Who Should I Start? Cooper Kupp or Christian Kirk

Thursday, October 30, 8:53 PM

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp (hamstring, heel) was listed with just a heel injury on Wednesday and was a full practice participant before being downgraded to limited on Thursday, with the Seahawks adding a hamstring injury, according to Brady Henderson of ESPN. Kupp's availability for Sunday night's contest against the Washington Commanders is now in question, and he might need to return to a full practice on Friday to avoid taking a questionable designation into the weekend. If the 32-year-old veteran is out or limited at all on Sunday Night Football, rookie Tory Horton would see an uptick in playing time as Seattle's WR2 behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Although Kupp did score on Oct. 12 against the Jacksonville Jaguars -- it was his first score of the year -- he's gone over 50 receiving yards twice in his seven games in his first year in Seattle.

Thursday, October 30, 1:35 PM

Houston Texans wide receiver Christian Kirk is practicing again on Thursday, according to the Houston Chronicle's Jonathan M. Alexander. Kirk has missed the last two games with another hamstring injury, but he returned to a limited practice on Wednesday and could be trending towards making his return this Sunday against the visiting Denver Broncos in Week 9. The 28-year-old slot man might have to upgrade to a full practice before Friday, though, to avoid going into the weekend with a questionable tag. In addition to Kirk, the Texans' offense could be getting top pass-catcher Nico Collins back on Sunday after he missed last week's win over the San Francisco 49ers due to a concussion. Kirk will be a pretty shaky, low-upside flex option for fantasy managers against Denver if he's active this weekend. But more importantly, if both Collins and Kirk return, it will be bad news for rookies Jaylin Noel and Jayden Higgins, and Xavier Hutchinson.