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With Kenny Stills (hamstring/ankle) inactive, Coutee is expected to see an increased role Sunday against the Falcons, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Coutee is off to a slow start this season, with just three catches for 18 yards in three games, but he has an opportunity to create some positive momentum Week 5, with Stills out. He'll work out of the slot Sunday, in conjunction with fellow receivers DeAndre Hopkins and Will Fuller, a context that could garner Coutee a degree of PPR utility Sunday.

Doss is a candidate for extra targets in Sunday's Week 5 tilt against the Bears in London with fellow wideouts Tyrell Williams (foot), J.J. Nelson (knee) and Dwayne Harris (ankle) all declared inactive for the contest.

The rookie from UC Davis has seen just one target on the season, but he's in line for a bigger role across the pond Sunday as a result of the multiple absences at wideout. Doss is likely to work as a No. 3 option behind Hunter Renfrow and Trevor Davis versus a formidable Bears defense.

Renfrow is a candidate for extra targets in Sunday's Week 5 tilt against the Bears in London with fellow wideouts Tyrell Williams (foot), J.J. Nelson (knee) and Dwayne Harris (ankle) all declared inactive for the contest.

The rookie had seen his snap counts trend downward over the last two games, but he's set for a nice bump in workload in London. With the trio of veteran receivers sitting out the contest, the wideout corps will be helmed by Renfrow, Keelan Doss and Trevor Davis, although the trio will be tasked with facing a ferocious Bears defense.

Bellamy (shoulder) is active for Sunday's game at Philadelphia.

The 30-year-old was a limited practice participant throughout the week but will play coming out of the bye week. Bellamy's fantasy potential is extremely limited with Robby Anderson, Jamison Crowder and Demaryius Thomas (hamstring) all playing, especially with Luke Falk starting at quarterback in place of Sam Darnold (illness).

Byrd (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's game at Cincinnati, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Byrd was expected to log a second absence in a row due to a balky hamstring, but the fact he was listed as "questionable" for this contest may indicate that a return to practice is imminent. With Byrd out of the lineup, the Cardinals offense will lean on Trent Sherfield, KeeSean Johnson and (to a lesser extent) Andy Isabella as its outside receivers.

Foster (groin) is inactive for Sunday's matchup with the Titans.

Foster was questionable entering Sunday after being limited in Friday's practice session. This will be the second week in a row he's held out with the issue. Look for Andre Roberts and Zay Jones to see a few extra snaps with Foster out.

McLaurin (hamstring) is active Sunday against the Patriots.

The Redskins again took their decision with McLaurin's availability down to the wire, but on this occasion he'll be available to the offense. Because he was considered "50-50" to suit up by coach Jay Gruden, it'll be interesting to see what kind of workload he can handle. When he was available Weeks 1, 2 and 3, McLaurin played at least 89 percent of the offensive snaps each time on his way to a 16-257-3 line on 24 targets with Case Keenum under center. McLaurin will be working with Colt McCoy this time around with Keenum inactive due to a lingering foot injury.

Smith-Schuster (toe) is active for Sunday's game against the Ravens, Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Coming off a short week after playing 73 percent of the offensive snaps in the Monday night win over the Bengals, Smith-Schuster was only able to participate in one practice while managing the painful toe injury. That was apparently good enough for the Steelers to sign off on Smith-Schuster suiting up, but it's worth wondering how effective he might be while playing hurt. He turned in his worst performance of the season in the game against Cincinnati, bringing in only three of his four targets for 15 yards.

Diggs is listed as active for Sunday's road game against the Giants.

The ongoing saga with Diggs will simmer down for at least one day, as coach Mike Zimmer has deemed that the wide receiver is prepared to play after a week in which he missed team activities Monday and Wednesday. It's unclear if Diggs will retain his typical workload of 76.5 percent of the offensive snaps, and if he doesn't, the likes of Bisi Johnson, Laquon Treadwell and Davion Davis are on hand to pick up the slack.

McLaurin (hamstring) is expected to play Sunday versus the Patriots, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Back from a one-game absence, McLaurin will be working with a new signal-caller in Colt McCoy. When he was taking the NFL by storm to the tune of 16 catches (on 24 targets) for 257 yards and three touchdowns through his first three career contests, McLaurin was on the receiving end of passes from Case Keenum, so it'll be interesting to see how the new duo clicks.