Diontae Johnson

Diontae Johnson (ribs) did not practice on Thursday.

Johnson was dealing with injuries to his ribs, hamstring, and ankle in Week 7, but still suited up against the Commanders. He’s only being listed with a rib injury now, but two straight DNPs to start the week isn’t a great sign. Sitting Johnson against a stout Broncos defense and giving him time to recover would make sense, but we’ll see what the Panthers ultimately decided to do with their WR1. Whether he’s active or not for Week 8, the matchup coupled with Bryce Young being under center will make Johnson hard to trust in fantasy. Very hard.