TL;DR
- Indianapolis Colts tight end Tyler Warren added to injury report with sickness.
- Warren is battling a stomach virus but is expected to play in Week 13.
- Despite illness, Warren is a strong fantasy TE1 option and should be started.
The Indianapolis Colts unexpectedly updated its injury report over the weekend, bringing in tight end Tyler Warren.
Warren was practice in full all week, however, the novice tight end was added to the injury report on Saturday due to sickness, resulting in him being given the questionable designation.
Here's what's understood regarding Warren's prospects of participating in the Week 13 matchup versus the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Will Tyler Warren be participating in today's game?
UPDATE: According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Warren is battling a stomach virus but is expected to play in Week 13.
"Colts TE Tyler Warren, who is listed as questionable because of an illness, is battling a stomach virus," Pelissero reported. "They’ll monitor him this morning, but all indications are he’ll play today vs. The Texans."
END OF UPDATE
There is no concrete answer to this question yet, so we'll have to make an educated guess.
Considering Warren is only experiencing a sickness and not a physical wound, we believe there's a strong probability he'll be fit to play on Sunday, even though he was recently added to the injury list.
Tyler Warren's recommendations for starting or benching players
Entering Week 13, Warren ranks as TE7 overall in terms of fantasy points per game, which makes him a borderline TE1 and every-week starting option.
The Texans do present a tough matchup, as Houston is ceding the sixth-fewest fantasy points per game to the position.
Yet, Warren's performance this season has been so exceptional that benching him under any conditions would be unwarranted. Nevertheless, we should manage our expectations.
Verdict: Start
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