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Perry (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Texans.

Despite making the Saints' initial 53-man roster, Perry has yet to see the field this season. The rookie sixth-round pick is currently behind Chris Olave, Michael Thomas, Rashid Shaheed, Keith Kirkwood and Lynn Bowden on the wideout depth chart.

Jefferson is active for Sunday's game against the Commanders, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

The Falcons acquired Jefferson in a trade with the Rams on Tuesday, but it appears he's grasped the playbook quickly and will make his team debut Sunday. However, fantasy managers should expect the 2020 second-round pick to play a limited role during his first game with Atlanta. Across five games with Los Angeles this season, Jefferson caught eight of 15 targets for 108 yards.

Woods (ribs) is active for Sunday's game against the Saints.

Despite being listed as questionable, Woods never appeared in significant danger of sitting out after he was able to play through the rib injury in the Week 5 loss to Atlanta before turning in a full practice Friday. With Tank Dell (concussion) inactive for Sunday's contest, Woods could see an expanded profile in the Houston passing attack behind No. 1 receiver Nico Collins.

Dell (concussion) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Saints.

Though Dell will miss the first game of his career after sustaining the brain injury in last week's 21-19 loss to Atlanta, Houston is hopeful that the Week 6 contest will be the extent of the rookie wideout's absence. Per Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston, Dell is said to be showing improvement after practicing in a limited fashion Friday, and he should be ready to play Oct. 29 at Carolina following the Texans' Week 7 bye. While Dell is sidelined Sunday, however, Noah Brown, John Metchie and Xavier Hutchinson are expected to see added opportunities in three-receiver formations alongside Nico Collins and Robert Woods.

Higgins (ribs) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Seahawks.

Higgins, who was inactive last weekend after fracturing a rib in the Bengals' Week 4 loss to the Titans, approached the game listed as questionable after practicing fully Friday. Now that it's been confirmed that he'll give it a go Sunday, it remains to be seen if the wideout will handle his usual allotment of snaps, with Trenton Irwin a candidate to see added work alongside Ja'Marr Chase and Tyler Boyd should Higgins be limited at all or suffer any in-game setbacks. In four games to date, Higgins has recorded a 12/129/2 receiving line on 32 targets.

Hutchinson may see added involvement in the passing game Sunday against the Saints with fellow rookie wideout Tank Dell (concussion) listed as questionable but not expected to play, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Meanwhile, Robert Woods (ribs) is listed as questionable but is expected to play, and Noah Brown (groin) was reinstated from injured reserve Saturday, so the Texans' receiver group is fairly healthy heading into Sunday, despite Dell's anticipated absence. Nico Collins and Woods will serve as the Texans' top two wideouts, but Hutchinson, Brown and John Metchie could all get opportunities to mix into three-receiver sets more than usual with Dell out of the mix. Hutchinson, a sixth-round pick out of Iowa State, has suited up in all five of the Texans' games to date but has drawn just two targets across 31 snaps on offense.

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

Brown never practiced fully this week, but he looks to be trending toward playing Sunday after managing limited practice sessions Thursday and Friday. Still, those considering Brown for Week 6 fantasy lineups will still want to confirm he's active prior to Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. The Cardinals will release their inactive list 90 minutes prior to the game's start time.

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

Woods finished Week 6 as a full practice participant Friday, so despite being listed as questionable, he never seemed at much risk of sitting out Sunday. However, Woods' status won't be officially confirmed until the Texans release their inactive list 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff. Assuming he's active Sunday, Woods could be in store for more target volume than usual, as fellow wideout Tank Dell (concussion) is unlikely to play.

Dell (concussion), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Saints, isn't expected to play, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Dell missed practices Wednesday and Thursday before returning to the field as a limited participant Friday. Though he didn't put in a full practice this week, Dell took a questionable tag into the weekend, but Schefter's report suggests that the rookie wideout didn't clear the five- step concussion protocol. Dell will likely be inactive for Sunday's contest, but his status won't be confirmed until Houston releases its inactive list 90 minutes prior to the game's 1 p.m. ET kickoff. If Dell is sidelined, Noah Brown, John Metchie and Xavier Hutchinson could be in store for expanded roles behind Nico Collins and Robert Woods (ribs).

Higgins (rib), who is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Seahawks, is expected to play, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Higgins missed the Bengals' Week 5 win over the Cardinals with a fractured rib, but he turned in a pair of limited practices this week before logging a full session Friday. He thus appears to be trending in the right direction to play, but his status won't become official until the Bengals release their inactive list 90 minutes before Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff.