Jasiah Provillon (2/58), Thayer Thomas (31/334) OR Porter Rooks
• F: Dylan Autenrieth (3/40) OR Dylan Parham
• TE: Cary Angeline (25/379)

Oklahoma State depth chart (from last week before postponement):

• QB: Spencer Sanders (2065-16, 628-2)
• RB: Chuba Hubbard (2094-21)
• WRs: Tylan Wallace (53/903), Dillon Stoner (52/599), Brandon Johnson (23/491)
• CWs (TE/FB hybrid): Jelani Woods, Logan Carter (5/15)

Troy depth chart:

• QB: Gunnar Watson (89-0)
• RB: BJ Smith (106-1)
• WRs: Reggie Todd (38/666), Tray Eafford (23/334), Kaylon Geiger (77/873), Khalil McClain (45/562)
• TE: AJ Lewis (6/73)

Tulsa depth chart (from last week before postponement):

• QB: Zach Smith (3279-19)
• RBs: Shamari Brooks (1046-6), Corey Taylor (461-6)
• WRs: Sam Crawford (59/777), Keylon Stokes (62/1040), JuanCarlos Santana (19/233)
• TE: James Palmer (4/81)

UCF depth chart (PROJECTED until I see one released):

• QB: Dillon Gabriel (3653-29)
• RB: Otis Anderson (726/5, 31/365), Greg McCrae (529-7), Bentavious Thompson (604-8)
• WRs: Tre Nixon (49/830), Marlon Williams (51/717), Jacob Harris (19/448)
• TE: Jake Hescock (9/87)

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(continually updated)

On Wednesday the Big Ten revealed it will return the weekend of October 23-24 with an 8 game schedule with a 9th game for each team based on finish. Not too long after that announcement came the news that Michigan QB Dylan McCaffrey plans to opt out and transfer, a sign that QB Joe Milton has won the starting job. Michigan WR Nico Collins also reportedly will opt out.

The big news on Thursday was South Carolina QB Collin Hill (Colorado State transfer) being named the starter over returner Ryan Hilinski.

Friday brought the postponement of the Baylor-Houston & Florida Atlantic-Georgia Southern games. Also, Miami QB Tate Martell opted out of the season

List of Injuries & Updates from September 16-18:

QBs:

• Collin Hill, South Carolina – named starter over Ryan Hilinski
• Jaiave Magalei, Louisiana – this is conjecture, but he wasn’t on the two deep roster leading a writer to think the backup may be out for COVID related reasons, as the team has said 9 players will be out
• Tate Martell, Miami – opts out of season
• Dylan McCaffrey, Michigan – plans to opt out and transfer
• Anthony Russo, Temple – mentioned as the starter by coaches

RBs:

• Trillion Coles, UCF – out for season with Achilles injury
• Marcus Crowley, Ohio State – still working way back into practice after ACL tear
• Vincent Davis, Pitt – will start at RB but sounds like committee approach
• Lyn-J Dixon, Clemson – could have played last weekend, ready to go
• Michel Dukes, Clemson – expected back this week
• Darrian Felix, South Florida – limited in practice with hamstring, gametime decision Saturday
• Deion Hankins, UTEP – not full participant in practice Thursday, missed Wednesday practice after a Tuesday practice injury, described as a gametime decision
• Chez Mellusi, Clemson – expected back this week

WRs & TEs:

• Kevin Austin, Notre Dame – another scan in 2 weeks, could be cleared for practice then
• Rashod Bateman, Minnesota – reportedly wants to opt back in, has signed with an agent
• Eyin Cole, Florida Atlantic – opts out of season
• Nico Collins, Michigan – has signed with an agent and will opt out
• Daniel Ehlinger, Missouri – moving on from the team
• Dontae Fleming, Louisiana – expected back full strength this weekend
• TE Jackson Lowe, Tennessee – enters transfer portal
• Maurice Massey, Missouri – opts out of season
• TE Austin Pope, Tennessee – “will not play right now”, recovering from back surgery
• Ben Skowronek, Notre Dame – confirmed out this weekend