Devon Achane is Back... Probably? 🐬

All of the most important fantasy news over the last 24 hours – all in one place.

• Commanders RB Antonio Gibson officially listed as doubtful for Washington’s Week 11 game vs Giants

  • The odds seem to be tilting towards Gibson missing Week 11, which would mean a much larger and much higher quality workload for Brian Robinson against the Giants. Robinson is coming off his best game of the season in terms of his receiving production (6 catches, 119 yards last week against the Seahawks) - and while his efficiency might not match what we saw in Week 10, his utilization could easily hit that same mark. Robinson should have a safe RB2 floor with RB1 upside in a solid matchup agains the Giants, especially if Washington is able to go up on the scoreboard early and play in a positive game script.

• Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel says he’s ‘very optimistic’ about RB Devon Achane making his return in Week 11

  • Achane has yet to be officially activated from IR ahead of the Dolphins home matchup against the Raiders, but all signs this week have been pointing to him suiting up. The current leader in fantasy points per game among running backs, Achane would re-enter a backfield that still features Raheem Mostert, who popped up on the injury report throughout the week this week. Both are expected to be on the field on Sunday, and given the high-flying nature of Miami’s offense in a favorable matchup against the Raiders, both have realistic RB1 upside and can be easily considered as RB2s this week.

• Texans WR Noah Brown ruled out for Week 11 tilt vs Cardinals

  • Brown spent the entire week this week on the injury report and is now set to miss the Texans’ matchup against the Cardinals. He’s coming off his two best performances of the season by far - two 100+ yard efforts with the help of C.J. Stroud - but will now be relegated to the bench while fellow WR Nico Collins makes his return to the starting lineup. Fantasy managers should hold Brown while he’s out on the end of their benches, but it remains to be seen what the target distribution will be once all three of Houston’s top weapons (Dell, Collins, and Brown) are healthy. Each has weekly WR1 upside as long as Stroud continues to stay hot, but Tank Dell and Nico Collins profile as mid-low WR2s with Brown out.