Bottom Line Up Front at Quarterback

Quarterback is the position Week 2 broke. Minnesota lost Kyler Murray to the concussion protocol and will start Carson Wentz rather than J.J. McCarthy, Seattle lost Sam Darnold to a hip-area strain, and Atlanta is still working through the same two-quarterback problem it opened the season with. Cincinnati spent the week waiting on Joe Burrow’s back and got the Friday answer it wanted.

Of the 19 quarterbacks on this board, 8 are out or doubtful, 2 carry a Questionable tag that decides itself on gameday, and 9 were listed at some point this week but finished it with no designation at all.

Below is every fantasy-relevant quarterback across all 32 teams carrying an injury or an absence, with the final designation, what the injury actually is, how long that class of injury normally takes to heal, where each player sits on his team’s depth chart, and who stands to gain if he can’t go.

Who is on this report?

Michael Penix Jr. (ATL), Kyler Murray (MIN), Sam Darnold (SEA), Skylar Thompson (BAL), Graham Mertz (HOU), Matthew Caldwell (LAR), Dillon Gabriel (CLE), Tua Tagovailoa (ATL), Joe Burrow (CIN), Aidan O’Connell (LV), Cooper Rush (ATL), Jared Goff (DET), Daniel Jones (IND), Patrick Mahomes (KC), Malik Willis (MIA), Anthony Richardson Sr. (IND), Mitchell Trubisky (TEN), Marcus Mariota (WAS), Tyson Bagent (CHI)

What changed since Week 1

This is the first full week of in-season attrition — injuries from actual games rather than camp and preseason, plus the roster moves that follow them. Across the 19 quarterbacks here: 7 are new to the report, 3 improved or cleared outright, 2 got worse, and 7 are carrying the same status they had a week ago. The pattern worth internalizing: the Week 1 designations that resolved upward mostly stayed resolved, and the new names on this list came off the field on Sunday, not out of the training room.

Waiver wire: who gains if these names sit

• If Michael Penix Jr. (ATL) can’t go — Cooper Rush (QB, functional QB1) starts a second consecutive game. Jack Strand (QB, rookie) is the emergency QB2 behind him.
• If Kyler Murray (MIN) can’t go — Carson Wentz (QB2, ACT #11) starts Week 2 at Chicago. J.J. McCarthy (QB3, ACT #9) is the backup and is healthy — he was passed over, which is itself a meaningful signal about where he sits. Wentz’s Week 1 relief line (12-19, 133 yards, 3 TD) came against Green Bay.
• If Sam Darnold (SEA) can’t go — Drew Lock (QB2 on paper, the announced Week 2 starter) is the direct beneficiary — he relieved Darnold in Week 1 and went 16-of-22 for 187 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT. Jalen Milroe (QB3) moves up to the emergency/backup role.
• If Skylar Thompson (BAL) can’t go — Tyler Huntley (QB2) and Joe Fagnano (QB3) are the active backups behind Lamar Jackson (QB1). Huntley is the one who matters — he is the only Baltimore backup with meaningful starting experience if Jackson were to miss time.
• If Graham Mertz (HOU) can’t go — Davis Mills is the QB2 behind C.J. Stroud. With Mark Gronowski no longer on the roster, Houston currently carries only two quarterbacks on the active roster, which is a genuine emergency-QB thinness issue if Stroud goes down.
• If Dillon Gabriel (CLE) can’t go — Shedeur Sanders (QB2) is the backup behind Deshaun Watson (QB1), with rookie Taylen Green (QB3) as the third. Sanders is the name that matters — he is the one who would play if Watson went down, and Gabriel’s IR stint is precisely what cleared that path.
• If Tua Tagovailoa (ATL) can’t go — Cooper Rush (QB, functional QB1) makes his second straight start. Jack Strand (QB, rookie) backs up. Michael Penix Jr. is the looming factor once activated.
• If Joe Burrow (CIN) can’t go — Joe Flacco (QB2) would start. Cincinnati was also weighing elevating Josh Johnson (DEV) from the practice squad as the emergency third quarterback for the Houston game, which is itself a tell that the club treated a Burrow absence as a live possibility earlier in the week.
• If Aidan O’Connell (LV) can’t go — Fernando Mendoza (QB2) is already the direct backup to Kirk Cousins and is unaffected by this — he simply remains the No. 2. There is no meaningful downstream consequence to O’Connell’s absence beyond Las Vegas dressing only two quarterbacks.

How to read this report

These are final designations, not midweek practice notes, so they mean what they say. A few timing wrinkles apply this week:

• Buffalo and Detroit have already played. The Bills beat the Lions 41-31 on Thursday night, September 17. For those two clubs Week 2 is settled — what matters is who got hurt in the game and what it means from Week 3 on.
• The Rams host the Giants on Monday night, September 21, so Los Angeles does not file its final game-status report until Saturday. Any Rams player listed here is Friday practice participation with the final designation still to come.
• A player listed with no designation is good news. Several names below appear on an official report with a blank game-status column — that is a club formally declining to tag them, which is stronger than never having been listed at all.

Reserve-list designations — injured reserve, PUP, the Commissioner’s Exempt List, suspension — are roster transactions and are settled regardless of the day. A player placed on in-season injured reserve must miss a minimum of four games.

Ruled out or unavailable (7)

Officially ruled out, or on a reserve list. Plan around these.

Michael Penix Jr. — ATL (Nominal season QB1 on the talent depth chart, but currently QB4 in functional Week 2 order — he has not taken a regular-season snap in 2026)

• Status: OUT — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Atlanta on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 home game vs the Carolina Panthers. This is the second straight week he has been ruled Out.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Worth flagging plainly: he practiced in full all three days and was still ruled Out, which is the signature of a post-surgical ramp-up where the team is clearing him for practice work but not yet for live game contact.
• Injury: Knee — continuing recovery from reconstructive knee surgery performed at midseason of the 2025 campaign
• When it happened: Original injury and reconstructive surgery occurred during the 2025 season (midseason). This is not a new Week 1 or Week 2 injury; it is the tail of a roughly 10-11 month rehab.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Reconstructive knee surgery (ACL-class) typically costs 9-12 months before full clearance, and teams routinely add 2-6 weeks of non-contact practice ramp before game activation. Players cleared to practice in full frequently sit another one to three games while the club builds contact tolerance and confidence in the joint.
• Expected back to full health: Structurally he is already at or past the standard timeline. Realistic game-ready window is late September to mid-October 2026 — Week 3 (week of Sept 27) at the earliest, Weeks 4-6 (Oct 2026) as the safer bet.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Officially ruled Out for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (vs Carolina): Out, confirmed. Week 3: live possibility — Atlanta’s head coach tied his Week 3 availability directly to how he progresses through rehab this week, with Green Bay named as that opponent in Sept 18 reporting. Weeks 4-5: if he is not the Week 3 starter he is very likely the starter by then, assuming no setback, because Tua’s oblique and Cooper Rush’s back both point to Atlanta wanting its franchise arm back as soon as it is safe. The three-deep QB mess makes this a genuinely volatile situation week to week.
• Who benefits if he sits: Cooper Rush (QB, functional QB1) starts a second consecutive game. Jack Strand (QB, rookie) is the emergency QB2 behind him.
• Change since Week 1: No change in outcome since Sept 12 — Out both weeks — but a meaningful change in trajectory. On the Week 1 report the distinction was that his absence began as an unofficial coach’s announcement before being formalized. This week he is practicing in FULL all three days rather than being managed, and his Week 3 availability is now being publicly discussed by the head coach. Also note a roster-status correction: nfl.com lists him ACT (active roster), not on any reserve list.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in Week 2 in any 12-team full-PPR format. He is, however, a legitimate stash in leagues that roster two QBs or use superflex — full practice participation three days running is the last box before activation, and whoever holds him gets a potential every-week starter for Weeks 3-17. In single-QB 12-team redraft he is a drop unless you have a deep bench. The more important fantasy read is downstream: until Penix is under center, Bijan Robinson, Drake London and Kyle Pitts Sr. are all playing with a diminished passing game.

Kyler Murray — MIN (QB1 — nominal starter, but ruled out; Carson Wentz takes the Week 2 start)

• Status: OUT — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Minnesota on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game at Chicago.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed -> Limited Thu -> Limited Fri. He practiced in a limited capacity all three days but was never cleared out of the concussion protocol, which is why a Limited Friday still produced an OUT rather than a Questionable.
• Injury: Concussion (head). In the NFL’s five-step return-to-participation protocol; limited practice corresponds to roughly Step 4, with independent neurological consultant clearance still outstanding.
• When it happened: Sunday Sept 13, 2026, early in Minnesota’s Week 1 win over Green Bay. Murray was hit by Packers safety Javon Bullard after sliding at the end of a scramble. He did not return; Carson Wentz relieved him and finished 12-of-19 for 133 yards and three touchdowns.
• Typical recovery for this injury: NFL concussions average about 8-12 days of lost time. Roughly half of players clear protocol within one game week; the rest need two. Cases that reach limited practice by the Friday of the following week but are not cleared almost always clear during the next week. Prolonged cases (3+ weeks) are the minority and usually involve recurring symptoms with exertion.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 — realistically cleared during the Week 3 practice week (Sept 22-26) and available for the Week 3 game the weekend of Sept 27. Head coach Kevin O’Connell has publicly framed Week 3 as the target.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY in Week 2 at Chicago on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. Officially ruled OUT on the Friday Sept 18 final report. Carson Wentz starts, J.J. McCarthy is the backup.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (at Chicago, Sept 20) is a certain miss. Week 3 is the live target and the likeliest return given he was practicing in a limited capacity all of Week 2 — call it 60-65% to start Week 3. Weeks 4 and 5 project as full go barring a symptom relapse. The one real tail risk: if Wentz plays well again behind this offense, Minnesota has an awkward decision, though O’Connell has given no indication Murray’s job is in question.
• Who benefits if he sits: Carson Wentz (QB2, ACT #11) starts Week 2 at Chicago. J.J. McCarthy (QB3, ACT #9) is the backup and is healthy — he was passed over, which is itself a meaningful signal about where he sits. Wentz’s Week 1 relief line (12-19, 133 yards, 3 TD) came against Green Bay.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to the report. Murray was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list at all — he was the healthy listed starter. The concussion happened in the Week 1 game itself (Sept 13), after the baseline was compiled.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop Murray from Week 2 lineups entirely; he is a stash, not a start. In 12-team full PPR he is worth holding through the bye-less early weeks if you have a second QB, but if you are streaming, grab a Week 2 replacement and revisit Thursday of Week 3. Wentz is a fringe QB2/streamer at Chicago — three touchdowns in relief flatters him, but the Vikings’ pass-catcher group is thinned by Jauan Jennings being out. The bigger fantasy read: Murray’s absence is mildly negative for Justin Jefferson’s ceiling and mildly positive for a run-heavy Aaron Jones game script.

Sam Darnold — SEA (QB1 when healthy — but he is behind Drew Lock on the functional Week 2 depth chart because Lock is the announced starter)

• Status: OUT — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Seattle on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game at Arizona. Seattle listed the injury as ‘Glute’ on the Week 2 report after initially calling it a hip.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> DNP Fri Sept 18. He has not practiced at all since the injury.
• Injury: Glute / deep soft-tissue strain in the hip-buttock region. The club has described it as ‘a very unique soft-tissue injury’; the hip joint itself is uninvolved and imaging ruled out a fracture.
• When it happened: Wednesday, Sept 9, 2026 — sacked on the final play of Seattle’s opening possession of the Week 1 opener against New England (SEA won 13-10). He left after five plays and Drew Lock finished the game.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Gluteal/proximal hamstring-region muscle strains typically cost 1-3 weeks for a Grade 1, 3-6 weeks for a Grade 2, and 8+ weeks (often surgical) for a Grade 3 or an avulsion. The absence of any IR plan plus reporting that he is already moving better points to a low-to-moderate Grade 1-2, with roughly a 2-4 week absence.
• Expected back to full health: Best case Week 3 (late September); the realistic center of the range is Week 4, roughly Oct 4, 2026. ESPN’s reporting floated up to four weeks, which would push him to Week 5 (approx. Oct 11).
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Officially ruled OUT for Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 at Arizona. Drew Lock starts.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 at Arizona: out, guaranteed. Week 3: genuinely in play but not the bet — the club is intentionally keeping him off IR so it can activate him the moment he clears, which cuts both ways. Weeks 4-5: he should be back and starting in this window barring a setback. Expect Lock to make one to three starts total.
• Who benefits if he sits: Drew Lock (QB2 on paper, the announced Week 2 starter) is the direct beneficiary — he relieved Darnold in Week 1 and went 16-of-22 for 187 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT. Jalen Milroe (QB3) moves up to the emergency/backup role.
• Change since Week 1: Escalated from an unofficial in-game injury with no filed designation to a FINAL, OFFICIAL OUT tag. New since Sept 12: Seattle relabeled the injury from ‘hip’ to ‘glute’ on the official report, confirmed it will NOT place him on IR, confirmed Drew Lock as the Week 2 starter, and reporting emerged putting the outside timetable at about four weeks.

Fantasy takeaway: Stash-only in 12-team full-PPR; Darnold is a bench QB you hold if you carry two, and an outright drop in single-QB leagues with tight benches. The tradeable asset here is the pass-catchers, not the quarterback: Lock threw efficiently in Week 1 and Jaxon Smith-Njigba still went for 8-122-1 with him under center, so do not discount SEA receivers. Lock himself is a streaming-only QB2 against an Arizona defense that is beatable.

Skylar Thompson — BAL (Was the QB3/QB4 depth arm; currently off the active depth chart while on reserve)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, status code RES on the nfl.com Ravens roster as of Sept 18, 2026. Placed on IR without a return designation, which means he is out for the entire 2026 season unless released with an injury settlement.
• Practice this week: Not reported — ineligible to practice while on Reserve/Injured. He has no Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 entry on the participation report and will not have one this season.
• Injury: Undisclosed — the Ravens did not announce the nature of the injury
• When it happened: Approximately Aug 12, 2026. Baltimore placed him on injured reserve in mid-August 2026 during training camp and signed a replacement quarterback as the corresponding move.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not assessable — the injury was never disclosed. The relevant fact is procedural: an IR placement in August without a designation to return ends a player’s season under the roster rules, so recovery timeline is irrelevant to his 2026 availability.
• Expected back to full health: Not applicable for the 2026 season. Any return to football would be 2027. He is season-ending IR as of the August 2026 placement.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the New Orleans Saints, and out for every remaining game of the 2026 season. He is on season-ending Reserve/Injured.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2, 3, 4 and 5 and the balance of the season. There is no scenario in which he appears. Baltimore’s quarterback room for this window is Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley and Joe Fagnano.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyler Huntley (QB2) and Joe Fagnano (QB3) are the active backups behind Lamar Jackson (QB1). Huntley is the one who matters — he is the only Baltimore backup with meaningful starting experience if Jackson were to miss time.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still on season-ending Reserve/Injured, status code RES, with no new information from the club.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any format. Do not roster. The only Baltimore quarterback worth any consideration beyond Lamar Jackson is Tyler Huntley, and only as a deep-league contingency if Jackson were to get hurt.

Graham Mertz — HOU (Not on the active depth chart — season-ending Reserve/Injured. Had been the QB3 competitor.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried on nfl.com as status code RES with no return designation. Season-ending.
• Practice this week: Not applicable (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed/Thu/Fri — he is on season-ending Reserve/Injured and cannot practice.
• Injury: Torn ACL
• When it happened: Suffered in the 2026 offseason/preseason window, before Houston set its initial 53-man roster in late August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Isolated ACL reconstruction: 9-12 months. For a quarterback the functional return is often slightly faster than for a skill-position runner, but the season is already lost.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-2027. He will not play in 2026.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — ineligible. He cannot play Sunday Sept 20 vs the Cincinnati Bengals, or in any 2026 game.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: ineligible, zero snaps, out for the full 2026 season.
• Who benefits if he sits: Davis Mills is the QB2 behind C.J. Stroud. With Mark Gronowski no longer on the roster, Houston currently carries only two quarterbacks on the active roster, which is a genuine emergency-QB thinness issue if Stroud goes down.
• Change since Week 1: No change to Mertz since Sept 12 — still season-ending RES. Related roster change: QB3 Mark Gronowski is no longer on the roster (he was listed on the practice squad in the Sept 12 baseline and is now off the nfl.com roster entirely).

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any format. Not rosterable. The only takeaway that matters to a 12-team manager is the downstream one: Houston’s QB room is now two deep, so a Stroud injury would mean Davis Mills, which would crater the value of every Texans pass catcher.

Matthew Caldwell — LAR (Not on the active depth chart — QB4/camp arm on the reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as RES (Reserve/Injured) on the official nfl.com Rams roster as of Sept 18, 2026.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — he is on the reserve list and ineligible to practice with the team. He has not practiced. Practice week of Sept 17-19: no participation of any kind.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury carried from training camp. The Rams have not specified it.
• When it happened: Training camp/preseason, August 2026. Placed on injured reserve around the 53-man roster cutdown.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not quantifiable without a named injury. A camp IR placement without a return designation generally implies a multi-month timeline.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown and not relevant to 2026 fantasy. Treat him as out for the season absent a club announcement.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY and is ineligible. He cannot appear in the Monday, Sept 21, 2026 game vs. the New York Giants.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 through 5 and almost certainly the balance of 2026.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A for fantasy purposes — Matthew Stafford is the starter with Stetson Bennett as QB2 and rookie Ty Simpson as QB3. Caldwell was never in the game-day picture.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still RES on the official roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any format. He is a fourth quarterback who would not have dressed even if healthy. Listed only for reserve-list completeness.

Dillon Gabriel — CLE (Was in the quarterback competition; currently off the active depth chart while on reserve. Cleveland’s active room is Watson, Shedeur Sanders and Taylen Green.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, designated to return. Status code RSR on the nfl.com Browns roster as of Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status governs his availability regardless of how the back feels.
• Practice this week: Not reported — ineligible to practice until his activation window opens. No Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 entry exists on the participation report.
• Injury: Back
• When it happened: Late August 2026. Cleveland placed him on injured reserve on approximately Aug 30, 2026 when it set the initial 53-man roster, keeping three quarterbacks active and making rookie Taylen Green the No. 3. The back injury therefore dates to training camp or the preseason.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Back injuries in quarterbacks span an enormous range. A lumbar strain is 2-4 weeks. A disc-related issue with radicular symptoms is 6-12 weeks and sometimes requires surgery, which would push it to 3-6 months. The club’s willingness to accept a mandatory four-game absence rather than carry him active suggests something beyond a simple strain.
• Expected back to full health: Early-to-mid October 2026. He is eligible to return in Week 5 and his 21-day practice window can open before that. A realistic date for full health is Weeks 5-7, roughly the first three weeks of October 2026, though activation depends as much on Cleveland’s quarterback plans as on his back.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is on Reserve/Injured serving the mandatory four-game absence and cannot be activated.
• Next four weeks: Out Weeks 2, 3 and 4 by rule. Week 5 is his first game of eligibility. Even then, Cleveland has Deshaun Watson starting and Shedeur Sanders as QB2, so activation would be a depth decision rather than a path to snaps. Assume no fantasy relevance across Weeks 2-5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Shedeur Sanders (QB2) is the backup behind Deshaun Watson (QB1), with rookie Taylen Green (QB3) as the third. Sanders is the name that matters — he is the one who would play if Watson went down, and Gabriel’s IR stint is precisely what cleared that path.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He remains on Reserve/Injured with a return designation, status code RSR, with no practice window opened and no new club update.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR redraft. He is a third-or-fourth quarterback on IR behind a starter and a higher-profile backup. The Cleveland quarterback to actually have on your watchlist is Shedeur Sanders, who would be the immediate starter if Deshaun Watson misses time.

Doubtful (1)

Doubtful means the club expects him not to play. Treat it as out unless you see a pregame report saying otherwise.

Tua Tagovailoa — ATL (Named 2026 Week 1 starter on Sept 7 before the injury; currently QB3 in functional Week 2 order behind Cooper Rush and Jack Strand)

• Status: DOUBTFUL — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Atlanta on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 home game vs the Carolina Panthers. Doubtful conventionally translates to roughly a 25 percent chance of playing, and with a three-day DNP behind it the true number here is lower than that.
• Practice this week: DNP (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> DNP Fri Sept 18. He did not practice at all. A player who misses the entire practice week and is not simply ruled Out is being held open as a formality, not as a real game-day option.
• Injury: Oblique strain
• When it happened: Sustained at a Falcons practice on Thursday Sept 10, 2026, during Week 1 preparation. He was ruled Out for the Week 1 opener at Pittsburgh two days later and has not practiced since.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Oblique and abdominal-wall strains are notoriously slow for throwers because the muscle fires on every rotation of the throwing motion. Grade 1 typically costs 2-4 weeks; Grade 2 commonly 4-6 weeks; a Grade 3 tear can end in surgery and 3-plus months. Quarterbacks are the worst-case position for this injury class — re-aggravation rates are high when a passer is rushed back, and clubs usually want pain-free full-velocity throwing for several consecutive days before clearing.
• Expected back to full health: A full practice week without setback is the gating item and he has not produced one yet. Realistic return window is Week 4 to Week 5 (early-to-mid October 2026) if this is a Grade 1-2 strain. Week 3 is possible only if he practices fully early next week.
• Next game: EXPECTED NOT TO PLAY. Doubtful for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Carolina Panthers. Treat him as out for lineup purposes; a Doubtful QB who has not thrown in practice for eight straight days does not start an NFL game.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (vs Carolina): out for practical purposes. Week 3: uncertain and competing directly with Michael Penix Jr.’s return for the same job, which is the real complication — Atlanta may simply hand the offense back to Penix rather than rush Tua’s oblique. Weeks 4-5: this is where Tua would realistically be healthy, but by then the starting job may not be his. Track the Falcons’ Wednesday practice report next week; if Tua is DNP again while Penix stays full, Penix is the Week 3 starter.
• Who benefits if he sits: Cooper Rush (QB, functional QB1) makes his second straight start. Jack Strand (QB, rookie) backs up. Michael Penix Jr. is the looming factor once activated.
• Change since Week 1: Status DOWNGRADED in substance even though the tag technically moved from OUT to DOUBTFUL. On the Sept 12 baseline he had a single DNP (Sept 11) logged. He has now missed the entire Week 2 practice week — three consecutive DNPs — which means he has gone a full eight days without throwing. The move from Out to Doubtful looks like an upgrade on paper and is not one.

Fantasy takeaway: Do not start him in Week 2 in any format. In 12-team full-PPR single-QB leagues he is droppable — he is behind an oblique strain AND a returning franchise quarterback, which is a brutal combination for his path back to fantasy relevance. The actionable move is to fade the entire Falcons passing game in Week 2: Drake London stays a volume-based WR2/flex play because target share travels, but Kyle Pitts Sr. and Jahan Dotson are bench pieces with Cooper Rush throwing.

Questionable — game-time calls (2)

The genuine coin flips. Watch the inactives list, which posts about 90 minutes before kickoff, and have a replacement ready.

Joe Burrow — CIN (QB1 — unquestioned franchise starter and the engine of the Bengals’ passing offense)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Cincinnati on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 road game at the Houston Texans. Confirmed on the club’s own Week 2 injury report release.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. The Friday upgrade to full participation is the key data point and reporters noted he was visibly more active as the week went on.
• Injury: Back tightness / low-grade back strain
• When it happened: Sept 13, 2026 — Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He took a hit from Alex Anzalone while fighting for a first down on a third-and-6 in the first quarter. He finished the game.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Non-radicular back tightness and low-grade lumbar strains in NFL quarterbacks typically resolve in 1-2 weeks and rarely cost a start when the player finished the game in which it happened. The risk profile is flare-up and recurrence rather than a long absence — back issues are notorious for being fine one day and locking up the next, which is exactly why clubs file Questionable rather than clearing the player outright.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively now, Week 2 (Sept 18-20, 2026), given Friday full participation. Expect the designation to disappear entirely by Week 3 barring a re-aggravation in the Houston game.
• Next game: PLAYING in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Houston Texans. Friday full participation, head coach Zac Taylor saying he ‘practiced in full today’ and ‘feels good,’ and Burrow himself saying ‘If I’m not getting surgery, I’ll be out there’ together make this a near-certain start. The Questionable tag reflects the unpredictability of back tightness, not genuine doubt.
• Next four weeks: Expect him to start Weeks 2 through 5. Week 2 at Houston is the only game with a live availability question and he should clear it. The monitoring item across Weeks 3-5 is whether the back flares up behind an offensive line that let him get hit in Week 1 — if it recurs, the designation returns and his mobility, never his strength, is the first thing to suffer.
• Who benefits if he sits: Joe Flacco (QB2) would start. Cincinnati was also weighing elevating Josh Johnson (DEV) from the practice squad as the emergency third quarterback for the Houston game, which is itself a tell that the club treated a Burrow absence as a live possibility earlier in the week.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list at all. The back issue originated in the Week 1 game itself and is entirely new information as of Sept 16, 2026.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence as a top-five QB1 in 12-team full PPR. Friday full participation plus the coach’s comments is the green light. Have a streamer on your bench as an inactives-report contingency since kickoff is the 1 pm ET window, but do not trade him or bench him over this. If he somehow sits, Joe Flacco is a matchup-dependent QB2 and Ja’Marr Chase’s ceiling drops meaningfully.

Aidan O’Connell — LV (QB3 — third quarterback behind Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza; emergency-arm role only)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Las Vegas on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 game at the Los Angeles Chargers. Filed under ‘Not injury related — personal matter.’
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 18). Full week: the club’s Friday filing lists him as a DNP under the not-injury-related/personal designation. Head coach Klint Kubiak said Friday that O’Connell would not be traveling with the team to Los Angeles, which in practice means he will not play regardless of the Questionable tag.
• Injury: None — this is expressly NOT an injury. The Raiders filed it as ‘Not injury related – personal matter,’ which is the standard league-report mechanism for a personal or family situation. No medical issue is involved.
• When it happened: Not applicable — there is no injury. The personal matter surfaced during the Week 2 practice week of Sept 16-18, 2026, and was formalized on the Friday Sept 18 report.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no injury to recover from. Personal-matter absences are open-ended by nature and resolve on the player’s own timeline; most are a matter of days.
• Expected back to full health: He is already healthy — there is no health issue. Availability is a personal-circumstances question, and a return for Week 3 (Sept 27) would be the normal expectation for a short personal absence.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 at the Los Angeles Chargers (SoFi Stadium, 1:05 p.m. PT). Kubiak confirmed Friday he is not traveling with the team, which makes the Questionable tag academic.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (at LAC, Sept 20): not traveling, will not play. Weeks 3-5: expected back once the personal matter resolves, returning to the QB3 role behind Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza. He has no realistic path to snaps unless both players ahead of him are unavailable.
• Who benefits if he sits: Fernando Mendoza (QB2) is already the direct backup to Kirk Cousins and is unaffected by this — he simply remains the No. 2. There is no meaningful downstream consequence to O’Connell’s absence beyond Las Vegas dressing only two quarterbacks.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT. O’Connell carried no designation of any kind on the Raiders’ final Week 1 injury report filed Friday Sept 11, 2026 and was not on the Sept 12 baseline. The personal-matter filing first appeared on the Week 2 report. Roster status unchanged at ACT, depth-chart position unchanged at QB3.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy impact in a 12-team full-PPR league. He is not rosterable and his absence does not change Kirk Cousins’ outlook or anyone else’s. The only reason to note it is that it is a genuine final Friday designation on the official Raiders report and belongs in a complete accounting of the division. Kirk Cousins remains the starter and is unaffected.

Cleared — listed this week but carrying no designation (9)

The good news. Every player here carried an injury or a listing at some point this week and finished it without a designation.

Cooper Rush — ATL (Functional QB1 for Week 2 by default — the two passers ahead of him on the talent chart are Out and Doubtful)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) he appears on Atlanta’s Week 2 practice report with a back issue but carries a BLANK Game Status column on the final Friday Sept 18, 2026 report. Stating this plainly: blank means no designation and he is expected to play and start.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He was added to the report mid-week and practiced in full on both days he appeared.
• Injury: Back
• When it happened: Surfaced on Atlanta’s Thursday Sept 17, 2026 practice report. Most plausibly a residual from his Week 1 start at Pittsburgh on Sunday Sept 13, 2026, though the club has not specified a mechanism. He was described by the head coach as ‘doing better.’
• Typical recovery for this injury: Non-specific back soreness or a low-grade lumbar strain in a quarterback is usually a 0-1 game issue when the player is practicing in full. Two consecutive full practices is the standard marker for a back issue that will not affect availability. Only a disc-related or nerve-involvement diagnosis would change the calculus, and nothing reported suggests that.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively healthy now. He is expected to be at full function for the Sept 20 start, Week 2.
• Next game: WILL PLAY AND START. No designation for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (vs Carolina): starts. Week 3: starts only if Penix is not activated — his hold on the job is entirely a function of the two injured passers above him. Weeks 4-5: most likely back to a backup role. The back issue itself should not cost him any time; the depth chart will.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jack Strand (QB2, rookie) would make an emergency start. That is a genuinely alarming scenario for Atlanta and one worth monitoring on game day given Rush’s back and the absence of any other healthy experienced option.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report. He did not appear on Atlanta’s Sept 12 final Week 1 injury report at all. The back issue is a fresh mid-week addition on Sept 17, 2026, and has not affected his practice participation.

Fantasy takeaway: Not a startable fantasy QB in 12-team full-PPR leagues — Rush is a low-volume, low-aDOT caretaker whose ceiling is roughly 14 fantasy points. His real fantasy relevance is as a suppressant: his limited arm strength compresses the Falcons’ passing game, which caps Drake London’s ceiling and pushes Kyle Pitts Sr. toward TE2 territory. The one beneficiary is Bijan Robinson, whose usage in both phases should stay elite because Atlanta has to lean on him.

Jared Goff — DET (QB1 — every-down starter)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) Detroit’s FINAL Week 2 official report, filed Sept 16, 2026 for the Thursday Sept 17 game at Buffalo, carried no entry for Goff. He played the full game.
• Practice this week: Full — not listed on any day of Detroit’s Week 2 participation report. Detroit practiced on a short Thursday-game week (Mon-Wed, Sept 14-16) and Goff was unrestricted throughout.
• Injury: None active.
• When it happened: N/A — no injury to date in 2026. He has taken every meaningful snap through two games.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — healthy, no injury to recover from.
• Expected back to full health: Currently at full health as of Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: ALREADY PLAYED Week 2 — he started and played the full game at Buffalo on Thursday Sept 17, 2026, going 26-of-38 for 327 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in a 41-31 loss. He exited healthy with no post-game injury reporting.
• Next four weeks: Healthy through Weeks 2 (played), 3, 4 and 5. Detroit’s Thursday game means the Lions now get a long break before Week 3, which is a net positive for the whole roster’s health. Goff’s four-touchdown output against a strong Buffalo team in a shootout loss is the relevant signal — the Lions were throwing to keep pace, and that game script is repeatable.
• Who benefits if he sits: Joshua Dobbs (QB2, ACT #11) is the backup. Luke Altmyer (DEV, #15) is the practice-squad third.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to the report as a confirmed-healthy entry. He was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list. He is included because his team’s Week 2 game has already been played and confirming he exited it healthy is the actionable fact for a fantasy manager setting Week 3 lineups.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him without hesitation in 12-team full PPR going forward. The Week 2 line — 327 yards, 4 TDs — is already banked, and the takeaway for Weeks 3-5 is that Detroit’s offense still functions at a high level and will throw when trailing. Tracked here specifically to confirm he came through the Thursday game healthy, which he did. He is a top-tier QB1 stream or a set-and-forget starter.

Daniel Jones — IND (QB1 — unquestioned starter; Ourlads lists him first ahead of Anthony Richardson Sr.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) final Friday outcome: fully cleared, no injury and no game-status tag on Indianapolis’ official Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 game at Kansas City. He does not appear on the report at all.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Colts’ Week 2 practice report at any point.
• Injury: None active — the torn Achilles tendon is fully recovered and he is off the injury report.
• When it happened: Not applicable to 2026. The Achilles tear predates the 2026 season; head coach Shane Steichen addressed his return from injury on Sept 7, 2026, and he started and played Week 1 vs Baltimore without restriction.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury. For reference, Achilles tendon repair typically costs 9-12 months, and second-year post-repair performance (where Jones now is) generally returns to baseline.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). He has been cleared since training camp.
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted. He starts Sunday Sept 20 at the Kansas City Chiefs (8:20 PM ET, Arrowhead Stadium).
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: full availability with no health flag. Week 2 at Kansas City at night is his hardest matchup of the stretch. His fantasy value rests on rushing volume rather than passing efficiency.
• Who benefits if he sits: Anthony Richardson Sr. (QB2, managing a mild groin but untagged) would take over, with Riley Leonard as QB3. A Jones injury would meaningfully change the Colts’ offensive profile and the value of every Indianapolis pass catcher.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was already logged as fully cleared on the baseline and remains entirely off the injury report. Reported here as cleared rather than dropped silently, per the tracking rule.

Fantasy takeaway: Streaming QB2 only in 12-team full PPR — do not start him at Kansas City this week if you have any alternative. His health is a non-issue; the matchup is the issue. He is not a top-12 weekly play.

Patrick Mahomes — KC (QB1 — unquestioned starter and every-snap player)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) he appears on Kansas City’s Week 2 practice report with a knee listing but received NO final game-status tag on the Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs. the Indianapolis Colts. Cleared without restriction.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Three full participations and no Friday tag is as clean as an NFL injury-report entry gets.
• Injury: Left knee — maintenance listing tied to the torn ACL and LCL he suffered during the 2025 season and had surgically repaired. This is a rehab/monitoring designation, not a new or active injury.
• When it happened: The underlying injury dates to the 2025 season, with surgical repair following. The knee has carried a report listing through the 2026 preseason and into the regular season purely as a treatment notation; he has practiced fully throughout and played Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Combined ACL and LCL reconstruction typically runs 9-12 months to return to play, with the final 10-15 percent of explosive-movement confidence often taking into the following season. Mahomes is comfortably past that window — he practiced fully all three days of Week 1 prep, played the Monday Sept 14 win over Denver, and has practiced fully all three days of Week 2 prep.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). The listing should disappear from the report as the season progresses; there is no pending recovery milestone.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium (Sunday Night Football). No designation, no snap restriction, no availability risk.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: every-week QB1 with no injury-related risk. The only thing to monitor across this stretch is whether Kansas City manages his designed-run volume to protect the knee, which would shave a couple of points off his rushing floor without touching his passing ceiling. He led the Chiefs past Denver on Monday night in Week 1 and the offense is functioning.
• Who benefits if he sits: Justin Fields (QB2) would start, and he is a genuinely startable streaming QB1 in his own right because of the rushing floor — a rare backup situation where the handcuff has standalone value. Garrett Nussmeier (QB3) is the emergency arm.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED CLARITY vs. the Sept 12 baseline. Last week his entry read NO FINAL TAG YET with the final status pending because Kansas City played Monday night. This week the full cycle is complete: three full practices and confirmed no final designation on the Sept 18 report. Practically identical health status, but now fully confirmed rather than pending. Depth chart and ACT roster status unchanged.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him every week in 12-team full-PPR with zero hesitation. The knee listing is noise and should not affect your lineup decisions or your trade valuations. If a leaguemate is discounting Mahomes over the knee narrative, buy. Separately, Justin Fields is the single most valuable backup QB in fantasy to handcuff if you have a deep bench and roster Mahomes — but do not spend a starting-caliber roster spot on him in a standard 12-teamer.

Malik Willis — MIA (QB1 — Miami’s starting quarterback and the unquestioned starter in Jeff Hafley’s first season)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on Miami’s Week 2 practice reports as a participation entry only, with a toe listing, and Miami assigned him NO Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag on the FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game at San Francisco. He is cleared to play without restriction.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He was a full participant on every single practice day despite the listing, which is the textbook signature of a maintenance/monitoring entry rather than a genuine availability risk.
• Injury: Toe (Miami has not specified which foot, which toe, or a grade). Given full participation throughout, this reads as turf-toe-adjacent soreness or a minor contusion rather than a structural injury.
• When it happened: Surfaced on Miami’s FIRST Week 2 injury report, Wednesday Sept 16, 2026. Most consistent with the Week 1 loss at Las Vegas on Sunday Sept 13, 2026 (Raiders 27, Dolphins 13), a game in which Willis was sacked repeatedly and has publicly acknowledged he must cut down the sacks. Miami has not tied it to a specific snap.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Toe injuries for a quarterback span a wide range. Simple soreness or a contusion is a few days to a week with no games missed. True turf toe (grade I metatarsophalangeal sprain) is 1-2 weeks; grade II is 2-4 weeks; grade III can be 6-10 weeks or surgical. A full-participation Wednesday, Thursday AND Friday with no game-status tag is inconsistent with anything above a grade I, and for a mobile quarterback the club would not risk full reps on a meaningful toe issue.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively already there — Friday Sept 18, 2026. If anything lingers it should be fully gone by Week 3, Sunday Sept 27, 2026 vs Kansas City.
• Next game: WILL PLAY. He starts for Miami in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 PM ET on FOX. No designation, full practice participation all week, and he does not appear among Miami’s final Out/Questionable group (Ronnie Harrison OUT hamstring, Chop Robinson OUT concussion, Tucker Addington QUESTIONABLE shoulder).
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 at San Francisco) — starts, tough matchup against a strong 49ers front given his sack problem. Week 3 (Sept 27 vs Kansas City) — starts, another difficult defensive matchup. Week 4 (Oct 4 at Minnesota) — starts, again a pressure-heavy opponent. Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cincinnati) — starts, and the clear best matchup of the stretch; Miami then hits its Week 6 bye. The toe should be a non-factor across the entire window. The real risk to his availability is not the toe but the sack volume behind a struggling offensive line.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kyle McCord (ACT) is QB2 and would take over immediately. Brady Cook (ACT) is QB3. Miami carries three quarterbacks on the active roster, so there is a genuine ladder here, but McCord is the direct beneficiary.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report. Willis carried no designation and no injury listing on the Sept 12 baseline. The toe listing first appeared on Miami’s Wednesday Sept 16, 2026 report. Status is a new listing, but with full participation on all three days the practical impact is nil.

Fantasy takeaway: The toe is noise, not signal — full participation all three days means you do not need a contingency. That said, in a 12-team full-PPR redraft he is a streaming-only QB2 at best: Week 2 at San Francisco, Week 3 vs Kansas City and Week 4 at Minnesota is a brutal three-game defensive gauntlet on an 0-1 team whose head coach just said ‘We have to run the football.’ Do not start him against the 49ers. The only week in this window worth streaming him is Week 5 vs Cincinnati.

Anthony Richardson Sr. — IND (QB2 — backup behind Daniel Jones; Ourlads lists him second in the QB room)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) final Friday game-status outcome: he appeared on the official Sept 18, 2026 report with a groin injury but Indianapolis filed NO game-status tag for the Sept 20 game at Kansas City. Available as the backup.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He missed only the Wednesday session and was a full participant the final two days.
• Injury: Groin strain
• When it happened: Surfaced on the Wednesday Sept 16, 2026 practice report. He did not take meaningful snaps in Week 1 vs Baltimore behind Daniel Jones, so this is a practice-week issue rather than a game injury.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin/adductor strain: Grade 1 is 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 is 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 is 8+ weeks. Returning to full practice within 48 hours of a DNP places this firmly at the mild Grade 1 end, essentially a tweak.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively already there — two consecutive full practices as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). Expect him off the report by Week 3 (late September 2026).
• Next game: AVAILABLE as QB2. He will dress Sunday Sept 20 at the Kansas City Chiefs (8:20 PM ET, Arrowhead Stadium) with no game-status tag, but he is not expected to play behind a healthy Daniel Jones.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: no expected snaps behind Daniel Jones, who is fully healthy and off the injury report. Richardson’s only route to fantasy relevance in this window is a Jones injury or a benching, neither of which is currently indicated.
• Who benefits if he sits: Riley Leonard is QB3 and would become the emergency backup. Daniel Jones remains the unquestioned starter.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report. Richardson was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list. The groin appeared on the Wednesday Sept 16 report; he practiced fully Thursday and Friday and drew no game-status designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR redraft. He is a healthy-ish backup with no path to snaps. The groin is not the story — the depth chart is. Only add him if Daniel Jones goes down, at which point his rushing upside would make him a streaming QB1 immediately.

Mitchell Trubisky — TEN (QB2 — backup behind Cam Ward)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) final Friday outcome: fully cleared, no injury and no game-status tag on Tennessee’s official Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 game vs Philadelphia. He does not appear on the Week 2 report.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Titans’ Week 2 injury report at any point.
• Injury: None active — the prior issue carried on the Sept 12 baseline is fully resolved.
• When it happened: Not applicable. The prior issue cleared before the Sept 13 Week 1 loss to the New York Jets.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2), and has been since before Week 1.
• Next game: AVAILABLE as QB2. He will dress Sunday Sept 20 vs the Philadelphia Eagles (1:00 PM ET, Nissan Stadium) but is not expected to play behind a healthy Cam Ward.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: no expected snaps behind Cam Ward. The one scenario worth tracking is that Ward was under heavy pressure in Week 1 and Tennessee’s offensive line is a genuine problem — that raises the background probability of an in-game injury over this stretch, particularly against Philadelphia’s pass rush in Week 2.
• Who benefits if he sits: Hendon Hooker is on the practice squad (DEV) as the QB3 and would need to be elevated. Tennessee carries only two quarterbacks on the active roster.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was already logged as resolved on the baseline and remains off the injury report entirely. Reported here as cleared rather than dropped silently, per the tracking rule.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR. Zero standalone value. The only relevance is negative: if Cam Ward goes down behind this offensive line, every Titans pass catcher’s value drops further, and it is already low.

Marcus Mariota — WAS (QB2 — the primary backup behind Jayden Daniels.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he is entirely absent from Washington’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game vs Dallas. Last week he appeared on the Week 1 report with a knee listing and a blank Game Status; that entry is gone and he carries no designation of any kind.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report this week, so no participation level is filed. Full participation Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18, matching the three full practices he logged before Week 1.
• Injury: Knee — now resolved. It never cost him a practice rep even when listed.
• When it happened: Listed during the Week 1 practice week (Sept 9-11, 2026) with three full participations throughout, indicating minor maintenance. The item has cleared and he is off the report for Week 2.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A knee listing that never reduces practice participation is maintenance-level — typically a bruise, minor effusion or general soreness that resolves in under two weeks. Anything ligamentous (MCL 2-6 weeks, ACL 9-12 months, meniscus 4 weeks to 4 months) would have produced at least one limited or missed session, and none occurred.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). The item is closed.
• Next game: ACTIVE as the backup quarterback for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET). He is not expected to play behind a healthy Jayden Daniels.
• Next four weeks: Available as QB2 Weeks 2 (vs DAL), 3, 4 and 5 with no health concern. He only sees the field if Jayden Daniels is hurt or Washington is out of a game.
• Who benefits if he sits: Athan Kaliakmanis (QB3) is the next man up on the active roster, with Sam Hartman on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — now CLEARED. On Sept 12 he was on the Week 1 report with a knee listing and a blank Game Status despite three full practices. He is off the Week 2 report entirely.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR league; backup quarterbacks carry no standalone value. Reporting him as CLEARED rather than dropping him silently. The only reason to care: if Jayden Daniels ever went down, Mariota is a healthy, experienced starter-caliber backup, which protects the fantasy value of Terry McLaurin, Stefon Diggs and the Washington skill group more than a raw rookie backup would.

Tyson Bagent — CHI (QB3 — third quarterback behind Caleb Williams and Case Keenum per Ourlads)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) confirmed by the absence of any entry on Chicago’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game vs Minnesota. He carries NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION because he is no longer on the injury report at all.
• Practice this week: Full — he is not listed on any day of the Week 2 participation report. Full week: not listed Wed, not listed Thu, not listed Fri, which by rule means unrestricted full participation. This is a clean reversal from Week 1, when he was DNP on all three days.
• Injury: Back — now resolved. The club never specified the nature of the back issue beyond the one-word designation.
• When it happened: Sustained during the Week 1 practice week, early September 2026. He was DNP Wed/Thu/Fri and carried a QUESTIONABLE tag into Week 1 on the Sept 11 final report.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Non-specific back strains and spasms in NFL quarterbacks typically resolve in 1-2 weeks with rest. The pattern here — three full DNP days followed by a clean report the next week — is consistent with a muscular spasm or strain rather than a disc or structural issue, which would have produced a longer and more visible absence.
• Expected back to full health: Already achieved, as of the Week 2 practice week beginning Sept 16, 2026. Fully cleared with no restriction.
• Next game: AVAILABLE in Week 2 vs Minnesota on Sunday Sept 20, 2026, with no designation. Whether he is active is a coaching decision about the QB3 spot, not a health question — Case Keenum sits ahead of him on the depth chart.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available for Weeks 2 through 5. His path to snaps is entirely dependent on an injury to Caleb Williams; barring that, he is the emergency third quarterback and will not see meaningful playing time.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is cleared. He is himself a backup; Case Keenum (QB2, ACT #11) sits between him and Caleb Williams on the depth chart.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED. On the Sept 12 baseline he was QUESTIONABLE with a back injury and DNP on all three practice days. He is now completely off the Week 2 injury report — fully cleared with no designation.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in a 12-team full PPR redraft league — he is a QB3 who is now behind Case Keenum on the depth chart. Tracked only so his clearance is recorded and because he is the second body behind Caleb Williams. Not rosterable in any standard format.

Rosters and depth charts for all 32 teams were verified against official league roster pages before this report was compiled, and every player listed was confirmed to be on the roster shown. Designations come from the final official club and league injury reports filed Friday, September 18, 2026. Recovery timelines describe how long a class of injury typically sidelines an NFL player and are not a prediction for any individual.

NFL Week 2 Fantasy Football Injury Report Friday QB first appeared on Game On Media.

Bottom Line Up Front at Tight End

Tight end got its one piece of good news in weeks: Brock Bowers practiced his way from Out to Doubtful, which is not availability but is a direction. Everything else at the position moved the wrong way, and the position’s depth problem is now a full-blown shortage.

Of the 50 tight ends on this board, 23 are out or doubtful, none carries a Questionable tag that decides itself on gameday, and 27 were listed at some point this week but finished it with no designation at all.

Below is every fantasy-relevant tight end across all 32 teams carrying an injury or an absence, with the final designation, what the injury actually is, how long that class of injury normally takes to heal, where each player sits on his team’s depth chart, and who stands to gain if he can’t go.

Who is on this report?

Chigoziem Okonkwo (WAS), Tip Reiman (ARI), Jake Tonges (SF), Joe Royer (CLE), Will Mallory (IND), Eli Stowers (PHI), Caleb Lohner (DEN), John Michael Gyllenborg (KC), Carter Runyon (LV), Jameson Geers (ARI), DJ Rogers (DAL), Princeton Fant (DAL), Luke Musgrave (GB), Carson Towt (IND), Justin Shorter (LV), Cole Turner (MIA), Ben Yurosek (MIN), Julian Hill (NE), Moliki Matavao (NO), Grant Calcaterra (PHI), Robbie Ouzts (SEA), Jaren Kanak (TEN), Brock Bowers (LV), Trey McBride (ARI), Sam LaPorta (DET), Tucker Kraft (GB), Dalton Schultz (HOU), Tyler Warren (IND), Greg Dulcich (MIA), Juwan Johnson (NO), AJ Barner (SEA), George Kittle (SF), Adam Trautman (DEN), Tyler Higbee (LAR), Will Kacmarek (MIA), Theo Johnson (NYG), Kenyon Sadiq (NYJ), Darnell Washington (PIT), John Bates (WAS), Darren Waller (CAR), Erick All Jr. (CIN), Luke Schoonmaker (DAL), Josh Whyle (GB), Andrew Ogletree (IND), Seydou Traore (MIA), Oscar Delp (NO), Ben Sinnott (WAS), Davis Allen (LAR), Brevin Jordan (HOU), Ben Sims (MIA)

What changed since Week 1

This is the first full week of in-season attrition — injuries from actual games rather than camp and preseason, plus the roster moves that follow them. Across the 50 tight ends here: 7 are new to the report, 10 improved or cleared outright, 3 got worse, and 30 are carrying the same status they had a week ago. The pattern worth internalizing: the Week 1 designations that resolved upward mostly stayed resolved, and the new names on this list came off the field on Sunday, not out of the training room.

Waiver wire: who gains if these names sit

• If Chigoziem Okonkwo (WAS) can’t go — John Bates (TE2) and Ben Sinnott (TE3) split the vacated snaps, with Bates handling the in-line blocking role and Sinnott the move/receiving work; Colson Yankoff (TE4) is the emergency body and Jack Westover is on the practice squad. Neither Bates nor Sinnott is a compelling replacement — the realistic beneficiaries are the wide receivers, with Terry McLaurin and Stefon Diggs absorbing the redistributed targets.
• If Tip Reiman (ARI) can’t go — Hunter Long is the current TE2 and Elijah Higgins the TE3 behind Trey McBride. Teagan Quitoriano and Shawn Bowman are on the practice squad.
• If Jake Tonges (SF) can’t go — Luke Farrell is now the unambiguous TE2 behind George Kittle and takes the blocking and in-line snaps. Brayden Willis is the TE3 on the active roster. San Francisco signed veteran Jack Stoll to the practice squad on Sept 16 as the insurance body, with Khalil Dinkins also on the practice squad. Realistically the target-share beneficiary is Kittle, whose route share goes up in 12-personnel-lite sets.
• If Joe Royer (CLE) can’t go — Harold Fannin Jr. (TE1) is the starter and is entirely unaffected. Blake Whiteheart (TE2) and Carsen Ryan (TE3) hold the depth roles Royer would otherwise be competing for, with Messiah Swinson (DEV) on the practice squad.
• If Eli Stowers (PHI) can’t go — Johnny Mundt (TE2) and E.J. Jenkins (TE3) are the active tight ends behind Dallas Goedert; Josiah Deguara is the practice-squad option. With Grant Calcaterra also on reserve, Philadelphia is down to three healthy tight ends and Goedert’s snap share is effectively maximized.
• If Jameson Geers (ARI) can’t go — Hunter Long (TE2) and Elijah Higgins (TE3) are the tight ends behind Trey McBride; Teagan Quitoriano and Shawn Bowman are on the practice squad.
• If Princeton Fant (DAL) can’t go — His snaps are already absorbed by the active group: Jake Ferguson (TE1), Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE2) and Luke Schoonmaker (TE3), with James Mitchell and Michael Trigg available as practice-squad elevations.
• If Luke Musgrave (GB) can’t go — Tucker Kraft (TE1, ACT #85) is the unquestioned starter and was healthy and productive in Week 1 (45 snaps, 3 catches, 65 yards). Jonnu Smith (TE2, ACT #18) is the clear second option and produced in Week 1 as well (32 snaps, 2 catches, 50 yards). Josh Whyle (TE3, ACT #81) and Mark Redman (TE4, ACT #86) are the depth. Nobody’s role changes because of Musgrave’s absence — it has been baked in since August.
• If Carson Towt (IND) can’t go — Mo Alie-Cox handles the blocking tight end work behind Tyler Warren, with Andrew Ogletree as TE3.
• If Cole Turner (MIA) can’t go — His snaps were absorbed before the season began. Greg Dulcich (ACT, TE1), Will Kacmarek (ACT, TE2), Seydou Traore (ACT, TE3) and Justin Joly (ACT, TE4) constitute the entire active room, with Tre Watson (DEV) on the practice squad. Nobody gains anything new from his continued absence.
• If Ben Yurosek (MIN) can’t go — T.J. Hockenson (TE1, ACT #87) is the entrenched starter and is completely unaffected. Josh Oliver (TE2, ACT #84) handles the blocking and complementary role and should see a modest snap bump in Week 2 with Jauan Jennings out and more two-tight-end sets likely. Gavin Bartholomew (TE3, ACT #86) is the depth. Cam Grandy (DEV) is the practice-squad option.
• If Julian Hill (NE) can’t go — Already absorbed. Hunter Henry (ACT, TE1) handles the receiving role, with Eli Raridon (ACT, TE2), Tanner Arkin (ACT, TE3) and Cameron Latu (ACT, TE4) behind him. Note that Shane Zylstra, listed as a practice-squad TE on the Sept 12 baseline, now shows as CUT on the nfl.com roster, so New England’s tight end depth behind Henry is thinner than it was a week ago.
• If Moliki Matavao (NO) can’t go — Juwan Johnson (TE1), Noah Fant (TE2), Oscar Delp (TE3) and Treyton Welch (TE4) make up the active tight end room, with Stone Smartt on the practice squad.
• If Grant Calcaterra (PHI) can’t go — Dallas Goedert (TE1) absorbs the bulk of his snaps, with Johnny Mundt (TE2) and E.J. Jenkins (TE3) handling the rest and Josiah Deguara on the practice squad.
• If Robbie Ouzts (SEA) can’t go — Brady Russell handles the fullback snaps; AJ Barner, Eric Saubert, Elijah Arroyo and Nick Kallerup are the active tight ends.
• If Jaren Kanak (TEN) can’t go — Already absorbed: Gunnar Helm is the every-down TE1, with Daniel Bellinger, David Martin-Robinson and Kylen Granson rotating behind him. Practice-squad TE Joel Wilson is the emergency elevation.
• If Brock Bowers (LV) can’t go — Michael Mayer (TE2) is the direct beneficiary and has already been the de facto starter — he drew 6 catches for 32 yards in Week 1, an inefficient line that says the volume is real but the efficiency is not. Ian Thomas (TE3) picks up the blocking snaps. Secondary beneficiaries in the target vacuum: Tre Tucker (WR1) on downfield routes, Jack Bech (slot WR) on the underneath work Bowers usually eats, and Ashton Jeanty (RB1) on checkdowns. Las Vegas re-signed Mayer to a three-year extension through 2029 on Sept 12, 2026, which confirms the club sees him as the long-term TE2/co-starter.

How to read this report

These are final designations, not midweek practice notes, so they mean what they say. A few timing wrinkles apply this week:

• Buffalo and Detroit have already played. The Bills beat the Lions 41-31 on Thursday night, September 17. For those two clubs Week 2 is settled — what matters is who got hurt in the game and what it means from Week 3 on.
• The Rams host the Giants on Monday night, September 21, so Los Angeles does not file its final game-status report until Saturday. Any Rams player listed here is Friday practice participation with the final designation still to come.
• A player listed with no designation is good news. Several names below appear on an official report with a blank game-status column — that is a club formally declining to tag them, which is stronger than never having been listed at all.

Reserve-list designations — injured reserve, PUP, the Commissioner’s Exempt List, suspension — are roster transactions and are settled regardless of the day. A player placed on in-season injured reserve must miss a minimum of four games.

Ruled out or unavailable (22)

Officially ruled out, or on a reserve list. Plan around these.

Chigoziem Okonkwo — WAS (TE1 — the starting receiving tight end and a $27 million free-agent addition, first on the Ourlads chart ahead of John Bates and Ben Sinnott.)

• Status: OUT — (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Washington on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game vs the Dallas Cowboys. Head coach Dan Quinn confirmed it directly: ‘Commanders TE Chig Okonkwo and LB Frankie Luvu won’t play against the Cowboys on Sunday.’
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> DNP Fri Sept 18. Three straight non-participations, which is why the Out tag was never in doubt.
• Injury: Hamstring strain.
• When it happened: Late in the third quarter of Washington’s Week 1 game at Philadelphia on Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 — a 24-22 Commanders loss. He left the game and did not return, finishing with two catches on three targets for 16 yards in his Washington debut.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 hamstring strain: roughly 1-2 weeks missed. Grade 2: roughly 3-6 weeks. Grade 3 with retraction: 8-12+ weeks and often surgical. A player who cannot practice at all in the week following the injury has almost certainly sustained at least a Grade 1-plus and more likely a low Grade 2. Washington has notably NOT placed him on injured reserve, which caps the expected absence below four games and points away from the severe end.
• Expected back to full health: Realistic full health in early-to-mid October 2026 — roughly Weeks 4-5. A Week 3 return is possible if the strain is Grade 1 and he practices in a limited capacity next Wednesday, but hamstrings in receiving tight ends are notorious for re-injury when rushed, and the three straight DNPs argue for patience.
• Next game: OUT — he will NOT play in Week 2 on Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX). This is a confirmed ruling, not a projection.
• Next four weeks: Out for Week 2 (vs DAL, Sept 20). Week 3 is genuinely in doubt and should be treated as a coin flip pending Wednesday’s practice report. Weeks 4 and 5 are the likelier return window. Because he is not on IR, he is eligible to return at any point — watch the Wednesday participation report each week as the leading indicator.
• Who benefits if he sits: John Bates (TE2) and Ben Sinnott (TE3) split the vacated snaps, with Bates handling the in-line blocking role and Sinnott the move/receiving work; Colson Yankoff (TE4) is the emergency body and Jack Westover is on the practice squad. Neither Bates nor Sinnott is a compelling replacement — the realistic beneficiaries are the wide receivers, with Terry McLaurin and Stefon Diggs absorbing the redistributed targets.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THIS REPORT and the most significant new injury in the division. He was NOT on the Sept 12 baseline injury list at all. He was hurt in the Week 1 game at Philadelphia on Sept 13, did not practice all week, and has been formally ruled OUT for Week 2.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench him and do not stream either replacement. In 12-team full-PPR, Okonkwo is a hold — he is not on IR and should be back within a few weeks, so do not drop a $27M starting tight end for a one-week fill. If you need a Week 2 tight end, look outside Washington entirely; Bates and Sinnott are not worth a lineup slot. The real actionable play is a small bump for Terry McLaurin and Stefon Diggs, who should see the tight end’s vacated targets against a Dallas defense that just lost safety Malik Hooker for this game.

Tip Reiman — ARI (Not on the active depth chart — would be the TE2/blocking tight end behind Trey McBride when activated)

• Status: PUP — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as PUP (active/Physically Unable to Perform) on the official nfl.com Cardinals roster as of Sept 18, 2026, confirmed at the 53-man cutdown. By rule he must miss the first four games and is first eligible in Week 5.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — a player on active/PUP is barred from practicing with the team until his 21-day activation window is opened. He has not practiced. Week of Sept 16-18: no participation of any kind.
• Injury: Lower-body injury carried from training camp. Arizona has not disclosed the specific injury.
• When it happened: Training camp, August 2026. He was placed on active/PUP at the 53-man roster cutdown in late August.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not quantifiable without a named injury. The binding constraint is procedural: active/PUP requires a four-game minimum absence regardless of medical readiness.
• Expected back to full health: First eligible Week 5, approximately Oct 11-18, 2026. Watch for Arizona opening his 21-day practice window during Week 4 as the signal.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY and is INELIGIBLE. He cannot be activated for Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Seattle Seahawks or for any game before Week 5.
• Next four weeks: Ineligible for Weeks 2, 3 and 4 by rule. Week 5 is his first eligible game. Even on return he is a blocking tight end behind an elite every-down TE1 in Trey McBride, so his return changes nothing for fantasy.
• Who benefits if he sits: Hunter Long is the current TE2 and Elijah Higgins the TE3 behind Trey McBride. Teagan Quitoriano and Shawn Bowman are on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still on active/PUP per the official roster, still ineligible until Week 5.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full-PPR in any scenario. He is a blocking tight end who cannot play until Week 5 and who sits behind one of the highest-usage tight ends in the league. Ignore entirely.

Jake Tonges — SF (Was the TE2 behind George Kittle — now off the active depth chart entirely)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Officially placed on Injured Reserve by San Francisco on Sept 16, 2026 and now carried as RES on the official nfl.com 49ers roster. The season is over for him, so the reserve-list status outranks the game-status report, on which he no longer appears.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — he is on injured reserve and ineligible to practice with the team. He has not practiced since the injury and is headed for surgery. Week of Sept 16-18: no participation of any kind.
• Injury: MCL tear in the right knee, requiring surgery. Kyle Shanahan’s initial read in Melbourne was ‘It’s not an ACL, it’s MCL’ — the follow-up confirmed the damage was severe enough to need an operation and end his season.
• When it happened: Thursday, Sept 10, 2026 — late in the second quarter of the Week 1 game vs. the Rams in Melbourne. He had played only eight snaps. He needed help off the field and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.
• Typical recovery for this injury: An isolated Grade 3 MCL tear requiring surgical repair generally runs 4-6 months to return to sport; combined ligament involvement pushes that to 8-12 months. Either way it is a season-ender at a Week 1 injury date, which is exactly how the 49ers have treated it.
• Expected back to full health: Not in 2026. Target full health for the 2027 offseason — roughly February to April 2027, comfortably before 2027 training camp.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY and will not play again this season. He is on IR without a designation to return and is ineligible for the Sept 20, 2026 home game vs. Miami and every game thereafter in 2026.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5 and the rest of the 2026 season. No path back.
• Who benefits if he sits: Luke Farrell is now the unambiguous TE2 behind George Kittle and takes the blocking and in-line snaps. Brayden Willis is the TE3 on the active roster. San Francisco signed veteran Jack Stoll to the practice squad on Sept 16 as the insurance body, with Khalil Dinkins also on the practice squad. Realistically the target-share beneficiary is Kittle, whose route share goes up in 12-personnel-lite sets.
• Change since Week 1: CONFIRMED AND WORSENED. On Sept 12 this was an unconfirmed MCL sprain with Shanahan’s ‘it’s not an ACL’ quote as the only real information. Since then: surgery confirmed, the season declared over on Sept 16, and he was formally placed on Injured Reserve the same day (nfl.com status moved from ACT to RES).

Fantasy takeaway: Drop everywhere, including deep leagues — season over. The actionable read is on Kittle: with Tonges gone and Stribling out, Kittle’s target floor firms up meaningfully, and he is a clear top-5 TE start vs. Miami. Luke Farrell is not a fantasy asset; do not chase the ‘TE2 on a good offense’ angle here, he is a blocker.

Joe Royer — CLE (Was competing for the TE3/TE4 depth role; currently off the active depth chart while on the reserve/NFI list)

• Status: PUP — (c) official reserve-list status. Precisely, he is on Reserve/Non-Football Injury-Illness (NFI), designated to return, carrying status code RSN on the nfl.com Browns roster as of Sept 18, 2026. This is the non-football analogue of the PUP list and functions the same way: he is barred from practicing or playing until his activation window is opened, which outranks any other consideration.
• Practice this week: Not reported — ineligible to practice while on the reserve/NFI list. No Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 entry exists on the participation report.
• Injury: Non-football injury or illness, unspecified. Cleveland did not disclose the nature of the condition.
• When it happened: Late August 2026. He was placed on the reserve/NFI list on approximately Aug 30, 2026 alongside the Dillon Gabriel IR move when the Browns set their initial 53-man roster, meaning the condition arose away from team football activity during the summer.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not assessable — the condition was never disclosed and NFI covers everything from illness to injuries sustained outside team activities. The binding constraint is procedural rather than medical: a reserve/NFI placement before the season with a return designation requires the player to miss the first four regular-season games.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate, but no earlier than October 2026. He becomes eligible in Week 5 and his practice window can open before that. Without any disclosure from the club, any calendar estimate beyond the rule-based Week 5 eligibility date would be a guess.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is on reserve/NFI and ineligible to be activated. He is also ineligible for Weeks 3 and 4.
• Next four weeks: Out Weeks 2, 3 and 4 by rule, with Week 5 the first game of eligibility. Even if activated, he would return as the TE3 or TE4 behind an established starter. No fantasy relevance should be expected across Weeks 2-5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Harold Fannin Jr. (TE1) is the starter and is entirely unaffected. Blake Whiteheart (TE2) and Carsen Ryan (TE3) hold the depth roles Royer would otherwise be competing for, with Messiah Swinson (DEV) on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He remains on Reserve/Non-Football Injury-Illness with a return designation, status code RSN, with no practice window opened and no disclosure from the club.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any 12-team full PPR format. Do not roster or stash. Harold Fannin Jr. is the only Cleveland tight end who matters for fantasy, and Royer’s absence does not move his outlook at all.

Will Mallory — IND (Not on the active depth chart — on Reserve/Injured with a return designation. When healthy he is the TE3/move tight end behind Tyler Warren and Mo Alie-Cox.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried on nfl.com as status code RSR (designated to return) and as ‘IR^’ on Ourlads. This is a roster-list status and outranks any practice-report consideration; he cannot play Week 2.
• Practice this week: Not applicable (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed/Thu/Fri — he is ineligible to practice until Indianapolis opens his 21-day return-to-practice window, which has not happened.
• Injury: Thumb
• When it happened: Suffered in the 2026 preseason; he was placed on Reserve/Injured with a return designation when Indianapolis set the initial 53-man roster in late August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Thumb injuries for a tight end (fracture, UCL/’skier’s thumb’ tear) typically cost 4-8 weeks depending on whether surgery and pinning are required. Catching is the limiting function, so tight ends generally cannot play through it the way a lineman can.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to be activated from Week 5 (early-to-mid October 2026) having satisfied the four-game minimum, but Indianapolis must first open a 21-day practice window, so a realistic return is Week 5 to Week 7 (October 2026).
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — ineligible. He cannot play Sunday Sept 20 at the Kansas City Chiefs under the Reserve/Injured rules.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-4: ineligible, zero snaps. Week 5 is the first week he can be activated. Even on return he slots behind Tyler Warren and Mo Alie-Cox with no projected target share.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already covered: Tyler Warren is the every-down TE1, Mo Alie-Cox the blocking TE2, and Andrew Ogletree the TE3 in Mallory’s absence. Practice-squad TEs Pharaoh Brown and Kenny Fletcher Jr. are the emergency depth.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still Reserve/Injured with a designated-to-return tag (RSR), confirmed on the Sept 18 nfl.com roster pull. No practice window has been opened.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR. He is ineligible for three more weeks and returns to a No. 3 tight end role behind an ascending Tyler Warren. Ignore entirely.

Eli Stowers — PHI (Formerly the rookie TE3 and a projected move/receiving tight end. Now on Reserve/Injured and off the active depth chart entirely; Johnny Mundt and E.J. Jenkins are the tight ends behind Dallas Goedert.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status, not a weekly game-status tag. nfl.com lists him RES on the Eagles’ official roster as of Fri Sept 18, 2026. This is a four-game-minimum in-season IR placement made Sept 12, 2026, and it outranks his prior Questionable tag.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on Reserve/Injured. He did not participate Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 and is not eligible to. Before the IR move he had been Limited all three days of Week 1 prep (Wed Sept 9 / Thu Sept 10 / Fri Sept 11) and was then downgraded to Out on Saturday Sept 12.
• Injury: Hamstring strain plus a quadriceps injury — two separate leg injuries stacked on the same lower body, which is why Philadelphia went to IR rather than week-to-week.
• When it happened: The hamstring strain occurred in the second preseason game at New England (August 2026). The quadriceps issue developed on top of it during the Week 1 practice week (Sept 9-11, 2026). He was downgraded to Out on Saturday Sept 12 and placed on injured reserve the same day.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A Grade 1 hamstring strain sidelines an NFL player roughly 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 roughly 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 (with retraction) 8-12+ weeks. A concurrent quad strain compounds the timeline because both muscle groups load the same leg during acceleration, and re-injury risk rises sharply if a player returns before both are asymptomatic. The four-game IR placement points to a Grade 2 hamstring at minimum.
• Expected back to full health: Earliest activation is Week 5 (the week of Oct 4-8, 2026) under the four-game IR minimum. A realistic full-health, full-role return is more likely Weeks 6-7 (mid-to-late October 2026), because soft-tissue injuries of this kind routinely take a week or two beyond the minimum.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium (1:00 p.m. ET). Reserve/Injured players are ineligible to play.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 (at TEN), 3 and 4 with certainty under the IR minimum. Week 5 is the first week he is even eligible to be activated, and that would require a clean practice window. Treat Weeks 2-4 as guaranteed absences.
• Who benefits if he sits: Johnny Mundt (TE2) and E.J. Jenkins (TE3) are the active tight ends behind Dallas Goedert; Josiah Deguara is the practice-squad option. With Grant Calcaterra also on reserve, Philadelphia is down to three healthy tight ends and Goedert’s snap share is effectively maximized.
• Change since Week 1: MAJOR CHANGE. On Sept 12 the baseline had him ACT and QUESTIONABLE with a hamstring after three Limited practices. He was downgraded to Out that Saturday and placed on injured reserve on Sept 12, 2026 with a hamstring AND a quad injury, out a minimum of four games. The baseline’s active/Questionable line is now wrong.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in 12-team full-PPR redraft leagues; a four-game minimum absence for a rookie TE3 is not worth a bench spot. The actionable consequence is on Dallas Goedert — with both Stowers and Calcaterra on reserve, Goedert is running as close to an every-down tight end as Philadelphia gets, and that is a quiet boost to his target floor. Start Goedert with more confidence than his name-brand price suggests.

Caleb Lohner — DEN (TE6 — reserve-list tight end, not on the active depth chart and not competing for offensive snaps while shelved)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on Denver’s nfl.com roster as RSR, not a weekly game-status tag. This outranks any practice-report consideration: he is ineligible to play until activated.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: not eligible to practice with the team Wed Sept 16 / Thu Sept 17 / Fri Sept 18 in any countable capacity.
• Injury: Lower-body injury, undisclosed specifics by the club. Denver has not named the structure involved.
• When it happened: Placed on the reserve list ahead of the 2026 regular season, in the roster-trimming window at the end of August 2026 when Denver reached the 53-player limit. He has not been active for either Week 1 or Week 2.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Governed by the roster rule rather than the biology: a player placed on Reserve/Injured after the initial 53-man cutdown must miss a minimum of four games before he is eligible to be activated. CBS Sports lists his expected return as Week 5, which lines up exactly with that four-game minimum.
• Expected back to full health: Early October 2026 — Week 5 is the first week he is eligible to return, and that is the date being carried publicly. Realistically he needs a practice window opened before that, so Week 5-6 is the honest range.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Denver. He is ineligible by roster rule, not by game-day decision.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, guaranteed inactive. Week 5: first eligible week for activation. Even on activation he returns as a TE4/TE5 in a room fronted by Evan Engram, Adam Trautman and Nate Adkins, so a roster spot does not translate into a role.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — his absence is already fully absorbed. Evan Engram (TE1), Adam Trautman (TE2), Nate Adkins (TE3) and Dallen Bentley (TE4) constitute the active room, with Lucas Krull (DEV) on the practice squad. No redistribution of targets is pending.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT as an explicit entry — the Sept 12 baseline did not list him, though his reserve status predates that date. Verified today at RSR on the nfl.com Denver roster pull (Friday Sept 18, 2026). Nothing about his status has actually changed week over week; this is a baseline gap being closed.

Fantasy takeaway: Completely irrelevant in 12-team full-PPR redraft. Do not roster, do not stash, do not spend FAAB. He is listed here only because the assignment requires reserve-list statuses to be reported and because he is the reason Denver’s tight end depth is one body thinner than it looks on paper.

John Michael Gyllenborg — KC (TE6 — reserve-list tight end, not on the active depth chart and not competing for snaps while shelved)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on Kansas City’s nfl.com roster as RES, not a weekly game-status tag. He is ineligible to play until activated.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: not eligible to practice with the team in any countable capacity Wed Sept 16 / Thu Sept 17 / Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: Knee injury, per the CBS Sports injury listing for Kansas City. The club has not disclosed the specific structure involved.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured in the preseason-to-regular-season roster window of late August / early September 2026. He has not been active for Week 1 or Week 2 of the 2026 season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Governed primarily by the roster rule: a post-cutdown Reserve/Injured placement requires a minimum four-game absence before activation eligibility. On the medical side, an undisclosed knee injury serious enough for an IR placement generally implies at least a ligament sprain (MCL, 2-6 weeks) or a meniscus procedure (2-4 weeks for a trim, 3-4 months for a repair).
• Expected back to full health: Mid-October 2026 at the earliest — Week 5 or later if the four-game minimum applies. No return date has been announced by the club.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium. Ineligible by roster rule.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, guaranteed inactive. Week 5 onward: procedurally eligible at the earliest. He would return as TE5 behind Travis Kelce, Noah Gray, Jake Briningstool and Jared Wiley, with no path to fantasy relevance.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — his absence is already fully absorbed. Travis Kelce (TE1), Noah Gray (TE2), Jake Briningstool (TE3) and Jared Wiley (TE4) are the active room, with Thomas Odukoya (DEV) on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT as an explicit entry — the Sept 12 baseline did not list him, though his reserve status predates that date. Verified today at RES on the nfl.com Kansas City roster pull (Friday Sept 18, 2026) and cross-checked against the CBS Sports Chiefs injury page. Nothing has actually changed week over week; this is a baseline gap being closed.

