To help you set your lineups and avoid starting a player who won't take the field on Saturday, we will post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactive lists before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks.

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Ruled out before Saturday

QB Ryan Tannehill (knee), RB Melvin Gordon (hip), RB Adrian Peterson (knee), RB James Starks (concussion), WR Allen Hurns (hamstring), S Karl Joseph (toe), LB Vontaze Burfict (knee), TE Tyler Eifert (back), CB Delvin Breaux, (shoulder)

Early games, 1 p.m. ET (seven scheduled)

LB Kiko Alonso (hamstring, questionable) -- active

TE Charles Clay (knee, questionable) -- active

LB Preston Brown (foot, questionable) -- active

WR Sammy Watkins (foot, questionable) -- active

DT Kyle Williams (back, questionable) -- active

TE Jordan Reed (shoulder, questionable) -- inactive

WR Stefon Diggs (hip, questionable) -- active

S Harrison Smith (ankle, questionable) -- active

WR Randall Cobb (ankle, questionable) -- inactive

RB Matt Forte (knee, doubtful) -- inactive

WR Brandon Marshall (shoulder, questionable) -- active

DE Muhammad Wilkerson (ankle, questionable) -- active

LB Dont'a Hightower (knee, questionable) -- inactive

TE Martellus Bennett (ankle, questionable) -- active

QB Tom Brady (thigh, questionable) -- active

Late games, 4:05 and 4:25 p.m. ET (four scheduled)

LB Craig Robertson (shoulder, questionable) -- active

WR Amari Cooper (shoulder, questionable) -- active

WR Michael Crabtree (finger, questionable) -- active

RB Doug Martin -- inactive

WR John Brown (illness, questionable) -- active

Saturday night game, 8:25 ET

WR A.J. Green (hamstring, questionable) -- inactive

RB Lamar Miller (ankle, questionable) inactive

Sunday afternoon game, 4:30 ET

WR Steve Smith Jr. (thigh, questionable) -- active

TE Ladarius Green (concussion, questionable) -- inactive

Updates/analysis (most recent first)

Arizona Cardinals (3:05 p.m.): Seattle's offense may be able to provide a lot of fantasy points to owners still in the title hunt in Week 16. With Tyrann Mathieu on the IR and Marcus Cooper inactive due to a bad back, a pair of practice squad players -- safety Trevon Hartfield and cornerback Harlan Miller -- have been added to the Arizona roster.

Doug Martin (3 p.m.): In a bit of a surprise, the Tampa Bay running back is inactive for Week 16. Charles Sims and Jacquizz Rodgers will apparently split the carries in the Buccaneers backfield today.

Oakland Raiders (2:40 p.m.): In addition to both starting WRs Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree, also active for the team today is DE Mario Edwards Jr. Edwards (hip) was activated from Oakland's injured reserve and added to the roster. He is expected to play a limited number of snaps in preparation for the postseason.

Bilal Powell (11:55 a.m.): With Matt Forte being declared inactive today by the Jets, Powell will be counted on to continue his one-man show. As ESPN's Rich Cimini notes, Powell "has a chance to become only the third player in Jets history to eclipse 150 yards in three straight games."

Dont'a Hightower (11:50 a.m.): LB Kyle Van Noy will have to step up with Hightower sitting out Week 16 action for the Patriots because of a knee injury that forced him to sit out Thursday's practice.

Minnesota Vikings (11:45 a.m.): WR Stefon Diggs (hip) and S Harrison Smith (ankle) are both active today for the team. Smith, who is headed to the Pro Bowl, had missed the previous two games.

Randall Cobb (11:40 a.m.): The Green Packers have declared Cobb inactive for Week 16 because of an ankle injury. Davante Adams will start at wide receiver in his place.

Luke Kuechly (11:15 a.m.): Despite clearing the league's concussion protocol, the Panthers LB will not be active today. There's a very good chance that Carolina will sit him out next week as well, just to play it safe.

A.J. Green (9:10 a.m.): Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports that Bengals doctors have officially pulled the plug on the possibility of Green playing Saturday night. Expect him to be on the team's inactive list when it comes out later in the day and be sure to make other fantasy WR plans.

Jordan Reed (9:05 a.m.): A source tells ESPN's Adam Schefter that Reed will not be active Saturday against the Bears because of his injured shoulder. Official word should come down about 90 minutes before kickoff.

Lamar Miller (7:45 a.m.): If the Titans win Saturday against the Jaguars, then Saturday night's game has no significant playoff implications for the Texans. It would all come down to beating Tennessee in Week 17. With so much on the line next week, it's hard to see Houston pressing Miller into action Saturday night.

Jordan Reed (7:35 a.m.): The tight end did not practice for Washington this week, a fact which seems to point toward inactive status. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport agrees, citing a source who said Reed was facing "too quick a turnaround."

A.J. Green (7:30 a.m.): The Cincinnati receiver is adamant that he will play Saturday. However, the Bengals are not as sure and may decide to keep their star wide receiver inactive for another week. Green needs just 36 yards to top 1,000 for the season, so it's possible that if he does play, he may get pulled as soon as he reaches that milestone.

Official Saturday inactives should begin coming in at approximately 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games, 2:30 p.m. ET for the late games and 7 p.m. ET for the Saturday night game.