Ashton Jeanty did not participate in the Raiders’ normal Tuesday practice as he continues recovering from the ankle injury he suffered August 23. He did, however, appear on the field working off to the side with trainers, his first media-visible field work since the injury.

Raiders general manager John Spytek described Jeanty as being in a “good spot” and said he believes the second-year back could return faster than some expect. Spytek did not provide a timetable. Head coach Klint Kubiak had previously said Las Vegas is counting on Jeanty for Week 1, but as of Tuesday he still had not resumed team practice.

Jeanty is being drafted at a price where availability uncertainty matters.

Tuesday was unquestionably better than another complete absence. Getting him back onto the field with trainers represents progression, and Las Vegas keeping him off injured reserve is another indication that the organization does not expect an extended absence. But there is still a significant difference between rehabilitation work and preparing for an NFL game.

That distinction becomes particularly important because Mike Washington Jr. has already established himself as the next player in line through meaningful first-team work during Jeanty’s absence.

Tuesday should reduce panic without eliminating caution. Nothing coming from Las Vegas suggests a major setback or long-term absence, so aggressively dropping Jeanty down a fantasy board would be premature. At the same time, the Raiders still have not shown us Jeanty participating in normal team work, which means a full Week 1 workload remains an assumption rather than established evidence.

Washington matters whether Jeanty ultimately plays or not. If Jeanty misses the opener, Washington has a direct path to substantial work. If Jeanty is active but managed, Washington could still absorb more touches than he would in a normal week. That gives fantasy managers a clear contingency plan without forcing a dramatic downgrade on Jeanty before the evidence supports one.

Jeanty’s first full team practice. That is the milestone that should materially change his Week 1 projection.

Emeka Egbuka remained out of Tampa Bay’s Tuesday practice as he continues recovering from the toe injury that has bothered him since mid-August. Jalen McMillan also remained sidelined with a knee issue, leaving Tampa Bay without two projected receiving contributors as regular-season preparation begins.

The important point for fantasy managers is that Egbuka’s current situation remains unresolved. Tampa Bay has not announced a long-term absence, but he has now missed enough work that a completely normal Week 1 ramp-up should not simply be assumed.

This matters even more because Egbuka is coming off a rookie season in which he played 886 offensive snaps, the most among Buccaneers receivers, and Tampa Bay has been expecting him to take another step in Year 2. Todd Bowles said earlier this offseason that Egbuka looked fresher and more comfortable entering his second season.

At Egbuka’s current fantasy cost, uncertainty matters.

Managers are not drafting him as a late-round development bet. He is being selected in a range where teams often expect immediate weekly starting value. A lingering toe issue deserves more attention at that price because the injury can affect nearly every movement that creates receiver production — release off the line, acceleration, cutting, balance and separation.

The encouraging part is that Tampa Bay has not indicated a major setback or extended absence. The concern is simply that Egbuka has not yet supplied the practice evidence needed to treat Week 1 availability and a normal opening workload as automatic.

Egbuka should not be faded simply because he missed another practice. His talent, established role and expected Year 2 growth remain strong reasons to draft him. But his price has climbed high enough that “he should probably be fine” is not a reason to ignore unresolved availability.

This is where draft discipline becomes important. If Egbuka is available at a fair price, the upside still justifies the selection. If managers are pushing him into a range where healthy receivers with similarly strong opportunities remain available, the toe injury becomes a legitimate tiebreaker.

The key is not deciding today that Egbuka will miss Week 1. The key is recognizing that he has not yet demonstrated a normal Week 1 workload.

Egbuka’s first full practice. If he returns to normal work, much of the concern disappears. If the toe keeps him sidelined as official Week 1 preparation intensifies, the draft adjustment should become more aggressive.

George Kittle has progressed into team drills as he continues one of the more aggressive Achilles recoveries in the league. After spending much of his rehabilitation working individually, Kittle has moved into actual team work as San Francisco prepares for its opener.

Mike Evans is moving in the opposite direction. San Francisco had previously expressed optimism that Evans was ahead of schedule with his groin/adductor issue and might return to practice before the team traveled. The latest update pushed that expectation back, leaving Evans with less preparation time before the opener.

These are two very different injury signals inside the same passing offense.

Kittle moving into team drills matters because team work tests things rehabilitation drills cannot: reacting around defenders, changing direction in traffic, blocking, absorbing contact and functioning inside the timing of the offense.

Evans’ situation deserves more caution because the calendar is shrinking. He is learning a new offense and building timing with Brock Purdy while an injury has already interrupted meaningful preparation time. Missing additional practices does not guarantee he misses Week 1, but it makes an unrestricted opening workload less certain.

Kittle’s arrow continues moving in the right direction, while Evans’ has temporarily stalled. Neither development deserves an extreme reaction, but Tuesday changed the evidence in opposite directions.

