Noah Fant

Seahawks TE Noah Fant (groin) did not practice on Wednesday. He missed Seattle's last game before the Week 10 bye and isn't looking like a great bet to make it back for this Sunday's game vs. the 49ers. Rookie TE A.J. Barner replaced Fant as the Seahawks' lead TE in Week 10, posting a 4-27-0 line on seven targets and an 86% route rate. He'd be in play as a cheap DFS flier if Fant is out again.

Fant begins the week not participating, a sign his groin injury still needs time to heal. Prior to the team's Week 10 bye, head coach Mike Macdonald had said Fant would need some time before returning, indicating he will miss Week 11 and potentially more time. The Seahawks don't have many fantasy-serious options at tight end without Fant, and his groin injury makes Fant expendable in shallower leagues.

Sanders was listed with a late-October ankle injury but was reportedly injury-free last week. He returns to the injury report, now with both a wrist and ankle listing, jeopardizing his Week 10 availability. Sanders has been a fringe TE1/2 in three of the past four games and is firmly on streaming radars with David Njoku, Brock Bowers, Tucker Kraft and Noah Fant all on bye. He is a TE1, if active but he is not guaranteed to suit up.

Noah Fant was sidelined with a groin injury this week, thrusting Barner into the starting role. His seven targets were good for second-most on the team, though he failed to do much with the increase in opportunities. With Seattle on bye next week, Barner is only worth an add in deep leagues or TE premium formats. He will sit in the middle of the TE2 ranks for Week 11 versus the 49ers if Fant is unable to return after the bye.

Seahawks TE Noah Fant (groin) is out for this weekend's game vs. the Rams. He appears to have been injured on Wednesday and didn't practice on Thursday or Friday. Fant's absence figures to give rookie A.J. Barner a crack at lead duties on Sunday. He's no more than a DFS tournament flier.