Fantasy Football Injury Updates: Is JuJu Smith-Schuster playing Week 16? (Updated)

Matt Lutovsky

Fantasy Football Injury Updates: Is JuJu Smith-Schuster playing Week 16? (Updated) image

JuJu Smith-Schuster is "questionable" and playing in a late-afternoon kickoff in Week 16 -- doesn't get much worse for fantasy championship start 'em, sit 'em decisions, does it? Well, if JuJu can be taken at his word, fantasy football owners have nothing to worry about -- unless they're playing against Smith-Schuster. We'll explain in a minute, but it doesn't appear as if nervous JuJu owners will have to sweat out the official active/inactive injury report this week. 

Should anything change, we'll have the latest updates on Smith-Schuster right here, so check back before kickoff. For the latest on other injured WRs, such as Julio Jones, DeAndre Hopkins, and T.Y. Hilton, check here; for more on Todd Gurley, click here. And if you're looking for the Week 16 weather forecast, go here.

Week 16 Rankings:
Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | D/ST | Kicker

Is JuJu Smith-Schuster playing Week 16?

UPDATE: Smith-Schuster is officially ACTIVE.

A groin injury forced Smith-Schuster to miss Friday's practice and be listed as "questionable" for Sunday's late-afternoon kickoff in New Orleans, but the man himself weighed in on his status on Twitter:

 

 

WEEK 16 PPR RANKINGS:  Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end

Well, there you have it. Assuming he has no setbacks, he should be all set to rebound on the fast track of the Superdome this week. The Saints have been playing better defense over the second half, but Smith-Schuster has proven he can produce against anyone. Consider him a borderline WR1.

If he is a surprise scratch, rookie James Washington and the recently activated Eli Rogers will likely see more targets, but neither can be counted on in fantasy championship games.

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Matt Lutovsky has been a writer and editor for The Sporting News since 2007, primarily writing about fantasy sports, betting, and gaming.