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        Shark Bites are the latest fantasy football news & NFL updates. Draft Sharks has been in business since 1999. And when we started, redraft was the dominant form of fantasy football. Check out what we've learned about this most basic form of fantasy football along the way.

        Raiders WR Hunter Renfrow (oblique) is active for today’s game vs. the Patriots. He came off IR and returned to practice this week. Renfrow has averaged just 4.8 targets, 3.5 catches and 32 yards across 6 games this season and isn’t a recommended Week 15 fantasy play.

        2:38pm UTC 12/18/22

        Raiders TE Darren Waller (hamstring) is officially active for today’s game vs. the Patriots. He was designated to return from IR and practiced this week. NFL Network reported this morning that Waller will be a “full go” in this one. Consider him a low-end, risk/reward TE1 in his first action since Week 5.

        2:37pm UTC 12/18/22

        Raiders RB Josh Jacobs (quad, hand) is active for today’s game vs. the Patriots. He was limited in practice all week and admitted on Friday that he’s not quite sure how that injured pinkie will hold up today. It adds some risk to Jacobs’ profile, but he still sits very high in the Week 15 RB Rankings.

        2:36pm UTC 12/18/22

        Patriots WR Jakobi Meyers (concussion) is active for today’s game vs. the Raiders. He got in just limited practices on Wednesday and Friday, but we’re expecting him to play his usual role in this plus matchup. Meyers is in the WR3 mix.

        Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle) is active for today’s game vs. the Raiders. He got in just a limited practice on Friday after hurting his ankle on Monday night. It’s unclear exactly how big a role Stevenson is ready for today, leaving him as a risk/reward RB2. With RB Damien Harris (thigh) out, rookies Kevin Harris and Pierre Strong join Stevenson in the backfield.

        Jets WR Denzel Mims was knocked out of Sunday's game vs. the Lions with a 1st-half concussion. WR Corey Davis is inactive with his own concussion, leaving the Jets with WRs Garrett Wilson, Elijah Moore, Braxton Berrios and Jeff Smith.

        Bears WR Equanimeous St. Brown sustained a concussion in the 1st quarter of Sunday's game vs. the Eagles and has been ruled out. That leaves Chicago with WRs Dante Pettis, Byron Pringle and Velus Jones.

        Raiders TE Darren Waller (hamstring) and WR Hunter Renfrow (oblique) will be "full go" against the Patriots today, according to NFL Network. Both guys were designated to return from IR and returned to practice this week. Renfrow hasn't done enough in his 6 games this season to be an attractive fantasy play. Waller is worth considering as a lower-end TE1 with upside.

        Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle) remains questionable for today's 4:05 pm ET kickoff vs. the Raiders. We won't get New England's inactives until 2:30. The Boston Herald's Andrew Callahan "fully expects" Stevenson to play "and probably be featured." Callahan adds: "How healthy is he? I don’t have a %. But he’s the Pats’ best offensive player in a near must-win game they want to slow down. I don’t think missing 2 practices is as big a deal this late in the season. Pats have been playing the long game to keep players healthy all year." ESPN's Mike Reiss is less sure of Stevenson's availability, noting that he was "very careful" on that injured left ankle in Friday's practice. But Reiss notes that Stevenson likely improved over the last 2 days and that the Patriots did not elevate RB J.J. Taylor from the practice squad. Ultimately, Stevenson is worth waiting on for plenty of fantasy teams. But you'd ideally have a viable late-game replacement in the range of a Latavius Murray/Antonio Gibson/Josh Palmer (flex spot).

        Panthers S Xavier Woods (ankle) is active for today's game against the Steelers.

        Lions EDGE Aidan Hutchinson (illness) is active for today's game against the Jets. Use him as planned in your IDP lineups.

        Chiefs DT Chris Jones (illness) is active for today's game against the Texans. Use him as planned in your IDP lineups.

        Saints LB Pete Werner (ankle) is active for today's game against the Falcons. It'll be his 1st game since the Week 9 injury that required surgery. There will be some risk to using him in that return game, especially given that Werner remained limited in practice all week. But he has been a high-ceiling IDP performer when healthy this year. CB Marshon Lattimore (abdomen) is inactive once again. He hasn't played since Week 5.

        Cowboys EDGE Dorance Armstrong (ankle) is active for today's game against the Jaguars.

        Jets RB James Robinson is again a healthy scratch for today's game vs. the Lions. RB Ty Johnson is active but didn't play a single offensive snap last week. RBs Zonovan Knight and Michael Carter figure to handle most, if not all, of the backfield work today.

        Jaguars LB Chad Muma (ankle) is active for today's game against the Cowboys. EDGE Travon Walker (ankle) is inactive. We'd guess Muma will return to the starting lineup and play over LB Devin Lloyd in 2-LB packages. CB Darious Williams (abdomen) is also active.

        Saints RBs Dwayne Washington and Eno Benjamin are inactive for today's game vs. the Falcons. That leaves just Alvin Kamara and David Johnson in New Orleans' backfield. Kamara should be in for plenty of touches today.

        11:34am UTC 12/18/22

        Panthers WR D.J. Moore (ankle) is active for today’s game vs. the Steelers. He was downgraded to limited participation on Friday after putting in full workouts the previous 2 days. It’s safe to assume Moore won’t be at 100% today, adding risk to his fantasy profile.

        11:33am UTC 12/18/22

        Chiefs WR Kadarius Toney (hamstring) is active for today’s game vs. the Texans. It’ll be his first action since Week 11. Toney didn’t top a 44% snap rate in any of his 3 games with Kansas City so far and can’t be trusted in Week 15 fantasy lineups.

        Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence (toe) is active for today’s game vs. the Cowboys. He played through this injury last week, smoking the Titans for 368 yards and 3 TDs. This is a much tougher matchup today, but we don’t expect the toe to be a limiting factor.

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