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Powell (ankle) was listed as a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Gilbert Manzano of The Orange County Register reports.

Powell popped up on Thursday's injury report with an apparent ankle injury, leaving his availability for Sunday's contest against the 49ers in question. If the 27-year-old is unable to gain medical clearance before the weekend, then Tutu Atwell could see more reps at WR behind Cooper Kupp, Allen Robinson and Ben Skowronek, while Kupp would also likely handle punt returns for the time being.

Jennings (hamstring) was a non-participant at Thursday's practice, David Lombardi of The Athletic reports.

Jennings was listed the same way Wednesday, but he at least was seen running on a side field in a helmet and uniform Thursday, according to Matt Barrows of The Athletic. The 49ers' No. 1 wide receiver Deebo Samuel (hamstring) also hasn't practiced this week, so the team's situation at the position bears watching to see if either player may suit up Sunday at the Rams.

Samuel (hamstring) didn't practice Thursday, David Lombardi of The Athletic reports.

Samuel has yet to mix into drills during Week 8 prep, which also can be said for fellow wide receiver Jauan Jennings (hamstring). There's been no word from coach Kyle Shanahan or the 49ers regarding Samuel's potential to play (or not) Sunday at the Rams, but Friday's practice report may give some insight into the breakdown of San Francisco's receiving corps this weekend. Currently, Brandon Aiyuk, Ray-Ray McCloud and Danny Gray are the healthy options at the position on the active roster.

Metcalf (knee) didn't practice Thursday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Metcalf emerged from a Week 7 win at the Chargers with a patellar tendon injury, and while he was pushing to practice as early as Wednesday, he has yet to mix into drills through two sessions this week. With each passing day and no activity on the field, he's trending toward sitting out Sunday versus the Giants, which may be confirmed as early as the release of Friday's practice report. In the event Metcalf is limited or out this weekend, Tyler Lockett will be the clear-cut top option in the Seahawks' passing attack, with Marquise Goodwin also in line for more snaps and targets.

Lockett (hamstring) practiced fully Thursday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Despite missing practice all of last week and being questionable this past Sunday at the Chargers, Lockett was able to suit up, log 67 percent of the offensive snaps and reel in seven of eight targets for 45 yards. The snap share was a season low after earning between 78 and 96 percent for the first six games of the campaign. On Thursday, Lockett told Brady Henderson of ESPN.com that his hamstring "feels alright." When combined with the fact DK Metcalf's status for Sunday's contest against the Giants is unknown, Lockett may have no choice but to return to his normal workload this weekend.

Bateman (foot) is listed as active for Thursday night's game against the Buccaneers.

Bateman, who was a non-participant in Tuesday's practice before being listed as a full participant Wednesday, approached the contest listed as questionable, but he'll be available Thursday and is in line to see his share of Week 8 targets from QB Lamar Jackson alongside fellow WR Devin Duvernay. In his return to action from a two-game absence in this past Sunday's 23-20 win over the Browns, Bateman started and was on the field for 36 of a possible 64 snaps en route to catching four of his team-high five targets for 42 yards.

Adams missed practice for a second straight day Thursday due to what's being described as a bad case of the flu, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Pelissero notes that there's optimism Adams will bounce back in time to be ready to go Sunday against the Saints, a notion that would be supported by the wideout's return to practice, in any capacity, Friday.

Renfrow (hip) returned to a full practice Thursday, Rachel Gossen of the Raiders' official site reports.

After turning in a limited session Wednesday, Renfrow logged a full practice Thursday, which puts him in line to serve as the Raiders' top slot man this weekend against the Saints. In this past Sunday's win over the Texans, he was on the field for 32 of a possible 56 snaps on offense while catching all three of his targets for 55 yards. Assuming no in-game setbacks with his hip issue, it wouldn't surprise us to see Renfrow see an uptick in targets Week 8, a context that would boost his PPR prospects.

Bateman (foot) is expected to play Thursday night against the Buccaneers, barring any pregame setbacks, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The same goes for TE Mark Andrews (knee) and RB Gus Edwards (knee), with the trio having been listed as questionable for the contest by the Ravens. Confirmation of the three player's Week 8 statuses is slated to arrive when inactives are posted ahead of Thursday's 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff.

Boyd is expected to line up at multiple spots in the Bengals' offensive formation in the games to come with top receiver Ja'Marr Chase (hip) likely to be sidelined for 4-to-6 weeks, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

In addition to absorbing some of Chase's vacated target volume while likely being featured more regularly in two-receiver sets alongside Tee Higgins, Boyd may notice some more diversity with the type of routes he runs with the Bengals' top wideout expected to miss more than a month. For the season, Boyd has taken 343 of his 396 snaps out of the slot, but the loss of Chase will likely force Boyd to work on the perimeter more frequently. While Chase's absence should bolster Boyd's target counts, downfield and scoring opportunities, the expected role change could hamper Boyd from an efficiency standpoint. Boyd has hauled in 76.3 percent of his targets on the season, but expect that rate to drop a bit while he faces more coverage from better cornerbacks and likely increases his average depth of target.