Week 6 Fantasy Football Reactions & Injuries + Early Week 7 Waiver Wire (Ep. 2274)

October 19, 2026

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Week 6 Fantasy Football Reactions: Injuries, Breakouts, and the Hurts Blood Clot Situation

Week 6 brought a relatively light injury day compared to the carnage of recent weeks, but the biggest news came off the field: Jalen Hurts was placed on IR with a blood clot in his leg, a situation that could end his season depending on how it develops. The FantasyPros crew—Matt Modi, Scott Bogman, and Dr. Deepak Chona—broke down the medical implications, the waiver wire priorities, and which performances from Sunday look real versus fluky.

The Jalen Hurts Blood Clot: What We Know and What We Don't

Dr. Chona explained that the Eagles have not released key details about Hurts's condition, which makes the timeline uncertain. The best-case scenario is a small, superficial blood clot that the body dissolves naturally over about six weeks. In that case, Hurts would miss the four-week IR minimum and likely return. But if the clot is deeper, he would need blood thinners—and you cannot play football on blood thinners because of the bleeding risk from hits, especially to the head. That regimen typically runs six to twelve weeks, leaning toward twelve, which would effectively end his season.

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1 Week 6 Fantasy Football Reactions & Injuries + Early Week 7 Waiver Wire (Ep. 2274)
2 Main Outline
3 (01:05) **Show Open & Week 6 Injury Overview** - Hosts Matt Modi, Scott Bogman, and Dr. Deepak Chona introduce the episode, noting it was a lighter injury Sunday compared to previous weeks
4 (02:16) **Jalen Hurts Blood Clot - Timeline & Severity** - Deepak breaks down the blood clot situation that landed Hurts on IR, explaining the two possible outcomes and their implications
5 (04:34) **Fantasy Impact of Hurts Injury on Eagles** - Bogman explains which Eagles players to downgrade with Tanner McKee at quarterback
6 (06:08) **Saquon Barkley Injury Timeline** - Deepak analyzes when Saquon might return from his lower-body injury and what to expect
7 (07:30) **Tyler Warren Groin Injury** - Deepak explains that Warren's groin tweak on Friday is likely a re-aggravation of a preseason injury, making it a multi-week issue

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Guests on this episode

Dr. Deepak Chona Scott Bogman

Show Notes

Catch up on all of the Week 6 fantasy football action!

Matt Modi, Scott Bogman, and Deepak Chona break down key injuries, top storylines, go through the panic meter, and answer your fantasy football questions to recap a hectic Week 6 and get you all set for Week 7

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Jalen Hurts Injury & Eagles Fantasy Outlook - 0:00:56

Saquon Barkley Return Timeline - 0:05:06

Tyler Warren Injury & Colts Fantasy Outlook - 0:06:26

Romeo Doubs Shoulder Injury - 0:08:33

Ladd McConkey Concussion & Buy-Low Potential - 0:10:28

Lamar Jackson Injury Update - 0:12:06

More Injury Updates: Dalton Kincaid, DJ Moore & Others - 0:14:25

Davante Adams & Baker Mayfield Updates - 0:15:51

Polymarket - 0:16:41

Week 7 Bye Weeks & Biggest Storylines - 0:17:22

Carnell Tate Breakout: Buy or Sell? - 0:17:55

DK Metcalf & Jeremy Bernard Breakout - 0:19:44

Omar Cooper Jr. Fantasy Outlook - 0:21:40

Kyle Pitts & Colston Loveland Are Back! - 0:23:16

Cam Skattebo Benching & Giants QB Drama - 0:24:32

Aaron Rodgers: A Must-Start Fantasy QB? - 0:28:01

Travis Hunter's Fantasy Value - 0:30:23

Fantasy Football Panic Meter - 0:32:16

Cam Skattebo Panic Meter - 0:33:34

Chris Olave & Juwan Johnson Concerns - 0:34:41

A.J. Brown Panic Meter - 0:36:33

Fantasy Football Trade & Lineup Questions - 0:38:24

DeVonta Smith Trade Value Without Jalen Hurts - 0:38:55

Ladd McConkey & Omarion Hampton: Hold or Trade? - 0:43:59

Chase Brown Trade Targets - 0:45:10

Jaylen Warren vs. Rico Dowdle - 0:46:27

Outro - 0:47:50

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