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Samuel left Sunday's game against the Saints due to a groin injury.

Samuel has been dealing with a groin injury since the offseason program back in June, so he may have aggravated the issue. If he's unable to return, he'll emerge from Week 5 with one eight-yard carry and no catches on one target. In the event he doesn't get back into the game, Samuel will join inactive teammates Dyami Brown (knee) and Cam Sims (hamstring) as wide receivers unavailable to Washington's offense.

Smith-Schuster suffered a shoulder injury during Sunday's game against the Broncos, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

Prior to his exit from the game, Smith-Schuster carried twice for six yards and didn't haul in his only target. In his absence, Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool are slated to head the Steelers' Week 5 wideout corps.

Cephus injured his shoulder during the first half of Sunday's game at Minnesota.

Prior to his departure, Cephus gathered in all three targets for 38 yards. With Tyrell Williams (concussion) on injured reserve, the Lions currently are down to Kalif Raymond, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Trinity Benson and KhaDarel Hodge as active wide receivers.

Harris was forced out of Sunday's game against Washington with a hamstring injury.

Prior to his exit, Harris turned his lone target into a 72-yard TD. In his absence, look for Marquez Callaway and Kenny Stills to see added targets in the Saints' Week 5 passing attack.

Davis recorded four receptions on seven targets for 45 yards in Sunday's loss to the Falcons.

Davis led the team in targets and yards, though he was limited by the Jets' overall effectiveness on offense. He managed big receptions of 20 and 14 yards and now has six catches of 20 or more yards on the season. Through five games, Davis has two games with 95 or more receiving yards but also three with 50 or fewer. The Jets will have a bye in Week 6 and will return to play in Week 7 against New England.

Darden (coach's decision) is listed as inactive Sunday versus the Dolphins.

Darden continues to wait his turn for a regular role in the Buccaneers' game plan, sitting out for the fourth time in five games to kick off his career. The rookie fourth-rounder has hauled in his only career target for no yards, returned two kickoffs for 48 yards and notched one punt return for four yards.

Humphrey (coach's decision) is officially inactive for Sunday's game at Washington.

Humphrey caught one of two targets for 27 yards while playing 56 percent of the offensive snaps in Week 2, but he's now a healthy scratch for the third straight game. Kenny Stills and Chris Hogan should operate as depth wideouts Sunday for New Orleans.

Smith-Marsette (toe) is officially inactive for Sunday's matchup against the Lions.

Smith-Marsette was ruled out from the game earlier in the week, but Sunday's inactives make that official. It will be his second consecutive absence, and he did not participate in practice in any capacity during the week. Smith-Marsette's absence should solidify the roles of K.J. Osborn and Dede Westbrook in Week 5.

Westbrook-Ikhine (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Jaguars, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Tennessee will be down two of its top five wideouts due to hamstring injuries, as Julio Jones is also inactive. Jones' absence is more noteworthy than Westbrook-Ikhine's, but the second-year wideout out of Indiana had emerged as a useful complementary piece in the Tennessee passing attack, recording nine receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown on 15 targets through the team's first four games. With Jones and Westbrook out, the likes of Chester Rogers, Josh Reynolds and Marcus Johnson are expected to rotate in on three-receiver sets alongside No. 1 option A.J. Brown.

Samuel (groin) is active for Sunday's game against the Saints.

After missing Washington's first three games due to the core-muscle injury, Samuel returned to action Week 4 against Atlanta and caught four passes for 19 yards while playing only 22 offensive snaps. The wideout doesn't appear to be 100 percent just yet, as he was withheld from two practices before logging a limited session Friday. Samuel will be good to go Sunday after checking out fine following a pregame workout, but it's possible he faces a lighter snap load for the second straight week.