| | Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett (shin) missed his second straight day of practice on Thursday. Lockett made his return in Week 17 after missing one game due to a broken left index finger but suffered a shin injury and is now questionable for the Week 18 regular season finale against the Los Angeles Rams in a must-win contest. The Seahawks are calling him day-to-day, though, and it sounds as though the 30-year-old pass-catcher will push to play on Sunday. Lockett could still play this weekend, even if he doesn't log any practice time. However, after returning to a two-catch performance and now dealing with two different injuries, it won't make fantasy managers very confident that he'll do much against the Rams if he's active. If Lockett can't play, Laquon Treadwell, Penny Hart and rookie Dareke Young would be asked to step up behind DK Metcalf. |
| | Seattle Seahawks running backs Kenneth Walker III (ankle, illness), DeeJay Dallas (ankle) and Travis Homer (ankle) all missed practice on Thursday for the second straight day this week. At the moment, Godwin Igwebuike is the only healthy RB on Seattle's active roster. We'll have more clarity on the situation after Friday's final injury report is released, but all of Walker, Dallas and Homer will likely need to return to at least a limited practice in order to have a shot at playing in a must-win game in Week 18 against the Los Angeles Rams. The 22-year-old Walker will continue to handle the lion's share of Seattle's backfield duties if he's healthy enough to play. He has two straight 100-yard performances. |
| | Seattle Seahawks tight end Noah Fant (knee) was limited in Thursday's practice after he was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday. Fant is trending in the right direction to play in a must-win Week 18 divisional clash against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. The 25-year-old has been playing through his knee injury for a few weeks but hasn't been limited at all on game days. Fant was second on the team in receiving yards (40) in last week's win over the Jets, but fellow tight end Colby Parkinson was targeted a team-high seven times and caught five of them for 36 yards and a touchdown. Given Seattle's banged-up backfield and with receiver Tyler Lockett (finger, shin) hurt, both Fant and Parkinson could see more involvement in the passing attack this weekend. Still, Fant will be a touchdown-dependent option at the position in DFS and season-long leagues. |
| | Seattle Seahawks running back Travis Homer (ankle) was a non-participant at Thursday's practice. He is now missed back-to-back sessions due to an ankle injury. The 24-year-old sustained the ankle injury in Week 16 against the Chiefs. He is trending in the wrong direction toward playing in Week 18 against the Rams. Backfield teammates Kenneth Walker III (ankle) and DeeJay Dallas (ankle) also did not practice Thursday. Homer used for 74 yards on 19 attempts and caught 16 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown over 10 games in 2022. If Homer does suit up, he is off the fantasy radar for the regular season finale versus the Rams. |
| | Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett (shin) is listed as questionable for the Week 18 regular season finale against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Lockett returned to practice on Friday after sitting out the previous two days, and he is determined to suit up this weekend in a must-win game, according to head coach Pete Carroll. The 30-year-old wideout missed Week 16 due to a fractured index finger but returned last Sunday to catch both of his targets for 15 yards. He clearly is not 100 percent, but the Seahawks need him as they try to earn the final playoff spot in the NFC. With Seattle's game coming later on Sunday, Lockett becomes even riskier for fantasy managers in the final week of the regular season. If he cannot play, Laquon Treadwell would be the No. 2 behind DK Metcalf. |
| | Seattle Seahawks running backs Kenneth Walker III (ankle, illness) and DeeJay Dallas (ankle) were both removed from the final injury report on Friday and will play in Week 18 against the Los Angeles Rams. Meanwhile, Travis Homer (ankle) is listed as doubtful to play. A win on Sunday and a Lions win over the Packers on Sunday night would propel the Seahawks to the playoffs as the No. 7 seed in the NFC, so Walker will have a normal workload as the team's top running back in this one. The 22-year-old has had 20-plus touches and over 100 rushing yards in each of the last two games and is a great fantasy option at RB in DFS and single-year leagues in Week 18. Walker enters the week with 936 rushing yards, so there's a good chance he hit the 1,000-yard mark in his first NFL campaign. |
| | Seattle Seahawks tight end Noah Fant (knee) was removed from the final injury report on Friday and will play in the Week 18 regular season finale on Sunday against the division-rival Los Angeles Rams. Fant will be available for this must-win game, but fantasy managers considering using him as a touchdown-dependent TE2 shouldn't forget about Colby Parkinson's added usage as the team's top-targeted tight end in the Week 17 win over the New York Jets. The 25-year-old Fant will continue to have a role, but he'll probably need to find the end zone in order to return value in DFS and single-year leagues. He enters the weekend as the TE17 in half-point PPR scoring with 46 receptions on 59 targets for 466 yards and four touchdowns in 16 games. Fant caught four passes for 42 yards and a TD in the first meeting against the Rams in Week 13. |