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The initial knee scare turned out to be a low ankle sprain, and the good news is Jeanty avoided high ankle designation — but he's still not cleared for Week 1 against Miami, and Kubiak has been deliberately vague about the timeline. Dynasty hold is automatic; the bellcow profile and year-two upside are completely intact. Redraft managers sit on their hands until official injury reports drop. [Ian Rapoport](https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2092234946093986041?s=20) flagged Week 1 hope, but "on the mend" is not a green light.
Penix is splitting first-team reps with Tua and the Week 1 job is genuinely open — Stefanski hasn't named a starter, and per Adam Schefter, Tua hasn't locked it up. Atlanta is protecting Penix's knee by sitting him in the final preseason game, which means Tua gets the last live audition tonight against Miami. The rust is real — 4-of-8 with two noticeably short throws in his return — but that's expected ACL comeback stuff.
The market still hasn't caught up to Evans at WR25 ADP, and the red zone case is now the clearest it's been. Per [Fantasy Points Fantasy Football](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyztT8e8cGo&t=341), Evans carries the second-best separation score and route win rate in the league last year — and with Jennings gone, Kittle coming off an Achilles, and Pearsall's injury history, the red zone target share consolidates almost entirely to him on a team that ranked eighth in red zone scoring attempts. Brock Purdy has hit 7%+ passing touchdown rate in three of four NFL seasons, and Evans is the clear alpha in a system purpose-built for him.
The initial knee scare turned out to be a low ankle sprain, and the good news is Jeanty avoided high ankle designation — but he's still not cleared for Week 1 against Miami, and Kubiak has been deliberately vague about the timeline. Dynasty hold is automatic; the bellcow profile and year-two upside are completely intact. Redraft managers sit on their hands until official injury reports drop. [Ian Rapoport](https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2092234946093986041?s=20) flagged Week 1 hope, but "on the mend" is not a green light.
Penix is splitting first-team reps with Tua and the Week 1 job is genuinely open — Stefanski hasn't named a starter, and per Adam Schefter, Tua hasn't locked it up. Atlanta is protecting Penix's knee by sitting him in the final preseason game, which means Tua gets the last live audition tonight against Miami. The rust is real — 4-of-8 with two noticeably short throws in his return — but that's expected ACL comeback stuff.
The market still hasn't caught up to Evans at WR25 ADP, and the red zone case is now the clearest it's been. Per [Fantasy Points Fantasy Football](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyztT8e8cGo&t=341), Evans carries the second-best separation score and route win rate in the league last year — and with Jennings gone, Kittle coming off an Achilles, and Pearsall's injury history, the red zone target share consolidates almost entirely to him on a team that ranked eighth in red zone scoring attempts. Brock Purdy has hit 7%+ passing touchdown rate in three of four NFL seasons, and Evans is the clear alpha in a system purpose-built for him.
Contract talks between Wilson and Arizona are progressing, with a deal potentially imminent before Week 1.
Evans is back on the field after missing most of training camp with quad, groin, and abductor issues.