Fantasy takeaway: Completely irrelevant in 12-team full-PPR redraft. Do not roster, do not stash, do not spend FAAB. Logged only to satisfy the reserve-list reporting requirement. The actionable Kansas City tight end note is the opposite of this entry: Travis Kelce is entirely absent from the Week 2 injury report and is fully cleared.

Carter Runyon — LV (TE6 — reserve-list tight end, not on the active depth chart and not competing for snaps while shelved)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on the Raiders’ nfl.com roster as RSR (reserve), not a weekly game-status tag. He is ineligible to play until activated.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: not eligible to practice with the team in any countable capacity Wed Sept 16 / Thu Sept 17 / Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. The reserve placement is the official record; CBS Sports carries him as undisclosed on the Raiders IR listing.
• When it happened: Placed on the reserve list ahead of the 2026 regular season, in the late August / early September 2026 roster-trimming window. He has not been active for Week 1 or Week 2.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Governed by the roster rule rather than the medicine, since the injury is undisclosed: a post-cutdown reserve/injured placement carries a mandatory four-game minimum absence before activation eligibility. CBS Sports lists his expected return as Week 5, which matches that minimum exactly.
• Expected back to full health: Early October 2026 — Week 5 is the first eligible week and the publicly carried target. A 21-day practice window would need to be opened first, so Week 5-6 is the realistic range.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 at the Los Angeles Chargers. Ineligible by roster rule.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, guaranteed inactive. Week 5: first eligible week and the carried target. On return he would sit behind Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer and Ian Thomas with no fantasy-relevant role — and by Week 5 Bowers should be fully healthy, further squeezing him out.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — his absence is already fully absorbed. The active tight end room is Brock Bowers (doubtful for Week 2), Michael Mayer and Ian Thomas, with Chris Myarick and Patrick Gurd available for practice-squad elevation.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT as an explicit entry — the Sept 12 baseline did not list him. Verified today at RSR on the nfl.com Las Vegas roster pull (Friday Sept 18, 2026) and cross-checked against the CBS Sports Raiders injury page, which carries a Week 5 return target. His status likely predates Sept 12; this is a baseline gap being closed rather than a new move.

Fantasy takeaway: Completely irrelevant in 12-team full-PPR redraft. Do not roster, do not stash, do not spend FAAB. Logged to satisfy the reserve-list reporting requirement. The useful takeaway is structural: Runyon plus Justin Shorter on reserve means Las Vegas has no internal tight end insurance behind Michael Mayer and Ian Thomas while Brock Bowers is down, which concentrates Week 2 tight end usage into Mayer.

Jameson Geers — ARI (Not on the active depth chart — reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as RES (Reserve/Injured) on the official nfl.com Cardinals roster as of Sept 18, 2026.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — he is on the reserve list and ineligible to practice with the team. He has not practiced. Week of Sept 16-18: no participation of any kind.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury carried from training camp. Arizona has not detailed it publicly.
• When it happened: Training camp/preseason, August 2026. He was placed on injured reserve around the 53-man roster cutdown.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not quantifiable without a named injury. A player placed on IR out of camp without a return designation is generally on a multi-month timeline.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown and unlikely to be relevant in 2026. Treat him as out for the season absent a specific club announcement.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY and is ineligible. He cannot appear in the Sept 20, 2026 game vs. Seattle.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 through 5 and almost certainly the balance of 2026.
• Who benefits if he sits: Hunter Long (TE2) and Elijah Higgins (TE3) are the tight ends behind Trey McBride; Teagan Quitoriano and Shawn Bowman are on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still RES on the official roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any format. He was a camp-body tight end behind Trey McBride before the injury. Listed here only because reserve-list completeness requires it.

DJ Rogers — DAL (Reserve/Injured tight end — not on the active roster and holds no active depth-chart role.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status rather than a weekly game-status tag. nfl.com lists him RES on the Cowboys’ official roster as of Fri Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks any practice-report discussion.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on Reserve/Injured. He did not participate Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 and is not eligible to.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. Dallas has not specified the injury on any public report through Sept 18, 2026.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured at or before the start of the 2026 regular season (continuously on the list since the Sept 12 baseline). The underlying injury date has not been disclosed.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be estimated with precision because the injury is undisclosed. The structural floor applies: in-season IR means a minimum of four missed games; a cutdown-day IR placement without a return designation means the full season.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate. Earliest theoretical activation is Week 5 (early-to-mid October 2026) if a return designation exists; otherwise he is out for 2026.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET). Reserve/Injured players are ineligible to play.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 (vs WAS), 3 and 4 at minimum. Week 5 is the earliest speculative return.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already covered by Jake Ferguson (TE1), Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE2) and Luke Schoonmaker (TE3), plus practice-squad tight ends James Mitchell and Michael Trigg.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still on Reserve/Injured with the injury undisclosed.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in a 12-team full-PPR league; do not roster. He appears here only for completeness of Dallas’s reserve list and as context for the thin TE room behind Jake Ferguson.

Princeton Fant — DAL (Reserve/Injured tight end — not on the active roster and holds no active depth-chart role.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status rather than a weekly game-status tag. nfl.com lists him RES on the Cowboys’ official roster as of Fri Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks any practice-report discussion.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on Reserve/Injured. He did not participate Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 and is not eligible to.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. Dallas has not specified the injury on any public report through Sept 18, 2026.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured at or before the start of the 2026 regular season (on the list continuously since the Sept 12 baseline). The club has not disclosed the date of the underlying injury.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be estimated with any precision because the injury is undisclosed. Structurally, any player placed on IR from the initial 53-man cutdown without a return designation is out for the full season; a player placed on in-season IR is out a minimum of four games. His continued RES code through two weeks points to the longer end.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate given the undisclosed injury. If he carries a return designation, the earliest possible activation is Week 5 (early-to-mid October 2026); if he was placed on IR at cutdown, he is out for 2026 entirely.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET). Players on Reserve/Injured are ineligible to play.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 (vs WAS), 3 and 4 at an absolute minimum under IR rules. Week 5 is the theoretical earliest return and even that is speculative without a disclosed injury or an announced practice window.
• Who benefits if he sits: His snaps are already absorbed by the active group: Jake Ferguson (TE1), Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE2) and Luke Schoonmaker (TE3), with James Mitchell and Michael Trigg available as practice-squad elevations.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still on Reserve/Injured with the injury undisclosed.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in a 12-team full-PPR league; do not roster. Tracked only because Dallas now has two tight ends on IR (Fant and DJ Rogers), which is the reason Schoonmaker’s availability and a two-TE rotation still matter around Jake Ferguson.

Luke Musgrave — GB (Would be a rotational TE behind Tucker Kraft and Jonnu Smith; currently on Reserve/PUP and off the active roster)

• Status: PUP — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code PUP on https://www.nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster as of Sept 18, 2026. Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform. The reserve-list status outranks any game-status designation; he is not on the active roster and cannot carry a game designation.
• Practice this week: Not reported — players on Reserve/PUP do not practice with the team and do not appear on the official participation report until their return window is formally opened. Full week: no Wed, Thu or Fri participation of any kind. No reporting indicates the window has been opened as of Friday Sept 18.
• Injury: Neck injury. Green Bay has not published further specificity on the nature or grade.
• When it happened: Sustained during the 2026 offseason program or training camp; he failed his physical at the start of camp, which is what made him eligible for the Reserve/PUP list at roster cutdowns in late August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Neck injuries in NFL players are the hardest class to timeline because the range is so wide. A cervical strain or stinger-class injury resolves in 2-6 weeks; a disc or foraminal stenosis issue can require surgery and cost a full season or end a career. The fact that Green Bay used a Reserve/PUP designation rather than a short-term IR placement signals the club expected a multi-month absence from the outset.
• Expected back to full health: Not reliably estimable. Reserve/PUP requires him to miss at least the first four regular-season games, making Week 5 the earliest theoretical eligibility, but nothing in the reporting suggests that is a live target. A late-season return or a full-season absence are both realistic. Treat any return before November 2026 as unlikely absent new reporting.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY in Week 2 vs the New York Jets on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. He is ineligible — on Reserve/PUP, not on the active roster.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2, 3 and 4 by rule. Week 5 is the earliest possible activation but there is no indication Green Bay is working toward it, and no 21-day practice window has been opened. Assume out for the entire Weeks 2-5 window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tucker Kraft (TE1, ACT #85) is the unquestioned starter and was healthy and productive in Week 1 (45 snaps, 3 catches, 65 yards). Jonnu Smith (TE2, ACT #18) is the clear second option and produced in Week 1 as well (32 snaps, 2 catches, 50 yards). Josh Whyle (TE3, ACT #81) and Mark Redman (TE4, ACT #86) are the depth. Nobody’s role changes because of Musgrave’s absence — it has been baked in since August.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — still PUP and still unavailable, with no return window opened.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR and not a stash. Even in the best case he returns no earlier than Week 5 to a room where Tucker Kraft is a locked-in TE1 and Jonnu Smith is taking the complementary snaps. There is no realistic path to fantasy-relevant volume this season. The actionable Green Bay TE note is the opposite one: Kraft is completely healthy and off the injury report, and should be started.

Carson Towt — IND (Not on the active depth chart — on Reserve/Injured with no return designation. Was a camp-body/blocking tight end.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried on nfl.com as status code RES with NO designated-to-return tag attached, which effectively ends his 2026 season.
• Practice this week: Not applicable (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed/Thu/Fri — he is on Reserve/Injured and cannot practice or be activated.
• Injury: Undisclosed — Indianapolis did not publicly specify the injury at the time of the roster move, and has not since.
• When it happened: Suffered in the 2026 preseason, prior to the Colts’ late-August 2026 roster cutdown.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be estimated without a disclosed diagnosis. The absence of a return designation implies the Colts expect an absence long enough that the roster spot was not worth preserving — generally a multi-month recovery.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown, and functionally irrelevant for 2026 — with no return designation attached he cannot be activated this season. A realistic target is 2027 offseason.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — ineligible. He cannot play Sunday Sept 20 at the Kansas City Chiefs, or in any remaining 2026 game.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: ineligible, zero snaps, no in-season path back. He is out for 2026.
• Who benefits if he sits: Mo Alie-Cox handles the blocking tight end work behind Tyler Warren, with Andrew Ogletree as TE3.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still Reserve/Injured (RES) with no return designation, confirmed on the Sept 18 nfl.com roster pull.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any format. Not rosterable. He is listed only so his reserve-list status is not mistaken for a week-to-week absence.

Justin Shorter — LV (TE7 — reserve-list tight end, not on the active depth chart and not competing for snaps while shelved)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on the Raiders’ nfl.com roster as RES, not a weekly game-status tag. He is ineligible to play until activated.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: not eligible to practice with the team in any countable capacity Wed Sept 16 / Thu Sept 17 / Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. The Reserve/Injured placement is the official record; CBS Sports carries him as undisclosed on the Raiders IR listing.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured ahead of the 2026 regular season, in the late August / early September 2026 roster-trimming window. He has not been active for Week 1 or Week 2.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not determinable from the medicine because the injury is undisclosed. The governing constraint is the roster rule: a post-cutdown Reserve/Injured placement requires a minimum four-game absence before activation eligibility.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown and undisclosed. Week 5 2026 (early October) is the earliest procedurally possible activation if the four-game minimum applies; Las Vegas has announced nothing.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 at the Los Angeles Chargers. Ineligible by roster rule.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, guaranteed inactive. Week 5 onward: procedurally eligible at the earliest. He would return behind Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer and Ian Thomas with no path to meaningful snaps.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — his absence is already fully absorbed. Brock Bowers (TE1, doubtful this week), Michael Mayer (TE2) and Ian Thomas (TE3) are the active room, with Chris Myarick and Patrick Gurd on the practice squad and Carter Runyon also on a reserve list.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT as an explicit entry — the Sept 12 baseline did not list him. Verified today at RES on the nfl.com Las Vegas roster pull (Friday Sept 18, 2026) and cross-checked against the CBS Sports Raiders injury page. His status likely predates Sept 12; this is a baseline gap being closed rather than a new move.

Fantasy takeaway: Completely irrelevant in 12-team full-PPR redraft. Do not roster, do not stash, do not spend FAAB. Logged only to satisfy the reserve-list reporting requirement. He matters as context, not as an asset: with Shorter and Carter Runyon both shelved and Brock Bowers doubtful, the Raiders’ functional tight end room for Week 2 is Michael Mayer and Ian Thomas, which is exactly why Mayer’s one-week streaming value is real.

Cole Turner — MIA (Reserve TE — not on the active depth chart; on Reserve/Injured and ineligible to practice or play)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an official reserve-list status (status code RES on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com Miami roster), not a weekly game-status designation. He was placed on IR out of training camp, which under the standard rules means he is ineligible to return this season unless Miami designates him for return and uses one of its activation slots.
• Practice this week: Not reported and not applicable — a player on Reserve/Injured is barred from practicing with the club. Full week: no participation logged Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18, and he appears on no Miami practice report.
• Injury: Undisclosed — Miami has not specified the injury. The club placed him on IR at the initial roster reduction without a public diagnosis.
• When it happened: During Miami’s 2026 training camp or preseason, prior to the early-September 2026 roster cutdown. He was placed on Reserve/Injured before the Week 1 game at Las Vegas and has not been on the field since.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unquantifiable without a disclosed diagnosis. The structural constraint dominates: a player placed on IR at cutdown without a designated-to-return slot is typically out for the season. If Miami did reserve a return designation for him, the minimum absence is four regular-season games followed by a 21-day practice window, putting any theoretical return no earlier than Week 5.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown medically. Procedurally, a return in 2026 is unlikely; if it happens at all the earliest realistic window is Week 5 (Oct 11, 2026 vs Cincinnati) or, far more plausibly, after Miami’s Week 6 bye in late October 2026.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — he is ineligible by rule for Miami’s Sunday Sept 20, 2026 game at the San Francisco 49ers. A Reserve/Injured player does not appear on the game-status report and does not count against the inactive list.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Ineligible for Week 2 (Sept 20 at San Francisco), Week 3 (Sept 27 vs Kansas City) and Week 4 (Oct 4 at Minnesota). Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cincinnati) is the first game he could theoretically be activated for, and only with a designated-to-return move Miami has given no indication of making. Assume he is out for the entire window.
• Who benefits if he sits: His snaps were absorbed before the season began. Greg Dulcich (ACT, TE1), Will Kacmarek (ACT, TE2), Seydou Traore (ACT, TE3) and Justin Joly (ACT, TE4) constitute the entire active room, with Tre Watson (DEV) on the practice squad. Nobody gains anything new from his continued absence.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still Reserve/Injured on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com roster pull, still undisclosed, still ineligible. Confirmed against the current roster rather than carried over on faith.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any 12-team full-PPR redraft format. He cannot play, likely will not play this season, and would be a TE4 if activated. Do not roster under any circumstances.

Ben Yurosek — MIN (Would be a depth tight end behind T.J. Hockenson and Josh Oliver; currently on injured reserve and off the active roster)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code RES on https://www.nfl.com/teams/minnesota-vikings/roster as of Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks any game-status designation; he is not on the active roster and cannot be listed as Out.
• Practice this week: Not reported — players on Reserve/Injured do not practice with the team and do not appear on the official participation report. Full week: no Wed, Thu or Fri participation of any kind.
• Injury: Undisclosed — Minnesota has not specified the injury type. The club placed him on injured reserve without publishing a characterization.
• When it happened: Late August 2026, around roster cutdowns, which is when the IR placement occurred. No more specific date has been made public.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not estimable without a disclosed injury type. As a general matter, a player placed on IR at cutdowns without a designation to return is usually facing a multi-month absence; if he was placed with a return designation the minimum is four games. Absent club disclosure, no responsible recovery window can be given.
• Expected back to full health: Not reliably estimable given the undisclosed injury. If this is a standard IR placement from cutdowns, Week 5 would be the earliest theoretical eligibility, but no practice window has been reported as opened and there is no public target date.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY in Week 2 at Chicago on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. He is ineligible — on injured reserve, not on the active roster.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2, 3 and 4 at minimum. Week 5 is the earliest theoretical return but nothing in the reporting points to it. Even on activation he would be a third or fourth tight end with no path to fantasy volume behind Hockenson and Oliver.
• Who benefits if he sits: T.J. Hockenson (TE1, ACT #87) is the entrenched starter and is completely unaffected. Josh Oliver (TE2, ACT #84) handles the blocking and complementary role and should see a modest snap bump in Week 2 with Jauan Jennings out and more two-tight-end sets likely. Gavin Bartholomew (TE3, ACT #86) is the depth. Cam Grandy (DEV) is the practice-squad option.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — still RES (injured reserve) and still unavailable, with no practice window opened and no disclosure of the injury type.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR and not a stash. He is on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury, no return window, and no path to volume behind T.J. Hockenson. The actionable Minnesota tight end note runs the other way: Hockenson is healthy and gets a target bump with Jauan Jennings out for Week 2.

Julian Hill — NE (Reserve TE — not on the active depth chart; on Reserve/Injured and ineligible to practice or play)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an official reserve-list status (status code RES on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com New England roster), not a weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: Not reported and not applicable — a player on Reserve/Injured is barred from practicing with the club. Full week: no participation logged Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18; he appears on no New England practice report.
• Injury: Undisclosed — New England has not specified the injury. He was placed on IR without a public diagnosis.
• When it happened: During New England’s 2026 training camp or preseason, prior to the early-September 2026 roster reduction. He has been on Reserve/Injured since before the Week 1 game vs Seattle on Sept 9, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unquantifiable without a disclosed diagnosis. The procedural constraint governs: a cutdown IR placement without a designated-to-return slot is a season-ending move; with a return slot the minimum is four games missed plus a 21-day practice window, meaning no return before Week 5.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown medically. Procedurally, the earliest theoretical return is around Week 5 (Oct 11, 2026 vs Las Vegas), with a season-long absence the more likely outcome. New England has signaled nothing.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — ineligible by rule for New England’s Sunday Sept 20, 2026 home game vs the Pittsburgh Steelers. He receives no game-status designation and does not count against the inactive list.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5, all ineligible. Out for Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Pittsburgh), Week 3 (Sept 27 at Jacksonville), Week 4 (Oct 4 at Buffalo) and Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Las Vegas). Assume no availability across the window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed. Hunter Henry (ACT, TE1) handles the receiving role, with Eli Raridon (ACT, TE2), Tanner Arkin (ACT, TE3) and Cameron Latu (ACT, TE4) behind him. Note that Shane Zylstra, listed as a practice-squad TE on the Sept 12 baseline, now shows as CUT on the nfl.com roster, so New England’s tight end depth behind Henry is thinner than it was a week ago.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still Reserve/Injured, confirmed as RES on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com roster pull, still undisclosed, still ineligible.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any format. He cannot play and would be a blocking TE if activated. Do not roster. The only adjacent note worth acting on: Hunter Henry’s target share should hold up or rise with A.J. Brown on IR, and New England has no tight end depth to threaten his snaps.

Moliki Matavao — NO (Depth TE — currently occupies no active depth-chart slot because he is on a reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, not a weekly game-status designation. nfl.com’s live roster lists him RES (Reserve/Injured, with NO return designation, No. 80), which means he is out for the full 2026 season. This reserve status outranks anything about where or how the injury happened.
• Practice this week: Not applicable / not reported (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed Sept 16 -> not reported Thu Sept 17 -> not reported Fri Sept 18. Players on season-ending Reserve/Injured do not practice and do not appear on the weekly report.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury sustained in the 2026 preseason. New Orleans has not specified the body part publicly.
• When it happened: During the 2026 preseason, prior to the Sept 13 opener at Detroit.
• Typical recovery for this injury: The absence of a return designation is the controlling fact: this is a season-ending placement regardless of the underlying injury class. No recovery range applies to his 2026 availability.
• Expected back to full health: Not applicable for 2026 — out for the season. Any return would be for the 2027 league year.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Ineligible for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Baltimore Ravens and for every remaining 2026 game.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: ineligible in all four. A season-long non-factor.
• Who benefits if he sits: Juwan Johnson (TE1), Noah Fant (TE2), Oscar Delp (TE3) and Treyton Welch (TE4) make up the active tight end room, with Stone Smartt on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was RES on the baseline and is RES today on the live nfl.com roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any format. Drop immediately if still held anywhere.

Grant Calcaterra — PHI (Reserve-list tight end — not on the active roster and off the Ourlads depth chart entirely as of Sept 16, 2026.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status, not a weekly game-status tag. nfl.com shows him with the code RSR (reserve) on the Eagles’ official roster as of Fri Sept 18, 2026. He was placed on injured reserve on Sept 1, 2026, which requires him to miss at least the first four weeks of the season. Correcting the baseline: he is a reserve-list player, not an active ‘designated to return’ participant.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on the reserve list. He did not participate Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 and is not eligible to. No 21-day practice window has been opened for him as of Friday Sept 18, 2026.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. Philadelphia has not specified the injury publicly through Sept 18, 2026.
• When it happened: Placed on injured reserve on Tuesday, Sept 1, 2026, at the initial roster-reduction period. The club did not disclose when or how the underlying injury occurred.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be given a grade-based range because the injury is undisclosed. The governing constraint is procedural rather than medical: an IR placement at the Sept 1 cutdown requires a minimum four-game absence, so the floor is Weeks 1-4 regardless of how the injury itself heals.
• Expected back to full health: Earliest possible activation is Week 5 (the week of Oct 4-8, 2026), and only if Philadelphia opens a 21-day practice window first. With no window opened as of Sept 18, a Week 5 return is already looking optimistic; mid-October 2026 is the more realistic band.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium (1:00 p.m. ET). Reserve-list players are ineligible to play.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 (at TEN), 3 and 4 with certainty. Week 5 is the earliest theoretical return and would require a practice window to be opened in the interim — watch for that transaction as the tell.
• Who benefits if he sits: Dallas Goedert (TE1) absorbs the bulk of his snaps, with Johnny Mundt (TE2) and E.J. Jenkins (TE3) handling the rest and Josiah Deguara on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: CORRECTED, not changed. The Sept 12 baseline described him as ‘Reserve/Injured, DESIGNATED TO RETURN.’ The current nfl.com roster shows the code RSR and no practice window has been opened as of Sept 18, so he should be treated as a straightforward four-game-minimum IR player, not one already on a return track.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR league right now. He is a deep-league watch-list name only — if Philadelphia opens his practice window in early October he becomes a speculative TE2 add, but not before. The relevant Week 2 fact is that his absence, stacked with Eli Stowers’s, concentrates tight end usage in Dallas Goedert.

Robbie Ouzts — SEA (Not on the active depth chart — FB/TE hybrid on the reserve list, a blocking specialist)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as RES (Reserve/Injured) on the official nfl.com Seahawks roster as of Sept 18, 2026.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — he is on the reserve list and ineligible to practice with the team. He has not practiced. Week of Sept 16-18: no participation of any kind.
• Injury: Undisclosed. Seattle has not detailed the injury or body part.
• When it happened: Training camp/preseason, August 2026, around the 53-man roster cutdown.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not quantifiable without a named injury.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown; not relevant to 2026 fantasy. Treat him as out absent a specific club announcement.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY and is ineligible. He cannot appear in the Sept 20, 2026 game vs. Arizona.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 through 5 at minimum.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brady Russell handles the fullback snaps; AJ Barner, Eric Saubert, Elijah Arroyo and Nick Kallerup are the active tight ends.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still RES on the official roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any format — a blocking FB/TE hybrid who would not be rostered even at full health. Listed only for reserve-list completeness.

Jaren Kanak — TEN (Not on the active depth chart — on season-ending Reserve/Injured. Was a hybrid TE/special-teams player.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Confirmed on nfl.com as status code RES with no return designation. Season-ending; this outranks any other consideration.
• Practice this week: Not applicable (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed/Thu/Fri — he is on season-ending Reserve/Injured and is ineligible to practice or be activated in 2026.
• Injury: Torn pectoral muscle
• When it happened: Suffered in the 2026 preseason/training camp window, before Tennessee set its initial 53-man roster in late August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Complete pectoral tendon rupture requiring surgical repair: 4-6 months to return to play, with strength typically not fully restored until 6-9 months post-operation. This is a standard season-ending injury for a player hurt in August.
• Expected back to full health: Spring 2027 — he will not play again in the 2026 season. A realistic target is the 2027 offseason program.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — ineligible. He cannot play Sunday Sept 20 vs the Philadelphia Eagles (1:00 PM ET, Nissan Stadium), or in any remaining 2026 game.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: ineligible, zero snaps. He is out for the full 2026 season with no in-season path back.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed: Gunnar Helm is the every-down TE1, with Daniel Bellinger, David Martin-Robinson and Kylen Granson rotating behind him. Practice-squad TE Joel Wilson is the emergency elevation.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still on season-ending Reserve/Injured (RES), confirmed again on the Sept 18 nfl.com roster pull.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any format. Not rosterable. Drop him everywhere if somehow still held.

Doubtful (1)

Doubtful means the club expects him not to play. Treat it as out unless you see a pregame report saying otherwise.

Brock Bowers — LV (TE1 — every-down move tight end, the No. 1 target in the Raiders passing game when healthy; Ourlads restored him to the top of the TE room on its Sept 16 update even while he was rehabbing)

• Status: DOUBTFUL — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Las Vegas on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 game at the Los Angeles Chargers. Confirmed on the club’s own release and on the league injury page.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> Limited Fri Sept 18. Friday was his first on-field work of any kind since the procedure — he showed up in uniform with a helmet, which is why the tag moved from Out (Week 1) to Doubtful rather than staying Out.
• Injury: Right knee — torn meniscus, repaired with an arthroscopic meniscus trim (partial meniscectomy). He was NOT placed on Reserve/Injured; Las Vegas kept him on the 53 at ACT the whole time, which is confirmed on the nfl.com roster pull today.
• When it happened: Sustained in practice in the run-up to the Week 1 opener vs. Miami, with the arthroscopic trim performed in the days immediately before that Sept 13, 2026 game. Head coach Klint Kubiak had previously indicated everyone would be available for Week 1, so the surgery news broke late and he was ruled Out on the final Week 1 report filed Friday Sept 11, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A meniscus TRIM (partial meniscectomy) is the short-recovery version: typically 2-4 weeks to return to game action, and NFL players have come back in as little as 10-14 days. That is the distinction that matters — a meniscus REPAIR (suturing the tissue) runs 3-4 months. Bowers had the trim, which is why ESPN’s Adam Schefter framed the original timeline as a one- or two-game absence rather than a season-altering one.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively full by the end of September 2026 — target Week 3 (Sunday Sept 27) for his season debut, with full unrestricted snap counts by Week 4 (early October). Kubiak publicly expressed optimism about a Week 3 return on Friday Sept 18.
• Next game: Will NOT play Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 at the Los Angeles Chargers (SoFi Stadium, 1:05 p.m. PT). Doubtful historically converts to inactive roughly 90-95 percent of the time, and the Raiders are on a short cross-town trip with a Week 3 return already being floated by the head coach — there is no incentive to rush a 2-week-post-op knee onto the field.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (at LAC, Sept 20): out. Week 3: this is the live return date — Kubiak said as much Friday, and the Friday limited practice is the exact progression you want to see. Weeks 4-5: assume a full workload and a return to the elite weekly TE1 tier. Treat Weeks 3-5 as the payoff window; a single extra week of caution is the main downside risk, not a setback.
• Who benefits if he sits: Michael Mayer (TE2) is the direct beneficiary and has already been the de facto starter — he drew 6 catches for 32 yards in Week 1, an inefficient line that says the volume is real but the efficiency is not. Ian Thomas (TE3) picks up the blocking snaps. Secondary beneficiaries in the target vacuum: Tre Tucker (WR1) on downfield routes, Jack Bech (slot WR) on the underneath work Bowers usually eats, and Ashton Jeanty (RB1) on checkdowns. Las Vegas re-signed Mayer to a three-year extension through 2029 on Sept 12, 2026, which confirms the club sees him as the long-term TE2/co-starter.
• Change since Week 1: MATERIAL UPGRADE vs. the Sept 12 baseline. Last week he was OUT with a DNP on Friday Sept 11. This week the designation improved one full step to DOUBTFUL, and critically he practiced (Limited) on Friday Sept 18 for the first time since surgery. He remains on the ACTIVE roster (ACT) — Las Vegas still has not used an IR slot on him, which is the single clearest signal that the club expects him back inside the 4-game IR minimum. Baseline also had him listed third in the TE group behind Mayer and Thomas; Ourlads has now moved him back to TE1.

Fantasy takeaway: Do not drop him, do not trade him at a discount — this is a two-game absence on a meniscus trim, not a lost season. Bench him for Week 2 and stream the position (Mayer is himself a fine one-week TE1 streamer in a plus matchup). If a panicked manager in your 12-team full-PPR league offers you a mid-tier RB2 or WR2 for Bowers, buy him instead: you are acquiring a top-2 positional asset for Weeks 3-17 at a one-game discount. Michael Mayer is a legitimate FAAB target this week (5-8 percent of budget) but is a rental, not a hold.

Cleared — listed this week but carrying no designation (27)

The good news. Every player here carried an injury or a listing at some point this week and finished it without a designation.

Trey McBride — ARI (TE1 — every-down, elite-usage tight end and the focal point of the Arizona passing game)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on Arizona’s FINAL official Friday report of Sept 18, 2026 for the Sept 20 game vs. Seattle, but with NO Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag filed. A blank status column on the final Friday report means he is expected to play without restriction.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 (listed NIR-Rest/Back) -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: Back — combined with a veteran rest day. Arizona coded the Wednesday absence as ‘NIR-Rest/Back’, which is the club telling you the rest component is at least as important as the medical one.
• When it happened: Reported Wednesday, Sept 16, 2026. No specific injury event has been identified; this reads as routine post-Week-1 back soreness in a tight end who plays a near-full offensive snap share.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Non-specific back soreness / lumbar strain in an NFL tight end typically costs zero to one games and is usually managed with a Wednesday rest day exactly like this one. A disc or nerve-involved issue would be 3-6 weeks, but nothing in the participation pattern suggests that — a player who goes DNP to Full to Full in two days does not have a structural back problem.
• Expected back to full health: Already effectively there. Fully healthy as of Friday, Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, no designation, full role expected. Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Seattle Seahawks in Arizona.
• Next four weeks: Healthy for Weeks 2 through 5. Expect the occasional Wednesday veteran rest day to recur — that is maintenance, not a red flag. No change to his workload projection.
• Who benefits if he sits: Hunter Long is the TE2 on the Ourlads depth chart with Elijah Higgins as TE3. Tip Reiman (PUP) is unavailable until Week 5 at the earliest. If McBride ever did miss time, the target share would flow to Marvin Harrison Jr. and Michael Wilson far more than to any backup tight end — neither Long nor Higgins is a viable streamer.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT but not a concern. In the Sept 12 baseline he was explicitly healthy with no injury entry of any kind. He appeared on the Week 2 report Wednesday with a rest/back designation and practiced fully the next two days.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him without hesitation as a top-2 positional TE in 12-team full-PPR. The Wednesday DNP was noise, not signal — he practiced fully Thursday AND Friday and drew no game-status tag. If a nervous manager in your league saw the Wednesday DNP headline and will sell at a discount, buy.

Sam LaPorta — DET (TE1 — starting tight end and a core part of the passing game)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) confirmed by the absence of any entry on Detroit’s FINAL Week 2 official report, filed Sept 16, 2026 for the Thursday Sept 17 game at Buffalo. He carries NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION and played in the game.
• Practice this week: Full — not listed on any day of Detroit’s Week 2 participation report during the short Thursday-game practice week (Mon-Wed, Sept 14-16). Unrestricted throughout.
• Injury: None active. He underwent back surgery in the 2026 offseason and completed his return during training camp; the issue is fully behind him and has produced no in-season designation.
• When it happened: The back surgery was an offseason 2026 procedure. He was welcomed back during training camp in July-August 2026 after what the club described as a long road from surgery, and he has not appeared on a regular-season injury report since.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Back surgery recovery in NFL skill players varies widely by procedure — a microdiscectomy typically costs 3-6 months, a fusion 6-12 months. LaPorta’s arc — surgery in the offseason, full camp participation, and no regular-season designation through two games — indicates a complete and uncomplicated recovery. The residual risk with any surgically treated back is recurrence under load, which is worth passive monitoring but is not currently an active concern.
• Expected back to full health: Already achieved. He entered the 2026 regular season at full health and has stayed there through Week 2.
• Next game: ALREADY PLAYED Week 2 — he was available and played at Buffalo on Thursday Sept 17, 2026. No designation was filed, he did not leave the game, and there is no post-game injury reporting on him.
• Next four weeks: Healthy for Weeks 2 (played), 3, 4 and 5. Detroit’s extra rest after the Thursday game is a mild positive for a player coming off back surgery. No restriction is in place and none is anticipated.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brock Wright (TE2, ACT #89) is the direct backup and would take over the primary tight end role. Tyler Conklin (TE3, ACT #83) is the experienced third option and would absorb receiving snaps. Thomas Gordon (DEV, #82) is the practice-squad depth.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was listed as resolved on the baseline and remains resolved, off the injury report with no designation. Newly confirmed: he played the Week 2 game at Buffalo on Sept 17 and exited healthy.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a TE1 in 12-team full PPR. The relevant point for this week is that the offseason back surgery is a closed chapter — he is off the injury report entirely and played a full Thursday game. Note that Detroit produced a 31-point, four-touchdown passing performance in Week 2, which is the environment you want a tight end in. If a leaguemate is still discounting him over the surgery, buy.

Tucker Kraft — GB (TE1 — starting tight end and a primary target in the Green Bay passing game)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) confirmed by the absence of any entry on Green Bay’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game vs the New York Jets. He carries NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION.
• Practice this week: Full — not listed on any day of the Week 2 participation report. Full week: not listed Wed, not listed Thu, not listed Fri, which by rule means unrestricted full participation.
• Injury: None active. He carried an injury storyline into the 2026 season that resolved before Week 1.
• When it happened: N/A for any current issue. The prior concern was a preseason and early-September 2026 recovery question that was resolved before the Week 1 opener; he has not appeared on a regular-season injury report.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — healthy, no active injury to recover from.
• Expected back to full health: Already achieved. He entered Week 1 healthy and played 45 offensive snaps against Minnesota with no issue.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, unrestricted, in Week 2 vs the New York Jets on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. No designation and no practice restriction.
• Next four weeks: Clean for Weeks 2 through 5. With Luke Musgrave on Reserve/PUP and unavailable, Kraft’s hold on the TE1 role is secure. The only usage competition is Jonnu Smith, who played 32 snaps to Kraft’s 45 in Week 1 — a real but not threatening split.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jonnu Smith (TE2, ACT #18) would take over as the primary tight end and is already producing (32 snaps, 2 catches, 50 yards in Week 1). Josh Whyle (TE3, ACT #81) and Mark Redman (TE4, ACT #86) are the depth behind him. Luke Musgrave is unavailable on Reserve/PUP.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was listed as resolved on the baseline and remains resolved, off the injury report with no designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a TE1 in 12-team full PPR. His Week 1 line of 3 catches for 65 yards on 45 snaps is a strong per-snap rate and he is completely clean on the injury report for Week 2. The one thing keeping him from the very top tier is Jonnu Smith’s 32-snap share, which caps his target ceiling — but in a Jordan Love offense with Christian Watson and Matthew Golden drawing coverage, Kraft’s role is stable and startable.

Dalton Schultz — HOU (TE1 — every-down starter and, with Collins out, likely the team’s leading target earner in Week 2)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) practice-report-only. He appeared on the Wednesday Sept 16 report as a non-participant but the reason logged was rest/veteran maintenance (NIR), not injury, and Houston filed no final Friday game-status tag for him for the Sept 20 game vs Cincinnati. He is fully expected to play.
• Practice this week: Rest DNP (Wednesday Sept 16), then back on the field. Full week: DNP Wed (rest, not injury) -> practiced Thu Sept 17 -> practiced Fri Sept 18. He does not appear with an injury on the Texans’ own published Week 2 report.
• Injury: None — veteran rest day only. Head coach DeMeco Ryans confirmed the Wednesday absence was load management, not an injury.
• When it happened: Not applicable. NOTE: several search results attach a ‘calf’ injury to Schultz. That calf injury is from the January 18, 2026 playoff loss to New England, i.e. the PRIOR season, and is fully resolved. It is not a 2026 Week 2 issue.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury. A scheduled veterans’ rest day carries no recovery timeline.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2).
• Next game: PLAYING, no restriction. He starts Sunday Sept 20 vs the Cincinnati Bengals (1:00 PM ET, Houston) and should be the focal point of the passing game with Nico Collins out.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: locked-in TE1 volume. Week 2 vs Cincinnati is his best matchup of the stretch and his highest-target week of the season to date. Expect his usage to settle back toward a 6-7 target baseline once Collins returns around Week 3-4, but he stays a starting fantasy TE throughout.
• Who benefits if he sits: Foster Moreau (TE2) would absorb the inline and red-zone work, with Cade Stover and Brevin Jordan rotating. This is hypothetical only — Schultz is not in doubt.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED, and he is new to this report. Schultz was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list. He surfaced on the Wednesday Sept 16 practice report as a DNP, which set off false alarms, but the reason is rest, not injury. His fantasy outlook has improved sharply because of Collins’ hamstring, not degraded.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence and treat him as a top-10 TE this week in 12-team full PPR. He had 8 targets in Week 1 before Collins’ injury vacated another ~10, and Cincinnati has been soft over the middle. If he is somehow on waivers, he is the highest-priority TE claim in the division.

Tyler Warren — IND (TE1 — every-down starter and a primary target in the Colts’ passing game)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) final Friday outcome: fully cleared, no injury and no game-status tag on Indianapolis’ official Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 game at Kansas City.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Colts’ Week 2 practice report at any point.
• Injury: None active — the August 2026 abductor/groin strain is fully resolved.
• When it happened: Not applicable. The abductor/groin strain dates to August 2026 and cleared before the Sept 13 Week 1 game vs Baltimore, which he played.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury. The August adductor strain resolved inside the preseason window, consistent with a Grade 1.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2), and has been since before Week 1.
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted. He starts Sunday Sept 20 at the Kansas City Chiefs (8:20 PM ET, Arrowhead Stadium).
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: locked-in TE1 usage with no health flag. He is one of the two Colts explicitly recommended as a start against Kansas City despite the matchup, alongside Jonathan Taylor. Expect his role to grow, not shrink, over this stretch.
• Who benefits if he sits: Mo Alie-Cox (TE2) would take the inline work and Andrew Ogletree (TE3) the receiving snaps. With Will Mallory on Reserve/Injured and Carson Towt out for the season, the room behind Warren is thin.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was already logged as resolved on the baseline and remains off the injury report entirely. Reported here as cleared rather than dropped silently, per the tracking rule.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him every week in 12-team full PPR — he is a set-and-forget TE1. The abductor issue is fully in the rearview and he practiced fully all three days. If a manager in your league is nervous about the Kansas City matchup and will sell, he is a buy.

Greg Dulcich — MIA (TE1 — Miami’s starting tight end and the primary receiving option at the position)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO designation and NO injury listing of any kind on Miami’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game at San Francisco. He is entirely absent from the injury report. The August 2026 ‘day-to-day’ item that still ranks in search results has been superseded and is no longer operative.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18) and unlisted. Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He does not appear on any Miami injury report this week, which denotes full participation on all three days.
• Injury: None currently. The last tracked issue was an undisclosed injury reported Aug 4, 2026 during training camp, for which head coach Jeff Hafley said he was day-to-day and targeted a return for joint practices with Washington. That resolved before the regular season and he has carried no listing since.
• When it happened: Not applicable to any current injury. The superseded camp issue dates to early August 2026. Note his documented hamstring history from prior seasons is a background risk factor only, not an active injury.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — nothing is being recovered from. He has completed a full, unrestricted practice week and was unlisted in Week 1 as well.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026, and has been since the Sept 13 opener at Las Vegas.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, FULLY HEALTHY. He starts at tight end for Miami in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 PM ET on FOX. No designation, no listing, no restriction.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 at San Francisco) — starts, healthy. Week 3 (Sept 27 vs Kansas City) — starts. Week 4 (Oct 4 at Minnesota) — starts. Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cincinnati) — starts, then Miami takes its Week 6 bye. No health concern across the window, though his hamstring history means any future ‘limited’ Wednesday deserves immediate attention.
• Who benefits if he sits: Will Kacmarek (ACT, TE2) is the direct replacement and would become the waiver-wire add. Seydou Traore (ACT, TE3) and Justin Joly (ACT, TE4) would rotate up. Cole Turner is on Reserve/Injured and Ben Sims was waived off IR with a settlement, so Miami has no veteran depth in reserve — Tre Watson (DEV) would be the practice-squad elevation.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report as an explicit CLEARED entry. He was not an injury entry on the Sept 12 baseline and is not one now. He is listed here specifically to neutralize a stale-but-same-season Aug 4, 2026 ‘day-to-day with undisclosed injury’ item that still surfaces high in search and could be misread as current. Confirmed clear: no listing on any Week 1 or Week 2 Miami report.

Fantasy takeaway: Healthy and startable as a low-end TE1/streamer in a 12-team full-PPR redraft, but temper expectations: he is attached to a run-committed Jeff Hafley offense on an 0-1 team facing San Francisco, Kansas City and Minnesota over the next three weeks. Start him only if your TE situation is thin; Week 5 vs Cincinnati is the appealing spot. The key point for this report is that he is 100 percent healthy — do not let the August day-to-day headline talk you out of him.

Juwan Johnson — NO (TE1 — New Orleans’ primary receiving tight end and a legitimate target-share piece in this passing game)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on New Orleans’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report with a BLANK Game Status column after a Friday full practice. Stating this plainly: blank means no designation and he is cleared to play at Baltimore on Sunday Sept 20.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. A textbook illness progression — out on Wednesday, ramping Thursday, clean by Friday.
• Injury: Illness (non-orthopedic)
• When it happened: Reported on the Wednesday Sept 16, 2026 practice report when he did not participate. No prior listing; this came on during Week 2 preparation and is unrelated to any Week 1 game event.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A common short-duration illness in an NFL player is a 1-3 day issue. The relevant markers are exactly what happened here: return to limited work within 24 hours and full participation within 48. Players who clear an illness by Friday almost always play; the residual risk is conditioning and stamina rather than availability, and a heavy snap count in the first game back can show up as reduced late-game effectiveness.
• Expected back to full health: Cleared as of Friday Sept 18, 2026, Week 2. Full conditioning back to baseline within a few days.
• Next game: WILL PLAY. No designation for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Baltimore Ravens.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: expect him available for all four. The illness is a non-event beyond Week 2. What makes him interesting across this window is the Chris Olave situation — if Olave misses time with the hamstring, Johnson is one of the most direct beneficiaries of the vacated target volume.
• Who benefits if he sits: Noah Fant (TE2) would become the lead receiving tight end, with Oscar Delp (TE3, rookie) and Treyton Welch (TE4) filling in behind him.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report. He did not appear on New Orleans’ Sept 12 final Week 1 injury report at all. The illness is a fresh Week 2 item that arose Sept 16, 2026 and has already resolved.

Fantasy takeaway: Startable TE1 in 12-team full-PPR and a slight buy this week. He is cleared, and he carries contingent upside: with Chris Olave a 50-50 Questionable, Johnson’s target floor at Baltimore is better than his ranking suggests. If the Wednesday DNP scared a manager in your league into shopping him, that is a favorable trade window. Do not bench him over an illness that resolved to Full by Friday.

AJ Barner — SEA (TE1 — the starting tight end ahead of Eric Saubert and Elijah Arroyo)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO entry at all on Seattle’s FINAL official Friday report of Sept 18, 2026 for the Sept 20 game at Arizona. He remains fully off the injury report.
• Practice this week: Full participant and not listed on the report at any point this week. Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: None. The undisclosed minor issue that produced a Sept 9 practice-report entry cleared before Week 1 and has not recurred.
• When it happened: Not applicable — no active injury. The prior item was a September practice-report entry that resolved before the Week 1 opener, in which he played.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — there is no current injury.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, as of Friday, Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, no designation, full role. Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Arizona Cardinals, in Arizona.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and starting Weeks 2 through 5. The limiter is the offense, not his health — Seattle splits tight end snaps and the passing game runs through Jaxon Smith-Njigba with Drew Lock at quarterback until Sam Darnold returns.
• Who benefits if he sits: Eric Saubert is the TE2 on the Ourlads depth chart with Elijah Arroyo third and Nick Kallerup fourth. Arroyo is the more interesting name if Barner ever missed time — he is the receiving-skewed option in the room.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was marked RESOLVED on the baseline and remains completely off the injury report with no designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Streaming-only in 12-team full-PPR and not a start this week. Healthy, playing, but working in a split tight end room with a backup quarterback throwing. Roster him only in TE-premium formats or if you are desperate; otherwise stream a tight end with a better target path.

George Kittle — SF (TE1 — the clear TE1 with a larger role now that Jake Tonges is on IR)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on San Francisco’s FINAL official Friday report of Sept 18, 2026 for the Sept 20 home game vs. Miami with an Achilles entry, but with NO Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag filed.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Progressing upward through the week — the best possible shape for a practice report.
• Injury: Achilles — ongoing maintenance on the tendon he tore in 2025 and returned from. This is not a new injury; it is managed load on a repaired tendon.
• When it happened: The underlying injury is the 2025 Achilles tear. There is no new Week 1 or Week 2 injury event — he played the full Melbourne game on Sept 10 (2 catches on 5 targets for 12 yards) and came out of it clean.
• Typical recovery for this injury: He is already past the recovery window — full Achilles rupture rehab runs 9-12 months, and he is well beyond that and playing. What remains is normal post-repair tendon soreness, which is managed indefinitely with limited midweek practices and does not cost game time.
• Expected back to full health: He is game-healthy now. Expect the Achilles to stay on the injury report as a maintenance listing all season without ever producing a missed game — that is the normal pattern for a Year-1-post-repair tendon.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, full role, no restriction. Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium.
• Next four weeks: Available and starting Weeks 2 through 5. His role trends UP over this stretch: with Tonges on season-ending IR and Stribling out roughly 10 weeks, San Francisco’s pass-catcher depth has thinned and Kittle’s route participation and target floor both rise. Watch for a 12-personnel snap decline that concentrates his snaps into passing sets.
• Who benefits if he sits: Luke Farrell is the TE2 and a blocker first; Brayden Willis is TE3 on the active roster and Jack Stoll is the practice-squad body signed Sept 16. If Kittle missed time, the targets would redistribute to Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel Sr. rather than to a tight end — no 49ers backup TE is a viable streamer.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED IN ROLE, unchanged in health. On Sept 12 he was marked RESOLVED and off the Week 1 injury report entirely. He is back on the Week 2 report as an Achilles maintenance listing, which reads worse than it is — he practiced fully Friday with no designation. The real change is opportunity: Tonges to IR and Stribling out make Kittle a bigger part of this offense.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a top-5 TE in 12-team full-PPR. The Achilles listing is noise: Limited-Limited-FULL with no designation is a player who is fine. His Week 1 line (2 catches, 12 yards) was a dud, but that was a 27-7 blowout in which San Francisco threw 34 times and spread it around. The Tonges and Stribling injuries both push targets his way — this is a buy-low week if his manager is souring on him.

Adam Trautman — DEN (TE2 — in-line blocking tight end behind Evan Engram, ahead of Nate Adkins)

• Status: RESOLVED — (b) no injury designation of any kind. He does not appear on Denver’s Week 2 practice report for Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18, and received no final Friday game-status tag for the Sept 20 game vs. Jacksonville.
• Practice this week: Full — unlisted all three days. Full week: not on the report Wed Sept 16 -> not on the report Thu Sept 17 -> not on the report Fri Sept 18. Unlisted equals unrestricted full participation.
• Injury: None currently. Fully healthy with no active issue.
• When it happened: Not applicable — there is no current injury. He was carried on the Sept 12 baseline only as an already-resolved entry and has not appeared on a 2026 regular-season injury report.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury to recover from.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). No pending return date.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Denver (2:05 p.m. MT, CBS). No designation, no restriction.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: healthy and available throughout, but locked into a blocking-first TE2 role behind Evan Engram. There is no path to fantasy-relevant volume unless Engram misses time. Denver’s tight end room is otherwise thin — Caleb Lohner is on the reserve list — so Trautman’s snap floor is secure.
• Who benefits if he sits: Nate Adkins (TE3) would take the in-line blocking snaps, with Dallen Bentley (TE4) as the emergency body. Practice-squad TE Lucas Krull (DEV) would be the elevation candidate.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was already marked resolved and off the injury report on the baseline, and he remains completely absent from the Week 2 report. Roster status unchanged at ACT, depth-chart position unchanged at TE2.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR league. He is a blocking tight end with no target floor. The only reason to track him is as the Evan Engram contingency — and even then, Engram’s target share would more likely be redistributed to Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle than absorbed by Trautman. Ignore in all standard formats.

Tyler Higbee — LAR (TE2 on the Ourlads depth chart (Sept 18 update) — Colby Parkinson has moved ahead of him to TE1)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) he does NOT appear on the Rams’ Thursday or Friday Week 2 practice reports, and no final game-status report has been filed because the Rams play Monday. NOTE ON A CONFLICTING SOURCE: Ourlads carries a ‘Q’ marker next to his name on the Sept 18 depth chart, but that marker is not supported by the Rams’ own practice report or by the league report — treat the Ourlads Q as carryover and the official report as authoritative.
• Practice this week: Full participant and not listed on the report at any point this week. Practice week for a Monday game: not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18. Saturday Sept 19 session outstanding.
• Injury: None active. The practice-report entry that appeared in the Sept 9 baseline resolved before Week 1 kickoff — he was a FULL participant on the Rams’ official final Week 1 report and carried no designation.
• When it happened: Not applicable — no active injury. The prior item was an early-September practice-report entry that closed out before Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — there is no current injury to recover from.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, as of Friday, Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, no designation. Monday, Sept 21, 2026 vs. the New York Giants at SoFi Stadium. The only thing worth confirming is the Saturday report, purely to close out the stray Ourlads Q marker.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 2 through 5. The story is role erosion, not injury: the Rams’ own Sept 18 depth chart now lists Colby Parkinson ahead of him, with rookie Terrance Ferguson third. A four-deep tight end room splitting snaps is not a place any single tight end sustains fantasy value.
• Who benefits if he sits: Terrance Ferguson is the TE3 and the rookie the Rams are working into the rotation; Davis Allen is TE4 and Max Klare TE5. Colby Parkinson, already listed ahead of him, would absorb most of the vacated snaps.
• Change since Week 1: DEPTH CHART DOWNGRADE, health unchanged. He was already marked RESOLVED in the Sept 12 baseline and remains off the injury report. What IS new: the Rams’ Sept 18 depth chart shows Colby Parkinson listed as TE1 ahead of Higbee, and Ourlads has attached an unsupported Q marker to his name that the official reports do not corroborate.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench or drop in 12-team full-PPR. He is healthy, which is the good news, but he has been passed on his own depth chart by Parkinson and is splitting a four-way room on an offense that runs through Nacua and Adams. If you are streaming a Rams tight end at all, it is Parkinson. Higbee is a name-value hold at best and a cut in leagues with tight benches.

Will Kacmarek — MIA (TE2 — second tight end behind Greg Dulcich, in-line and rotational receiving snaps)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO designation and NO injury listing on Miami’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game at San Francisco. The calf strain that had him listed a week ago is fully off the report.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18) and unlisted. Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He does not appear on any of Miami’s three Week 2 practice reports, which denotes full participation throughout.
• Injury: None currently. The resolved issue was a calf strain that had him limited early in the Week 1 practice week before he reached full participation by the Friday Sept 11, 2026 final report and played.
• When it happened: The calf strain surfaced on Miami’s Wednesday Sept 9, 2026 report ahead of the Week 1 game at Las Vegas. It resolved across that same week (Limited Wed -> Limited Thu -> Full Fri) and has not recurred.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Calf strains are graded I-III. Grade I is 1-2 weeks, grade II is 3-6 weeks, grade III is 8-12 weeks. Kacmarek’s progression — limited for two days, full by Friday, played, then completely off the report the following week — is a textbook grade I resolution. Calf strains do carry a meaningful re-injury risk if a player returns before full strength, but a clean full week is strong evidence he is past it.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026. He has been symptom-free for a full practice week.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, FULLY HEALTHY. He is active and unrestricted for Miami in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 PM ET. No designation, no listing.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 at San Francisco) — plays, TE2 rotation. Week 3 (Sept 27 vs Kansas City) — plays. Week 4 (Oct 4 at Minnesota) — plays. Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cincinnati) — plays, then the Week 6 bye. No health concern in the window. The only re-injury risk is the general calf-strain recurrence rate, which is elevated for roughly four weeks post-clearance.
• Who benefits if he sits: Seydou Traore (ACT, TE3) is the direct next man up, with Justin Joly (ACT, TE4) behind him. Greg Dulcich (ACT, TE1) would absorb the receiving snaps. Tre Watson (DEV) is the practice-squad elevation option.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED and now fully resolved. On the Sept 12 baseline he was an active listing — calf strain, Limited Wed -> Limited Thu -> Full Fri, no game-status designation. He is now completely off Miami’s injury report with three full practices. Reported here as cleared rather than dropped silently, per the standing rule.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft as a TE2 in a committee. His relevance is purely conditional: he is the handcuff to Greg Dulcich and the immediate waiver-wire add if Dulcich misses time, which matters more than usual because Miami’s tight end room has no veteran depth left behind him (Cole Turner on IR, Ben Sims waived). Leave him on the wire but note his name.

Theo Johnson — NYG (TE2 behind Isaiah Likely — rotational receiving tight end.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he is entirely absent from the Giants’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Monday Sept 21 game at the Rams. Last week he appeared on the Week 1 report with a blank Game Status for a shoulder issue; that entry is gone and he carries no designation.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report this week, so no participation level is filed. Full participation Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18 — the same clean week he had before Week 1.
• Injury: Shoulder — now resolved. Head coach John Harbaugh said of it, ‘His shoulder was what was hurt… he’s going to be fine. He’s going to be good.’
• When it happened: Originally hurt at a Tuesday practice in late August 2026 (preseason). It carried onto the Week 1 report as a listed shoulder item with a blank game status, and has now cleared entirely.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A minor shoulder strain or AC-joint irritation in a tight end that never costs a practice rep typically resolves in 1-3 weeks with no lingering effect. Only a higher-grade AC separation (Grade 3+) or labral involvement would carry a multi-week timeline, and neither was indicated here — he practiced fully throughout.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). The item is closed.
• Next game: ACTIVE with no restriction for Week 2, Monday Sept 21, 2026 at the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium (8:15 p.m. ET), in his usual TE2 role.
• Next four weeks: Available Weeks 2 (at LAR), 3, 4 and 5 with no health concern. His ceiling is capped by Isaiah Likely being the clear TE1, not by the shoulder.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Manhertz (TE3, primarily a blocker) and Thomas Fidone II (TE4) would split the snaps behind Isaiah Likely.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — now CLEARED. On Sept 12 he was on the Week 1 report with a shoulder listing and a blank Game Status despite three full practices. He is off the Week 2 report entirely.

Fantasy takeaway: Not a startable TE in a 12-team full-PPR league; waiver-wire depth at best. Reporting him as CLEARED rather than dropping him silently: the shoulder is a non-issue now. If you were holding him as a contingency on Isaiah Likely, the good news is he is fully available — but he is still the TE2 in a Giants offense that runs its tight end targets through Likely.

Kenyon Sadiq — NYJ (TE2 — second tight end behind Mason Taylor, listed second on Ourlads in the Jets’ 11-personnel base)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO designation and NO injury listing on the Jets’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs Green Bay. The groin maintenance listing from a week ago is gone; he is entirely absent from this week’s injury report.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18) and unlisted. Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He appears on none of the Jets’ three Week 2 practice reports, which denotes full participation on every day.
• Injury: None currently. The prior groin listing was a maintenance entry only — he was never limited in a practice, and it has now dropped off the report entirely.
• When it happened: Not applicable to any current injury. The superseded groin maintenance listing appeared on the Jets’ Sept 9-11, 2026 Week 1 reports without ever affecting his participation, and did not recur in Week 2.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — nothing is being recovered from. A maintenance listing that never produced a limited practice and then vanishes the next week is fully resolved.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY (rotational), FULLY HEALTHY. He is active and unrestricted for the Jets in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at home vs the Green Bay Packers, 1:00 PM ET. No designation, no listing.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Green Bay) — rotational TE2 snaps, with a modest case for expanded work given the Jets are down to four healthy receivers. Week 3 (Sept 27 at Detroit), Week 4 (Oct 4 at Chicago) and Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cleveland) — same role. No health concern across the window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jeremy Ruckert (ACT, TE3) is the direct next man up, with Jelani Woods (ACT, TE4) behind him. Mason Taylor (ACT, TE1) would absorb the receiving snaps.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED and now fully resolved. On the Sept 12 baseline he carried a groin maintenance listing with NO game-status designation while practicing full all three days. He is now completely off the Jets’ injury report with no listing at all. Reported here as cleared rather than dropped silently, per the standing rule.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft as the TE2 behind Mason Taylor. He is a watch-list name only. There is a marginal speculative case in deep leagues because the Jets’ receiver room is down to four healthy bodies, which can push two-tight-end usage up — but Mason Taylor is the tight end to own here, and Taylor is the one who benefits from the thin receiver corps. Leave Sadiq on the wire.

Darnell Washington — PIT (TE2 — the blocking and heavy-package tight end behind Pat Freiermuth, with situational red-zone receiving value)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) FINAL Friday outcome. Pittsburgh carried him as a non-participant earlier in the week for non-injury personal reasons but filed NO game-status tag on the Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 road game at the New England Patriots. The club’s only final designations were CB Joey Porter Jr. out and WR Michael Pittman Jr. and OT Troy Fautanu questionable. Washington is cleared to play.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. The two absences were personal, not medical, and he returned to full work Friday.
• Injury: None — non-injury absence for personal reasons. He has no medical condition listed on the Week 2 report.
• When it happened: Not applicable — there is no injury. His two missed practices were Sept 16 and Sept 17, 2026 and were coded as personal rather than as any physical ailment.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — there is nothing to recover from. For a player missing practice time for personal reasons, the only football consideration is timing and conditioning, and two missed practices followed by a full Friday session is a negligible disruption for a tight end whose primary job is in-line blocking.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy — he was never unhealthy. He is at full participation as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2) with no physical limitation of any kind.
• Next game: PLAYING in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the New England Patriots. He returned to practice in full on Friday after missing two days for personal reasons and will suit up with no designation.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 2-5 with no injury risk on file. His usage is a scheme question rather than a health one — he is the No. 2 tight end behind Pat Freiermuth and his receiving work depends on how often Pittsburgh runs 12 personnel. If Michael Pittman Jr. misses extended time, Washington’s red-zone and intermediate target share should tick up across this window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Robert Tonyan (TE3) would step into the No. 2 tight end role. Pat Freiermuth (TE1) is unaffected and remains the primary receiving tight end. Moot for Week 2 — Washington is playing.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list. He appeared on the Week 2 report only as a non-injury personal absence on Wednesday and Thursday, then returned to full participation Friday and drew no designation. Included here because the midweek DNPs were widely reported as an availability question and are now definitively resolved.

Fantasy takeaway: A touchdown-dependent TE2 in 12-team full PPR and not a starter in standard-sized leagues. The personal-reasons absence created a brief scare that is now fully resolved, so do not read anything into it. The only reason to hold him is as a bye-week body or as a speculative red-zone play if Michael Pittman Jr. misses time and Pittsburgh leans harder on 12 personnel.

John Bates — WAS (TE2 behind Chig Okonkwo on the Ourlads chart — the in-line blocking tight end, and the primary beneficiary of snaps with Okonkwo out for Week 2.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries no designation of any kind on Washington’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game vs Dallas. He does not appear on the Week 2 injury report, exactly as he did not appear on the final Week 1 report.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report, so no participation level is filed. Full participation Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: None. Healthy.
• When it happened: N/A — no current or recent injury. He is tracked here because he was on last week’s list as a resolved/no-designation player and because he is the direct beneficiary of Chig Okonkwo’s Week 1 hamstring injury of Sept 13, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2).
• Next game: ACTIVE and effectively starting at tight end for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET), with Chig Okonkwo ruled out.
• Next four weeks: Available and healthy Weeks 2 (vs DAL), 3, 4 and 5. He holds the elevated blocking-plus-snaps role only while Okonkwo is out, which is likely Week 2 and possibly Week 3, then reverts to his normal complementary role.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ben Sinnott (TE3) would take the move/receiving work and Colson Yankoff (TE4) the blocking snaps, with Jack Westover available from the practice squad. Washington would be dangerously thin at tight end in that scenario.
• Change since Week 1: Health: no change since Sept 12 — he was off the injury report then and is off it now. Role: CHANGED, because Chig Okonkwo being ruled OUT makes Bates the de facto starting tight end for Week 2.

Fantasy takeaway: Not a viable start in a 12-team full-PPR league even with Okonkwo out. Reporting him as clear rather than dropping him silently: he will lead Washington’s tight ends in snaps on Sunday, but he is a blocking specialist whose target share does not follow his snap share. Do not stream him. If you want exposure to Okonkwo’s vacated targets, buy Terry McLaurin or Stefon Diggs instead.

Darren Waller — CAR (TE3 in the rotation but a real pass-game piece — he played 24 snaps (35 percent) in Week 1 behind Tommy Tremble (38, 56 percent) and Mitchell Evans (27, 40 percent))

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) he appears on Carolina’s Week 2 practice report under a veteran rest designation and carries a BLANK Game Status on the final Friday Sept 18, 2026 report. A rest day is an administrative entry, not an injury; he has no designation and is expected to play.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 (veteran rest) -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. The Wednesday DNP was a scheduled maintenance day for a 34-year-old tight end who un-retired, not an injury absence.
• Injury: Veteran rest / load management — no diagnosed injury
• When it happened: Not an injury. The Wednesday Sept 16, 2026 rest day is the first such entry of his 2026 season; he signed with Carolina in August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — there is nothing to recover from. Veteran rest days for a tight end in his mid-30s typically recur roughly every other week and have no predictive value for game availability. The relevant caution is historical: Waller has a long injury history at the position, so a rest day that turns into a Thursday DNP in some future week would be the signal to worry about. This week it did not.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now — Week 2, September 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY. No designation for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Atlanta Falcons.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: expect him available every week, with periodic Wednesday rest days that should be read as noise rather than news. The thing to watch is not health but role — he is third in the tight end snap pecking order and Carolina is splitting TE work three ways, which caps everyone.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tommy Tremble (TE1) and Mitchell Evans (TE2) would simply absorb his snaps; Feleipe Franks (TE4) would become the third body. Nobody gains enough to be fantasy-relevant.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report. He did not appear on Carolina’s Sept 12 final Week 1 injury report. The only change is the addition of a veteran rest day on Sept 16, 2026, which resolved to full participation within 24 hours.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in 12-team full-PPR and barely rosterable. A three-way tight end committee where he is the third man is a streaming dead end. Do not react to the Wednesday DNP — it is a rest day and he is playing. If you rostered him on name value coming out of the August signing, this is a reasonable week to cut him for a waiver add.

Erick All Jr. — CIN (TE3 — third tight end behind Drew Sample and Mike Gesicki, carrying an ACT status code on the active roster)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) FINAL Friday outcome. He carries no designation of any kind and appears nowhere on the Bengals’ Sept 18, 2026 Week 2 injury report for the Sept 20 game at Houston, nor on the Wednesday or Thursday participation reports. He is a fully cleared, active-roster player.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18. No practice restriction at any point this week.
• Injury: None active. His relevant history is a prior major knee injury (ACL) from an earlier season that cost him significant time; there is no current injury.
• When it happened: No current injury. The historical ACL injury predates the 2026 season and he completed his rehabilitation and returned to the active roster before Week 1 of 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable to any current condition. For reference, an ACL reconstruction in an NFL tight end typically runs 9-12 months to return to play and 12-18 months to return to pre-injury explosiveness and route quality. All Jr. is past both of those thresholds and is practicing without restriction.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy. He has been unrestricted since before the Week 1 opener on Sept 13, 2026, with no practice limitation across either week.
• Next game: PLAYING and fully healthy in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Houston Texans. No injury designation, no practice restriction. His snap count is a depth-chart question, not a health question.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 2-5. The question across this window is role, not health: he is buried behind Drew Sample as the blocking TE1 and Mike Gesicki as the receiving TE2. He would need an injury ahead of him to matter, and the athletic upside that made him a draft-day name is now competing against two established veterans.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jack Endries (TE4) is the next man up behind him. If All Jr. were the one to go down it would barely register — Drew Sample (TE1) and Mike Gesicki (TE2) command the meaningful snaps.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was already listed as off the injury report with no designation on the baseline, and that remains true — off the Wed, Thu and Fri Week 2 reports with an ACT status code. Reported here rather than dropped silently, per the cleared-player rule.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR as the TE3 in a room where Mike Gesicki owns the receiving role. He is a watchlist name only — if Gesicki were to miss time, All Jr. becomes a speculative streaming add. Until then, leave him on waivers.

Luke Schoonmaker — DAL (TE3 behind Jake Ferguson and Brevyn Spann-Ford — rotational blocking/in-line tight end.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he is entirely absent from the Cowboys’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official game-status report for the Sept 20 game vs Washington. Last week he was on the Week 1 report with a blank Game Status for a Not Injury Related personal matter; that entry is gone. He is cleared with no designation of any kind.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report this week, so no participation level is filed. Full participation Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18 after the personal matter that caused him to miss Thu Sept 10 and Fri Sept 11 practices resolved.
• Injury: None — and there never was one. The Week 1 absence was Not Injury Related (a personal matter), which Dallas stated explicitly at the time.
• When it happened: N/A — no injury. The personal absence covered Thu Sept 10 and Fri Sept 11, 2026, and is over.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — no injury to recover from. Personal/NIR absences carry no physical recovery timeline; a player is available as soon as the matter is resolved.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy and available as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). He was never physically compromised.
• Next game: ACTIVE with no restriction for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET).
• Next four weeks: Available Weeks 2 (vs WAS), 3, 4 and 5 in his usual TE3 rotational role. No availability concern going forward.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE2) already plays ahead of him; James Mitchell and Michael Trigg are the practice-squad elevation options. With Princeton Fant and DJ Rogers both on IR, Dallas’s TE depth behind Ferguson is thin, which is exactly why Schoonmaker’s return matters to the club even though it means little in fantasy.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — now CLEARED. On Sept 12 he was on the Week 1 report with a blank Game Status after two DNPs for a personal (Not Injury Related) matter. He is off the Week 2 report entirely.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full-PPR. Reporting him as CLEARED rather than dropping him: the only fantasy read-through is a mild negative for Jake Ferguson, since a healthy Schoonmaker plus Spann-Ford means Dallas keeps rotating two-TE looks rather than feeding Ferguson every snap. Ferguson remains a fine streaming TE1/2 regardless.

Josh Whyle — GB (TE3 — rotational tight end behind Tucker Kraft and Jonnu Smith)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) Green Bay’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game vs the New York Jets carries no entry for Whyle. The Week 1 stinger did not carry over into the Week 2 report.
• Practice this week: Full — not listed on any day of the Week 2 participation report. Full week: not listed Wed, not listed Thu, not listed Fri, which by rule means unrestricted full participation.
• Injury: Stinger (brachial plexus / cervical nerve traction injury) — resolved. He missed time during the Week 1 game with it but was never subsequently listed.
• When it happened: Sunday Sept 13, 2026, during Green Bay’s Week 1 loss at Minnesota. He missed time in-game with the stinger. He did not appear on any day of the following week’s injury report, which indicates it resolved within days.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Stingers are the most common transient nerve injury in football and the overwhelming majority resolve within minutes to days. Symptoms — burning, numbness, transient weakness down one arm — typically clear completely. The relevant clinical rule is that a player must have full strength and full painless range of motion before returning, which Whyle evidently satisfied. Recurrent stingers in the same season warrant a cervical workup, but a single isolated episode carries essentially no lingering risk.
• Expected back to full health: Already achieved, as of the Week 2 practice week beginning Sept 16, 2026. He is fully cleared with no restriction and no designation.
• Next game: WILL PLAY in Week 2 vs the New York Jets on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. No designation, no practice restriction. His snap count is a function of Green Bay’s tight end rotation, not his health.
• Next four weeks: Available for Weeks 2 through 5. The only watch item is stinger recurrence, which would be a new event rather than a continuation. His role is unlikely to grow: Tucker Kraft (45 snaps) and Jonnu Smith (32 snaps) accounted for essentially all of the meaningful Week 1 tight end usage.
• Who benefits if he sits: Mark Redman (TE4, ACT #86) is the next man up in the rotation. Drake Dabney (DEV, #49) is the practice-squad option. Tucker Kraft and Jonnu Smith would simply absorb the handful of snaps involved, so the practical impact of his absence would be near zero.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to the report. Whyle was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list. He picked up a stinger during the Week 1 game on Sept 13, missed in-game time, and has since fully cleared — he appears on no day of the Week 2 participation report.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR — he is the third tight end in a room where the top two are taking nearly all the snaps. Tracked here only to record that the Week 1 in-game stinger fully resolved and produced no Week 2 designation, and because a Green Bay TE injury would matter if it climbed the depth chart. Leave him on waivers.

Andrew Ogletree — IND (TE3 — Ourlads lists him third behind Tyler Warren and Mo Alie-Cox; rotational receiving tight end)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) final Friday outcome: fully cleared, no injury and no game-status tag on Indianapolis’ official Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 game at Kansas City. He does not appear on the Week 2 report.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Colts’ Week 2 practice report at any point.
• Injury: None active — the neck issue carried on the Sept 12 baseline is fully resolved.
• When it happened: Not applicable. The neck issue was logged on the Sept 11, 2026 Week 1 report (Limited Wednesday, then full) and cleared before the Sept 13 game vs Baltimore.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury. The neck issue resolved within a single practice week, consistent with a stinger or minor strain rather than anything structural.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). He cleared during Week 1 and has stayed off the report since.
• Next game: PLAYING (active, rotational). Available Sunday Sept 20 at the Kansas City Chiefs (8:20 PM ET, Arrowhead Stadium) behind Tyler Warren and Mo Alie-Cox.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: minimal offensive role behind an every-down Tyler Warren. With Will Mallory on Reserve/Injured until at least Week 5, Ogletree holds the TE3 job, but that carries no meaningful target projection.
• Who benefits if he sits: Practice-squad tight ends Pharaoh Brown and Kenny Fletcher Jr. would be the elevation candidates; the room is thin with Mallory and Towt both on reserve lists.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — he has improved from tracked to fully clean. The Sept 12 baseline had him as ‘NO DESIGNATION – CLEARED’ with a neck issue after a Limited-then-Full week. This week he does not appear on the Colts’ injury report at any point, so the neck is entirely behind him.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR. He is a contingency body only — the one scenario that matters is a Tyler Warren injury, in which case Mo Alie-Cox likely gets the blocking snaps and Ogletree the receiving snaps, making him a marginal streamer. Ignore for now.

Seydou Traore — MIA (TE3 — third tight end behind Greg Dulcich and Will Kacmarek, a rotational/blocking role)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on Miami’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game at San Francisco as a practice-participation entry only. Miami assigned NO Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag and he is not among the final Out/Questionable group. He is cleared to play.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Limited Fri Sept 18. Three straight limited days but zero missed practices and no final tag — the classic managed-workload pattern for a veteran playing through minor issues.
• Injury: Thumb and Achilles — both listed on Miami’s official report. Two separate maintenance items carried simultaneously; neither has been graded or specified by the club.
• When it happened: Both are carryover listings that predate Week 2 — he carried the identical thumb/Achilles pairing on Miami’s FINAL Sept 11, 2026 report ahead of the Week 1 game at Las Vegas, and played in that game. The origin traces to the 2026 training-camp and preseason window, not to a Week 1 game snap.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Two different clocks. A thumb injury — sprain, jam or a non-displaced fracture played through in a cast or splint — costs a tight end essentially no time and is routinely played through, though it can degrade catch-point reliability for weeks. An Achilles issue here is plainly tendinopathy/soreness rather than a rupture, since a rupture would be a season-ending IR move and he is practicing; Achilles tendinopathy is a chronic, weeks-to-months management problem that produces exactly this limited-every-day-but-never-out pattern. Neither, in this presentation, projects to cost him games.
• Expected back to full health: Genuinely indefinite as a maintenance matter. The thumb should be a non-issue within 2-4 weeks (early-to-mid October 2026). The Achilles soreness is likely to be managed all season with limited practice reps rather than ‘cured’ at a fixed date. Practically: he is available now and expected to stay available.
• Next game: WILL PLAY. He is active for Miami in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 PM ET. No game-status designation was filed, and Miami’s only final tags are Ronnie Harrison (OUT, hamstring), Chop Robinson (OUT, concussion) and Tucker Addington (QUESTIONABLE, shoulder).
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 at San Francisco) — plays, rotational snaps. Week 3 (Sept 27 vs Kansas City) — expect the same limited-practice, plays-on-Sunday pattern. Week 4 (Oct 4 at Minnesota) and Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cincinnati) — same. Miami’s Week 6 bye will help the Achilles more than anything else in this window. The listing is very likely to persist on every weekly report without ever producing an absence.
• Who benefits if he sits: Justin Joly (ACT) is TE4 and the direct next man up. Will Kacmarek (ACT, TE2) would absorb the blocking snaps and Greg Dulcich (ACT, TE1) the receiving snaps. Tre Watson (DEV) is the practice-squad emergency option. With Cole Turner on Reserve/Injured and Ben Sims waived off IR entirely, Miami’s tight end room has no veteran slack left, which is precisely why Traore keeps practicing limited instead of resting.
• Change since Week 1: Essentially no change in status since Sept 12 — same thumb/Achilles listing, same no-designation outcome, same availability. One detail DID change: on the Sept 11 final report he practiced FULL all three days, whereas this week he has been LIMITED on all three days (Wed/Thu/Fri). That is a mild downtick in practice participation, but it did not produce a game-status tag and he is still expected to play.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in a 12-team full-PPR redraft — he is a TE3 in a committee behind Dulcich and Kacmarek and will not see consistent targets. Do not roster him. The only reason he matters is roster math: Miami is down to four healthy tight ends, so if Dulcich were to go down, the Miami TE room becomes genuinely thin and Kacmarek, not Traore, would be the waiver add.

