Harold Fannin Jr. is limited at practice Thursday (groin)

Questionable, limited practice Thursday (groin). Fantasy football: Fannin returned to practice in a limited fashion Thursday but remains questionable for…

By Fantasy Roundup Staff · November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

Harold Fannin Jr. returned to practice in a limited fashion Thursday with a groin injury. He is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at New Orleans and managers will need to check the inactive list about 90 minutes before kickoff to know whether he plays.

A limited practice is not a guarantee he plays. Fannin caught 10 of 12 targets for 154 yards against Pittsburgh in Week 8, earning 18.4 half-PPR points on 86 per cent of snaps and a 30 per cent target share. Over his last three games he has averaged 8.0 targets and 10.0 half-PPR points a game on an 86 per cent snap share and a 23 per cent target share. The matchup against New Orleans, which has allowed 13.8 half-PPR points a game to tight ends, the 6th most of 32, favours him if he plays, but the groin injury leaves his status uncertain for Sunday.

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Harold Fannin Jr.

Fannin practised in limited fashion Thursday with the groin injury after missing no practice reports earlier in the week. The questionable tag means managers must check the inactive list about 90 minutes before the 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday. A limited practice is not a guarantee he plays, and the groin issue clouds what would otherwise be a strong start against a defence that has allowed 13.8 half-PPR points a game to tight ends, the 6th most of 32.

Over his last three games Fannin has averaged 8.0 targets and 10.0 half-PPR points a game on an 86 per cent snap share and a 23 per cent target share. He is scoring 2.1 half-PPR points a game above what his usage predicts over that span, so some touchdown or big-play luck that may not repeat. His weighted opportunity rating averages 0.47 over the last three games (8th of 110 tight ends) and his air yards share averages 19 per cent (10th of 110 tight ends). If he plays he is a TE1, but the groin injury makes him a risky start without confirmation he is active Sunday.

What to do

• Check the inactive list about 90 minutes before kickoff Sunday to confirm Harold Fannin Jr. is active before starting him.

• If Fannin is active, start him as a TE1 against a New Orleans defence that has allowed the 6th most half-PPR points to tight ends.

• Have a backup tight end ready in case Fannin is ruled out Sunday morning.