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Williams was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster Friday, Ben Swanson of the Broncos' official site reports.

Williams will have a chance to play a significant role Sunday against the Chargers. With Jerry Jeudy (illness) and Tim Patrick (illness) currently on the COVID list, and Courtland Sutton possibly joining them, the Broncos could be down their top three wideouts. This would place Williams as high as third on the positional depth chart, behind Kendall Hinton and Diontae Spencer. Williams was a 2021 sixth-round selection out of Auburn who has yet step on an NFL field this season.

Sutton is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Chargers after being listed as non-participant in Friday's walk-through practice due to an illness, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports.

Head coach Vic Fangio previously relayed that Sutton may land on the reserve/COVID-19 list, but that hasn't happened as of Friday's 4 p.m. ET deadline for daily transactions. That said, both Troy Renck of Denver 7 News and Mike Klis of 9News Denver indicate that Sutton's status is pending, so his availability remains worth monitoring closely now that he's officially questionable for Week 17. Fellow wideouts Jerry Jeudy (illness) and Tim Patrick (illness) are currently on the team's COVID-19 list and have already been ruled out for Sunday, leaving Diontae Spencer, Kendall Hinton and practice-squad call-ups Travis Fulgham and Seth Williams as Denver's only fully healthy receivers at the moment.

Harris (illness) was removed from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Harris spent time on the COVID-19 list during the third and final week of his league-imposed suspension, but if he checks out fine from a conditioning standpoint, he could step into a big role this Sunday against Carolina. Starting wideout Tre'Quan Smith (chest) has been ruled out already, with backups Lil'Jordan Humphrey (illness) and Ty Montgomery (back) listed as questionable. Still, there's not a ton of upside for the Saints' passing game with Taysom Hill at quarterback.

Denver placed Jeudy (illness) on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday, Ben Swanson of the Broncos' official web site reports. He won't be available for Sunday's game against the Chargers.

Jeudy joins Tim Patrick among Denver receivers on the COVID-19 list, with neither on track to be cleared in advance of Sunday's contest. For now, Courtland Sutton has avoided being placed on the list, despite sitting out Friday's practice with an illness while taking a questionable tag into the weekend. If available Sunday, Sutton would headline a receiving corps that would also include Kendall Hinton and Diontae Spencer in addition to COVID-19 roster call-ups Seth Williams and Travis Fulgham.

Moore (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Dallas, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

Moore returned to practice Thursday after missing Week 16, and he's now logged back-to-back limited practices to close out the week, giving him a shot to play this Sunday against the Cowboys. He's been limited to a part-time role even with DeAndre Hopkins (knee) on injured reserve, and Moore could be treated as a game-time decision ahead of the 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday.

Montgomery (back) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Katherine Terrell of The Athletic reports.

Montgomery fully participated in Wednesday's practice session but was held out Thursday and Friday due to a back injury. If he's unavailable against Carolina, Kenny Stills could see an uptick in playing time.

Brown (calf) doesn't carry an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Dolphins after practicing fully Friday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Brown is thus good to go and on track to see plenty of targets Week 17, regardless of whether fellow wideout Julio Jones (illness) comes off the reserve/COVID-19 list. In the Titans' Week 16 win over the 49ers, Brown racked up 11 receptions for 145 yards and a touchdown on a season-high 16 targets.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said Friday that Cobb (groin) is "a little ways away from returning," implying that the wide receiver won't be activated from injured reserve in advance of Sunday's game against the Vikings, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

That being said, Cobb has made good progress in his recovery from the core-muscle surgery he underwent in the first week of December, as was made clear by the Packers' decision Thursday to clear him to resume practicing. Cobb looks like he'll need more practice time to prove he's back to 100 percent, but it's not out of the question for him to be added back to the 53-man roster ahead of the Jan. 9 regular-season finale versus the 2-12-1 Lions. If they can beat Minnesota this weekend, however, the Packers might be more inclined to wait until the postseason to activate Cobb; Green Bay would be in the driver's seat for the NFC's No. 1 overall seed with a Week 17 win and would be heavy favorites to beat the lowly Lions with or without the veteran slot man.

Agholor (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

With Agholor slated to miss his second straight game, look for Jakobi Meyers (thigh) -- who is listed as questionable -- as well as Kendrick Bourne and N'Keal Harry to lead the Patriots' Week 17 wideout corps.

Watson (quadriceps) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Jets, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Watson played 19 snaps on special teams in his season debut last week after spending the first 15 weeks of the season on the PUP list, and he's now dealing with a quadriceps issue. If available, the 25-year-old could see more offensive action Sunday if Mike Evans (knee) or Antonio Brown (ankle) is sidelined.