To start or not to start: Nico Collins 🤔

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

• Raiders RB Josh Jacobs, Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker both expected to play in Week 16 after logging limited practices Friday

  • The two running backs were both questionable coming into Friday’s practice, but the fact that both were able to take the field yesterday bodes well for both their availabilities this weekend. Jacobs is set to make his return to action after missing just one game in Week 15 and should immediately resume his role as Las Vegas’ RB1. He draws a tough matchup against the Chiefs defense, but he’s already finished as a weekly RB1 once before this season against Kansas City in their first tilt earlier this year. As for Walker, it’s good to see that he’s set to play this weekend, but questions linger about what his utilization might look like after being significantly limited in practice all week. We’ve seen Walker enter games on the injury report and cede touches to capable rookie backup Zach Charbonnet, and the threat of that happening should at least have Walker’s managers leery. He belongs in lineups this week, to be sure – but there’s a chance we might not see him command as much volume as he did last week against the Eagles.

• Texans WR Nico Collins slated to return to action in Week 16 after missing last week’s game with calf injury

  • That’s the good news. The bad news: Houston faces a stifling Browns defense on Sunday and enters the game with Case Keenum, not C.J. Stroud, under center. There’s no precedent, no history to fall back on between Keenum and Collins, so just what the target distribution looks like with Collins back on the field is anyone’s guess. That being said, Collins also is no slouch and should be able to earn targets regardless of the matchup in a given week, especially with his primary target competition being only Noah Brown. The Texans have leaned heavily on Devin Singletary and the ground game in the past few weeks, so there’s a chance that the overall opportunity for Collins could be limited – but it’s unlikely that the Browns run away with this one, and the game script should be largely competitive all game. He’s a mid-high WR3 this week and shouldn’t be benched unless you have a player that is light years ahead of him in terms of value.