Kittle is now doing more football activity, which is exactly what fantasy managers needed to see from a player returning unusually quickly from an Achilles tear. Evans is doing less than San Francisco hoped he might be doing at this stage, and every lost practice matters more because he is also adjusting to a new offense.

That distinction should influence draft decisions without forcing either player into a completely different tier.

Kittle’s workload through San Francisco’s next practices and whether Evans returns to team work early next week.

TreVeyon Henderson remained out of full practice Tuesday while recovering from the right-ankle injury he suffered last week.

Henderson has remained around the team and has reportedly been moving well outside full football participation, which supports the belief that the injury is not severe. But he still had not been medically cleared for normal practice work Tuesday.

That matters because New England opens the season earlier than most of the league, leaving Henderson less time to return, regain football conditioning and establish a normal Week 1 role.

This situation deserves more urgency because of the schedule.

Another missed practice does not suddenly make Henderson’s ankle a major injury, but fantasy value depends on more than the diagnosis. Even an active player can enter Week 1 with a managed workload if he has not accumulated enough practice repetitions beforehand.

Rhamondre Stevenson is healthy and coming off a strong camp, while New England recently added Corey Kiner as additional backfield depth. The Patriots have alternatives if Henderson is unavailable or needs a reduced workload.

There is still no reason to classify Henderson’s ankle as a major long-term concern based on what we know. The positive signs remain intact. But fantasy football is also about timing, and New England’s timing makes every missed practice more meaningful.

Henderson does not merely need to receive medical clearance. He needs enough football work to prepare for the opener. Every additional absence increases the possibility that even an active Henderson begins the season in a more controlled role.

That gives Stevenson a slightly stronger short-term floor without changing the long-term evaluation of the backfield.

Henderson’s next two practices. Each missed session now materially increases the importance of the following one.

Malik Nabers continues making progress in his recovery from ACL surgery and has given one of the more useful player-driven explanations of what that recovery actually means.

Nabers has said he feels good, but he has also acknowledged that additional checkpoints remain before he can participate completely without restriction. His goal is not simply to be active. He wants to reach the point where he can play four quarters without coaches managing his workload and complete every movement required during an actual game.

That distinction matters because a player can look healthy during controlled practice work while still rebuilding confidence in cutting, contact, fatigue and unpredictable movement.

Nabers is one of the easiest players in this draft to evaluate incorrectly because both extremes are tempting.

Fantasy managers can see him moving well and decide the ACL no longer matters, or hear that final checkpoints remain and move an elite talent too far down the board. Neither approach matches the evidence.

The recovery appears to be progressing, but we still do not have evidence of a completely unrestricted regular-season workload.

Nabers’ situation is not about whether the recovery looks good. It does. The fantasy question is whether the final portion of that recovery will be completed early enough for New York to use him normally from the opening week.

That uncertainty belongs in his price without erasing the ceiling that made him one of fantasy football’s most valuable young receivers. For managers willing to absorb a little early-season risk, Nabers can still become one of the strongest upside selections on the board if his draft cost falls because others are uncomfortable with the rehabilitation.

Full-contact work, unrestricted practices and the first indication from New York that Nabers has cleared the final football-specific checkpoints.

Tuesday gave fantasy managers one of the clearest examples yet of why September practice information should carry more weight than August headlines.

Jeanty finally getting back onto the field with trainers is encouraging, but side work is not the same thing as preparing for a game. Egbuka’s situation is different: there is no confirmed major absence, but his toe issue has lasted long enough that fantasy managers spending fourth- or fifth-round capital should demand actual practice evidence rather than simply assuming he will be fine. Kittle moving into team drills means more than another optimistic quote because his Achilles recovery is now being tested inside real football activity, while Evans losing practice time moves his confidence level slightly in the other direction.

Henderson and Nabers reinforce the same principle. Neither player currently looks like a long-term injury disaster, but fantasy value is affected by when a player becomes capable of handling unrestricted football work, not simply whether he can eventually play. Henderson’s calendar is tightening, while Nabers himself has acknowledged that the final stages of ACL recovery involve more than looking explosive in controlled drills.

Pacheco belongs on the Market Board rather than the headline list because his situation is now straightforward: he will miss at least four games. That matters for Pacheco and for Jacob Saylors, but it does not meaningfully change Jahmyr Gibbs, who was already being drafted as one of fantasy football’s most valuable players.

The important phrase now is earned certainty. A player earns more confidence when he returns to the field. He earns more when he handles team work. He earns the most when his team prepares him without restriction for Week 1.

FAZE Bottom Line: Do not draft the injury headline. Draft the evidence. Side work is better than no work. Team drills are better than side work. A confirmed absence matters more than speculation. And when the draft cost rises into the early rounds, uncertainty deserves to be priced rather than ignored.