January 5, 2025
Miami Dolphins wide receivers
Jaylen Waddle (knee) and
Tyreek Hill (wrist, illness) are officially active for Sunday's Week 18 contest against the New York Jets. Both players had been listed as questionable, but they will suit up with the AFC's No. 7 seed on the line. While Hill and Waddle are playing Sunday, quarterback
Tua Tagovailoa (hip) is not, so the two receivers will be catching passes from
Tyler Huntley. Hill ranks as a mid-to-low WR2 while Waddle belongs in the WR3/FLEX range.
--Andersen Pickard - RotoBallerSource: Cameron Wolfe
January 3, 2025
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said he's optimistic about the status of wide receiver
Jaylen Waddle (knee) for Sunday's game against the division-rival New York Jets in the Week 18 regular-season finale despite Waddle being listed as questionable. Waddle has missed the last two games due to his knee injury but upgraded to a full practice session on Friday after two limited showings earlier this week. As things stand right now, Waddle is more likely to return than not for a must-win game against the Jets. It's good news for the Dolphins offense, but Waddle should still be considered a volatile WR4/flex play in fantasy this weekend if he's active on Sunday. Quarterback
Tua Tagovailoa (hip) is expected to miss his second straight game, so Waddle could be taking passes from backup
Tyler Huntley while potentially dealing with a limited snap count.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: South Florida Sun-Sentinel - David Furones
January 2, 2025
Miami Dolphins wide receiver
Jaylen Waddle (knee) picked up a second straight limited tag in practice this week on Thursday. Waddle hasn't played in the last two games due to his knee injury, although he has been moving around well at practice this week as the team prepares for another must-win game in the Week 18 regular-season finale on Sunday in New York against the division-rival Jets. However, the 26-year-old will probably need to put in a full practice session on Friday to be fully cleared to return this weekend. With Quarterback
Tua Tagovailoa (hip) in danger of missing his second straight game, Waddle is shaping up as a pretty shaky fantasy option if he's active in Week 18. Backup QB
Tyler Huntley peppered
Tyreek Hill with targets with Waddle out last week and could do so again if Tagovailoa is ruled out.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Marcel Louis-Jacques
January 1, 2025
In the team's first practice of Week 18 preparation, Miami Dolphins wide receivers
Tyreek Hill (wrist) and
Jaylen Waddle (knee) were both listed as limited participants. Hill has been on the injury report for most of the year while managing a wrist injury, but it hasn't caused him to miss any games and he should be ready to go for a must-win Week 18 game on Sunday against the division-rival New York Jets in the regular-season finale. Waddle, meanwhile, has missed the last two games with a knee injury and is much more up in the air. Of the two, Hill is the much better fantasy option with WR1 upside in Week 18. With quarterback
Tua Tagovailoa (hip) sitting out the Week 17 win over the Cleveland Browns,
Tyler Huntley and Hill connected nine times on nine targets for 105 yards. If Waddle is able to return this weekend, he should be considered a risky, low-floor WR4/flex in fantasy lineups.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: South Florida Sun-Sentinel - David Furones
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