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Terry McLaurin and Rachaad White questionable for WAS vs NYG: no material change in our projections
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Our live updater picked up the following Commanders status changes at Oct 6, 2026, 3:01 PM CT and re-ran the WAS-NYG simulations (10,000 games):
- Terry McLaurin (WR) was listed as questionable (our model still has him playing); his projection stays at about 6.5 PPR points
- Rachaad White (RB) was listed as questionable (our model still has him playing); his projection stays at about 5.5 PPR points
Fantasy outlook
- Terry McLaurin (WR, questionable): n/a → 6.5 PPR, unranked → WR56. Verdict: bench.
- Rachaad White (RB, questionable): n/a → 5.5 PPR, unranked → RB40. Verdict: bench.
PPR projection (mean of 10,000 sims) and weekly positional rank before and after this change. Verdicts use the same tiers as our start/sit page: top 12 QB/TE and top 24 RB/WR are starts, then flex range (QB 13-16, RB 25-32, WR 25-36, TE 13-16), otherwise bench. Rest-of-season impact not shown: our model projects one week at a time.
Who benefits
If he sits this week: (play probability about 54%) Half-PPR projection change vs the with-him baseline from our injury redistribution sims.
- Stefon Diggs (WR): drops 8.9 → 6.5 (−2.4).
Rest of season
This looks like a short-term / one-week designation, so the rest-of-season impact is minimal.
Source: live re-sim before/after (10,000 games). Numbers are half-PPR means from our own-model sims with vacated usage redistributed by the same injury rules we use in production. Model opinion, not advice. 21+.
Volume details from the re-sim
| Player | Pos | Half-PPR before | After | Change | 85th pct | Volume (mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | WR | 8.9 | 6.5 | −2.4 | 15.7→11.5 | catches 3.3→2.4; receiving yards 36.0→26.4 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | RB | 10.1 | 8.2 | −1.9 | 17.5→15.0 | carries 12.5→10.5; rushing yards 44.7→37.3 |
| Antonio Williams | WR | 5.7 | 4.0 | −1.7 | 10.4→7.7 | — |
| Chig Okonkwo | TE | 4.0 | 2.7 | −1.3 | 6.6→4.8 | — |
| Austin Ekeler | RB | 5.9 | 4.7 | −1.2 | 10.9→9.1 | carries 7.2→5.9; rushing yards 33.5→27.0 |
| Treylon Burks | WR | 3.7 | 2.7 | −1.0 | 7.9→5.9 | — |
| Dyami Brown | WR | 3.3 | 2.3 | −1.0 | 6.8→5.0 | — |
| Kaytron Allen | RB | 2.6 | 2.1 | −0.5 | 6.9→5.8 | — |
| John Bates | TE | 1.1 | 0.7 | −0.4 | 2.3→1.6 | — |
| Ben Sinnott | TE | 0.9 | 0.6 | −0.3 | 2.1→1.5 | — |
Moves smaller than 0.3 points are within simulation noise for this refresh (largest move on an unaffected team: 0.1) and are not listed unless a volume stat moved.
One projection goes down: Stefon Diggs drops from 8.9 to 6.5 (−2.4).
See the full NYG at WAS game page and the Washington Commanders page for every projection, or the props board for current lines.
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