Oscar Delp — NO (TE3 (rookie) behind Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on New Orleans’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report with a BLANK Game Status column after a Friday full practice. Stating this plainly: blank means no designation and he is cleared to play at Baltimore on Sunday Sept 20.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. The Limited-Limited-Full progression is the textbook clean-clearance pattern.
• Injury: Hamstring strain
• When it happened: Surfaced in early September 2026 during Week 1 preparation — he was a DNP on the Sept 11 practice report and was ruled Out for the Sept 13 opener at Detroit, missing his would-be NFL debut.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains: Grade 1 typically 1-3 weeks, Grade 2 typically 3-6 weeks. A one-game absence followed by a Limited-Limited-Full progression the next week is the signature of a Grade 1 strain that has fully settled. Residual recurrence risk persists for roughly 4-6 weeks, which for a rookie tight end mostly means the club will avoid spiking his snap count early.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now — Friday Sept 18, 2026, Week 2.
• Next game: WILL PLAY. No designation for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Baltimore Ravens. This will be his NFL regular-season debut.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: available throughout barring re-aggravation. His role is the limiter, not his health — he is the third tight end behind an established TE1 in Juwan Johnson and a veteran move tight end in Noah Fant, with Moliki Matavao on season-ending IR and Treyton Welch also on the active roster. Expect situational and blocking snaps.
• Who benefits if he sits: Treyton Welch (TE4) would take the third tight end snaps, with Stone Smartt (practice squad / DEV) as an elevation candidate. Juwan Johnson (TE1) and Noah Fant (TE2) hold all the meaningful pass-game work regardless.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — upgraded from OUT to no designation. On the Sept 12 baseline he was a DNP carrying a FINAL Friday OUT tag for Week 1. He practiced all three days this week and finished Full on Friday.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full-PPR. Cleared, debuting, and third on the tight end depth chart is not a fantasy profile. Report him as healthy and move on. His only relevance is as a deep-dynasty name if Juwan Johnson were to miss time.

Ben Sinnott — WAS (TE3 on the published order behind Chig Okonkwo and John Bates, but promoted into a meaningful rotational receiving role for Week 2 by Okonkwo’s absence.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he is entirely absent from Washington’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game vs Dallas. Last week he carried an oblique listing with a blank Game Status; that entry is gone and he has no designation.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report this week, so no participation level is filed. Full participation Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18, following three full practices in Week 1 prep as well.
• Injury: Oblique strain — now resolved. It never reduced his practice participation.
• When it happened: Listed during the Week 1 practice week (Sept 9-11, 2026) with full participation on all three days. The item has cleared and he is off the Week 2 report.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Oblique/abdominal strains: Grade 1 roughly 1-3 weeks, Grade 2 roughly 4-6 weeks, Grade 3 8+ weeks. Obliques are deceptive because they are aggravated by rotation and blocking, so they often linger longer than the grade suggests. A player who practices fully throughout and then comes off the report has a Grade 1 at worst, now resolved.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). The item is closed.
• Next game: ACTIVE with no restriction for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET), and in line for expanded snaps with Chig Okonkwo ruled out.
• Next four weeks: Available Weeks 2 (vs DAL), 3, 4 and 5. His elevated role lasts only as long as Okonkwo is out — likely Weeks 2 and possibly 3, after which he reverts to TE3. Obliques can recur under blocking loads, so a heavier snap count carries modest re-aggravation risk.
• Who benefits if he sits: John Bates (TE2) would take the receiving reps alongside his blocking role, with Colson Yankoff (TE4) elevated in the rotation and Jack Westover available off the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED on both counts. Health: he was on the Sept 12 report with an oblique and a blank Game Status after three full practices; he is now off the report entirely — CLEARED. Role: Chig Okonkwo being ruled OUT promotes him into real snaps for the first time this season.

Fantasy takeaway: Reporting him as CLEARED rather than dropping him silently. He is the most interesting of Washington’s Okonkwo replacements because he is the move/receiving tight end while John Bates is the blocker — but ‘most interesting’ is a low bar here. In a 12-team full-PPR league he is a desperation streamer only if you have a bye-week hole and nothing else; the redistributed targets are far more likely to go to Terry McLaurin and Stefon Diggs than to any Washington tight end. Leave him on waivers in standard formats.

Davis Allen — LAR (TE4 on the Ourlads depth chart (Sept 18 update) — a notable slide behind Colby Parkinson, Tyler Higbee and Terrance Ferguson)

• Status: RESOLVED — (b) he carries NO entry on the Rams’ Thursday or Friday Week 2 practice reports and therefore no designation. Head coach Sean McVay confirmed on Sept 14 that Allen was evaluated for a concussion and RETURNED to the Melbourne game, calling the update ‘positive.’ No final game-status report exists yet for the Rams’ Monday game, but he is not on it.
• Practice this week: Full participant and not listed on the report at any point this week. Practice week for a Monday game: not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18. Saturday Sept 19 session outstanding, but a player absent from two straight reports is not going to appear on the final one.
• Injury: Head injury / concussion evaluation — resolved. He was checked in the medical tent and cleared back into the game, which means he never entered the league’s concussion protocol as a diagnosed concussion.
• When it happened: Thursday, Sept 10, 2026 — third quarter of the Week 1 game in Melbourne. He was hit by Dre Greenlaw and Ji’Ayir Brown after a reception and was taken to the medical tent for evaluation.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A diagnosed NFL concussion averages 6-12 days in protocol and costs zero to two games. An in-game evaluation that clears and returns costs nothing at all — by rule, a player who returns to the same game was not concussed. Allen is in the latter category.
• Expected back to full health: Already there — fully healthy as of the Sept 14 McVay update, confirmed by two clean practice reports this week.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, no designation, in his normal rotational role. Monday, Sept 21, 2026 vs. the New York Giants at SoFi Stadium.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 2 through 5. Health is not his problem; the depth chart is. The Rams’ Sept 18 depth chart has him fourth behind Parkinson, Higbee and rookie Terrance Ferguson, which caps his snaps in a room that is already too crowded to support any single fantasy tight end.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is healthy. For completeness, Max Klare is the TE5 on the active roster and Dan Villari is on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: CLEARED. The Sept 12 baseline had him as an unresolved post-game head injury with conflicting reports on whether he returned to the Melbourne game. McVay resolved it on Sept 14: Allen was evaluated, cleared and DID return. He has not appeared on any Week 2 injury report.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full-PPR. The concussion scare is over, but so is any case for him as a fantasy asset — he is the TE4 on a team that splits tight end snaps four ways. Colby Parkinson is the only Rams tight end worth streaming, and even he is a desperation play. Drop Allen if you speculatively added him.

Brevin Jordan — HOU (TE5 — rotational, primarily a depth and special-teams body behind Schultz, Moreau, Klein and Stover)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) final Friday outcome: fully cleared, no injury and no game-status tag on Houston’s official Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 game vs Cincinnati.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Texans’ Week 2 practice report at any point.
• Injury: None active — the August 2026 knee issue that had him day-to-day is fully resolved.
• When it happened: Not applicable. The August 2026 knee issue resolved before the regular season; he was released at the 53-man cutdown and re-signed on Sept 1, 2026 when Houston placed OT Braden Smith on Reserve/Injured.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2).
• Next game: PLAYING (active roster, rotational snaps). Available Sunday Sept 20 vs the Cincinnati Bengals (1:00 PM ET, Houston), but behind three tight ends on the target hierarchy.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: minimal offensive role. He is TE5 in a room where Dalton Schultz absorbs the overwhelming majority of the passing-game work. Only a Schultz or Moreau injury changes this.
• Who benefits if he sits: Cade Stover and Marlin Klein are the interchangeable depth; practice-squad TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden is the emergency elevation.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 on health — he was already logged as resolved. Roster note for accuracy: he is confirmed ACT on the Sept 18 nfl.com roster pull, having been re-signed Sept 1 after the cutdown.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR. Zero standalone value behind Schultz. Ignore entirely.

Ben Sims — MIA (No longer on the roster — he held no depth-chart role as of the Sept 18, 2026 pull and is not on the active roster, the reserve lists or the practice squad)

• Status: RESOLVED — (c) a roster-list change that supersedes his prior injury status. He is GONE from Miami entirely: the Dolphins waived him from Reserve/Injured with an injury settlement on Sept 10, 2026. He therefore holds no reserve status, no game status and no practice status with Miami. This is a CORRECTION to the Sept 12 baseline, which still carried him as RES.
• Practice this week: Not reported and not applicable — he is not a member of the Miami Dolphins and appears on no Miami practice or injury report for Week 2. Full week: no participation Wed Sept 16 / Thu Sept 17 / Fri Sept 18 because he is not on the team.
• Injury: Undisclosed — Miami never specified the injury that put him on IR. An injury settlement by definition covers a short-term injury the club judged would heal within a defined number of weeks, which implies a minor-to-moderate issue rather than a season-ending one.
• When it happened: During Miami’s 2026 training camp or preseason, prior to the early-September roster cutdown that landed him on Reserve/Injured. The settlement and release followed on Sept 10, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unquantifiable without a diagnosis, but the settlement mechanism is informative: clubs settle when the expected recovery is short enough that carrying the player on IR all season is not worth it. That points to a matter of weeks. Once the settlement period elapses he is free to sign anywhere, though he cannot re-sign with Miami until the settlement term plus six weeks has passed.
• Expected back to full health: Likely healthy sometime in October 2026 based on the settlement mechanism, but he is a free agent and there is no club report tracking him. Any return to an NFL field depends on a new signing, not on a Miami timeline.
• Next game: NOT ON THE ROSTER. He will not play in Miami’s Week 2 game, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the San Francisco 49ers, because he is not a Miami Dolphin. He is an unsigned free agent.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. He is unavailable for Week 2 (Sept 20 at San Francisco), Week 3 (Sept 27 vs Kansas City), Week 4 (Oct 4 at Minnesota) and Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cincinnati) as a free agent. He cannot re-sign with Miami during the settlement window. Any NFL appearance in this stretch would require another club to sign him off the street.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — his roster spot has already been fully absorbed. Justin Joly (ACT) occupies the TE4 role that Sims would have competed for, behind Greg Dulcich, Will Kacmarek and Seydou Traore. Tre Watson (DEV) is the practice-squad body.
• Change since Week 1: MAJOR CORRECTION to the Sept 12 baseline. The baseline listed him as ‘MIA TE Ben Sims | RESERVE/INJURED — status code RES on the nfl.com roster.’ That is no longer accurate and in fact was already out of date when the baseline was written: Miami waived him from IR with an injury settlement on Sept 10, 2026, two days before the baseline date. He does not appear anywhere on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com Miami roster. Remove him from all Miami depth charts.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any format — he is not on an NFL roster. The actionable point for a 12-team full-PPR manager is the second-order effect: Miami’s tight end room is now four deep with no veteran insurance behind Greg Dulcich (Turner on IR, Sims gone). That makes Will Kacmarek a more valuable speculative add than usual if Dulcich ever gets dinged.

Rosters and depth charts for all 32 teams were verified against official league roster pages before this report was compiled, and every player listed was confirmed to be on the roster shown. Designations come from the final official club and league injury reports filed Friday, September 18, 2026. Recovery timelines describe how long a class of injury typically sidelines an NFL player and are not a prediction for any individual.

NFL Week 2 Fantasy Football Injury Report Friday TE first appeared on Game On Media.

Bottom Line Up Front at Wide Receiver

Wide receiver lost its biggest name of the week in a game most managers never got to react to — DJ Moore went down Thursday night, and by the time Sunday lineups lock the damage is already done. Houston, Baltimore and Denver each lost or nearly lost a starter on top of that.

Of the 76 wide receivers on this board, 35 are out or doubtful, 4 carry a Questionable tag that decides itself on gameday, and 34 were listed at some point this week but finished it with no designation at all. One more got hurt in Thursday night’s game, after his club had already played. 2 are still waiting on tags that do not file until Saturday.

Below is every fantasy-relevant wide receiver across all 32 teams carrying an injury or an absence, with the final designation, what the injury actually is, how long that class of injury normally takes to heal, where each player sits on his team’s depth chart, and who stands to gain if he can’t go.

Who is on this report?

DJ Moore (BUF), Nico Collins (HOU), Jimmy Holiday (KC), Corey Rucker (LV), A.J. Brown (NE), Jauan Jennings (MIN), Christian Kirk (SF), Marvin Mims Jr. (DEN), Tim Patrick (NYJ), Ashton Dulin (IND), Omar Cooper Jr. (NYJ), Beaux Collins (ATL), De’Zhaun Stribling (SF), Tyrell Shavers (BUF), Chris Brazzell II (CAR), Kendrick Law (DET), Jayden Higgins (HOU), Tank Dell (HOU), Jeff Caldwell (KC), Dont’e Thornton Jr. (LV), Jeshaun Jones (MIN), Jeremiah Webb (NE), Brock Rechsteiner (NO), Jordyn Tyson (NO), Mason Tipton (NO), Calvin Austin III (NYG), Gunner Olszewski (NYG), Johnny Wilson (PHI), Jake Bobo (SEA), Ricky Pearsall (SF), David Sills (TB), Ja’Kobi Lane (BAL), Savion Williams (GB), KeAndre Lambert-Smith (LAC), Cole Burgess (PIT), Zay Flowers (BAL), Ladd McConkey (LAC), Chris Olave (NO), Jalen McMillan (TB), Michael Pittman Jr. (PIT), Jordan Whittington (LAR), Puka Nacua (LAR), Keon Coleman (BUF), Khalil Shakir (BUF), Jalen Coker (CAR), Rome Odunze (CHI), Ja’Marr Chase (CIN), Jerry Jeudy (CLE), Christian Watson (GB), Alec Pierce (IND), Brian Thomas Jr. (JAX), Rashee Rice (KC), Xavier Worthy (KC), Davante Adams (LAR), Malik Nabers (NYG), Cooper Kupp (SEA), Emeka Egbuka (TB), Calvin Ridley (TEN), Tee Higgins (CIN), Josh Downs (IND), Jakobi Meyers (JAX), Carnell Tate (TEN), Keenan Allen (IND), Marquise Brown (PHI), Wan’Dale Robinson (TEN), Zachariah Branch (ATL), Jaylin Noel (HOU), Travis Hunter (JAX), Derius Davis (LAC), Tory Horton (SEA), Skyler Bell (BUF), Troy Franklin (DEN), Brenen Thompson (LAC), Devontez Walker (BAL), Elijah Moore (PHI), Jaylin Lane (WAS)

What changed since Week 1

This is the first full week of in-season attrition — injuries from actual games rather than camp and preseason, plus the roster moves that follow them. Across the 76 wide receivers here: 21 are new to the report, 14 improved or cleared outright, 3 got worse, and 38 are carrying the same status they had a week ago. The pattern worth internalizing: the Week 1 designations that resolved upward mostly stayed resolved, and the new names on this list came off the field on Sunday, not out of the training room.

Waiver wire: who gains if these names sit

• If DJ Moore (BUF) can’t go — Keon Coleman (ACT, LWR starter) is the primary beneficiary and already posted 63 receiving yards on Thursday after Moore exited. Josh Palmer (ACT, LWR2) is the next man into the three-receiver rotation and caught a long touchdown in that same game once Moore was gone. Khalil Shakir (ACT, SWR) absorbs the underneath volume. TE Dalton Kincaid (ACT) is the sneaky beneficiary — Buffalo leans on 11 personnel and Kincaid’s target share rises whenever the perimeter thins. Skyler Bell (ACT, RWR2) is the nominal RWR backup on paper but has been a healthy scratch both weeks and should not be counted on.
• If Nico Collins (HOU) can’t go — No single replacement — Houston will redistribute. Kayshon Boutte (RWR1) is the best bet for the vacated downfield/big-play share; Xavier Hutchinson (SWR1) already led Texans WRs in snaps (56%) and targets (6) in Week 1 behind Collins and is the volume floor play; Jaylin Noel (SWR2) is the spike-week dart (53 yards on 2 catches on only a 30% snap share in Week 1). The real beneficiary is TE Dalton Schultz, who saw 8 targets in Week 1 and now inherits a chunk of Collins’ ~10.
• If A.J. Brown (NE) can’t go — Kyle Williams (ACT, LWR2) is the direct replacement and Ourlads now lists him immediately behind Romeo Doubs at LWR — he is the single biggest beneficiary. Romeo Doubs (ACT, LWR starter) inherits the true No. 1 target role and the largest raw share. DeMario Douglas (ACT, SWR) sees expanded slot volume. Mack Hollins (ACT, RWR) holds the other perimeter spot. TE Hunter Henry (ACT) is the underrated beneficiary — with the alpha receiver gone, Drake Maye’s safety-valve usage of Henry rises.
• If Jauan Jennings (MIN) can’t go — Tai Felton (WR4, ACT #13) is the most likely beneficiary and slides up in three-wide sets; Ourlads lists him as the LWR2 behind Justin Jefferson, so expect a rotation rather than a clean slot swap. Myles Price (WR5, ACT #4) is the listed SWR2 and is the direct slot replacement on the depth chart — he also returned a career-long 68-yard kickoff in Week 1. Expect more two-tight-end usage as well, which raises Josh Oliver’s (TE2) snap share.
• If Christian Kirk (SF) can’t go — In his absence the 49ers are running Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel Sr., Demarcus Robinson and the newly promoted KhaDarel Hodge, with Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing behind them.
• If Marvin Mims Jr. (DEN) can’t go — Pat Bryant is already ahead of him as the slot WR1 on Ourlads and absorbs the inside snaps. Troy Franklin (RWR2, cleared this week) is the biggest direct beneficiary for the downfield and gadget snaps. Lil’Jordan Humphrey (LWR2) picks up rotational work. On returns, Denver lists Tyler Badie and RJ Harvey as the backup kickoff returners, though Harvey’s own hamstring complicates that. The real winners are the players who were already ahead of Mims: Courtland Sutton (LWR1) and Jaylen Waddle (RWR1) remain the concentrated target hogs.
• If Tim Patrick (NYJ) can’t go — Arian Smith (ACT, RWR2) moves up in the rotation and is the most direct active beneficiary. Isaiah Williams (ACT, SWR) holds the slot. Adonai Mitchell (ACT, LWR) is the starter whose snaps are safest. The Jets responded to the shortage by signing Sterling Shepard and Tyler Johnson to the practice squad on Sept 15, 2026 — Shepard in particular is a candidate for a gameday elevation given that, with Patrick on IR and Omar Cooper Jr. ruled out, the active room is down to Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell, Isaiah Williams and Arian Smith.
• If Ashton Dulin (IND) can’t go — Laquon Treadwell (LWR2) and Deion Burks (SWR2) split the vacated rotational snaps. The more meaningful downstream effect is that Indianapolis’ WR depth is now thinner behind the Pierce-Downs-Allen trio, which slightly raises the injury leverage on all three.
• If Omar Cooper Jr. (NYJ) can’t go — Isaiah Williams (ACT, SWR starter) already holds the slot ahead of him and is unaffected. Arian Smith (ACT, RWR2) is the direct beneficiary in the four-receiver rotation. Garrett Wilson (ACT, RWR) and Adonai Mitchell (ACT, LWR) are the starters who absorb the target share. Sterling Shepard (DEV) and Tyler Johnson (DEV), both signed Sept 15, 2026, are gameday elevation candidates — with Patrick on IR and Cooper out, the Jets have only four healthy receivers on the active roster.
• If Beaux Collins (ATL) can’t go — Chris Blair (WR5) holds the roster spot behind Branch, with Dylan Drummond, Antwane Wells Jr. and Vinny Anthony II (all practice squad / DEV) as elevation candidates.
• If De’Zhaun Stribling (SF) can’t go — KhaDarel Hodge is the literal replacement — San Francisco promoted him from the practice squad to the active roster on Sept 16 specifically to cover this and now sits as the RWR2 behind Demarcus Robinson. Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing also move up a rung. None of this changes anything at the top: Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel Sr. remain the target hogs.
• If Tyrell Shavers (BUF) can’t go — His snaps are already fully absorbed. Josh Palmer (ACT, LWR2) holds the WR4 role, Skyler Bell (ACT, RWR2) is the next active body, and Greg Dortch (DEV) and Trent Sherfield (DEV) are the practice-squad elevation options. Nobody gains anything new from a Shavers absence because he has never been in the rotation.
• If Chris Brazzell II (CAR) can’t go — John Metchie III (WR4) and Brycen Tremayne (WR5) hold the depth spots behind the Coker/McMillan/Legette trio, with David Moore, Casey Washington and Ja’Seem Reed (all practice squad / DEV) as elevation candidates.
• If Kendrick Law (DET) can’t go — Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR1, SWR, ACT #14), Jameson Williams (WR2, RWR, ACT #1) and Isaac TeSlaa (WR3, LWR, ACT #18) are the unaffected starters. The depth absorbing his would-be snaps is Jackson Meeks (ACT #13), Tay Martin (ACT #17) and Tom Kennedy (ACT #85), with Dominic Lovett (DEV #19) and Lucky Jackson (DEV #9) on the practice squad.
• If Jayden Higgins (HOU) can’t go — His projected snaps are permanently distributed to Kayshon Boutte, Xavier Hutchinson, Jaylin Noel and Jared Wayne, all of whom get an additional bump this week with Nico Collins out.
• If Tank Dell (HOU) can’t go — His snaps are already permanently absorbed: Xavier Hutchinson and Jaylin Noel hold the slot work, with Kayshon Boutte outside. With Nico Collins also out this week, all three see an additional bump.
• If Jeremiah Webb (NE) can’t go — Already absorbed. With A.J. Brown also on IR, the active room is Romeo Doubs (LWR), Mack Hollins (RWR), DeMario Douglas (SWR), Kyle Williams (LWR2) and Efton Chism III (SWR2). Chandler Brayboy (DEV) is a new practice-squad addition since Sept 12, alongside Kyle Dixon (DEV) and Cameron Dorner (DEV).
• If Brock Rechsteiner (NO) can’t go — Chris Olave (WR1), Devaughn Vele (WR2), Barion Brown (WR3) and Bryce Lance (WR4) hold all the meaningful snaps.
• If Jordyn Tyson (NO) can’t go — Devaughn Vele (WR2), Barion Brown (WR3) and Bryce Lance (WR4) hold the rotation snaps behind Chris Olave.
• If Mason Tipton (NO) can’t go — Chris Olave (WR1), Devaughn Vele (WR2), Barion Brown (WR3) and Bryce Lance (WR4) make up the active receiver rotation, with Trey Palmer, Kevin Austin Jr., Cedric Tillman, Jalen Moreno-Cropper and Kyrese Rowan on the practice squad as elevation candidates.
• If Calvin Austin III (NYG) can’t go — His roster spot and slot/gadget snaps were absorbed before Week 1 by Odell Beckham Jr. (WR4) and Malachi Fields (RWR1), with Darnell Mooney holding the primary slot role and Jalin Hyatt, Braxton Berrios and Dalen Cambre on the practice squad.
• If Gunner Olszewski (NYG) can’t go — His return and depth-receiver duties are covered by Odell Beckham Jr., Malachi Fields and practice-squad options Braxton Berrios, Jalin Hyatt, Dalen Cambre and Charlie Jones.
• If Johnny Wilson (PHI) can’t go — His big-bodied perimeter snaps are covered by Dontayvion Wicks (LWR1), Darius Cooper (LWR2) and Marquise Brown, with Britain Covey now on the active roster and Danny Gray and Xavier Gipson on the practice squad.
• If Jake Bobo (SEA) can’t go — Seattle’s receiver rotation runs Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, Rashid Shaheed and the now-healthy Tory Horton, with Montorie Foster Jr as the next active option.
• If Ricky Pearsall (SF) can’t go — Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel Sr., Demarcus Robinson and KhaDarel Hodge are handling the receiver snaps, with Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing behind them. Christian Kirk (RSR) rejoins from Week 5.
• If David Sills (TB) can’t go — Chris Godwin Jr., Emeka Egbuka, Jalen McMillan, Tez Johnson, Kameron Johnson and Ted Hurst III make up the active receiver room, with Garrett Greene, Dean Patterson IV and Eric Rivers Jr. on the practice squad.
• If Ja’Kobi Lane (BAL) can’t go — Chris Moore, promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster on Sept 16, 2026 specifically to fill Lane’s roster spot, is the literal replacement and now sits as RWR2. Elijah Sarratt (LWR2) and LaJohntay Wester (SWR2) also absorb the vacated snaps, and Devontez Walker (RWR1) is the biggest real beneficiary of the reduced competition.
• If Savion Williams (GB) can’t go — Christian Watson (WR1, LWR, ACT #9) and Matthew Golden (WR2, RWR, ACT) are the perimeter starters and neither is threatened by his absence. Jayden Reed (WR3, SWR, ACT #11) holds the slot. The depth behind them absorbing his would-be snaps is Skyy Moore (ACT #23), Bo Melton (ACT, promoted to the active roster since the baseline) and J. Michael Sturdivant (ACT #87).
• If KeAndre Lambert-Smith (LAC) can’t go — Gary Jennings was signed from the practice squad to the active roster on Sept 15 specifically to replace him and now sits as the LWR2 behind Quentin Johnston. Brenen Thompson (RWR2) and Derius Davis (slot WR2) absorb the rotational snaps. Los Angeles also added Marquez Valdes-Scantling to the practice squad as further insurance.
• If Cole Burgess (PIT) can’t go — Kaden Wetjen (SWR2) and Germie Bernard (RWR2) hold the depth roles Burgess was competing for, with Brandon Smith and Brandon Johnson on the practice squad as emergency options. His absence has no effect on the top of the depth chart.
• If Zay Flowers (BAL) can’t go — Rashod Bateman (LWR1) inherits the alpha-target role and is the primary beneficiary. LaJohntay Wester (SWR2) slides into the slot and is the direct positional replacement for Flowers’ snaps. Devontez Walker (RWR1) and newly promoted Chris Moore (RWR2) also see bumped playing time, with rookie Elijah Sarratt (LWR2) in four-wide looks.
• If Ladd McConkey (LAC) can’t go — Derius Davis (slot WR2) inherits the slot snaps directly and is himself cleared after appearing on the practice report early in the week. Quentin Johnston (LWR1) and Tre Harris (RWR1) absorb the bulk of the vacated target volume — Johnston is the better bet for red-zone work, Harris for downfield. Brenen Thompson (RWR2) and newly signed Gary Jennings (LWR2, added off the practice squad Sept 15) fill out the rotation. Charlie Kolar and Oronde Gadsden II at tight end also see a target bump.
• If Chris Olave (NO) can’t go — Devaughn Vele (WR2 / slot starter) is the primary beneficiary and would become the de facto No. 1 target. Barion Brown (WR3 / LWR starter, rookie) would see a significant target bump on the outside, and Bryce Lance (WR4) would enter the three-receiver rotation. Tight ends Juwan Johnson (TE1) and Noah Fant (TE2) would also absorb vacated targets — Johnson in particular is the safer PPR pivot.
• If Jalen McMillan (TB) can’t go — Ted Hurst III (WR6, rookie) is the direct LWR backup on the depth chart, with Tez Johnson (WR4) and Kameron Johnson (WR5) the likelier beneficiaries of actual target redistribution. Chris Godwin Jr. and Emeka Egbuka would absorb most of the volume.
• If Michael Pittman Jr. (PIT) can’t go — Roman Wilson (SWR1) is the primary beneficiary — he played 37 snaps in Week 1 and caught 3 of 6 targets, and would move into the fuller role. Germie Bernard (RWR2) is the direct positional backup and had a strong preseason but played only 3 snaps in Week 1. Ben Skowronek (LWR2) and Kaden Wetjen (SWR2) round out the rotation, and TE Pat Freiermuth (TE1) should see a target bump in the intermediate area Pittman normally occupies.

How to read this report

These are final designations, not midweek practice notes, so they mean what they say. A few timing wrinkles apply this week:

• Buffalo and Detroit have already played. The Bills beat the Lions 41-31 on Thursday night, September 17. For those two clubs Week 2 is settled — what matters is who got hurt in the game and what it means from Week 3 on.
• The Rams host the Giants on Monday night, September 21, so Los Angeles does not file its final game-status report until Saturday. Any Rams player listed here is Friday practice participation with the final designation still to come.
• A player listed with no designation is good news. Several names below appear on an official report with a blank game-status column — that is a club formally declining to tag them, which is stronger than never having been listed at all.

Reserve-list designations — injured reserve, PUP, the Commissioner’s Exempt List, suspension — are roster transactions and are settled regardless of the day. A player placed on in-season injured reserve must miss a minimum of four games.

Hurt Thursday night — Week 2 is already over for them (1)

These injuries happened in Thursday night’s Bills-Lions game. Week 2 is already behind these players — the question is Week 3 and beyond.

DJ Moore — BUF (WR1 — RWR starter, Buffalo’s every-down perimeter X and the team’s leading Week 1 receiver)

• Status: OUT — (a) an official in-game ruling for Buffalo’s Week 2 game, the Thursday Sept 17, 2026 night game vs Detroit. Buffalo PR announced him questionable to return in the second quarter, then ruled him out for the remainder of the contest; he did not return. NOTE: Buffalo’s Week 2 game is already complete (Bills 41, Lions 31), so there is no forward-looking Friday Sept 18 designation for him — the Bills, coming off a Thursday game, have not yet filed a Week 3 report.
• Practice this week: Not applicable for Week 2 — he was a full participant all three short-week practices and carried NO designation on Buffalo’s FINAL Wednesday Sept 16 report, then was hurt in the game itself. Full week: Full Mon Sept 14 -> Full Tue Sept 15 -> Full Wed Sept 16 (absent from the report entirely). Buffalo’s first Week 3 practice report is not due until the week of Sept 21.
• Injury: AC joint sprain, left shoulder, with an accompanying stinger (nerve/brachial plexus irritation). X-rays taken in the locker room were negative for fracture.
• When it happened: Second quarter of the Thursday Sept 17, 2026 game vs Detroit at Highmark Stadium, roughly three minutes before halftime. He dove for a low Josh Allen throw at the back of the end zone, landed shoulder-first on the turf with Lions CB Rock Ya-Sin coming down on top of him, and rolled onto his back grabbing the left side of his collarbone. He walked off under his own power with trainers.
• Typical recovery for this injury: AC joint sprains are graded I-III. Grade I (ligament stretch, no separation) is typically 1-2 weeks and very often zero games missed for a receiver. Grade II (partial AC/coracoclavicular tear, minor separation) is typically 2-4 weeks, and receivers frequently play through it in a harness once pain-free. Grade III (complete separation, visible step-off) is 6-8 weeks or season-ending surgery. The reporting — Ian Rapoport relaying that team doctors ‘do not consider it serious,’ negative X-rays, and a day-to-day tag — points squarely at Grade I or a low Grade II. The added stinger component almost always self-resolves inside a week with no residual, though it can cause transient arm weakness that delays contact clearance.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026. Most likely fully symptom-free by roughly Sept 27 to Oct 4, i.e. Week 3 to Week 4. A Grade I resolves in time for Week 3 (Sept 27); a low Grade II more realistically points to Week 4 (Oct 4) for full, unrestricted health even if he suits up in Week 3.
• Next game: PLAYED AND EXITED. Buffalo’s Week 2 game — Thursday Sept 17, 2026 vs the Detroit Lions — has already been played. Moore played roughly a half, was ruled out at the break with the shoulder, and finished without a catch in a 41-31 Buffalo win. His next meaningful availability question is Week 3, Sunday Sept 27, 2026 vs the Los Angeles Chargers at Highmark Stadium: genuinely 50/50. Schefter’s framing is that he has ‘a chance to play next week, but it’s not a lock.’ The Bills get a 10-day mini-bye off the Thursday game, which is the single biggest factor working in his favor.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 17 vs Detroit) is done — he left at halftime. Week 3 (Sept 27 vs the Los Angeles Chargers) is a true coin flip; the 10-day turnaround means he could practice limited midweek and play in a shoulder harness. Week 4 (Oct 4 vs New England) he should be back and near-normal barring a setback — and that is a plus matchup. Week 5 (Oct 12, Monday night at the Los Angeles Rams) he projects as a full-go WR1 again. IR is not in play: a four-game stint would be a gross overreaction to an injury the club is publicly calling day-to-day, and Buffalo has not signaled any such move.
• Who benefits if he sits: Keon Coleman (ACT, LWR starter) is the primary beneficiary and already posted 63 receiving yards on Thursday after Moore exited. Josh Palmer (ACT, LWR2) is the next man into the three-receiver rotation and caught a long touchdown in that same game once Moore was gone. Khalil Shakir (ACT, SWR) absorbs the underneath volume. TE Dalton Kincaid (ACT) is the sneaky beneficiary — Buffalo leans on 11 personnel and Kincaid’s target share rises whenever the perimeter thins. Skyler Bell (ACT, RWR2) is the nominal RWR backup on paper but has been a healthy scratch both weeks and should not be counted on.
• Change since Week 1: BRAND NEW to this report. Moore carried no designation of any kind on the Sept 12 baseline and was not an injury entry a week ago — he was Buffalo’s healthiest and most productive receiver. This is a Week 2 in-game injury that did not exist on Sept 12.

Fantasy takeaway: Do NOT drop or panic-trade him — this is a day-to-day shoulder on a WR who opened the season with 100 yards and a touchdown. In a 12-team full-PPR redraft you hold and you plan a contingency for Week 3 vs the Chargers, because he is a legitimate game-time decision. If you can get a bench flex body cheap, do it now before the Bills’ Week 3 practice reports come out Wednesday Sept 24 and the market re-prices him. The actionable buy here is Keon Coleman, who is a startable WR3/flex in Week 3 in all 12-team PPR formats and a clear WR2 if Moore sits. Josh Palmer is a desperation flex only. Kincaid is a firm TE1 start in Week 3 regardless.

Ruled out or unavailable (34)

Officially ruled out, or on a reserve list. Plan around these.

Nico Collins — HOU (WR1 — split-end/X, the clear alpha target earner; Ourlads LWR1)

• Status: OUT — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Houston on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 home game vs the Cincinnati Bengals. Confirmed on nfl.com/injuries and in NFL.com’s Week 2 leaguewide status roundup.
• Practice this week: DNP (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> DNP Fri Sept 18. He was limited Wednesday, then pulled up and was sent for imaging, and did not practice again.
• Injury: Hamstring strain (reported as a Grade 1 strain)
• When it happened: Wednesday Sept 16, 2026, during the Texans’ first full practice of Week 2 prep. This is NOT a Week 1 game injury — he played the Sept 13 opener at Buffalo and drew roughly 10 targets.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 hamstring strain: typically 1-3 weeks of missed time in the NFL, with most players back inside 2 games. Grade 2 runs 3-6 weeks; Grade 3 (full tear/avulsion) is 8+ weeks and often IR. Hamstrings have a high re-aggravation rate (roughly 15-30%), which is why teams routinely sit a WR an extra week rather than rush him back.
• Expected back to full health: Targeting Week 3 (late Sept 2026) at the earliest if the Grade 1 read holds; a realistic full-health window is Week 3 to Week 4, i.e. the last week of September into the first week of October 2026. No IR designation was made, which is itself a strong signal Houston does not expect a four-game absence.
• Next game: OUT. He will not play Sunday Sept 20 vs the Cincinnati Bengals (1:00 PM ET, Houston). Ruled out on the final Friday report.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 vs Cincinnati: out, zero. Week 3: genuine coin flip — expect him to open the week limited and carry a Questionable tag; treat him as a game-time decision, not a lock. Weeks 4-5: should be back and near a full snap share barring a setback, and he returns immediately to top-12 WR usage. The risk case is a soft-tissue re-pull in Week 3, which would push him past Week 5.
• Who benefits if he sits: No single replacement — Houston will redistribute. Kayshon Boutte (RWR1) is the best bet for the vacated downfield/big-play share; Xavier Hutchinson (SWR1) already led Texans WRs in snaps (56%) and targets (6) in Week 1 behind Collins and is the volume floor play; Jaylin Noel (SWR2) is the spike-week dart (53 yards on 2 catches on only a 30% snap share in Week 1). The real beneficiary is TE Dalton Schultz, who saw 8 targets in Week 1 and now inherits a chunk of Collins’ ~10.
• Change since Week 1: MAJOR CHANGE, and he is new to this report. Collins was not on the Sept 12 baseline at all — he was fully healthy and played Week 1 at Buffalo. The hamstring happened Wednesday Sept 16 and he went from healthy to ruled out inside three days. This is the single biggest swing in the division.

Fantasy takeaway: Sit him, do not drop him — he is a must-hold WR1 in a 12-team full PPR and you need a one-week band-aid, not a replacement. If you are thin, Xavier Hutchinson is the safest PPR floor add and Kayshon Boutte the higher-ceiling add off waivers. The cleanest way to monetize this is Dalton Schultz, who profiles as a top-10 TE this week against a Cincinnati defense that was generous to tight ends. Also fade C.J. Stroud as a streaming QB this week.

Jimmy Holiday — KC (WR10 — reserve-list receiver and gadget/utility athlete, not on the active depth chart while shelved)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on Kansas City’s nfl.com roster as RES, not a weekly game-status tag. He is ineligible to play until activated.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: not eligible to practice with the team in any countable capacity Wed Sept 16 / Thu Sept 17 / Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. The CBS Sports Chiefs injury listing carries him on Injured Reserve without specifying the injury; the IR placement itself is the official record.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured in the preseason-to-regular-season roster window of late August / early September 2026. He has not been active for Week 1 or Week 2 of the 2026 season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not determinable from the biology because the club has not disclosed the injury. The governing constraint is the roster rule: a post-cutdown Reserve/Injured placement carries a four-game minimum absence before activation eligibility; a pre-cutdown placement ends the season.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown and undisclosed — Week 5 2026 (mid-October) is the earliest procedurally possible return if the four-game minimum applies, but Kansas City has announced nothing and has not opened a practice window.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium. Ineligible by roster rule.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, guaranteed inactive. Week 5 onward: procedurally eligible at the earliest, with no announced target. He would return behind six active receivers and has no path to fantasy-relevant snaps this season.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — his absence is already fully absorbed by the active room of Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Tyquan Thornton, Jalen Royals, Cyrus Allen and Nikko Remigio, with Andrew Armstrong and Omari Evans on the practice squad as elevation candidates.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT as an explicit entry — the Sept 12 baseline did not list him, though his reserve status predates that date. Verified today at RES on the nfl.com Kansas City roster pull (Friday Sept 18, 2026). Nothing has actually changed week over week; this is a baseline gap being closed.

Fantasy takeaway: Completely irrelevant in 12-team full-PPR redraft. Do not roster, do not stash, do not spend FAAB. Logged here purely to satisfy the reserve-list reporting requirement and to document that Kansas City’s receiver depth behind the top six is thinner than the raw roster count suggests.

Corey Rucker — LV (WR10 — reserve-list receiver, not on the active depth chart and not competing for snaps while shelved)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on the Raiders’ nfl.com roster as RES, not a weekly game-status tag. He is ineligible to play until activated.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: not eligible to practice with the team in any countable capacity Wed Sept 16 / Thu Sept 17 / Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. The Reserve/Injured placement is the official record; CBS Sports carries him as undisclosed on the Raiders IR listing.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured ahead of the 2026 regular season, in the late August / early September 2026 roster-trimming window. He has not been active for Week 1 or Week 2.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not determinable from the medicine because the injury is undisclosed. The governing constraint is the roster rule: a post-cutdown Reserve/Injured placement carries a four-game minimum absence before activation eligibility; a pre-cutdown placement would end his season.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown and undisclosed. Week 5 2026 (early October) is the earliest procedurally possible activation if the four-game minimum applies; Las Vegas has announced no target date and has not opened a practice window.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 at the Los Angeles Chargers. Ineligible by roster rule.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, guaranteed inactive. Week 5 onward: procedurally eligible at the earliest, with no announced target. He would return as a depth receiver behind at least five players and has no route to fantasy relevance this season.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — his absence is already fully absorbed by the active room of Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor, Jack Bech, Malik Benson and Dareke Young, backed by four practice-squad receivers.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT as an explicit entry — the Sept 12 baseline listed only Dont’e Thornton Jr. among Raiders receivers on reserve, not Rucker. Verified today at RES on the nfl.com Las Vegas roster pull (Friday Sept 18, 2026) and cross-checked against the CBS Sports Raiders injury page. His status likely predates Sept 12; this is a baseline gap being closed rather than a new move.

Fantasy takeaway: Completely irrelevant in 12-team full-PPR redraft. Do not roster, do not stash, do not spend FAAB. Logged here purely to satisfy the reserve-list reporting requirement and to document the true depth of the Raiders’ receiver attrition.

A.J. Brown — NE (Would be WR1 — New England’s clear No. 1 receiver and the X/LWR starter when healthy; currently not on the active depth chart)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an official reserve-list status (status code RES on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com New England roster), placed Sunday Sept 11, 2026. This outranks any game or practice status and outranks the fact that the injury happened in a game. He is ineligible to practice or play and must miss a minimum of four regular-season games.
• Practice this week: Not reported and not applicable — a player on Reserve/Injured is barred from practicing with the club. Full week: no participation logged Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18, and he appears on no New England practice report.
• Injury: Right high ankle sprain (syndesmotic), MRI-confirmed. Ian Rapoport’s reporting: ‘This is a little more serious — six weeks, no surgery planned.’ No surgery is scheduled.
• When it happened: Early third quarter of New England’s Week 1 game vs the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday Sept 9, 2026. He was running a slant when Seahawks cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett’s knee came down directly on his ankle. He had 3 catches for 26 yards before exiting and did not return. He was placed on IR two days later, Sunday Sept 11, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: High ankle (syndesmotic) sprains are the slow, frustrating class of ankle injury and are graded I-III. Grade I is 2-4 weeks. Grade II is 4-8 weeks and is where most non-surgical NFL cases land. Grade III involves frank syndesmotic instability and usually requires tightrope or screw fixation, costing 8-12 weeks. Brown’s case is being reported at six weeks with no surgery planned, placing it squarely at the upper end of Grade II. Critically for a receiver, high ankle sprains sap push-off and cutting explosiveness well past the point of pain resolution — players routinely return at 80-85 percent and need two to three additional games to look like themselves.
• Expected back to full health: Late October 2026. The six-week reported timeline from the Sept 9 injury points to roughly Oct 21, 2026, i.e. eligible and realistically available around Week 7. Expect true full explosiveness closer to Week 8 or Week 9 (early November 2026) given how high ankle sprains linger for route-runners.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — he is ineligible by rule for New England’s Sunday Sept 20, 2026 home game vs the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:00 PM ET on CBS. A Reserve/Injured player does not receive a game-status designation and does not count against the inactive list.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5, all OUT and all ineligible. Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Pittsburgh) — out. Week 3 (Sept 27 at Jacksonville) — out. Week 4 (Oct 4 at Buffalo) — out. Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Las Vegas) — out; this is the fourth game missed, which satisfies the IR minimum and makes him eligible to be activated thereafter. Week 6 (Oct 18 vs the New York Jets) is the first game he is technically eligible for, but the reported six-week timeline points past it to Week 7 (Thursday Oct 22 at the Chicago Bears) as the realistic return, and New England has no incentive to rush him back on a short Thursday week.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kyle Williams (ACT, LWR2) is the direct replacement and Ourlads now lists him immediately behind Romeo Doubs at LWR — he is the single biggest beneficiary. Romeo Doubs (ACT, LWR starter) inherits the true No. 1 target role and the largest raw share. DeMario Douglas (ACT, SWR) sees expanded slot volume. Mack Hollins (ACT, RWR) holds the other perimeter spot. TE Hunter Henry (ACT) is the underrated beneficiary — with the alpha receiver gone, Drake Maye’s safety-valve usage of Henry rises.
• Change since Week 1: Status UNCHANGED since Sept 12 — still Reserve/Injured, confirmed as RES on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com roster. What is NEW is the firm timeline: reporting since the baseline has established six weeks with no surgery planned, pinning the realistic return at Week 7 (Thursday Oct 22 at Chicago) rather than the four-game IR minimum of Week 6. The baseline knew he was on IR; it did not have the six-week number.

Fantasy takeaway: Stash him on IR if your 12-team full-PPR redraft league has an IR slot — a six-week absence with a Week 7 return is exactly the profile worth holding, and his post-return value as Drake Maye’s No. 1 is real. If your league has NO IR slot, he is a legitimate drop-or-trade candidate in a shallow 12-teamer because six weeks of a dead bench spot is a heavy price; try to sell him to a contender with IR room first. The actionable adds are Romeo Doubs (startable WR3 now) and Kyle Williams (speculative flex/bench stash with standalone value for six weeks).

Jauan Jennings — MIN (WR3 — slot receiver (SWR1), the primary underneath target in three-wide sets)

• Status: OUT — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Minnesota on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game at Chicago. Listed under the report’s ‘Personal’ category rather than an injury.
• Practice this week: DNP (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed -> DNP Thu -> DNP Fri. He did not practice on any day.
• Injury: None — non-injury absence. Listed officially as ‘Personal.’ Reporting indicates a death in the family. Head coach Kevin O’Connell confirmed on Friday Sept 18 that Jennings will miss Week 2 for personal reasons.
• When it happened: Absence began at the start of the Week 2 practice week, Wednesday Sept 16, 2026. He was not on the Sept 12 Week 1 report and played Week 1 healthy.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not a medical matter, so no recovery curve applies. Personal-leave absences of this kind are typically one game, occasionally two, and are entirely at the player’s and family’s discretion. No physical limitation is expected on return.
• Expected back to full health: He is physically healthy now. Expect availability for Week 3 the weekend of Sept 27, 2026, though the team has appropriately not set a public timeline on a family matter.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY in Week 2 at Chicago on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. Officially ruled OUT on the Friday Sept 18 final report.
• Next four weeks: Out Week 2 at Chicago. Weeks 3, 4 and 5 project as available — there is no injury to recover from and no physical restriction. The only caveat is that the club has given no return date, as is normal and appropriate for a bereavement absence. Treat Week 3 as likely and Weeks 4-5 as full go.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tai Felton (WR4, ACT #13) is the most likely beneficiary and slides up in three-wide sets; Ourlads lists him as the LWR2 behind Justin Jefferson, so expect a rotation rather than a clean slot swap. Myles Price (WR5, ACT #4) is the listed SWR2 and is the direct slot replacement on the depth chart — he also returned a career-long 68-yard kickoff in Week 1. Expect more two-tight-end usage as well, which raises Josh Oliver’s (TE2) snap share.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to the report. Jennings was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list; he was a healthy ACT starter at slot receiver. This absence arose during the Week 2 practice week.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench Jennings in all 12-team full PPR lineups for Week 2 and do not drop him — this is a one-week personal absence, not an injury, and he returns with his role intact. The replacements are not worth chasing: Tai Felton and Myles Price split the vacated slot work rather than one inheriting it, and Carson Wentz is under center. The clean read is that Jennings’s absence concentrates targets in Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison and T.J. Hockenson — all three get a modest bump.

Christian Kirk — SF (Not on the active depth chart — would slot into the slot/WR3 rotation behind Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel Sr. when activated)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as RSR (Reserve/Injured, DESIGNATED TO RETURN) on the official nfl.com 49ers roster as of Sept 18, 2026. Placed on IR at the 53-man cutdown, so he must miss the first four games and is first eligible in Week 5.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — he is on the reserve list and ineligible to practice with the team until his 21-day window opens. He has not practiced. Week of Sept 16-18: no participation of any kind.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury carried from training camp. San Francisco has not detailed the body part.
• When it happened: Training camp, August 2026. Placed on injured reserve with a return designation at the 53-man roster cutdown in late August.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not quantifiable without a named injury, but the four-game IR minimum is the binding constraint regardless. A camp injury given a return designation typically implies a 4-8 week medical timeline, which aligns with the rule.
• Expected back to full health: First eligible Week 5, approximately Oct 11-18, 2026. Watch for San Francisco opening his 21-day practice window in Week 4 — that is the reliable tell.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY and is INELIGIBLE. He cannot be activated for Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Miami Dolphins or for any game before Week 5.
• Next four weeks: Ineligible for Weeks 2, 3 and 4 by rule. Week 5 is his first eligible game and his stock has quietly risen: with Jake Tonges on season-ending IR and De’Zhaun Stribling out roughly 10 weeks, San Francisco’s pass-catcher depth is thin and Kirk would walk straight into meaningful snaps behind Evans and Samuel.
• Who benefits if he sits: In his absence the 49ers are running Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel Sr., Demarcus Robinson and the newly promoted KhaDarel Hodge, with Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing behind them.
• Change since Week 1: STATUS UNCHANGED, OUTLOOK IMPROVED. He remains RSR on the official roster with the same Week 5 eligibility. What changed is the opportunity in front of him: Jake Tonges went to season-ending IR and De’Zhaun Stribling is out roughly 10 weeks after ankle surgery, thinning the pass-catching group he returns into.

Fantasy takeaway: Worth a stash in 12-team full-PPR if you have the bench room, and he is the best of this division’s three IR-with-return stashes. The Stribling and Tonges injuries have cleared a genuine path to targets in a San Francisco offense that throws efficiently, and he is first eligible in Week 5. If you are choosing between stashing Kirk and stashing James Conner, take Kirk — his path to a role is cleaner.

Marvin Mims Jr. — DEN (WR4 — slot WR2 behind Pat Bryant on Ourlads, plus the team’s primary punt/kick returner and a designed-touch gadget piece)

• Status: OUT — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Denver on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 (estimated — Denver did not hold a true Wednesday practice coming off a Monday night game, so the Wednesday report is an estimation) -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> DNP Fri Sept 18. A clean three-DNP week, which is what produces an Out rather than a Questionable.
• Injury: Foot injury — the same foot that has kept him on the report since the preseason. Denver has not specified the structure involved, and the club has kept him on the ACTIVE roster rather than using an IR slot.
• When it happened: August 28, 2026, in the preseason finale vs. the Minnesota Vikings. He exited that game with the foot issue. ESPN reported at the time that he avoided a serious foot injury, which is consistent with Denver carrying him on the 53 rather than shelving him.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Depends entirely on the structure. A midfoot sprain or plantar-plate irritation is 2-4 weeks. A Lisfranc sprain is 6-10 weeks and often ends in surgery. A Jones fracture (fifth metatarsal) is 8-12 weeks with a screw. The tell here is the trajectory: he was a FULL participant on Denver’s final Week 1 report (Sept 11-12) and played, then regressed to three straight DNPs and an Out this week. That pattern — practiced fully, then shut down — is the signature of an AGGRAVATION rather than a linear recovery, which is why this is the concerning entry on Denver’s report despite the mild original diagnosis.
• Expected back to full health: Uncertain and trending later than it looked a week ago. Best case is Week 3 (Sunday Sept 27) if the Out is precautionary rest on a flared-up foot. More realistic is Weeks 4-5 (early-to-mid October 2026) given that a full-practice player does not usually fall to three DNPs without something changing. If Denver places him on IR at any point, the floor becomes Week 6 or later under the four-game minimum.
• Next game: RULED OUT. Will not play Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Denver (2:05 p.m. MT, CBS). This is a final, official designation, not a projection.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (vs. JAX, Sept 20): out, confirmed. Week 3: genuinely in doubt — watch whether he practices at all Wednesday Sept 23; a Wednesday limited would put Week 3 back in play, another DNP week points to a multi-week absence. Weeks 4-5: this is the realistic return window. The thing to watch is an IR designation, which would be the definitive signal and would cost him through at least Week 6. Foot injuries in receivers who depend on burst and change of direction are notorious for the two-steps-forward-one-step-back pattern.
• Who benefits if he sits: Pat Bryant is already ahead of him as the slot WR1 on Ourlads and absorbs the inside snaps. Troy Franklin (RWR2, cleared this week) is the biggest direct beneficiary for the downfield and gadget snaps. Lil’Jordan Humphrey (LWR2) picks up rotational work. On returns, Denver lists Tyler Badie and RJ Harvey as the backup kickoff returners, though Harvey’s own hamstring complicates that. The real winners are the players who were already ahead of Mims: Courtland Sutton (LWR1) and Jaylen Waddle (RWR1) remain the concentrated target hogs.
• Change since Week 1: SIGNIFICANT DOWNGRADE vs. the Sept 12 baseline. Last week he was a FULL participant on Friday Sept 11 with no final game-status tag, and he was available. This week he is a three-day DNP and formally ruled OUT. The depth chart also moved against him: the baseline had him as the No. 3 receiver ahead of Pat Bryant and Troy Franklin, whereas Ourlads’ Sept 16 update has Bryant as the slot starter with Mims behind him. He remains ACT on the nfl.com roster — no IR placement as of Friday Sept 18.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in any 12-team full-PPR format this week and a droppable asset in standard 12-team redraft leagues if you need the roster spot for a healthy FLEX body. He was already a WR4/WR5 dart throw dependent on schemed touches, and the depth chart has moved against him — Pat Bryant is ahead of him in the slot and Troy Franklin is healthy. Only hold him in deeper leagues (14-plus teams) or return-yardage formats. If you are chasing the Denver pass game, Troy Franklin is the free-agent name worth 2-4 percent FAAB, not Mims.

Tim Patrick — NYJ (Was the LWR2/WR4 in the rotation; currently not on the active depth chart, on Reserve/Injured and ineligible to practice or play)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an official reserve-list status (status code RES on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com New York Jets roster), placed Saturday Sept 12, 2026. This outranks the OUT game-status designation he carried a week ago. He must miss a minimum of four regular-season games and cannot return before Week 5.
• Practice this week: Not reported and not applicable — a player on Reserve/Injured is barred from practicing with the club. Full week: no participation logged Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18; he appears on no Jets practice report for Week 2.
• Injury: Groin strain (the Jets have not specified a grade or side). It is the same groin injury that had him DNP on all three Week 1 practice days and produced an OUT designation.
• When it happened: During the Week 1 practice week, early September 2026. He first appeared on the Jets’ Sept 9-11, 2026 reports as a DNP on all three days, was ruled OUT for the Sept 13 game vs Tennessee, and was moved to Reserve/Injured the day before that game, Sept 12, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin (adductor) strains are graded I-III. Grade I is 1-2 weeks, grade II is 3-6 weeks, grade III is 8-12 weeks or surgical. The move to IR is the tell: a club does not surrender a receiver for four games over a grade I. A DNP-every-day week followed immediately by an IR placement points to a solid grade II or worse. Groin strains in receivers are also high-recurrence injuries — the change-of-direction demands mean returning early frequently produces a second, longer absence, which is likely part of why the Jets chose the four-game floor over week-to-week management.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late October 2026. The four-game IR minimum makes Week 5 (Sunday Oct 11, 2026 vs Cleveland) the earliest possible return, and a grade II groin from early September realistically resolves in that same window. Expect full health around Week 5 to Week 6 (Oct 11-18, 2026).
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — he is ineligible by rule for the Jets’ Sunday Sept 20, 2026 home game vs the Green Bay Packers, 1:00 PM ET on FOX. A Reserve/Injured player receives no game-status designation and does not count against the inactive list.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Green Bay) — out, ineligible. Week 3 (Sept 27 at Detroit) — out, ineligible. Week 4 (Oct 4 at Chicago) — out, ineligible. Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cleveland) — this is the fourth game missed and the first game he is eligible to be activated for, though it requires the Jets to open his practice window in time. Realistically he returns Week 5 or Week 6 (Oct 18 at New England), and even then into a WR4 role behind Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell and a healthy Omar Cooper Jr.
• Who benefits if he sits: Arian Smith (ACT, RWR2) moves up in the rotation and is the most direct active beneficiary. Isaiah Williams (ACT, SWR) holds the slot. Adonai Mitchell (ACT, LWR) is the starter whose snaps are safest. The Jets responded to the shortage by signing Sterling Shepard and Tyler Johnson to the practice squad on Sept 15, 2026 — Shepard in particular is a candidate for a gameday elevation given that, with Patrick on IR and Omar Cooper Jr. ruled out, the active room is down to Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell, Isaiah Williams and Arian Smith.
• Change since Week 1: STATUS DOWNGRADED and changed in kind. On the Sept 12 baseline he was ‘OUT — a FINAL Friday game-status designation’ for the Sept 13 game vs Tennessee, still on the active roster. He has since been moved to Reserve/Injured (Sept 12, 2026), which converts a one-week absence into a minimum four-game absence and removes him from the active roster entirely. This is a reserve-list status now, which outranks the prior game designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in any 12-team full-PPR redraft league without an IR slot — a four-game minimum absence for a player who returns as a WR4 is not worth a bench spot. If you have an IR slot he is a marginal hold at best; there are better uses. The actionable read is the downstream one: the Jets’ receiver room is genuinely depleted, which concentrates targets on Garrett Wilson (locked-in WR1 start) and gives Adonai Mitchell a clear WR3/flex floor. Arian Smith is a deep-league dart only.

Ashton Dulin — IND (WR5 — Ourlads RWR2 behind Keenan Allen; primarily a special-teams core player with rotational offensive snaps)

• Status: OUT — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Indianapolis on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 game at the Kansas City Chiefs. Confirmed on nfl.com/injuries and on the joint Colts-Chiefs Week 2 report.
• Practice this week: DNP (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> DNP Fri Sept 18. A three-day shutout, which is the standard precursor to an Out tag.
• Injury: Ankle
• When it happened: Sustained in or around the Colts’ Week 1 game vs the Baltimore Ravens (Sunday Sept 13, 2026); he was on the report as a non-participant from the first Week 2 practice on Wednesday Sept 16.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Low ankle sprain: Grade 1 is roughly 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 is 2-4 weeks. A high ankle sprain (syndesmotic) is materially worse at 4-8 weeks and frequently requires a tightrope procedure. A full DNP week without an IR move points to the shorter low-ankle end of the range.
• Expected back to full health: Week 3 to Week 4 (late September into early October 2026) if this is a low ankle sprain. If it turns out to be a high ankle sprain, push that to Week 6 or later and expect an IR designation in the coming days.
• Next game: OUT. He will not play Sunday Sept 20 at the Kansas City Chiefs (8:20 PM ET, Arrowhead Stadium). Ruled out on the final Friday report.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 at Kansas City: out. Week 3: likely questionable or still out, depending on the sprain grade. Weeks 4-5: should return, but back into the same WR5/special-teams role. His fantasy ceiling does not move even when healthy.
• Who benefits if he sits: Laquon Treadwell (LWR2) and Deion Burks (SWR2) split the vacated rotational snaps. The more meaningful downstream effect is that Indianapolis’ WR depth is now thinner behind the Pierce-Downs-Allen trio, which slightly raises the injury leverage on all three.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report. Dulin was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list. The ankle appeared with the Wednesday Sept 16 practice report and he was ruled out on Friday Sept 18.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant to 12-team full-PPR lineups — he was never startable. The only actionable read is indirect: with Dulin out and Alec Pierce carrying a heel issue, the Colts’ WR room has no real insurance, so Josh Downs and Keenan Allen both gain a marginal target-share bump at Kansas City.

Omar Cooper Jr. — NYJ (WR5 — listed as the SWR2/slot backup behind Isaiah Williams on Ourlads; a rookie first-round pick expected to grow into a larger role)

• Status: OUT — (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by the New York Jets on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs the Green Bay Packers. He is one of four Jets ruled out, alongside Minkah Fitzpatrick (groin), Kene Nwangwu (back) and Joseph Ossai (foot).
• Practice this week: DNP (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> DNP Fri Sept 18. He did not practice on any day of the Week 2 week, which is what produced the OUT designation.
• Injury: Sprained ankle, MRI-confirmed (the Jets have not published a grade, but the MRI was described as positive for a sprain). He is being characterized publicly as week-to-week.
• When it happened: First quarter of the Jets’ Week 1 game vs the Tennessee Titans on Sunday Sept 13, 2026, a 23-10 New York win. He was injured early and did not factor into the rest of the game.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Ankle sprains are graded I-III. A grade I low ankle sprain is 1-2 weeks, grade II is 2-4 weeks, grade III is 4-8 weeks; a high ankle sprain runs materially longer at 4-8 weeks non-surgical. The reporting places him week-to-week with an expected return inside four weeks, which brackets this as a grade II low ankle sprain. A full DNP week in the first week after the injury is normal for that grade and does not imply a worsening. For a rookie slot receiver whose value is built on separation quickness, expect the club to be conservative.
• Expected back to full health: Early-to-mid October 2026. The reported sub-four-week window from a Sept 13 injury points to roughly Oct 4-11, i.e. Week 4 or Week 5. A Week 3 return (Sept 27 at Detroit) is possible but would be aggressive given he did not practice at all this week.
• Next game: OUT. He will not play in the Jets’ Week 2 game, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at home vs the Green Bay Packers, 1:00 PM ET on FOX. This is a final, official Friday designation, not a projection.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Green Bay) — officially OUT. Week 3 (Sept 27 at Detroit) — doubtful to questionable; he would need to practice by midweek, and a zero-participation week argues against it. Week 4 (Oct 4 at Chicago) — the most likely return game. Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cleveland) — should be back and available. Even upon return he is a rookie WR4/WR5 in a room that will have Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell and Isaiah Williams ahead of him, with Tim Patrick eligible to come off IR around the same time.
• Who benefits if he sits: Isaiah Williams (ACT, SWR starter) already holds the slot ahead of him and is unaffected. Arian Smith (ACT, RWR2) is the direct beneficiary in the four-receiver rotation. Garrett Wilson (ACT, RWR) and Adonai Mitchell (ACT, LWR) are the starters who absorb the target share. Sterling Shepard (DEV) and Tyler Johnson (DEV), both signed Sept 15, 2026, are gameday elevation candidates — with Patrick on IR and Cooper out, the Jets have only four healthy receivers on the active roster.
• Change since Week 1: BRAND NEW to this report. Cooper carried no designation of any kind on the Sept 12 baseline — he was a healthy rookie listed as the SWR2. He was injured in the first quarter of the Week 1 game on Sept 13, 2026, did not practice at all during the Week 2 week, and has now been ruled OUT. This injury did not exist on Sept 12.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable and, in a 12-team full-PPR redraft, not worth a bench spot right now unless you are in a deep dynasty-flavored format. He is a rookie who has played one quarter, is officially OUT, and returns to a crowded WR4 role. Drop for a usable bench piece. The actionable beneficiaries are Garrett Wilson (locked-in WR1, and the target concentration in a depleted room makes him a strong Week 2 start vs Green Bay) and Adonai Mitchell (WR3/flex). Keep Cooper on your watch list for a Week 4 or Week 5 re-add if his role expands.

Beaux Collins — ATL (Depth WR (roughly WR6 when healthy) — currently occupies no active depth-chart slot because he is on a reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, not a weekly game-status designation. nfl.com’s live roster lists him RSR (Reserve/Injured — Designated to Return, No. 88). Because he sits on a reserve list, he cannot appear on the weekly game-status report at all; this reserve status outranks anything about where or how the injury happened.
• Practice this week: Not applicable / not reported (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed Sept 16 -> not reported Thu Sept 17 -> not reported Fri Sept 18. Players on Reserve/Injured do not appear on the weekly practice participation report until their 21-day practice window is opened.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury that led to the Reserve/Injured placement. Atlanta has not specified the body part publicly.
• When it happened: Sustained during the 2026 preseason / final roster-cutdown period, before the Sept 13 Week 1 opener at Pittsburgh.
• Typical recovery for this injury: The ‘Designated to Return’ tag is the operative fact and it is a timeline, not a diagnosis: a player placed on IR with a return designation must miss a minimum of four regular-season games, then the club may open a 21-day practice window before activating him. Without a disclosed body part, no injury-class recovery range can be responsibly assigned.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to return no earlier than Week 5 (the week of Oct 11, 2026), being the first game after the mandatory four-game absence. Practical activation is more likely Weeks 6-8 given Atlanta would first need to open and work through a 21-day practice window.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Ineligible for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Carolina Panthers — he is on Reserve/Injured and not on the active 53.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, full stop. Week 5: the first week he is even permitted to be activated, and activation that early would require Atlanta to have opened his practice window in advance. Realistically he is a non-factor through the entire Weeks 2-5 stretch.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Blair (WR5) holds the roster spot behind Branch, with Dylan Drummond, Antwane Wells Jr. and Vinny Anthony II (all practice squad / DEV) as elevation candidates.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was RSR on the baseline and is RSR today on the live nfl.com roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any 12-team full-PPR redraft league. He is ineligible for a minimum of four games, and even on return he would be the fifth or sixth option in a passing game currently quarterbacked by Cooper Rush. Drop and ignore.

De’Zhaun Stribling — SF (WR6/WR7 — rookie depth receiver, was working into the rotation before the injury)

• Status: OUT — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by San Francisco on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 home game vs. Miami. IMPORTANT NUANCE: he is still carried as ACT on the official nfl.com 49ers roster and still appears on the game-status report, meaning the reported IR move had not yet processed as of the Friday filing. Adam Schefter reported Sept 16 that the 49ers are placing him on injured reserve, which will make this a reserve-list status (RESERVE-INJURED) once formalized.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> DNP Fri Sept 18. He has not practiced since the injury and has had surgery.
• Injury: Left ankle. Non-contact, suffered while cutting on a route. He has since undergone surgery.
• When it happened: Thursday, Sept 10, 2026 — the Week 1 game in Melbourne (SF beat LAR 27-7). He entered the medical tent in the first quarter, briefly returned, then exited again in the second quarter and did not come back.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Post-surgical ankle repairs (tightrope/ORIF for a high ankle sprain or fracture) typically cost 8-12 weeks for return to play, with 6-8 weeks being the aggressive end and a full season lost at the bad end. Kyle Shanahan’s stated ‘close to 10 weeks’ sits right in the middle of that band.
• Expected back to full health: Roughly 10 weeks from the Sept 16 surgery window, which points to late November 2026 — approximately Week 12-13. The IR minimum only requires four games, so the surgical timeline, not the IR rule, is the binding constraint.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Officially ruled OUT for Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2, 3, 4 and 5 without question. He is not a Weeks 2-5 consideration in any format. Earliest realistic return is around Week 12.
• Who benefits if he sits: KhaDarel Hodge is the literal replacement — San Francisco promoted him from the practice squad to the active roster on Sept 16 specifically to cover this and now sits as the RWR2 behind Demarcus Robinson. Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing also move up a rung. None of this changes anything at the top: Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel Sr. remain the target hogs.
• Change since Week 1: RESOLVED DOWNWARD and much worse than the Sept 12 baseline implied. The baseline had him as a post-game injury with cautious optimism. Since then: he had ANKLE SURGERY, Shanahan put the timeline at close to 10 weeks, Schefter reported an IR placement, and San Francisco filed him OUT on the final Friday report.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop in all 12-team formats immediately. He is not a stash in redraft — a 10-week surgical timeline plus an IR designation means he has no in-season value until roughly Week 12, and by then the 49ers’ receiver room will have sorted itself. In deep dynasty, hold; the talent and the opportunity behind Evans (who turns 33 this season) are still there in 2027.

Tyrell Shavers — BUF (Reserve WR — not on the active depth chart; he is on the reserve/PUP list and cannot practice with the team)

• Status: PUP — (c) an official reserve-list status (status code PUP on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com Buffalo roster), not a weekly game-status designation. Reserve/PUP outranks any practice or game report: he is ineligible to be activated before Week 5 at the earliest under the in-season PUP rules.
• Practice this week: Not reported and not applicable — a player on Reserve/PUP is barred from practicing with the club. Full week: no participation Mon Sept 14 / Tue Sept 15 / Wed Sept 16, and none logged Wed Sept 16 / Thu Sept 17 / Fri Sept 18 either.
• Injury: Undisclosed — Buffalo has not specified the injury. It is a training-camp injury that he failed his physical on at the start of the regular season, which is the mechanism that put him on Reserve/PUP rather than the active roster.
• When it happened: During Buffalo’s 2026 training camp / preseason, prior to the Sept 2026 roster cutdown. The club placed him on Reserve/PUP at the initial 53-man deadline, which fixes the injury to the camp window in August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unquantifiable without a disclosed diagnosis. The structural constraint matters more than the medicine: a player on in-season Reserve/PUP must miss a minimum of the first four regular-season games, then opens a 21-day practice window before he can be activated. Even a fully healed player therefore cannot appear before Week 5.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown medically, but procedurally the earliest possible game appearance is Week 5, Monday Oct 12, 2026 at the Los Angeles Rams, and only if Buffalo opens his practice window promptly after Week 4 and then uses one of its limited activations on him.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — he was ineligible for the Thursday Sept 17, 2026 game vs the Detroit Lions by rule, not by designation, and did not count against the inactive list. He remains ineligible through Week 4.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Ineligible for Week 2 (Sept 17 vs Detroit), Week 3 (Sept 27 vs the Los Angeles Chargers) and Week 4 (Oct 4 vs New England) by rule. Week 5 (Oct 12 at the Los Angeles Rams) is the first game he could legally play, and that still requires Buffalo to open the 21-day window and activate him. Even in the best case he returns as a WR5/special-teamer behind Moore, Shakir, Coleman and Palmer.
• Who benefits if he sits: His snaps are already fully absorbed. Josh Palmer (ACT, LWR2) holds the WR4 role, Skyler Bell (ACT, RWR2) is the next active body, and Greg Dortch (DEV) and Trent Sherfield (DEV) are the practice-squad elevation options. Nobody gains anything new from a Shavers absence because he has never been in the rotation.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still Reserve/PUP on the Sept 18 nfl.com roster pull, still ineligible, still undisclosed. The only adjustment is that the earliest-return math has tightened by one week as the season progresses.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any 12-team full-PPR redraft format. He cannot play until Week 5 and would be a WR5 if he did. Ignore entirely; do not use a roster spot even in deep leagues.

Chris Brazzell II — CAR (Depth WR — currently occupies no active depth-chart slot because he is on a reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, not a weekly game-status designation. nfl.com’s live roster lists him RES (Reserve/Injured, with NO return designation, No. 19), which means he is out for the full 2026 season. This reserve status outranks anything about where or how the injury happened.
• Practice this week: Not applicable / not reported (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed Sept 16 -> not reported Thu Sept 17 -> not reported Fri Sept 18. Players on season-ending Reserve/Injured do not practice and do not appear on the weekly report.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury sustained in the 2026 preseason. Carolina has not specified the body part publicly.
• When it happened: During the 2026 preseason, prior to the Sept 14 opener vs Chicago.
• Typical recovery for this injury: The absence of a return designation is the controlling fact: this is a season-ending placement regardless of the underlying injury class. No recovery range applies to his 2026 availability because the roster rule, not the biology, ends his season.
• Expected back to full health: Not applicable for 2026 — out for the season. Any return would be for the 2027 league year.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Ineligible for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Atlanta Falcons and for every remaining 2026 game.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: ineligible in all four. A season-long non-factor.
• Who benefits if he sits: John Metchie III (WR4) and Brycen Tremayne (WR5) hold the depth spots behind the Coker/McMillan/Legette trio, with David Moore, Casey Washington and Ja’Seem Reed (all practice squad / DEV) as elevation candidates.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was RES on the baseline and is RES today on the live nfl.com roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any format. Drop immediately if still held anywhere.

