DeAndre Hopkins has actually gotten on the injury report frequently this period, as well as because of a hamstring injury, he's officially "suspicious" for Thursday Night Football versus the Packers. The Cardinals' celebrity hasn't missed a video game this season, yet you can not condemn fantasy football proprietors for questioning if he's playing and looking for the most recent injury updates prior to kickoff so they can firmly make their first beginning 'em, rest 'em decisions of Week 8.

We'll remain to upgrade this short article with information on Hopkins up till the official active/inactive report comes out on Thursday around 6:50 p.m. ET. For all the most up to date dream updates, follow us on Twitter. EVEN MORE THURSDAY EVENING FOOTBALL:|||Is DeAndre Hopkins playing on Thursday night? There's no definitive response at this moment to whether Hopkins (hindering)will play, however CardsWire of

United States Today sporting activities. The amount of times have we seen veteran WRs go
without practice yet still play as well as play well when game day rolls around. Hopkins himself did it back in Week 3. This feels like a comparable scenario, but you never know until points are official. WEEK 8 PPR RANKINGS:|||||The Packers have been a top-10 system against dream WRs, however they have not precisely dealt with lots of prolific passing offenses this season. Cincinnati is the very best death offense they have actually dealt with, and also Ja'Marr Chase created a 6-159-1 line in that competition. Just recently, Terry McLaurin captured seven masquerade 122 yards and a goal versus the Load. So, while their passing protection looks strong by the numbers, context reveals us their additional is unsatisfactory to create concern, especially since Jaire Alexander (shoulder) is banged up. Regardless, we understand Hopkins is always a must-start.

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If Hopkins does miss out on the video game, it's tough to inform that would certainly be the best alternative in the Arizona passing video game. Also without Hopkins, there are a lot of mouths to feed with A.J. Environment-friendly, Rondale Moore, Christian Kirk, and Zach Ertz. Nonetheless, Moore would be the individual who a lot of benefits in relation to his duty when Hopkins gets on the field. Kirk primarily inhabits the slot, so we 'd likely see Green as well as Moore do damage on the outside. All 4 pass-catchers stated would certainly have solid starting consideration in Hopkins' lack, yet none would certainly be ensured to have a big function.

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If Hopkins is good to go, we rate him as the as well as. He hasn't been just one of the elite fantasy properties people anticipated him to be-- as well as a hamstring injury usually restricts explosiveness-- yet he's always a candidate to rating and has had strong sufficient performances to keep him placed as a mid-tier WR1.