K.J.Osborn

News: 4 days agoOsborn (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's contest against the Eagles.

Spin: Osborn will be a healthy scratch for the second straight week after Washington claimed him off waivers Dec. 11. Though the Commanders placed Noah Brown (kidney) on IR shortly after picking up Osborn, it appears that the latter isn't high enough on the wideout depth chart to be called upon for gameday. Terry McLaurin, Dyami Brown, Olamide Zaccheaus, Jamison Crowder and Luke McCaffrey will make up the team's wide-receiver room Sunday.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Osborn signed with the Patriots during the offseason after operating as a backup/situational player during his four seasons in Minnesota. The 2020 fifth-round pick has finished in the 75-to-90 target, 48-to-60 reception and 540-to-655 yardage range each of the last three seasons, and has yet to post a top-50 fantasy campaign (PPG). Osborn will compete for work on one of the league's shakiest/unproven WR depth charts, but he'll be dealing with a rookie QB (Drake Maye), not to mention a first-year head coach (Jerod Mayo). Even if he surprisingly locks down a starting role, Osborn is a longshot for fantasy relevance.