Kendrick Law — DET (Would be depth receiver behind the top three; currently on injured reserve and off the active roster)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code RES on https://www.nfl.com/teams/detroit-lions/roster as of Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks any game-status designation; he is not on the active roster and cannot be listed as Out.
• Practice this week: Not reported — players on Reserve/Injured do not practice with the team and do not appear on the official participation report. Full week: no participation of any kind during Detroit’s short Week 2 practice period (Mon-Wed, Sept 14-16).
• Injury: Undisclosed — Detroit has not published a characterization of the injury that led to the IR placement.
• When it happened: Late August 2026, around roster cutdowns, which is when the IR placement occurred. No more specific date has been made public.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not estimable without a disclosed injury type. In general, a rookie-level receiver placed on IR at cutdowns is facing at minimum a four-game absence if designated to return, and potentially the season if not. Absent club disclosure, no responsible recovery window can be given.
• Expected back to full health: Not reliably estimable given the undisclosed injury. Week 5 would be the earliest theoretical eligibility under a four-game minimum, but no practice window has been reported as opened and no public target exists.
• Next game: DID NOT PLAY in Detroit’s Week 2 game at Buffalo on Thursday Sept 17, 2026 — he was ineligible, on injured reserve. NOTE: Detroit’s Week 2 game has already been played; the Lions lost 41-31.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 (already played), 3 and 4 at minimum. Week 5 is the earliest theoretical return with no indication it is a live target. Even on activation he would be competing for WR4 or WR5 snaps behind Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and Isaac TeSlaa.
• Who benefits if he sits: Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR1, SWR, ACT #14), Jameson Williams (WR2, RWR, ACT #1) and Isaac TeSlaa (WR3, LWR, ACT #18) are the unaffected starters. The depth absorbing his would-be snaps is Jackson Meeks (ACT #13), Tay Martin (ACT #17) and Tom Kennedy (ACT #85), with Dominic Lovett (DEV #19) and Lucky Jackson (DEV #9) on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — still RES (injured reserve) and still unavailable, with no practice window opened.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR and not a stash. He is on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury and no return window, and would return to a WR4-or-lower role. The relevant Detroit receiver note is that Amon-Ra St. Brown is fully healthy and just went for 9 catches, 142 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Thursday Week 2 game at Buffalo.

Jayden Higgins — HOU (Not on the active depth chart — season-ending Reserve/Injured. Had been competing for rotational outside WR snaps.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried on nfl.com as status code RES with no return designation, and tagged plain ‘IR’ on Ourlads. Season-ending; this outranks any other consideration.
• Practice this week: Not applicable (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed/Thu/Fri — he is on season-ending Reserve/Injured and is ineligible to practice or be activated in 2026.
• Injury: Torn ACL
• When it happened: Suffered in the 2026 preseason/training camp period, prior to the Texans’ final roster cutdown at the end of August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Isolated ACL reconstruction: 9-12 months to return to play, with most NFL receivers targeting a full return the following season and often needing a second season to regain top-end separation speed.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late 2027 — he will not play again in the 2026 calendar year or the 2026 season. A realistic target is 2027 training camp.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — ineligible. He cannot play Sunday Sept 20 vs the Cincinnati Bengals, or in any remaining 2026 game.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: ineligible, zero snaps. He is out for the full 2026 season. There is no in-season path back.
• Who benefits if he sits: His projected snaps are permanently distributed to Kayshon Boutte, Xavier Hutchinson, Jaylin Noel and Jared Wayne, all of whom get an additional bump this week with Nico Collins out.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still on season-ending Reserve/Injured (RES), confirmed again on the Sept 18 nfl.com roster pull.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any redraft format. Drop him everywhere if he is somehow still held, including dynasty-lite formats without true IR slots. Zero Week 2 relevance.

Tank Dell — HOU (Not on the active depth chart — on Reserve/Injured with a return designation. When healthy he projects as a starting slot/flanker option.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried on nfl.com as status code RSR and tagged ‘IR^’ (designated to return) on Ourlads. This is a roster-list status and outranks any practice-report consideration; he cannot play Week 2 regardless of health.
• Practice this week: Not applicable (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed/Thu/Fri — players on Reserve/Injured do not appear on the weekly practice report until their 21-day return-to-practice window is opened, which Houston has not yet done.
• Injury: Multi-ligament left knee reconstruction — ACL, MCL, LCL and meniscus damage
• When it happened: Original injury December 2024 vs Kansas City. He missed the entire 2025 season, returned to practice in 2026 training camp, but was placed on Reserve/Injured with a return designation on or about Aug 30, 2026 as the Texans set the 53-man roster.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Multi-ligament knee reconstruction is the most severe non-catastrophic knee injury class in football: 12-24 months to return to play and frequently longer to regain pre-injury explosiveness. Dell is now roughly 21 months post-surgery. Even after clearance, first-year production for this injury class is typically well below baseline.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to be activated from Week 5 (early-to-mid October 2026) at the earliest, having satisfied the four-game minimum. Realistically, expect a gradual snap ramp through October and no guarantee of a full-health, full-snap role in 2026 at all.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — ineligible. He cannot play Sunday Sept 20 vs the Cincinnati Bengals under the Reserve/Injured rules, health notwithstanding.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-4: ineligible, zero snaps, no path to playing. Week 5 is the first week he can be activated, and even then Houston must open a 21-day practice window first, which means an activation could slip past Week 5. Do not plan around him inside this window.
• Who benefits if he sits: His snaps are already permanently absorbed: Xavier Hutchinson and Jaylin Noel hold the slot work, with Kayshon Boutte outside. With Nico Collins also out this week, all three see an additional bump.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still Reserve/Injured with a designated-to-return tag (RSR), still four-game minimum, still no practice window opened.

Fantasy takeaway: Deep-bench stash only, and only in leagues with true IR slots — he cannot occupy an active roster spot for four more weeks and then faces a ramp on top of that. In a standard 12-team full-PPR redraft with limited bench space, he is droppable. Do not use a waiver claim on him this week.

Jeff Caldwell — KC (WR9 — reserve-list receiver, not on the active depth chart and not competing for offensive snaps while shelved)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on Kansas City’s nfl.com roster as RES, not a weekly game-status tag. This outranks any practice or game consideration: he is ineligible to play until activated.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: not eligible to practice with the team in any countable capacity Wed Sept 16 / Thu Sept 17 / Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: Knee injury, per the CBS Sports injury listing for Kansas City. The club has not disclosed the specific structure involved.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured in the preseason-to-regular-season roster window of late August / early September 2026. He has not been active for either Week 1 or Week 2 of the 2026 season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Governed by the roster rule more than the biology: a player placed on Reserve/Injured after the initial 53-man cutdown must miss a minimum of four games before he is eligible for activation, and a player placed on IR before the cutdown is out for the season. Kansas City has not opened a practice window, so the four-game minimum is the operative floor.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-October 2026 at the earliest — Week 5 or later, assuming the post-cutdown four-game minimum applies and that the knee cooperates. No return date has been announced by the club.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium. He is ineligible by roster rule, not by game-day decision.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, guaranteed inactive. Week 5 and beyond: first realistic activation window. Even on return he would slot behind Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Tyquan Thornton, Jalen Royals, Cyrus Allen and Nikko Remigio, so there is no route to a fantasy role this season absent multiple injuries ahead of him.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — his absence is already fully absorbed by a six-deep active receiver room. No redistribution of snaps or targets is pending.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT as an explicit entry — the Sept 12 baseline did not list him, though his reserve status predates that date. Verified today at RES on the nfl.com Kansas City roster pull (Friday Sept 18, 2026) and cross-checked against the CBS Sports Chiefs injury page. Nothing has actually changed week over week; this is a baseline gap being closed.

Fantasy takeaway: Completely irrelevant in 12-team full-PPR redraft. Do not roster, do not stash, do not spend FAAB. He is documented here only because the assignment requires reserve-list statuses to be reported, and because he plus Jimmy Holiday represent two receiver bodies Kansas City cannot call on if the active room takes a hit.

Dont’e Thornton Jr. — LV (WR9 — reserve-list receiver, not on the active depth chart and not competing for snaps while shelved)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on the Raiders’ nfl.com roster as RES, not a weekly game-status tag. This outranks any practice-report consideration: he is ineligible to play until activated.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: not eligible to practice with the team in any countable capacity Wed Sept 16 / Thu Sept 17 / Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. The Reserve/Injured placement itself is the official record; Las Vegas has not named the structure involved, and CBS Sports carries him as undisclosed.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured ahead of the 2026 regular season, in the roster-trimming window of late August / early September 2026. He has not been active for Week 1 or Week 2.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Governed by the roster rule rather than the medicine, since the injury is undisclosed: a post-cutdown Reserve/Injured placement carries a mandatory four-game minimum absence before activation eligibility. CBS Sports lists his expected return as Week 5, which matches that four-game minimum precisely.
• Expected back to full health: Early October 2026 — Week 5 is the first eligible week and is the date being carried publicly. Realistically he would need a 21-day practice window opened before activation, so Week 5-6 is the honest range.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 at the Los Angeles Chargers. Ineligible by roster rule, not by game-day decision.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, guaranteed inactive. Week 5: first eligible week for activation and the publicly carried target. On return he would compete for rotational outside snaps behind Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor and Malik Benson — a deep-league dart throw at best, not a roster-worthy asset in a 12-teamer.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — his absence is already fully absorbed. Tre Tucker (LWR1), Jalen Nailor (RWR1), Jack Bech (slot), Malik Benson (RWR2) and Dareke Young (slot WR2) constitute the active room, with Deven Thompkins, Ronnie Bell and Cody White on the practice squad as elevation candidates.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was on the baseline as Reserve/Injured and remains RES on today’s nfl.com roster pull (Friday Sept 18, 2026). Status confirmed unchanged, with the added detail that his publicly carried return target is Week 5.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league. Do not spend FAAB. He is a Week 5-plus monitor at most, and only in leagues 14 teams or deeper. He is documented here because the assignment requires reserve-list statuses and because his absence plus Corey Rucker’s is why Las Vegas is carrying five practice-squad receivers.

Jeshaun Jones — MIN (Would be a depth receiver; currently on the Reserve/Suspended list and off the active roster)

• Status: SUSPENDED — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code SUS on https://www.nfl.com/teams/minnesota-vikings/roster as of Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks any game-status designation; he is not on the active roster, cannot practice with the team, and cannot carry a game designation.
• Practice this week: Not reported — suspended players may not practice with or attend team facilities during the suspension period and do not appear on the official participation report. Full week: no Wed, Thu or Fri participation of any kind.
• Injury: None — this is a league disciplinary suspension, not an injury.
• When it happened: N/A — not an injury. The suspension was in effect entering the 2026 regular season and remains in effect through the Week 2 practice period.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not an injury, so no medical recovery curve applies. The governing timeline is the length of the league-imposed suspension, after which he would be restored to the active roster or the roster-exempt list at the club’s discretion.
• Expected back to full health: He is physically healthy; availability is purely a function of the suspension’s expiration. No public reinstatement date is attached to his current status.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY in Week 2 at Chicago on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. He is ineligible — on the Reserve/Suspended list.
• Next four weeks: Out for Week 2 and unavailable until the suspension expires. Even on reinstatement he returns as WR6 or lower in a room featuring Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, Jauan Jennings, Tai Felton and Myles Price, with no realistic path to fantasy-relevant snaps.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A in any meaningful sense — his absence has been priced in since before the season and nobody’s role changed because of it. For completeness, the active depth behind the top three is Tai Felton (ACT #13) and Myles Price (ACT #4), with Dillon Bell, Michael Briscoe and Trayvon Rudolph on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — still SUS (Reserve/Suspended) and still unavailable.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR in any format. Tracked solely to record the reserve-list status accurately and to confirm he remains unavailable. No waiver action warranted now or on reinstatement.

Jeremiah Webb — NE (Reserve WR — not on the active depth chart; on Reserve/Injured and ineligible to practice or play)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an official reserve-list status (status code RES on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com New England roster), not a weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: Not reported and not applicable — a player on Reserve/Injured is barred from practicing with the club. Full week: no participation logged Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18; he appears on no New England practice report.
• Injury: Undisclosed — New England has not specified the injury. He was placed on IR without a public diagnosis.
• When it happened: During New England’s 2026 training camp or preseason, prior to the early-September 2026 roster reduction. He has been on Reserve/Injured since before the Week 1 game vs Seattle on Sept 9, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unquantifiable without a disclosed diagnosis. Procedurally, a cutdown IR placement without a designated-to-return slot ends the player’s season; with one, the minimum is four regular-season games missed plus a 21-day practice window, so no return before Week 5.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown medically. Procedurally, the earliest theoretical return is around Week 5 (Oct 11, 2026 vs Las Vegas), with a season-long absence far more likely.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — ineligible by rule for New England’s Sunday Sept 20, 2026 home game vs the Pittsburgh Steelers. He receives no game-status designation and does not count against the inactive list.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5, all ineligible. Out for Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Pittsburgh), Week 3 (Sept 27 at Jacksonville), Week 4 (Oct 4 at Buffalo) and Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Las Vegas).
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed. With A.J. Brown also on IR, the active room is Romeo Doubs (LWR), Mack Hollins (RWR), DeMario Douglas (SWR), Kyle Williams (LWR2) and Efton Chism III (SWR2). Chandler Brayboy (DEV) is a new practice-squad addition since Sept 12, alongside Kyle Dixon (DEV) and Cameron Dorner (DEV).
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still Reserve/Injured, confirmed as RES on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com roster pull, still undisclosed, still ineligible.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any format — he cannot play and is a depth receiver if activated. Do not roster. The meaningful adjacent point is that New England is carrying TWO receivers on Reserve/Injured (Brown and Webb), which is what makes Kyle Williams a legitimate speculative add rather than a throwaway.

Brock Rechsteiner — NO (Depth WR — currently occupies no active depth-chart slot because he is on the suspended list)

• Status: SUSPENDED — (c) official roster-list status, not an injury designation at all. nfl.com’s live roster lists him SUS (No. 89). He is not injured; he is serving a league suspension and does not count against the active roster while suspended. This roster status outranks any other consideration.
• Practice this week: Not applicable / not reported (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed Sept 16 -> not reported Thu Sept 17 -> not reported Fri Sept 18. Suspended players may not practice with the club and do not appear on the injury or practice report.
• Injury: None — this is a disciplinary suspension, not an injury
• When it happened: Not applicable. The suspension was in effect entering the 2026 regular season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — there is no injury. Availability is governed entirely by the length of the league-imposed suspension, after which he may be reinstated to the active roster.
• Expected back to full health: He is physically healthy. Availability depends on the suspension term, not on health.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Ineligible for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Baltimore Ravens — he is on the suspended list.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: ineligible unless and until the suspension expires and he is reinstated. Even on reinstatement he would enter as a bottom-of-the-roster receiver behind four established options.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Olave (WR1), Devaughn Vele (WR2), Barion Brown (WR3) and Bryce Lance (WR4) hold all the meaningful snaps.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was SUS on the baseline and is SUS today on the live nfl.com roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any format. He is listed here only because the brief asks for suspended-list players to be reported alongside reserve-list players. Ignore entirely.

Jordyn Tyson — NO (Depth WR — currently occupies no active depth-chart slot because he is on a reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, not a weekly game-status designation. nfl.com’s live roster lists him RSR (Reserve/Injured — Designated to Return). Because he sits on a reserve list he cannot appear on the weekly game-status report; this reserve status outranks anything about where or how the injury happened.
• Practice this week: Not applicable / not reported (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed Sept 16 -> not reported Thu Sept 17 -> not reported Fri Sept 18. Players on Reserve/Injured do not appear on the weekly practice participation report until their 21-day window opens.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury that led to the Reserve/Injured placement. New Orleans has not specified the body part publicly.
• When it happened: Sustained during the 2026 preseason / roster-cutdown period, before the Sept 13 opener at Detroit.
• Typical recovery for this injury: The ‘Designated to Return’ tag is the operative fact and it is a timeline rather than a diagnosis: minimum four regular-season games missed, then a 21-day practice window before activation. Without a disclosed body part no injury-class recovery range can be responsibly assigned.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to return no earlier than Week 5 (the week of Oct 11, 2026). Practical activation more likely Weeks 6-8 once New Orleans opens his practice window.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Ineligible for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Baltimore Ravens — he is on Reserve/Injured and not on the active 53.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, full stop. Week 5: the earliest permitted activation. A non-factor across the entire Weeks 2-5 window. He is worth a late-October revisit, because if Chris Olave’s hamstring becomes a lingering problem, New Orleans has genuine incentive to activate Tyson quickly.
• Who benefits if he sits: Devaughn Vele (WR2), Barion Brown (WR3) and Bryce Lance (WR4) hold the rotation snaps behind Chris Olave.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was RSR on the baseline and is RSR today on the live nfl.com roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full-PPR right now — ineligible for at least four games. He is, however, the best dynasty and deep-bench stash on this list given the state of the New Orleans receiver room beyond Olave. In redraft, drop him and set a calendar reminder for Week 5.

Mason Tipton — NO (Depth WR — currently occupies no active depth-chart slot because he is on the reserve/PUP list)

• Status: PUP — (c) official reserve-list status, not a weekly game-status designation. nfl.com’s live roster lists him PUP (Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform, No. 15). A player placed on reserve/PUP at the start of the regular season must miss at least the first four games and cannot practice with the team until his window opens. This reserve status outranks anything about where or how the injury happened.
• Practice this week: Not applicable / not reported (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed Sept 16 -> not reported Thu Sept 17 -> not reported Fri Sept 18. Players on reserve/PUP are barred from practicing and do not appear on the weekly report.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury carried over from the offseason that prevented him from passing a physical at the start of training camp. New Orleans has not specified the body part publicly.
• When it happened: Originated in the 2026 offseason, before the start of 2026 training camp — the defining feature of reserve/PUP is that the injury predates camp.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Reserve/PUP is a roster mechanism rather than a diagnosis: minimum four regular-season games missed, then a 21-day practice window before activation. Without a disclosed body part no injury-class recovery range can be responsibly assigned. As a practical matter, offseason injuries severe enough to land a player on reserve/PUP frequently keep him out well past the four-game minimum.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to return no earlier than Week 5 (the week of Oct 11, 2026). Practical activation more likely Weeks 6-9 given the 21-day practice window requirement and the depth ahead of him.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Ineligible for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Baltimore Ravens — he is on reserve/PUP and not on the active 53.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, full stop. Week 5: the earliest permitted activation. A non-factor across the entire Weeks 2-5 window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Olave (WR1), Devaughn Vele (WR2), Barion Brown (WR3) and Bryce Lance (WR4) make up the active receiver rotation, with Trey Palmer, Kevin Austin Jr., Cedric Tillman, Jalen Moreno-Cropper and Kyrese Rowan on the practice squad as elevation candidates.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was PUP on the baseline and is PUP today on the live nfl.com roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full-PPR. Ineligible for at least four games and buried on the depth chart when he does return. Drop and ignore.

Calvin Austin III — NYG (Reserve/Injured wide receiver — not on the active roster, no active depth-chart role.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status, not a weekly game-status tag. nfl.com lists him RES on the Giants’ official roster as of Fri Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks where or how the injury happened.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on Reserve/Injured. He did not participate Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 and is not eligible to.
• Injury: Torn ACL (knee).
• When it happened: Suffered at a Tuesday practice in late August 2026, during the Giants’ preseason ramp ahead of their preseason finale against the Jets. He was placed on Reserve/Injured before the regular season began.
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction is a 9-12 month return-to-play timeline, and wide receivers specifically often need the full 12 months plus an additional in-season ramp before top-end speed and separation return. A tear suffered in late August 2026 puts any return squarely in the 2027 season.
• Expected back to full health: Not in 2026. Realistic return to football activity is roughly August-September 2027 — there is no 2026 week number at which he becomes available.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Monday Sept 21, 2026 at the Los Angeles Rams, and out for the remainder of the 2026 season. Reserve/Injured players are ineligible to play.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 (at LAR), 3, 4, 5 and the rest of the season. There is no scenario in which he plays in 2026.
• Who benefits if he sits: His roster spot and slot/gadget snaps were absorbed before Week 1 by Odell Beckham Jr. (WR4) and Malachi Fields (RWR1), with Darnell Mooney holding the primary slot role and Jalin Hyatt, Braxton Berrios and Dalen Cambre on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still on Reserve/Injured with a torn ACL.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop in all 12-team full-PPR redraft formats; he has no 2026 value. The only read-through is that his ACL tear is a meaningful part of why Odell Beckham Jr. has a roster spot and why the Giants’ WR depth behind Nabers and Mooney is thin — which slightly raises Malachi Fields’s contingency value.

Gunner Olszewski — NYG (Reserve/Injured wide receiver and return specialist — not on the active roster, no active depth-chart role.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status, not a weekly game-status tag. nfl.com lists him RES on the Giants’ official roster as of Fri Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks any injury-location discussion.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on Reserve/Injured. He did not participate Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 and is not eligible to.
• Injury: Achilles (rupture/repair).
• When it happened: Suffered during the Giants’ 2026 preseason/training-camp period, prior to the start of the regular season. He has been on Reserve/Injured continuously since before Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Achilles tendon rupture and repair is one of the longest returns in football: 9-12 months to return-to-play at best, and receivers and return men commonly need 12+ months before explosiveness recovers. A preseason-2026 rupture means a 2027 return.
• Expected back to full health: Not in 2026. Realistic return to football activity is mid-to-late 2027. No 2026 week number applies.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Monday Sept 21, 2026 at the Los Angeles Rams, and out for the remainder of the 2026 season. Reserve/Injured players are ineligible to play.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 (at LAR), 3, 4, 5 and the rest of 2026.
• Who benefits if he sits: His return and depth-receiver duties are covered by Odell Beckham Jr., Malachi Fields and practice-squad options Braxton Berrios, Jalin Hyatt, Dalen Cambre and Charlie Jones.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still on Reserve/Injured with an Achilles injury.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in a 12-team full-PPR league; do not roster. Listed for completeness of the Giants’ reserve list.

Johnny Wilson — PHI (Reserve/Injured wide receiver — not on the active roster, no active depth-chart role.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status, not a weekly game-status tag. nfl.com lists him RES on the Eagles’ official roster as of Fri Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks any practice-report discussion.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on Reserve/Injured. He did not participate Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 and is not eligible to.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. Philadelphia has not specified the injury publicly through Sept 18, 2026.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured at or before the start of the 2026 regular season; he has been on the list continuously since the Sept 12 baseline. The underlying injury date has not been disclosed.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be estimated with precision because the injury is undisclosed. The procedural floor applies: a cutdown-day IR placement without a return designation means the full season, while an in-season placement means a four-game minimum.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate. If a return designation exists, the earliest activation is Week 5 (early October 2026); if he was placed on IR at cutdown without one, he is out for 2026.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium (1:00 p.m. ET). Reserve/Injured players are ineligible to play.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 (at TEN), 3 and 4 at minimum, with Week 5 the earliest speculative return.
• Who benefits if he sits: His big-bodied perimeter snaps are covered by Dontayvion Wicks (LWR1), Darius Cooper (LWR2) and Marquise Brown, with Britain Covey now on the active roster and Danny Gray and Xavier Gipson on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still on Reserve/Injured with the injury undisclosed.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in a 12-team full-PPR league; do not roster. Listed for completeness of the Eagles’ reserve list.

Jake Bobo — SEA (Not on the active depth chart — season-ending reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as RES (Reserve/Injured) on the official nfl.com Seahawks roster as of Sept 18, 2026, with no designation to return. Confirmed season-ending by the club’s own release.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — he is on a season-ending reserve list and ineligible to practice with the team. He has not practiced and will not. Week of Sept 16-18: no participation of any kind.
• Injury: Knee, suffered on a leaping catch attempt during a joint practice.
• When it happened: Friday, Aug 22, 2026 — during a joint practice. Seattle placed him on season-ending injured reserve thereafter.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Depends on the structure: an isolated MCL is 4-8 weeks, a meniscus repair is 4-6 months, and an ACL reconstruction is 9-12 months. Seattle’s decision to end his season at an August injury date points to the longer end of that range.
• Expected back to full health: Not in 2026. Target the 2027 offseason, roughly spring to summer 2027.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY and is ineligible. He cannot appear in the Sept 20, 2026 game vs. Arizona or in any 2026 game.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5 and the entire 2026 season. No return path.
• Who benefits if he sits: Seattle’s receiver rotation runs Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, Rashid Shaheed and the now-healthy Tory Horton, with Montorie Foster Jr as the next active option.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still RES, season-ending, on the official roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop in all formats — season over with no return path. He had no standalone value in a room with Smith-Njigba, Kupp, Shaheed and Horton even when healthy.

Ricky Pearsall — SF (Not on the active depth chart — season-ending reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as RES (Reserve/Injured) on the official nfl.com 49ers roster as of Sept 18, 2026, with NO designation to return. This is season-ending.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — he is on a season-ending reserve list and ineligible to practice with the team. He has not practiced and will not. Week of Sept 16-18: no participation of any kind.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury carried from training camp. San Francisco has not detailed the body part.
• When it happened: Training camp/preseason, August 2026. Placed on injured reserve without a return designation at the 53-man roster cutdown.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not quantifiable without a named injury. Placement on IR with no return designation out of camp signals a timeline the club judged longer than the season.
• Expected back to full health: Not in 2026. Target the 2027 offseason, roughly spring 2027.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY and is ineligible. He cannot appear in the Sept 20, 2026 game vs. Miami or in any 2026 game.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5 and the entire 2026 season. No return path exists.
• Who benefits if he sits: Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel Sr., Demarcus Robinson and KhaDarel Hodge are handling the receiver snaps, with Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing behind them. Christian Kirk (RSR) rejoins from Week 5.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still RES with no return designation on the official roster; season over.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop in all redraft formats — his 2026 season is over with no return possibility. Dynasty managers should hold; he is still young and the 49ers’ receiver room past 2026 is uncertain with Mike Evans on the wrong side of 32.

David Sills — TB (Depth WR — currently occupies no active depth-chart slot because he is on a reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, not a weekly game-status designation. nfl.com’s live roster lists him RSR (Reserve/Injured — Designated to Return, No. 80). Because he sits on a reserve list he cannot appear on the weekly game-status report; this reserve status outranks anything about where or how the injury happened.
• Practice this week: Not applicable / not reported (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed Sept 16 -> not reported Thu Sept 17 -> not reported Fri Sept 18. Players on Reserve/Injured do not appear on the weekly practice participation report until their 21-day window opens.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury that led to the Reserve/Injured placement. Tampa Bay has not specified the body part publicly.
• When it happened: Sustained during the 2026 preseason / roster-cutdown period, before the Sept 13 opener vs Cincinnati.
• Typical recovery for this injury: The ‘Designated to Return’ tag is the operative fact and it is a timeline rather than a diagnosis: minimum four regular-season games missed, then a 21-day practice window before activation. Without a disclosed body part no injury-class recovery range can be responsibly assigned.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to return no earlier than Week 5 (the week of Oct 11, 2026). Practical activation more likely Weeks 6-8 once Tampa Bay opens his practice window.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Ineligible for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Cleveland Browns — he is on Reserve/Injured and not on the active 53.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, full stop. Week 5: the earliest permitted activation. A non-factor across the entire Weeks 2-5 window, and on return he would be behind six healthy receivers.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Godwin Jr., Emeka Egbuka, Jalen McMillan, Tez Johnson, Kameron Johnson and Ted Hurst III make up the active receiver room, with Garrett Greene, Dean Patterson IV and Eric Rivers Jr. on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was RSR on the baseline and is RSR today on the live nfl.com roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full-PPR. Ineligible for at least four games and seventh on the depth chart on return. Drop and ignore.

Ja’Kobi Lane — BAL (Was RWR2 / No. 4 receiver before the injury; currently off the active depth chart entirely)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, shown as status code RES on the nfl.com Ravens roster as of Sept 18, 2026. This reserve-list status outranks any practice or game-status consideration. He is ineligible to play or practice until his activation window opens.
• Practice this week: Not reported — ineligible to practice while on Reserve/Injured. He has no Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 practice entry because IR players are not carried on the participation report.
• Injury: Wrist injury requiring surgery
• When it happened: Sept 13, 2026 — suffered in the first half of the Ravens’ Week 1 season opener against the Indianapolis Colts. He underwent successful wrist surgery the following Wednesday morning, and Baltimore placed him on IR on Sept 16, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Surgically repaired wrist fractures and ligament injuries in NFL skill players typically cost 6-10 weeks, with a hard floor around 4-6 weeks for a simple fixation in a player who can play through a cast or brace. Receivers are penalized more than most positions because catching requires full wrist extension and grip strength; return-to-catch is usually 2-3 weeks behind return-to-running.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late October 2026. The mandatory four-game IR stay makes Week 6 (vs the Cleveland Browns) his earliest possible return, and head coach Jesse Minter said the aim is ‘the minimum IR stay.’ A realistic fully-healthy, unrestricted-hands date is Week 7-8, roughly late October 2026.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the New Orleans Saints. He is on Reserve/Injured and is not eligible to be activated in time. He is also ineligible for Weeks 3, 4 and 5.
• Next four weeks: Out for the entire Weeks 2-5 window — the four-game minimum IR stay covers exactly this stretch. His first possible game back is Week 6 against Cleveland. Do not expect any fantasy contribution before then, and even the Week 6 return would likely come on a limited snap count with a braced wrist.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Moore, promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster on Sept 16, 2026 specifically to fill Lane’s roster spot, is the literal replacement and now sits as RWR2. Elijah Sarratt (LWR2) and LaJohntay Wester (SWR2) also absorb the vacated snaps, and Devontez Walker (RWR1) is the biggest real beneficiary of the reduced competition.
• Change since Week 1: MAJOR CHANGE, and he is effectively new to this report. The Sept 12 baseline listed him as RWR2 with an ACT status code and no injury of any kind. He got hurt in Week 1, had surgery Sept 16, and went to IR the same day. Chris Moore is a corresponding roster addition that was not on the baseline at all.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in all 12-team full PPR redraft leagues unless you have a dedicated IR slot — a four-game minimum absence for a No. 4 receiver is not worth a bench spot. If you have an IR slot, stashing is defensible only in deep or best-ball formats. Revisit him in Week 5 waivers ahead of a possible Week 6 return.

Savion Williams — GB (WR depth / gadget role — was competing for a rotational and designed-touch role before the injury; currently on injured reserve with a return designation)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, designated to return. Verified as status code RSR on https://www.nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster as of Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks any game-status designation; he is not on the active roster and cannot be listed as Out or Questionable.
• Practice this week: Not reported — players on Reserve/Injured do not practice with the team and do not appear on the official participation report until their 21-day return window is formally opened. Full week: no Wed, Thu or Fri participation of any kind. No reporting indicates the window has been opened as of Friday Sept 18.
• Injury: High ankle sprain (syndesmotic). Initially reported as undisclosed on Aug 30, 2026 and subsequently specified as a high ankle sprain.
• When it happened: Late August 2026, during the final week of the preseason. He was placed on IR with a designation to return at roster cutdowns in late August, which under the rules required him to miss the first four games of the regular season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: High ankle sprains are materially slower than lateral ankle sprains. Grade 1 syndesmotic injuries run 2-4 weeks; Grade 2 runs 6-8 weeks; Grade 3 or any requiring tightrope fixation runs 8-12 weeks. For wide receivers the functional return — the point at which cutting and acceleration are normal — typically lags medical clearance by another week or two.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late October 2026. Because he was placed on IR at cutdowns, he must miss the first four regular-season games and is first eligible to be activated for Week 5. Green Bay must open his 21-day practice window before activating him. A Week 5-7 return is the realistic band.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY in Week 2 vs the New York Jets on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. He is ineligible — on injured reserve, not merely inactive.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2, 3 and 4 by rule — he cannot be activated before Week 5. Week 5 is the first eligible game and is plausible if his practice window opens during the Week 4 practice week; watch for that window opening as the trigger. Even on activation he returns to a crowded room behind Watson, Golden and Reed, so the fantasy ceiling on a Week 5 return is low.
• Who benefits if he sits: Christian Watson (WR1, LWR, ACT #9) and Matthew Golden (WR2, RWR, ACT) are the perimeter starters and neither is threatened by his absence. Jayden Reed (WR3, SWR, ACT #11) holds the slot. The depth behind them absorbing his would-be snaps is Skyy Moore (ACT #23), Bo Melton (ACT, promoted to the active roster since the baseline) and J. Michael Sturdivant (ACT #87).
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — still RSR (Reserve/Injured, designated to return) and still unavailable. No practice window has been opened. The related roster note: Bo Melton has been promoted from the practice squad to the active roster since the baseline, and Quincy Skinner Jr. has been added to the practice squad.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR. He is ineligible until Week 5 at the earliest, and when he does return he slots fourth or fifth in a receiver room where Christian Watson (6-147-2 in Week 1) and Matthew Golden (12 targets in Week 1) are commanding the volume. Leave him on waivers; there is no stash case in a 12-teamer.

KeAndre Lambert-Smith — LAC (WR9 — reserve-list receiver; before the placement he was the WR6 rotational body and special-teams contributor on the active depth chart)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on the Chargers’ nfl.com roster as RES, not a weekly game-status tag. This outranks the fact that the injury happened in a Week 1 game: he is ineligible to play until activated.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: not eligible to practice with the team in any countable capacity Wed Sept 16 / Thu Sept 17 / Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: Hamstring strain. Head coach Jim Harbaugh identified it at his Monday Sept 15, 2026 press conference and described it as appearing more severe than the other Week 1 injuries, noting he had not yet decided on an IR placement. The club made that decision two days later.
• When it happened: Week 1, Sunday Sept 14, 2026, in the Chargers’ loss to the Arizona Cardinals. He was placed on Reserve/Injured on Tuesday Sept 15, 2026, the day after Harbaugh’s press conference, in the same transaction that promoted Gary Jennings from the practice squad to the active roster and added cornerback Isas Waxter to the practice squad.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains grade out as: Grade 1 (mild) 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 (moderate/partial tear) 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 (full tear) 8-12 weeks or surgical. An IR placement that costs a minimum of four games implies the club graded this at Grade 2 or worse. The re-injury rate on NFL hamstrings is roughly one in three within the same season, which is why teams increasingly use the IR slot rather than rush a return.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late October 2026. CBS Sports carries his expected return as Week 6, which is consistent with a Grade 2 strain plus the four-game IR minimum. Realistically Week 6-7 once a practice window is opened and he rebuilds conditioning.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium (1:05 p.m. PT). Ineligible by roster rule, not by game-day decision.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3, 4 and 5: ineligible, guaranteed inactive across the entire four-game window. Week 6 is the first realistic activation date. On return he would re-enter a receiver room behind Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston, Tre Harris, Derius Davis and Brenen Thompson, so even a healthy return does not produce a fantasy role.
• Who benefits if he sits: Gary Jennings was signed from the practice squad to the active roster on Sept 15 specifically to replace him and now sits as the LWR2 behind Quentin Johnston. Brenen Thompson (RWR2) and Derius Davis (slot WR2) absorb the rotational snaps. Los Angeles also added Marquez Valdes-Scantling to the practice squad as further insurance.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT and a MAJOR CORRECTION to the baseline depth chart. The Sept 12 baseline listed him as the active WR6 behind Brenen Thompson and Derius Davis with no injury designation. He was hurt in the Week 1 loss to Arizona on Sept 14 and placed on Reserve/Injured on Sept 15 — a roster move that occurred entirely within the Sept 12-18 window. The nfl.com roster pull today confirms him at RES, and Gary Jennings has taken his active-roster spot.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in any 12-team full-PPR redraft league — a four-game minimum absence for a WR6 is an automatic cut, and the roster spot is worth more than the stash. His real fantasy significance is indirect and important: his loss thins the Chargers’ receiver room at exactly the moment Ladd McConkey is questionable with a rib injury, which materially raises the Week 2 ceiling for Quentin Johnston and Tre Harris. That is the actionable read.

Cole Burgess — PIT (Was a depth receiver behind the top six; currently off the active depth chart while on reserve)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, status code RES on the nfl.com Steelers roster as of Sept 18, 2026. He was waived/injured, cleared waivers, and reverted to Pittsburgh’s Reserve/Injured list. This reserve status makes him unavailable regardless of medical progress.
• Practice this week: Not reported — ineligible to practice while on Reserve/Injured. He has no Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 entry on the participation report.
• Injury: Lower body, unspecified. He was carted off the field after making a catch, and Pittsburgh never disclosed the specific diagnosis.
• When it happened: August 2026, during the preseason. The cart-off occurred in preseason action, after which he was waived/injured at roster cutdown, cleared waivers and reverted to the Steelers’ injured reserve list before the Sept 14, 2026 season opener.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not assessable with precision because the diagnosis was never released. A cart-off for a lower-body injury most commonly signals a knee or ankle ligament injury or a significant fracture — that class of injury runs 6 weeks to season-ending depending on structure. The waived/injured pathway rather than a return-designated IR placement is itself a signal the club did not expect him back soon.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate and likely not in the 2026 season in a Pittsburgh uniform. A player who reverts to IR via waived/injured is typically headed for an injury settlement and release rather than a return. Any realistic playing return would be 2027 or with another club later in 2026 after a settlement.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the New England Patriots. He is on Reserve/Injured via the waived/injured process and is not on the active roster.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2, 3, 4 and 5. There is no realistic path to him appearing in this window. Pittsburgh’s receiver rotation for this stretch is DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Roman Wilson, Ben Skowronek, Germie Bernard and Kaden Wetjen.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kaden Wetjen (SWR2) and Germie Bernard (RWR2) hold the depth roles Burgess was competing for, with Brandon Smith and Brandon Johnson on the practice squad as emergency options. His absence has no effect on the top of the depth chart.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He remains on Reserve/Injured, status code RES on the nfl.com Steelers roster, with no activation window and no new information from the club.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any format. Do not roster or stash even in deep leagues. If Michael Pittman Jr. misses time, the Pittsburgh receivers worth a waiver claim are Roman Wilson first and Germie Bernard second — Burgess is not part of that conversation.

Doubtful (1)

Doubtful means the club expects him not to play. Treat it as out unless you see a pregame report saying otherwise.

Zay Flowers — BAL (SWR1 — slot WR1 and the Ravens’ No. 1 target; led the team with 150 receiving yards and a TD in Week 1 before exiting)

• Status: DOUBTFUL — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Baltimore on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 home opener vs the New Orleans Saints. Confirmed on the club’s own release and on the Friday game-status report.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> Limited Fri Sept 18. The Friday session was his first practice work of the week.
• Injury: Hamstring strain (same hamstring that cost him roughly two weeks of training camp in August 2026)
• When it happened: Sept 13, 2026 — Week 1 vs the Indianapolis Colts. He exited at halftime after 150 receiving yards and a touchdown. It is a recurrence of the August 2026 training-camp hamstring issue.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 hamstring strain: roughly 1-3 weeks. Grade 2: 3-6 weeks. Grade 3 (rare): 8-12 weeks or season-ending. Recurrent hamstring strains in the same muscle carry materially higher re-injury risk and clubs routinely add a week of caution; re-injury rates in-season sit around 15-30 percent when a player returns inside two weeks.
• Expected back to full health: Late September to early October 2026 — realistically Week 4 (week of Sept 27-Oct 4) for a fully unrestricted snap count, with a possible token Week 3 return on a capped snap share. Full health with no snap management by roughly Week 4-5.
• Next game: Expect him to SIT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the New Orleans Saints. Doubtful is roughly a 25 percent play rate league-wide, and head coach Jesse Minter explicitly framed the decision around long-term health, saying the team will ‘make sure we are putting Zay in the best position’ and that it wants to keep the hamstring from becoming chronic. Treat him as out.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 vs New Orleans: assume out. Week 3: questionable at best, and if he plays expect a managed snap count with reduced deep usage — hamstrings blunt the vertical and YAC element that is his whole profile. Weeks 4-5: this is where he should be back to a normal role, and by Week 6 vs Cleveland he should be the unrestricted WR1 again. The dominant risk across this window is a second recurrence, which would push him toward a multi-week absence or IR.
• Who benefits if he sits: Rashod Bateman (LWR1) inherits the alpha-target role and is the primary beneficiary. LaJohntay Wester (SWR2) slides into the slot and is the direct positional replacement for Flowers’ snaps. Devontez Walker (RWR1) and newly promoted Chris Moore (RWR2) also see bumped playing time, with rookie Elijah Sarratt (LWR2) in four-wide looks.
• Change since Week 1: MAJOR CHANGE. On the Sept 12 baseline he was listed as full Friday participation with NO DESIGNATION and played. He then got hurt in the Week 1 game itself, missed Wednesday and Thursday, and now carries a DOUBTFUL tag — a two-step downgrade from where the baseline had him.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench him in 12-team full PPR for Week 2 and start a replacement — doubtful plus a recurrent hamstring plus a coach talking about chronic risk is a sit, not a game-time gamble. Do not drop him; he is a top-15 PPR WR when healthy. If you roster him, handcuff with LaJohntay Wester as a cheap FLEX dart in deeper formats and know Rashod Bateman is the better one-week start of the two.

Questionable — game-time calls (4)

The genuine coin flips. Watch the inactives list, which posts about 90 minutes before kickoff, and have a replacement ready.

Ladd McConkey — LAC (WR1 — primary slot receiver and the target-share leader in the Chargers passing game; Derius Davis is the listed slot backup behind him)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Los Angeles on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs. the Las Vegas Raiders.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> Limited Fri Sept 18. The Friday return to the field is the reason he carries Questionable rather than Doubtful or Out.
• Injury: Rib injury (contusion/possible cartilage involvement — the club has not specified a fracture, and a fracture would almost certainly have produced an Out).
• When it happened: Week 1, Sunday Sept 14, 2026 vs. the Arizona Cardinals. He took a massive hit over the middle from Cardinals linebacker Mack Wilson. Head coach Jim Harbaugh described him as day-to-day at his Monday Sept 15 press conference.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Rib contusions and non-displaced rib injuries in the NFL typically cost 1-3 weeks, and many receivers play through them in a flak jacket with a pain-management injection. A confirmed rib FRACTURE is the 3-6 week version; cartilage separation is the nastiest variant at 4-8 weeks and tends to linger. The DNP-DNP-Limited progression plus a day-to-day characterization from the head coach is most consistent with the 1-2 week, play-through-it end of that range.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 — realistically Week 3 (Sept 27) for pain-free full participation, with genuine 100 percent by early October (Week 4). Ribs hurt long after they are functionally safe, so expect him on the practice report in a limited capacity even in weeks he plays.
• Next game: GENUINE COIN FLIP leaning play, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium (1:05 p.m. PT). Questionable after two DNPs and a Friday limited is the classic game-time-decision profile. The fact that he got on the field Friday at all, at home, in a divisional game, with the Chargers already 0-1 after the Arizona loss, argues for suiting up. Treat him as roughly 55-60 percent to play and monitor the Sunday 11:35 a.m. PT inactives list.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (vs. LV, Sept 20): game-time call, and even if active, ribs typically suppress contested-catch and over-the-middle volume for a week. Week 3: expect him back at or near a full workload. Weeks 4-5: no residual concern; he should be a locked-in weekly WR1/WR2 with the Chargers thin at receiver behind him after losing KeAndre Lambert-Smith to IR. The bigger risk over this stretch is a re-aggravation from a second shot to the same side, which would push him toward the 4-week end of the range.
• Who benefits if he sits: Derius Davis (slot WR2) inherits the slot snaps directly and is himself cleared after appearing on the practice report early in the week. Quentin Johnston (LWR1) and Tre Harris (RWR1) absorb the bulk of the vacated target volume — Johnston is the better bet for red-zone work, Harris for downfield. Brenen Thompson (RWR2) and newly signed Gary Jennings (LWR2, added off the practice squad Sept 15) fill out the rotation. Charlie Kolar and Oronde Gadsden II at tight end also see a target bump.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT. McConkey did not appear on the Chargers’ final Week 1 injury report filed Friday Sept 11, 2026 — he was fully healthy going into Arizona and was hurt during that game. This is a brand-new Week 1 injury, not a carryover.

Fantasy takeaway: In a 12-team full-PPR league you cannot start him blind at WR1/WR2 — you need a contingency plan locked in before the 1:05 p.m. PT kickoff. If your bench allows, hold him and start a safe alternative; if you are thin, Tre Harris and Quentin Johnston are both viable FLEX dart throws on the McConkey-out branch and are widely available. Do NOT sell McConkey — a rib contusion on a 0-1 team whose WR room just lost a body to IR is a one-week problem, not a value reset. If he is active, start him, but shade your expectations down 15-20 percent for the week.

Chris Olave — NO (WR1 / RWR starter — and coming off a career-best 10-catch, 182-yard Week 1, he is unambiguously New Orleans’ primary receiving weapon)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by New Orleans on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 road game at the Baltimore Ravens. Reporting on the final report frames this as roughly a coin flip, with the decision possibly extending to Sunday pregame warmups.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Limited Fri Sept 18. He was added to the report on Thursday and never got above Limited, which is the key detail — back-to-back Limited days with no Friday upgrade is what produces a true toss-up Questionable rather than a procedural one.
• Injury: Hamstring strain
• When it happened: Emerged on the Thursday Sept 17, 2026 practice report; he was not on Wednesday’s report, so the injury either occurred at or was first felt after Wednesday’s Sept 16 practice. Important context: he dealt with cramping throughout the Sept 13 Week 1 game at Detroit while posting 10 catches for 182 yards, and cramping frequently precedes a hamstring strain.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains: Grade 1 typically 1-3 weeks, Grade 2 typically 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 6-plus weeks and sometimes surgical. For a route-running receiver whose game depends on separation at the top of the stem, teams are conservative — and the re-injury rate is roughly 3 in 10 within the first two months if a player returns before full strength. A player who can go Limited two days in a row is very likely in the Grade 1 range, but the refusal to upgrade him to Full on Friday is a caution flag.
• Expected back to full health: If Grade 1, full health by late September 2026 — Week 3 to Week 4. If he aggravates it playing Sunday, push that to mid-October 2026, Weeks 5-6. This is the single highest-variance situation in the division.
• Next game: TRUE GAME-TIME DECISION, lean toward playing in a reduced or monitored role. Questionable for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Baltimore Ravens. Do not lock him into a lineup without confirming his status at the inactive report roughly 90 minutes before kickoff.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (at Baltimore): coin flip, and a tough matchup even if active. Week 3: this is the week to expect him back at or near full if New Orleans sits him Sunday, and history says sitting one game beats missing four. Weeks 4-5: should be the WR1 again, health permitting. The realistic risk branch is that he plays through it Sunday, tweaks it, and misses Weeks 3-4 — which is why the conservative play is to have a replacement ready regardless of what the Sunday inactives say.
• Who benefits if he sits: Devaughn Vele (WR2 / slot starter) is the primary beneficiary and would become the de facto No. 1 target. Barion Brown (WR3 / LWR starter, rookie) would see a significant target bump on the outside, and Bryce Lance (WR4) would enter the three-receiver rotation. Tight ends Juwan Johnson (TE1) and Noah Fant (TE2) would also absorb vacated targets — Johnson in particular is the safer PPR pivot.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report and the biggest negative swing in the division. He did not appear on New Orleans’ Sept 12 final Week 1 injury report at all, then went out and posted a career-best 10/182 at Detroit while fighting cramps. The hamstring surfaced Sept 17, 2026 and has him Questionable eight days later.

Fantasy takeaway: The most important lineup decision in the NFC South this week. He is a must-start-if-active WR2 given the Week 1 usage, but a 50-50 Questionable at a road game in Baltimore is exactly the profile where you need a contingency. Set an alternate in your flex, check the 11:30 a.m. ET inactives, and if you have a viable bench WR do not gamble a starting slot on him. In full-PPR, Devaughn Vele is the sharpest speculative add on the waiver wire this week — he is the direct beneficiary and is rostered in a minority of 12-team leagues.

Jalen McMillan — TB (LWR starter / WR3 in the target pecking order behind Chris Godwin Jr. and Emeka Egbuka)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Tampa Bay on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 home game vs the Cleveland Browns at Raymond James Stadium. Head coach Todd Bowles said he and Jacob Parrish ‘could come down to game-day decisions,’ though the full-practice week points strongly toward him playing.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Three consecutive full practices behind a Questionable tag is the most favorable version of that designation — this reads as precautionary rather than genuinely uncertain.
• Injury: Knee
• When it happened: Originated in late August / early September 2026 during 2026 training camp and Week 1 preparation. He was Limited on Tampa Bay’s Sept 9 and Sept 10 practice reports, carried a FINAL Friday DOUBTFUL tag into the Week 1 game vs Cincinnati, and did not play. Head coach Todd Bowles had publicly called him doubtful for the opener.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Without a specified structure, a knee issue that permits three consecutive full practices within two weeks is almost certainly a low-grade sprain, bone bruise, or general soreness — the 1-3 week band. A meniscus or ligament injury would not allow this practice progression. The remaining risk is a snap-count limitation in his first game back rather than a further absence.
• Expected back to full health: Functionally healthy now, Friday Sept 18, 2026, Week 2. Fully unrestricted likely by Week 3, late September 2026.
• Next game: EXPECTED TO PLAY. Questionable for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Cleveland Browns, but three full practices make this a strong lean toward active. Confirm at the inactive report 90 minutes before the 1 p.m. ET kickoff.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (vs Cleveland): expected to play, possibly on a modest snap count in his season debut. Weeks 3-5: full availability projected. His ceiling is capped by role rather than health — Chris Godwin Jr. owns the slot and Emeka Egbuka is the ascending outside target, so McMillan is competing with Tez Johnson for the third receiver’s share. Cleveland’s defense is a difficult Week 2 spot for a player easing back in.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ted Hurst III (WR6, rookie) is the direct LWR backup on the depth chart, with Tez Johnson (WR4) and Kameron Johnson (WR5) the likelier beneficiaries of actual target redistribution. Chris Godwin Jr. and Emeka Egbuka would absorb most of the volume.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — meaningfully upgraded. On the Sept 12 baseline he was Limited on Friday and carried a FINAL Friday DOUBTFUL tag, and he did not play in Week 1. He has now practiced in full all three days and upgraded to Questionable, which moves him from about a 25 percent chance of playing to a strong likelihood.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench in 12-team full-PPR for Week 2. He is returning from a missed game, carries a Questionable tag, is third in the target pecking order, and draws Cleveland — that is four reasons not to start him. Hold him, because he is one Godwin or Egbuka injury away from a real role, and because his snap count should climb through Weeks 3-5. He is a WR5/bench stash right now, not a flex play.

Michael Pittman Jr. — PIT (RWR1 / WR2 — the possession and intermediate target opposite DK Metcalf; led the Steelers with 58 receiving yards in Week 1)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Pittsburgh on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 road game at the New England Patriots. Confirmed on the club’s own Week 2 injury report release.
• Practice this week: DNP (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> DNP Fri Sept 18. This is a downward trajectory, which is the single worst practice pattern a Questionable player can carry into a Sunday.
• Injury: Foot
• When it happened: On or just before Sept 16, 2026. He practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday of Week 2 prep and then shut down entirely, a pattern consistent with an injury carried out of the Sept 14 Week 1 game against Atlanta that worsened with midweek work rather than a fresh practice injury.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Foot injuries in receivers vary enormously by structure. A midfoot sprain or plantar issue is 2-4 weeks. A Lisfranc sprain is 6-10 weeks and often surgical. A Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal is 8-12 weeks with surgery. Turf toe is 2-6 weeks depending on grade. The fact that Pittsburgh has not ruled him out points toward the milder end, but back-to-back DNPs mean the club does not yet know either.
• Expected back to full health: Late September to early October 2026 — realistically Week 4 (week of Sept 27-Oct 4) for full participation without restriction, assuming this is a soft-tissue midfoot issue. If it proves to be a bone or Lisfranc problem, that estimate pushes into November and an IR stint becomes likely.
• Next game: LEAN OUT, or at best severely limited, for Week 2 on Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the New England Patriots. A Questionable tag with DNP on both Thursday and Friday historically converts to inactive far more often than not — practically, treat him as roughly a coin flip tilted toward sitting, and plan your lineup as if he will not play.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 at New England: assume out or heavily limited. Week 3: questionable, dependent on whether he practices at all the following week. Weeks 4-5: this is the realistic window for a full-strength return if the foot is soft-tissue. The downside scenario, if imaging shows a bone or Lisfranc involvement, is a multi-week IR stint that wipes out the entire Weeks 2-5 stretch — monitor Wednesday practice reports closely, because a third straight DNP week would be the tell.
• Who benefits if he sits: Roman Wilson (SWR1) is the primary beneficiary — he played 37 snaps in Week 1 and caught 3 of 6 targets, and would move into the fuller role. Germie Bernard (RWR2) is the direct positional backup and had a strong preseason but played only 3 snaps in Week 1. Ben Skowronek (LWR2) and Kaden Wetjen (SWR2) round out the rotation, and TE Pat Freiermuth (TE1) should see a target bump in the intermediate area Pittman normally occupies.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list at all. The foot issue surfaced on the Wednesday Sept 16, 2026 Week 2 report and has deteriorated from Limited to consecutive DNPs across the week.

Fantasy takeaway: Do not start him in 12-team full PPR Week 2 — two straight DNPs into a Questionable tag is a sit, and the 1 pm ET kickoff gives you no cushion to react to the inactives list. Roster him and stash him if you have the bench room; he is the clear No. 2 target in this offense when healthy. The actionable pickup is Roman Wilson as a Week 2 FLEX dart, and DK Metcalf’s target share should spike if Pittman sits, though New England can then shade coverage his way.

Final tag still pending (2)

The Monday night teams file a day later than everyone else. Real situations, final tag still to come.

Jordan Whittington — LAR (WR4 overall and the SWR1 (slot starter) on the Rams’ alignment depth chart — Nacua’s most direct backup)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) practice-report only. The Rams play the Giants on MONDAY, Sept 21, so the final game-status report is not filed until Saturday, Sept 19. As of Friday evening Sept 18 he is a DNP with no Out/Doubtful/Questionable attached.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 18) with a quad injury. Practice week for a Monday game: not listed Thu Sept 17 -> DNP Fri Sept 18 -> Saturday Sept 19 session outstanding.
• Injury: Quad (quadriceps strain). The club has not graded it.
• When it happened: Surfaced Friday, Sept 18, 2026. He was not on the Rams’ Week 1 injury report and was not listed on the Thursday Sept 17 practice report, so this is a fresh practice-week injury.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Quadriceps strains run about 1-2 weeks for Grade 1, 3-6 weeks for Grade 2 and 8-12 weeks for a Grade 3 or a tendon rupture. A first-appearance Friday DNP with no reported imaging concern most often reads as a Grade 1 that resolves inside two weeks.
• Expected back to full health: Likely Week 3 (late September 2026) if he misses Monday; Week 4 (approximately Oct 4) at the outside for a moderate strain.
• Next game: TRUE TOSS-UP leaning toward missing. He is more likely to sit than Nacua is, because he has less positional leverage and the Rams have bodies. Monday, Sept 21, 2026 vs. the New York Giants. Watch the Saturday report.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 vs. the Giants: coin flip, lean out. Weeks 3-5: expect him back and in his normal slot role. His fantasy ceiling never moves much regardless — he is a rotational slot piece on a team with Nacua and Adams ahead of him.
• Who benefits if he sits: Xavier Smith is the listed SWR2 and would take the slot snaps. Konata Mumpfield moves up on the outside. If BOTH Whittington and Nacua sit, Tutu Atwell becomes a legitimate flex and Mumpfield becomes a deep-league dart.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT. He does not appear anywhere in the Sept 12 baseline — he was healthy, carried no designation and played Week 1 in Melbourne.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in 12-team full-PPR either way, so his own status is close to irrelevant to you. He matters as a signal: Whittington being down is what would force Mumpfield and Xavier Smith into real snaps if Nacua also sits, and that is the scenario in which Davante Adams becomes a must-start WR1 with a monstrous target share. Track him for the Adams read, not for his own line.

Puka Nacua — LAR (WR1 — Rams’ primary target, lines up at RWR in the base alignment and moves all over)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) practice-report only, no final tag exists yet. The Rams host the Giants on MONDAY NIGHT, Sept 21, so Los Angeles practices Thursday/Friday/Saturday and does not file its FINAL game-status report until Saturday, Sept 19. As of Friday evening Sept 18 he is a DNP on the practice report with no Out/Doubtful/Questionable attached.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 18) with a hip injury — this was his first appearance on the Week 2 report. Practice week for a Monday game: practiced Thu Sept 17 (not listed, no injury) -> DNP Fri Sept 18 -> Saturday Sept 19 session still to come and will decide the designation.
• Injury: Hip. The Rams have not specified further. The open question is whether this is the same psoas (deep core muscle / primary hip flexor) soreness that knocked him out of an August joint practice with Dallas, which the club has pointedly declined to confirm.
• When it happened: Surfaced Friday, Sept 18, 2026 — he was NOT on the Rams’ Week 1 injury report at all, played the full Melbourne game on Sept 10 and finished it healthy, and was not listed Thursday Sept 17. Most likely aggravated in the Thursday or Friday practice session, or a recurrence of the August psoas issue.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hip flexor / psoas strains are notoriously nagging: Grade 1 is 1-3 weeks and often managed through with a limited practice week, Grade 2 is 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 is 8-12 weeks. The dangerous pattern with psoas specifically is the low-grade version that lingers for a month of limited practices rather than a clean miss-and-return.
• Expected back to full health: If this is soreness management, he is functionally fine now and plays Monday. If it is a true re-strain, target Week 4 (approximately Oct 4, 2026) for full health. Given he practiced Thursday, the soreness-management read is the more likely one.
• Next game: GENUINELY IN DOUBT, leaning toward playing. The Rams host the New York Giants on Monday, Sept 21, 2026 and the extra day is real — Saturday’s practice is the tell. Treat him as a true game-time call and do not lock him into a lineup without seeing the Saturday report.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 vs. the Giants: expect him to play, likely on a managed snap count if he is limited Saturday. Weeks 3-5: this is the profile that produces a string of Wednesday DNPs and Friday Questionables without actual missed games. Hold him as a WR1 and budget for weekly anxiety rather than weekly absences.
• Who benefits if he sits: Davante Adams (WR2, LWR) absorbs the alpha target share and would be a locked WR1. Tutu Atwell (WR3) is the direct field-stretcher replacement on the outside. Jordan Whittington would normally slide up, but he is himself a DNP with a quad, which pushes Konata Mumpfield and Xavier Smith into real snaps. Kyren Williams and TE Colby Parkinson also soak up vacated targets in a Nacua-less script.
• Change since Week 1: MAJOR CHANGE and effectively a new entry. On Sept 12 he was listed RESOLVED — clean off the injury report, no Week 1 designation, played the whole game in Melbourne and led ALL Week 1 players with 74 receiving yards. He has now reappeared on the report with a hip injury and a Friday DNP.

Fantasy takeaway: Do NOT drop him from your lineup on Friday news alone — a Monday game means you get the Saturday report and Sunday inactives chatter before you are forced to decide, and he practiced Thursday. Line up a contingency: if you have Adams, this is a buy-the-dip week for him. If Nacua sits, Adams is a top-12 WR play and Atwell is a viable flex. If you can trade for Nacua from a panicking manager at a discount, do it.

Cleared — listed this week but carrying no designation (34)

The good news. Every player here carried an injury or a listing at some point this week and finished it without a designation.

Keon Coleman — BUF (WR3 — LWR starter, the vertical/contested-catch outside receiver)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO designation of any kind on Buffalo’s FINAL Wednesday Sept 16, 2026 report for the Thursday Sept 17 game vs Detroit. He is entirely absent from the injury report for a second consecutive week.
• Practice this week: Full (final practice, Wednesday Sept 16) and unlisted. Full week: Full Mon Sept 14 -> Full Tue Sept 15 -> Full Wed Sept 16. Absence from the report denotes full participation.
• Injury: None currently. He carries no active injury and has not been listed on a Buffalo injury report in either game week this season.
• When it happened: Not applicable — no current injury. His last tracked issue predates the 2026 regular season and was resolved before the Sept 13 opener at Houston.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — nothing is being recovered from. Two consecutive unrestricted practice weeks and two full games played.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: PLAYED, FULLY HEALTHY, AND PRODUCED. Buffalo’s Week 2 game — Thursday Sept 17, 2026 vs the Detroit Lions — has been played; Coleman was active with no designation and posted 63 receiving yards, with his workload visibly climbing after DJ Moore exited at halftime.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 17 vs Detroit) — played healthy, 63 yards. Week 3 (Sept 27 vs the Los Angeles Chargers) — full go and the single biggest beneficiary if Moore sits; his target share should spike. Week 4 (Oct 4 vs New England) — full go, and a favorable matchup. Week 5 (Oct 12, Monday night at the Los Angeles Rams) — full go. No health risk in the window; the trajectory is volume up, not down.
• Who benefits if he sits: Josh Palmer (ACT, LWR2) is the direct LWR replacement and is the receiver Ourlads lists immediately behind Coleman. Skyler Bell (ACT) and Greg Dortch (DEV) are the next bodies. Hypothetical only — Coleman is healthy.
• Change since Week 1: No change to his health status since Sept 12 — he was resolved and off the report then and is resolved and off the report now. What DID change is his fantasy context: DJ Moore’s Week 2 AC joint sprain elevates Coleman from a matchup-dependent WR3 to the clear next man up in Buffalo’s passing game. Reported here rather than dropped silently, per the standing rule on cleared players.

Fantasy takeaway: The most actionable add in this division right now. He is a healthy, ascending WR3 with a clean bill of health and a WR1’s target-share path for Week 3 vs the Chargers if DJ Moore’s shoulder keeps Moore out. In a 12-team full-PPR redraft, start him as a WR3/flex this week and be ready to promote him to a WR2 start the moment Buffalo’s Wednesday Sept 24 practice report shows Moore limited or DNP.

Khalil Shakir — BUF (WR2 — SWR/slot starter, Josh Allen’s primary underneath and chain-moving target)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO designation of any kind on Buffalo’s FINAL Wednesday Sept 16, 2026 report for the Thursday Sept 17 game vs Detroit. He is fully off the injury report and has been cleared for two consecutive weeks.
• Practice this week: Full (final practice, Wednesday Sept 16) and unlisted. Full week: Full Mon Sept 14 -> Full Tue Sept 15 -> Full Wed Sept 16. He does not appear on any Buffalo injury report this week.
• Injury: None currently. The historical entry stems from a 2026 training-camp issue that was fully resolved before the regular season opened; Buffalo has carried no injury listing for him at any point in Weeks 1 or 2.
• When it happened: Not applicable to any current injury. The last tracked issue was a training-camp ailment in August 2026 that cleared prior to the Sept 13 season opener at Houston.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — nothing is being recovered from. He has completed consecutive full practice weeks and played without restriction.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026, and has been since the Week 1 opener.
• Next game: PLAYED, FULLY HEALTHY. Buffalo’s Week 2 game — Thursday Sept 17, 2026 vs the Detroit Lions — has been played and Shakir was active and unrestricted in a 41-31 Buffalo win. No designation, no snap count limit, no post-game injury.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 17 vs Detroit) — played healthy. Week 3 (Sept 27 vs the Los Angeles Chargers) — full go, and his role expands if DJ Moore’s shoulder keeps him out. Week 4 (Oct 4 vs New England) and Week 5 (Oct 12 at the Los Angeles Rams) — full go. No health concern across the window. The only variable is target distribution, which trends UP while Moore is limited.
• Who benefits if he sits: Greg Dortch (DEV, listed SWR2 on Ourlads) would be the direct slot replacement and would require a practice-squad elevation. Keon Coleman (ACT) and Josh Palmer (ACT) would absorb the outside-in snap reallocation. This is hypothetical only — Shakir is healthy.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was already resolved and off the report on the Sept 12 baseline and remains resolved and off the report on the Sept 16 final report. Two clean weeks in a row. Reported here rather than dropped silently, per the standing rule on cleared players.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence in every 12-team full-PPR redraft lineup. He is a clean, healthy WR2/high-end WR3 in full PPR because of slot volume, and DJ Moore’s shoulder makes him a modest buy-low-window target share riser for Week 3 vs the Chargers. No injury risk to price in.

Jalen Coker — CAR (WR3 on paper / slot starter — but he led all Carolina receivers in Week 1 snaps (57, 84 percent) and is functionally a co-No. 1 target with Tetairoa McMillan)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on Carolina’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game at Atlanta with a BLANK Game Status column. Stating this plainly: a blank Game Status on the final report means he carries no designation and is expected to play without restriction.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. The upward progression from Limited to Full on Friday is exactly the pattern that produces a clean no-designation result.
• Injury: Ankle — a rolled ankle, not a high ankle sprain per his own description
• When it happened: Sunday Sept 14, 2026, during Carolina’s Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears. He described it as having ‘just rolled my ankle a little bit’ and wore a protective boot afterward that he characterized as precautionary. He finished the game with 8 receptions for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A low/lateral rolled ankle (Grade 1 inversion sprain) typically costs 0-2 weeks and very often zero missed games when the player practices in full within the same week. A high ankle sprain, by contrast, runs 4-6 weeks — the fact that Coker went Limited-Limited-Full inside five days is strong evidence this is the low-grade variety. Residual soreness and slightly reduced push-off for 1-2 weeks is normal and can shave a step off route breaks.
• Expected back to full health: Functionally available now. Fully asymptomatic likely by late September 2026, Week 3 to Week 4.
• Next game: WILL PLAY. No designation for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (at Atlanta): plays, and faces an Atlanta secondary that must account for McMillan outside — a favorable matchup for slot volume. Weeks 3-5: available, with the only risk being a re-roll of the same ankle. His Week 1 usage (84 percent of snaps, a team-high) plus a fresh contract extension is the strongest signal in the division that his target share is real and repeatable, not a one-week spike.
• Who benefits if he sits: John Metchie III (WR4) is the next man into the slot rotation, with Brycen Tremayne (WR5) and Tetairoa McMillan (WR1) absorbing the redistributed targets. Xavier Legette (WR2) would also see a usage bump.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report. He did not appear on Carolina’s Sept 12 final Week 1 injury report at all — he was fully healthy entering Week 1, then rolled the ankle during the Sept 14 game vs Chicago. This is a fresh, in-game Week 1 injury that has already resolved to no designation.

Fantasy takeaway: START HIM in 12-team full-PPR. This is arguably the best buy-window in the division: a no-designation tag after an 8/138/2 opener, a team-leading 84 percent snap rate, and an offense that trailed by enough in Week 1 (lost 59-37 to Chicago) to throw a lot. He is a WR2 this week with WR1 upside. If a panicky manager in your league saw the boot photo and is shopping him, buy.

Rome Odunze — CHI (WR1 — LWR, the primary perimeter target)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) confirmed by the absence of any entry on Chicago’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game vs Minnesota. He carries NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION because he is no longer on the injury report at all.
• Practice this week: Full — he is not listed on any day of the Week 2 participation report. Full week: not listed Wed, not listed Thu, not listed Fri, which by rule means unrestricted full participation.
• Injury: Calf strain (right/left never disclosed by the club) — now fully resolved.
• When it happened: Sustained during the Week 1 practice week, early September 2026. He carried a QUESTIONABLE tag into the Week 1 game on the Sept 11 final report and played, but on a reduced snap count.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 calf strains typically cost 1-2 weeks; Grade 2 runs 3-6 weeks. Odunze’s case behaved like a low Grade 1 — he never missed a game, was limited in practice for one week, and was off the report entirely the following week. That is the fastest possible calf-strain arc.
• Expected back to full health: Already achieved, as of the Week 2 practice week beginning Sept 16, 2026. He is fully cleared with no restriction.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, unrestricted, in Week 2 vs Minnesota on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. No designation, full practice all week, and he should see a larger snap count than Week 1 when the calf held him back.
• Next four weeks: Clean for Weeks 2 through 5. The only residual concern with any calf strain is a re-aggravation risk in the first two games back, which is real but modest at this grade. Expect his snap share to climb back to a full workload in Week 2 vs Minnesota and stay there.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is cleared and playing. For reference only, the next men up at LWR would be Jahdae Walker (ACT, #9) with Luther Burden III (RWR) and Kalif Raymond (SWR) absorbing target share.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED. On the Sept 12 baseline he was QUESTIONABLE with a calf strain and Limited in practice all three days. He is now completely off the Week 2 injury report — fully cleared, no designation, no practice restriction.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence in 12-team full PPR. This is the buy signal: he was limited in Week 1 by the calf and underperformed, he is now completely off the injury report, and the matchup is a Vikings defense that will be facing a Bears offense at home. If a leaguemate is souring on him after a quiet Week 1 line, this is the week to buy low — the snap-count suppression that caused it is gone.

Ja’Marr Chase — CIN (LWR1 / WR1 — the Bengals’ clear alpha target and a every-week fantasy WR1)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) FINAL Friday outcome confirming the issue is closed. He does not appear anywhere on Cincinnati’s Sept 18, 2026 official Week 2 report for the Sept 20 game at Houston, and he carried no practice or game-status listing on Wed, Thu or Fri. The August knee issue from the Sept 12 baseline is fully cleared.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18. Complete absence from the participation report is the strongest possible clean bill of health.
• Injury: Knee — minor, no structural damage. This is now historical, not active.
• When it happened: Aug 25, 2026, sustained in a Ravens-week-of practice session during training camp. It was managed with veteran rest days through the Week 1 practice week and never cost him a game.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A minor knee sprain or bone bruise with no structural involvement typically resolves in 1-3 weeks, and clubs manage it with scheduled veteran rest days exactly as Cincinnati did. Chase followed that path precisely and is now three-plus weeks out from the incident with no lingering practice restriction.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Sept 16, 2026. There is no remaining timeline — the issue is closed.
• Next game: PLAYING, fully healthy and unrestricted, in Week 2 on Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Houston Texans. No designation, no practice listing, no snap restriction expected.
• Next four weeks: Fully healthy and available Weeks 2-5. The only variable on his production across this stretch is Joe Burrow’s back — if Burrow misses time and Joe Flacco starts, Chase’s ceiling compresses somewhat, though his target share would if anything increase. No health-based concern.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tee Higgins (RWR1/WR2) would become the primary target, with Andrei Iosivas (SWR1/WR3) and Ke’Shawn Williams (LWR2) absorbing the outside snaps. This is academic — Chase is healthy.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED / RESOLVED. The Sept 12 baseline had him carrying a ‘NIR – Rest / Knee’ listing with a DNP on the Friday practice report, even though he drew no game-status designation. He is now entirely off the injury report with no listing on any of the three Week 2 practice days.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him without hesitation as a top-three overall WR in 12-team full PPR. The knee story is dead and buried. If a leaguemate in your league is still discounting him over the August knee noise, that is a buy-window, not a sell signal.

Jerry Jeudy — CLE (RWR1 / WR1 — the Browns’ top receiver and primary target)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) FINAL Friday outcome. Cleveland listed him on the Sept 18, 2026 practice report with a wrist issue but filed NO game-status tag for the Sept 20 home game vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cleveland’s only final designations were CB Tyson Campbell questionable and G Teven Jenkins out. Jeudy is cleared.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Three straight full practices with the wrist listed only as a maintenance note.
• Injury: Wrist
• When it happened: On or just before Sept 16, 2026. He first appeared on the Week 2 Wednesday report with the wrist listing and was already a full participant that day, which is consistent with a minor issue picked up in the Sept 13 Week 1 game against Jacksonville or in early-week work.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A minor wrist sprain or contusion in a receiver typically resolves in 1-2 weeks and is played through with tape or a light brace. The concern for a wide receiver is grip and catch-point strength rather than availability; a player at full practice participation three days running has essentially cleared that hurdle. Anything requiring surgery would be 6-10 weeks, and nothing about this presentation suggests that category.
• Expected back to full health: Already effectively there as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). Full participation all three days means no functional limitation. Expect the listing to disappear by Week 3.
• Next game: PLAYING, with no restriction, in Week 2 on Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Three full practices plus no game-status designation is as clean as it gets — he will be in the lineup.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 2-5. No lingering availability risk. The thing to actually watch across this window is quarterback play under Deshaun Watson and how quickly rookie slot man KC Concepcion and outside man Denzel Boston take target share, not Jeudy’s wrist.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tylan Wallace (RWR2) is the direct positional backup, with KC Concepcion (SWR1) and Denzel Boston (LWR1) absorbing the bulk of the vacated targets and Harold Fannin Jr. (TE1) picking up short-area work. Moot for Week 2 — Jeudy is playing.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list at all. The wrist listing first appeared on the Wednesday Sept 16, 2026 Week 2 report and he has been a full participant every day since it appeared.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a WR2/FLEX in 12-team full PPR. The wrist listing is noise given three full practices and no designation. He is the unambiguous target leader in this offense, which matters more than the Browns’ overall efficiency ceiling. No action needed beyond putting him in your lineup.

Christian Watson — GB (WR1 — LWR, the primary deep and perimeter threat)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) Green Bay’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game vs the New York Jets carries no entry for Watson. Green Bay’s report contained no offensive skill players at all.
• Practice this week: Full — not listed on any day of the Week 2 participation report. Full week: not listed Wed, not listed Thu, not listed Fri, which by rule means unrestricted full participation.
• Injury: None active. Watson carries a long-documented injury history including prior hamstring and knee issues, but nothing is currently active and he has no 2026 regular-season designation.
• When it happened: N/A for any current issue. He entered the 2026 season healthy and played 52 offensive snaps in Week 1 without incident.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — healthy, no active injury to recover from. The relevant background risk is his soft-tissue history, which is why he is worth active weekly monitoring even when clean.
• Expected back to full health: Currently at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026, with no restriction of any kind.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, unrestricted, in Week 2 vs the New York Jets on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. No designation, full participation all week.
• Next four weeks: Clean for Weeks 2 through 5 on current information. The standing caveat is his injury history — he is a player whose weekly status is worth re-checking every Friday even when he is off the report, because his soft-tissue issues have historically appeared abruptly. Nothing suggests a problem right now.
• Who benefits if he sits: Bo Melton (ACT, recently promoted from the practice squad) is listed as the LWR2 behind him on Ourlads and would be the direct replacement. In practice, Matthew Golden (WR2, RWR) and Jayden Reed (WR3, SWR) would absorb most of the vacated target share, with Skyy Moore (ACT #23) and J. Michael Sturdivant (ACT #87) taking rotational snaps.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to the report as a confirmed-healthy entry. He was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list and remains off the injury report. Included because he is a high-injury-history player whose clean status is itself the actionable information for a fantasy manager.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a WR2 with weekly WR1 upside in 12-team full PPR. His Week 1 line — 6 catches, 147 yards, 2 touchdowns on 52 snaps — was the best receiving performance in this division and he is entirely clean on the Week 2 report. Tracked here because his injury history makes him a perennial weekly check, and the actionable news this week is that there is nothing to check: he is fully healthy against the Jets.

Alec Pierce — IND (WR1 by alignment — Ourlads LWR1; the vertical/downfield specialist in the Colts’ three-receiver starting group with Josh Downs and Keenan Allen)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) final Friday game-status outcome: he appeared on the official Sept 18, 2026 report with a heel injury but Indianapolis filed NO game-status tag for the Sept 20 game at Kansas City. Untagged on Friday means he is expected to play.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. The Thursday DNP was reported as maintenance for a chronic heel issue rather than a new setback, and he answered it with a full Friday.
• Injury: Heel — a recurring, managed condition rather than an acute injury
• When it happened: Chronic/recurring. It dates back to the 2026 offseason and training camp, when the Colts were ‘hopeful’ he would return to practice in the preseason. It has been managed week to week ever since; the Thursday Sept 17, 2026 DNP is the latest maintenance day, not a new event.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Chronic heel conditions in this class (plantar fasciitis, heel contusion, Achilles insertional irritation) do not follow a clean recovery curve. They are managed with reduced practice reps across the season and typically do not cost game time as long as the player can push off. Expect recurring midweek DNPs all season.
• Expected back to full health: No clean date — this is a manage-not-cure situation likely to persist through the 2026 season. For practical purposes he is game-healthy now (Friday Sept 18, 2026) and should be treated as available each week absent a Friday Out or Doubtful tag.
• Next game: EXPECTED TO PLAY with no restriction. He will start Sunday Sept 20 at the Kansas City Chiefs (8:20 PM ET, Arrowhead Stadium). No Friday game-status designation was filed.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: available, but expect the Wednesday-or-Thursday DNP pattern to repeat. The heel does not appear to be costing him snaps. The bigger drag on his fantasy value is the matchup at Kansas City in Week 2 and a target share split three ways with Downs and Keenan Allen.
• Who benefits if he sits: Josh Downs (SWR1) would command more of the target share, with Laquon Treadwell (LWR2) sliding into the vacated outside snaps and Keenan Allen absorbing red-zone looks. With Ashton Dulin out, Indianapolis’ WR depth behind the top three is genuinely thin.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED slightly. The Sept 12 baseline had him as ‘NO DESIGNATION – CLEARED’ with the heel logged after a Limited-Limited-Full week. This week he regressed to a midweek DNP (Thursday Sept 17) before again practicing full Friday and again drawing no game-status tag. Net: same outcome, slightly noisier week — the heel is clearly chronic and recurring.

Fantasy takeaway: Startable as a WR3/flex in 12-team full PPR, but this is a low-floor week — Kansas City on the road at night is a hard matchup and Pierce’s profile is boom-bust downfield volume rather than PPR-friendly target volume. Do not panic-drop over the Thursday DNP; it is a recurring maintenance pattern, and the Friday full practice plus no game-status tag is the signal that matters.

Brian Thomas Jr. — JAX (WR1 — Ourlads LWR1, the Jaguars’ primary receiving weapon and Trevor Lawrence’s top target)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) final Friday game-status outcome: he appeared on Jacksonville’s official Sept 18, 2026 report as a practice participant but the Jaguars filed NO game-status tag for the Sept 20 game at Denver. Every player who appeared on the Jaguars’ Week 2 report came off it untagged.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Limited Fri Sept 18. He practiced in some capacity all three days; head coach Liam Coen publicly expressed no concern about his availability.
• Injury: Left shoulder — an in-game injury he returned from in the same game
• When it happened: Second quarter of the Week 1 game vs the Cleveland Browns, Sunday Sept 13, 2026. He was evaluated, returned to the game, and Jacksonville won 34-10.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Shoulder AC joint sprain / contusion: Grade 1 is 1-2 weeks and is routinely played through with limited practice reps, Grade 2 is 2-4 weeks, Grade 3 is 6-12 weeks and often surgical. A receiver who returns to the same game and practices in limited fashion all week is squarely in the Grade 1 play-through band.
• Expected back to full health: Week 3 to Week 4 (late September into early October 2026) for full, unrestricted practice participation. He is game-healthy right now; expect the limited practice tag to persist another week or two as maintenance.
• Next game: PLAYING, expected unrestricted. He starts Sunday Sept 20 at the Denver Broncos (4:05 PM ET, Empower Field). No Friday game-status designation was filed and Coen indicated no concern.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: full availability expected, with recurring limited practice designations that should be ignored. Week 2 at Denver is a genuinely difficult matchup against a strong secondary and is the toughest of the stretch. Expect his snap share to remain near-total.
• Who benefits if he sits: Parker Washington (SWR1) would move outside and take the bigger target share, Josh Cameron (LWR2) would slide into the vacated outside role, and Travis Hunter’s offensive snap count would very likely spike. This is contingency only — Thomas is playing.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report. Thomas was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list. The shoulder happened in the second quarter of the Week 1 win over Cleveland on Sept 13, he returned to that game, and he has been limited but untagged all Week 2.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a WR1 in 12-team full PPR without hesitation. The shoulder produced three limited practices but zero game-status tag, and Coen was dismissive of the concern. Denver is a tough matchup that may cap the ceiling, but you do not bench a target hog of this caliber over a play-through shoulder. If a nervous manager will sell on the injury noise, buy.

Rashee Rice — KC (WR1 — primary slot receiver and the leading target in the Chiefs passing game; Jalen Royals is the listed slot backup)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) he appears on Kansas City’s Week 2 practice report with a knee listing but received NO final game-status tag on the Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs. the Indianapolis Colts. Cleared to play.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Reported with no limitations at practice on the Wednesday report and never regressed.
• Injury: Knee — a maintenance/monitoring listing. The club has not described a new injury event, and three consecutive full practices with no final tag confirm it is not functionally limiting.
• When it happened: The knee listing carried over from the Week 1 report (he was a full participant on the Chiefs’ Saturday Sept 12, 2026 final Week 1 report) and persisted into Week 2. There is no discrete new injury date — this is a continuing treatment notation rather than a fresh event.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not meaningfully applicable — a knee entry that produces six consecutive full practices across two game weeks is soreness or routine maintenance. He is not on a recovery timeline. For scale, the knee injuries that actually cost NFL receivers time are MCL sprains (2-6 weeks), meniscus procedures (2-4 weeks for a trim) and ACL tears (9-12 months); Rice’s presentation is in none of those categories.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). Expect the listing to fall off the report entirely within the next week or two.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium (Sunday Night Football). No designation and no restriction.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: weekly WR1 with a full workload. No injury-driven downside is in play. With Xavier Worthy also fully cleared this week, the Chiefs enter Week 2 with their intended receiver room intact for the first time this season, which is a mild target-competition headwind for Rice but a large efficiency tailwind for the whole passing game.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jalen Royals (slot WR2) inherits the slot snaps directly. Xavier Worthy (RWR1) and Tyquan Thornton (LWR1) would absorb the bulk of vacated targets, with Travis Kelce (TE1) picking up the short-middle volume. Nikko Remigio and Cyrus Allen fill out the rotation. Kansas City is thin behind this group — Jeff Caldwell and Jimmy Holiday are both on Reserve/Injured.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED CLARITY vs. the Sept 12 baseline. Last week his entry read NO FINAL TAG YET with the final status pending because Kansas City played Monday night. This week the cycle is complete and confirmed: three full practices Wed/Thu/Fri and explicitly no final game-status designation on the Sept 18 report. Same health, now verified rather than pending. Depth chart unchanged at WR1, roster status unchanged at ACT.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a confident WR1 in 12-team full-PPR. The knee listing is a non-event: six straight full practices and no Friday tag two weeks running. Sunday Night Football at Arrowhead against Indianapolis is a strong volume and game-script environment. If anything, the persistent injury-report presence has suppressed his perceived value slightly — that makes him a buy, not a sell.

Xavier Worthy — KC (WR2 — right-side outside starter and the vertical/speed element in the Chiefs passing game; Nikko Remigio is the listed RWR backup)

• Status: RESOLVED — (b) fully cleared. He does not appear anywhere on Kansas City’s Week 2 injury report for Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18, and received no final Friday game-status tag for the Sept 20 game vs. Indianapolis. His shoulder listing from Week 1 is gone.
• Practice this week: Full — unlisted all three days. Full week: not on the report Wed Sept 16 -> not on the report Thu Sept 17 -> not on the report Fri Sept 18. A player absent from the practice report is by definition a full, unrestricted participant.
• Injury: None currently. The right shoulder issue that had him on the Week 1 report is fully resolved and has dropped off the report entirely.
• When it happened: The shoulder issue was present in the Week 1 preparation window — he was listed with a shoulder designation on Kansas City’s Thursday Sept 10 and Saturday Sept 12, 2026 Week 1 reports as a FULL participant, and he was available for the Monday Sept 14 win over Denver. It resolved between Week 1 and Week 2.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury. For context, the shoulder issues that do cost NFL receivers time are AC joint sprains (1-4 weeks by grade) and dislocations/labrum involvement (4-8 weeks or surgical). Worthy’s never restricted his practice participation at any point, which places it at the mildest end and explains the clean resolution inside one week.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). No pending milestone; he is off the report.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium (Sunday Night Football). No designation, no restriction, no availability risk.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: full workload as the starting outside receiver opposite Rashee Rice. The health question is closed. With Rice also cleared and Travis Kelce healthy, the Chiefs’ intended pass-catching group is intact, which raises the offense’s overall efficiency while modestly compressing any single player’s target share.
• Who benefits if he sits: Nikko Remigio (RWR2) is the listed backup on the right side. Tyquan Thornton (LWR1) and Jalen Royals would absorb the vacated snaps, with Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce soaking up the target volume. This is contingency detail only — he is cleared.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED / NOW CLEARED. The Sept 12 baseline had him listed with a shoulder and NO FINAL TAG YET. He is now entirely absent from the Week 2 injury report — a clean resolution, reported here rather than dropped silently. Depth chart unchanged at WR2, roster status unchanged at ACT.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a WR2 in 12-team full-PPR with no health hesitation. This is also the clearest stale-source trap in the division this week: multiple prominent search results describe Worthy as doubtful for Week 2 with a dislocated shoulder, and every one of those is a September 2025 article about a different injury in a different season. The 2026 reality is that he is completely off the injury report. If a leaguemate is acting on the stale narrative and will sell Worthy cheap, that is a free arbitrage.

Davante Adams — LAR (WR2 overall and the LWR1 (outside starter) on the Rams’ alignment depth chart)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) practice-report only, and the entry was administrative rather than medical. The Rams play the Giants on MONDAY, Sept 21, so no final game-status report is filed until Saturday, Sept 19. His only listing this week was ‘NIR – Rest’ on Thursday, and he returned to practice Friday.
• Practice this week: Practiced Friday Sept 18 (returned). Practice week for a Monday game: DNP Thu Sept 17 (NIR – Rest, a non-injury designation) -> practiced Fri Sept 18 -> Saturday Sept 19 session outstanding.
• Injury: None. ‘NIR’ stands for Not Injury Related — the Thursday absence was a scheduled veteran rest day, not a medical issue.
• When it happened: Not applicable — there is no injury. The rest day was Thursday, Sept 16, 2026 (the Rams’ first practice of the Monday-game week).
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable. A scheduled non-injury rest day carries no recovery timeline whatsoever.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, as of Friday, Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, full role, no restriction expected. Monday, Sept 21, 2026 vs. the New York Giants at SoFi Stadium on Monday Night Football.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and starting Weeks 2 through 5. Expect the occasional NIR rest day for a receiver his age — it is maintenance and not predictive of absences. His Weeks 2-5 value hinges almost entirely on Puka Nacua’s hip: Adams is a solid WR2 with Nacua active and a genuine WR1 with a bloated target share if Nacua misses time.
• Who benefits if he sits: Konata Mumpfield is the listed LWR2 behind him. Tutu Atwell would also move up. In practice, an Adams absence would concentrate targets on Puka Nacua and TE Colby Parkinson.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT but non-medical. He does not appear in the Sept 12 baseline as an injury — he played Week 1 in Melbourne with no injury designation. His only Week 2 listing is a Thursday NIR – Rest day from which he has already returned.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a WR2 in 12-team full-PPR and upgrade him toward WR1 territory if Nacua is ruled out Saturday. The NIR-Rest listing is pure noise — do not let it scare you off. This is the single most leveraged ‘if-then’ in the division this week: Nacua out means Adams in a Monday night game with a massive target share and the shootout script the Giants matchup could provide. If you are in a DFS or best-ball spot, Adams-if-Nacua-sits is the play to have queued up.

Malik Nabers — NYG (WR1 — LWR/X starter and the clear alpha target in the Giants passing game.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he carries NO designation on the Giants’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Monday Sept 21 game at the Los Angeles Rams. He does not appear on the Week 2 injury report at all. This is a genuine upgrade from the Week 1 Questionable tag and directly resolves last week’s open thread.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Head coach John Harbaugh said Nabers ‘looked good’ at Thursday’s session, and he was not listed as limited on any day.
• Injury: Left knee — ongoing maintenance/load management following the torn ACL he suffered in 2025, plus minor post-game soreness after his Week 1 return. Neither is an active structural injury.
• When it happened: Original ACL tear in 2025. The current item is only mild soreness that surfaced after his Week 1 return to game action on Sunday Sept 13, 2026 vs Dallas — described by beat reporting on Sept 17, 2026 as ‘nothing to be concerned about.’
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction is a 9-12 month return-to-play timeline with a well-documented second phase: most receivers need a further 4-8 games back on the field before explosiveness and route-running burst fully normalize. Nabers is past the return threshold and into that re-acclimation phase. Routine post-game soreness in a surgically repaired knee in the first weeks back is expected and typically resolves within 48-72 hours.
• Expected back to full health: Functionally cleared now — Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). Expect the residual soreness and any snap-count management to be fully gone by late September / early October 2026, roughly Weeks 4-5, when he should be at unrestricted pre-injury explosiveness.
• Next game: PLAYING, with no designation and no expected snap restriction, in Week 2 on Monday Sept 21, 2026 at the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium (8:15 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN).
• Next four weeks: Expected to play and start Weeks 2 (at LAR, Mon Sept 21), 3, 4 and 5. The load-management framing from Week 1 has been dropped; the trend line across this stretch is toward a rising snap and route share, not a managed one. The Rams matchup on a short-prep Monday road trip is the toughest of the four on paper.
• Who benefits if he sits: Darnell Mooney (slot WR1) would absorb the target share first, with Malachi Fields (RWR1) and Odell Beckham Jr. (WR4) moving up, and TE Isaiah Likely seeing more volume. This is largely academic — he is not expected to miss.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — and this is the resolution of the open thread. On Sept 12 he was QUESTIONABLE on the final Week 1 report despite three full practices (pure load management). He PLAYED in Week 1 vs Dallas and by his own account ‘left a lot out there.’ For Week 2 he is off the injury report entirely with no designation. Straight upgrade.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him without hesitation as a WR1 in 12-team full-PPR. The Week 1 Questionable tag that made managers sweat is gone entirely — no designation, three full practices. If a nervous manager in your league is shopping him at a discount on the back of last week’s scare, buy. The only real caution is game script on a Monday night road trip at SoFi.

Cooper Kupp — SEA (WR2 overall and the SWR1 (slot starter) on Seattle’s alignment depth chart, behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on Seattle’s FINAL official Friday report of Sept 18, 2026 for the Sept 20 game at Arizona with a back entry, but with NO Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag filed. Beat reporting describes his back as a minor issue expected to resolve before kickoff.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Trending up and off the concern list.
• Injury: Back — non-specific soreness. The club has not graded or detailed it.
• When it happened: Reported Wednesday, Sept 16, 2026. No identified injury event; this reads as ordinary post-Week-1 soreness. He was not on the Week 1 injury report and played the Sept 9 opener vs. New England.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Non-specific back soreness in a veteran receiver is a zero-to-one-game item, typically handled with one limited practice day exactly as Seattle did here. A disc or nerve-root issue would be 3-6 weeks, but a Limited-to-Full-to-Full progression inside 48 hours rules that out.
• Expected back to full health: Already effectively there. Fully healthy as of Friday, Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, no designation, normal role. Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Arizona Cardinals, in Arizona.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 2 through 5. The variable for Kupp is not health, it is quarterback: Drew Lock starts Week 2 and possibly Weeks 3-4 before Sam Darnold returns. Kupp’s timing-and-option-route game is more quarterback-dependent than Smith-Njigba’s, so his floor is softer while Lock plays. Also note the room got more crowded — Rashid Shaheed’s role expanded sharply in Week 1 and Tory Horton is now healthy and back in the rotation.
• Who benefits if he sits: Montorie Foster Jr is the listed backup at the LWR spot and Tory Horton is now fully healthy behind Rashid Shaheed — either would absorb snaps. In practice, a Kupp absence would push targets to Jaxon Smith-Njigba (who commanded 8 catches for 122 yards and a 45-yard TD in Week 1) and to Horton.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT but not a concern. He does not appear in the Sept 12 baseline — he was listed as healthy and verified on the Seattle roster. He picked up a back listing Wednesday of Week 2 and practiced fully the next two days with no designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a WR2/flex in 12-team full-PPR, but with tempered expectations rather than confidence. The back is a non-issue — Full Thursday and Friday with no designation settles it. The real concern is the pecking order: Smith-Njigba is the unquestioned alpha, Shaheed is soaking up two-WR-set snaps, Horton is back healthy, and Drew Lock is throwing the ball. If you can sell Kupp on name value to a manager chasing volume, this is a reasonable week to shop him.

Emeka Egbuka — TB (RWR starter — and with Mike Evans gone to San Francisco, he is the leading candidate to be Tampa Bay’s outside alpha alongside slot man Chris Godwin Jr.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he does not appear anywhere on Tampa Bay’s Week 2 injury or practice reports — not on the Sept 17 Thursday report and not on the FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 game vs Cleveland. He has been removed entirely and carries no designation of any kind.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18. A player absent from all three practice reports is practicing without restriction.
• Injury: Toe (now resolved)
• When it happened: Surfaced in late August / early September 2026 during 2026 training camp and Week 1 preparation. Head coach Todd Bowles declared him a ‘full go’ before the Week 1 opener vs Cincinnati, and he carried a blank Game Status into that game.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Toe injuries in receivers range from trivial (a stubbed or bruised toe, days) to season-altering (turf toe, a first-MTP sprain, which costs 2-8 weeks and can nag for months and visibly degrade push-off and route-break explosiveness). The fact that he was declared a full go before Week 1 and is now entirely absent from the report two weeks running strongly indicates the mild end of that range. This is no longer an active concern.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy — he has been since before the Sept 13 opener vs Cincinnati.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, no restriction. Cleared for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Cleveland Browns at Raymond James Stadium.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: healthy and available. He is the most important long-term fantasy asset on this Buccaneers list because of the vacated target volume in Tampa’s receiver room. Week 2 draws Cleveland, a tougher defensive matchup; Weeks 3-5 should offer better spots.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tez Johnson (WR4) is the direct RWR backup on the depth chart. Chris Godwin Jr. (slot starter) and Jalen McMillan (LWR starter) would absorb most of the redistributed targets.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — upgraded to fully cleared. On the Sept 12 baseline he was on the final Week 1 report with a toe and a BLANK Game Status. He is now off the injury report entirely, which is a step beyond a blank status.

Fantasy takeaway: START HIM as a WR2 in 12-team full-PPR and treat him as a buy in any trade conversation. The toe is fully behind him — two straight weeks completely off the injury report — and the roster context is what matters: Mike Evans is on San Francisco, which leaves a very large share of Tampa Bay’s outside target volume for Egbuka to inherit alongside Godwin. If a manager in your league is still discounting him over the camp toe listing, that is the window.

Calvin Ridley — TEN (WR1 — Ourlads LWR1, the nominal No. 1 outside receiver)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) final Friday outcome: he does not appear anywhere on Tennessee’s official Sept 18, 2026 injury report for the Sept 20 game vs Philadelphia. Tennessee listed only three players, all defensive. Fully available.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Titans’ Week 2 practice report on any day.
• Injury: None active. His Week 1 problem was production, not health — he was a complete non-factor with zero receptions in the Sept 13 loss to the Jets despite being fully healthy.
• When it happened: Not applicable — no injury. The zero-catch Week 1 was a scheme, coverage and quarterback-play outcome, not an injury outcome.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2).
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted. He starts Sunday Sept 20 vs the Philadelphia Eagles (1:00 PM ET, Nissan Stadium).
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: health is not the concern; the Titans’ offense is. Tennessee’s offense drew straight failing grades after a 23-10 Week 1 loss in which Cam Ward was under constant pressure. Week 2 vs Philadelphia is another top-tier defense. Ridley needs the offensive line and Ward to stabilize before his talent translates — that is a Week 4-5 question, not a Week 2 one.
• Who benefits if he sits: Elic Ayomanor (LWR2) is the direct backup, with Carnell Tate (RWR1) and Wan’Dale Robinson (SWR1) holding the other starting spots.
• Change since Week 1: No change to his health status since Sept 12 — he was not on the baseline injury list and is not on the Week 2 report. He is added to this report as a tracked story because of the zero-reception Week 1, which is a fantasy-relevant development even though it is not an injury.

Fantasy takeaway: Hold, start only if you must, in 12-team full PPR. A zero-catch Week 1 from a fully healthy alpha is alarming but is a one-game sample in a broken offensive environment — do not drop him. Do not chase him into the Philadelphia matchup either. If you can buy low from a panicking manager at a real discount, do it; his Week 2-3 outlook is poor but his Week 6+ outlook is fine.

Tee Higgins — CIN (RWR1 / WR2 — the No. 2 target and red-zone mismatch opposite Ja’Marr Chase)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) FINAL Friday outcome confirming the issue is closed. He does not appear on Cincinnati’s Sept 18, 2026 official Week 2 report for the Sept 20 game at Houston, with no listing Wed, Thu or Fri. The foot/heel contusion carried on the Sept 12 baseline is cleared.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18. He has dropped off the report entirely.
• Injury: Foot — heel contusion. This is now historical, not active.
• When it happened: Late August 2026, at the end of the preseason. He practiced in full through the entire Week 1 practice week and played Sept 13 vs Tampa Bay with no designation.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A heel contusion or heel-pad bruise typically takes 1-3 weeks to become fully asymptomatic and is managed with padding and orthotics rather than rest. It rarely costs games once a player is practicing in full. Higgins was already at full participation during Week 1 prep, which put him at the tail end of that range then.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Sept 16, 2026. He was functionally healthy in Week 1 and is now formally off the report.
• Next game: PLAYING, fully healthy and unrestricted, in Week 2 on Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Houston Texans. No designation and no practice listing at all.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 2-5. The relevant swing factor for his production is Joe Burrow’s back rather than his own foot. With Chase commanding the top corner, Higgins is a weekly boom candidate in this window regardless of health.
• Who benefits if he sits: Andrei Iosivas (SWR1/WR3) would move outside and take the larger share, with Colbie Young (RWR2) stepping into the backup right-outside role. Mike Gesicki (TE2, receiving TE) would also absorb red-zone looks. Academic — Higgins is healthy.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED / RESOLVED. The Sept 12 baseline carried him with ‘Foot’ listed on the official Week 1 report despite full participation all three days. He is now completely absent from the Week 2 injury report — a clean removal, not just an upgrade.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a confident WR2 in 12-team full PPR. The heel story is over and he is off the report entirely. His week-to-week variance is target-distribution driven, not injury driven, at this point.

Josh Downs — IND (WR2 by target share — Ourlads SWR1, the primary slot receiver and Daniel Jones’ most frequent underneath target)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) final Friday outcome: fully cleared, no injury and no game-status tag on Indianapolis’ official Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 game at Kansas City.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Colts’ Week 2 practice report at any point.
• Injury: None active — the late-August 2026 calf issue is fully resolved.
• When it happened: Not applicable. The calf issue dates to late August 2026 and cleared before the Sept 13 Week 1 game vs Baltimore, which he played.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury. For reference, the calf strain he had cleared in under two weeks, consistent with a Grade 1.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2), and has been since before Week 1.
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted. He starts in the slot Sunday Sept 20 at the Kansas City Chiefs (8:20 PM ET, Arrowhead Stadium).
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: full availability and the most stable target share in the Colts’ receiver room. His PPR floor is the best of the three Colts starters because of where he wins — underneath and on third down. Week 2 at Kansas City is a tough matchup but a high-volume game script for the Colts.
• Who benefits if he sits: Deion Burks (SWR2) is the direct backup in the slot, with Alec Pierce and Keenan Allen absorbing target share. With Ashton Dulin out, the room has no fourth option of consequence.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was already logged as resolved on the baseline and remains off the injury report entirely. Reported here as cleared rather than dropped silently, per the tracking rule.

Fantasy takeaway: Confident WR3 start in 12-team full PPR and arguably the safest Colts pass catcher this week outside of Tyler Warren. His slot role insulates him from the Chiefs’ outside coverage, and with Dulin ruled out and Alec Pierce managing a heel, Downs’ target share should hold or grow. Start him.

Jakobi Meyers — JAX (WR2 — Ourlads RWR1; the reliable possession receiver opposite Brian Thomas Jr.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) final Friday game-status outcome: he appeared on Jacksonville’s official Sept 18, 2026 report as a limited participant but the Jaguars filed NO game-status tag for the Sept 20 game at Denver.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Limited Fri Sept 18. He has been limited every practice day for two straight weeks, which is now clearly established as maintenance for the thumb rather than a trending-down signal.
• Injury: Thumb
• When it happened: Pre-Week 1. It first appeared on the Sept 9-11, 2026 practice reports and carried into Week 1, which he played. It is a managed condition, not a new Week 2 event.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Thumb sprain or minor fracture for a receiver: 2-6 weeks depending on whether it is the catching hand and whether it requires taping, a splint or pinning. Meyers has played and practiced through it every day since it appeared, indicating a low-grade sprain managed with taping.
• Expected back to full health: Week 4 to Week 5 (early-to-mid October 2026) for a full, untagged practice week. He is game-healthy now and the practice limitation is expected to persist as week-to-week maintenance.
• Next game: PLAYING. He will play Sunday Sept 20 at the Denver Broncos (4:05 PM ET, Empower Field) and is explicitly expected to participate as he did in Week 1, per Jaguars reporting.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: available every week, with the limited practice tag likely recurring throughout. Week 2 at Denver is the hardest matchup in the stretch. His role as the volume-stable No. 2 does not change.
• Who benefits if he sits: C.J. Williams (RWR2) is the direct backup, with Parker Washington and Travis Hunter absorbing target share. Contingency only — Meyers is playing.
• Change since Week 1: Essentially no change since Sept 12, with one clarification. The baseline correctly recorded this as ‘Thumb’ (correcting an earlier ‘wrist/hand’ entry) and had him cleared with no designation after a Limited-Limited-Limited week. Week 2 is an exact repeat: limited all three days, no game-status tag. The pattern is now confirmed as ongoing maintenance.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a WR3/flex in 12-team full PPR. The thumb is fully priced in at this point — two consecutive weeks of limited practice with zero game-status tag is the definition of maintenance. The Denver matchup is the real reason to consider a downgrade, not the hand. Do not drop or bench him over the injury designation.

Carnell Tate — TEN (WR2 by alignment — Ourlads RWR1; rookie first-round pick starting on the outside)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) final Friday outcome: fully cleared, no injury and no game-status tag on Tennessee’s official Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 game vs Philadelphia. He does not appear on the Week 2 report.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Titans’ Week 2 injury report at any point.
• Injury: None active — the prior issue carried on the Sept 12 baseline is fully resolved.
• When it happened: Not applicable. The prior issue cleared before the Sept 13 Week 1 loss to the New York Jets, in which he led Tennessee’s receivers with four receptions for 39 yards.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2), and has been since before Week 1.
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted. He starts Sunday Sept 20 vs the Philadelphia Eagles (1:00 PM ET, Nissan Stadium).
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: available throughout, and the most interesting trajectory in this receiver room. He out-targeted and out-produced Calvin Ridley in Week 1 (4-39 vs 0-0) as a rookie. If that holds for another week against Philadelphia, the Titans’ de facto WR1 job is his by Week 4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Elic Ayomanor is the swing outside backup; Calvin Ridley and Wan’Dale Robinson hold the other starting spots.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 on health — he was already logged as resolved on the baseline and remains off the injury report. Reported here as cleared rather than dropped silently. Context change: he led all Titans receivers in Week 1 while Calvin Ridley was blanked, which meaningfully raises his outlook.

Fantasy takeaway: Speculative add and watch-list priority in 12-team full PPR — not yet a start. Four catches for 39 yards is modest, but leading a receiver room that contains Calvin Ridley in Week 1 is a real signal for a rookie. Grab him off waivers if he is available and be ready to flex him in Week 3-4 once the Philadelphia matchup is behind him.

Keenan Allen — IND (WR3 by alignment — Ourlads RWR1; the possession/red-zone option in the three-receiver starting group)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) final Friday game-status outcome: he appeared on the official Sept 18, 2026 report but logged as NIR (Rest), which is a non-injury entry, and Indianapolis filed NO game-status tag for the Sept 20 game at Kansas City.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 (rest) -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. The Wednesday limitation was logged as NIR/rest, i.e. scheduled veteran load management.
• Injury: None — NIR (Rest). This is a veteran maintenance entry, not an injury designation.
• When it happened: Not applicable. The Wednesday Sept 16, 2026 limitation was a scheduled rest day for a 34-year-old veteran receiver, a pattern the Colts have used all season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no injury. Scheduled veteran rest carries no recovery timeline, though it does tend to recur most Wednesdays.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). He has practiced fully the last two days.
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted. He starts Sunday Sept 20 at the Kansas City Chiefs (8:20 PM ET, Arrowhead Stadium).
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: full availability expected, with recurring Wednesday rest entries that should be ignored. Volume is the question, not health — he is the third mouth to feed behind Alec Pierce and Josh Downs and faces a difficult Week 2 matchup at Kansas City.
• Who benefits if he sits: Laquon Treadwell (LWR2) and Deion Burks (SWR2) would split the snaps, with Josh Downs absorbing the target share. Indianapolis is thin here with Ashton Dulin ruled out.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report, but only as a non-injury entry. Allen was not on the Sept 12 baseline. He appears on the Sept 18 report solely as NIR (Rest) and carries no game-status tag — he is listed here for completeness so a rest entry is not mistaken for an injury.

Fantasy takeaway: Low-upside WR4/flex in 12-team full PPR — start only if you are desperate, and prefer him in PPR over half-PPR given his short-area target profile. Do not read anything into the Wednesday limitation; NIR (Rest) is an administrative entry. His problem is target competition, not health.

Marquise Brown — PHI (WR3 in practice — listed as the RWR2 behind DeVonta Smith on the Ourlads chart, but he plays as the third receiver in three-wide sets alongside Smith and Dontayvion Wicks.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on the Eagles’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game at Tennessee with a BLANK Game Status column. Stating this explicitly: a blank Game Status on the final Friday report means he is available to play without restriction. The report’s summary line reads that ‘everyone else on the Eagles active roster is available to play in Week 2.’
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: he was not listed Wed Sept 16, not listed Thu Sept 17, and a Full participant Fri Sept 18 — appearing on the report only on the final day with a full session, which is the least concerning pattern possible.
• Injury: Hamstring — minor, and evidently a precautionary listing given he practiced fully on the day he appeared.
• When it happened: Reported during the Week 2 practice week, surfacing on the Friday Sept 18, 2026 report. No specific game or practice incident has been tied to it, and he was not on the Week 1 report, so it arose during the week of Sept 14-18, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 hamstring strains sideline an NFL player roughly 1-2 weeks; Grade 2 roughly 3-6 weeks; Grade 3 8-12+ weeks. A player who practices fully on the same report he first appears on is functionally sub-Grade-1 — tightness or precautionary management rather than a true strain. Expect no missed time.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively full health already as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). Any residual tightness should be gone by Week 3 (late September 2026).
• Next game: PLAYING, with no designation and no expected restriction, in Week 2 on Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium (1:00 p.m. ET).
• Next four weeks: Expected available Weeks 2 (at TEN), 3, 4 and 5. The one thing to monitor is that hamstring listings in fast, vertical receivers have a habit of recurring; if he shows up Limited on a Wednesday in the next fortnight, take it more seriously than this listing.
• Who benefits if he sits: Makai Lemon (SWR1) and Britain Covey (SWR2) would take slot snaps, with Darius Cooper moving up on the perimeter behind DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He was not on the Sept 12 Week 1 injury list at all. The hamstring listing is new this week, but it is the mildest possible version — he was a Full participant on the day he appeared and carries no designation.

Fantasy takeaway: A marginal WR4/flex in 12-team full-PPR and the hamstring does not change that — he is playing. He is a boom-or-bust deep threat in an offense that funnels to DeVonta Smith and Saquon Barkley, so use him as a bye-week filler rather than a confident start. If you are choosing between him and a healthy alternative with a better target share, take the alternative.

Wan’Dale Robinson — TEN (WR3 by alignment — Ourlads SWR1, the primary slot receiver)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) final Friday outcome: fully cleared, no injury and no game-status tag on Tennessee’s official Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 game vs Philadelphia. He does not appear on the Week 2 report.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Titans’ Week 2 injury report at any point.
• Injury: None active — the prior issue carried on the Sept 12 baseline is fully resolved.
• When it happened: Not applicable. The prior issue cleared before the Sept 13 Week 1 loss to the New York Jets, which he played.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2), and has been since before Week 1.
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted. He starts in the slot Sunday Sept 20 vs the Philadelphia Eagles (1:00 PM ET, Nissan Stadium).
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: available throughout. In a Tennessee offense that struggled badly in Week 1 and now faces Philadelphia, the slot receiver is the likeliest beneficiary of a checkdown-heavy, negative-script game plan. His PPR floor is the most defensible in this receiver room.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chimere Dike (SWR2) is the direct backup in the slot, with Calvin Ridley, Carnell Tate and Elic Ayomanor outside.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was already logged as resolved on the baseline and remains off the injury report entirely. Reported here as cleared rather than dropped silently, per the tracking rule.

Fantasy takeaway: Flex-viable in 12-team full PPR and the Titans receiver I would most want this week. Tennessee will likely trail Philadelphia, and Robinson’s short-area, high-volume slot role is the profile that survives a bad game script. He is a better Week 2 start than Calvin Ridley despite the depth-chart ordering.

Zachariah Branch — ATL (WR4 — slot backup behind Olamide Zaccheaus, also the primary return man)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he does not appear anywhere on Atlanta’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official injury report for the Sept 20 game vs Carolina. He has been removed from the report entirely and carries no designation of any kind.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18. A player absent from all three practice reports is practicing without restriction.
• Injury: Hamstring (now resolved)
• When it happened: Surfaced in early September 2026 during Week 1 preparation; he was limited on Atlanta’s first Week 1 practice report and carried a blank Game Status into the Sept 13 opener at Pittsburgh.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Low-grade hamstring strains in a speed receiver typically cost 1-3 weeks and carry a meaningful re-injury risk for roughly a month after return. Branch never missed a game and has now had a full clean practice week, which is the best available signal that the strain has fully quieted.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 — Week 2.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, no restriction. Cleared for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Carolina Panthers.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: available throughout barring a re-aggravation, which is the only realistic risk given hamstrings recur. His snap ceiling is limited by the depth chart, not by health — Zaccheaus holds the slot and London/Dotson hold the outside. Monitor whether Atlanta’s poor QB play pushes them toward more quick-game slot usage, which would help him.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Blair (WR5) and Dylan Drummond (practice squad / DEV) would absorb the WR4 snaps; Olamide Zaccheaus (WR3) would keep the full slot workload.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — upgraded to fully cleared. On the Sept 12 baseline he was on the final Week 1 report with a hamstring and a BLANK Game Status. He is now off the injury report entirely, which is a step beyond a blank status.

Fantasy takeaway: Cleared, but still not rosterable in 12-team full-PPR redraft. He is a WR4 on a team whose quarterback is Cooper Rush — a bad combination of low opportunity and low offensive efficiency. Report him as healthy and move on; he is a deep-dynasty or return-yardage-league name only.

Jaylin Noel — HOU (WR4 — slot, Ourlads SWR2 behind Xavier Hutchinson)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) final Friday outcome: fully cleared, no injury and no game-status tag on Houston’s official Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 game vs Cincinnati.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Texans’ Week 2 practice report at any point.
• Injury: None active — the prior issue carried on the Sept 12 baseline is fully resolved.
• When it happened: Not applicable. The prior issue predates Week 1 and cleared before the Sept 13 opener at Buffalo, in which he played and produced.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). He has been cleared since before Week 1.
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted, and with an expanded role. Active Sunday Sept 20 vs the Cincinnati Bengals (1:00 PM ET, Houston).
• Next four weeks: Week 2 vs Cincinnati is his best opportunity of the stretch with Collins out — expect a snap share well above his Week 1 30%. Weeks 3-5: role compresses back toward WR4 once Collins returns, so this is a one-to-two week window, not a season-long change.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jared Wayne (LWR2) and practice-squad WRs Lewis Bond and Josh Kelly would be the depth behind him. Not a live concern — Noel is healthy.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED in outlook, not in health. He was carried on the Sept 12 baseline as ‘resolved — off the injury report’ and remains so. What is different is opportunity: Nico Collins’ Wednesday hamstring vaults Noel from WR4 dart throw to a legitimate Week 2 waiver target.

Fantasy takeaway: Speculative add in 12-team full PPR, not a confident starter. He went 2-53 on a 30% snap share in Week 1, so the per-route efficiency is real but the volume is not yet. He is the boom-or-bust option behind Hutchinson (floor) and Boutte (ceiling) as the Collins replacements. Bench-stash him and see the Week 2 snap count before starting him in Week 3.

Travis Hunter — JAX (WR4 by offensive alignment — Ourlads SWR2 behind Parker Washington — but simultaneously a STARTING CORNERBACK. This two-way split is the defining constraint on his fantasy value.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (c) he carries no Friday game-status tag and no reserve-list status, and does not appear on Jacksonville’s official Sept 18, 2026 injury report at all. Fully cleared and available for the Sept 20 game at Denver.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Jaguars’ Week 2 practice report at any point.
• Injury: None active — the surgically repaired knee is fully recovered and he is off the injury report entirely.
• When it happened: Not applicable to 2026 Week 2. The knee injury and surgery predate this season; head coach Liam Coen referenced it on Aug 31, 2026 as ‘obviously a pretty serious injury’ while cautioning against expecting a full offensive workload immediately. He played Week 1 vs Cleveland without restriction.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury. The relevant residual effect is not medical clearance but conditioning: a two-way player coming off a major knee procedure is snap-limited on offense by design while his defensive workload takes priority.
• Expected back to full health: Already medically cleared and fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). Full OFFENSIVE workload, however, is a separate question and may not arrive at all in 2026.
• Next game: PLAYING, but overwhelmingly on defense. He will be active Sunday Sept 20 at the Denver Broncos (4:05 PM ET, Empower Field) as a starting cornerback with a small package of offensive snaps.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: the Week 1 snap split is the warning — 29 defensive snaps (57%) against just 4 offensive snaps (7%), producing one carry for three yards and one catch for eight yards. Denver in Week 2 is a harder game that may actually increase his defensive usage further. Do not expect a meaningful offensive role before Week 5 unless Brian Thomas Jr. or Jakobi Meyers misses time.
• Who benefits if he sits: Josh Cameron and C.J. Williams are the WR depth; on defense Jacksonville would turn to Christian Braswell. His offensive snaps would simply revert to the three established starters.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED in outlook, not in health. The Sept 12 baseline had him fully cleared with no designation, which remains accurate. What is new is the Week 1 evidence: the offensive snap share came in at just 7%, far below what his depth-chart listing implies, and national coverage is now openly calling the two-way experiment a flop. His fantasy value is materially lower than it looked on Sept 12.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop or deep-bench him in 12-team full-PPR redraft. A 7% offensive snap share producing 11 total yards is not a fantasy asset, and Coen has publicly managed expectations downward. He is healthy — that is not the problem. The problem is that the two-way experiment is currently allocating him to defense. Hold only in dynasty or if you have a spare bench spot and want the Brian Thomas Jr. contingency lottery ticket.

Derius Davis — LAC (WR4 — slot WR2 directly behind Ladd McConkey, plus the Chargers’ primary return specialist)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) he appeared on the Chargers’ early-week practice report but received NO final game-status tag on the Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs. the Las Vegas Raiders. Explicitly listed among the cleared and available players.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. The league injury page carries him at full participation with no injury specified, and the club’s Friday release groups him with the cleared players.
• Injury: Minor and unspecified — he surfaced on the Chargers’ Wednesday Sept 16 practice report in the wave of post-Arizona bumps but was never given a named injury on the league report, and he cleared within the same week.
• When it happened: Surfaced on the Chargers’ Week 2 practice report of Wednesday Sept 16, 2026, following the Sunday Sept 14 Week 1 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. He carried no designation on the final Week 1 report, so this was a new post-game notation that resolved immediately.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not meaningfully applicable — an unnamed practice-report notation that produces full participation and no Friday tag is routine post-game soreness, which resolves in days and carries no game-availability risk.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). Expect him off the report entirely by Week 3.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium (1:05 p.m. PT). No designation, no restriction, explicitly cleared by the club.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (vs. LV, Sept 20): elevated slot snaps if Ladd McConkey is inactive or limited by the rib injury. Weeks 3-5: back to a WR4 and return-specialist role once McConkey is at full strength. His usage is entirely a function of McConkey’s health, not his own.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brenen Thompson (RWR2) and newly promoted Gary Jennings (LWR2) would cover the rotational snaps. This is contingency detail only — Davis is cleared. If he were unavailable, the Chargers would be down to five active receivers with KeAndre Lambert-Smith on IR.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT and already resolved. Davis carried no designation on the Chargers’ final Week 1 report filed Friday Sept 11, 2026 and was not on the Sept 12 baseline. He appeared on the Week 2 practice report Wednesday Sept 16 and cleared by Friday. He also moved UP the practical depth chart this week because KeAndre Lambert-Smith went to IR. Roster status unchanged at ACT.

Fantasy takeaway: Not a start in a 12-team full-PPR league, and not worth FAAB even on the McConkey-out branch — Quentin Johnston and Tre Harris are the receivers who would actually absorb McConkey’s target volume, not Davis. He has some value in return-yardage leagues. The reason he is tracked here is to confirm he is cleared, which removes one more variable from an already thin Chargers receiver room.

Tory Horton — SEA (WR4 overall — the RWR2 behind Rashid Shaheed on the alignment depth chart, back in the rotation)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he was REMOVED from Seattle’s injury report and carries NO designation on the FINAL official Friday report of Sept 18, 2026 for the Sept 20 game at Arizona. He is cleared to play.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Three consecutive full practices, which is the cleanest possible clearance profile for a hamstring.
• Injury: Hamstring strain — now healed.
• When it happened: Suffered in the run-up to Week 1 (early September 2026). It carried a Questionable designation on Seattle’s final Week 1 report and he was INACTIVE for the Sept 9 opener vs. New England.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains run 1-3 weeks for Grade 1, 4-8 weeks for Grade 2 and 8-12 weeks or surgical for Grade 3. Horton missed exactly one game and returned to full participation, placing this at the mild end of Grade 1 — the textbook outcome.
• Expected back to full health: Already there. Fully healthy as of Friday, Sept 18, 2026. Note the standard caveat: recurrence risk for a hamstring is highest in the first two to three weeks after return, so a re-aggravation in Weeks 2-4 would not be surprising.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, fully cleared, no designation. Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Arizona Cardinals, in Arizona. This will be his 2026 season debut.
• Next four weeks: Available Weeks 2 through 5. His role is the open question rather than his health — he returns into a receiver room where Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the alpha, Cooper Kupp is the slot and Rashid Shaheed’s snap share expanded sharply in Week 1 (46.1% of two-WR sets) while Horton was out. Expect a gradual snap ramp in Week 2 rather than a full workload, growing through Weeks 3-5.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is healthy and cleared. For completeness, Montorie Foster Jr is the next man up among active receivers, with Velus Jones Jr., Ricky White III, Emmanuel Henderson Jr. and Julian Hicks on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: MATERIAL UPGRADE. On Sept 12 he was Questionable, limited in practice and INACTIVE for the Week 1 opener. He has now practiced fully three straight days, been removed from the injury report entirely, and will play his first game of 2026.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench him in Week 2 in 12-team full-PPR — he is a hold and a watch, not a start. He is coming off a one-game hamstring absence into a crowded room with Drew Lock at quarterback, and a snap ramp is far more likely than a featured role. Worth rostering in 12-team leagues on upside: if Shaheed or Kupp goes down, Horton is the immediate beneficiary and has the profile to matter. Do not spend meaningful FAAB on him this week.

Skyler Bell — BUF (WR5 — listed as the RWR backup behind DJ Moore on Ourlads, but has not dressed for a game)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (c) a roster/gameday status, not an injury status. He is HEALTHY and carries no injury designation of any kind; he was a HEALTHY SCRATCH and an inactive for Buffalo’s Week 2 game on Thursday Sept 17, 2026 vs Detroit, exactly as he was in Week 1 on Sept 13 at Houston. He appears on no Buffalo injury report at any point this season.
• Practice this week: Full participant and unlisted. Full week: not on the injury report Mon Sept 14, Tue Sept 15 or Wed Sept 16 — absence from the report means full participation. He practices in full; he simply is not being dressed.
• Injury: None — he is not injured. He is carried here solely to correct the record and to clarify the Buffalo WR pecking order behind DJ Moore’s shoulder.
• When it happened: Not applicable — no injury has occurred. He has been a coach’s decision inactive in both games played.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — there is no injury to recover from. The relevant timeline is a depth-chart one, not a medical one: he needs to beat out Josh Palmer for the WR4 rotation spot to dress.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026. There is no health question — only an availability one.
• Next game: INACTIVE (healthy). Buffalo’s Week 2 game — Thursday Sept 17, 2026 vs the Detroit Lions — has been played, and Bell was one of seven inactives as a coach’s decision. He was available and healthy; the club chose not to dress him.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 17 vs Detroit) — healthy scratch. Week 3 (Sept 27 vs the Los Angeles Chargers) — this is his opening. If DJ Moore cannot go, Bell is the most likely candidate to finally dress as the fifth receiver, though Josh Palmer and Greg Dortch would absorb the actual snaps ahead of him. Week 4 (Oct 4 vs New England) and Week 5 (Oct 12 at the Los Angeles Rams) — back to a likely scratch once Moore returns, barring further injury.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is not in the rotation, so nobody replaces him. If anything, Greg Dortch (DEV) and Trent Sherfield (DEV) are the practice-squad receivers competing with him for the same spare gameday slot.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report. He appeared on the Sept 12 baseline depth chart as an active WR but was never an injury entry, and is not one now either. He is added here because DJ Moore’s Week 2 shoulder injury makes the Buffalo WR depth order suddenly fantasy-relevant, and because his two straight healthy-scratch inactives need to be on the record so he is not mistaken for a Moore replacement.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any 12-team full-PPR redraft league. The only reason to know his name is to avoid a mistake: if you see ‘Bills WR2’ on a depth chart while scrambling for a DJ Moore replacement, understand that Bell has not played a single snap this season. The actual Moore contingency plays are Keon Coleman and Josh Palmer, not Bell.

Troy Franklin — DEN (WR5 — right-side WR2 behind Jaylen Waddle on Ourlads, rotational outside receiver with a path to more snaps while Marvin Mims Jr. is out)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) he appeared on Denver’s Week 2 practice report all three days with a knee listing but received NO final game-status tag on the Friday Sept 18, 2026 report. He is cleared to play vs. Jacksonville on Sept 20.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 (estimated) -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Three full participations with a listed injury is the standard profile for a player who is monitored but unrestricted.
• Injury: Knee — minor, unspecified by the club. The listing exists only because he received treatment; the three straight full practices confirm it is not functionally limiting.
• When it happened: First surfaced on Denver’s Week 2 injury report of Wednesday Sept 16, 2026, following the Monday Sept 14 Week 1 loss at Kansas City. He carried no designation on the final Week 1 report, so the knee is a new post-Week 1 entry.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not meaningfully applicable — a knee listing that produces three consecutive full practices is a bruise or general soreness, which resolves in days and does not restrict game availability. For scale, the graded knee injuries that do cost time are MCL sprains (2-6 weeks by grade), meniscus trims (2-4 weeks) and ACL tears (9-12 months); Franklin’s presentation is not in any of those categories.
• Expected back to full health: Already functionally at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). Expect him off the report entirely by Week 3.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Denver (2:05 p.m. MT, CBS). No designation means no availability risk.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (vs. JAX, Sept 20): elevated snaps with Mims out. Week 3: his role depends heavily on whether Mims returns — if Mims misses again, Franklin holds the expanded rotation. Weeks 4-5: likely back to a WR4/WR5 role in a Denver offense that concentrates targets in Courtland Sutton, Jaylen Waddle and Evan Engram. The knee is not the story; the opportunity from the Mims absence is.
• Who benefits if he sits: Lil’Jordan Humphrey (LWR2) and practice-squad bodies Dane Key (DEV) and Kolbe Katsis (DEV) would be the next names up, but with Franklin cleared this is academic. If Franklin were somehow unavailable, Pat Bryant would simply take more snaps.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT. Franklin was not on the Sept 12 baseline and carried no designation on Denver’s final Week 1 report. The knee listing appeared for the first time Wednesday Sept 16, 2026, and he cleared it within the same week. He also moved up the practical pecking order this week because Marvin Mims Jr. was ruled out.

Fantasy takeaway: Not a start in a 12-team full-PPR league, but he is the correct free-agent speculative add off the Denver receiver situation — he is healthy, Mims is ruled out, and he sits directly behind Jaylen Waddle on the right side. Spend 2-4 percent FAAB if you are chasing a Denver pass-catcher. He is a bench stash with contingent WR4 upside, not a Week 2 lineup piece. Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle remain the only truly startable Denver receivers.

Brenen Thompson — LAC (WR5 — right-side WR2 behind Tre Harris on Ourlads, rotational outside receiver and special-teams contributor)

• Status: RESOLVED — (b) no injury designation of any kind. He does not appear on the Chargers’ Week 2 injury report for Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18, and received no final Friday game-status tag for the Sept 20 game vs. Las Vegas.
• Practice this week: Full — unlisted all three days. Full week: not on the report Wed Sept 16 -> not on the report Thu Sept 17 -> not on the report Fri Sept 18. Absence from the practice report means unrestricted full participation.
• Injury: None currently. The hip issue that had him on the Week 1 practice report is fully resolved and he is off the report entirely.
• When it happened: Not applicable for Week 2 — there is no active injury. The prior hip issue had him limited during Week 1 preparation but produced no final game-status designation on the Chargers’ Friday Sept 11, 2026 report, and it has since cleared completely.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury. For context on the resolved hip issue: hip flexor strains and hip pointers in the NFL typically cost 1-3 weeks, and his clean resolution inside a week places it at the mildest end of that range.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). No pending milestone; he is off the report.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium (1:05 p.m. PT). No designation and no restriction.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (vs. LV, Sept 20): elevated snaps are plausible — Ladd McConkey is questionable and KeAndre Lambert-Smith is on IR, so the Chargers are running a thin rotation. Weeks 3-5: settles back to a WR5 role once McConkey is at full strength. He is a depth piece whose opportunity is entirely a function of the injuries ahead of him.
• Who benefits if he sits: Gary Jennings (LWR2, promoted from the practice squad Sept 15) would take the rotational outside snaps, with Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Theo Wease Jr. available for practice-squad elevation. This is contingency detail only — Thompson is cleared.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED / NOW CLEARED. The Sept 12 baseline carried him with a hip issue marked resolved and a Limited practice note. He is now entirely absent from the Week 2 injury report — a clean resolution, reported rather than dropped silently. He also moved UP the practical depth chart this week because KeAndre Lambert-Smith went to Reserve/Injured. Roster status unchanged at ACT.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a standard 12-team full-PPR league even with the Chargers’ receiver attrition. If McConkey sits, the targets go to Quentin Johnston and Tre Harris, not to Thompson. He is a deep-league-only name. Tracked here because he was on the Sept 12 baseline and the assignment requires cleared players to be reported explicitly rather than dropped.

Devontez Walker — BAL (RWR1 — outside receiver, now elevated in importance with Flowers doubtful and Ja’Kobi Lane on IR)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) FINAL Friday outcome. Baltimore listed him on the Sept 18, 2026 practice report with a groin issue but filed NO game-status tag for the Sept 20 game vs the New Orleans Saints. He is cleared to play.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Clean upward progression to full participation.
• Injury: Groin (adductor) strain
• When it happened: Early September 2026, in the run-up to Week 1. He carried it through Week 1 practice week as a Limited participant and played Sept 13 vs Indianapolis with a Questionable tag.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 adductor strain: 1-2 weeks. Grade 2: 3-6 weeks. Grade 3: 8-12 weeks. Walker’s presentation is consistent with a low-grade strain given he never missed a game and reached full participation inside two weeks.
• Expected back to full health: Already effectively there — full practice participation as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). Consider him fully healthy from Week 2 onward.
• Next game: PLAYING, with no restriction, in Week 2 on Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the New Orleans Saints. Full Thursday and Friday practices plus no designation is the cleanest possible signal.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 2-5. His value is less about health now than about opportunity: with Zay Flowers doubtful and Ja’Kobi Lane on IR, Baltimore’s receiver room is thin and Walker’s route share should spike in Week 2. Expect that to partially recede in Weeks 4-5 as Flowers returns, though Lane’s IR stay through at least Week 6 keeps a floor under his snaps.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Moore (RWR2, promoted from the practice squad Sept 16) is the direct replacement at the right-outside spot, with Elijah Sarratt (LWR2) also in the rotation. This is moot for Week 2 — Walker is playing.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED. The Sept 12 baseline had him QUESTIONABLE after a full week of Limited practices. He has now progressed to Full participation and shed the designation entirely. Separately, his fantasy opportunity is materially better than a week ago because of the Flowers and Lane injuries above him.

Fantasy takeaway: A legitimate streaming WR3/FLEX in 12-team full PPR for Week 2 only. Flowers doubtful plus Lane on IR concentrates targets, and Walker is the healthy outside starter. Add him off waivers if he is free; treat him as a one-to-three week rental rather than a season-long hold, since his role compresses when Flowers is back.

Elijah Moore — PHI (SWR3 — the third slot receiver behind Makai Lemon and Britain Covey, and a depth/rotational piece overall.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on the Eagles’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game at Tennessee with a BLANK Game Status column. Stating this explicitly: a blank Game Status on the final Friday report means available without restriction.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16, not listed Thu Sept 17, Full Fri Sept 18. Like Marquise Brown, he surfaced only on the final report and practiced fully.
• Injury: Neck — minor. Practicing in full on the day of the listing indicates a stinger-type or precautionary entry rather than a structural issue.
• When it happened: Reported during the Week 2 practice week, appearing on the Friday Sept 18, 2026 report. No specific incident has been tied to it publicly; it arose during the week of Sept 14-18, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Neck listings in the NFL span a wide range. A burner/stinger (brachial plexus irritation) usually resolves within days and costs no game time. A cervical strain runs 1-3 weeks. Anything involving disc or cord symptoms is a multi-month or career-level concern — but those never come with a same-day full practice, which is what he logged. Treat this as the mildest category.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively full health already as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). Expect it gone entirely by Week 3 (late September 2026).
• Next game: PLAYING, with no designation and no expected restriction, in Week 2 on Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium (1:00 p.m. ET).
• Next four weeks: Expected available Weeks 2 (at TEN), 3, 4 and 5. His snaps depend on game script and three-wide usage rather than health. Worth a second look only if an injury opens the slot ahead of him.
• Who benefits if he sits: Makai Lemon (SWR1) and Britain Covey (SWR2) already play ahead of him, so his absence would barely register; Darius Cooper and practice-squad receivers Danny Gray and Xavier Gipson are the depth behind.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He was not on the Sept 12 Week 1 injury list. The neck listing is new this week and is minimal — Full practice Friday, no designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in a 12-team full-PPR league and not worth a roster spot. Listed because he carries a Week 2 injury entry. The neck note is a non-event — he is playing — but his role is too small to matter unless Philadelphia’s receiver room thins out further.

Jaylin Lane — WAS (SWR2 — the second slot receiver behind Stefon Diggs and the team’s primary return specialist.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he was removed from Washington’s report before the FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 filing for the Sept 20 game vs Dallas and carries no game-status tag. He is cleared to play. Washington’s final report lists only Frankie Luvu (Out), Chig Okonkwo (Out) and Javon Kinlaw (Questionable).
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18) — he was upgraded off the report. Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Full/off-report Fri Sept 18. The Friday upgrade is what removed the designation.
• Injury: Groin strain — now resolved.
• When it happened: Reported at the open of the Week 2 practice week, appearing as Limited on the Wednesday Sept 16, 2026 report. No specific Week 1 game incident has been tied to it; it surfaced during the week of Sept 14-18, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin/adductor strains: Grade 1 roughly 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 roughly 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 8-12+ weeks. Two Limited practices followed by a Friday upgrade to no designation is the signature of a Grade 1 tweak that needed a couple of managed days rather than a true strain.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). Expect no residual effect into Week 3.
• Next game: PLAYING, with no designation and no expected restriction, in Week 2 on Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), in his slot and return roles.
• Next four weeks: Expected available Weeks 2 (vs DAL), 3, 4 and 5. His fantasy relevance is limited by Washington’s crowded receiver room — Terry McLaurin, Stefon Diggs, Dyami Brown and Treylon Burks all rank ahead of or alongside him — rather than by any health issue.
• Who benefits if he sits: Luke McCaffrey (SWR3) would take slot snaps and Antonio Williams would handle return duties; Stefon Diggs already holds the primary slot role.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He was not on the Sept 12 Week 1 injury list. The groin listing appeared Wednesday Sept 16, cost him two Limited practices, and cleared by Friday with no designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in a 12-team full-PPR league and not worth rostering outside very deep formats. The groin is a non-issue — he is playing — but he is the fifth option in a receiver room led by McLaurin and Diggs. Only relevant to you if you play in a league that scores return yards.

Rosters and depth charts for all 32 teams were verified against official league roster pages before this report was compiled, and every player listed was confirmed to be on the roster shown. Designations come from the final official club and league injury reports filed Friday, September 18, 2026. Recovery timelines describe how long a class of injury typically sidelines an NFL player and are not a prediction for any individual.

NFL Week 2 Fantasy Football Injury Report Friday WR first appeared on Game On Media.

Bottom Line Up Front at Running Back

Running back did not lose a single starter to a Friday designation — every headline at the position this week came from the transaction wire instead. Two backs went to injured reserve, one is having season-ending surgery, and Green Bay’s lead back is still sitting on the Commissioner’s Exempt List with no timetable attached.

Of the 63 running backs on this board, 20 are out or doubtful, 4 carry a Questionable tag that decides itself on gameday, and 39 were listed at some point this week but finished it with no designation at all.

Below is every fantasy-relevant running back across all 32 teams carrying an injury or an absence, with the final designation, what the injury actually is, how long that class of injury normally takes to heal, where each player sits on his team’s depth chart, and who stands to gain if he can’t go.

Who is on this report?

Josh Jacobs (GB), Dylan Sampson (CLE), Malik Davis (DAL), Isaac Guerendo (SF), Adam Randall (BAL), Audric Estime (NO), Kene Nwangwu (NYJ), Chris Collier (LV), James Conner (ARI), Trey Benson (ARI), Trey Sermon (ATL), Trevor Etienne (CAR), Brittain Brown (CHI), Isiah Pacheco (DET), Myles Montgomery (NE), Ty Chandler (NO), Chip Trayanum (NYJ), Zach Charbonnet (SEA), Jeremy McNichols (WAS), Jordan Mason (MIN), RJ Harvey (DEN), Kaelon Black (SF), Ty Johnson (BUF), DJ Giddens (IND), Jeremiyah Love (ARI), Chuba Hubbard (CAR), D’Andre Swift (CHI), Javonte Williams (DAL), J.K. Dobbins (DEN), Jahmyr Gibbs (DET), Bhayshul Tuten (JAX), Ashton Jeanty (LV), De’Von Achane (MIA), Aaron Jones (MIN), Rhamondre Stevenson (NE), Cam Skattebo (NYG), Breece Hall (NYJ), Saquon Barkley (PHI), Christian McCaffrey (SF), Kyle Juszczyk (SF), Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WAS), Jonathon Brooks (CAR), Kyle Monangai (CHI), Samaje Perine (CIN), Emari Demercado (DAL), Woody Marks (HOU), Keaton Mitchell (LAC), TreVeyon Henderson (NE), Alvin Kamara (NO), Tyjae Spears (TEN), Rachaad White (WAS), Tyler Goodson (DAL), British Brooks (HOU), LeQuint Allen Jr. (JAX), Ollie Gordon II (MIA), Kendre Miller (NO), Tyrone Tracy Jr. (NYG), Isaiah Davis (NYJ), Emanuel Wilson (SEA), Sean Tucker (TB), Kaytron Allen (WAS), Najee Harris (NYG), Pierre Strong (GB)

What changed since Week 1

This is the first full week of in-season attrition — injuries from actual games rather than camp and preseason, plus the roster moves that follow them. Across the 63 running backs here: 11 are new to the report, 15 improved or cleared outright, 4 got worse, and 33 are carrying the same status they had a week ago. The pattern worth internalizing: the Week 1 designations that resolved upward mostly stayed resolved, and the new names on this list came off the field on Sunday, not out of the training room.

Waiver wire: who gains if these names sit

• If Josh Jacobs (GB) can’t go — Chris Brooks (RB1, ACT #30) is the current lead — 38 offensive snaps and 13 carries for 37 yards in Week 1. MarShawn Lloyd (RB2, ACT #32) is close behind at 30 snaps and 13 carries for 37 yards, an almost perfectly even split. Kaleb Johnson (RB3, ACT #26), acquired from Pittsburgh to cover this absence, played zero offensive snaps in Week 1 and was limited to kickoff return duty. Pierre Strong (DEV, #22) is the practice-squad depth.
• If Dylan Sampson (CLE) can’t go — Quinshon Judkins (RB1) is the overwhelming beneficiary and now projects to a true bell-cow workload including passing downs. Raheim Sanders (RB2) moves up to the primary backup and change-of-pace role. Jaleel McLaughlin, signed off the practice squad to the active roster on Sept 15, 2026 as the corresponding move, slots in as RB3 and the most likely pass-catching complement given his profile.
• If Malik Davis (DAL) can’t go — Emari Demercado (RB2) inherited the direct handcuff job behind Javonte Williams, and Tyler Goodson — signed off the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad to the 53-man roster the week of Sept 14-15 specifically to replace Davis — is the RB3. Hunter Luepke remains the fullback and short-yardage body.
• If Isaac Guerendo (SF) can’t go — Christian McCaffrey (RB1), Kaelon Black (RB2) and Jordan James (RB3) are handling the backfield, with Sincere McCormick on the practice squad.
• If Adam Randall (BAL) can’t go — Rasheen Ali (RB3) holds the depth role Randall was competing for, behind Derrick Henry (RB1) and Justice Hill (RB2, passing downs). Practice-squad back Jonathan Ward (DEV) is the emergency body if Baltimore needs another.
• If Audric Estime (NO) can’t go — Kendre Miller (RB3) absorbed the RB3 role in his absence and scored in Week 1. CJ Donaldson was signed from the practice squad to the active roster on Sept 18, 2026 and is now the RB4. Zamir White remains on the practice squad as further depth.
• If Kene Nwangwu (NYJ) can’t go — Breece Hall (ACT, RB1) is unaffected and remains the workhorse. Braelon Allen (ACT, RB2) and Isaiah Davis (ACT, RB3) sit ahead of him and absorb any offensive snaps. Al-Jay Henderson (DEV) is the practice-squad elevation option. The real vacancy is on special teams, where the Jets lose their designated kick returner — Isaiah Davis and Arian Smith are the likely return candidates.
• If James Conner (ARI) can’t go — Tyler Allgeier and Jeremiyah Love are splitting the work in his absence, with Bam Knight as RB3 and Evan Hull on the practice squad. Allgeier is nominally the listed starter; Love is the more valuable fantasy asset.
• If Trey Benson (ARI) can’t go — Tyler Allgeier and Jeremiyah Love handle the backfield, with Bam Knight as RB3. James Conner (RSR) rejoins the mix from Week 5.
• If Trey Sermon (ATL) can’t go — Brian Robinson (RB2) is the primary handcuff to Bijan Robinson. Khalil Herbert (practice squad / DEV, signed Sept 16, 2026) and Cash Jones (practice squad / DEV) are the depth behind him.
• If Brittain Brown (CHI) can’t go — D’Andre Swift (RB1, ACT #4), Kyle Monangai (RB2, ACT #25) and Roschon Johnson (RB3, ACT #23) are the unaffected active backs — all three are available for Week 2. Salvon Ahmed (DEV, #36) and Zavier Scott (DEV) are the practice-squad depth.
• If Isiah Pacheco (DET) can’t go — Jahmyr Gibbs (RB1, ACT) is the workhorse and his role is unaffected — he caught a touchdown in the Thursday loss at Buffalo. Sione Vaki (RB2, ACT #33) is the complementary back and the primary beneficiary of Pacheco’s absence. Jacob Saylors (RB3, ACT #25) is the depth. Jabari Small (DEV) is the practice-squad option.
• If Myles Montgomery (NE) can’t go — His roster spot is already absorbed. Rhamondre Stevenson (ACT, RB1), TreVeyon Henderson (ACT, RB2) and Corey Kiner (ACT, RB3) form the active backfield, with Reggie Gilliam (ACT) at fullback and Lan Larison (DEV) on the practice squad. Nobody gains anything new from his continued absence.
• If Ty Chandler (NO) can’t go — Travis Etienne (RB1), Alvin Kamara (RB2), Kendre Miller (RB3) and CJ Donaldson (RB4, promoted to the active roster Sept 18, 2026) constitute the full active backfield.
• If Chip Trayanum (NYJ) can’t go — Already absorbed. Breece Hall (ACT, RB1), Braelon Allen (ACT, RB2), Isaiah Davis (ACT, RB3) and Kene Nwangwu (ACT, RB4) make up the active backfield, with Andrew Beck (ACT) at fullback and Al-Jay Henderson (DEV) on the practice squad. Nobody gains anything new from his continued absence.
• If Zach Charbonnet (SEA) can’t go — Jadarian Price (RB1) leads on early downs, George Holani (RB2) handles third-down and goal-line work, and Emanuel Wilson (RB3) takes limited red-zone snaps. Brady Russell is the fullback.
• If Jeremy McNichols (WAS) can’t go — His roster spot and change-of-pace snaps are already covered by Jacory Croskey-Merritt (RB1), Rachaad White (RB2) and Kaytron Allen (RB3), with Craig Reynolds and Robert Henry Jr. on the practice squad.
• If Jordan Mason (MIN) can’t go — Aaron Jones (RB1, ACT #33) is the clear primary and will lead the backfield Sunday — he absorbs the bulk of Mason’s vacated early-down and goal-line work. DeeJay Dallas (ACT, promoted from the practice squad Sept 16) is the new RB2 per Ourlads and is a core special-teamer. Demond Claiborne (RB3, ACT #21) is expected to be active for Week 2 and is in line for a larger role than he had in Week 1. Jerome Ford was added to the practice squad Sept 16 as insurance and is a candidate for elevation if Jones is dinged.
• If RJ Harvey (DEN) can’t go — Jonah Coleman (RB3) is the direct next man up and would step into the RB2 role, per Denver beat reporting on the Friday report. Tyler Badie (RB4) would slide to RB3 and take the kickoff-return work. The far more important beneficiary is J.K. Dobbins (RB1), who would see a near-bellcow workload including the passing-down snaps Harvey normally takes — Dobbins is the actual fantasy play on the Harvey-out branch, not Coleman.
• If Kaelon Black (SF) can’t go — Jordan James (RB3) is the direct beneficiary and would slot in as the clear No. 2 behind McCaffrey. Christian McCaffrey’s own workload would climb. Sincere McCormick is on the practice squad as the emergency body. Kyle Juszczyk would see a modest bump in short-yardage involvement.
• If Ty Johnson (BUF) can’t go — Ray Davis (ACT) is the direct beneficiary and has been the de facto RB2 behind James Cook for both games. James Cook (ACT) is the far larger beneficiary in raw volume — Johnson’s absence removes the only back who threatens Cook’s passing-down work. Frank Gore Jr. (DEV, practice squad) is the emergency third body and would require a gameday elevation.
• If DJ Giddens (IND) can’t go — Seth McGowan is RB2 and the direct handcuff to Jonathan Taylor; practice-squad backs Davon Booth and Anderson Castle are the emergency elevations behind Giddens.

How to read this report

These are final designations, not midweek practice notes, so they mean what they say. A few timing wrinkles apply this week:

• Buffalo and Detroit have already played. The Bills beat the Lions 41-31 on Thursday night, September 17. For those two clubs Week 2 is settled — what matters is who got hurt in the game and what it means from Week 3 on.
• The Rams host the Giants on Monday night, September 21, so Los Angeles does not file its final game-status report until Saturday. Any Rams player listed here is Friday practice participation with the final designation still to come.
• A player listed with no designation is good news. Several names below appear on an official report with a blank game-status column — that is a club formally declining to tag them, which is stronger than never having been listed at all.

Reserve-list designations — injured reserve, PUP, the Commissioner’s Exempt List, suspension — are roster transactions and are settled regardless of the day. A player placed on in-season injured reserve must miss a minimum of four games.

Ruled out or unavailable (20)

Officially ruled out, or on a reserve list. Plan around these.

Josh Jacobs — GB (Would be the unquestioned RB1 and workhorse; currently on the Commissioner’s Exempt List and off the Week 2 depth chart entirely)

• Status: EXEMPT — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code EXE on https://www.nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster as of Sept 18, 2026. He is on the Commissioner’s Exempt List and remains there for Week 2. This is a league-imposed roster-list status, not an injury; he cannot practice or play, does not count against the 53, and no game-status designation exists or can exist for him.
• Practice this week: Not reported — players on the Commissioner’s Exempt List are barred from practicing or attending team activities and do not appear on the official participation report. Full week: no Wed, Thu or Fri participation of any kind.
• Injury: None — this is a legal and disciplinary matter, not a physical injury. Jacobs faced misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May 23, 2026 incident.
• When it happened: Placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List in late August 2026 following the offseason arrest. Entered a no-contest plea to two misdemeanor charges in court on Sept 10, 2026, drawing a $1,000 fine, five conditions including restitution, and no jail time.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not an injury, so no medical recovery curve applies. The governing timeline is the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy review. Comparable exempt-list stints have run anywhere from two weeks to the better part of a season. The league has stated there is no timeline for a discipline decision and is still seeking to interview Jacobs and review video evidence from the incident.
• Expected back to full health: Physically he is healthy now; availability is entirely a league-discipline question with no date attached. GM Brian Gutekunst has said he is hopeful Jacobs returns before the end of the season but that the process will be allowed to play out. A realistic earliest return is mid-to-late October 2026 (Weeks 7-9), and a full-season absence remains live. Any games spent on the exempt list count toward a future suspension, with back pay if he is later suspended.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY in Week 2 vs the New York Jets on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. He remains on the Commissioner’s Exempt List and is ineligible.
• Next four weeks: Assume out for Weeks 2, 3, 4 and 5. The complicating development, reported Sept 16: attorneys for Jacobs’s former girlfriend filed a motion to permanently seal the evidence and discovery in the criminal case, including the video the NFL wants. If that motion succeeds, the league’s investigation could stall indefinitely — which cuts both ways, since a stalled investigation could either delay a suspension ruling or prolong the exempt-list stay. There is no credible path to him suiting up inside this four-week window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Brooks (RB1, ACT #30) is the current lead — 38 offensive snaps and 13 carries for 37 yards in Week 1. MarShawn Lloyd (RB2, ACT #32) is close behind at 30 snaps and 13 carries for 37 yards, an almost perfectly even split. Kaleb Johnson (RB3, ACT #26), acquired from Pittsburgh to cover this absence, played zero offensive snaps in Week 1 and was limited to kickoff return duty. Pierre Strong (DEV, #22) is the practice-squad depth.
• Change since Week 1: Status itself is unchanged — still EXE, still unavailable, as on the Sept 12 baseline. Two things did develop: the Sept 10 no-contest plea resolved the criminal case (fine, conditions, no jail), and on Sept 16 a motion was filed to permanently seal the case evidence, which may block the NFL’s access to the video it needs to rule. The league has confirmed there is still no timeline. Separately, the Green Bay RB depth ORDER is corrected against the baseline: Chris Brooks is RB1, not MarShawn Lloyd.

Fantasy takeaway: Jacobs is a hold-only-if-you-have-the-bench-space stash in 12-team full PPR; in shallower formats he is droppable, because the most likely outcomes are a long absence followed by a suspension. The Green Bay backfield is explicitly not startable: Brooks and Lloyd split 38/30 snaps and 13/13 carries for identical 37-yard lines in Week 1, which is the definition of an unusable committee. Do not start either in a 12-teamer. If you must speculate, Lloyd has the higher upside if the committee ever breaks; Kaleb Johnson is the name to watch only if Green Bay gets frustrated enough to change course, but zero offensive snaps in Week 1 says that is not imminent.

Dylan Sampson — CLE (Was RB2 and the change-of-pace/kick-return back behind Quinshon Judkins; currently off the active depth chart entirely)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, status code RES on the nfl.com Browns roster as of Sept 18, 2026. Cleveland placed him on injured reserve on Sept 15, 2026. This reserve-list status outranks the fact that the injury happened in a game — he is unavailable by roster rule, not by designation.
• Practice this week: Not reported — ineligible to practice while on Reserve/Injured. He has no Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 entry on the participation report.
• Injury: Sprained knee
• When it happened: Sept 13, 2026 — Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was hurt on his second play of the game, a 37-yard kick return, left the field in the first quarter and was ruled out before halftime. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported the injury was expected to sideline him for a significant amount of time, and Cleveland placed him on IR two days later on Sept 15.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Knee sprains grade by ligament. MCL sprain: Grade 1 roughly 1-3 weeks, Grade 2 roughly 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 roughly 6-10 weeks. A high-grade MCL or a PCL sprain runs 6-10 weeks. An isolated ACL or multi-ligament injury is season-ending at 9-12 months. The combination of an immediate IR placement and ‘significant amount of time’ reporting points to at least a Grade 2, putting the realistic floor well beyond the four-game minimum.
• Expected back to full health: Late October to November 2026 at the earliest. The IR rule makes Week 6 his first eligible game, but the severity language around the injury suggests a genuine return closer to Weeks 8-10, roughly late October through mid-November 2026. Treat Week 6 as the optimistic edge, not the expectation.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is on Reserve/Injured and ineligible. He is also ineligible for Weeks 3, 4 and 5 under the four-game minimum.
• Next four weeks: Out for the entire Weeks 2-5 window by rule, with the first possible return in Week 6. Given the reported severity, assume he does not play in this window and quite possibly does not play until Week 8 or later. Cleveland has already restructured the backfield around his absence.
• Who benefits if he sits: Quinshon Judkins (RB1) is the overwhelming beneficiary and now projects to a true bell-cow workload including passing downs. Raheim Sanders (RB2) moves up to the primary backup and change-of-pace role. Jaleel McLaughlin, signed off the practice squad to the active roster on Sept 15, 2026 as the corresponding move, slots in as RB3 and the most likely pass-catching complement given his profile.
• Change since Week 1: MAJOR CHANGE, and he is new to this report. The Sept 12 baseline listed him as RB2 with an ACT status code and no injury. He was hurt on his second snap of Week 1, was placed on IR Sept 15, and Cleveland signed Jaleel McLaughlin to the active roster the same day — a player who was not on the baseline active roster at all.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in 12-team full PPR redraft unless you have an IR slot — a minimum four-game absence with real severity signals behind it is not worth a bench spot. The actionable move is the other side of this: Quinshon Judkins just became a locked-in RB1 with no committee competition, and Jaleel McLaughlin is a worthwhile speculative waiver add in deeper leagues as the new passing-down option.

Malik Davis — DAL (Formerly RB2; now off the active roster entirely and on season-ending injured reserve. His RB2 job went to Emari Demercado.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status, not a weekly game-status tag. nfl.com lists him RES on the Cowboys’ official roster as of Fri Sept 18, 2026. This is season-ending IR with no return designation, so it outranks any practice or game-status discussion.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on Reserve/Injured. He has not practiced since he was carted off on Fri Sept 11, 2026, and he underwent surgery the following day.
• Injury: Hip injury requiring surgery — season-ending.
• When it happened: Friday, Sept 11, 2026, during practice at the Cowboys’ Frisco facility (The Star). He was carted off the field. He had hip surgery on Saturday, Sept 12, 2026, and was placed on season-ending IR before the Cowboys played Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Surgical hip repairs in NFL running backs (labral repair / femoroacetabular impingement / hip capsule work) are 4-6 month rehabs at the low end and commonly 6-9 months before full football speed returns. A season-ending IR designation with no return window filed means the club has internally assigned this to the longer end of that band. Recovery is measured in months, not weeks.
• Expected back to full health: Not in 2026. Realistic full clearance falls in the March-June 2027 window, i.e. in time for 2027 offseason work rather than any point this season. There is no Week number in 2026 at which he becomes available.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 and every remaining 2026 game, including Sunday Sept 20 vs the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET). Season-ending IR without a return designation cannot be reversed this year.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 (vs WAS, Sept 20), 3, 4 and 5 and the rest of the season. There is no scenario in which he returns during this stretch.
• Who benefits if he sits: Emari Demercado (RB2) inherited the direct handcuff job behind Javonte Williams, and Tyler Goodson — signed off the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad to the 53-man roster the week of Sept 14-15 specifically to replace Davis — is the RB3. Hunter Luepke remains the fullback and short-yardage body.
• Change since Week 1: MAJOR CHANGE. On Sept 12 the baseline had him ACT and merely ‘RULED OUT Wk1, hip.’ He is now on season-ending Reserve/Injured after hip surgery on Sept 12. Dallas also signed Tyler Goodson to the active roster and waived Israel Abanikanda to make room, so the baseline’s note that Abanikanda was the ‘top elevation candidate’ is obsolete.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in all 12-team full-PPR redraft formats; he has no 2026 value and should not occupy a bench or IR slot unless your league’s IR spot is free and deep. The actionable spillover is that Emari Demercado is a legitimate priority-waiver handcuff to Javonte Williams in a Dallas offense that scored plenty in Week 1, and Tyler Goodson is a watch-list-only third body.

Isaac Guerendo — SF (Not on the active depth chart — would compete for the RB2/RB3 role behind Christian McCaffrey when activated)

• Status: PUP — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as PUP (active/Physically Unable to Perform) on the official nfl.com 49ers roster as of Sept 18, 2026. By rule he must miss the first four games and is first eligible in Week 5.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — a player on active/PUP is barred from practicing with the team until his 21-day activation window opens. He has not practiced. Week of Sept 16-18: no participation of any kind.
• Injury: Lower-body injury carried from training camp, undisclosed by the club.
• When it happened: Training camp, August 2026. Placed on active/PUP at the 53-man roster cutdown in late August.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not quantifiable without a named injury; the four-game active/PUP minimum is the binding constraint regardless of medical readiness.
• Expected back to full health: First eligible Week 5, approximately Oct 11-18, 2026. Watch for the 21-day practice window opening in Week 4.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY and is INELIGIBLE. He cannot be activated for Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Miami Dolphins or for any game before Week 5.
• Next four weeks: Ineligible for Weeks 2, 3 and 4 by rule. Week 5 is his first eligible game, but the landscape has shifted against him — rookie Kaelon Black out-carried Christian McCaffrey in Week 1 and has locked down the RB2 job in his absence. Guerendo returns to a committee that has moved on.
• Who benefits if he sits: Christian McCaffrey (RB1), Kaelon Black (RB2) and Jordan James (RB3) are handling the backfield, with Sincere McCormick on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: STATUS UNCHANGED, OUTLOOK WORSENED. Still on active/PUP per the official roster with the same Week 5 eligibility. What changed is that Kaelon Black seized the RB2 role in Week 1 (14 carries, 65 yards) and is now entrenched, shrinking Guerendo’s path back to snaps.

Fantasy takeaway: Not worth a stash in 12-team full-PPR. He cannot help you until Week 5 and the job he would have returned to has been taken by Kaelon Black. If you want San Francisco backfield exposure behind McCaffrey, own Black or Jordan James instead — both are on the field now.

Adam Randall — BAL (Was competing for the RB3/RB4 role; currently off the active depth chart while on reserve)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, designated to return. Status code RES on the nfl.com Ravens roster as of Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks everything else and makes him unavailable regardless of how his rehab is going.
• Practice this week: Not reported — ineligible to practice until his 21-day activation window is opened. No Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 entry exists for him on the participation report.
• Injury: Undisclosed — Baltimore did not specify the nature of the injury when it placed him on IR
• When it happened: Late August 2026. He was placed on injured reserve with a return designation on approximately Aug 30, 2026, as part of the initial 53-man roster cutdown, which means the injury occurred during training camp or the preseason.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not assessable with precision because the club never disclosed the injury. The structural constraint is the rule, not the biology: a player placed on IR before the season with a return designation must miss the first four regular-season games. Camp injuries severe enough to warrant that designation typically run 4-8 weeks.
• Expected back to full health: Early-to-mid October 2026. He becomes eligible to return in Week 5, and the practice window can open before that. A realistic fully-healthy, game-ready date is Week 5-6, roughly the first half of October 2026.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the New Orleans Saints. He is on Reserve/Injured serving the mandatory four-game absence and cannot be activated.
• Next four weeks: Out Weeks 2, 3 and 4 by rule. Week 5 is his first game of eligibility, and even then activation is not guaranteed — Baltimore has Derrick Henry, Justice Hill and Rasheen Ali healthy and has no pressing need to use a roster spot on him. Assume no fantasy relevance across Weeks 2-5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Rasheen Ali (RB3) holds the depth role Randall was competing for, behind Derrick Henry (RB1) and Justice Hill (RB2, passing downs). Practice-squad back Jonathan Ward (DEV) is the emergency body if Baltimore needs another.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He remains on Reserve/Injured with a return designation, status code RES, no practice window opened, and no new information released by the club.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any 12-team full PPR redraft league. He is a fourth-string back on a team with an entrenched bell cow in Derrick Henry and a defined passing-down back in Justice Hill. Ignore him entirely; the only Baltimore backfield handcuff worth a bench spot is Justice Hill.

Audric Estime — NO (Was RB4 — currently occupies no active depth-chart slot because he is on a reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, not a weekly game-status designation. nfl.com’s live roster now lists him RES (No. 30) after New Orleans placed him on Injured Reserve on Sept 12-13, 2026, ahead of the Week 1 opener at Detroit. This reserve status outranks his prior weekly OUT tag and outranks anything about where the injury happened.
• Practice this week: Not applicable / not reported (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed Sept 16 -> not reported Thu Sept 17 -> not reported Fri Sept 18. Players on Reserve/Injured do not appear on the weekly practice participation report.
• Injury: Thigh (quadriceps) injury
• When it happened: Early September 2026 during Week 1 preparation. He was a DNP on the Sept 11 practice report and carried a FINAL Friday OUT tag into Week 1 before being moved to Injured Reserve on Sept 12-13, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Quadriceps strains: Grade 1 typically 1-3 weeks, Grade 2 typically 4-6 weeks, Grade 3 or a quad contusion with myositis 6-plus weeks. Reporting at the time of placement indicated he would miss multiple weeks, which is consistent with a Grade 2. The IR placement itself imposes a hard floor of four missed regular-season games regardless of how quickly the quad heals.
• Expected back to full health: Physically likely healthy in the mid-to-late October 2026 range. By rule he cannot return before Week 5 (the week of Oct 11, 2026), and a realistic activation is Weeks 6-8 once New Orleans opens a practice window.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Ineligible for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Baltimore Ravens — he is on Injured Reserve and not on the active 53.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, full stop. Week 5: the earliest he can be activated. Even on return he would be the fourth or fifth back in a room that now has Travis Etienne, Alvin Kamara, Kendre Miller and CJ Donaldson.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kendre Miller (RB3) absorbed the RB3 role in his absence and scored in Week 1. CJ Donaldson was signed from the practice squad to the active roster on Sept 18, 2026 and is now the RB4. Zamir White remains on the practice squad as further depth.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — status escalated. On the Sept 12 baseline he was a DNP carrying a weekly OUT designation for Week 1. He has since been placed on Injured Reserve, which converts a one-week absence into a minimum four-game absence. This is a roster-list change, not just an injury update.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full-PPR. Drop him. The actionable spillover is Kendre Miller, who found the end zone in Week 1 and is the change-of-pace back behind Travis Etienne while Kamara is on a snap restriction — Miller is a defensible deep-bench stash in 12-team leagues this week.

Kene Nwangwu — NYJ (RB4 — fourth on the depth chart behind Breece Hall, Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis; primarily a kick returner and special-teams contributor)

• Status: OUT — (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by the New York Jets on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs the Green Bay Packers. He is one of four Jets ruled out, alongside Omar Cooper Jr. (ankle), Minkah Fitzpatrick (groin) and Joseph Ossai (foot).
• Practice this week: DNP (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> DNP Fri Sept 18. He did not practice on any day of the Week 2 week, a full zero-participation week that directly produced the OUT tag.
• Injury: Back (as listed on the official league injury report). The Jets have not specified a diagnosis — spasms, a strain and a disc issue would all be reported identically as ‘back.’
• When it happened: During the Week 1 practice week, early September 2026. He first appeared on the Jets’ Sept 9-11, 2026 reports, was a DNP on Friday Sept 11, and was listed DOUBTFUL for the Sept 13 game vs Tennessee, which he missed. He has now failed to practice for two consecutive weeks.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Back injuries are the least predictable class on an injury report because the label covers everything from transient muscular spasms to disc pathology. Simple spasms or a muscular strain typically cost 1-2 weeks. A facet or disc-related issue commonly runs 3-6 weeks and is prone to recurrence. Two full weeks of zero practice participation, with the designation worsening from Doubtful to Out, is a concerning pattern that argues against simple spasms and pushes the estimate toward the multi-week end. Backs with recurring back issues frequently end up on IR if the trend continues.
• Expected back to full health: Uncertain, with early October 2026 as a reasonable midpoint — roughly Week 4 to Week 5 (Oct 4-11, 2026). The honest read is that two straight no-practice weeks with a worsening designation gives no positive signal, and an IR placement would not be surprising if he cannot practice next week either.
• Next game: OUT. He will not play in the Jets’ Week 2 game, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at home vs the Green Bay Packers, 1:00 PM ET on FOX. This is a final, official Friday designation. He has now missed both Jets games this season.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Green Bay) — officially OUT. Week 3 (Sept 27 at Detroit) — unlikely without a practice breakthrough next week; watch the Wednesday Sept 23 report closely. Week 4 (Oct 4 at Chicago) — possible return if the back settles. Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cleveland) — plausible. Reserve/Injured is a live possibility if he posts a third straight zero-participation week. Even fully healthy he is the RB4 and a return specialist with no meaningful offensive role.
• Who benefits if he sits: Breece Hall (ACT, RB1) is unaffected and remains the workhorse. Braelon Allen (ACT, RB2) and Isaiah Davis (ACT, RB3) sit ahead of him and absorb any offensive snaps. Al-Jay Henderson (DEV) is the practice-squad elevation option. The real vacancy is on special teams, where the Jets lose their designated kick returner — Isaiah Davis and Arian Smith are the likely return candidates.
• Change since Week 1: STATUS WORSENED. On the Sept 12 baseline he was DOUBTFUL — a final Friday designation for the Sept 13 game vs Tennessee — with a DNP on Friday Sept 11. He has now been downgraded to OUT after a second consecutive week of zero practice participation (DNP Wed/Thu/Fri). Two full weeks without practicing and a designation moving from Doubtful to Out is a clear negative trend, and IR is now a realistic next step.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league, in any format. He is the RB4 on his own depth chart, has missed both games, and his value was always return-based rather than offensive. Drop him without a second thought. The relevant fantasy read is that Breece Hall’s workhorse role faces zero threat from the back end of this depth chart.

Chris Collier — LV (RB6 — reserve-list running back, not on the active depth chart and not competing for snaps while shelved)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on the Raiders’ nfl.com roster as RES, not a weekly game-status tag. He is ineligible to play until activated.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: not eligible to practice with the team in any countable capacity Wed Sept 16 / Thu Sept 17 / Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. The Reserve/Injured placement is the official record; CBS Sports carries him as undisclosed on the Raiders IR listing.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured ahead of the 2026 regular season, in the late August / early September 2026 roster-trimming window. He has not been active for Week 1 or Week 2.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not determinable from the medicine because the injury is undisclosed. The governing constraint is the roster rule: a post-cutdown Reserve/Injured placement requires a minimum four-game absence before activation eligibility.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown and undisclosed. Week 5 2026 (early October) is the earliest procedurally possible activation if the four-game minimum applies; Las Vegas has announced no target.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 at the Los Angeles Chargers. Ineligible by roster rule.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, guaranteed inactive. Week 5 onward: procedurally eligible at the earliest. He would return as RB4 or lower behind Ashton Jeanty, Mike Washington Jr. and Dylan Laube, with no fantasy path.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — his absence is already fully absorbed. Ashton Jeanty (RB1), Mike Washington Jr. (RB2) and Dylan Laube (RB3) are the active room, with Dare Ogunbowale and Roman Hemby on the practice squad as elevation candidates.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT as an explicit entry — the Sept 12 baseline did not list him. Verified today at RES on the nfl.com Las Vegas roster pull (Friday Sept 18, 2026) and cross-checked against the CBS Sports Raiders injury page. His status likely predates Sept 12; this is a baseline gap being closed rather than a new move.

Fantasy takeaway: Completely irrelevant in 12-team full-PPR redraft. Do not roster, do not stash, do not spend FAAB. Logged to satisfy the reserve-list reporting requirement. The practical note for managers is that the Raiders’ only meaningful backfield handcuff is Mike Washington Jr. — Collier being shelved removes one of the bodies that might otherwise have muddied that picture.

James Conner — ARI (Not on the active depth chart — he was the projected lead back before the injury and will re-enter the Allgeier/Love committee when activated)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as RSR (Reserve/Injured, DESIGNATED TO RETURN) on the official nfl.com Cardinals roster as of Sept 18, 2026. He was placed on IR at the 53-man cutdown, which means he must miss the first four games by rule and is first eligible to play in Week 5.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — he is on the reserve list and ineligible to practice with the team until his 21-day practice window is opened. He has not practiced. Week of Sept 16-18: no participation of any kind.
• Injury: Lower-body injury carried in from training camp. Arizona has not publicly detailed the specific injury or the body part.
• When it happened: Training camp, August 2026. He was placed on injured reserve at the 53-man roster cutdown in late August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unquantifiable without a named injury. The operative constraint is procedural rather than medical: a player placed on IR at cutdown with a return designation must sit four games regardless of how quickly he heals. A soft-tissue injury of the kind implied would ordinarily be a 4-8 week item, which lines up neatly with the rule-mandated four-game minimum.
• Expected back to full health: First eligible to return in Week 5, approximately Oct 11-18, 2026. Arizona would need to open his 21-day practice window before then — watch for that opening during Week 4, which is the single best leading indicator that his return is real.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY and is INELIGIBLE to play. He cannot be activated for Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Seattle Seahawks, or for any game before Week 5.
• Next four weeks: Ineligible for Weeks 2, 3 and 4 by rule. Week 5 is his first eligible game and is a genuine possibility if the 21-day window opens in Week 4. When he returns he walks into a backfield where Jeremiyah Love (the No. 3 overall pick, now fully healthy) and Tyler Allgeier have been splitting work, and Mike LaFleur has signalled a hot-hand approach — so do not assume Conner reclaims a lead role on arrival.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyler Allgeier and Jeremiyah Love are splitting the work in his absence, with Bam Knight as RB3 and Evan Hull on the practice squad. Allgeier is nominally the listed starter; Love is the more valuable fantasy asset.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He remains RSR on the official roster, has not practiced, and his four-game IR clock is unchanged — first eligible Week 5.

Fantasy takeaway: A stash, not a start, in 12-team full-PPR — and only if your bench is deep enough to carry a player who cannot help you until Week 5. His return value is genuinely uncertain because Love has seized real opportunity in his absence and the staff has said it will ride the hot hand. If you are tight on roster spots, the better move is to drop Conner and own Love outright.

Trey Benson — ARI (Not on the active depth chart — season-ending reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as RES (Reserve/Injured) on the official nfl.com Cardinals roster as of Sept 18, 2026, with NO designation to return. He was waived-injured in late August 2026 and reverted to injured reserve, which makes this season-ending.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — he is on a season-ending reserve list and ineligible to practice with the team. He has not practiced and will not. Week of Sept 16-18: no participation of any kind.
• Injury: Knee.
• When it happened: August 2026, during training camp/preseason. He was waived-injured in late August and reverted to IR when he cleared waivers.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Depends on the structure involved: an isolated MCL is 4-8 weeks, a meniscus repair is 4-6 months, and an ACL reconstruction is 9-12 months. The fact that Arizona waived-injured him rather than carrying him on the 53 points to a long-timeline injury.
• Expected back to full health: Not in 2026. Target the 2027 offseason, roughly spring 2027, ahead of 2027 training camp.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY and is ineligible to play. He cannot appear in the Sept 20, 2026 game vs. Seattle or in any 2026 game.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5 and the entire 2026 season. There is no return path — he is on IR with no designation to return.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyler Allgeier and Jeremiyah Love handle the backfield, with Bam Knight as RB3. James Conner (RSR) rejoins the mix from Week 5.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He remains RES with no return designation on the official roster and his season is over.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop in all redraft formats, including the deepest ones — his 2026 season is over with no possibility of return. In dynasty, he is a low-cost hold only if you have an IR slot; his path back to relevance in Arizona is now blocked by Jeremiyah Love regardless of health.

Trey Sermon — ATL (Depth RB — currently occupies no active depth-chart slot because he is on a reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, not a weekly game-status designation. nfl.com’s live roster lists him RES (Reserve/Injured, with NO return designation), which means he is out for the entire 2026 season unless he is later reached an injury settlement or waived-injured. This reserve status outranks anything about where or how the injury happened.
• Practice this week: Not applicable / not reported (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed Sept 16 -> not reported Thu Sept 17 -> not reported Fri Sept 18. Players on Reserve/Injured without a return designation do not practice and do not appear on the weekly report.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury sustained in the 2026 preseason. Atlanta has not specified the body part publicly.
• When it happened: During the 2026 preseason, prior to the Sept 13 Week 1 opener at Pittsburgh.
• Typical recovery for this injury: The absence of a return designation is the controlling fact: this is a season-ending placement regardless of the underlying injury class. No recovery range applies to his 2026 availability because the roster rule, not the biology, ends his season.
• Expected back to full health: Not applicable for 2026 — he is out for the season. Any return would be for the 2027 league year.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Ineligible for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Carolina Panthers and for every remaining 2026 game.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: ineligible in all four. He is a season-long non-factor.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brian Robinson (RB2) is the primary handcuff to Bijan Robinson. Khalil Herbert (practice squad / DEV, signed Sept 16, 2026) and Cash Jones (practice squad / DEV) are the depth behind him.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was RES on the baseline and is RES today on the live nfl.com roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any format. Drop immediately if he is still on a bench anywhere. The relevant takeaway from his absence is that Brian Robinson is Atlanta’s only meaningful backup to Bijan Robinson, which makes Brian Robinson a legitimate handcuff hold in 12-team full-PPR leagues where Bijan is rostered.

Trevor Etienne — CAR (Depth RB — currently occupies no active depth-chart slot because he is on a reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, not a weekly game-status designation. nfl.com’s live roster lists him RSR (Reserve/Injured — Designated to Return, No. 23). Because he sits on a reserve list he cannot appear on the weekly game-status report; this reserve status outranks anything about where or how the injury happened.
• Practice this week: Not applicable / not reported (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed Sept 16 -> not reported Thu Sept 17 -> not reported Fri Sept 18. Players on Reserve/Injured do not appear on the weekly practice participation report until their 21-day window is opened.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury that led to the Reserve/Injured placement. Carolina has not specified the body part publicly.
• When it happened: Sustained during the 2026 preseason / roster-cutdown period, before the Sept 14 opener vs Chicago.
• Typical recovery for this injury: The ‘Designated to Return’ tag is the operative fact and it is a timeline rather than a diagnosis: minimum four regular-season games missed, then a 21-day practice window before activation. Without a disclosed body part, no injury-class recovery range can be responsibly assigned.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to return no earlier than Week 5 (the week of Oct 11, 2026). Practical activation more likely Weeks 6-8 once Carolina opens and works through his practice window.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Ineligible for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Atlanta Falcons — he is on Reserve/Injured and not on the active 53.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2, 3 and 4: ineligible, full stop. Week 5: the earliest permitted activation, and that would require Carolina to open his window in advance. A non-factor across the entire Weeks 2-5 window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable in the usual sense — his absence is already priced in. Chuba Hubbard (RB1), Jonathon Brooks (RB2) and AJ Dillon (RB3) constitute the full active backfield, with Anthony Tyus III (practice squad / DEV) as the emergency body.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was RSR on the baseline and is RSR today on the live nfl.com roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full-PPR. He is ineligible for at least four games and returns to a backfield that already has three backs ahead of him. Drop and ignore. Deep-dynasty holders can keep him on taxi.

Brittain Brown — CHI (Would be depth running back behind the top three; currently on injured reserve and off the active roster)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code RES on https://www.nfl.com/teams/chicago-bears/roster as of Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks any game-status designation; he is not on the active roster and cannot be listed as Out.
• Practice this week: Not reported — players on Reserve/Injured do not practice with the team and do not appear on the official participation report. Full week: no Wed, Thu or Fri participation of any kind.
• Injury: Undisclosed — Chicago has not published a characterization of the injury that led to the IR placement.
• When it happened: Late August 2026, around roster cutdowns, which is when the IR placement occurred. No more specific date has been made public.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not estimable without a disclosed injury type. In general, a depth back placed on IR at cutdowns faces at minimum a four-game absence if designated to return. Absent club disclosure, no responsible recovery window can be given.
• Expected back to full health: Not reliably estimable given the undisclosed injury. Week 5 would be the earliest theoretical eligibility under a four-game minimum, but no practice window has been reported as opened and no public target exists.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY in Week 2 vs Minnesota on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. He is ineligible — on injured reserve, not on the active roster.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2, 3 and 4 at minimum, with Week 5 the earliest theoretical return and no indication it is a live target. Even on activation he would be RB4 behind D’Andre Swift, Kyle Monangai and Roschon Johnson with no path to fantasy volume.
• Who benefits if he sits: D’Andre Swift (RB1, ACT #4), Kyle Monangai (RB2, ACT #25) and Roschon Johnson (RB3, ACT #23) are the unaffected active backs — all three are available for Week 2. Salvon Ahmed (DEV, #36) and Zavier Scott (DEV) are the practice-squad depth.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — still RES (injured reserve) and still unavailable, with no practice window opened.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR and not a stash. He is on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury, no return window, and would be fourth on the depth chart if activated. Tracked only to record the reserve-list status accurately. The actionable Chicago backfield names are Swift and Monangai, both of whom are cleared for Week 2.

Isiah Pacheco — DET (Would be the complementary and short-yardage back behind Jahmyr Gibbs; currently on injured reserve and off the active roster)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code RES on https://www.nfl.com/teams/detroit-lions/roster as of Sept 18, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks any game-status designation; he is not on the active roster and cannot be listed as Out.
• Practice this week: Not reported — players on Reserve/Injured do not practice with the team and do not appear on the official participation report. Full week: no participation of any kind during the Week 2 practice period (Detroit practiced Mon-Wed Sept 14-16 ahead of the Thursday Sept 17 game).
• Injury: MCL sprain (knee).
• When it happened: Sustained during the 2026 preseason / late August, leading to his IR placement before the regular season opened.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Isolated MCL sprains are graded: Grade 1 runs 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 runs 3-6 weeks, and Grade 3 runs 6-10 weeks or longer if surgery is needed. MCL injuries generally heal without surgery, which is favorable, but running backs are held conservatively because of the cutting and contact load. That Detroit used an IR placement rather than a weekly designation points to at least a Grade 2.
• Expected back to full health: Early-to-mid October 2026. If he was placed on IR at or near cutdowns he must miss the first four games and is first eligible for Week 5; Detroit would need to open his 21-day practice window first. A Week 5-7 return is the realistic band.
• Next game: DID NOT PLAY in Detroit’s Week 2 game at Buffalo on Thursday Sept 17, 2026 — he was ineligible, on injured reserve. NOTE: Detroit’s Week 2 game has already been played; the Lions lost 41-31.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 (already played), 3 and 4 by rule. Week 5 is the first eligible game and depends on Detroit opening his practice window during the Week 4 period. Even then he returns behind a healthy Jahmyr Gibbs and would be competing with Sione Vaki for the complementary role.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jahmyr Gibbs (RB1, ACT) is the workhorse and his role is unaffected — he caught a touchdown in the Thursday loss at Buffalo. Sione Vaki (RB2, ACT #33) is the complementary back and the primary beneficiary of Pacheco’s absence. Jacob Saylors (RB3, ACT #25) is the depth. Jabari Small (DEV) is the practice-squad option.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — still RES (injured reserve) and still unavailable. No practice window has been reported as opened.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR. He is ineligible until Week 5 at the earliest and returns to a backfield where Jahmyr Gibbs is an every-week RB1 and Sione Vaki has already consolidated the complementary snaps. The only Detroit backfield handcuff worth a bench spot in a 12-teamer is Vaki, not Pacheco.

Myles Montgomery — NE (Reserve RB — not on the active depth chart; on Reserve/Injured and ineligible to practice or play)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an official reserve-list status (status code RES on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com New England roster), not a weekly game-status designation. He was placed on IR out of training camp, which absent a designated-to-return move means he is out for the season.
• Practice this week: Not reported and not applicable — a player on Reserve/Injured is barred from practicing with the club. Full week: no participation logged Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18; he appears on no New England practice report.
• Injury: Undisclosed — New England has not specified the injury. He was placed on IR at the roster cutdown without a public diagnosis.
• When it happened: During New England’s 2026 training camp or preseason, prior to the early-September 2026 roster reduction. He was on Reserve/Injured before the Week 1 game vs Seattle on Sept 9 and has not been on the field since.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unquantifiable without a disclosed diagnosis. Procedurally, a player placed on IR at cutdown without a return designation is out for the season; if New England reserved a return slot, the minimum is four regular-season games missed followed by a 21-day practice window, making any return no earlier than Week 5.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown medically. Procedurally, a 2026 return is unlikely; the earliest theoretical activation would be around Week 5 (Oct 11, 2026 vs Las Vegas), and New England has given no indication it intends to make that move.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — he is ineligible by rule for New England’s Sunday Sept 20, 2026 home game vs the Pittsburgh Steelers. A Reserve/Injured player receives no game-status designation and does not count against the inactive list.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5, all ineligible. Out for Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Pittsburgh), Week 3 (Sept 27 at Jacksonville), Week 4 (Oct 4 at Buffalo) and Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Las Vegas). Assume no availability across the entire window.
• Who benefits if he sits: His roster spot is already absorbed. Rhamondre Stevenson (ACT, RB1), TreVeyon Henderson (ACT, RB2) and Corey Kiner (ACT, RB3) form the active backfield, with Reggie Gilliam (ACT) at fullback and Lan Larison (DEV) on the practice squad. Nobody gains anything new from his continued absence.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still Reserve/Injured, confirmed as RES on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com roster pull, still undisclosed, still ineligible. Verified against the current roster rather than carried over on faith.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any 12-team full-PPR redraft format. He cannot play, likely will not play this season, and sits fourth or lower on the depth chart if activated. Do not roster.

Ty Chandler — NO (Depth RB — currently occupies no active depth-chart slot because he is on a reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status, not a weekly game-status designation. nfl.com’s live roster lists him RES (Reserve/Injured, with NO return designation, No. 32), which means he is out for the full 2026 season. This reserve status outranks anything about where or how the injury happened.
• Practice this week: Not applicable / not reported (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not reported Wed Sept 16 -> not reported Thu Sept 17 -> not reported Fri Sept 18. Players on season-ending Reserve/Injured do not practice and do not appear on the weekly report.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury sustained in the 2026 preseason. New Orleans has not specified the body part publicly.
• When it happened: During the 2026 preseason, prior to the Sept 13 opener at Detroit.
• Typical recovery for this injury: The absence of a return designation is the controlling fact: this is a season-ending placement regardless of the underlying injury class. No recovery range applies to his 2026 availability because the roster rule, not the biology, ends his season.
• Expected back to full health: Not applicable for 2026 — out for the season. Any return would be for the 2027 league year.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY. Ineligible for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Baltimore Ravens and for every remaining 2026 game.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: ineligible in all four. A season-long non-factor.
• Who benefits if he sits: Travis Etienne (RB1), Alvin Kamara (RB2), Kendre Miller (RB3) and CJ Donaldson (RB4, promoted to the active roster Sept 18, 2026) constitute the full active backfield.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was RES on the baseline and is RES today on the live nfl.com roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any format. Drop immediately if still held anywhere.

Chip Trayanum — NYJ (Reserve RB — not on the active depth chart; on Reserve/Injured and ineligible to practice or play)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an official reserve-list status (status code RES on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com New York Jets roster), not a weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: Not reported and not applicable — a player on Reserve/Injured is barred from practicing with the club. Full week: no participation logged Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18; he appears on no Jets practice report.
• Injury: Undisclosed — the Jets have not specified the injury. He was placed on IR without a public diagnosis.
• When it happened: During the Jets’ 2026 training camp or preseason, prior to the early-September 2026 roster reduction. He has been on Reserve/Injured since before the Week 1 game vs Tennessee on Sept 13, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unquantifiable without a disclosed diagnosis. The procedural constraint governs: a cutdown IR placement without a designated-to-return slot is season-ending; with a return slot, the minimum is four regular-season games missed plus a 21-day practice window, so no return before Week 5.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown medically. Procedurally, the earliest theoretical activation is around Week 5 (Oct 11, 2026 vs Cleveland), with a season-long absence more likely. The Jets have signaled nothing.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2 — ineligible by rule for the Jets’ Sunday Sept 20, 2026 home game vs the Green Bay Packers. A Reserve/Injured player receives no game-status designation and does not count against the inactive list.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5, all ineligible. Out for Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Green Bay), Week 3 (Sept 27 at Detroit), Week 4 (Oct 4 at Chicago) and Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cleveland). Assume no availability across the window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed. Breece Hall (ACT, RB1), Braelon Allen (ACT, RB2), Isaiah Davis (ACT, RB3) and Kene Nwangwu (ACT, RB4) make up the active backfield, with Andrew Beck (ACT) at fullback and Al-Jay Henderson (DEV) on the practice squad. Nobody gains anything new from his continued absence.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still Reserve/Injured, confirmed as RES on the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com roster pull, still undisclosed, still ineligible. Verified against the current roster rather than carried over on faith.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance in any 12-team full-PPR redraft format. He cannot play, is unlikely to play this season, and sits fifth or lower if activated. Do not roster.

Zach Charbonnet — SEA (Not on the active depth chart — would be a lead or co-lead back ahead of or alongside Jadarian Price when activated)

• Status: PUP — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as PUP (active/Physically Unable to Perform) on the official nfl.com Seahawks roster as of Sept 18, 2026. By rule he must miss the first four games and is first eligible in Week 5.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — a player on active/PUP is barred from practicing with the team until his 21-day activation window opens. He has not practiced. Week of Sept 16-18: no participation of any kind.
• Injury: Lower-body injury carried from training camp, undisclosed by the club.
• When it happened: Training camp, August 2026. Placed on active/PUP at the 53-man roster cutdown in late August.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not quantifiable without a named injury; the four-game active/PUP minimum governs regardless of how quickly he heals.
• Expected back to full health: First eligible Week 5, approximately Oct 11-18, 2026. Watch for Seattle opening his 21-day practice window in Week 4.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY and is INELIGIBLE. He cannot be activated for Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Arizona Cardinals or for any game before Week 5.
• Next four weeks: Ineligible for Weeks 2, 3 and 4 by rule. Week 5 is his first eligible game and he is the most interesting stash in this division’s backfields: rookie Jadarian Price has the early-down job (10 carries, 52 yards in the opener) but Seattle’s rushing attack has not been dominant, and Charbonnet has an established NFL track record that Price does not.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jadarian Price (RB1) leads on early downs, George Holani (RB2) handles third-down and goal-line work, and Emanuel Wilson (RB3) takes limited red-zone snaps. Brady Russell is the fullback.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still on active/PUP per the official roster, still ineligible until Week 5, still no practice window opened.

Fantasy takeaway: Stash him in 12-team full-PPR if your bench allows — he is the best RB stash in the NFC West. He is first eligible in Week 5 and walks back into a backfield led by a rookie in Jadarian Price whose grip is not firm. Acquire him cheaply now from a manager tired of holding an unavailable player; his Week 5-plus role could be a legitimate RB2. Note this cuts against Price’s rest-of-season value.

Jeremy McNichols — WAS (Reserve-list running back — not on the active roster and off the active depth chart.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status, not a weekly game-status tag. nfl.com shows him with the code RSR (reserve) on Washington’s official roster as of Fri Sept 18, 2026. He was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return, requiring a minimum four-game absence. The reserve-list status outranks any practice discussion.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on the reserve list. He did not participate Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18 and is not eligible to. No 21-day practice window has been opened as of Friday Sept 18, 2026.
• Injury: Quadriceps injury.
• When it happened: Sustained during Washington’s 2026 preseason/training-camp period; he was placed on injured reserve with a return designation before the regular season began and has been on the list since before Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Quadriceps strains: Grade 1 roughly 1-3 weeks, Grade 2 roughly 4-6 weeks, Grade 3 (with tendon involvement) 3+ months and often surgical. A quad injury serious enough for an IR-with-return-designation placement rather than week-to-week handling points to at least a Grade 2. Note that the four-game minimum, not the muscle, is the binding constraint here.
• Expected back to full health: Earliest activation is Week 5 (the week of Oct 4-8, 2026) under the four-game minimum, and only if Washington opens his 21-day practice window first. Realistically, full health and a real role are more likely mid-to-late October 2026 — Weeks 6-7.
• Next game: OUT for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET). Reserve-list players are ineligible to play.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2 (vs DAL), 3 and 4 with certainty. Week 5 is the first week he is eligible to be activated. Watch for the club to open his practice window in late September as the leading indicator.
• Who benefits if he sits: His roster spot and change-of-pace snaps are already covered by Jacory Croskey-Merritt (RB1), Rachaad White (RB2) and Kaytron Allen (RB3), with Craig Reynolds and Robert Henry Jr. on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. Still on the reserve list with a designation to return and a quadriceps injury; no practice window has been opened.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR league. He is a deep-league watch-list name at most — even on return he would be the fourth back in a three-man rotation that already has a defined lead, a pass-catcher and a goal-line specialist. Do not use a bench or IR slot on him.

Jordan Mason — MIN (Was the 1B in a near-even committee with Aaron Jones and led the team in Week 1 rushing; now on injured reserve and off the Week 2 depth chart entirely)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code RES on https://www.nfl.com/teams/minnesota-vikings/roster as of Sept 18, 2026. Placed on IR Wednesday Sept 16, 2026. This is a short-term/designated-to-return IR placement, not a season-ending one. The reserve-list status outranks any game-status designation; he cannot be listed as Out because he is not on the active roster.
• Practice this week: Not reported — players on Reserve/Injured do not practice with the team and do not appear on the official participation report. Full week: no Wed, Thu or Fri participation of any kind.
• Injury: Fractured thumb, surgically repaired. Reported as a thumb fracture requiring surgery rather than a pin-and-play situation.
• When it happened: Sunday Sept 13, 2026, during Minnesota’s Week 1 win over Green Bay. He played through it — he led the Vikings with 59 rushing yards on 15 carries and scored a 1-yard touchdown. The fracture was identified after the game and he was placed on IR three days later on Sept 16.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A surgically fixed thumb fracture in a ball-carrier typically costs 4-8 weeks. Non-displaced fractures managed with a screw can return in 4-6 weeks with a cast or club; displaced or multi-fragment fractures run 6-10 weeks. Running backs are on the shorter end of that band relative to receivers because ball security can be managed with a club cast, but fumble risk keeps clubs conservative.
• Expected back to full health: Late October 2026. He must miss a minimum of four games under short-term IR rules, making him first eligible to return for Week 6 (weekend of Oct 18). A Week 6-8 return is the realistic window, with Week 7 the most probable if the surgery was routine.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY in Week 2 at Chicago on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. He is ineligible — on injured reserve, not merely inactive.
• Next four weeks: Out for all of Weeks 2, 3, 4 and 5 without exception; short-term IR mandates a four-game minimum absence from the date of placement. Week 6 is the earliest possible activation, and Minnesota would need to open his 21-day practice window before that. Treat Weeks 2-5 as a guaranteed zero.
• Who benefits if he sits: Aaron Jones (RB1, ACT #33) is the clear primary and will lead the backfield Sunday — he absorbs the bulk of Mason’s vacated early-down and goal-line work. DeeJay Dallas (ACT, promoted from the practice squad Sept 16) is the new RB2 per Ourlads and is a core special-teamer. Demond Claiborne (RB3, ACT #21) is expected to be active for Week 2 and is in line for a larger role than he had in Week 1. Jerome Ford was added to the practice squad Sept 16 as insurance and is a candidate for elevation if Jones is dinged.
• Change since Week 1: MAJOR CHANGE. On the Sept 12 baseline Mason was ACT and the co-lead back. He is now RES (injured reserve) as of Sept 16. This also forced two other roster corrections against the baseline: DeeJay Dallas moved from DEV (practice squad) to ACT, and Jerome Ford is a new practice-squad addition who was not on the baseline at all.

Fantasy takeaway: Mason is a drop in 12-team full PPR unless you have an IR slot — he is a four-game minimum absence with a realistic Week 6-8 return. The actionable side is Aaron Jones, who becomes a clear RB2 with RB1 upside on volume for the next month; if you own Jones, this is a legitimate sell-high window because the workload spike is temporary and he is 31. Demond Claiborne is the speculative add — he is the handcuff with standalone upside and should be rostered in deeper 12-team leagues. DeeJay Dallas is a special-teams promotion, not a fantasy asset.

Questionable — game-time calls (4)

The genuine coin flips. Watch the inactives list, which posts about 90 minutes before kickoff, and have a replacement ready.

RJ Harvey — DEN (RB2 — the change-of-pace and passing-down complement to J.K. Dobbins, and a listed backup kickoff returner)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Denver on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 (estimated — Denver held no true Wednesday practice off the Monday night game, so Wednesday is an estimated non-participation) -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Limited Fri Sept 18. Two consecutive limited practices into a Questionable is the lean-positive version of this tag.
• Injury: Hamstring strain.
• When it happened: Between the Monday Sept 14, 2026 Week 1 loss at Kansas City and Denver’s first Week 2 injury report on Wednesday Sept 16, 2026, when he first appeared as an estimated non-participant. Denver has not stated whether it occurred in the game itself or in the early-week conditioning work; he carried no injury designation on the final Week 1 report, so it is new within that window.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains grade out as: Grade 1 (mild) 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 (moderate/partial tear) 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 (full tear) 8-12 weeks or surgical. Reaching two limited practices by Thursday and Friday of the same week points squarely at a Grade 1. The real hazard with hamstrings is not the initial strain but the re-injury rate — roughly a third of NFL hamstring strains recur within the same season, and re-aggravations are consistently worse than the original.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 — he should be fully unrestricted by Week 3 (Sept 27) or Week 4 (early October) even if Denver manages his snaps in Week 2. Call it full health by the first week of October.
• Next game: LEAN PLAY but with a reduced workload, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Denver (2:05 p.m. MT, CBS). Two limited practices is a meaningfully better signal than one, and Denver is at home against a Jacksonville team that has all 53 active-roster players healthy and cleared — the Broncos will want their full backfield. Expect him active but with Denver leaning harder on Dobbins and pulling Harvey off kick-return duty.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (vs. JAX, Sept 20): active but snap-limited; treat any projection as 60-70 percent of his normal usage. Week 3: should be clean if there is no setback. Weeks 4-5: full role, assuming no recurrence. The single biggest risk across this stretch is a re-aggravation in Week 2 while playing at less than full strength, which would turn a one-week nuisance into a three-to-four-week absence. If Denver rules him out late Sunday morning, the value shifts entirely to Dobbins.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jonah Coleman (RB3) is the direct next man up and would step into the RB2 role, per Denver beat reporting on the Friday report. Tyler Badie (RB4) would slide to RB3 and take the kickoff-return work. The far more important beneficiary is J.K. Dobbins (RB1), who would see a near-bellcow workload including the passing-down snaps Harvey normally takes — Dobbins is the actual fantasy play on the Harvey-out branch, not Coleman.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT. Harvey carried no injury designation at all on Denver’s final Week 1 injury report filed Friday Sept 11, 2026 and was not on the Sept 12 baseline. The hamstring surfaced for the first time on Denver’s estimated Wednesday Sept 16, 2026 Week 2 report.

Fantasy takeaway: A risky FLEX in a 12-team full-PPR league — his passing-down role is exactly the usage a hamstring most suppresses, and a limited-practice hamstring back is the classic Sunday disappointment. Have a replacement ready. The actionable move is the other side of the trade: J.K. Dobbins is a confident RB2 start this week with his handcuff compromised and Jacksonville arriving fully healthy but on the road. Jonah Coleman is worth a speculative 1-3 percent FAAB bid as a same-backfield contingency if you already roster Dobbins or Harvey; do not spend more than that.

Kaelon Black — SF (RB2 — the rookie who out-carried Christian McCaffrey in Week 1 and now sits second on the Ourlads depth chart, ahead of Jordan James)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by San Francisco on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 home game vs. the Miami Dolphins.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Limited Fri Sept 18. He was seen practicing Friday, which is a meaningful positive against the Questionable tag.
• Injury: Groin (adductor strain).
• When it happened: Between the Week 1 Melbourne game (Sept 10) and Thursday, Sept 17, 2026 — he was clean on the Wednesday report and first appeared as Limited on Thursday, so this was almost certainly picked up in the Thursday practice session or in post-travel recovery work.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin/adductor strains are 1-2 weeks for Grade 1, 3-6 weeks for Grade 2, and 8-12 weeks or surgical for Grade 3. Practicing in a limited capacity on back-to-back days two days after onset is the signature of a Grade 1.
• Expected back to full health: Week 3 (late September 2026) at the latest. He may well be fully healthy for Week 2 itself, just managed.
• Next game: LIKELY PLAYS, on a reduced or monitored workload. Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Miami Dolphins. Limited participation on consecutive days with a Questionable tag is the classic ‘plays but is not the full version’ profile.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 vs. Miami: expect him active with fewer carries than his Week 1 share. Weeks 3-5: full health and a return to the committee, where he is the change-of-pace and early-down complement to McCaffrey. His value spikes the moment McCaffrey misses time, which at McCaffrey’s age and injury history is not a remote scenario.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jordan James (RB3) is the direct beneficiary and would slot in as the clear No. 2 behind McCaffrey. Christian McCaffrey’s own workload would climb. Sincere McCormick is on the practice squad as the emergency body. Kyle Juszczyk would see a modest bump in short-yardage involvement.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THE REPORT. He does not appear in the Sept 12 baseline — he was healthy in Week 1 and took 14 carries for 65 yards in Melbourne, out-carrying McCaffrey.

Fantasy takeaway: Flex-worthy in 12-team full-PPR but a shaky one this week — a Questionable groin on a committee back in a game the 49ers should control is a recipe for a 7-touch dud. If you rostered him as the McCaffrey handcuff, keep holding; that is his real value. If you were counting on him as a flex starter, pivot and keep him on the bench until the groin is off the report.

Ty Johnson — BUF (RB3 — nominally the passing-down back and Ourlads’ listed RB2, but functionally third behind James Cook and Ray Davis given two straight game-day inactives)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) a FINAL official game-status designation filed by Buffalo on the Wednesday Sept 16, 2026 report for the Thursday Sept 17 game vs Detroit (Wednesday is the final report day on a short Thursday week). He was then declared INACTIVE 90 minutes before kickoff and did not play. Buffalo’s Week 2 game is complete, so this designation has already resolved to a DNP.
• Practice this week: Limited (final practice, Wednesday Sept 16). Full short week: Limited Mon Sept 14 -> Limited Tue Sept 15 -> Limited Wed Sept 16. He never reached full participation at any point in the week, which is what preceded the inactive call.
• Injury: Hamstring strain (Buffalo has not specified left or right, and has not publicly graded it)
• When it happened: Originated in the practice week leading into Week 1 — he was first listed on Buffalo’s Sept 9-11, 2026 reports and was already Questionable for the Sept 13 game at Houston, which he missed. Most consistent with a late-camp/early-September practice strain rather than a game injury; the club has never tied it to a specific snap.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains are graded I-III. Grade I (mild, few fibers) is 1-2 weeks. Grade II (partial tear) is 3-6 weeks and is the most common range for a back who keeps getting limited-but-not-full and keeps being scratched. Grade III (full tear/avulsion) is 8-12 weeks or surgical. Johnson’s pattern — limited practices for two consecutive weeks, never full, inactive twice — is the classic low-to-mid Grade II presentation. Hamstrings in running backs are notoriously prone to re-injury if rushed, which is exactly why Buffalo keeps sitting a back who is technically practicing.
• Expected back to full health: Late September to early October 2026 — realistically Week 3 (Sept 27) at the earliest for a return to the active roster, with Week 4 (Oct 4) the more defensible bet for genuine full health and an unrestricted role.
• Next game: DID NOT PLAY. Buffalo’s Week 2 game — Thursday Sept 17, 2026 vs the Detroit Lions — has already been played, and Johnson was one of seven Bills inactives alongside Ed Oliver, Skyler Bell, Jalon Kilgore, Ar’maj Reed-Adams, Jude Bowry and T.J. Sanders. He has now missed both Bills games this season. The next decision point is Week 3, Sunday Sept 27, 2026 vs the Los Angeles Chargers, where the 10-day break off the Thursday game gives him the most runway he has had all season.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 17 vs Detroit) — inactive, did not play. Week 3 (Sept 27 vs the Los Angeles Chargers) — lean toward him finally being active given the extended rest, but even if active he is behind Cook and Davis and is a passing-down specialist at best. Week 4 (Oct 4 vs New England) — should be healthy and available. Week 5 (Oct 12, Monday night at the Los Angeles Rams) — healthy, but by then Ray Davis will have two-plus weeks of entrenched RB2 reps and Johnson’s path back to meaningful volume is narrow. The realistic ceiling for the rest of this stretch is a third-down/two-minute change-of-pace role.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ray Davis (ACT) is the direct beneficiary and has been the de facto RB2 behind James Cook for both games. James Cook (ACT) is the far larger beneficiary in raw volume — Johnson’s absence removes the only back who threatens Cook’s passing-down work. Frank Gore Jr. (DEV, practice squad) is the emergency third body and would require a gameday elevation.
• Change since Week 1: SAME designation as Sept 12 (Questionable, hamstring), but MATERIALLY WORSE in practical terms. On Sept 12 he had progressed DNP -> DNP -> Limited and there was a case he was trending up. He has now been inactive in both Week 1 and Week 2, never reached a full practice, and the depth chart has hardened behind him with Ray Davis taking the RB2 reps. The designation did not change; the outlook clearly deteriorated.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league. Two straight inactives with a lingering hamstring and no clear path past Ray Davis makes him waiver-wire fodder. The real fantasy content here is downstream: James Cook is a locked-in RB1 with zero passing-down competition, and Ray Davis is a legitimate high-priority handcuff stash — Davis is the Cook handcuff, not Johnson, and anyone still holding Johnson as the Buffalo handcuff is holding the wrong player. Drop Johnson for a startable bench piece.

DJ Giddens — IND (RB3 — Ourlads has him third behind Jonathan Taylor and Seth McGowan; he was a healthy inactive in Week 1)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Indianapolis on the Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 20 game at the Kansas City Chiefs. Confirmed on nfl.com/injuries and on the joint Colts-Chiefs Week 2 report.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He was added to the report Thursday, then returned to full participation Friday — an encouraging trajectory that makes the Questionable tag look precautionary.
• Injury: Knee
• When it happened: Emerged Thursday Sept 17, 2026 — he was added to the injury report that day and did not practice. He did not play in Week 1 vs Baltimore (healthy inactive), so this is a practice-week injury rather than a game injury.
• Typical recovery for this injury: An unspecified knee complaint that permits full participation within 24 hours is almost always a bruise, a mild sprain or soreness — typically 0-7 days. If it were ligamentous (MCL Grade 1 is 1-3 weeks, Grade 2 is 3-6 weeks), he would not have returned to full practice on Friday.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively already there — full participation Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). Expect him off the injury report entirely by Week 3 (late September 2026).
• Next game: EXPECTED TO PLAY, though as a Questionable designation it is not guaranteed. If active Sunday Sept 20 at the Kansas City Chiefs (8:20 PM ET, Arrowhead), he is the No. 3 back and may again be a healthy scratch given he was inactive in Week 1 even while healthy.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: the knee is a non-story; the depth chart is the story. He sits behind Jonathan Taylor and Seth McGowan and was inactive on game day in Week 1. Unless Taylor misses time, Giddens has no standalone path to touches through Week 5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Seth McGowan is RB2 and the direct handcuff to Jonathan Taylor; practice-squad backs Davon Booth and Anderson Castle are the emergency elevations behind Giddens.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report. Giddens was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list and was a healthy inactive for Week 1 vs Baltimore. The knee surfaced Thursday Sept 17 and produced a Friday Questionable tag.

Fantasy takeaway: Do not start, and do not spend waiver capital. The Questionable tag is noise — the relevant fact for a 12-team full-PPR manager is that he is RB3 and was a healthy inactive in Week 1, so Seth McGowan, not Giddens, is the Jonathan Taylor handcuff worth holding. Drop Giddens if you need the bench spot.

Cleared — listed this week but carrying no designation (39)

The good news. Every player here carried an injury or a listing at some point this week and finished it without a designation.

Jeremiyah Love — ARI (RB2 by listing, but a true committee co-starter with Tyler Allgeier — the rookie No. 3 overall pick and the long-term lead back)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO entry at all on Arizona’s FINAL official Friday injury report of Sept 18, 2026 for the Sept 20 game vs. Seattle. He has been removed from the injury report entirely.
• Practice this week: Full participant and not listed on the report at any point this week. Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18. Contrast with Week 1, when he was Limited on all three days and carried a Questionable tag.
• Injury: High ankle sprain, right ankle — now healed. Love’s own words entering Week 2: ‘It’s all gas, no brakes.’
• When it happened: Preseason opener, August 2026. It cost him the balance of the preseason and had him on a snap/carry pitch count through Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: High ankle (syndesmotic) sprains run 2-4 weeks for Grade 1, 4-8 weeks for Grade 2 and 8-12 weeks or surgery for Grade 3. Love is now roughly six weeks removed from an August injury, which puts him at the back end of a Grade 1-2 timeline — consistent with a full, clean clearance.
• Expected back to full health: Already there. Fully healthy as of Week 2, Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, fully cleared and with no designation, for Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Seattle Seahawks in Arizona.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available for Weeks 2 through 5. The constraint on him is no longer the ankle, it is the coaching staff: Mike LaFleur explicitly said ‘I wouldn’t say an expanded role or anything like that. I mean, his role was going to be what it was,’ and that the team will ride ‘whoever was the hot hand.’ Expect a near-even split with Allgeier in Week 2 that tilts toward Love as the season goes on. James Conner is eligible to return from IR beginning Week 5, which is the real threat to this backfield’s shape.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is healthy. For completeness, Tyler Allgeier is the co-starter and Bam Knight is the RB3.
• Change since Week 1: MATERIAL UPGRADE. On Sept 12 he was Limited all three practice days and carried a FINAL QUESTIONABLE designation on Arizona’s Week 1 report. He is now completely off the injury report with no designation and has publicly declared himself 100 percent.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence in 12-team full-PPR as an RB2/flex. He posted 13 touches (11 carries, 2 catches) for 50 scrimmage yards and a TD in his debut while still on a pitch count, and the pitch count is now gone. He is the highest-upside buy in this division — his price is still suppressed by the ankle narrative and by a committee that the staff has all but said will resolve toward the better player. Buy now, before the Week 5 Conner return muddies the picture.

Chuba Hubbard — CAR (RB1 — and after Week 1, a genuine workhorse rather than the 1A of a committee (48 snaps, 71 percent))

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he does not appear anywhere on Carolina’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official injury report for the Sept 20 game at Atlanta, the second consecutive week he has been fully off the report.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18. Practicing without restriction for a second straight week.
• Injury: Hamstring (resolved prior to Week 1)
• When it happened: Originated in Carolina’s 2026 training camp (late July / August 2026), when he was publicly described as ‘week-to-week’ with a hamstring. It resolved before the Sept 14 opener.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains run 1-3 weeks for Grade 1, 3-6 weeks for Grade 2, and carry an elevated recurrence rate for roughly 4-8 weeks after return — which is the live risk here, since he is only about six weeks removed from a camp strain and just absorbed a 71 percent snap load. That workload spike is the specific thing that re-tears hamstrings. Report him healthy, but treat him as the division’s most likely candidate for a soft-tissue re-aggravation.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, Week 2. He is past the acute phase; residual recurrence risk persists through roughly early-to-mid October 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY. No designation for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Atlanta Falcons.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: projected to play all four as Carolina’s lead back. The watch item is volume management — 48 snaps and 13 touches in a blowout loss suggests Carolina is not protecting him. If a Wednesday ‘Limited — hamstring’ line reappears on any future report, move immediately to secure Jonathon Brooks.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jonathon Brooks (RB2) is the direct beneficiary and would become an every-week RB2 with immediate 15-plus touch upside. AJ Dillon (RB3) would take short-yardage and goal-line work.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was already off the report on the baseline and remains off it. What is new is confirmation from Week 1 usage that he is a true bell cow rather than half of a committee, which raises his floor considerably.

Fantasy takeaway: START HIM as a solid RB2 in 12-team full-PPR. Week 1 delivered 10 carries for 49 yards and a TD plus 3 catches for 38 yards and a second TD — a 71 percent snap share with real receiving involvement is exactly the profile PPR rewards. The caveat is the camp hamstring; if you roster him, spend a late waiver claim on Brooks as insurance.

D’Andre Swift — CHI (RB1 — lead back and primary passing-down option)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) Chicago filed its FINAL Friday report on Sept 18, 2026 for the Sept 20 game vs Minnesota with Swift listed as a full participant and NO designation. He appeared on the participation report during the week but was cleared off the game-status column.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed -> Limited Thu -> Full Fri. The Friday upgrade to full participation is what removed the designation.
• Injury: Ankle/knee — listed jointly on Chicago’s report. Neither is characterized as significant; the club treated it as maintenance and he was never in danger of a designation.
• When it happened: Sustained in Week 1 vs Carolina, Sunday Sept 13, 2026. He was not on the Sept 11 Week 1 final report, so the issue arose in the game itself. He first appeared on the Week 2 report on Wednesday Sept 16 as a new addition.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Minor ankle and knee contusions or low-grade sprains in running backs that permit limited practice midweek and full practice Friday resolve within the same week essentially by definition. Players on this arc almost never miss the following game, and the practical injury risk is a modest re-aggravation chance rather than lost time.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively already there, as of Friday Sept 18, 2026. He reached full practice on the final day of the Week 2 practice week and carries no restriction into the game.
• Next game: WILL PLAY in Week 2 vs Minnesota on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. Full Friday practice, no designation. Expect his normal lead-back workload.
• Next four weeks: Clean for Weeks 2 through 5 on current information. The one structural risk to his fantasy value across this window is not the ankle or knee — it is Kyle Monangai, who has been steadily working into a larger share and is also fully cleared. Watch the Week 2 carry split closely; if Monangai’s share grows again, Swift’s Weeks 3-5 outlook degrades on usage rather than health.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kyle Monangai (RB2, ACT #25) is the direct beneficiary and would lead the backfield — he is himself fully cleared for Week 2. Roschon Johnson (RB3, ACT #23) would handle short-yardage and goal-line work. Salvon Ahmed (DEV, #36) is the practice-squad emergency option.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to the injury report. On the Sept 12 baseline Swift was explicitly listed as resolved and absent from Chicago’s Week 1 final report. The ankle/knee issue arose in the Week 1 game and put him on the Week 2 report Wednesday, but he practiced up to full by Friday and drew no designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a normal RB2 in 12-team full PPR — the Friday full practice and the absent designation remove the injury question entirely. Do not read the two limited days as a workload warning. The real thing to monitor is not his ankle but Monangai’s snap share; Swift’s passing-down role is what keeps his PPR floor intact, and that is the piece to watch erode, not his health.

Javonte Williams — DAL (RB1 — clear three-down lead back and the only every-down option in the Dallas backfield.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he does not appear at all on the Cowboys’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official game-status report for the Sept 20 game vs Washington. The Cowboys’ Week 2 report is limited to DeMarvion Overshown (hamstring, Out), Malik Hooker (forearm, Out), James Houston (shoulder) and Ajani Cornelius (knee). Williams is fully clear.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report at any point this week, therefore no participation level is filed. He practiced in full Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: None. Healthy.
• When it happened: N/A — no current injury. He is listed here because the Malik Davis IR placement reshaped the depth behind him and he is the player that thread runs through.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — no active injury to recover from. Historical context only: he is three-plus years removed from the 2022 multi-ligament knee injury and has shown no 2026 usage restriction.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2).
• Next game: ACTIVE and starting for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET).
• Next four weeks: Expected to start Weeks 2 (vs WAS), 3, 4 and 5 with a workhorse touch share. With Davis gone for the year and Demercado/Goodson as the only competition, his floor of touches is actually higher than it was on Sept 12.
• Who benefits if he sits: Emari Demercado (RB2, pass-down and change-of-pace back) would lead a committee, with Tyler Goodson (RB3) taking the complementary work and Hunter Luepke (FB) handling short-yardage and goal-line.
• Change since Week 1: No injury change since Sept 12 — he was healthy then and is healthy now. What changed is around him: Malik Davis went to season-ending IR and Tyler Goodson was signed, consolidating the backfield behind Williams.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence in 12-team full-PPR as a locked-in RB1/RB2 against a Washington defense that just gave up a competitive game to Philadelphia. His workload risk went DOWN this week, not up — Davis’s IR removes a body from the rotation. If you roster Williams, spend a modest FAAB bid on Emari Demercado; that handcuff is now cheap and singular.

J.K. Dobbins — DEN (RB1 — lead back and the primary early-down/goal-line runner; Ourlads has him first in the room on its Sept 16 update)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) he does not appear anywhere on Denver’s Week 2 injury report for the Sept 20 game vs. Jacksonville. No practice-report entry Wed/Thu/Fri, no game-status tag Friday. Fully cleared and available.
• Practice this week: Full — unlisted, which on an NFL report means unrestricted participation. Full week: not on the report Wed Sept 16 -> not on the report Thu Sept 17 -> not on the report Fri Sept 18. A player who never appears on the practice report is by definition a full participant.
• Injury: None currently. No active injury designation of any kind. His prior foot issue is fully resolved and has not appeared on a 2026 regular-season injury report.
• When it happened: Not applicable for Week 2 — there is no current injury. His last tracked issue was a 2025-season foot problem that resolved before the 2026 season opened; he has been off the injury report for both Week 1 and Week 2 of 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury. For context on the resolved foot issue, midfoot problems of the type he previously dealt with typically run 4-8 weeks, and he is well past that and asymptomatic through two full game weeks of practice.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). No return-to-health date is pending.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Denver (2:05 p.m. MT, CBS). No designation, no restriction, and with RJ Harvey questionable with a hamstring he is positioned for an elevated workload.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (vs. JAX, Sept 20): elevated volume, potentially approaching a bellcow share if Harvey is limited or inactive. Weeks 3-5: he should hold the RB1 role, though the split narrows as Harvey gets healthy — Denver drafted Harvey to be a real part of this backfield and will get back to a committee. The durability question that has followed Dobbins his whole career is the standing risk, not any current ailment.
• Who benefits if he sits: RJ Harvey (RB2) would be the lead back, though he is himself questionable with a hamstring this week. Jonah Coleman (RB3) is next and would take the complementary snaps. Tyler Badie (RB4) is the emergency body. If both Dobbins and Harvey were unavailable, Coleman would be a startable one-week FLEX by sheer volume.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — still fully cleared with no injury designation, exactly as on the Sept 12 baseline. The one meaningful CONTEXT change is external to him: RJ Harvey’s new hamstring strain has improved Dobbins’ projected workload for Week 2. Depth-chart position unchanged at RB1, roster status unchanged at ACT.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence as an RB2 in 12-team full-PPR. This is the cleanest positive-leverage spot in the division: a healthy lead back at home whose committee partner is dinged, against a Jacksonville defense on the road. Denver’s Week 1 loss at Kansas City was a script-negative game and a bounce-back home game is a better volume environment. If you drafted him at a discount on durability concerns, this is the week the investment pays.

Jahmyr Gibbs — DET (RB1 — workhorse back and primary receiving back)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) Detroit’s FINAL Week 2 official report, filed Sept 16, 2026 for the Thursday Sept 17 game at Buffalo, carried no entry for Gibbs. He played and was not limited.
• Practice this week: Full — not listed on any day of Detroit’s Week 2 participation report during the short Thursday-game practice week (Mon-Wed, Sept 14-16). Unrestricted throughout.
• Injury: None active.
• When it happened: N/A — no in-season injury. He was managed and ramped up during training camp in August 2026, but that was precautionary workload management and never produced a regular-season designation.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — healthy, no injury to recover from.
• Expected back to full health: Currently at full health as of Sept 18, 2026. He came out of the Thursday Sept 17 game at Buffalo with no reported issue.
• Next game: ALREADY PLAYED Week 2 — he played at Buffalo on Thursday Sept 17, 2026 and caught a touchdown pass in the 41-31 loss. He did not leave the game and there is no post-game injury reporting on him.
• Next four weeks: Healthy through Weeks 2 (played), 3, 4 and 5. Detroit’s Thursday game buys the roster extra recovery days before Week 3. With Isiah Pacheco on IR, Gibbs’s workload share has no meaningful competition beyond Sione Vaki’s complementary snaps. Shootout game scripts of the kind Buffalo produced are strongly positive for his receiving volume.
• Who benefits if he sits: Sione Vaki (RB2, ACT #33) would take over as the lead back and is the direct handcuff. Jacob Saylors (RB3, ACT #25) is next. Isiah Pacheco is unavailable on injured reserve, which makes Vaki the only meaningful contingency.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to the report as a confirmed-healthy entry. He was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list. He is included because Detroit’s Week 2 game is already complete and confirming his post-game health status is the actionable fact for Week 3 lineup decisions.

Fantasy takeaway: A locked-in every-week RB1 in 12-team full PPR — his Week 2 receiving touchdown is exactly the profile that makes him format-proof. Tracked here to confirm he exited the Thursday game healthy, which matters because the Lions played early and their managers set lineups before the rest of the league. Hold Sione Vaki on your bench if you can afford it; with Pacheco on IR, Vaki is the single highest-leverage handcuff in this division.

Bhayshul Tuten — JAX (RB1 by Ourlads ordering — co-starter with Chris Rodriguez Jr. in a genuine committee backfield)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) final Friday outcome: fully cleared, no injury and no game-status tag on Jacksonville’s official Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 game at Denver. He does not appear on the Week 2 report.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Jaguars’ Week 2 injury report at any point.
• Injury: None active — the prior issue carried on the Sept 12 baseline is fully resolved.
• When it happened: Not applicable. The prior issue cleared before the Sept 13 Week 1 win over Cleveland, which he played.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2), and has been since before Week 1.
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted. He is in the starting backfield Sunday Sept 20 at the Denver Broncos (4:05 PM ET, Empower Field).
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: health is a non-issue; the committee is the issue. He splits early-down work with Chris Rodriguez Jr. and is now facing pressure on passing downs from LeQuint Allen Jr., whom Coen has promised a larger role. Denver in Week 2 is a poor run matchup. His value depends entirely on whether he separates from Rodriguez over this stretch.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Rodriguez Jr. would become the clear lead back, with LeQuint Allen Jr. on passing downs and Ameer Abdullah as the veteran change-up. A Tuten injury would make Rodriguez an immediate must-add.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 on health — he was already logged as resolved on the baseline and remains off the injury report entirely. Reported here as cleared rather than dropped silently, per the tracking rule. Context change: the backfield around him got more crowded with Coen’s comments on LeQuint Allen Jr.

Fantasy takeaway: Volatile RB3/flex in 12-team full PPR — startable only in deeper leagues or bye-week binds. The committee caps his ceiling and the Denver front caps his Week 2 floor. Hold, monitor the snap split, and be aware that LeQuint Allen Jr.’s expanding role is a direct threat to Tuten’s receiving work.

Ashton Jeanty — LV (RB1 — workhorse lead back and the centerpiece of the Raiders offense; Mike Washington Jr. is the listed RB2 behind him)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) he was carried on the Raiders’ Week 2 practice report with an ankle notation but received NO final game-status tag on the Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game at the Los Angeles Chargers. Fully cleared.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Three full participations with no Friday tag, explicitly described by the club as full participation all week.
• Injury: Right ankle — a resolved sprain carried as a maintenance notation only. Three straight full practices and no designation confirm it is not functionally limiting.
• When it happened: Originally sustained August 23, 2026 in the preseason. It resolved before Week 1 — he carried no game-status designation on the Raiders’ final Week 1 report filed Friday Sept 11, 2026 and played against Miami. The ankle remains a treatment notation rather than an active problem.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Ankle sprains grade out as: Grade 1 (low/lateral) 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 2-4 weeks, Grade 3 or a high ankle sprain 4-8 weeks with lingering explosiveness effects. Jeanty is roughly four weeks past the original August 23 event and has practiced fully for two consecutive game weeks, which places it firmly in the resolved Grade 1 category.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). No pending milestone; expect the ankle notation to drop off the report entirely.
• Next game: WILL PLAY with a full workload, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 at the Los Angeles Chargers (SoFi Stadium, 1:05 p.m. PT). No designation and no restriction.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: locked-in weekly RB1 with a genuine workhorse share. His receiving usage should tick UP in Week 2 specifically, because with Brock Bowers doubtful the Raiders lose their primary seam threat and Kirk Cousins leans harder on checkdowns — Jeanty is the direct beneficiary of that. Expect the passing-game bump to fade somewhat once Bowers returns around Week 3.
• Who benefits if he sits: Mike Washington Jr. (RB2) would be the lead back and would carry standalone FLEX value given the volume. Dylan Laube (RB3) handles third-down and passing-game snaps. Dare Ogunbowale (DEV) and Roman Hemby (DEV) are practice-squad elevation candidates; Chris Collier is on Reserve/Injured and unavailable.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was already marked resolved and off the game-status report on the baseline, and he remains cleared with no final designation this week. He is carried here rather than dropped silently because the ankle notation still appears on the Raiders’ practice report. The meaningful CONTEXT change is external: Brock Bowers being doubtful raises Jeanty’s receiving projection for Week 2. Depth chart unchanged at RB1, roster status unchanged at ACT.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a confident RB1 in 12-team full-PPR and specifically bump your expectation this week — the Bowers absence funnels checkdown volume to him, and PPR scoring rewards exactly that. This is one of the cleanest start calls in the division. Mike Washington Jr. is a worthwhile handcuff stash for Jeanty managers in a 12-team league given how concentrated this backfield is.

