2026 Week 6 Fantasy Football Breaking News: Ashton Jeanty Playing Sunday vs. Bills

Ashton Jeanty is playing Sunday against the Bills — full stop. According to ProFootballTalk (NBC Sports), Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak directly disputed an earlier report that the team was considering sitting Jeanty to let his ankle and foot injuries heal. "He's playing," Kubiak said, via Sam Warren of The Athletic.

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The good news is Kubiak didn't just confirm availability — he said Jeanty "is starting to feel a lot better physically" and expressed excitement about giving him more full-speed reps in practice. That's a meaningful upgrade in tone from his Week 5 situation, when Jeanty was limited Thursday and didn't practice Friday before ultimately playing 32 of 60 snaps as a game-time decision.

Those 32 snaps produced just 10 carries for 27 yards alongside 3 catches for 50 yards — a restricted role by his standards. On the season, ProFootballTalk reports Jeanty has 88 carries for 291 yards and 22 catches for 215 yards and two touchdowns. If the improved health translates to a bigger snap share Sunday, that's a significant fantasy upside swing.

Start him. Kubiak's quote signals a step forward, not sideways, and the Bills game is exactly the kind of matchup where volume matters. The injury situation still carries some risk — two separate lower-body issues don't vanish overnight — so keep an eye on the practice report later this week. But given the explicit confirmation and the optimistic coach-speak, benching Jeanty now would be the wrong call.