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Mitchell (rib/finger), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Vikings, is expected to play, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Assuming he does play, Mitchell likely will retake lead duties out of the backfield, while Jeff Wilson and Trey Sermon would be the main candidates for complementary work with JaMycal Hasty (ankle) still sidelined.

Barkley (ankle), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles, is expected to play, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Barkley never seemed at much risk of sitting out this weekend, after he experienced no setbacks in his return from a four-game absence in Monday's loss to Tampa Bay. He handled six carries and caught all six of his targets, finishing the night with 56 yards from scrimmage while playing 59 percent of the Giants' offensive snaps. Expect Barkley to take on a larger workload Week 13.

Jones' (knee) availability for Sunday's contest against the Rams is expected to be a game-time decision, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Initial reports suggested that Jones would miss one or two games after suffering the injury in Week 10. Jones sat out last week's loss to Minnesota, but he was able to return to limited practices this week and is officially listed as questionable for Week 12. Schefter reports that Jones wants to play Sunday, but following their matchup with the Rams the Packers enter their bye week, which would give their star running back two more weeks to fully rehab from a minor MCL sprain. The game-time decision will put fantasy managers in a difficult position, as the Packers don't kick off until 4:25 p.m. ET. Obviously, if he is unable to go, then AJ Dillon is expected to see the majority of the offensive snaps once again while Patrick Taylor operates as the backup.

Walter was elevated from the practice squad Saturday, Ethan Greenberg of the Jets' official site reports.

Walter was signed to the Jets' practice squad Oct. 5 but has not been active at any point. That will be set to change in Week 12 for a matchup against the Texans, as he'll have the chance to serve in a depth role out of the backfield with Michael Carter (ankle) sidelined.

Ozigbo was waived by the Jaguars on Saturday, Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com reports.

Ozigbo was claimed off waivers by the Jaguars on Nov. 1 and was active for the Jaguars' Week 9 win over the Bills. However, the former Cornhusker has registered back-to-back inactives due to coach's decision and will now have to look for his third team this season.

Homer (calf) has been ruled out for Sunday's matchup against Washington, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Homer suffered the injury in the team's Week 11 matchup but was downgraded from a limited participant Thursday to no participation Friday. His absence leaves the Seahawks backfield thin, as Rashaad Penny (hamstring) has also been ruled out. As a result, Alex Collins and DeeJay Dallas will serve as the team's primary rushers.

Kareem Hunt (calf) was removed from injured reserve and is set to rejoin Chubb in the Cleveland backfield Sunday night at Baltimore, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

Hunt's presence, or lack thereof, hasn't had much impact on Chubb's playing time or carry/touch totals this season, with the 227-pounder logging 47-to-57 percent snap share and 11-to-22 carries in each of his eight games. The Browns used D'Ernest Johnson (and sprinkles of Demetric Felton) to replace Hunt in Weeks 8, 9 and 11, while the largest workloads went to Johnson in the two games both Chubb and Hunt missed (Weeks 7 and 10). Hunt does pose slightly more of a threat to Chubb's touch count than the Johnson/Felton combo -- especially in the red zone -- but not enough to push Chubb out of fantasy lineups given his excellent track record of production and stable rushing workload.

Penny (hamstring) may be placed on injured reserve soon, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.

Penny injured his hamstring last week and has been ruled out for Monday's game at Washington. Moving him to IR would allow the team to call up RB Josh Johnson from the practice squad without making a sacrifice at another position. With Travis Homer (calf) also out this week, Seattle is down to Alex Collins and DeeJay Dallas in the backfield.

Dallas is ready for a role in Monday's game at Washington, joining Alex Collins in the Seattle backfield with Rashaad Penny (hamstring) and Travis Homer (calf) ruled out, Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Dallas took over the passing-down role from Homer last week and finished with five touches for 27 yards and a TD on 37 percent of snaps in the 23-13 loss to Arizona. With Homer and Penny set to be inactive Monday night and Collins extremely limited as a pass catcher, Dallas should play a good number of snaps, potentially even getting more playing time than Collins if the Seahawks find themselves chasing a deficit again. That said, Collins has been the lead runner for nearly two months now, and while he hasn't had much luck in the role, it does probably give him better TD odds than Dallas, along with a higher workload floor. Josh Johnson likely will be called up from the practice squad to serve as the No. 3 back Monday night.

The Jets placed Carter (ankle) on injured reserve Saturday, ruling him out for Weeks 12 through 14, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Head coach Robert Saleh already hinted at a multi-game absence for Carter, and Adam Schefter of ESPN reported the rookie likely would be out 2-to-3 weeks with a low-grade high ankle sprain. The move to IR confirms Carter will miss a minimum of three missed games, with his next opportunity to play coming Week 15 against Miami. The Jets are left with Ty Johnson, Tevin Coleman and La'Mical Perine in their backfield, with at least the first two expected to get work in the Week 12 game against Houston on Sunday.