Fantasy Football News: Deshaun Watson, Diontae Johnson, Jahmyr Gibbs

For some teams, this is a make-or-break week for their playoff hopes in fantasy football. Fortunately, there are a number of players who could be making their returns at just the right time. These are some news and notes from the past few days.

Deshaun Watson listed as questionable for Week 7

The last time Deshaun Watson was on the field he was having the best game of his 2023 season as he completed 27 of 33 passes for 289 passing yards with two touchdowns and no turnovers. Since that game, he has been dealing with a shoulder injury that has kept him out of the past three weeks (one of those weeks being a bye week).

However, Watson now looks to be on track to return on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts after being listed as questionable. He was able to get a limited practice in on Thursday before being a full participant on Friday.

This a great matchup to return for as the Colts have allowed seven passing touchdowns already this season and an average of 243.7 passing yards per game. Watson should finish this week as a Top 12 quarterback but is also good news for players like Amari Cooper and David Njoku.

Diontae Johnson set to return against the Los Angeles Rams

The Pittsburgh Steelers offense had lofty expectations as the hope was Kenny Pickett was going to take that next step in his second season. That hasn't materialized but in Week 7 he is set to get one of his key playmakers back.

Diontae Johnson suffered a hamstring injury back in Week 2 against the San Francisco 49ers and was placed on injured reserve. That move would cost him the next four weeks but he was designated to return this week and was a full participant every day in practice.

While the Steelers still have to activate him off the injured reserve, it seems like a foregone conclusion as he did not even have an injury designation on the Steelers' injury report. The fact that the injury does not seem like a concern, Johnson should get a full workload and is a high floor WR3 this week in PPR leagues.

Jahmyr Gibbs a must-start in Week 7 for fantasy football

The Detroit Lions are one of the best teams in the NFL and this is due in large part to their offense. The Lions have an excellent run game but this week against the Baltimore Ravens it looks to be setting up to exclusively be Jahmyr Gibbs in the backfield.

The former first round pick is listed as questionable this week after two limited practices due to a hamstring injury. However, he was a full participant on Friday and is set to play this week after missing the past two games.

The same can't be said for David Montgomery who is dealing with ribs injury and has already been ruled out. In Week 3, Montgomery was inactive and Gibbs had 17 rushing attempts for 80 yards against the Atlanta Falcons.

It would not be surprising to see Gibbs get close to the same amount of rushing attempts but the potential is there for him to be more involved in the passing game as he has had four or more receptions in two of the four games this season.

Jahmyr Gibbs this week is a low-end RB1/high-end RB2 and it shouldn't be surprising if he ends up with 100 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown.