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Oliver (knee) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Jaguars.

Oliver appears to be trending in the wrong direction ahead of Sunday's divisional matchup, as he downgraded from a limited session Thursday to a DNP on Friday. However, if the Youngstown State product is able to play through his knee injury in Week 17, he'll likely serve as a depth piece in Tennessee's wide receiver room, playing behind Calvin Ridley, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Mason Kinsey and potentially Tyler Boyd (foot, questionable).

The Broncos elevated Sills from the practice squad ahead of Saturday's game against the Bengals.

Sills has been on Denver's practice squad all season, but he's yet to appear in a game in 2024. He slides in as the Broncos' sixth receiver behind Courtland Sutton, Devaughn Vele, Marvin Mims, Troy Franklin and Lil'Jordan Humphrey.

Covey (neck) has been ruled out for Sunday's contest against the Cowboys.

Covey has been dealing with a neck issue since Dec. 1, when he was injured in a win over the Ravens. The third-year wideout didn't play in any of the Eagles' subsequent three games, but it appeared he could return this week after being deemed a full practice participant Wednesday and Thursday. However, Covey didn't practice Friday, so he may have suffered a setback. Kenneth Gainwell likely will continue to handle kick returns with Covey out of action.

The Patriots elevated Erickson from their practice squad to the active roster Friday ahead of Saturday's matchup against the Chargers, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Erickson has been elevated for the second straight week since signing with the Patriots' practice squad Dec. 18. Last Sunday against Buffalo, he logged seven snaps, all of which came on special teams. Erickson figures to work primarily in that role again Sunday, as New England's wideout corps is relatively healthy.

Brooks (knee) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.

Brooks logged back-to-back limited practices Thursday and Friday after a DNP listing on Wednesday. With CeeDee Lamb (shoulder) shut down for the final two weeks of the season, there is a big chunk of targets available in Dallas. In addition to Brooks, Jalen Tolbert (finger) is also questionable. The Cowboys could be digging deep down their wideout depth chart if Brooks or Tolbert are unable to play.

Eskridge (knee) is questionable to play Sunday against Cleveland.

Eskridge hurt his knee Week 14 versus the Jets and has missed New York's subsequent two games. Prior to the injury, he had bounced back and forth between the active roster and practice squad before being signed to the 53-man roster in late October. When healthy and active, Eskridge has typically played a limited role on offense while also fielding kick returns.

Jeudy (knee/shin) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

Jeudy was limited in all three of Cleveland's practices but still has the green light to suit up Sunday. He had developed excellent chemistry with Jameis Winston (shoulder), but Jeudy's fantasy prospects are much less appealing now that the volatile Winston has been replaced by the more mobile, weaker-armed Dorian Thompson-Robinson as Cleveland's starting quarterback. Jeudy had just 20 yards in Robinson's first start of the season in Week 16 against the Bengals.

Tolbert (finger) is listed as questionable for Sunday's contest at Philadelphia, Clarence E. Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

The finger injury suffered by Tolbert this past Sunday against the Buccaneers resulted in limited listings on all three Week 17 practice reports for the third-year wide receiver. If he's able to suit up Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET, he'll be helping to fill the void left behind by the Cowboys' top WR CeeDee Lamb, whose lingering shoulder injury shut him down for the season Thursday. Since Cooper Rush took over for Dak Prescott (hamstring) under center Week 10, Tolbert has notched a 12-129-3 line on 26 targets over the last seven games.

Waddle (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Browns after logging limited practices Thursday and Friday.

With regard to Waddle, who was inactive for Week 16 action, head coach Mike McDaniel noted earlier Friday that he's optimistic about the wideout's availability this weekend, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports. In addition to Waddle, fellow starting WR Tyreek Hill (wrist/rest) also carries a questionable designation, with the duo's Week 17 status thus set to be confirmed once Miami's inactives are posted ahead of Sunday's 4:05 p.m. ET contest.

Valdes-Scantling (chest) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Valdes-Scantling operated with a cap on his practice reps this week, which was a step up from his lack of activity last week before he was deemed inactive Monday in Green Bay. He isn't dealing with an illness anymore, but a chest injury has lingered, placing a cloud over his status for Week 17. Valdes-Scantling's availability, or lack thereof, will be confirmed about 90 minutes before Sunday's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff.