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Goodwin (hamstring, quadriceps) was limited in Thursday's practice, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

The 49ers bumped Goodwin from DNP to a limited participant in the span of two days, setting up the wideout for even more work to wrap up Week 5 prep. While he'll aim for a full session Friday, he doesn't seem to be in danger of sitting out Sunday's game against the Cardinals. Unfortunately for the wideout, injuries to his upper leg appear to have sapped him of his field-stretching potential, as he has just one catch of 20-plus yards in three games this season.

Cobb (hamstring) didn't take part in practice Thursday, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

The Packers receiving corps is banged up, to say the least, at the moment. Cobb's hamstring injury has kept him in the rehab group for the better part of a week, and Davante Adams joined him Thursday as he tends to a calf concern. Meanwhile, No. 3 wide receiver Geronimo Allison is embedded in the concussion protocol and has displayed no progress yet this week. One practice remains for any of the trio to show that an appearance is possible Sunday at Detroit, but rookie wideouts Marquez Valdes-Scantling, J'Mon Moore and Equanimeous St. Brown are waiting in the wings in the event that snaps are available.

Coutee (hamstring) was listed as a limited participant during Thursday's practice.

It's believed that Coutee's restrictions were mostly precautionary in nature, as no reports have surfaced thus far suggesting the rookie suffered a setback in his NFL debut last weekend against the Colts. Coutee made quite the impression in that contest with 11 receptions for 109 yards, positioning him well for another quality target load in Sunday's game against the Cowboys. The 21-year-old's fantasy outlook would be further enhanced by the potential absence of No. 2 wideout Will Fuller (hamstring), who has also been limited through the Texans' first two practices of the week.

Hopkins (thumb/ankle/hamstring) was a limited participant during Thursday's practice.

Though the trio of injuries limited Hopkins' participation for the second straight day, he didn't appear visibly impacted during the portion of the session that was available to the media, per Drew Dougherty of the Texans' official site. There's been little indication that any of the issues will prevent him from taking the field Sunday against the Cowboys, but he may need to turn in a full practice Friday to avoid an injury designation heading into the weekend. The same assortment of injuries resulted in him carrying a questionable tag into last week's eventual overtime win over the Colts after he only managed limited practice participation Wednesday through Friday.

Davis (illness) practiced fully Thursday, John Glennon of The Athletic reports.

Davis is thus good to go for Sunday's game against the Bills and in line to serve as the Titans' top wideout moving forward. He's on the upswing following a stellar effort in Week 4, in which he caught nine of 15 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown in the team's 26-23 overtime win over the Eagles.

Matthews has drawn interest from multiple teams since being released by the Titans last week and is expected to sign with a club soon, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Matthews had been representing himself in his conversations with teams, but he's since hired Drew Rosenhaus as his agent, presumably with the hope of expediting the signing process. Given that he's just two years removed from a 945-catch, nine-touchdown season, it's not a surprise that Matthews reportedly has plenty of suitors. It's less clear, however, if any of the interested parties envision using him as a starter or a depth option at wideout, which would obviously have significant implications for his fantasy outlook.

Shepard (lower back) was a full participant at Thursday's practice, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

Even though Shepard failed to practice Wednesday after requiring a minor procedure earlier the week to remove a cyst from his lower back, coach Pat Shurmur predicted it wouldn't be anything that impacted the wideout's availability for the weekend. Shurmur's comments still appear to hold true a day later, as Shepard returned to the field Thursday and logged every rep in practice to remove any doubt about his status for Sunday's game against the Panthers. After reeling in all of his season-high 10 targets in the Week 4 loss to the Saints, Shepard should again be in line for extra volume in the passing game with tight end Evan Engram (knee) set to miss a second straight contest.

St. Brown received the bulk of the reps with the first-team offense during Thursday's practice and could have a significant role in Sunday's game against the Lions, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

St. Brown has been a healthy inactive for three of the Packers' four games to date, logging only two snaps -- both on special teams -- in the season-opening win over the Bears. Though he's the sixth man on the depth chart at receiver, St. Brown could jump all the way from the inactive list to the starting lineup in Week 5 while the team's top three wideouts -- Davante Adams (calf), Randall Cobb (hamstring) and Geronimo Allison (concussion) -- tend to injuries that prevented all from practicing Thursday. If any of the injured parties are available this weekend, however, St. Brown would likely be the odd man out for regular snaps in three-receiver sets. Fellow rookies Marquez Valdes-Scantling and J'Mon Moore both seem to have gained separation from St. Brown on the depth chart.

Parker (quadriceps) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Adam H. Beasley of the Miami Herald reports.

While Parker's level of participation amounted to no change from Wednesday, it appears the wideout's status is trending in the wrong direction heading into the weekend. According to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, most of Parker's activity Thursday consisted of him doing elliptical work, as he didn't run routes with the team's healthy receivers during the session. Parker would enhance his chances of playing Sunday against the Bengals by increasing his involvement in Friday's practice, but head coach Adam Gase didn't seem optimistic that would happen, per Beasley.

Valdes-Scantling has received the bulk of the reps with the first-team offense during practices Wednesday and Thursday and could have a significant role in Sunday's game against the Lions, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

While Randall Cobb (hamstring) was sidelined in the Week 4 win over the Bills, Valdes-Scantling stepped in as the Packers' No. 3 receiver, logging a season-high 54 offensive snaps and finishing with one reception for 38 yards on three targets. The team's other starting wideouts, Davante Adams and Geronimo Allison, predictably commanded most of quarterback Aaron Rodgers' attention, but both receivers' statuses -- as well as Cobb's -- are on shaky ground heading into Sunday. Adams (hamstring), Allison (concussion) and Cobb were all listed as a non-participants in Thursday's practice, resulting in Valdes-Scantling being joined on the top unit by fellow rookies J'Mon Moore and Equanimeous St. Brown. Valdes-Scantling is firmly ahead of both of those first-year wideouts on the depth chart, so he'll be the safest fantasy investment among the lot if one or more of Adams, Cobb and Allison are sidelined in Week 5.