Who Should I Start? Brandin Cooks or Diontae Johnson

Friday, November 22, 5:17 PM

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Brandin Cooks (knee) was limited in practice all week and is listed as questionable to make his return for the team's Week 12 divisional meeting with the Washington Commanders on Sunday. Cooks remains on Injured Reserve, so if the Cowboys want him to play this weekend, they'll need to activate him by the deadline on Saturday. An infection in the 31-year-old's right knee required surgery, and he's been on IR since Week 5. If Cooks is activated and active on Sunday, he could operate as Dallas' No. 3 wideout behind CeeDee Lamb and Jalen Tolbert in an offense that is now being run by quarterback Cooper Rush with Dak Prescott (hamstring) out for the year. Cooks was already a low-upside, touchdown-dependent WR4/flex in fantasy before his injury, so he won't have much fantasy appeal upon his return.

Wednesday, November 20, 11:00 PM

Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monkey acknowledged last week that the team has had a tough time finding ways to involve new wide receiver Diontae Johnson into their offense after acquiring him at the trade deadline from the Carolina Panthers. ESPN's Dan Graziano gets the sense that Baltimore considered Johnson too good of a player to pass on at the price that the Panthers were asking. He also gives the Ravens an option to use more three-receiver sets than they typically utilize if they want to go in that direction. Baltimore doesn't roll with many three-receiver sets, though, and aren't expected to have a major midseason scheme shakeup, which means that Johnson could just end up being a veteran insurance policy for top receiver Zay Flowers. He has only one catch on four targets for six yards in his three games with the Ravens and should be left on benches in Week 12 versus the Chargers.