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Head coach Pete Carroll said that Walker (ankle), who is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's contest against the Panthers, is considered a game-day decision, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Walker and fellow running back DeeJay Dallas (ankle) were both labeled as game-day decisions after failing to practice in any capacity Wednesday through Friday. The lack of practice activity doesn't bode well for Walker's chances of playing against Carolina, but the Seahawks will presumably wait and see how he feels after an early workout Sunday before making a call on his status ahead of the 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. With Dallas in a similar situation, the Seahawks are tentatively left with Travis Homer and Tony Jones as their healthy backs. If the Seahawks were to elevate one of the three running backs on their practice squad before Saturday's deadline for Week 14 roster moves, it would be an indication that at least one of Walker or Dallas isn't expected to play.

McCaffrey (knee) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Brock Purdy is set to make his first career NFL start with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (foot) most likely done for the regular season and playoffs, but San Francisco should have all of its other key skill-position players available Sunday save for McCaffrey's top backup, Elijah Mitchell (knee), who remains on injured reserve. With Mitchell moving to IR ahead of last week's game against the Dolphins, the 49ers relied even more heavily on McCaffrey than usual, as the 26-year-old played 81 percent of the snaps on offense in the 33-17 win and turned his 25 touches into 146 yards and a touchdown. Since McCaffrey's lingering knee issue isn't deemed significant enough for him to take a designation into the weekend, he should be in store for another high-volume role Sunday.

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

Seattle could be shorthanded in the backfield this weekend, as both Dallas and lead option Kenneth Walker are carrying questionable tags into Sunday after both players' ankle injuries kept them off the practice field Wednesday through Friday, per Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic. Walker's status warrants more intrigue for fantasy purposes, but Dallas could be in store for more work than usual if he plays and the rookie doesn't. As the Seattle backfield currently stands, Travis Homer and Tony Jones are the healthy options, though the Seahawks would likely elevate another back from the practice squad Saturday if there's any concern that neither Walker nor Dallas will be available Week 14.

Haskins (hip) is questionable for Sunday's matchup against the Jaguars, Ben Arthur of FoxSports.com reports.

Haskins was limited at each practice during Week 14 prep and is considered questionable for Sunday. The rookie running back was sidelined for Week 13 after landing on the injury report Friday as a limited participant with a hip injury, so while he's been able to participate in practice, it doesn't appears like he's made much progress since suffering the injury.

Walker (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Along with Walker, reserve DeeJay Dallas (ankle) is also listed as questionable, after both running backs weren't able to practice in any capacity Wednesday through Friday, per Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic. Seattle is tentatively left with Travis Homer and Tony Jones as the healthy running backs on the 53-man roster, though the team is presumably hopeful that at least one of Walker or Dallas will be able to play through their respective injuries. Even if Walker avoids the inactive list ahead of Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, he's no lock to take on his normal high-volume role out of the Seattle backfield. Before exiting early in last week's win over the Rams, Walker had played north of 71 percent of the snaps on offense in each of his prior six appearances while averaging 18.7 carries and three targets per contest.

Barkley (neck) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Barkley will carry a designation into the weekend after the neck issue rendered him a limited participant in practices Thursday or Friday. Though head coach Brian Daboll wasn't willing to guarantee Barkley's availability for the Week 14 game when he addressed the matter Friday, both Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News and Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com expect the running back to play through the injury after he didn't appear to be working out with any discomfort in the portion of practice that was open to the media. If Barkley's condition takes a turn for the worse and the Giants decide to hold him out or scale back his workload Sunday, Matt Breida would likely be the next man up for work out of the team's backfield.

Harris (thigh) didn't practice Friday, Zack Cox of NESN.com reports.

Harris -- who missed last Thursday's loss to the Bills -- is looking iffy for Monday's contest against the Cardinals, though he has one more chance Saturday to log practice reps before the Patriots' final injury report of the week is posted. If Harris remains sidelined versus Arizona, Rhamondre Stevenson would once again be in line to handle the bulk of New England's backfield work.

Harris (oblique) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Ravens after practicing fully Friday, Brooek Pryor of ESPN reports.

Harris steadily raised his practice participation over the course of the week, going from no practice Wednesday e to a limited session Thursday before upgrading to full participation Friday. The Steelers' lead back racked up 92 yards on 18 touches while playing through this oblique injury Week 13 against the Falcons, so Harris should once again be able to handle a full workload in this clash between AFC North rivals.

Foreman (foot) was a full practice participant Friday and doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game in Seattle.

Coming out of the Panthers' Week 13 bye, Foreman didn't practice Wednesday due to the foot issue, but he returned to the field Thursday as a limited participant before closing the week with an uncapped session. Foreman thus looks poised to return to his usual duties as the Panthers' lead option on the ground, with Chuba Hubbard on hand behind him for complementary work out of the backfield. Foreman draws a favorable Week 14 matchup against a Seattle defense that ranks 31st in the NFL with 155.3 rushing yards allowed per game.

Williams rushed three times for 19 yards and secured one of two targets for 10 yards in Thursday's 17-16 victory against the Raiders.

Despite seeing only eight fewer snaps than fellow running back Cam Akers, Williams was utilized far less and also ceded playing time to Malcolm Brown. Akers committed a costly fumble in the second quarter that ended a lengthy drive for the Rams, and it coincided with Williams getting his first touches of the game on the Rams' first drive of the second half. The Rams will draw one of the NFL's softest run defenses in Green Bay for Week 15, and that matchup combined with Akers having another lackluster rushing performance (12-42-1) may give Williams some hope for turning in a breakthrough game.