De’Von Achane — MIA (RB1 — Miami’s featured back and clear workhorse, the focal point of a run game head coach Jeff Hafley has publicly committed to)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO designation and NO injury listing of any kind on Miami’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game at San Francisco. He is entirely absent from the injury report for a second consecutive week.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18) and unlisted. Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He does not appear on any of Miami’s three Week 2 practice reports, which denotes full participation on every day.
• Injury: None currently. He carries no active injury and has not been listed on a Miami injury report at any point in the 2026 regular season.
• When it happened: Not applicable — no current injury. His widely-documented knee injury history is from prior seasons and is not active; he has no 2026 in-season injury on record.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — nothing is being recovered from. Two consecutive fully unrestricted practice weeks and a full Week 1 workload.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026, and has been since the Sept 13 opener at Las Vegas.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, FULLY HEALTHY. He starts and carries the featured workload for Miami in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 PM ET on FOX. No designation, no listing, no snap restriction.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 at San Francisco) — full workhorse role against a stout 49ers run defense. Week 3 (Sept 27 vs Kansas City) — full role. Week 4 (Oct 4 at Minnesota) — full role. Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cincinnati) — full role and the softest matchup of the stretch, immediately before Miami’s Week 6 bye. Hafley’s stated ‘We have to run the football’ mandate off an 0-1 start points to volume trending UP across the window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jaylen Wright (ACT, RB2) is the direct next man up and would inherit the lead role. Ollie Gordon II (ACT, RB3) would take the short-yardage and between-the-tackles work. DJ Herman (ACT, listed at FB by Ourlads) is a situational body. Jarquez Hunter (DEV) and Carlos Washington (DEV) are practice-squad elevation options.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was resolved and off the report on the Sept 12 baseline and remains resolved and off the report on the Sept 18 final report. Two clean weeks in a row, confirmed against the current report rather than assumed. Reported here rather than dropped silently, per the standing rule on cleared players.

Fantasy takeaway: Locked-in RB1 start in every 12-team full-PPR redraft lineup, every week. He is fully healthy, carries no designation, and his head coach just publicly recommitted to the run game after an 0-1 start — that is volume you want. The matchup at San Francisco is difficult on the ground but his receiving floor in full PPR insulates the downside. Start without hesitation; if a nervous manager in your league will sell him at a discount over the 49ers matchup, buy.

Aaron Jones — MIN (RB1 — now the clear lead back with Jordan Mason on injured reserve, rather than the co-lead he was in Week 1)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) Minnesota’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game at Chicago carries no entry for Jones. He is fully healthy and unrestricted.
• Practice this week: Full — not listed on any day of the Week 2 participation report. Full week: not listed Wed, not listed Thu, not listed Fri, which by rule means unrestricted full participation.
• Injury: None active. Jones has a substantial career injury history including hamstring and soft-tissue issues, but nothing is currently active and he carries no 2026 regular-season designation.
• When it happened: N/A for any current issue. He came through Week 1 against Green Bay healthy and was never on the Week 2 report.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — healthy, no active injury to recover from. The relevant background concern is age and cumulative workload: he turned 31 and is now being asked to absorb a materially larger share for at least four games.
• Expected back to full health: Currently at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026, with no restriction.
• Next game: WILL PLAY in Week 2 at Chicago on Sunday Sept 20, 2026 with an expanded workload. No designation. He is confirmed to lead Minnesota’s backfield with Jordan Mason on IR.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and in a lead role for Weeks 2, 3, 4 and 5 — Jordan Mason cannot return before Week 6. That is a four-game window of elevated volume. The risk is precisely that volume: a 31-year-old back with a soft-tissue history absorbing a co-lead’s vacated carries is an elevated injury-risk profile, and the workload spike ends the moment Mason is activated. Additionally, with Kyler Murray out and Carson Wentz starting in Week 2, the game script should lean run-heavy at Chicago, which is a further short-term positive.
• Who benefits if he sits: DeeJay Dallas (RB2, ACT, promoted from the practice squad Sept 16) is the listed second back per Ourlads, though he is primarily a special-teams contributor. Demond Claiborne (RB3, ACT #21) is the more likely offensive beneficiary and is confirmed expected to be active for Week 2 with a larger role than he had in Week 1. Jerome Ford (DEV) was added to the practice squad Sept 16 as insurance and would be an elevation candidate.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED IN ROLE, not health. On the Sept 12 baseline Jones was the listed starter but split the backfield with Jordan Mason, who actually out-touched him in Week 1 (15 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD). With Mason placed on IR on Sept 16, Jones is now the outright lead back for at least four games. He remains off the injury report and fully healthy.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a confident RB2 with RB1 upside in Week 2 at Chicago — Mason is on IR, Wentz is starting which points to a run-lean script, and Jones has the backfield to himself. But this is an explicit sell-high window in 12-team full PPR: the volume spike has a hard four-game expiration when Mason returns in Week 6, and Jones is 31 with a soft-tissue history. If you can trade him into a leaguemate’s panic buy over the next two weeks, do it. Demond Claiborne is the contingency worth a bench spot.

Rhamondre Stevenson — NE (RB1 — New England’s lead back, listed first on Ourlads, and the workhorse who carried an 84.5 percent snap share in Week 1 with TreVeyon Henderson out)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO designation and NO injury listing on New England’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs Pittsburgh. He is entirely absent from the injury report and is fully healthy.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18) and unlisted. Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He appears on none of New England’s three Week 2 practice reports, which denotes full participation on every day.
• Injury: None currently. He carries no active injury and has not been listed on a New England injury report at any point in the 2026 regular season.
• When it happened: Not applicable — no current injury. He played 84.5 percent of the offensive snaps in the Week 1 game vs Seattle on Sept 9, 2026 and emerged without a listing.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — nothing is being recovered from. He has completed a full, unrestricted practice week following a near-every-down Week 1 workload.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, FULLY HEALTHY. He starts for New England in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at home vs the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:00 PM ET on CBS. No designation, no listing, no restriction. The only change to his outlook is competitive, not medical: TreVeyon Henderson is back.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Pittsburgh) — starts, but his snap share should fall materially from 84.5 percent now that Henderson is cleared. Week 3 (Sept 27 at Jacksonville) — starts in what is likely a settled committee. Week 4 (Oct 4 at Buffalo) — starts. Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Las Vegas) — starts, best matchup of the stretch. No health concern anywhere in the window; the risk to his fantasy value is entirely the Henderson timeshare.
• Who benefits if he sits: TreVeyon Henderson (ACT, RB2) is the direct beneficiary and, now healthy, would step into a true lead role. Corey Kiner (ACT, RB3) would be the complementary back. Reggie Gilliam (ACT) is the fullback and Lan Larison (DEV) the practice-squad option.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to this report as a health entry — he was not an injury listing on the Sept 12 baseline and is not one now. He is added here because the CHANGE around him is material: TreVeyon Henderson going from ruled out to fully cleared directly compresses Stevenson’s role. His health status is unchanged and clean; his fantasy outlook is meaningfully worse than on Sept 12.

Fantasy takeaway: Still a startable RB2 in a 12-team full-PPR redraft, but his arrow is pointing DOWN and you should act on it. An 84.5 percent snap share was a one-week artifact of Henderson being out; with Henderson off the injury report and practicing in full three straight days, expect Stevenson’s share to drop and the passing-down work in particular to migrate. Start him in Week 2 vs Pittsburgh, but if another manager in your league is still valuing him off that Week 1 volume, this is the week to sell. Do not buy him at a Week 1 price.

Cam Skattebo — NYG (RB1 — lead back and goal-line option, ahead of Devin Singletary.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries no designation of any kind on the Giants’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Monday Sept 21 game at the Rams. He does not appear on the Week 2 injury report, exactly as he did not appear on the final Week 1 report.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report, so no participation level is filed. Full participation Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: None currently. Historical only: the dislocated right ankle with associated tibia/fibula involvement suffered in 2025, from which he is fully recovered and playing without restriction.
• When it happened: N/A for any current injury. The 2025 ankle dislocation is the historical item; he carried no residual designation into either Week 1 or Week 2 of 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A dislocated ankle with fracture involvement is typically a 4-6 month surgical recovery with a further conditioning ramp; running backs returning from it often need a full offseason before cutting ability normalizes. Skattebo has had that offseason and has shown no in-season limitation, so the clock on this has run out.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). He has been unrestricted through two weeks of the season.
• Next game: ACTIVE and starting in Week 2, Monday Sept 21, 2026 at the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium (8:15 p.m. ET).
• Next four weeks: Expected to start Weeks 2 (at LAR), 3, 4 and 5. The mild caution across this stretch is committee encroachment — Devin Singletary caught four passes including a touchdown in Week 1 and Najee Harris is being added to the rotation — rather than any health concern.
• Who benefits if he sits: Devin Singletary (RB2) would lead the committee and is already the primary passing-down back; Najee Harris would absorb goal-line work and Tyrone Tracy Jr. the remainder.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was off the injury report then and is off it now, with no designation either week.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as an RB2 in 12-team full-PPR against the Rams. Reporting him as CLEARED rather than dropping him: no designation, no practice limitation, two straight clean weeks. Temper expectations on receiving work — Singletary is taking the passing-down role — so his value is carries and touchdowns.

Breece Hall — NYJ (RB1 — the Jets’ unquestioned workhorse back, listed first on Ourlads and the centerpiece of a run-heavy New York offense)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO designation and NO injury listing of any kind on the Jets’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs Green Bay. The groin maintenance listing he carried a week ago is completely gone; he is entirely absent from this week’s injury report.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18) and unlisted. Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He appears on none of the Jets’ three Week 2 practice reports, which denotes full participation on every day.
• Injury: None currently. The prior groin listing was a maintenance entry only — he never missed or was limited in a single practice, and it has now dropped off the report entirely.
• When it happened: Not applicable to any current injury. The superseded groin maintenance listing appeared on the Jets’ Sept 9-11, 2026 Week 1 reports without ever affecting his participation, and did not recur in Week 2.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — nothing is being recovered from. A maintenance listing that never produced a limited practice and then disappears entirely the following week is the cleanest possible resolution. He played a full Week 1 workload in a 23-10 win over Tennessee and emerged with no listing at all.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026, and arguably has been all season.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, FULLY HEALTHY. He starts and carries the featured workload for the Jets in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at home vs the Green Bay Packers, 1:00 PM ET on FOX. No designation, no listing, no restriction. The Jets’ only final tags are Cooper, Fitzpatrick, Nwangwu and Ossai (all OUT) plus Will McDonald IV (QUESTIONABLE).
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Green Bay) — full workhorse role; Green Bay’s own run defense is dinged with Warren Brinson OUT and Javon Hargrave DOUBTFUL, which is a genuine edge. Week 3 (Sept 27 at Detroit) — full role. Week 4 (Oct 4 at Chicago) — full role. Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cleveland) — full role. No health concern anywhere in the window, and the Jets’ depleted receiver room concentrates offensive value in the backfield.
• Who benefits if he sits: Braelon Allen (ACT, RB2) is the direct handcuff and would inherit the lead role. Isaiah Davis (ACT, RB3) is next. Kene Nwangwu (ACT, RB4) is currently OUT with a back injury. Al-Jay Henderson (DEV) is the practice-squad option and Chip Trayanum is on Reserve/Injured — so the Jets’ backfield depth behind Allen is genuinely thin.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED and now fully resolved. On the Sept 12 baseline he carried a groin maintenance listing with NO game-status designation while practicing in full all three days. He is now completely off the Jets’ injury report with no listing at all. A clean upgrade from ‘listed but full’ to ‘not listed.’ Reported here as cleared rather than dropped silently, per the standing rule.

Fantasy takeaway: Locked-in RB1 start in every 12-team full-PPR redraft lineup. He is now completely clean on the injury report, and the surrounding context is a gift: the Jets’ receiver room is down to four healthy bodies (Tim Patrick on IR, Omar Cooper Jr. OUT), Green Bay’s interior run defense is banged up, and New York is a run-heavy offense. This is a strong start with league-winning upside in Week 2. Braelon Allen is a must-hold handcuff.

Saquon Barkley — PHI (RB1 — workhorse lead back and the centerpiece of the Philadelphia offense.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries no designation of any kind on the Eagles’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game at Tennessee. He does not appear on the Week 2 injury report at all, and the report’s summary explicitly states that everyone on the active roster other than Jonathan Greenard (Out) and Andrew Mukuba (Questionable) is available.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report this week, so no participation level is filed. Full participation Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: None. Healthy.
• When it happened: N/A — no current injury. He is included here specifically because prior-season (2025) stories about a Barkley knee issue rank highly in search and read as current; this entry exists to mark him affirmatively clean for Week 2 of 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — no active injury to recover from.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2).
• Next game: ACTIVE and starting in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium (1:00 p.m. ET).
• Next four weeks: Expected to start and carry a workhorse load Weeks 2 (at TEN), 3, 4 and 5 with no health concern on the horizon. The Eagles also lost LG Landon Dickerson to injured reserve after Week 1, which is a mild negative for interior run blocking across this stretch — worth noting but not enough to change how you deploy him.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tank Bigsby (RB2) would lead a committee with Will Shipley (RB3), and practice-squad backs Jaydon Blue, Dameon Pierce and Carson Steele provide depth. Bigsby would be an immediate must-start if Barkley ever missed time.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was not on the Week 1 injury list and is not on the Week 2 list. He is new to this written report only as an explicit stale-source correction.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a top-tier RB1 in 12-team full-PPR. Reporting him as clean rather than silent because the stale-source risk on his name is unusually high right now: a widely circulating NBC Sports Philadelphia piece about Barkley being ‘upgraded to limited’ with knee soreness is from October 7, 2025 and refers to Week 6 of last season. Ignore it. He has no 2026 Week 2 designation. The only genuine roster note is Dickerson’s IR placement on the offensive line.

Christian McCaffrey — SF (RB1 — lead back and a primary receiving weapon out of the backfield)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on San Francisco’s FINAL official Friday report of Sept 18, 2026 for the Sept 20 home game vs. Miami, but with NO Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag. The report codes his Wednesday absence as ‘Rest’, not as an injury.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 16 (rest) -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: None. This is a scheduled veteran rest day, coded ‘Rest’ on the official report. He was part of a group of veterans (Nick Bosa, Dre Greenlaw, Trent Williams) all given Wednesday off after the trip back from Melbourne.
• When it happened: Not applicable — there is no injury. For context, the only physical item from Week 1 was in-game CRAMPING during the Melbourne game (heat and travel related, shared with LT Trent Williams), from which he returned and finished the game. That has fully resolved.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable. Exertional cramping resolves within 24-48 hours with rehydration and has no carryover. The Wednesday rest day is load management, which by definition carries no recovery timeline.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, as of Friday, Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, full workload, no restriction. Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium — San Francisco’s home opener.
• Next four weeks: Healthy for Weeks 2 through 5. Expect the Wednesday rest day to become a weekly fixture; that is how San Francisco has managed him and it is not predictive of absences. The genuine risk with McCaffrey is not this week’s report, it is his cumulative injury history, and that risk does not show up on a practice sheet.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kaelon Black (RB2, himself Questionable with a groin) and Jordan James (RB3) would split the work. Black has the larger projected share and already out-carried McCaffrey in Week 1, making him the handcuff that matters.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED and effectively resolved. The Sept 12 baseline carried him as a minor post-game cramping item. The cramping is gone; the only Week 2 entry is an administrative rest day, and he has no game-status designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a top-5 RB in 12-team full-PPR. Ignore the Wednesday DNP entirely — it is coded ‘Rest’ and he practiced fully twice after it. Miami’s run defense is a favorable draw for the home opener. The one thing worth doing this week is making sure you own Kaelon Black or Jordan James, because McCaffrey’s handcuff carries more standalone value than most.

Kyle Juszczyk — SF (FB1 — the only fullback on the roster, lead blocker and occasional check-down target)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on San Francisco’s FINAL official Friday report of Sept 18, 2026 for the Sept 20 home game vs. Miami with a finger entry, but with NO Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag filed.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: Finger. The club has not specified whether it is a fracture, dislocation or sprain, and no hand surgery has been reported.
• When it happened: Between the Week 1 Melbourne game (Sept 10) and Wednesday, Sept 16, 2026 — he first appeared on the Week 2 report as a Limited participant on Wednesday. Most likely picked up in the Melbourne game itself, since he played and finished it.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Finger injuries in non-primary-ball-handling roles are routinely played through with a splint or taping. A simple sprain or dislocation costs zero games; a fracture needing pinning costs 2-4 weeks, but a player who practices fully by Friday is not in that category.
• Expected back to full health: Already game-ready. Full healing of a finger typically takes 4-6 weeks, but it will not affect availability — expect him to play through it from Week 2 onward.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, no restriction. Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium.
• Next four weeks: Available and playing Weeks 2 through 5. A finger issue on a fullback whose job is blocking is close to irrelevant to availability. The only conceivable effect is fewer targets if he is splinted, and he barely gets targets as it is.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — San Francisco carries no second fullback. If Juszczyk could not go, the 49ers would simply play more 11-personnel or use a tight end (Luke Farrell or Brayden Willis) as the lead blocker in the few snaps that call for it.
• Change since Week 1: NEW INJURY, same non-impact. The Sept 12 baseline marked him RESOLVED after an undisclosed minor practice-report entry cleared before Week 1. He now has a NEW and different listing — a finger injury — but the outcome is the same: Full practice Friday, no designation, plays.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in 12-team full-PPR — do not roster a fullback. Listed here only for completeness because he carried an entry on the baseline. If you are in a bizarre league that starts a fullback, he plays.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt — WAS (RB1 — the featured back, listed first on the Ourlads chart ahead of Rachaad White and Kaytron Allen, and the back Washington is pushing toward an every-down role.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries no designation on Washington’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game vs Dallas. He does not appear on the Week 2 injury report at all, an upgrade from the blank-status groin listing he carried into Week 1.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report this week, so no participation level is filed. Full participation Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18 — a clean week, versus three Limited sessions before Week 1.
• Injury: Groin strain — now fully resolved. He returned to practice and has come off the report entirely.
• When it happened: The groin issue arose in the Commanders’ late-August 2026 practice period and carried into the Week 1 practice week (Sept 9-11, 2026), where he was Limited all three days but played. It has since cleared.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin/adductor strains: Grade 1 roughly 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 roughly 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 (with tearing off the pubic bone) 8-12+ weeks and sometimes surgical. His was clearly Grade 1 — he never missed a game and has come off the report inside two weeks, which is the textbook Grade 1 arc.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). The item is closed.
• Next game: ACTIVE and starting, with no designation and no snap restriction, in Week 2 on Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX). Washington’s game plan this week is explicitly built around running him at Dallas.
• Next four weeks: Expected to start Weeks 2 (vs DAL), 3, 4 and 5 with a rising workload as Washington leans into the every-down plan. Groin strains can recur under heavy volume, so a return to the injury report in the next month would not be shocking — but there is nothing to act on now.
• Who benefits if he sits: Rachaad White (RB2, the passing-down back) would take over as the lead and is an immediate flex play, with Kaytron Allen (RB3) handling short-yardage and goal-line, and Craig Reynolds and Robert Henry Jr. on the practice squad. Jeremy McNichols is on reserve and unavailable.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — now CLEARED. On Sept 12 he was on the Week 1 report with a groin injury, Limited Wed/Thu/Fri and a blank Game Status. For Week 2 he is off the injury report entirely with full practices and no designation. Note also a roster correction: Washington’s nfl.com roster render omitted him from its RB block on our pull, but Ourlads (updated 09/17/2026) has him as the clear RB1 and the beat confirms he is the featured back — he is ACT and playing.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as an RB2 with genuine RB1 upside in 12-team full-PPR. Reporting him as CLEARED rather than dropping him: this is a straight upgrade from Week 1’s Limited-all-week groin, and Washington is publicly pointing to him as the every-down back against Dallas. The Cowboys’ run defense and the loss of safety Malik Hooker make this a favorable spot. He is a confident start.

Jonathon Brooks — CAR (RB2 — the 1B of what was billed as a 1A/1B committee, though Week 1 usage did not support that framing)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he does not appear anywhere on Carolina’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official injury report for the Sept 20 game at Atlanta. He has been removed from the report entirely and carries no designation of any kind.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18. A player absent from all three practice reports is practicing without restriction.
• Injury: Groin (now resolved)
• When it happened: Surfaced in early September 2026 during Week 1 preparation; he carried a groin listing with a blank Game Status into the Sept 14 opener vs Chicago and played in that game.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin/adductor strains in a running back typically cost 1-3 weeks for Grade 1 and 3-6 weeks for Grade 2, with a notable recurrence risk on cuts and lateral pushes for several weeks after return. Brooks never missed a game and has now had a completely clean practice week, which is the strongest available evidence the strain has fully settled.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 — Week 2.
• Next game: WILL PLAY. No designation for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Atlanta Falcons.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: healthy and available. The problem is not his health, it is his workload. Week 1 was a rout in which Chuba Hubbard took 71 percent of snaps to Brooks’s 19 percent and AJ Dillon’s 10 percent. Unless Hubbard’s own hamstring history resurfaces, Brooks projects as a low-teens-snap complementary back through this stretch. He remains the single most valuable handcuff in the NFC South because of how thoroughly Hubbard dominates the touches.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chuba Hubbard (RB1) would take on an even larger share, with AJ Dillon (RB3) as the short-yardage and closeout back and Anthony Tyus III (practice squad / DEV) as an emergency elevation.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — upgraded to fully cleared. On the Sept 12 baseline he was listed with a groin and a BLANK Game Status on the final Week 1 report. He is now off the injury report entirely, which is a step beyond a blank status. His usage concern, however, is newly confirmed by the Week 1 snap split.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench in 12-team full-PPR but absolutely hold — he is the handcuff to a workhorse. His Week 1 line (4 carries for 14 yards plus a 48-yard reception on 13 snaps) shows real big-play ability inside a tiny role. He is a stash, not a starter, and he becomes an immediate top-20 RB the moment Hubbard’s hamstring flares. Do not start him against Atlanta.

Kyle Monangai — CHI (RB2 — complementary back behind D’Andre Swift, trending toward a larger share)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) Chicago filed its FINAL Friday report on Sept 18, 2026 for the Sept 20 game vs Minnesota with Monangai listed as a full participant and NO designation. He appeared on the participation report during the week but was cleared off the game-status column.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed -> Limited Thu -> Full Fri. The Friday upgrade to full participation removed the designation.
• Injury: Hamstring — the club did not specify a grade or which leg. Handled as a minor strain with midweek management.
• When it happened: Sustained in Week 1 vs Carolina, Sunday Sept 13, 2026. He was not on the Sept 11 Week 1 final report and was a new addition to the Week 2 report on Wednesday Sept 16.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 hamstring strains cost 1-3 weeks; Grade 2 runs 4-6 weeks. A player who is limited Wednesday and Thursday and full on Friday of the same week is at the mildest end of Grade 1 — often closer to tightness than a true strain. The caveat that always applies to hamstrings: re-injury rates are meaningfully elevated for 2-3 weeks after return even in mild cases, so this is worth tracking into Week 3 and Week 4.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively already there, as of Friday Sept 18, 2026. Full practice on the final day of the week with no restriction carried into the game.
• Next game: WILL PLAY in Week 2 vs Minnesota on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. Full Friday practice, no designation.
• Next four weeks: Available for Weeks 2 through 5, with hamstring re-aggravation the standing risk across Weeks 3-4. The usage story is the more interesting one: he was trending toward a larger share before this, and both he and Swift are fully cleared, so Week 2’s carry split against Minnesota is the number that defines his Weeks 3-5 value.
• Who benefits if he sits: Roschon Johnson (RB3, ACT #23) would absorb the complementary and short-yardage work, with D’Andre Swift (RB1) taking a heavier overall share. Salvon Ahmed (DEV, #36) is the practice-squad call-up option.
• Change since Week 1: NEW to the injury report. On the Sept 12 baseline Monangai was explicitly listed as resolved and absent from Chicago’s Week 1 final report. The hamstring arose in the Week 1 game, put him on the Week 2 report Wednesday, and he practiced up to full by Friday with no designation.

Fantasy takeaway: A flex-and-hold in 12-team full PPR rather than a confident start for Week 2 — he is cleared, but he is still splitting a backfield with a healthy D’Andre Swift. The reason to roster him is the arrow: his share has been climbing, and he is the direct handcuff to Swift in an offense that will run. If you own Swift, you should own Monangai. If you own neither, he is a reasonable speculative add ahead of a potential role change.

Samaje Perine — CIN (RB2 — passing-down and third-down back behind Chase Brown, the primary pass-protection and check-down option)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) FINAL Friday outcome. Cincinnati carried him on the Sept 18, 2026 practice report but filed NO game-status tag for the Sept 20 road game at the Houston Texans. He is cleared to play.
• Practice this week: DNP (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> DNP Thu Sept 17 -> DNP Fri Sept 18. He was added to the report on Thursday and did not practice either of the last two days, yet still drew no final designation — an unusual combination that signals the club is confident despite the missed work.
• Injury: Illness (he was added to the Thursday report with the issue; some outlets initially reported it as a knee, and Cincinnati’s own listing leaned to the non-injury-related illness category by Friday)
• When it happened: Approximately Sept 16-17, 2026. He had no Wednesday practice listing and first appeared on the Thursday Sept 17 report, placing the onset mid-week rather than in the Sept 13 Week 1 win over Tampa Bay.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Short-term illness in an NFL player typically costs 2-4 days of practice with no game missed once fever and GI symptoms resolve. The residual risk is conditioning and stamina rather than structural — players returning from a multi-day illness commonly see a reduced snap count in the first game back. If the knee component is real, a minor knee contusion or sprain runs 1-2 weeks.
• Expected back to full health: By Week 2 kickoff, Sunday Sept 20, 2026, with the caveat that two missed practice days may mean a slightly trimmed workload. Fully back to normal conditioning by Week 3.
• Next game: PLAYING in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Houston Texans. He was reported cleared to play on Friday Sept 18 after making enough progress, and Cincinnati filed no designation at all — which for a player who missed Thursday and Friday is a strong affirmative signal.
• Next four weeks: Available Weeks 2-5 with no expected absences. His role is stable and matchup-independent: he is the passing-down back and short-yardage change-up. The one thing to watch across this window is Tahj Brooks, who would have started eating into Perine’s work had this absence lasted, and who remains a threat to the role if Perine’s efficiency slips.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tahj Brooks (RB3) is next in line and was explicitly identified as the man up if Perine could not go. Chase Brown (RB1) would also absorb additional passing-down snaps, which would push him toward a true three-down workload.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He was not on the Sept 12 baseline injury list. The ailment surfaced mid-week on the Thursday Sept 17, 2026 report.

Fantasy takeaway: A low-end FLEX/bench back in 12-team full PPR — playable in a pinch because of the passing-down role, but the two missed practices raise the odds of a reduced snap count at Houston. Do not start him over a healthy alternative in Week 2. The more actionable note: this scare confirms Chase Brown’s path to a genuine three-down role if Perine ever misses a game, which is a reason to hold Brown, not to chase Perine.

Emari Demercado — DAL (RB2 — the Javonte Williams handcuff and the passing-down back. Promoted from RB3 by the Malik Davis IR placement.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he does not appear on the Cowboys’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official game-status report for the Sept 20 game vs Washington. Healthy and unrestricted.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report this week, so no participation level is filed. Full participation Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: None. Healthy.
• When it happened: N/A — no current injury. He is tracked here because he is the direct beneficiary of the Malik Davis hip injury of Sept 11, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2).
• Next game: ACTIVE for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET), in the RB2 role behind Javonte Williams.
• Next four weeks: Active and in the RB2/passing-down role for Weeks 2 (vs WAS), 3, 4 and 5. The only thing that raises his weekly ceiling is a Javonte Williams absence, which would make him an immediate low-end RB2 in full PPR.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyler Goodson (RB3, signed off the Atlanta practice squad the week of Sept 14) would move up to the No. 2 job, with Hunter Luepke (FB) absorbing short-yardage.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED. On Sept 12 he was RB3 behind a merely week-to-week Malik Davis. Davis’s season-ending IR has made Demercado the outright RB2 and the sole meaningful handcuff, which is a real promotion in role, not just on paper.

Fantasy takeaway: This is the actionable Dallas claim of the week. In a 12-team full-PPR redraft he is a bench stash and the single most valuable handcuff in this division right now, because Dallas has no other proven back. He is not startable in Week 2 behind a healthy Williams — leave him on your bench — but if you have a Williams share, bid to get him. Low-single-digit FAAB is fair.

Woody Marks — HOU (RB2 — change-of-pace and passing-down back behind David Montgomery)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) final Friday outcome: he does not appear anywhere on Houston’s official Sept 18, 2026 injury report for the Sept 20 game vs Cincinnati. Healthy and available.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He was not listed on the Texans’ Week 2 practice report on any day.
• Injury: None active. The shoulder injury attached to his name in search results is from the January 18, 2026 playoff loss at New England — the prior season — and is fully resolved.
• When it happened: Not applicable for 2026 Week 2. The stale shoulder injury dates to Jan 18, 2026 (2025-season playoffs), in a game he returned to after being initially deemed questionable.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2).
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted. Active Sunday Sept 20 vs the Cincinnati Bengals (1:00 PM ET, Houston) in his normal RB2 role.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: stable RB2 workload. With Nico Collins out, Houston is likelier to lean on the run game and on checkdowns, which modestly raises Marks’ passing-down usage in Week 2. No injury risk flag.
• Who benefits if he sits: David Montgomery would absorb early-down work and British Brooks (carried at FB) would handle short-yardage; practice-squad backs Jawhar Jordan and Noah Whittington are the emergency elevations.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 in terms of health — he was not on the baseline injury list and is not on the Week 2 report. He is included here only to explicitly rule out the widely-circulating stale shoulder story.

Fantasy takeaway: Flex-level in deeper 12-team full-PPR formats only, with a small bump this week — Collins’ absence pushes target volume toward the back and tight end. Do not spend real waiver capital; he is a bench stash behind Montgomery with contingent value.

Keaton Mitchell — LAC (RB2 — change-of-pace and passing-down back behind Omarion Hampton, ahead of Kimani Vidal)

• Status: RESOLVED — (b) no injury designation of any kind. He does not appear on the Chargers’ Week 2 injury report for Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 or Fri Sept 18, and received no final Friday game-status tag for the Sept 20 game vs. Las Vegas.
• Practice this week: Full — unlisted all three days. Full week: not on the report Wed Sept 16 -> not on the report Thu Sept 17 -> not on the report Fri Sept 18. A player absent from the practice report is by definition a full, unrestricted participant.
• Injury: None currently. The hamstring issue that had him on the Week 1 practice report is fully resolved and he is off the report entirely.
• When it happened: Not applicable for Week 2 — there is no active injury. The prior hamstring issue had him limited during Week 1 preparation but produced no final game-status designation on the Chargers’ Friday Sept 11, 2026 report, and it has since cleared completely.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury. For context on the resolved hamstring: Grade 1 strains run 1-2 weeks, which matches the timeline of his clean resolution between Week 1 and Week 2. The standing caution with any player who has had a hamstring strain is the roughly one-in-three same-season recurrence rate.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). No pending milestone; he is off the report.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium (1:05 p.m. PT). No designation and no restriction.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: healthy and available in a complementary RB2 role behind Omarion Hampton. His fantasy value is almost entirely contingent — he is the direct handcuff to a lead back who is himself fully healthy. Watch for a passing-down usage bump in weeks where the Chargers trail, which after an 0-1 start is a live possibility.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kimani Vidal (RB3) would take the complementary snaps behind Omarion Hampton. Amar Johnson and Gregory Desrosiers are practice-squad elevation candidates. The meaningful beneficiary would be Omarion Hampton, who would approach a bellcow workload.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED / NOW CLEARED. The Sept 12 baseline carried him with a hamstring marked resolved and a Limited practice note. He is now entirely absent from the Week 2 injury report — a clean resolution, reported here rather than dropped silently. Depth chart unchanged at RB2, roster status unchanged at ACT.

Fantasy takeaway: A bench stash in 12-team full-PPR, not a starter. He is the correct handcuff for Omarion Hampton managers given his explosive-play profile and pass-catching role, and his clean health resolution makes that stash safe again. Not worth FAAB for anyone who does not roster Hampton. Omarion Hampton remains an unambiguous RB1/RB2 start with no injury concerns of his own — he is entirely absent from the Chargers’ Week 2 report.

TreVeyon Henderson — NE (RB2 — the explosive complement to Rhamondre Stevenson and New England’s passing-down and big-play back, listed second on Ourlads behind Stevenson)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he is entirely OFF New England’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs Pittsburgh. He carries no Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag, and the Patriots’ only final tags are Dametrious Crownover (OUT, knee) and Carlton Davis III, Dre’Mont Jones and Ben Brown (all QUESTIONABLE). He is cleared and expected to play.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Three consecutive full practices, a complete reversal from Week 1 when he did not participate on any day. He himself has publicly stated he will play against the Steelers.
• Injury: Ankle sprain (New England has not specified high vs low). The full-participation progression and the roughly 10-day absence strongly imply a low ankle sprain rather than a syndesmotic one.
• When it happened: Late in the 2026 preseason / Week 1 practice week — he was a DNP for New England’s entire Week 1 practice week and was ruled OUT for the Wednesday Sept 9, 2026 game vs Seattle, a 13-10 New England loss. The club has not tied it to a specific snap, which is consistent with a practice injury in early September 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Low (lateral/inversion) ankle sprains are graded I-III. Grade I is 1-2 weeks, grade II is 2-4 weeks, grade III is 4-8 weeks. Henderson missed exactly one game and returned to three straight full practices about 10 days after being ruled out, which is a clean grade I to low grade II presentation. For a running back whose game is built on burst and lateral cuts, the practical concern after clearance is less about re-injury than about a possible snap-count ramp in the first game back — though full participation all three days argues against any meaningful limitation.
• Expected back to full health: Already effectively there — Friday Sept 18, 2026. Three full practices is the strongest possible signal. Expect fully unrestricted usage by Week 3 (Sept 27 at Jacksonville) at the latest, if New England eases him in at all on Sunday.
• Next game: WILL PLAY. He is active and expected to take a meaningful role for New England in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at home vs the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:00 PM ET on CBS. He is off the injury report entirely, practiced in full all three days, and has said publicly he will play. The only open question is snap share in his first game back, not availability.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Pittsburgh) — plays, likely in a committee with Rhamondre Stevenson and possibly on a soft ramp in his season debut. Week 3 (Sept 27 at Jacksonville) — fully unrestricted, expect his share to grow. Week 4 (Oct 4 at Buffalo) — full role in a division game. Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Las Vegas) — full role and an appealing matchup. The trend across the window is clearly upward: Stevenson played 84.5 percent of snaps in Week 1 with Henderson out, and that number has to come down now, with the passing-down work the most likely piece to shift.
• Who benefits if he sits: Rhamondre Stevenson (ACT, RB1) is the primary beneficiary and would revert to the near-every-down role he had in Week 1. Corey Kiner (ACT, RB3) is the next man up. Reggie Gilliam (ACT) is the fullback. Lan Larison (DEV) is the practice-squad elevation option, and Myles Montgomery is on Reserve/Injured. This is now a hypothetical — Henderson is cleared.
• Change since Week 1: MAJOR IMPROVEMENT — the single biggest positive change in the division. On the Sept 12 baseline he was ‘OUT for Week 1’ with a DNP on every practice day of the Week 1 week. He has now gone Full -> Full -> Full (Wed/Thu/Fri), is completely off the Friday Sept 18 final injury report, carries no game-status designation, and has said he will play. He goes from ruled out to cleared in one week.

Fantasy takeaway: The most important CLEARED story in this division. In a 12-team full-PPR redraft he moves from an unstartable injured stash to a flex-worthy RB3 with genuine weekly upside, and his full-PPR profile is strong because the passing-down role is the exact piece Stevenson is most likely to cede. If he is somehow still on waivers in your league, add him immediately — this is the highest-priority claim in the AFC East. Start him as a flex in Week 2 only if you are thin; the safer play is to start him from Week 3 at Jacksonville onward once the snap share is confirmed. Conversely, this is a real downgrade for Rhamondre Stevenson, who is no longer an 84-percent-snap workhorse — sell Stevenson if a manager in your league still prices him off his Week 1 volume.

Alvin Kamara — NO (RB2 — passing-down and committee back behind Travis Etienne, who took 59 percent of offensive snaps in Week 1)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on New Orleans’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report with a BLANK Game Status column after full participation on all three days, and reporting describes him as off the injury report entirely. Stating this plainly: blank means no designation and he is cleared to play at the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Sept 20.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Three consecutive full practices is the cleanest possible signal and is the direct answer to last week’s open thread.
• Injury: MCL sprain (listed on the official report simply as ‘Knee’) — now healed
• When it happened: Sustained in the 2026 preseason / early September 2026. It cost him the Sept 13 Week 1 opener at Detroit, where he was among the inactives despite carrying a Questionable tag into that game.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Isolated MCL sprains: Grade 1 typically 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 typically 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 (complete tear) 6-plus weeks and occasionally surgical. Kamara’s roughly two-to-three-week absence puts this squarely in the Grade 1 to low Grade 2 band. MCL injuries, unlike ACL injuries, generally heal without surgery and without lingering instability, and re-injury risk after a full practice week is low. The residual risk here is not the knee — it is a 31-year-old back in his first game action of the season.
• Expected back to full health: Structurally healthy now, Week 2 (Sept 20, 2026). Workload-wise, expect New Orleans to need two to three games before he is at an unrestricted snap count — full workload realistically by Week 4, early October 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, in a limited and specifically defined role. No designation for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Baltimore Ravens. Head coach Kellen Moore said ‘Alvin is going to play a really valuable role this week’ while declining to specify a snap count, and reporting places him in a third-down / passing-down role behind Travis Etienne.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 (at Baltimore): season debut, capped snaps, likely a receiving-heavy usage pattern against a strong Baltimore front that will not yield much on the ground. Week 3: expect a step up in snaps if the knee responds. Weeks 4-5: this is where he should approach a normal committee split, and where his PPR floor becomes reliable again. The ceiling case is that Etienne struggles and New Orleans reverts to Kamara as the lead back; the floor case is that Etienne holds the job and Kamara settles as a 30-40 percent snap passing-down specialist all year.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable — he is the backup. If he were unavailable, Travis Etienne (RB1) would carry an even heavier load, with Kendre Miller (RB3) and newly promoted CJ Donaldson (RB4, signed to the active roster Sept 18, 2026) as the depth behind him.
• Change since Week 1: MAJOR CHANGE and a resolution of last week’s open thread. On the Sept 12 baseline he was QUESTIONABLE after a full Friday practice. The answer to ‘did he play’ is NO — he was on the Week 1 inactive list at Detroit and did not take a snap. For Week 2 he has upgraded all the way to no designation after three full practices and will make his 2026 season debut. The new and important wrinkle is role: Travis Etienne handled 59 percent of Week 1 snaps and remains the lead back, so Kamara returns as a complementary piece rather than reclaiming a bell-cow job.

Fantasy takeaway: Flex-only in Week 2 in 12-team full-PPR — start him only if your alternatives are genuinely bad. The role is real (passing downs in a full-PPR format is a friendly assignment) but the snap cap and the Baltimore matchup make this a low-ceiling week. The correct posture is hold and be patient: his value should climb meaningfully by Weeks 4-5 as the knee restriction lifts. Do not sell him at the bottom on the back of a quiet Week 2 line; equally, do not pay up for him if you are the one buying, because Travis Etienne is genuinely the lead back here.

Tyjae Spears — TEN (RB2 — change-of-pace and passing-down back behind Tony Pollard)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) final Friday outcome: he does not appear anywhere on Tennessee’s official Sept 18, 2026 injury report for the Sept 20 game vs Philadelphia. The Titans listed only three players, all defensive. Fully available.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Titans’ Week 2 practice report on any day.
• Injury: None active. IMPORTANT: search engines rank a ‘Spears leaves Jets game with ankle injury’ story highly. That story is dated September 15, 2024, from the Brian Callahan era, and is not current — Tennessee’s head coach in 2026 is Robert Saleh. Spears has no 2026 ankle injury.
• When it happened: Not applicable for 2026 Week 2. The stale ankle story dates to Sept 15, 2024. He played the Sept 13, 2026 Week 1 loss to the New York Jets without incident.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2).
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted. Active Sunday Sept 20 vs the Philadelphia Eagles (1:00 PM ET, Nissan Stadium) in his normal RB2 role.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: stable RB2 usage with passing-down work. Week 2 vs Philadelphia is a brutal run matchup against one of the league’s best fronts, which pushes Tennessee toward negative game script — historically that has actually increased Spears’ receiving snaps. He is the direct handcuff to Tony Pollard.
• Who benefits if he sits: Julius Chestnut (RB3) and Nicholas Singleton (RB4) are next up, with practice-squad backs Kalel Mullings and Michael Carter as elevation candidates. Tony Pollard would absorb the early-down work.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was not on the baseline injury list and is not on the Week 2 report. He is included here specifically to rule out the widely-circulating 2024 ankle story, which reads as current in search results.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench stash and Pollard handcuff in 12-team full PPR — not a Week 2 start against Philadelphia. His PPR value is real if Tennessee trails, which they likely will, so he is a viable deep-league flex dart. The key point for managers: ignore the ankle stories in your feed, they are two years old.

Rachaad White — WAS (RB2 — the passing-down and change-of-pace back behind Jacory Croskey-Merritt.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries no designation of any kind on Washington’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game vs Dallas. He does not appear on the Week 2 injury report, exactly as he did not appear on the final Week 1 report.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report, so no participation level is filed. Full participation Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: None. Healthy.
• When it happened: N/A — no current injury. He is carried forward from last week’s list, where he was already marked resolved, and he remains the direct handcuff to a lead back who had a groin issue as recently as Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2).
• Next game: ACTIVE for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET), in the RB2 and passing-down role.
• Next four weeks: Available Weeks 2 (vs DAL), 3, 4 and 5. His floor comes from receiving work in a Jayden Daniels offense; his ceiling arrives only if Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s groin recurs, in which case he becomes a weekly RB2.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kaytron Allen (RB3) would absorb the complementary carries behind Croskey-Merritt, with Craig Reynolds and Robert Henry Jr. on the practice squad. Jeremy McNichols remains unavailable on the reserve list.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was off the injury report then and is off it now, with no designation either week.

Fantasy takeaway: A flex-worthy PPR piece in 12-team full-PPR and the best handcuff in the Washington backfield. Reporting him as clear rather than dropping him silently. Because he catches passes, he has standalone value even in a committee — unlike most handcuffs. If you roster Croskey-Merritt, you should strongly prefer White over Kaytron Allen as the contingency, since the pass-catching role transfers cleanly to a lead-back workload.

Tyler Goodson — DAL (RB3 — depth/change-of-pace back, new to the 53-man roster this week.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he does not appear on the Cowboys’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official game-status report for the Sept 20 game vs Washington. He is healthy; he was simply not on the roster a week ago.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report. He practiced fully Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18 as he learns the offense after signing.
• Injury: None. Healthy.
• When it happened: N/A — no injury. He is on this report as a roster-move consequence of the Malik Davis hip injury (Sept 11, 2026), not as an injured player.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2).
• Next game: ACTIVE, or at minimum on the 53 and available, for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET). Expect a very small snap count in his first week in the building.
• Next four weeks: Roster depth through Weeks 2-5. His role only grows if Javonte Williams or Emari Demercado misses time; otherwise he is a special-teams and mop-up back.
• Who benefits if he sits: Hunter Luepke (FB) and any practice-squad elevation. Dallas carries no other halfback on the 53.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He was not on the Dallas roster on Sept 12; the Cowboys signed him off the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad to the 53-man roster the week of Sept 14-15, 2026, to replace Malik Davis, waiving Israel Abanikanda in the corresponding move.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league. Watch-list only. He matters to you solely as the third domino — if both Williams and Demercado went down he would have standalone value, but that is a two-injury scenario, not a Week 2 bet.

British Brooks — HOU (FB/RB3 — Ourlads carries him at fullback, not tailback; short-yardage and special-teams role)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) final Friday outcome: fully cleared, no injury and no game-status tag on Houston’s official Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sept 20 game vs Cincinnati.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. Not listed on the Texans’ Week 2 practice report at any point.
• Injury: None active — the prior issue carried on the Sept 12 baseline is fully resolved.
• When it happened: Not applicable. The prior issue cleared before the Sept 13 Week 1 game at Buffalo.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2).
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted. Active Sunday Sept 20 vs the Cincinnati Bengals (1:00 PM ET, Houston) in a fullback/short-yardage and special-teams role.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: negligible offensive touches. His role is blocking and special teams. No projected change.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jawhar Jordan and Noah Whittington on the practice squad; Houston would more likely just play more 11-personnel than replace the fullback snap.
• Change since Week 1: CORRECTION vs the Sept 12 baseline, health unchanged. The baseline listed him as ‘RB3/FB’ third on the running back depth chart; the current Ourlads chart carries him at FB as a separate position, not in the tailback rotation. His health status is unchanged (resolved, off the report).

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR. He is a fullback in the Ourlads alignment with no meaningful touch projection. Ignore.

LeQuint Allen Jr. — JAX (RB3 — third-down and passing-down back behind co-starters Bhayshul Tuten and Chris Rodriguez Jr.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) final Friday game-status outcome: he appeared on Jacksonville’s official Sept 18, 2026 report as a limited participant but the Jaguars filed NO game-status tag for the Sept 20 game at Denver. This is an UPGRADE from Week 1, when he carried a Questionable designation.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 16 -> Limited Thu Sept 17 -> Limited Fri Sept 18. He was limited in all three sessions but, unlike Week 1, was not held out of any of them — there was no DNP this week.
• Injury: Hip — a soft-tissue lower-body injury, listed as ‘Hip’ on the official report
• When it happened: Pre-Week 1. It first appeared on the Sept 9-11, 2026 practice reports (DNP Wednesday, Limited Thursday, Limited Friday) and produced a Questionable tag for the Sept 13 opener vs Cleveland.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hip flexor / hip pointer strain: Grade 1 is 1-3 weeks, Grade 2 is 3-6 weeks. Hip pointers (iliac crest contusion) are typically 1-3 weeks and are highly pain-dependent. His trajectory from a Week 1 DNP to three limited sessions in Week 2 indicates steady improvement in the Grade 1 band.
• Expected back to full health: Week 3 to Week 4 (late September into early October 2026). He has improved week over week and should be off the report entirely within two weeks.
• Next game: PLAYING, with an EXPANDED role. He will play Sunday Sept 20 at the Denver Broncos (4:05 PM ET, Empower Field). Head coach Liam Coen stated he ‘fully anticipates’ Allen having a larger role this week.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: this is the most interesting ascending-usage story in the Jacksonville backfield. Coen’s explicit comment about a larger role, combined with the hip improving, points to Allen carving out the passing-down job. Watch the Week 2 snap count at Denver closely — if he clears 35% of snaps with 4+ targets, he becomes a real PPR asset for Weeks 3-5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ameer Abdullah (RB4) is the veteran passing-down alternative; Bhayshul Tuten and Chris Rodriguez Jr. would absorb the early-down and goal-line work as they already do. Practice-squad back J’Mari Taylor is the emergency depth.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED since Sept 12. The baseline had him QUESTIONABLE with a DNP Wednesday / Limited Thursday / Limited Friday week. This week he upgraded to limited all three days with NO game-status designation, and Coen added that he ‘fully anticipates’ a larger role. Both the health and the usage arrows point up.

Fantasy takeaway: Priority speculative add in 12-team full PPR. This is the highest-leverage waiver move in the division this week that nobody is talking about: the head coach publicly promised a larger role, he upgraded from Questionable to untagged, and Jacksonville’s backfield is a true committee with no entrenched bell cow. Add him as a bench stash now and be ready to flex him in Week 3 if the Week 2 snaps confirm it. Do not start him at Denver yet.

Ollie Gordon II — MIA (RB3 — third back behind De’Von Achane and Jaylen Wright, short-yardage and power-run change-up)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO designation and NO injury listing of any kind on Miami’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game at San Francisco. He is entirely absent from the injury report.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18) and unlisted. Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He does not appear on any of Miami’s Week 2 practice reports, which denotes full participation.
• Injury: None currently. He carries no active injury and has not been listed on a Miami injury report in the 2026 regular season.
• When it happened: Not applicable — no current injury. The last tracked issue predates the 2026 regular season and resolved before the Sept 13 opener at Las Vegas.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — nothing is being recovered from. Two consecutive unrestricted practice weeks.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY (rotational), FULLY HEALTHY. He is active and unrestricted for Miami in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 PM ET. No designation, no listing.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 at San Francisco) — rotational/short-yardage snaps. Week 3 (Sept 27 vs Kansas City), Week 4 (Oct 4 at Minnesota) and Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cincinnati) — same limited role, then Miami’s Week 6 bye. Hafley’s run-game recommitment could modestly expand the early-down and goal-line rotation, which is the one path to him mattering. No health concern in the window.
• Who benefits if he sits: DJ Herman (ACT) is the next active body, with Jarquez Hunter (DEV) and Carlos Washington (DEV) as practice-squad elevation options. De’Von Achane (ACT, RB1) and Jaylen Wright (ACT, RB2) sit ahead of him and would absorb the carries.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was resolved and off the report on the Sept 12 baseline and remains resolved and off the report on the Sept 18 final report. Confirmed against the current report. Reported here rather than dropped silently, per the standing rule on cleared players.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a standard 12-team full-PPR redraft — he is the RB3 and would need two injuries ahead of him to matter. He has modest deep-league appeal ONLY as a goal-line vulture if Hafley’s run-first mandate produces a defined short-yardage role. The correct Achane handcuff is Jaylen Wright, not Gordon. Leave on the wire.

Kendre Miller — NO (RB3 — the change-of-pace back behind Travis Etienne and Alvin Kamara, and he scored a touchdown in Week 1)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he does not appear anywhere on New Orleans’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official injury report for the Sept 20 game at Baltimore, the second consecutive week he has been fully off the report.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 18). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18. Practicing without restriction for a second straight week.
• Injury: Minor practice injury from early September 2026 (resolved before Week 1)
• When it happened: Early September 2026, during 2026 training camp / Week 1 preparation. It was reported at the time as minor and it never produced a game-status designation.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not meaningfully applicable — the issue never reached a designation and never cost him a game. Two consecutive clean practice weeks is conclusive evidence there is nothing left to track.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy — he has been since before the Sept 13 opener at Detroit.
• Next game: WILL PLAY. No designation for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at the Baltimore Ravens.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: healthy and available. His usage is the story, not his health — with Audric Estime on IR and Alvin Kamara on a Week 2 snap restriction in his season debut, Miller has a genuine near-term opportunity for early-down and rotational carries behind Travis Etienne. That window narrows in Weeks 4-5 as Kamara’s restriction lifts.
• Who benefits if he sits: CJ Donaldson (RB4, promoted from the practice squad to the active roster on Sept 18, 2026) would be the next man up, with Zamir White on the practice squad as further depth.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12 — he was already off the report on the baseline and remains off it. What is new is opportunity: Estime’s move to Injured Reserve permanently removes a body ahead of him, and Kamara’s restricted return leaves early-down work available in Week 2.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench in 12-team full-PPR but a defensible deep speculative add this week. He found the end zone in Week 1, Audric Estime is on IR, and Kamara is capped in his debut — that is a real if narrow opening for touches at Baltimore. He is not a start, but he is the kind of RB3 you want on your bench when a backfield is this fluid.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. — NYG (RB3 — demoted this week. He is now behind Cam Skattebo (RB1) and Devin Singletary (RB2) on the Ourlads chart, with Najee Harris (RB4) pushing him.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries no designation on the Giants’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Monday Sept 21 game at the Rams. He never appeared on the official report at all this week despite an early-week illness, which the club confirmed by leaving him off Thursday’s list.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report, so no participation level is filed. He had what head coach John Harbaugh called a ‘bad flu’ early in the week but was back and off the report by Thursday Sept 17, and remained off it Friday Sept 18.
• Injury: Illness (influenza-type). Not an orthopedic injury and now resolved.
• When it happened: Early in the Week 2 practice week — Monday/Tuesday Sept 14-15, 2026. Harbaugh disclosed it midweek and said he expected Tracy back by Thursday, which happened.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Influenza-type illness in an NFL player is typically a 2-5 day absence, with the main risks being dehydration and a temporary drop in conditioning rather than any lasting limitation. A player who is back to full practice within the same week carries no residual game-day risk.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Thursday Sept 17, 2026 (Week 2). No lingering effect.
• Next game: ACTIVE and available for Week 2, Monday Sept 21, 2026 at the Los Angeles Rams (8:15 p.m. ET). His playing time, not his health, is the question — he is the third back.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 2 (at LAR), 3, 4 and 5, but with a shrinking role. The Week 1 fumble cost him snaps and Najee Harris is being worked into the rotation behind Skattebo and Singletary. Expect single-digit touches unless someone ahead of him gets hurt.
• Who benefits if he sits: Najee Harris (RB4) would take the third-back snaps directly; Devin Singletary and Cam Skattebo already handle the bulk of the work.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED on two fronts. Health: he was already ‘Resolved / not on the report’ on Sept 12, then picked up a new flu bug early in Week 2 prep and has cleared it — so he is CLEARED again. Role: he has dropped from RB2 to RB3 on the depth chart after his Week 1 fumble, which is a genuine change versus the baseline.

Fantasy takeaway: Droppable in most 12-team full-PPR redraft leagues. Reporting him as CLEARED rather than dropping him silently: the illness is over, but the depth-chart news is worse than the health news. He fumbled on one of two carries in Week 1, got benched for it, and has fallen to RB3 with Najee Harris getting a look. If you are holding him for upside, the upside has moved to Singletary and Harris.

Isaiah Davis — NYJ (RB3 — third back behind Breece Hall and Braelon Allen, and with Kene Nwangwu OUT, a likely candidate to absorb kick-return duties)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO designation and NO injury listing on the Jets’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 20 game vs Green Bay. The knee maintenance listing from a week ago is gone; he is entirely absent from the injury report.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18) and unlisted. Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He appears on none of the Jets’ three Week 2 practice reports, which denotes full participation throughout.
• Injury: None currently. The prior knee listing was a maintenance entry only — he never missed or was limited in a practice, and it has dropped off the report entirely.
• When it happened: Not applicable to any current injury. The superseded knee maintenance listing appeared on the Jets’ Sept 9-11, 2026 Week 1 reports without ever affecting his participation, and did not recur in Week 2.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — nothing is being recovered from. A maintenance listing with zero limited practices that then disappears the following week is a complete resolution.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY (rotational), FULLY HEALTHY. He is active and unrestricted for the Jets in Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 at home vs the Green Bay Packers, 1:00 PM ET. No designation, no listing.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5. Week 2 (Sept 20 vs Green Bay) — rotational offensive snaps plus a likely bump in special-teams and return work with Kene Nwangwu OUT. Week 3 (Sept 27 at Detroit), Week 4 (Oct 4 at Chicago) and Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Cleveland) — same role. No health concern in the window. His snap ceiling is capped by Breece Hall and Braelon Allen being healthy ahead of him.
• Who benefits if he sits: Al-Jay Henderson (DEV) would be the practice-squad elevation. Braelon Allen (ACT, RB2) and Breece Hall (ACT, RB1) sit ahead of him and would absorb the carries. Kene Nwangwu (ACT, RB4) is currently OUT with a back injury, so New York’s backfield depth is already stretched.
• Change since Week 1: IMPROVED and now fully resolved. On the Sept 12 baseline he carried a knee maintenance listing with NO game-status designation while practicing full all three days. He is now completely off the Jets’ injury report. Reported here as cleared rather than dropped silently, per the standing rule.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a standard 12-team full-PPR redraft — he is the RB3 and would need two injuries ahead of him to see real volume. He is a deep-league stash only. The correct Breece Hall handcuff is Braelon Allen, not Davis. Leave him on the wire, but note that with Nwangwu out and Trayanum on IR, the Jets’ backfield is only three deep, which makes Davis one injury away from relevance rather than two.

Emanuel Wilson — SEA (RB3 — limited red-zone and rotational snaps behind Jadarian Price and George Holani)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO entry at all on Seattle’s FINAL official Friday report of Sept 18, 2026 for the Sept 20 game at Arizona. He remains fully off the injury report.
• Practice this week: Full participant and not listed on the report at any point this week. Full week: not listed Wed Sept 16 -> not listed Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18.
• Injury: None. The undisclosed minor issue that produced a Week 1 practice-report entry cleared before the opener and has not recurred.
• When it happened: Not applicable — no active injury. The prior item was an early-September practice-report entry that resolved before Week 1, in which he was active and played.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — there is no current injury.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, as of Friday, Sept 18, 2026.
• Next game: WILL PLAY, no designation, in his normal rotational role. Sunday, Sept 20, 2026 vs. the Arizona Cardinals, in Arizona.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 2 through 5. His path to volume is blocked in front and behind: Jadarian Price has the early-down job, George Holani owns third down and goal line, and Zach Charbonnet becomes eligible off PUP in Week 5. Expect his snap share to shrink, not grow, over this stretch.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is healthy. For completeness, Jacardia Wright is the practice-squad running back who would be elevated if Seattle needed a fourth body.
• Change since Week 1: No change since Sept 12. He was marked RESOLVED on the baseline and remains completely off the injury report with no designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full-PPR. He is the RB3 in a three-way committee that is about to become a four-way one when Zach Charbonnet comes off PUP in Week 5. If you are speculating on this backfield at all, the names are Jadarian Price now and Charbonnet for the stretch run.

Sean Tucker — TB (RB3 behind Bucky Irving and Kenny Gainwell)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he does not appear on Tampa Bay’s FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 official report for the Sept 20 game vs Cleveland. He was on the practice report Wednesday and Thursday as a full participant and was removed entirely by Friday, carrying no designation of any kind.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> not listed Fri Sept 18. Two full practices followed by removal from the report is the cleanest possible clearance pattern.
• Injury: Hamstring strain (now resolved)
• When it happened: Early September 2026 during Week 1 preparation — he was a DNP on Tampa Bay’s Sept 9 practice report, upgraded to Limited on Sept 10, and carried a FINAL Friday DOUBTFUL tag into the Week 1 game vs Cincinnati.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains: Grade 1 typically 1-3 weeks, Grade 2 typically 3-6 weeks. A roughly one-week absence followed by two full practices puts this firmly in the Grade 1 band. Recurrence risk stays modestly elevated for about 4-6 weeks, which for an RB3 is largely academic given his limited snap exposure.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now — Friday Sept 18, 2026, Week 2.
• Next game: WILL PLAY. No designation for Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Cleveland Browns at Raymond James Stadium.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 2-5: available throughout barring re-aggravation. His role is the ceiling, not his health — Bucky Irving is the clear lead back and Kenny Gainwell is the established RB2 and passing-down option. Tucker projects as a handful of snaps per week plus special teams unless one of the two ahead of him goes down.
• Who benefits if he sits: Josh Williams (RB4) is the only other running back on Tampa Bay’s active roster and would be the emergency option. Bucky Irving (RB1) and Kenny Gainwell (RB2) hold effectively all the meaningful work.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED — upgraded from DOUBTFUL to fully cleared. On the Sept 12 baseline he was Limited on Friday with a FINAL Friday DOUBTFUL designation. He practiced in full Wednesday and Thursday of Week 2 and is off the final report entirely.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full-PPR. Cleared and healthy, but he is the third back in a room where the top two are firmly established. Report him as cleared and move on. The one scenario worth noting: Tampa Bay’s running back room is only four deep, so if Irving misses time, Gainwell becomes an immediate RB2 and Tucker becomes a real flex option.

Kaytron Allen — WAS (RB3 — the short-yardage and goal-line back behind Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Rachaad White.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on Washington’s Week 2 report with a BLANK Game Status column and full practice participation, and is not among the three players carrying a final Friday Sept 18, 2026 designation for the Sept 20 game vs Dallas. Stating this explicitly: a blank Game Status means available without restriction.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 18). Full week: Full Wed Sept 16 -> Full Thu Sept 17 -> Full Fri Sept 18. He was listed with an injury but never practiced at less than full capacity on any day.
• Injury: Ankle/knee — a dual minor listing, evidently precautionary given three consecutive full practices.
• When it happened: Listed at the open of the Week 2 practice week on Wednesday Sept 16, 2026, most plausibly accumulated general soreness from the Week 1 game at Philadelphia on Sept 13, 2026. No discrete incident has been reported.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A low-grade ankle sprain costs an NFL running back roughly 1-2 weeks at Grade 1 and 3-6 weeks at Grade 2; a minor knee contusion or sprain without ligament involvement is typically under a week. A player carrying both listings who practices fully three straight days has neither at a meaningful grade — this is maintenance, not injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Friday Sept 18, 2026 (Week 2). No meaningful recovery is outstanding.
• Next game: ACTIVE with no restriction for Week 2, Sunday Sept 20, 2026 vs the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), in his short-yardage and goal-line role.
• Next four weeks: Expected available Weeks 2 (vs DAL), 3, 4 and 5. His value rides entirely on goal-line touchdown equity in a backfield led by Croskey-Merritt, not on health.
• Who benefits if he sits: Rachaad White (RB2) would absorb the short-yardage work alongside Jacory Croskey-Merritt, with Craig Reynolds and Robert Henry Jr. available off the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He was not on the Sept 12 Week 1 injury list. The ankle/knee listing is new this week but is the mildest possible version — three full practices and no designation.

Fantasy takeaway: A touchdown-dependent deep-league stash only; not a Week 2 start in 12-team full-PPR. The injury listing is noise — he practiced fully all week and will play. He becomes genuinely interesting only if Croskey-Merritt’s groin flares up again, in which case Rachaad White is still the bigger beneficiary. Leave him on waivers in standard 12-team leagues.

Najee Harris — NYG (RB4 on the published order, but functionally the No. 3 back the Giants intend to rotate in for goal-line, short-yardage and pass-catching snaps starting in Week 2.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he carries no designation on the Giants’ FINAL Friday Sept 18, 2026 report for the Monday Sept 21 game at the Rams. He is not on the injury report. His Week 1 absence was a healthy scratch (a coaching decision), not an injury designation.
• Practice this week: Not on the injury report, so no participation level is filed. Full participation Wed Sept 16, Thu Sept 17 and Fri Sept 18. Head coach John Harbaugh said this week that Harris is ‘looking good.’
• Injury: None currently. Historical context only: he is working back from a torn ACL suffered in the 2025 season, which is why New York ramped him slowly.
• When it happened: N/A for any current injury. The underlying 2025 ACL tear is the reason for the phased return; he has been medically cleared and on the active roster, and was simply inactive by choice in Week 1 on Sunday Sept 13, 2026 vs Dallas.
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction runs 9-12 months to return-to-play, and running backs specifically tend to need another 4-8 game appearances before contact balance and burst look normal. Harris is medically past the clearance line; what remains is a deliberate workload ramp by the club rather than a medical restriction.
• Expected back to full health: Medically healthy now (Friday Sept 18, 2026, Week 2). Expect a full, unmanaged workload to be available to him by mid-October 2026, roughly Weeks 5-6, if the rotation opens up.
• Next game: ACTIVE and expected to make his Giants debut in Week 2, Monday Sept 21, 2026 at the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium (8:15 p.m. ET), taking the No. 3 rotational role. He will not start.
• Next four weeks: Available Weeks 2 (at LAR), 3, 4 and 5 with a role that should grow week over week. Cam Skattebo and Devin Singletary remain the 1-2 punch, but Harris is the likeliest back to steal goal-line work — which is where his fantasy value lives.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyrone Tracy Jr. (RB3 on paper) would reclaim the rotational snaps, and practice-squad backs Grant Finley and Phil Mafah are the emergency depth.
• Change since Week 1: CHANGED / effectively new to this report. On Sept 12 he was simply RB4 with no injury note; he was then a healthy scratch for Week 1. For Week 2 the Giants have signalled he will be active and folded into the rotation, which is a real change in his outlook.

Fantasy takeaway: Speculative add in a 12-team full-PPR league, not a Week 2 start. He is a low-cost bench stash whose value is entirely tied to goal-line touchdown equity behind Cam Skattebo. If Skattebo were to miss time, Harris would be a weekly flex play immediately. Do not start him blind on Monday night.

Pierre Strong — GB (Practice-squad running back (DEV) — depth behind Chris Brooks, MarShawn Lloyd and Kaleb Johnson)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (c) he is a practice-squad player (status code DEV on https://www.nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster as of Sept 18, 2026). Practice-squad players do not appear on the official NFL injury report at all, so no game-status designation exists or can exist for him. He is available for elevation.
• Practice this week: Not reported — practice-squad participation is not published on the official injury report. Full week: no Wed, Thu or Fri participation is publicly documented, and none can be. There is no indication of any physical limitation.
• Injury: None verified. The Sept 9 baseline carried an unofficial beat-reporting note about a possible issue; no official source has ever confirmed an injury and he appears on no injury report.
• When it happened: N/A — no verified injury. Nothing has been officially documented at any point.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — no verified injury to recover from.
• Expected back to full health: He is presumed healthy as of Friday Sept 18, 2026. Nothing in the official record indicates otherwise, and practice-squad status is a roster classification rather than a health status.
• Next game: WILL NOT PLAY in Week 2 vs the New York Jets on Sunday Sept 20, 2026 unless Green Bay elevates him from the practice squad, which has not been announced. With three healthy active-roster backs ahead of him, an elevation is unlikely.
• Next four weeks: Practice-squad depth through Weeks 2 through 5 barring an injury to Chris Brooks, MarShawn Lloyd or Kaleb Johnson. He is the fourth option and becomes relevant only if the Green Bay backfield takes another hit on top of Josh Jacobs’s exempt-list absence.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is himself the backup-of-the-backups. Damon Bankston (DEV) is the only body behind him on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 1: Clarified rather than changed. The Sept 12 baseline flagged an unofficial beat-reporting injury note with no official confirmation. That remains unconfirmed and he still appears on no injury report; he is simply a healthy practice-squad back. No change to his DEV status.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR. He is a practice-squad player behind three active backs in a committee that is already unusable for fantasy. Tracked only to close out the unverified injury note carried on the baseline — there is no confirmed injury and no official designation. Ignore him unless Green Bay suffers a second backfield injury.

Rosters and depth charts for all 32 teams were verified against official league roster pages before this report was compiled, and every player listed was confirmed to be on the roster shown. Designations come from the final official club and league injury reports filed Friday, September 18, 2026. Recovery timelines describe how long a class of injury typically sidelines an NFL player and are not a prediction for any individual.

NFL Week 2 Fantasy Football Injury Report Friday RB first appeared on Game On Media.

Bottom Line Up Front at Tight End

Tight end lost its consensus TE1 to a knee procedure and then lost two more starters to injuries in games that have already been played. For a position with no depth to begin with, this was the worst possible opening week.

Of the 37 tight ends on this board, 16 are out or doubtful, 1 carries a Questionable tag that decides itself on gameday, and 18 were listed at some point this week but finished it with no designation at all. 2 got hurt in games that have already been played.

Below is every fantasy-relevant tight end across all 32 teams carrying an injury or an absence, with the final designation, what the injury actually is, how long that class of injury normally takes to heal, where each player sits on his team’s depth chart, and who stands to gain if he can’t go.

Who is on this report?

Jake Tonges (SF), Davis Allen (LAR), Brock Bowers (LV), Tip Reiman (ARI), Grant Calcaterra (PHI), Will Mallory (IND), Oscar Delp (NO), Joe Royer (CLE), DJ Rogers (DAL), Princeton Fant (DAL), Luke Musgrave (GB), Carson Towt (IND), Ben Yurosek (MIN), Moliki Matavao (NO), Jaren Kanak (TEN), Ben Sims (MIA), Cole Turner (MIA), Julian Hill (NE), Eli Stowers (PHI), Sam LaPorta (DET), Tucker Kraft (GB), Tyler Warren (IND), Tyler Higbee (LAR), AJ Barner (SEA), George Kittle (SF), Ben Sinnott (WAS), John Bates (WAS), Adam Trautman (DEN), Will Kacmarek (MIA), Theo Johnson (NYG), Kenyon Sadiq (NYJ), Erick All Jr. (CIN), Luke Schoonmaker (DAL), Andrew ‘Drew’ Ogletree (IND), Seydou Traore (MIA), Brevin Jordan (HOU), Terrance Ferguson (LAR)

What changed since Wednesday

Wednesday’s reports were practice participation only. Friday’s are the real thing — the final Out, Doubtful and Questionable tags that govern Sunday. Across the 37 tight ends here: 5 are new to the report, 4 improved, 3 got worse, and 5 cleared entirely. The pattern worth internalizing: a midweek Limited usually resolved upward, and the players who never practiced are the ones who ended up with a tag.

Waiver wire: who gains if these names sit

• If Jake Tonges (SF) can’t go — Luke Farrell (ACT) absorbs the TE2 snaps, with Brayden Willis and Khalil Dinkins on the practice squad as elevation candidates; Kittle’s own role grows
• If Davis Allen (LAR) can’t go — Tyler Higbee (ACT) and Colby Parkinson (ACT) are already ahead of him, with Terrance Ferguson (ACT) and Max Klare (ACT) next up
• If Brock Bowers (LV) can’t go — Michael Mayer starts at tight end, with Ian Thomas as the backup (both ACT on the nfl.com roster; confirmed by Sept. 11, 2026 beat reporting). Target volume also redistributes to WRs Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor and Jack Bech.
• If Tip Reiman (ARI) can’t go — Elijah Higgins (ACT) is TE2 behind McBride, with Hunter Long (ACT) TE3
• If Grant Calcaterra (PHI) can’t go — Johnny Mundt (#83) is the TE2 in his absence, with Eli Stowers (#87) and E.J. Jenkins (#84) rotating behind.
• If Will Mallory (IND) can’t go — Already absorbed into the Week 1 chart. MO ALIE-COX (TE2, #81) and DREW OGLETREE (TE3, #85) hold the snaps behind TYLER WARREN (TE1, #84).
• If Oscar Delp (NO) can’t go — Juwan Johnson (TE1) and Noah Fant (TE2) are the only healthy active tight ends and absorb all the snaps; Stone Smartt and Treyton Welch are the practice-squad elevation candidates
• If Joe Royer (CLE) can’t go — Carsen Ryan holds the TE3 role in his absence, behind Harold Fannin Jr. and Blake Whiteheart.
• If DJ Rogers (DAL) can’t go — Luke Schoonmaker (#86) is the TE3; James Mitchell and Michael Trigg (#46) are practice-squad options.
• If Princeton Fant (DAL) can’t go — Luke Schoonmaker (#86) is the TE3 behind Jake Ferguson and Brevyn Spann-Ford; James Mitchell and Michael Trigg (#46) are practice-squad options.
• If Carson Towt (IND) can’t go — Already absorbed. TYLER WARREN, MO ALIE-COX and DREW OGLETREE are the three active tight ends; PHARAOH BROWN is the practice-squad option.
• If Moliki Matavao (NO) can’t go — Juwan Johnson (TE1) and Noah Fant (TE2) carry the position; with Oscar Delp also Out, practice-squad TEs Stone Smartt and Treyton Welch are the only remaining depth
• If Jaren Kanak (TEN) can’t go — Already absorbed into the Week 1 chart. GUNNAR HELM (TE1, #84) is the starter, with DANIEL BELLINGER (TE2, #82), DAVID MARTIN-ROBINSON (TE3, #88) and KYLEN GRANSON (TE4, #86) behind him.
• If Eli Stowers (PHI) can’t go — Johnny Mundt (#83) is already the TE2 and absorbs the in-line/rotational snaps; E.J. Jenkins (#84) becomes the TE3.

How to read this report

These are final designations, not midweek practice notes, so they mean what they say. A few timing wrinkles still apply:

• Four teams have already played. Seattle beat New England on Wednesday and San Francisco beat the Rams in Melbourne on Thursday. For those four clubs the Week 1 question is settled — what matters is who got hurt in the game and what it means for Week 2.
• Denver and Kansas City play Monday night, so their reporting week runs a day later and their final tags file Saturday. Anything listed for them here is Friday participation with the final designation still pending.
• A player listed with no designation is good news. Several names below appear on an official report with a blank game-status column — that is a club formally declining to tag them, which is stronger than never having been listed.

Reserve-list designations — IR, PUP, Commissioner’s Exempt List — are roster transactions and are settled regardless of the day.

Hurt in a game already played (2)

These injuries happened in Wednesday’s or Thursday’s games. Week 1 is already behind these players — the question is Week 2 and beyond.

