NFL Week 10 inactives and fantasy tips: Tyreek Hill is active for Monday Night Football

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Player rankings referenced in this article are current as of 8 a.m. ET, Nov. 10. For updated rankings, see the “Fantasy football player rankings” section.

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Monday Night Football

Tyreek Hill, WR, Dolphins (wrist) — Active
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Tyreek Hill will be active for Monday Night Football. Teammate Jaylen Waddle looks to bounce back after a two-reception, negative four-yard showing in Week 9. 

Week 10 fantasy football flex fliers

Scott Engel’s weekly guide to last-minute free agent additions.

Xavier Legette, WR, CAR (59 percent): The Panthers traded away two WRs recently, clearing a path for Legette to operate as the team’s new No. 1 WR. The Giants rank 24th in fantasy points per game (FPPG) allowed to WRs. Bryce Young is starting to show some signs of improvement, and Legette will post at least adequate fantasy totals with a healthy amount of targets. He has caught TD passes in three of his past four games.

Audric Estime, RB, DEN (12 percent): The Broncos need to make a change at RB, as Javonte Williams is averaging 3.8 yards per carry and Bo Nix leads the team with four rushing TDs. There has been much local buzz in Denver that it is time to give this rookie a chance to add life to a sagging ground game.

Estime was drafted in the fifth round by the Broncos this year, yet he has been described as a power back with some speed who can help balance the offense. Usually I feature plug-and-play types in this space, but I want to get readers ahead of the pack if Estime is still available in their leagues.

Pick up the 5-foot-11, 227-pounder now, and watch to see if his role expands as soon as this week. The Chiefs present an obviously tough matchup, and this entry is more about taking advantage of others overlooking Estime on the initial waiver run.

— Engel

Jake Ciely’s Week 10 fantasy football player rankings

Find out Jake’s top QB, RB, WR and TE for the week!

• • • There is no perfect widget out there, sadly, still. I know many view this on your phone, but 1) use the rankings widget on a PC/laptop/etc. if possible or 2) open in your phone’s browser, especially for Android users, to get the scrolling to work (or Android people can try a two-finger scroll).
    • ECR = “Expert” Consensus Ranking (which isn’t updated by everyone consistently, so take with a grain of salt).
    • Updated regularly, so check up to lineups locking.

Get Ciely’s full Week 10 analysis. Plus sleepers and projections.

Featured games

Follow live NFL Updates from Week 10. Read about every game on the schedule here.

Monday night

Miami Dolphins (2-6) vs. Los Angeles Rams (4-4)

• Venue: SoFi Stadium — Inglewood, Calif.
• Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
• TV: ESPN
• Streaming: Fubo (try for free)

Monday night’s matchup features two teams that struggled early in the season due to injuries but are making their way back to better play. The return of Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, two every-week fantasy starters, gave Matthew Stafford the targets he needed to win games. Now on a three-game winning streak, the Rams are back in the NFL playoff picture.

With injuries to the wide receiver corps, Kyren Williams took over and is fantasy’s RB7 with 18.7 PPR points per game. While he’s certainly helping fantasy teams, the Rams rank 26th in rushing yards per game (97.13), and Williams’ success has been supplemented by his receiving skills and 10 total touchdowns.

The Dolphins have lost their previous two games on last-second field goals and are looking to get rolling with Tua Tagovailoa back in the lineup. Tyreek Hill had his second-best performance of the year in Week 9 with 80 yards on four receptions and five targets. On the other hand, Jaylen Waddle hopes to never see last week’s stat sheet again, as he had two catches for negative two yards.

Tagovailoa’s presence will surely help, though. He ranks fourth in the league in EPA per dropback and first in tight-window completion percentage. But De’Von Achane has provided the most consistency for this team and is fantasy’s RB9 in PPR points per game. As of Thursday morning, Los Angeles was favored but by a very small margin. The Dolphins have had bad luck this season, but they have the talent to turn it around at any point, unlike most of the other NFL teams with 2-6 records.

Read the full preview.

Fantasy football rest-of-season rankings

With the stretch run of the fantasy season near, Brandon Funston shares his rest-of-season rankings, with RBs clocking in early and often.

The​​​​​​​​​​ Big Board considers past returns, current situation/performance,​ and​​​​​​​​​ expected​ future gains​​​​​​​​​ in​​​​​​​​​​ determining​​​​​​​​​​ who​ should be included​​​​​​​​​ among​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ the​​ Top 100 fantasy football players. Essentially, the Big Board is a cheat sheet designed for a GM who is planning to participate in a draft today. Half-point PPR scoring for a 1QB league format is used as the baseline for the Big Board.

The players topping the list include:

1. Saquon Barkley
2. Derrick Henry
3. Justin Jefferson
4. Kyren Williams
5. Bijan Robinson

Find the complete rankings and read more about the top selections here. 

(Top photo of Tyreek Hill: Carmen Mandato / Getty Images)