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Detroit elevated Alexander from its practice squad to the active roster for Sunday's game against Miami.

With Amon-Ra St. Brown (concussion) questionable, Alexander and Stanley Berryhill have both been elevated for Week 8. Alexander has been on the active roster for each of Detroit's past three games, but he's failed to see a target across five offensive snaps.

Seattle elevated Johnson from its practice squad to the active roster for Sunday's matchup against the Giants, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Johnson signed a practice-squad deal with Seattle after being waived ahead of the 53-man roster deadline and could suit up for his first game in Week 8. The elevation makes sense, seeing as Penny Hart (hamstring) is unlikely to play and DK Metcalf (knee) and Tyler Lockett (hamstring) are questionable, but until the aforementioned trio's availability becomes official, it's unclear how big of a role Johnson will have against New York.

Miami elevated Sanders from its practice squad to the active roster Saturday ahead of Sunday's game at the Lions, Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post reports.

Sanders is set to make his NFL debut in Week 8. The rookie UDFA from Ole Miss has enough speed (4.48-second 40) to burn a defense that isn't playing honest, but he's not likely to see many snaps right away, if any.

Cracraft (neck) is listed as out for Sunday's game at the Lions, Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post reports.

Cracraft will miss his first game of the 2022 season in Week 8. His absence should open up more opportunities for Cedrick Wilson, who's seen only limited reps up to this point in the campaign.

Jefferson (knee) was activated off injured reserve Saturday and will play in the divisional Week 8 contest against the 49ers.

Head coach Sean McVay said Jefferson would be activated off injured reserve and is expected to play upward of 90 percent of the offensive snaps, so Saturday's designation comes as no surprise. Expect the 2020 second-round pick to push out Ben Skowronek from three wide-receiver sets if Jefferson does see his typical workload.

Head coach Zac Taylor stated Chase (hip) is not expected to go on injured reserve, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

Given the initial prognosis was the dynamic receiver would likely miss at least four weeks after suffering a hip injury, this is certainly an interesting announcement. It likely helps that the Bengals have a Week 10 bye, which theoretically buys another week of recovery for Chase that would otherwise not count had he been placed on IR. Expect Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins to be prominent figures in the team's passing attack for however long Chase is sidelined.

Darden returned two punts for 33 yards in the Buccaneers' 27-22 loss to the Ravens on Thursday night.

Darden once again was a non-factor on offense but continued to shine in his punt returner role. The second-year speedster ripped off runbacks of 18 and 15 yards, pushing his average in that category to a stellar 10.7 yards per return.

Miller brought in both targets for 13 yards in the Buccaneers' 27-22 loss to the Ravens on Thursday night.

Miller recorded his second straight two-catch effort, which, while not exactly noteworthy, at least gives him a semblance of relevance in a struggling offense. Miller has four multi-catch efforts overall this season and logged 19 snaps Thursday night, and while he might be a slightly better fringe Buccaneers fantasy option than Breshad Perriman, he's still unlikely to gain any true relevance unless multiple injuries strike the receiving corps.

Perriman secured his only target for 11 yards in the Buccaneers' 27-22 loss to the Ravens on Thursday night.

The veteran wideout logged only four snaps overall despite the absence of Russell Gage (hamstring), but he at least made his first appearance on the stat sheet since Week 3. Perriman is likely to continue to be a fantasy afterthought as long as Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are healthy, as even the absence of complementary wideouts such as Gage or Julio Jones seems to have had a negligible effect on Perriman's opportunity/production.

Diggs will likely see some of his coverage against Green Bay's Jaire Alexander on Sunday night, Grace Heidinger of the Bills' official site reports. Said the receiver: "He's definitely a competitor, he's a guy that competes at a high level, he finishes play, he's fast," Diggs said on Alexander. "So going against corners, I see the best corner every week."

Alexander usually goes up against the opponent's best receiver, something everyone is expecting when the Bills meet the Packers in Week 8. While the matchup with the reeling Packers looks juicy for Diggs managers, this is something to keep in mind. Also, as much as Green Bay is struggling, the pass defense is ranked first in the NFL, while the run defense has getting gouged on a regular basis and ranks 27th. Diggs is nearly impossible to keep down, but we also wouldn't be surprised if this turns into one of his more modest days, especially if the heavily favored Bills jump out to a big lead.