Denver Broncos DVOA, Stats, & NFL Rankings

New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver A.T. Perry (illness) wasn't feeling well on Thursday and was held out of the team's practice. Perry has several days to rest up and get ready for the Week 18 regular season finale on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. It's a must-win for the Saints to get into the postseason as well, so Perry will likely do everything in his power to be available for the team. The 24-year-old first-year player hasn't really moved the needle in fantasy all year despite several opportunities for increased targets with some of his teammates injured. All in all, Perry has only nine catches all year for 193 yards and two touchdowns on 15 targets, so he'll be a DFS long shot if he's active in Week 18.

It looks as though Denver Broncos wide receivers Courtland Sutton (concussion) and Marvin Mims Jr. (hamstring) will both be returning after one-game absences to play in the Week 18 regular season finale against the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders. Both wideouts were upgraded to full participants in practice on Thursday after being limited on Wednesday. Sutton and Mims still need to gain final clearance from the league's concussion protocol before Sunday, but it appears they are well on their way. The 28-year-old Sutton is sitting at only 770 receiving yards on 58 catches over 15 games this year, but he's scored a career-high 10 touchdowns. However, all that damage came with quarterback Russell Wilson, who is now benched. With Jarrett Stidham starting, Sutton is a DFS receiver to fade if he's active in Week 18.

Denver Broncos wide receivers Courtland Sutton (concussion) and Marvin Mims Jr. (hamstring) were both able to practice on a limited basis on Wednesday ahead of their team's Week 18 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders. Sutton and Mims both missed Denver's Week 17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers but appear to be on the right track heading into the regular-season finale. That being said, the Broncos are already eliminated from playoff contention, so they could opt to err on the side of caution and hold their receivers out of action in Week 18. Stay tuned to both players' final injury statuses heading into the weekend. Jerry Jeudy, Brandon Johnson, and Lil'Jordan Humphrey served as the team's top receivers last week and would presumably do so again this weekend if Sutton and Mims don't play.

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton announced on Monday that quarterback Jarrett Stidham will remain the starter for the Week 18 regular season finale on Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, as expected, with Russell Wilson serving as the backup. With Wilson not expected to return to the team in 2024, the question now becomes whether Stidham's run as the starter will continue into next season. He's in the first year of a two-year, $10 million deal and went 20-for-32 for 224 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions in the win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. At 27, it was just Stidham's third NFL start in his fifth season. Stidham also impressed in two starts to close out last year for the Raiders, but he'll remain a low-end QB2 with minimal upside for fantasy managers still playing for something in Week 18.

Denver Broncos rookie running back Jaleel McLaughlin is expected to have a continued increased workload heading into the final game of the season in Week 18 versus the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders. "He continues to earn additional touches," said head coach Sean Payton. McLaughlin started over the struggling Javonte Williams, who has 38 carries for only 92 yards in the last three games combined, in the Week 17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Williams out-carried McLaughlin 15 to eight on Sunday against the Bolts, but McLaughlin was more efficient and led the team in rushing with 44 yards, adding three catches for 18 yards on three targets. It's hard to recommend anyone in Denver's offense for fantasy lineups with the team playing out the string in another lost season, but McLaughlin could certainly act as the Broncos' "starting" RB for the final game this Sunday.