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Ali (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's matchup against the Packers, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

Ali, an undrafted rookie out of Kentucky, is a healthy scratch for a second straight game to open the season. The Falcons have just four wideouts available Sunday -- Drake London, Mack Hollins, Scotty Miller and KhaDarel Hodge.

Cooper (groin), who is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Steelers, is considered unlikely to play, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

With Schefter's report coming out just over an hour before the early wave of Sunday games kick off, fantasy managers should have plenty of options available to swap in for Cooper, who looks poised to sit out Monday barring dramatic improvement overnight. Cooper took the questionable tag into the contest after he aggravated a groin injury during Saturday's practice. Assuming Cooper is included among the Browns' inactives when the team releases its list 90 minutes prior to Monday's 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff, Cleveland will get by with wideouts Elijah Moore and Donovan Peoples-Jones and tight end David Njoku as its top pass-catching options.

St. Brown (coach's decision) was ruled inactive for Week 2's matchup against Tampa Bay.

It's the second consecutive week St. Brown will be on the outside looking in, even though there had been some questions about fellow wideout Chase Claypool's status for the contest following a poor Week 1 showing. The fact the Bears kept six other receivers active for the Week 2 matchup shows St. Brown likely has a lot of work to do to move up the depth chart.

Hopkins (ankle) is active for Sunday's game against the Chargers.

Despite failing to practice in any capacity this week while managing the ankle injury, Hopkins will get the green light to suit up Sunday. No reports have suggested that Hopkins will be in store for any limitations Week 2, so the veteran wideout could again be in line to serve as quarterback Ryan Tannehill's top target in the passing game. In his Tennessee debut in last week's 16-15 loss to New Orleans, Hopkins recorded seven catches for 65 yards on 13 targets.

Watson (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's game at Atlanta, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.

Watson made some progress with the hamstring injury that sidelined him in the season opener last Sunday in Chicago, logging a limited practice Friday before getting a questionable designation for this contest. Still, the Packers will exercise caution with their No. 1 wide receiver and hold him out for a second consecutive game. With Watson sidelined again, Green Bay's top two WRs will be Romeo Doubs and Jayden Reed, with Dontayvion Wicks, Malik Heath and Samori Toure mixing in behind them.

Claypool is listed as active ahead of Chicago's Week 2 matchup against Tampa Bay.

There had been some doubts about Claypool's gameday roster status following a disappointing Week 1 showing, both from an effort and overall production standpoint (he was held to zero catches on two targets despite playing 55 snaps). The Bears will ultimately give the fifth-year wideout a chance to work through these issues, but Claypool remains an incredibly risky fantasy option as the No. 3 wide receiver in a run-first Chicago offense.

Doubs is expected to serve as quarterback Jordan Love's primary target Sunday against the Falcons with No. 1 receiver Christian Watson (hamstring) listed as questionable but expected to be inactive for the contest, Zach Kruse of USA Today reports.

With Watson on track to miss a second consecutive game, Doubs should once again be in line for an expanded profile in the Green Bay passing attack after catching four passes for 26 yards and two touchdowns on five targets in the Packers' season-opening win over the Bears. Doubs played less than half of the Packers' snaps on offense (48 percent) in the Week 1 win, but that may have been a byproduct of Green Bay's 18-point margin of victory along with the fact that he had been listed as questionable heading into the opener with a hamstring injury of his own. The second-year Nevada product seemingly came out of the opener no worse for the wear, as he doesn't carry an injury designation into the weekend after following up limited practices Wednesday and Thursday with a full session Friday.

Tolbert is expected to serve as Dallas' No. 3 receiver in Sunday's game against the Jets with Brandin Cooks (knee) listed as questionable but not in line to play, Joseph Hoyt of LoneStarLive.com reports.

After playing 16 snaps on offense and drawing one target in the Cowboys' 40-0 win over the Giants in the season opener, Tolbert is projected to see an expanded role Week 2 while Dallas is without one of its top three wideouts in Cooks. CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup are still available for the Cowboys, and tight end Jake Ferguson and running back Tony Pollard are also expected to retain key roles in the passing game, so Tolbert still might not find himself any higher than fifth in the pecking order for targets from quarterback Dak Prescott.

Cooks (knee) isn't expected to play in Sunday's game against the Jets, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Cooks is officially listed as questionable heading into the Week 2 matchup after missing three consecutive practices due to the sprained MCL he sustained in the Cowboys' season-opening win over the Giants. Expect Cooks to be included on the Cowboys' Week 2 inactive list, which will be released approximately 90 minutes before Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. With Cooks set to sit out, Jalen Tolbert is the favorite to step in as the No. 3 receiving option behind Michael Gallup and CeeDee Lamb.

Watson (hamstring) is not expected to play in Sunday's matchup with the Falcons, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

It looks like Watson's season debut will have to wait another week, but he has not officially been ruled out yet. The second-year pass catcher returned to practice in limited fashion Friday, which was cause for optimism. However, it looks like the Packers are leaning toward erring on the side of caution with him in order to avoid a lingering issue going forward. Should that indeed be the case, Romeo Doubs would again operate as the team's No. 1 receiver, while Jayden Reed would see an increased role as well.