Chase, Higgins, Jeanty and Stevenson Active for Week 5: DFS Impact
Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Ashton Jeanty and Rhamondre Stevenson are active for Sunday's Week 5 games. See their exact DraftKings prices and how the news changes backup DFS value.
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Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Ashton Jeanty and Rhamondre Stevenson are active for Sunday’s Week 5 games. All four entered the weekend with injury questions. Chase and Higgins are absent from Cincinnati’s official inactive list. Jeanty also avoids the Raiders’ final inactive list, while New England’s game-day report explicitly confirms Stevenson is active. Both games kick off at 1 p.m. ET on October 11.
Burrow has Chase and Higgins back
Chase and Higgins are available after carrying questionable designations into the weekend. Their game-day status does not by itself establish unrestricted workloads. That restores Joe Burrow’s established top two receivers against the Dolphins. Sunday’s DraftKings Main Slate prices are Chase $8,100 and Higgins $7,100.
The practical DFS change is at the bottom of Cincinnati’s receiver pool. Dohnte Meyers ($3,500) no longer has a clear path to an injury-driven starting role with both stars available. Chase and Higgins are eligible to build around, but an active designation alone does not establish unrestricted snap counts.
Jeanty and Stevenson both available
Jeanty ($7,200) is active despite the ankle and foot concerns that left him questionable against the Patriots. Mike Washington Jr. ($4,200) remains a potential change-of-pace option, not the automatic replacement starter he would have been worth evaluating if Jeanty sat. A reduced Jeanty workload is possible but not announced.
Stevenson ($5,500) is also active after his knee scare. The Patriots expect to have Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson ($5,000) in their backfield rotation. Henderson can still contribute, but Stevenson’s return removes the case for treating him as an injury-created feature back.
What changes on the Main Slate?
The biggest adjustment is to speculative backup value, not an invented projection boost for any starter. Reassess Washington, Henderson and Meyers against the confirmed available starters and your actual lineup construction. Our Week 5 DraftKings Main Slate breakdown provides the broader player pool; the earlier injury report has the outstanding absences and Friday designations.