Fantasy football Week 12 inactives: Who’s in and who’s out?

Who should you start? Who are you going to sit with? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting an offensive player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here when NFL teams release their official inactive lists. Any rankings quoted in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff.

Official Sunday inactives should begin arriving approximately 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff times: around 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late afternoon games.

Update often to get the latest information.

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16:00 ET game

Josh Reynolds, WR, DEN: Hand — OUT/IR
Impact: Next week may finally be the time for Reynolds to return. Devaughn Vele and Lil’Jordan Humphrey retain their minimal fantasy value for now.

Alexander Mattison, RB, LV: Ankle — Inactive
Impact: It looks like a combination of Ameer Abdullah and…

Zamir White, RB, LV: quad — Inactive
Impact: … Dylan Laube will be thrust into the RB spotlight for Las Vegas.

Noah Fant, TE, SEA: Groin — Inactive
Impact: There are very slim choices behind him at the position.

Tyler Lockett, WR, SEA: foot — Active
Impact: He was a very late Friday addition to the injury report, but it looks like he will play. Laviska Shenault Jr. sitting.

Brock Purdy, QB, SF: Shoulder — OUT
Impact: Brandon Allen will start this week and possibly next week. Tempers expectations for all 49ers receivers.

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Sunday night game

DeVonta Smith, WR, PHI: hoarding — OUT
Impact: Jahan Dotson will see action alongside AJ Brown.

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1 p.m. ET game

Eddy Pineiro, K, CAR: knee — Active
Impact: Injured while celebrating the Panthers’ last win, the kicker should be good to go.

Jonathan Brooks, RB, CAR: knee — Active
Impact: He makes his debut on Sunday and eats into Chuba Hubbard’s workload.

Miles Sanders, RB, CAR: Ankle — OUT/IR
Impact: His absence should mean Brooks is in line for a lot of snaps.

Adam Thielen, WR, CAR: hoarding — Active
Impact: He has been activated from IR but limited in practice all week. It’s possible he’s only playing in a reduced capacity, so be careful.

Jalen Coker, WR, CAR: quad — Inactive
Impact: Added to the injury list Friday, it’s no surprise he can’t go today.

D’Andre Swift, RB, CHI: groin — Active
Impact: A full practice Friday made it likely Swift would play, but the carry split with Roschon Johnson is still up in the air.

Keenan Allen, WR, CHI: Ankle — Active
Impact: Rome Odunze and DJ Moore will have to step up if Allen, who was injured Friday, falters during this one.

Jake Ferguson, TE, DAL: Concussion — OUT
Impact: Turn to Luke Schoonmaker or even Brevyn Spann-Ford if you’re desperate.

Brandin Cooks, WR, DAL: knee — OUT/IR
Impact: Cooks was not activated from IR. CeeDee Lamb is the only Dallas WR with any fantasy value at all.

Isiah Pacheco, RB, KC: legs — OUT/IR
Impact: The Chiefs say they will wait one more week before activating Pacheco, meaning Kareem Hunt will get the No. 1 RB carries on Sunday.

Josh Oliver, TE, MIN: Wrist — OUT
Impact: While Oliver has no real fantasy value, his injury will likely result in TJ Hockenson playing a full set of snaps this week.

Malik Nabers, WR, NYG: Groin — Active
Impact: Nabers will play, as will Darius Slayton (concussion). But with QB Tommy DeVito taking over for the released Daniel Jones, this is a WR unit to avoid.

Mike Evans, WR, TB: hoarding — Active
Impact: Barring a pregame setback, Evans was always going to play in this game. He should be fine.

Tyjae Spears, RB, TEN: Concussion — OUT
Impact: Tony Pollard gets another week of dominating backfield touches at Tennessee.

Austin Seibert, K, VAR: Hip — Active
Impact: Zane Gonzalez is back on the practice squad as Seibert prepares to return to kicking duties.