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Dallas (ankle) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against San Francisco, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

His status is of less interest for fantasy purposes now that Kenneth Walker (ankle) doesn't have a game designation. Dallas and Walker both missed Sunday's loss to Carolina, which allowed Travis Homer to step into the lead role. Homer played 91 percent of the offensive snaps, yet he had only 11 touches.

The Saints claimed Benjamin off waivers from the Texans on Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Benjamin will move on to his third locale of the season, following stops in Arizona and Houston. While he was with the Cardinals, Benjamin was reasonably productive while handling a three-down role from Weeks 4 through 6 in the absence of James Conner, a stretch in which he averaged 50.3 rushing yards and 24 receiving yards per game. Once Conner returned, however, Benjamin was placed on waivers shortly thereafter, and he never received much of an opportunity to carve out work upon landing in Houston. The Saints could present a clearer path for him to find backup snaps behind Alvin Kamara, with Mark Ingram (knee) in danger to miss the rest of the season. Benjamin's threats for work behind Kamara are veteran David Johnson and Dwayne Washington, whom the Saints likely prefer to keep in a special-teams role.

McCaffrey (knee) doesn't have an injury designation for Thursday's game against Seattle, Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

McCaffrey has been playing through the knee injury for weeks now, and while head coach Kyle Shanahan has been cautious with the running back's usage in the second half of games while leading by multiple scores, the 49ers have otherwise unleashed McCaffrey to full effect. He played 98 percent of the offensive snaps in the first half of Sunday's 35-7 win over the Buccaneers, finishing with 153 yards and two touchdowns despite playing only 18 percent of the snaps post-halftime. There's little doubt McCaffrey will be featured again Thursday as the 49ers look to clinch the NFC West crown.

Walker (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Thursday's game against San Francisco, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Less than an hour after head coach Pete Carroll said Walker would be listed as questionable, the final injury report shows the running back with no game designation at all. Walker is thus expected to step back in as the lead runner, though it'll be against a top defense and with some possibility that he cedes more snaps to Travis Homer than he typically would. Fellow running back DeeJay Dallas (ankle) is listed as questionable and could also be an option to avoid putting too much of the load on Walker.

Clement recorded a 21-yard reception in Monday's 27-13 loss to the Patriots.

Clement has played only three snaps on offense during the Cardinals' past two games, but he's been targeted on two occasions and has two receptions for 29 yards to show for it. The 28-year-old isn't expected to see additional opportunities unless lead back James Conner misses time, or if the Cardinals choose to lighten his workload. Conner handled snap shares north of 95 percent in both Week 13 and Week 14.

Walker (ankle) will be listed as questionable for Thursday's game against San Francisco, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.

Walker's return to full practice participation Tuesday seemingly puts him on track to play, so he may be closer to "probable," if that injury designation still existed. Head coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that the rookie running back looked good in practice, but the team's decision to list him as questionable means fantasy managers should make sure Walker isn't listed among Seattle's inactives before Thursday's 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff. While Walker was sidelined last week, Travis Homer played 91 percent of the offensive snaps in a 30-24 loss to Carolina, but he carried only nine times for 26 yards and caught two passes for eight yards.

Blasingame isn't listed on the Bears' injury report Wednesday.

Blasingame was inactive for the Bears' Week 13 loss to the Packers due to an illness, but he's full go following Chicago's Week 14 bye. The undrafted fullback out of Vanderbilt has played 130 offensive snaps across 12 appearances this season, but he's yet to record a rushing attempt and failed to hail in his lone target.

Harris (thigh) was present for practice Wednesday, Zack Cox of NESN.com reports.

Harris has missed two straight games, but his presence at practice Wednesday suggests that he could return to action Sunday against the Raiders. The Patriots will release their first Week 15 injury report later Wednesday, when the extent of Harris' practice participation will be known. If available this weekend, Harris could fill a leading role out of the backfield, as Rhamondre Stevenson is dealing with an ankle issue and uncertain to play.

Harris didn't practice Wednesday due to a hip injury.

Harris managed an oblique issue at practice last week, but he seems to be managing a new, yet related injury in Week 15. Thursday's injury report will add further context to the running back's status for Sunday's game against the Panthers, but if Harris is limited or out this weekend, Jaylen Warren would likely be in line to serve as Pittsburgh's lead back.

Stevenson (ankle) wasn't spotted at practice Wednesday, Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald reports.

An ankle injury limited Stevenson to just 13 snaps in Monday's win over the Cardinals, and the running back's absence from practice Wednesday clouds his status for this weekend's game against the Raiders. With Damien Harris dealing with a thigh issue, rookies Kevin Harris and Pierre Strong are currently the Patriots' healthiest backfield options.