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Cooper and Makai Lemon are positioned to start again Sunday against the Giants, with fellow wideouts DeVonta Smith (hamstring) and Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) ruled out for a third straight game, per PhiladelphiaEagles.com.

Cooper made some big plays earlier this season but hasn't done much with his more recent opportunity, catching just three of nine targets for 36 yards over the past two weeks while playing 94 percent of snaps on offense. He's been targeted on just 13 percent of his routes this year, though that rate could improve some with strong-armed Joe Milton replacing Tanner McKee as the starting QB this week.

Lemon and Darius Cooper profile as the top wide receivers for QB Joe Milton's first start in an Eagles uniform Sunday against the Giants, per PhiladelphiaEagles.com.

DeVonta Smith (hamstring) and Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) both are out for a third straight game. Lemon led the team in targets the past two weeks, putting up receiving lines of 7-67-1 and 6-57-0 against the Cowboys and Commanders, respectively. He'll likely be a focal point of the passing game again, though Milton may be more inclined to look downfield toward Cooper or Hollywod Brown in situations where Tanner McKee would throw a shorter pass to Lemon or a TE/RB.

Robinson (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Raiders, with 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan saying Friday that the wideout likely will be activated from injured reserve, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

San Francisco GM John Lynch also made optimistic comments about Robinson, who was a limited practice participant Wednesday through Friday. With WRs Mike Evans (Achilles) and Deebo Samuel (hamstring) out for at least one more week, Robinson would join Jordan Watkins, Brandin Cooks and Jacob Cowing as the healthy wide receivers on the active roster. The 49ers need to activate Robinson by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday to have him available for Sunday's home game against the Raiders.

Wilson (rest/ribs) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's contest in Seattle, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

Wilson has worn a yellow non-contact jersey in practice the last two weeks due to two broken ribs -- a situation that contained him to limited sessions. Having said that, he'll continue to play through the concern as he did this past Sunday in Dallas, when he hauled in eight of 15 targets for 111 yards and one touchdown while adding one carry for 17 yards on a 79 percent snap share.

Evans (Achilles) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Raiders, Nick Wagoner of ESPN reports.

GM John Lynch said on KNBR radio Thursday that Evans is unlikely to play in Week 9 due to the right Achilles injury he aggravated in Week 6 against the Commanders, per Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area. After not practicing in any capacity Wednesday and Thursday, Evans indeed will miss a second consecutive contest. Fellow WRs Deebo Samuel (hamstring) and Christian Kirk (knee) will join Evans on the sideline Sunday, leaving Jordan Watkins, Brandin Cooks and Jacob Cowing as the only options at the position on the 49ers' active roster. The team also may activate Demarcus Robinson (ankle) from IR on Saturday after he was listed as questionable.

Coleman (shoulder) was a limited practice participant Friday.

Coleman is on the injury report for the first time since Week 4, listed as a limited participant Thursday and Friday due to a shoulder injury. There's been no indication it's serious, so Coleman seems on track to play Monday night at Minnesota. Fellow Bills wideout DJ Moore (shoulder) also is gearing up to play.

Kirk (knee) will miss Sunday's game against Las Vegas and may need surgery for a meniscus injury, David Lombardi of SFStandard.com reports.

After opening the year on injured reserve with a calf injury, Kirk finally got healthy and played 20 snaps in a Week 7 loss to Atlanta. Other injuries at wide receiver opened up an opportunity, but now it seems Kirk is more likely to go back on IR than make an impact in the coming weeks.

Samuel (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Raiders, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Neither Samuel nor Mike Evans (Achilles) made a serious bid to play in San Francisco's first game after a Week 8 bye. Jordan Watkins, Brandin Cooks and Jacob Cowing are the healthy WRs on the active roster, with Demarcus Robinson (ankle) a candidate to come off injured reserve this week or next.

Moore (shoulder) was a limited practice participant Friday.

Moore has managed an AC joint sprain for most of the season, typically practicing in a non-contact jersey. He'll likely be ready for Monday's game at Minnesota, coming off a 4-82-1 receiving line (seven targets) in last week's 36-10 win over Baltimore.

Coach Sean Payton said Friday that Bryant (ankle) is in line to play in Sunday's game against the Panthers, Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette reports.

Though Bryant, who was designated to return from IR on Wednesday, is officially listed as questionable ahead Week 9 action, he practiced fully all week and is thus slated to be activated no later than Saturday, at which point his injury designation could be removed. If he is indeed in uniform this weekend, he'll have an opportunity to reclaim a key role in a Denver WR corps that has thus far been led by Jaylen Waddle and Courtland Sutton.