Fantasy Football Player Notes

Barring a setback, Barkley will be active on Sunday and is a must-start. He should take no time returning to elite level.

With Sterling Shepard seemingly out of the picture for a bit, Tate should continue to eat up targets, as he did versus the Patriots last week. His nine targets ranked as the second-most by a Giants receiver this year, while his 102 yards were the most by a Giants receiver. The Cardinals playmaker returning on defense (Patrick Peterson) doesn't cover slot receivers. That means Tate will see a lot of Tramaine Brock, a journeyman in the league who's struggled while defending the slot. He's seen 12 targets and allowed six catches for 115 yards and a touchdown on them. He hasn't been targeted a lot, which has kept some numbers down in the matchups against him, but that won't be the case with Tate, as he's the No. 1 option in the passing game and should be locked into eight-plus targets. Tate should be in lineups as a high-floor WR3 for this matchup.

Barring a setback, Engram will be active for Week 7, facing the worst defense against TEs. Start him with confidence.

It appears that Shepard will again be out this week.

With Engram back in action, Ellison does not need to be played or owned.

Thank you for your services, Mr. Hilliman, but Saquon Barkley is back and you will no longer be needed.