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Johnston (chest) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Denver

With Johnston ruled out and Ladd McConkey (foot) listed as questionable, Tre' Harris may end up being the No. 1 wide receiver for Justin Herbert this week. There was no hint earlier this week of Johnston's chest injury being serious, but he'll apparently miss at least one game.

Likely (knee/groin) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game at Washington, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

With limited practices Wednesday and Thursday, Likely was upgraded to full Friday and is all systems go for Sunday's divisional matchup. He's coming off a season-high 12 targets in last Sunday's win over the Cardinals and has 22 catches for 190 yards and two touchdowns on 35 targets through four games as a TE1 in fantasy.

Allen was claimed off waivers by the Dolphins on Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Allen was waived by the Commanders on Thursday, and he was scooped up by a new team a day later. Washington simply accumulated too many running backs to keep the rookie sixth-rounder around, but that will be less of an issue at his new stop, as Ollie Gordon and Jaylen Wright (foot) are the only other running backs on the roster with De'Von Achane (knee) on IR.

McConkey (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Denver, while teammate Quentin Johnston (chest) has been ruled out.

McConkey didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday and wasn't spotted by media at the start of Friday's session. The Chargers nonetheless are holding out hope he can play, potentially setting up a game-time decision ahead of the 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday. Tre' Harris figures to play a lot of WR snaps for the Chargers even if McConkey is active, as the team's depth was depleted before the starters got injured.

McLaurin (hamstring) was limited at Friday's practice and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Giants, Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site reports.

McLaurin was a late addition to Washington's Week 4 injury report due to a hamstring issue and ended up being inactive this past Sunday versus the Colts in London. While he "pushed to play," as head coach Dan Quinn told Tashan Reed of The Washington Post afterward, McLaurin wasn't able to practice in any capacity before his return to drills Friday. At that point, Quinn relayed to Selby that McLaurin "looked good," but the veteran wide receiver's status won't be confirmed until about 90 minutes before Sunday's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff. If McLaurin is able to suit up, he likely will operate as the No. 1 WR for QB Jayden Daniels with position mate Stefon Diggs (hamstring) ruled out.

Flowers (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday night's game against the Falcons.

With Flowers having been limited in practice throughout the week due to the foot issue, his status remains up in the air heading into Sunday night. Flowers has been playing through injuries all season up to this point and could be looking at another muted workload in Atlanta. If he can't play, Rashod Bateman and Mark Andrews would be Tyler Huntley's top targets.

Skattebo (shoulder) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game in Washington, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Skattebo was limited at practice Wednesday and Thursday due to a shoulder injury, which he touched on Friday when he told Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com that he dealt with a "little muscle tightness." With his status now not in question for Week 5, Skattebo will continue to operate as the Giants' lead runner, as he's turned his 76 touches into 302 yards from scrimmage and one TD in four contests this season.

Wicks (hamstring) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

With DeVonta Smith (hamstring) set to miss a second straight contest, Wicks, Makai Lemon and Darius Cooper should comprise Philly's three-wide set against Jacksonville. Wicks paced the group in snaps and routes last Sunday against the Rams and saw five targets.

Nabers (knee) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game at Washington, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

When Nabers kicked off Week 5 prep with a DNP due to a knee injury, he told Connor Hughes of SNY.tv that he did "as much as I could." Nabers was able to practice in a limited capacity Thursday before head coach John Harbaugh said Friday that the wide receiver will "be ready to play Sunday," per Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News. Now that Nabers has received clearance to do so, he'll continue to act as the top pass catcher for QB Jameis Winston.

Higgins (groin/neck) was a full practice participant Friday but is still listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Miami, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

Higgins didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday and wasn't spotted by media at the start of Friday's session. He apparently did enough to get an 'FP' designation on the final injury report, along with teammate Ja'Marr Chase, who is also listed as questionable and will need to clear concussion protocol. Things are looking up for both at the end of the week, but fantasy manages will still need to monitor the situation ahead of a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday in Miami.