Jake Tonges — SF (TE2 behind George Kittle and the club’s primary second receiving tight end)

• Status: (c) POST-GAME injury from an already-played game – Tonges went down late in the second quarter in Melbourne and needed help off the field; he was ruled out for the remainder of the game. He remains ACT on the official roster: NO IR placement has been announced as of Sept 12, and the 49ers.com transaction log shows no move on Sept 11-12.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played. He has not practiced since.
• Injury: MCL sprain, right knee. Kyle Shanahan: ‘It’s not an ACL. It’s MCL, I believe. But there’s some issues with it that we’ve got to see how it is,’ and separately called it ‘not good.’
• When it happened: 2026-09-10 (second quarter vs. the Rams in Melbourne)
• Typical recovery for this injury: MCL sprains range widely: Grade 1 is 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 is 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 is 8-12 weeks or longer and sometimes surgical. Shanahan’s tone and the need for help off the field point to at least Grade 2.
• Expected back to full health: Highly uncertain pending imaging – mid-October 2026 in a moderate scenario, and reporting has floated a three-month absence if it is severe
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the MIAMI DOLPHINS (home): expected OUT. Treat an IR placement in the coming days as a live possibility.
• Next four weeks: Out for Week 2 and very likely Weeks 3-4. If San Francisco places him on IR he is unavailable through at least Week 5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Luke Farrell (ACT) absorbs the TE2 snaps, with Brayden Willis and Khalil Dinkins on the practice squad as elevation candidates; Kittle’s own role grows
• Change since Wednesday: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in all but the deepest TE-premium leagues – the range of outcomes runs from three weeks to three months, and Kittle already owns the receiving work.

Davis Allen — LAR (TE3 – a rotational blocking/receiving tight end behind Tyler Higbee and Colby Parkinson)

• Status: (c) POST-GAME injury from an already-played game – Allen was hit by Dre Greenlaw and Ji’Ayir Brown after a third-quarter reception, was taken to the medical tent and then CARTED to the locker room. The Rams listed him questionable to return. He remains ACT on the official roster with no IR placement announced as of Sept 12.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played. He has not practiced since.
• Injury: Head injury / concussion. Reporting conflicts on whether he returned to the game after being carted off – treat his current status as unresolved.
• When it happened: 2026-09-10 (third quarter vs. the 49ers in Melbourne)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Concussions typically cost an NFL player 1-2 weeks, but the timeline is governed entirely by the five-step league protocol rather than the calendar – a player must clear every stage and be cleared by an independent neurological consultant
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 – most players clear protocol within 7-14 days, and the Rams’ Monday-night Week 2 game gives him 11 days
• Next game: Week 2, Monday Sept 21 vs. the NEW YORK GIANTS (home, MNF): UNCERTAIN, pending concussion protocol. The extra Monday-night day helps, but he must clear every protocol stage first.
• Next four weeks: Possible Week 2 return if he clears protocol; healthy Weeks 3-5 barring setbacks. Even fully cleared he is the TE3 in a crowded room.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyler Higbee (ACT) and Colby Parkinson (ACT) are already ahead of him, with Terrance Ferguson (ACT) and Max Klare (ACT) next up
• Change since Wednesday: NEW – he was a ‘Resolved, off the report’ entry on Sept 9 and is now a concussion case

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable regardless – he is a TE3 in a five-deep room, and the concussion only removes what little touchdown-dependent appeal he had.

Ruled out or unavailable (16)

Officially ruled out, or on a reserve list. Plan around these.

Brock Bowers — LV (TE1 when healthy (verified vs nfl.com roster — status ACT, NOT on IR); Michael Mayer starts at TE in his place for Week 1)

• Status: OUT — this is (a) a FINAL GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION, filed Friday Sept 11, 2026 on the Raiders’ official final Week 1 injury report and carried on nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1. It is NOT a reserve-list designation: Bowers remains on the 53-man active roster with nfl.com status ACT and has not been placed on IR.
• Practice this week: DNP
• Injury: Right knee — torn meniscus; underwent an arthroscopic procedure to trim the meniscus on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026
• When it happened: 2026-09-08 (procedure date; injury sustained in the days immediately prior)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (a ‘trim’) typically sidelines an NFL player 2-4 weeks, with fast healers back in 10-14 days. This is the short-recovery branch of the injury. A meniscus REPAIR (stitched rather than trimmed) is the long branch at 3-4 months — all reporting indicates a trim, not a repair.
• Expected back to full health: Late September to early October 2026 (roughly Week 3-Week 5). Bowers himself floated a 1-2 week absence; beat reporting on Sept 11 called that optimistic, and HC Klint Kubiak declined to give a timeline beyond Week 1.
• Next game: OUT for Sunday, Sept. 13 vs. the Miami Dolphins. Ruled out on the final report — this is settled, not a game-time decision.
• Next four weeks: Week 1 is a confirmed zero. Week 2 is live but should be treated as unlikely-to-limited given the procedure was Sept. 8. Weeks 3-4 are the realistic return window, with a snap-count ramp rather than a full workload in his first game back. Expect the Raiders to be conservative with a franchise tight end in September.
• Who benefits if he sits: Michael Mayer starts at tight end, with Ian Thomas as the backup (both ACT on the nfl.com roster; confirmed by Sept. 11, 2026 beat reporting). Target volume also redistributes to WRs Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor and Jack Bech.
• Change since Wednesday: DOWNGRADED — the Sept. 9 Wednesday DNP (which carried no game status) has converted to an official final OUT. Confirmed NOT an IR placement.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench Bowers in Week 1 and stream a replacement tight end; Michael Mayer is the priority waiver add as a one-to-three-week bridge with standalone TE2 value.

Tip Reiman — ARI (Blocking/move TE2 behind Trey McBride when healthy; currently on the active/PUP list)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL reserve-list designation – PUP (active/Physically Unable to Perform) per the official nfl.com Cardinals roster, confirmed at the 53-man cutdown. Must miss the first four games by rule.
• Practice this week: n/a – on active/PUP and barred from practicing until his window opens after Week 4
• Injury: Lower-body injury carried from training camp (undisclosed by the club)
• When it happened: 2026-08-26 (placed on active/PUP at roster cutdown)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Active/PUP is a fixed 4-game minimum by rule; most PUP players return between Weeks 5 and 9 depending on the underlying injury
• Expected back to full health: Week 5 at the earliest; realistically Weeks 5-8 after a practice ramp
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13 at the LA Chargers (Week 1): OUT – ineligible by rule
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four games by rule
• Who benefits if he sits: Elijah Higgins (ACT) is TE2 behind McBride, with Hunter Long (ACT) TE3
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in all but the deepest TE-premium formats – McBride absorbs essentially all of Arizona’s receiving tight end value anyway.

Grant Calcaterra — PHI (Would be TE2/TE3 in the rotation behind Dallas Goedert; currently not on the active depth chart)

• Status: Reserve/Injured, DESIGNATED TO RETURN — this is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, a club transaction rather than a weekly game-status tag. Out a minimum of four games. Shows as RSR/Reserve on the nfl.com roster.
• Practice this week: DNP — on Reserve/Injured, so no practice participation is filed
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club as of this pass (placed on IR with a return designation before the season)
• When it happened: Preseason 2026 (exact date not independently verified this pass)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not assessable without a disclosed injury. The designated-to-return tag itself signals a club expectation of roughly 4–8 weeks rather than a season-ending problem.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to return no earlier than Week 5; a realistic window is Weeks 5–8.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs. the WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (4:25 PM ET, FOX) — OUT. Ineligible on Reserve/Injured.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four by rule — the designated-to-return minimum is four games.
• Who benefits if he sits: Johnny Mundt (#83) is the TE2 in his absence, with Eli Stowers (#87) and E.J. Jenkins (#84) rotating behind.
• Change since Wednesday: Unchanged — same Reserve/Injured, designated-to-return status as on Sept 9.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in redraft — ineligible for four games and returning behind Dallas Goedert, so only deep dynasty and TE-premium leagues should stash.

Will Mallory — IND (Not on the active depth chart – ineligible to play. When activated he projects behind Tyler Warren, Mo Alie-Cox and Drew Ogletree as a receiving-oriented TE3/TE4.)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED – DESIGNATED TO RETURN. This is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, carried on nfl.com as status code RSR and on Ourlads as ‘IR^’. Minimum four games missed; eligible to return Week 5.
• Practice this week: not reported – not applicable; ineligible to practice until his 21-day window opens.
• Injury: Thumb
• When it happened: Late August 2026 (preseason / final roster-cut period).
• Typical recovery for this injury: Thumb fractures and ligament tears requiring surgical fixation in NFL players typically sideline 4-8 weeks, with 6-10 weeks before a player can catch cleanly without a protective splint. Tight ends are more affected than most positions because thumb integrity governs catch security directly. The four-game IR window matches the low end of that range almost exactly.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late October 2026. He should be eligible in Week 5 and functionally sound shortly after.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Baltimore Ravens – OUT. On Reserve/Injured and ineligible; cannot be activated before Week 5.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all of Weeks 1 through 4 by rule. Week 5 is the earliest return, and even then he re-enters as a depth tight end behind an established starter in Tyler Warren.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed into the Week 1 chart. MO ALIE-COX (TE2, #81) and DREW OGLETREE (TE3, #85) hold the snaps behind TYLER WARREN (TE1, #84).
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still on Reserve/Injured with the designated-to-return tag, still eligible in Week 5. No movement since the Sept 9 snapshot.

Fantasy takeaway: Ignore him entirely – he cannot play before Week 5 and returns to a TE room where Tyler Warren commands the receiving work.

Oscar Delp — NO (TE3 (rookie) behind Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant – verified ACT (#88) on nfl.com)

• Status: OUT – this is (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation on the official Week 1 report
• Practice this week: DNP
• Injury: Hamstring
• When it happened: On or before 2026-09-09 (DNP on the first official Week 1 report)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains cost 1-3 weeks for a grade-1 and 3-6 weeks for a grade-2. A player who does not practice at all in the week of the game is typically at least two weeks away from full participation.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 (roughly Weeks 3-4), assuming a routine grade-1 to grade-2 strain
• Next game: OUT at Detroit Lions (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET)
• Next four weeks: Miss Week 1 for certain. Hamstrings in rookies are frequently handled conservatively, so a Week 2 return would be aggressive; Weeks 3-4 is the realistic window. Even healthy he is the third tight end behind two established players.
• Who benefits if he sits: Juwan Johnson (TE1) and Noah Fant (TE2) are the only healthy active tight ends and absorb all the snaps; Stone Smartt and Treyton Welch are the practice-squad elevation candidates
• Change since Wednesday: DOWNGRADED – his Wednesday DNP (which carried no game status) has converted into a formal OUT. He did not practice at all this week.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable – he is out Week 1 and buried behind two veterans even once healthy.

Joe Royer — CLE (TE4 — not on the active depth chart; Cleveland’s active tight ends are Harold Fannin Jr., Blake Whiteheart, Carsen Ryan)

• Status: Reserve/Non-Football Injury-Illness (NFI), designated to return — category (b), an official reserve-list designation (status code RSN on the nfl.com Browns roster). Note that sources describe the list slightly differently: the nfl.com code reads as Reserve/Non-Football Injury while the Aug 30 transaction wire reported it as the Non-Football Illness list. Either way it is the same reserve mechanism, it carries a return designation, and it requires a minimum four-game absence.
• Practice this week: not reported — ineligible to practice while on the reserve/NFI list
• Injury: Non-football injury or illness, unspecified. He missed the entire 2026 preseason. The condition is not football-related, which is what places him on NFI rather than IR.
• When it happened: Preseason 2026; placed on the reserve/NFI list with a return designation on Aug 30, 2026 at the 53-man cutdown
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be stated meaningfully for an unspecified non-football condition; NFI placements range from a few weeks for an illness to a full season for a serious non-football injury. The four-game minimum absence is the only firm marker.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown — no public timeline. Earliest possible activation is Week 5 (early October 2026).
• Next game: OUT — ineligible for vs Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026.
• Next four weeks: Out for all four by rule.
• Who benefits if he sits: Carsen Ryan holds the TE3 role in his absence, behind Harold Fannin Jr. and Blake Whiteheart.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged — same reserve/NFI (designated to return) status.

Fantasy takeaway: Ignore in all formats — a fourth tight end on a reserve list with no return timeline.

DJ Rogers — DAL (Depth TE; not on the active depth chart)

• Status: Reserve/Injured — this is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, a club transaction rather than a weekly game-status tag. Listed RES on the official nfl.com roster. No return designation reported; treat as season-ending.
• Practice this week: DNP — on Reserve/Injured, so no practice participation is filed
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club as of this pass
• When it happened: Preseason 2026 (exact date not independently verified this pass)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not assessable without a disclosed injury. An IR placement at final cuts with no return designation generally ends the player’s season.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown. Assume unavailable for 2026.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs. the NEW YORK GIANTS (8:20 PM ET, SNF) — OUT. Ineligible on Reserve/Injured.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four and likely for the season.
• Who benefits if he sits: Luke Schoonmaker (#86) is the TE3; James Mitchell and Michael Trigg (#46) are practice-squad options.
• Change since Wednesday: Unchanged — same Reserve/Injured status as on Sept 9.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in all formats — a depth tight end on IR, listed only to close out a Sept 9 entry.

Princeton Fant — DAL (Depth TE; not on the active depth chart)

• Status: Reserve/Injured — this is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, a club transaction rather than a weekly game-status tag. Listed RES on the official nfl.com roster. No return designation reported; treat as season-ending.
• Practice this week: DNP — on Reserve/Injured, so no practice participation is filed
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club as of this pass
• When it happened: Preseason 2026 (exact date not independently verified this pass)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not assessable without a disclosed injury. An IR placement at final cuts with no return designation generally ends the player’s season.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown. Assume unavailable for 2026.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs. the NEW YORK GIANTS (8:20 PM ET, SNF) — OUT. Ineligible on Reserve/Injured.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four and likely for the season.
• Who benefits if he sits: Luke Schoonmaker (#86) is the TE3 behind Jake Ferguson and Brevyn Spann-Ford; James Mitchell and Michael Trigg (#46) are practice-squad options.
• Change since Wednesday: Unchanged — same Reserve/Injured status as on Sept 9.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in all formats — a depth tight end on IR, listed only to close out a Sept 9 entry.

Luke Musgrave — GB (Was TE depth behind Tucker Kraft and Jonnu Smith; currently NOT on the active depth chart (verified: nfl.com roster status PUP).)

• Status: RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM (Reserve/PUP) – this is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, verified as status code PUP on nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster/ as of Sept 12 2026.
• Practice this week: not reported – players on Reserve/PUP do not practice with the team and do not appear on the weekly injury report. He is correctly absent from the Sept 11 final report.
• Injury: Neck injury
• When it happened: Summer 2026 – the injury carried over from training camp, which is what made him Reserve/PUP-eligible (he must have been unable to practice from the start of camp). Moved to the Reserve/PUP list at final roster cuts in late August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Neck injuries are among the most variable in the NFL: a cervical strain or stinger resolves in 1-3 weeks, but a disc or structural cervical issue runs 8-12 weeks to a full season, and some are career-altering. The club’s willingness to use Reserve/PUP rather than season-ending IR signals they expect a return.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-October 2026 at the earliest. Reserve/PUP requires him to miss at least the first four games; he cannot practice until Week 5 and cannot play until after a subsequent activation window. NBC Sports reported the Packers expect him to recover and play this season.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the Minnesota Vikings (4:25 PM ET) – OUT. Ineligible to play; on Reserve/PUP.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four of Weeks 1-4 by rule. Even after activation he is buried behind Tucker Kraft and Jonnu Smith in a tight end room that also carries Josh Whyle and Mark Redman.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already covered – Tucker Kraft (ACT #85) is TE1, Jonnu Smith (ACT #18) TE2, Josh Whyle (ACT #81) TE3.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still Reserve/PUP, exactly as captured in the Sept 9 baseline. No transaction since.

Fantasy takeaway: No redraft value – he is ineligible until Week 5 and would return as the fourth tight end on his own roster.

Carson Towt — IND (Not on the active depth chart – on Reserve/Injured. A developmental tight end with no established role.)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED. This is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, confirmed on nfl.com as status code RES with no designated-to-return tag attached.
• Practice this week: not reported – not applicable; on Reserve/Injured.
• Injury: Undisclosed – the Colts did not publicly specify the injury at the time of placement.
• When it happened: Late August 2026 (placed on IR during the final roster-reduction period).
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be estimated with any confidence because the injury was never disclosed. As a general matter, a player placed on IR at final cuts without a designated-to-return tag is out for the season or headed for an injury settlement.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown – no public timeline exists.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Baltimore Ravens – OUT. On Reserve/Injured and ineligible.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four games. With no designated-to-return tag, there is no near-term path back to the active roster.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed. TYLER WARREN, MO ALIE-COX and DREW OGLETREE are the three active tight ends; PHARAOH BROWN is the practice-squad option.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still on Reserve/Injured. No movement since the Sept 9 snapshot.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in any format – a developmental tight end on IR with no return designation.

Ben Yurosek — MIN (Was TE depth behind T.J. Hockenson, Josh Oliver and Gavin Bartholomew; currently NOT on the active depth chart (verified: nfl.com roster status RES).)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED (IR) – this is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, verified as status code RES on nfl.com/teams/minnesota-vikings/roster/ as of Sept 12 2026.
• Practice this week: not reported – players on Reserve/Injured do not practice with the team and do not appear on the weekly injury report. He is correctly absent from Minnesota’s Sept 11 final report.
• Injury: Undisclosed – the Vikings have not specified the injury type. Star Tribune’s Ben Goessling reported it is ‘not expected to be long-term.’
• When it happened: Sept 8, 2026 – placed on injured reserve that day (this was his second IR stint).
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be bounded without a disclosed diagnosis. The binding constraint is procedural rather than medical: a standard in-season IR placement requires a minimum of four missed games regardless of how the injury heals.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-October 2026. Goessling reported the injury is not expected to be long-term and that Minnesota hopes he returns to provide depth later in the season, but the four-game IR minimum governs – he cannot play before Week 5.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs the Green Bay Packers (4:25 PM ET) – OUT. Ineligible to play; on Reserve/Injured.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four of Weeks 1-4 by rule. Earliest return is Week 5, and he would come back as the fourth tight end behind Hockenson, Oliver and Bartholomew.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already covered – T.J. Hockenson (ACT #87) is TE1, Josh Oliver (ACT #84) TE2, Gavin Bartholomew (ACT #86) TE3.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still RES/Reserve-Injured on the official roster, exactly as captured in the Sept 9 baseline. No transaction since.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in any format – ineligible until Week 5 and fourth on his own depth chart when he returns.

Moliki Matavao — NO (Depth TE – not on the active depth chart while on reserve)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – nfl.com’s official roster lists him RES (Reserve/Injured, no return designation, #80). Not a weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: not reported – players on Reserve/Injured are not listed on the weekly practice report
• Injury: Undisclosed injury sustained in the 2026 preseason
• When it happened: August 2026 (preseason)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable as a weekly question – a straight Reserve/Injured placement without a return designation ends the player’s season in almost all cases
• Expected back to full health: Not applicable for 2026 – season-ending placement
• Next game: OUT at Detroit Lions – ineligible, on season-ending Reserve/Injured
• Next four weeks: Out for the season. He cannot be activated from a straight RES placement.
• Who benefits if he sits: Juwan Johnson (TE1) and Noah Fant (TE2) carry the position; with Oscar Delp also Out, practice-squad TEs Stone Smartt and Treyton Welch are the only remaining depth
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still RES on the official roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Cut him everywhere – this is a season-ending designation.

Jaren Kanak — TEN (Not on the active depth chart – out for the season. A developmental/special-teams tight end behind Gunnar Helm, Daniel Bellinger, David Martin-Robinson and Kylen Granson.)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED – SEASON-ENDING. This is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, confirmed on nfl.com as status code RES. Out for the 2026 season.
• Practice this week: not reported – not applicable; on season-ending Reserve/Injured.
• Injury: Pectoral (torn pectoral muscle)
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp / preseason).
• Typical recovery for this injury: Torn pectoral muscles requiring surgical repair sideline NFL players 4-6 months, and the injury is typically season-ending when it occurs in camp or early in the year. Return to full pressing strength commonly takes 6 months or more.
• Expected back to full health: Early to mid 2027 – he should be available for the 2027 offseason program.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the New York Jets – OUT. On season-ending Reserve/Injured.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four games and for the balance of the 2026 season.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed into the Week 1 chart. GUNNAR HELM (TE1, #84) is the starter, with DANIEL BELLINGER (TE2, #82), DAVID MARTIN-ROBINSON (TE3, #88) and KYLEN GRANSON (TE4, #86) behind him.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still on season-ending Reserve/Injured. No movement since the Sept 9 snapshot.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in any format – a depth tight end on season-ending IR.

Ben Sims — MIA (Depth TE — not in the active rotation)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED — (b) an official reserve-list designation (status code RES on the nfl.com roster).
• Practice this week: not reported — ineligible to practice while on Reserve/Injured.
• Injury: Undisclosed (club has not specified)
• When it happened: August 2026 (exact date not disclosed)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Roster status rather than a diagnosis; a designated-for-return activation requires a minimum four-game absence, and most initial-53 IR placements go the full season.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown — no published timeline.
• Next game: Week 1, Sunday Sept 13 vs Las Vegas Raiders — INELIGIBLE (Reserve/Injured).
• Next four weeks: Out for all four.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable — depth TE.
• Change since Wednesday: NEW to the injury list — he was carried as Reserve/Injured in the Sept 9 depth-chart baseline but was never broken out as an injury-list entry. His roster status itself is unchanged.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy value in any format.

Cole Turner — MIA (Depth TE — not in the active rotation)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED — (b) an official reserve-list designation (status code RES on the nfl.com roster), not a weekly game status.
• Practice this week: not reported — he cannot practice with the team while on Reserve/Injured.
• Injury: Undisclosed (club has not specified); placed on IR out of training camp / final cuts
• When it happened: August 2026 (exact date not disclosed)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Reserve/Injured is a roster status, not a diagnosis. A player placed on IR from the initial 53 is out for the season unless the club uses a designated-for-return slot, which requires him to miss at least four games.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown — no club timeline has been published. Earliest possible game action is Week 5 (October 2026) and only with a designated-for-return activation.
• Next game: Week 1, Sunday Sept 13 vs Las Vegas Raiders — INELIGIBLE (on Reserve/Injured).
• Next four weeks: Out for all four games. He cannot be activated before Week 5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable — Justin Joly already occupies the TE4 role he would compete for.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged — still RES on the official roster.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy value — leave him on the wire.

Julian Hill — NE (Depth/blocking TE — not in the active rotation)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED — (b) an official reserve-list designation (status code RES on the nfl.com roster).
• Practice this week: not reported — ineligible to practice while on Reserve/Injured.
• Injury: Undisclosed (club has not specified)
• When it happened: August 2026 (exact date not disclosed)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Roster status rather than a diagnosis; four-game minimum absence if designated for return, otherwise season-long.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown — no published club timeline.
• Next game: WEEK 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs Pittsburgh Steelers — INELIGIBLE (Reserve/Injured).
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2-5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable — Cameron Latu and Tanner Arkin hold the TE3/TE4 roles behind Hunter Henry and Eli Raridon.
• Change since Wednesday: NEW to the injury list — carried as Reserve/Injured in the Sept 9 depth-chart baseline but never broken out as an entry. Roster status itself unchanged.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy value — ignore.

Questionable — game-time calls (1)

The genuine coin flips. Watch the inactives list, which posts about 90 minutes before kickoff, and have a replacement ready.

Eli Stowers — PHI (TE3 — behind Dallas Goedert and Johnny Mundt; rotational/situational role with Grant Calcaterra on Reserve/Injured)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — this is (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation on the Eagles’ official Week 1 report dated Friday Sept 11, 2026. Confirmed on nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 and Sept 12 reporting.
• Practice this week: Limited — Wednesday Limited, Thursday Limited, Friday Limited
• Injury: Hamstring
• When it happened: On the report from the first Week 1 practice, Wednesday Sept 9, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strain: Grade 1 roughly 1–2 weeks; Grade 2 roughly 3–6 weeks; Grade 3 / tendon avulsion 8–12 weeks or surgical. Three straight Limited practices without progression to Full is most consistent with a Grade 1 to low Grade 2.
• Expected back to full health: Likely off the report within 1–3 weeks. Hamstrings are notably prone to re-injury, so expect the Eagles to ramp him rather than restore a full rotational workload immediately.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs. the WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (4:25 PM ET, FOX) — TRUE COIN FLIP leaning play. Stowers himself said ‘I believe so, that’s the plan, so I’m excited’ about the opener, but he never practiced in full. One widely-read preview projected him inactive; that was a writer’s projection from a Wednesday/Thursday snapshot, not the club’s designation, which is Questionable.
• Next four weeks: Marginal either way. Even fully healthy he is the TE3 behind Goedert and Mundt. Calcaterra’s eventual return from IR (minimum four games) squeezes him further.
• Who benefits if he sits: Johnny Mundt (#83) is already the TE2 and absorbs the in-line/rotational snaps; E.J. Jenkins (#84) becomes the TE3.
• Change since Wednesday: DOWNGRADED (on paper). On Sept 9 he was an official practice-report entry with no game status; Wednesday’s Limited converted into a formal QUESTIONABLE on the final Friday report. Practice participation never improved from Limited across all three days.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in redraft — he is a TE3 on a Dallas Goedert team, so the only actionable read here is that Goedert’s target share is safe regardless of how Stowers’ Questionable resolves.

Cleared — listed this week but carrying no designation (18)

The good news. Every player here carried an injury at some point this week and finished it without a designation.

Sam LaPorta — DET (TE1 / starter (verified: nfl.com roster ACT #87; Ourlads lists him first))

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. Confirmed ABSENT from Detroit’s FINAL Friday Sept 11 injury report on both nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 and detroitlions.com (posted Sept 11, 3:45 PM). No designation of any kind.
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on any day of the Week 1 injury report.
• Injury: None active
• When it happened: N/A
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A – no active injury
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Sept 11-12, 2026
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs the New Orleans Saints (1:00 PM ET) – ACTIVE, no designation, expected to start.
• Next four weeks: Fully healthy TE1 through Weeks 1-4 with no usage restriction of any kind.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brock Wright (ACT #89), then Tyler Conklin (ACT #83).
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – was already verified off Detroit’s Wednesday Sept 9 report in the baseline, and remains off the FINAL Friday report.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with total confidence – Detroit listed zero offensive skill players on its final injury report.

Tucker Kraft — GB (TE1 / starter (verified: nfl.com roster ACT #85; Ourlads lists him first))

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. Confirmed ABSENT from Green Bay’s FINAL Friday Sept 11 injury report on both nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 and the vikings.com official Week 1 final report (which lists both clubs). No designation of any kind.
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on any day of the Week 1 injury report.
• Injury: None active
• When it happened: N/A
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A – no active injury
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Sept 11-12, 2026
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the Minnesota Vikings (4:25 PM ET) – ACTIVE, no designation, expected to start.
• Next four weeks: Healthy TE1 through Weeks 1-4. With Josh Jacobs unavailable and Green Bay leaning on a committee backfield, Kraft’s target share should be robust early.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jonnu Smith (ACT #18), then Josh Whyle (ACT #81).
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – was already verified off Green Bay’s Wednesday Sept 9 report in the baseline, and remains off the FINAL Friday report.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a locked-in TE1 – fully healthy, and the Jacobs absence should funnel extra volume his way.

Tyler Warren — IND (TE1 – the clear starting tight end and a featured receiving weapon, listed first on the colts.com Week 1 chart)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on the Colts’ Week 1 practice report at any point, Wednesday through Friday.
• Injury: None active – the August 2026 abductor/groin strain has fully resolved.
• When it happened: Prior issue: August 19, 2026 (abductor strain sustained in a joint practice with Atlanta). No active injury as of Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: n/a – no active injury. For reference, the mild abductor strain class he sustained typically costs 2-3 weeks, which is exactly what it cost him.
• Expected back to full health: Currently at full health. He returned to practice in early September and was never listed during Week 1 preparation.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Baltimore Ravens – WILL PLAY, fully healthy, no designation.
• Next four weeks: Expected to play all four games as the featured tight end. The only residual concern is that groin and adductor strains recur at an elevated rate, so a maintenance day on a short week would not be surprising – but nothing currently indicates a problem.
• Who benefits if he sits: MO ALIE-COX (TE2, ACT, #81), with DREW OGLETREE (TE3, #85) behind him. Neither would replicate Warren’s receiving role.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report, and this holds through the final Friday report. He never appeared on any Week 1 practice report.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with full confidence as a every-week TE1 – he is completely off the injury report and the abductor strain is behind him.

Tyler Higbee — LAR (TE1 – listed first among tight ends on the official nfl.com Rams roster)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. The Sept 9 baseline had him as a DNP practice-report entry, but the official final Week 1 report shows him a FULL participant with NO injury listed and NO game designation. He played.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played (full participant beforehand)
• Injury: None active – the earlier practice-report entry resolved before kickoff
• When it happened: Early September 2026 (practice-report entry only)
• Typical recovery for this injury: n/a – no time was missed
• Expected back to full health: Already healthy as of Sept 9
• Next game: Week 2, Monday Sept 21 vs. the NEW YORK GIANTS (home, MNF): expected to PLAY, no designation
• Next four weeks: Healthy for all four, and his role grows if Davis Allen stays in concussion protocol
• Who benefits if he sits: Colby Parkinson (ACT) would lead the tight end room, with Terrance Ferguson (ACT) and Max Klare (ACT) behind him
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report, and an upward correction to the baseline’s DNP entry

Fantasy takeaway: Healthy and the starting tight end, but a touchdown-dependent low-end TE2 in an offense that funnels through Nacua and Adams.

AJ Barner — SEA (TE1 ahead of Elijah Arroyo and Eric Saubert)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. He was listed on Seattle’s Sept 9 practice report but does NOT appear on the official nfl.com league Week 1 injury report, carried no game designation, was active and played.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played (full participant beforehand)
• Injury: Undisclosed minor issue that produced a practice-report entry only; fully resolved
• When it happened: Early September 2026 (practice-report entry only)
• Typical recovery for this injury: n/a – no time was missed
• Expected back to full health: Already healthy as of Sept 9
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 at the Arizona Cardinals: expected to PLAY, no designation
• Next four weeks: Healthy and the starting tight end throughout, though the Darnold-to-Lock change and Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s target dominance cap his ceiling
• Who benefits if he sits: Elijah Arroyo (ACT) would step into the TE1 role, with Eric Saubert (ACT) behind him
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Healthy but a low-end TE2 – Smith-Njigba is commanding the targets and a backup QB narrows the field further.

George Kittle — SF (TE1, unquestioned – and now, with Jake Tonges hurt, the only proven receiving tight end on the roster)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. He was REMOVED from San Francisco’s injury report before Week 1 and carried NO game designation on the official nfl.com league report. He PLAYED in Melbourne on Sept 10.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played. He had been limited through the prior week and was cleared with no designation.
• Injury: Achilles – the 2025 tear he is returning from. No new injury; he came out of the Melbourne game healthy.
• When it happened: 2025 season (original tear); cleared and off the report as of Sept 10, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: A torn Achilles typically costs an NFL player 9-12 months, with explosiveness and change-of-direction often not fully back until 12-18 months post-surgery
• Expected back to full health: He is cleared and playing now; expect his snap count and route volume to build through late September as the club eases him back
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the MIAMI DOLPHINS (home): expected to PLAY with no designation, and likely a larger role than Week 1 now that Tonges is out
• Next four weeks: Playing all four, with production trending up. The snap-count caution that limited him in Week 1 should ease, and Tonges’s MCL injury removes the tight end who would have taken snaps from him.
• Who benefits if he sits: Luke Farrell (ACT) is now TE2 with Tonges hurt; Brayden Willis and Khalil Dinkins are practice-squad options
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED – he was an official practice-report entry (limited) on Sept 9 and has since been removed from the injury report entirely and played

Fantasy takeaway: Hold and start him – the 2 catches for 12 yards was a deliberate Week 1 easing-in, not a red flag, and Tonges’s injury clears the path for his volume to climb from Week 2 on.

Ben Sinnott — WAS (Backup behind Chig Okonkwo on the TE1 line of the club’s two-tight-end depth chart)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION — he appears on the Commanders’ final Friday Sept 11 report with a BLANK Game Status column. Stating explicitly per instruction: blank Game Status means NO designation, which is GOOD NEWS. This is (a) a final Friday game-status filing with an empty status field.
• Practice this week: Full — Wednesday Full, Thursday Full, Friday Full
• Injury: Oblique
• When it happened: On the report from the first Week 1 practice, Wednesday Sept 9, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Oblique/abdominal strain: mild cases 1–2 weeks; moderate strains 3–6 weeks. Obliques are notoriously slow for rotational athletes, but full practice participation all week points to the mild end.
• Expected back to full health: Already functionally healthy. Watch for recurrence — obliques re-aggravate readily with contact and blocking torque.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4:25 PM ET, FOX) — PLAYING. No designation.
• Next four weeks: Available all four in a rotational role. Chig Okonkwo is the pass-catching TE1 in this offense.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chig Okonkwo (#85) already holds the receiving TE role; John Bates (#87) and Colson Yankoff (#80) handle the second TE line.
• Change since Wednesday: Unchanged. Sept 9 practice-report entry with no game status; still Full participation and a blank Game Status on the final Friday report.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable — he is healthy but behind Chig Okonkwo, so this entry matters only as confirmation that Washington’s tight end room is intact.

John Bates — WAS (TE2-line starter (blocking tight end) on the Commanders’ two-tight-end depth chart)

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. He does not appear on the Commanders’ final Friday Sept 11 report and carries no designation of any kind.
• Practice this week: not reported — not on the injury report
• Injury: None reported
• When it happened: N/A
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — no active injury
• Expected back to full health: Healthy now
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4:25 PM ET, FOX) — PLAYING. No designation.
• Next four weeks: Available all four in a blocking-first role with minimal target volume.
• Who benefits if he sits: Colson Yankoff (#80) backs him on the TE2 line; Jack Westover is the practice-squad option.
• Change since Wednesday: Unchanged — off the report on Sept 9 and still off it on the final Friday report.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any format — a blocking tight end with no target path, listed here only to close out a Sept 9 entry.

Adam Trautman — DEN (TE2 behind Evan Engram (verified vs nfl.com roster — status ACT))

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. Trautman does not appear on Denver’s official Week 1 injury reports (Thursday Sept. 10 or Friday Sept. 11, 2026). Marvin Mims Jr. is the only Bronco listed.
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: None currently — no active injury designation
• When it happened: not applicable — no current injury
• Typical recovery for this injury: not applicable — no current injury
• Expected back to full health: Healthy now.
• Next game: ACTIVE, no designation, for Monday, Sept. 14 vs. Kansas City (MNF).
• Next four weeks: Available all four weeks, but as a blocking-first TE2 behind Evan Engram he has minimal receiving upside in Denver’s offense.
• Who benefits if he sits: Nate Adkins, then Dallen Bentley.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED — now off the injury report. Flagged Sept. 9 as unofficial with participation unclear; Denver’s two official filings do not list him.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in standard leagues — healthy, but he is the TE2 behind Engram; ignore.

Will Kacmarek — MIA (TE2 behind Greg Dulcich; rotational inline/blocking role with situational routes)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on the FINAL Friday Sept 11 report as a practice-participation entry only. Miami assigned no Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag to any player, so he is cleared to play.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 11). Full week: Limited Wed → Limited Thu → Full Fri.
• Injury: Calf strain
• When it happened: Early September 2026 (first appeared on the Sept 9 Wednesday report as Limited)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Calf strains: Grade 1 roughly 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 roughly 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 8-12 weeks. Progressing from Limited to Full inside three days is the signature of a Grade 1 — effectively resolved.
• Expected back to full health: Already effectively full as of Friday Sept 11, 2026.
• Next game: Week 1, Sunday Sept 13 vs Las Vegas Raiders — AVAILABLE, no designation. HC Jeff Hafley said Friday he expects Kacmarek to play.
• Next four weeks: No restriction expected Weeks 1-4. Calf strains do carry a re-aggravation tail, so a random Wednesday Limited over the next month would not be alarming.
• Who benefits if he sits: Seydou Traore would absorb the TE2 snaps, with Justin Joly as TE3.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED — the Sept 9 Wednesday Limited converted to a Friday Full and, critically, to NO final designation rather than a Questionable.

Fantasy takeaway: He’s healthy but he’s the TE2 behind Greg Dulcich — waiver-wire depth only in deep TE-premium leagues.

Theo Johnson — NYG (TE2 — behind Isaiah Likely, ahead of Chris Manhertz and Thomas Fidone II)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION — he appears on the Giants’ final Friday Sept 11 report with a BLANK Game Status column. Stating this explicitly per instruction: blank Game Status means NO designation, which is GOOD NEWS — he is cleared to play. This is (a) a final Friday game-status filing with an intentionally empty status field.
• Practice this week: Full — Wednesday Full, Thursday Full, Friday Full
• Injury: Shoulder
• When it happened: On the report from the first Week 1 practice, Wednesday Sept 9, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Minor shoulder strain/contusion or AC joint irritation: roughly 0–2 weeks with no missed time when the player practices in full. A Grade 2 AC sprain would be 2–4 weeks; nothing about three Full practices suggests that severity.
• Expected back to full health: Already functionally healthy — three Full practices and no designation. Expect him off the report entirely by Week 2.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs. the DALLAS COWBOYS (8:20 PM ET, SNF) — PLAYING. No designation.
• Next four weeks: Available all four. His fantasy ceiling is capped by role, not health — Isaiah Likely is the clear TE1 in this offense.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Manhertz (#85) would take the blocking-TE snaps and Thomas Fidone II (#86) the receiving snaps, but Isaiah Likely (#9) would absorb the meaningful targets.
• Change since Wednesday: Unchanged, and confirmed clean. He was a Sept 9 practice-report entry with no game status and remains exactly that on the final Friday report — Full participation all three days, blank Game Status.

Fantasy takeaway: No action needed — he is healthy but stuck as the TE2 behind Isaiah Likely, so he stays a waiver-wire name rather than a starter.

Kenyon Sadiq — NYJ (TE2 behind Mason Taylor — rookie first-round pick with a growing route-running role)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) a FINAL Friday Sept 11 practice-participation entry with a groin listing and no Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag; cleared to play.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 11). Full week: Full Wed → Full Thu → Full Fri — a full participant throughout.
• Injury: Groin (maintenance listing — never limited)
• When it happened: Early September 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin/adductor strains run 1-2 weeks (Grade 1) up to 3-6 weeks (Grade 2). Three full practices indicate no functional limitation and effectively no recovery time needed.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 11, 2026.
• Next game: Week 1, Sunday Sept 13 vs Tennessee Titans — AVAILABLE, no designation.
• Next four weeks: Available Weeks 1-4. As a rookie first-rounder behind Mason Taylor, his snap share should climb across the month — health is not the limiting factor.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jeremy Ruckert would take the TE2 snaps, with Jelani Woods as TE4.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED / effectively resolved — the Sept 9 Wednesday Full held through Friday with NO final designation.

Fantasy takeaway: A dynasty stash whose health is now a non-issue — in redraft he needs Mason Taylor’s role to shrink before he matters.

Erick All Jr. — CIN (TE3 behind Drew Sample and Mike Gesicki — verified on Ourlads and ACT on the nfl.com Bengals roster)

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. He carries no designation of any kind: not on the Wednesday, Thursday or Friday Week 1 practice report, not on nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1, and listed ACT (not PUP, not NFI, not IR) on the nfl.com Bengals roster. Cincinnati has stated he will be used with no restrictions in Week 1.
• Practice this week: not reported — he is absent from the injury report entirely, which under NFL rules means full, unrestricted participation
• Injury: None active. His history is a prior major knee injury (ACL) that cost him most of the 2024-25 stretch; he returned to the field in the 2026 preseason and has been cleared without limitation since.
• When it happened: n/a — no current injury. The underlying knee injury dates to the 2024 season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: n/a for Week 1. For reference, ACL reconstruction in an NFL skill player typically costs 9-12 months to return and 12-18 months to full pre-injury explosiveness; All is well beyond both markers and is medically cleared with no snap cap.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health — cleared with no restrictions entering the 2026 opener.
• Next game: Active and unrestricted — vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 PM ET. No designation.
• Next four weeks: Healthy but buried. He is TE3 in a room where Drew Sample blocks and Mike Gesicki runs the routes, so availability is not his problem — opportunity is. If Gesicki misses time, All becomes a streaming-relevant name; otherwise he is a bench stash at best over Weeks 1-4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jack Endries (TE4). Not applicable — All is healthy and active.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged — he was already off the injury report on Sept 9 and remains off it, now with explicit club confirmation of no Week 1 restrictions.

Fantasy takeaway: Leave him on waivers in redraft: he is fully healthy but third in line for tight end targets, so his health news is a dynasty datapoint rather than a Week 1 start.

Luke Schoonmaker — DAL (TE3 — behind Jake Ferguson and Brevyn Spann-Ford on the official Cowboys depth chart)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION — he appears on the Cowboys’ final Friday Sept 11 report with a BLANK Game Status column. Stating this explicitly per instruction: blank Game Status means NO designation, which is GOOD NEWS. Important qualifier: his report entry is ‘NIR — Personal’ (Not Injury Related), so this is not an injury at all. This is (a) a final Friday game-status filing, status field empty.
• Practice this week: DNP — he did not participate Thursday Sept 10 or Friday Sept 11, both logged as Not Injury Related / personal
• Injury: NONE — Not Injury Related (personal matter). The Cowboys explicitly stated the absence was not injury related.
• When it happened: N/A — first listed Thursday, September 10, 2026 as NIR-Personal
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — no injury to recover from. Personal-matter absences carry no medical timeline and typically resolve within days.
• Expected back to full health: He is healthy now. The only question is availability, which is a personal-circumstances question rather than a medical one.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs. the NEW YORK GIANTS (8:20 PM ET, SNF) — no designation, so formally available, but note he missed two straight practices for personal reasons. Confirm via the Sunday inactives list roughly 90 minutes before the 8:20 PM ET kickoff.
• Next four weeks: Expected available for all four with no medical restriction. His role, not his health, is the limiter — Brevyn Spann-Ford has taken over as TE2.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brevyn Spann-Ford (#89) is already ahead of him as TE2; James Mitchell (practice squad) or Michael Trigg (#46, practice squad) would be the elevation candidates for a third TE.
• Change since Wednesday: NEW — he was not on the Sept 9 (Wednesday) report. He was added Thursday Sept 10 as a DNP for a personal reason and finished the week with no game-status designation. Flagged here only because a new DNP on a final report would otherwise look alarming; it is not an injury.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable — he is the TE3 behind Jake Ferguson and Brevyn Spann-Ford, and his absence is personal rather than injury, so there is no downstream fantasy consequence.

Andrew ‘Drew’ Ogletree — IND (TE3 on the colts.com Week 1 chart, behind Tyler Warren and Mo Alie-Cox; a blocking-first tight end with limited receiving usage)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION – CLEARED. This is (a) a final Friday game-status outcome: listed on the official Sept 11 report as a full participant with NO game-status tag assigned. Confirmed available.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 11). Full week: Limited Wednesday, then Full participation through Friday.
• Injury: Neck
• When it happened: Early September 2026 – first surfaced on the Colts’ Wednesday Sept 9 practice report; no acute game or practice incident was publicly identified.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Minor neck strains and stingers/burners in NFL players typically resolve in a few days to 2 weeks once symptoms and strength normalize. The class is unusual in that clearance is binary – a player is either symptom-free with full strength and plays, or is held out entirely. More serious cervical injuries (disc, stenosis) run 6 weeks to season-ending, but Ogletree’s rapid return to full participation rules that tier out.
• Expected back to full health: Already healthy. Full participation by Thursday and Friday with no designation indicates the issue is resolved.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Baltimore Ravens – WILL PLAY, no designation, no restriction.
• Next four weeks: Expected to play all four games in his established TE3 role. No lingering risk is indicated. Neck issues can recur on contact, but nothing in the reporting suggests an ongoing problem.
• Who benefits if he sits: MO ALIE-COX (TE2, ACT, #81) absorbs the in-line blocking snaps; TYLER WARREN (TE1) is unaffected as the receiving tight end. Practice-squad TE PHARAOH BROWN would be the elevation candidate if Indianapolis needed a third body.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED. On Sept 9 he was Limited with no final status. He returned to full participation Thursday and Friday and that Wednesday Limited converted to NO FINAL DESIGNATION. Effectively resolved.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy action required – he is healthy but remains a blocking TE3 with no standalone value in any format.

Seydou Traore — MIA (TE3 behind Greg Dulcich and Will Kacmarek)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) a FINAL Friday Sept 11 practice-participation entry with no Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag; cleared to play.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 11). Full week: Full Wed → Full Thu → Full Fri.
• Injury: Thumb / Achilles (both listed on Miami’s official report — maintenance entries, he has practiced in full every day)
• When it happened: Training camp / early September 2026 (carried as a maintenance listing)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Non-surgical thumb sprains: 1-3 weeks (4-6 with a fracture requiring a cast). Achilles tendinopathy/soreness, as distinct from a rupture: days to 2 weeks with load management. Full participation on all three days indicates neither is functionally limiting.
• Expected back to full health: Already practicing in full; no meaningful limitation as of Sept 11, 2026.
• Next game: Week 1, Sunday Sept 13 vs Las Vegas Raiders — AVAILABLE, no designation.
• Next four weeks: Available throughout Weeks 1-4 barring a new injury. The Achilles listing is worth a passive watch only — a genuine Achilles problem escalating would be a separate, far more serious story.
• Who benefits if he sits: Justin Joly would move up to TE3.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged — Full on Wednesday, Full on Friday, no designation either day.

Fantasy takeaway: Third on the tight end depth chart with no designation — no redraft relevance.

Brevin Jordan — HOU (TE5 – the fifth tight end behind Dalton Schultz, Foster Moreau, Marlin Klein and Cade Stover. He has slipped down the chart, in part because of the knee issue he was managing in August.)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on any Texans Week 1 practice report, Wednesday through Friday.
• Injury: None active – the August 2026 knee issue that had him listed day-to-day has resolved.
• When it happened: Prior issue: early August 2026 (day-to-day knee). No active injury as of Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: n/a – no active injury. For reference, the minor knee sprain class he was managing typically resolves in 1-3 weeks, which matches his return to full participation.
• Expected back to full health: Currently at full health.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Buffalo Bills – available and healthy, no designation, though as TE5 he may be a game-day inactive for depth reasons rather than health reasons.
• Next four weeks: Healthy, but buried at TE5 with essentially no path to offensive snaps behind Schultz, Moreau and a rising Marlin Klein. Worth noting his career injury history – he has previously lost seasons to a torn ACL and a separate camp knee injury – which makes him a recurrence candidate.
• Who benefits if he sits: Irrelevant to the offense at TE5; CADE STOVER (#8) sits directly ahead of him.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report. Confirmed absent from all three Texans Week 1 practice reports. IMPORTANT SOURCING NOTE: multiple ‘Brevin Jordan suffers season-ending injury’ articles surface in search and are STALE (August 2025); he is healthy and on the ACTIVE 2026 roster.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance – healthy, but a TE5 who may not even dress.

Terrance Ferguson — LAR (Rotational tight end behind Higbee, Parkinson and Allen)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. Not listed on the Rams’ official Week 1 injury report and carried no designation.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played (full participant beforehand)
• Injury: None active
• When it happened: n/a
• Typical recovery for this injury: n/a – no injury
• Expected back to full health: Currently healthy
• Next game: Week 2, Monday Sept 21 vs. the New York Giants: expected to PLAY, no designation
• Next four weeks: Healthy, with a modest snap bump available while Davis Allen is in concussion protocol
• Who benefits if he sits: Max Klare (ACT); Dan Villari is a practice-squad elevation option
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – remains off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable – he is fourth in a five-deep tight end room even with Allen hurt.

Rosters and depth charts for all 32 teams were verified against official league roster pages before this report was compiled, and every player listed was confirmed to be on the roster shown. Designations come from the final official club and league injury reports filed Friday, September 11, 2026. Recovery timelines describe how long a class of injury typically sidelines an NFL player and are not a prediction for any individual.

NFL Week 1 Fantasy Football Injury Report Friday TE first appeared on Game On Media.

Bottom Line Up Front at Wide Receiver

Wide receiver took the single biggest hit of Week 1, and it happened in the opener before most lineups were even set. Beyond that, Friday was mostly good news — a long list of receivers who were limited midweek cleared without a designation.

Of the 48 wide receivers on this board, 21 are out or doubtful, 3 carry a Questionable tag that decides itself on gameday, and 20 were listed at some point this week but finished it with no designation at all. 1 got hurt in a game that has already been played.

Below is every fantasy-relevant wide receiver across all 32 teams carrying an injury or an absence, with the final designation, what the injury actually is, how long that class of injury normally takes to heal, where each player sits on his team’s depth chart, and who stands to gain if he can’t go.

Who is on this report?

De’Zhaun Stribling (SF), A.J. Brown (NE), Tim Patrick (NYJ), Tory Horton (SEA), Beaux Collins (ATL), Chris Brazzell II (CAR), Savion Williams (GB), Jayden Higgins (HOU), Tank Dell (HOU), Dont’e Thornton Jr. (LV), Jordyn Tyson (NO), Mason Tipton (NO), Calvin Austin III (NYG), Gunner Olszewski (NYG), Johnny Wilson (PHI), Cole Burgess (PIT), Tyrell Shavers (BUF), Jeremiah Webb (NE), Jake Bobo (SEA), Christian Kirk (SF), Ricky Pearsall (SF), Jalen McMillan (TB), Rome Odunze (CHI), Malik Nabers (NYG), Devontez Walker (BAL), Rashee Rice (KC), Xavier Worthy (KC), Marvin Mims Jr. (DEN), Zay Flowers (BAL), Xavier Legette (CAR), Luther Burden III (CHI), Ja’Marr Chase (CIN), Puka Nacua (LAR), Mike Evans (SF), Emeka Egbuka (TB), Carnell Tate (TEN), Tee Higgins (CIN), Jakobi Meyers (JAX), Travis Hunter (JAX), Zachariah Branch (ATL), Keon Coleman (BUF), Khalil Shakir (BUF), Jaylin Noel (HOU), Alec Pierce (IND), Josh Downs (IND), Brenen Thompson (LAC), Jacob Cowing (SF), Wan’Dale Robinson (TEN)

What changed since Wednesday

Wednesday’s reports were practice participation only. Friday’s are the real thing — the final Out, Doubtful and Questionable tags that govern Sunday. Across the 48 wide receivers here: 6 are new to the report, 6 improved, 6 got worse, and 8 cleared entirely. The pattern worth internalizing: a midweek Limited usually resolved upward, and the players who never practiced are the ones who ended up with a tag.

Waiver wire: who gains if these names sit

• If De’Zhaun Stribling (SF) can’t go — Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing (both ACT) absorb the snaps; KhaDarel Hodge, Wesley Grimes and Will Pauling are practice-squad elevation options
• If A.J. Brown (NE) can’t go — Kyle Williams is the LWR2 and slides directly into Brown’s spot; Romeo Doubs and DeMario Douglas absorb the bulk of the vacated target share, with Mack Hollins and TE Hunter Henry picking up the rest.
• If Tim Patrick (NYJ) can’t go — Arian Smith moves up in the outside rotation and Omar Cooper Jr. absorbs additional snaps; Adonai Mitchell remains the LWR starter and is the real beneficiary of the vacated depth snaps.
• If Tory Horton (SEA) can’t go — Montorie Foster Jr. (ACT) is the next receiver up, with Velus Jones Jr. (ACT, promoted from the practice squad 9/9) also available
• If Beaux Collins (ATL) can’t go — Chris Blair (WR5 / LWR backup) holds the depth role in his absence
• If Chris Brazzell II (CAR) can’t go — Brycen Tremayne (WR6 / LWR backup) holds the depth role in his absence
• If Savion Williams (GB) can’t go — Skyy Moore (ACT #23) and J. Michael Sturdivant (ACT #87) hold the rotational WR snaps behind Christian Watson, Matthew Golden and Jayden Reed.
• If Jayden Higgins (HOU) can’t go — Already absorbed into the Week 1 chart. XAVIER HUTCHINSON (#19) and JAYLIN NOEL (#13) are the principal beneficiaries of his lost snaps; Houston also signed veteran receiver help in response to the injury, with KAYSHON BOUTTE (#14) acquired from New England.
• If Tank Dell (HOU) can’t go — His absence is already baked into the Week 1 chart. XAVIER HUTCHINSON (#19) and JAYLIN NOEL (#13) hold the snaps he would otherwise contest, with KAYSHON BOUTTE (#14) fourth and JARED WAYNE (#17) fifth.
• If Dont’e Thornton Jr. (LV) can’t go — His snaps are already absorbed by the active group: Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor, Jack Bech, Malik Benson and Dareke Young.
• If Jordyn Tyson (NO) can’t go — Bryce Lance (WR4 / LWR backup) holds the depth role in his absence
• If Mason Tipton (NO) can’t go — Bryce Lance (WR4 / LWR backup) holds the depth role in his absence
• If Calvin Austin III (NYG) can’t go — Darnell Mooney (#17) holds the slot role; Malachi Fields (#88) and Odell Beckham Jr. (#13) fill out the rotation.
• If Gunner Olszewski (NYG) can’t go — Devin Singletary (#26) handles kick-return duties; the WR depth snaps go to Odell Beckham Jr. (#13).
• If Johnny Wilson (PHI) can’t go — His depth snaps go to Darius Cooper (#80) and Elijah Moore (#19); Britain Covey (#85) and Danny Gray (#82) are practice-squad options.
• If Cole Burgess (PIT) can’t go — Kaden Wetjen is the sixth active receiver; Germie Bernard and Ben Skowronek are the WR4-WR5 depth ahead of him. Burgess was never in the Week 1 rotation.
• If Jake Bobo (SEA) can’t go — Montorie Foster Jr. and Velus Jones Jr. (both ACT) fill the depth-receiver snaps; Julian Hicks was signed to the practice squad as the direct replacement
• If Christian Kirk (SF) can’t go — Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel and DeMarcus Robinson are the top three; Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing fill out the rotation
• If Ricky Pearsall (SF) can’t go — Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel and DeMarcus Robinson occupy the top three receiver roles
• If Jalen McMillan (TB) can’t go — Ted Hurst III (WR6 / LWR backup, rookie) is the named beneficiary and would make his NFL regular-season debut; Tez Johnson also moves up
• If Rome Odunze (CHI) can’t go — Luther Burden III would step up as the primary outside/target-share beneficiary, with Kalif Raymond (SWR) and Jahdae Walker absorbing the remaining snaps; TE Colston Loveland would also see a target bump.
• If Malik Nabers (NYG) can’t go — Malachi Fields (#88) would slide up as the perimeter starter and Odell Beckham Jr. (#13) would move into the four-wide/outside rotation; Darnell Mooney (#17) would become the primary target. Note the room is thin — Calvin Austin III and Gunner Olszewski are both on Reserve/Injured and Darius Slayton was released Sept 7.
• If Devontez Walker (BAL) can’t go — Ja’Kobi Lane (RWR2 per the verified Ourlads alignment). LaJohntay Wester and Elijah Sarratt would also see increased three-wide snaps.

How to read this report

These are final designations, not midweek practice notes, so they mean what they say. A few timing wrinkles still apply:

• Four teams have already played. Seattle beat New England on Wednesday and San Francisco beat the Rams in Melbourne on Thursday. For those four clubs the Week 1 question is settled — what matters is who got hurt in the game and what it means for Week 2.
• Denver and Kansas City play Monday night, so their reporting week runs a day later and their final tags file Saturday. Anything listed for them here is Friday participation with the final designation still pending.
• A player listed with no designation is good news. Several names below appear on an official report with a blank game-status column — that is a club formally declining to tag them, which is stronger than never having been listed.

Reserve-list designations — IR, PUP, Commissioner’s Exempt List — are roster transactions and are settled regardless of the day.

Hurt in a game already played (1)

These injuries happened in Wednesday’s or Thursday’s games. Week 1 is already behind these players — the question is Week 2 and beyond.

De’Zhaun Stribling — SF (Rookie depth receiver behind Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel and DeMarcus Robinson)

• Status: (c) POST-GAME injury from an already-played game – he entered the medical tent in the first quarter, briefly returned, then exited again in the second quarter unable to put weight on the ankle and was CARTED off. Ruled out for the remainder. He remains ACT on the official roster with no IR placement announced as of Sept 12.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played. He has not practiced since.
• Injury: Left ankle, non-contact while cutting on a route. The critical good news: the Achilles was checked and is INTACT. Shanahan: ‘They checked his Achilles, said that was intact, but they’re not exactly sure of the magnitude of the ankle injury.’ Further imaging was pending.
• When it happened: 2026-09-10 (first and second quarters vs. the Rams in Melbourne)
• Typical recovery for this injury: With the Achilles ruled out, the realistic range is a lateral or high ankle sprain: 1-3 weeks for a low-grade lateral sprain, 4-8 weeks for a syndesmotic/high sprain, longer if a fracture is found
• Expected back to full health: Late September to late October 2026 depending on the imaging – too wide to narrow until the club releases a diagnosis
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the MIAMI DOLPHINS (home): expected OUT or highly doubtful. He was carted off four days before the report date and has not practiced.
• Next four weeks: Out Week 2, questionable Weeks 3-4 at best. Even healthy he was the WR5/6 in a room featuring Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing (both ACT) absorb the snaps; KhaDarel Hodge, Wesley Grimes and Will Pauling are practice-squad elevation options
• Change since Wednesday: DOWNGRADED – he was ‘Resolved, off the report’ on Sept 9 and is now carted off with an undiagnosed ankle injury

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in redraft – a carted-off rookie WR5 on a team that just got its top three receivers going is a drop in every format.

Ruled out or unavailable (20)

Officially ruled out, or on a reserve list. Plan around these.

A.J. Brown — NE (WR1 (LWR) — New England’s alpha target and Drake Maye’s primary read)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED — (b) an official reserve-list designation, placed Friday Sept 11, 2026. It stems from (c) a post-game injury suffered in New England’s already-played Week 1 loss at Seattle on Sept 9. Minimum four-game absence.
• Practice this week: not reported — he was injured in the Sept 9 game and placed on IR before Week 2 practices began. He cannot practice with the team.
• Injury: Right high ankle sprain (syndesmotic), MRI-confirmed. Seahawks CB Nehemiah Pritchett’s knee landed on the ankle and drove it into the ground as Brown reached for a low pass in the third quarter; Brown did not return and was ruled out entering the fourth quarter.
• When it happened: September 9, 2026 (third quarter, at Seattle)
• Typical recovery for this injury: High ankle (syndesmotic) sprains are the slowest of the common ankle injuries: Grade 1 roughly 2-4 weeks, Grade 2 roughly 6-8 weeks, Grade 3 or any tightrope/screw fixation 8-12+ weeks. NFL wide receivers who avoid surgery typically return in 4-6 weeks and are often visibly limited in cutting and contested-catch situations for another 1-2 weeks after that. The club’s own ‘minimum four weeks’ framing is the optimistic end.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late October 2026 for a return to the field (Weeks 6-8), with full explosiveness realistically closer to late October / early November.
• Next game: WEEK 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1:00 PM ET, Gillette Stadium) — OUT, ineligible. He is on Reserve/Injured and cannot be activated until after Week 5 at the earliest.
• Next four weeks: OUT for Week 2 vs Pittsburgh, Week 3 at Jacksonville, Week 4 at Buffalo and Week 5 vs Las Vegas. His first eligible game is Week 6.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kyle Williams is the LWR2 and slides directly into Brown’s spot; Romeo Doubs and DeMario Douglas absorb the bulk of the vacated target share, with Mack Hollins and TE Hunter Henry picking up the rest.
• Change since Wednesday: NEW — and the single biggest change in the division. He was completely off the Sept 9 report, got hurt that night in Seattle, and was on Reserve/Injured by Friday Sept 11.

Fantasy takeaway: IR him immediately and stash — then grab Kyle Williams off waivers as the cheapest route to the vacated outside-receiver targets, with Romeo Doubs the safer volume bet.

Tim Patrick — NYJ (WR4 / LWR2 behind Adonai Mitchell — veteran possession and red-zone body)

• Status: OUT — (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation, filed by the Jets on the Sept 11, 2026 official report for the Sept 13 game vs Tennessee.
• Practice this week: DNP (Friday Sept 11). Full week: DNP Wed → DNP Thu → DNP Fri — he missed all three days.
• Injury: Groin strain
• When it happened: Early September 2026 (on the report as a DNP from Wednesday Sept 9 onward)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin/adductor strains: Grade 1 roughly 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 roughly 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 or an avulsion 8-12 weeks. Three straight DNPs culminating in an Out points to at least a Grade 1-2; a one-to-three week absence is the realistic base case, and groins are notorious for recurring if rushed.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 (approximately Weeks 2-4). Watch for a Limited practice next Wednesday as the first real progress marker.
• Next game: Week 1, Sunday Sept 13 vs Tennessee Titans — OUT. Definitively ruled out; no decision to track on Sunday morning.
• Next four weeks: Out Week 1 and questionable at best for Week 2. Expect a return somewhere in the Weeks 2-4 window, and even then into a WR4 role with modest target volume behind Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell and Isaiah Williams.
• Who benefits if he sits: Arian Smith moves up in the outside rotation and Omar Cooper Jr. absorbs additional snaps; Adonai Mitchell remains the LWR starter and is the real beneficiary of the vacated depth snaps.
• Change since Wednesday: DOWNGRADED — the Sept 9 Wednesday DNP converted to a final OUT after he failed to practice on either Thursday or Friday. This is the clearest Wednesday-to-Friday downgrade in the division.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench or drop him in all but the deepest leagues — he is ruled out, and Adonai Mitchell is the Jets receiver whose role actually grows.

Tory Horton — SEA (WR4 behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp and Rashid Shaheed)

• Status: (c) Effectively resolved as a Week 1 question and now an ongoing injury story – he carried a final QUESTIONABLE designation on the official Week 1 report and was then listed among Seattle’s INACTIVES for the Wednesday opener. He is on the ACTIVE roster (ACT), not any reserve list.
• Practice this week: n/a for Week 1 – game already played. He was a limited participant in the run-up and then inactive.
• Injury: Hamstring (per the official nfl.com league Week 1 injury report and the club’s inactives release)
• When it happened: Early September 2026 – the hamstring surfaced on Seattle’s Week 1 practice reports; a separate 2025 shin fracture is a distinct, resolved issue
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains typically sideline an NFL receiver 1-3 weeks for Grade 1 and 3-6 weeks for Grade 2; recurrence rates are high when a speed receiver returns early
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 – Week 2 is possible if the hamstring is mild, Weeks 3-4 more likely for full-speed route running
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 at the Arizona Cardinals: QUESTIONABLE / uncertain. He needs to string together full practices first; the club has given no return date.
• Next four weeks: A limited Week 2 at best; Weeks 3-4 he should be back but is behind three established receivers and a QB change that compresses the target tree
• Who benefits if he sits: Montorie Foster Jr. (ACT) is the next receiver up, with Velus Jones Jr. (ACT, promoted from the practice squad 9/9) also available
• Change since Wednesday: DOWNGRADED – on Sept 9 he was Questionable with a chance to play; he was then inactive and has now missed a game with no return date

Fantasy takeaway: Leave him on waivers in redraft – he is a WR4 on his own team with a hamstring and a backup quarterback throwing.

Beaux Collins — ATL (Depth WR – not on the active depth chart while on reserve)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – nfl.com’s official roster lists him RSR (Reserve/Injured – Designated to Return, #88). Not a weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: not reported – players on Reserve/Injured are not listed on the weekly practice report
• Injury: Undisclosed injury that led to the Reserve/Injured placement with a designation to return
• When it happened: Late August 2026 (at or near final roster cutdowns)
• Typical recovery for this injury: The Reserve/Injured-Designated to Return mechanism itself enforces a minimum four-game absence regardless of the underlying injury; practical return windows for this class of placement run 4-8 weeks
• Expected back to full health: Around Week 5 (early-to-mid October 2026) at the earliest, per the four-game minimum
• Next game: OUT at Pittsburgh Steelers – ineligible to play, on Reserve/Injured
• Next four weeks: Ineligible for all four of Atlanta’s first four games by rule. He can begin practicing during the return window but cannot be activated until Week 5 at the soonest.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Blair (WR5 / LWR backup) holds the depth role in his absence
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still RSR on the official roster with no return activity reported.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any redraft format – revisit only if he is activated in October and the depth chart has thinned.

Chris Brazzell II — CAR (Depth WR – not on the active depth chart while on reserve)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – nfl.com’s official roster lists him RES (Reserve/Injured, no return designation, #19). Not a weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: not reported – players on Reserve/Injured are not listed on the weekly practice report
• Injury: Undisclosed injury sustained in the 2026 preseason
• When it happened: August 2026 (preseason)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable as a weekly question – a straight Reserve/Injured placement without a return designation ends the player’s season in almost all cases
• Expected back to full health: Not applicable for 2026 – season-ending placement
• Next game: OUT vs Chicago Bears – ineligible, on season-ending Reserve/Injured
• Next four weeks: Out for the season. He cannot be activated from a straight RES placement.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brycen Tremayne (WR6 / LWR backup) holds the depth role in his absence
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still RES on the official roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Cut him everywhere – this is a season-ending designation.

Savion Williams — GB (Was a rotational WR; currently NOT on the active depth chart (verified: nfl.com roster status RSR = Reserve/Injured designated to return; Ourlads lists him on IR).)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED – DESIGNATED TO RETURN – this is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, verified as status code RSR on nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster/ as of Sept 12 2026.
• Practice this week: not reported – players on Reserve/Injured do not practice with the team and do not appear on the weekly injury report. He is correctly absent from the Sept 11 final report.
• Injury: High ankle sprain (initially reported as undisclosed on Aug 30; subsequent reporting specified a high-ankle sprain)
• When it happened: Late August 2026 – placed on injured reserve with a designation to return on Aug 30, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: High ankle sprain (syndesmotic): typically 4-8 weeks of missed time; mild cases 3-4 weeks, severe or surgically tightrope-repaired cases 8-12 weeks. Green Bay’s use of the designated-to-return slot signals an in-season comeback is expected.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-October 2026. He is ineligible to return before Week 5, and reporting pegs his earliest possible game as Sunday Oct 11 vs the Bears. That lines up cleanly with the 4-8 week high-ankle band from an Aug 30 placement.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the Minnesota Vikings (4:25 PM ET) – OUT. Ineligible to play; on Reserve/Injured.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four of Weeks 1-4 by rule. Earliest return is Week 5 (Oct 11 vs Chicago). Even on return he projects as a rotational piece behind Watson, Golden and Reed.
• Who benefits if he sits: Skyy Moore (ACT #23) and J. Michael Sturdivant (ACT #87) hold the rotational WR snaps behind Christian Watson, Matthew Golden and Jayden Reed.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still on Reserve/Injured with the designated-to-return tag, exactly as captured in the Sept 9 baseline. No transaction since.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in redraft – he cannot play until Week 5 and returns to a crowded receiver room behind three established options.

Jayden Higgins — HOU (Not on the active depth chart – out for the season. He had been expected to compete for a significant role in the Texans’ receiver rotation behind Nico Collins.)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED – SEASON-ENDING. This is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, carried on nfl.com as status code RES. Confirmed out for the entire 2026 season.
• Practice this week: not reported – not applicable; on season-ending Reserve/Injured.
• Injury: Torn ACL
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp / preseason).
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction in NFL players requires 9-12 months to return to play and commonly 12-18 months to regain pre-injury cutting ability and confidence. Wide receivers in particular often show a measurable production dip in their first season back. An August tear means a realistic return window of roughly May through August 2027 – i.e., the entirety of 2026 is gone.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late 2027. He should be available for 2027 training camp but may not be fully himself until partway through that season.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Buffalo Bills – OUT. On season-ending Reserve/Injured.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four games and for the remainder of the 2026 season. There is no return path this year.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed into the Week 1 chart. XAVIER HUTCHINSON (#19) and JAYLIN NOEL (#13) are the principal beneficiaries of his lost snaps; Houston also signed veteran receiver help in response to the injury, with KAYSHON BOUTTE (#14) acquired from New England.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still on season-ending Reserve/Injured. No movement since the Sept 9 snapshot.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in all redraft formats immediately – he is done for 2026 with a torn ACL and occupies a roster spot for no possible return.

Tank Dell — HOU (Not on the active depth chart – ineligible to play. When healthy and activated he projects into the Texans’ three-receiver rotation alongside Nico Collins, Xavier Hutchinson and Jaylin Noel.)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED – DESIGNATED TO RETURN. This is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, carried on nfl.com as status code RSR. He must miss a minimum of four games and is eligible to return in Week 5.
• Practice this week: not reported – not applicable; players on Reserve/Injured do not appear on the weekly practice report until their 21-day practice window opens.
• Injury: Knee – a severe multi-ligament knee injury; he missed the entire 2025 season recovering from it.
• When it happened: Original injury: during the 2025 season. IR-designated-for-return placement: August 30, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Severe multi-ligament knee injuries are the longest-tail recovery in football: 12-18 months to return to play and frequently 18-24 months to regain pre-injury speed, with a meaningful share of players never recovering their prior explosiveness. Dell is roughly two years out, and the fact that Houston chose to start him on IR anyway – despite an already long recovery – tells you the club is prioritizing his top-end speed over calendar availability.
• Expected back to full health: October 2026 at the earliest for game availability. Beat reporting indicates he is still working to recover his pre-injury speed, which is exactly the last thing to return in this injury class. Genuine full health is realistically a mid-to-late 2026 proposition, if it arrives this season at all.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Buffalo Bills – OUT. He is on Reserve/Injured and ineligible; he cannot be activated before Week 5.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all of Weeks 1 through 4 – this is a certainty, not a projection, because the reserve-list rules mandate it. Week 5 is the earliest possible return and is not guaranteed; the speed question could push it later.
• Who benefits if he sits: His absence is already baked into the Week 1 chart. XAVIER HUTCHINSON (#19) and JAYLIN NOEL (#13) hold the snaps he would otherwise contest, with KAYSHON BOUTTE (#14) fourth and JARED WAYNE (#17) fifth.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still on Reserve/Injured with the designated-to-return tag, still eligible to return in Week 5. No movement since the Sept 9 snapshot.

Fantasy takeaway: Stash him on IR in leagues with an IR slot and do nothing else – he cannot help you until Week 5 at the absolute earliest, and lingering speed concerns make even that optimistic.

Dont’e Thornton Jr. — LV (Not on the active depth chart — RESERVE/INJURED. Confirmed on nfl.com/teams/las-vegas-raiders/roster/ with official status RES.)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED (IR) — this is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION carried on the club’s official roster, not a weekly game-status tag. He is ineligible to play and does not appear on the weekly injury report.
• Practice this week: not reported
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club; the IR placement itself is the official record
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured prior to Sept. 9, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: An in-season IR placement made at final cutdowns or in the opening week requires a minimum of four missed games before a player is eligible to return, if designated to return at all. Players placed on IR before Week 1 without a return designation are out for the season.
• Expected back to full health: Not applicable for the near term — minimum four games out, with a season-ending outcome possible depending on the return designation.
• Next game: OUT — ineligible. Will not play Sunday, Sept. 13 vs. the Miami Dolphins.
• Next four weeks: Out for all four games at minimum. Reserve/Injured rules make him ineligible to return before Week 5 at the earliest.
• Who benefits if he sits: His snaps are already absorbed by the active group: Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor, Jack Bech, Malik Benson and Dareke Young.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged — still on Reserve/Injured, confirmed against the live nfl.com roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop or leave on waivers in all redraft formats — he cannot return for at least four weeks and may be out for the year.

Jordyn Tyson — NO (Depth WR – not on the active depth chart while on reserve)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – nfl.com’s official roster lists him RSR (Reserve/Injured – Designated to Return). Not a weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: not reported – players on Reserve/Injured are not listed on the weekly practice report
• Injury: Undisclosed injury that led to the Reserve/Injured placement with a designation to return
• When it happened: Late August 2026 (at or near final roster cutdowns)
• Typical recovery for this injury: The Reserve/Injured-Designated to Return mechanism enforces a minimum four-game absence regardless of the underlying injury; practical return windows run 4-8 weeks
• Expected back to full health: Around Week 5 (early-to-mid October 2026) at the earliest, per the four-game minimum
• Next game: OUT at Detroit Lions – ineligible to play, on Reserve/Injured
• Next four weeks: Ineligible for all four of New Orleans’ first four games by rule. He may open a practice window during that stretch but cannot be activated before Week 5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Bryce Lance (WR4 / LWR backup) holds the depth role in his absence
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still RSR on the official roster with no return activity reported.

Fantasy takeaway: A deep-league stash only in leagues with IR slots – he cannot help you until October at the earliest.

Mason Tipton — NO (Depth WR – not on the active depth chart while on reserve)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – nfl.com’s official roster lists him PUP (Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform, #15). Not a weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: not reported – players on Reserve/PUP are not listed on the weekly practice report
• Injury: Undisclosed injury carried over from the offseason that prevented him from passing a physical at the start of camp
• When it happened: July 2026 (failed to pass his physical at the start of training camp)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Reserve/PUP enforces a minimum four-game absence by rule; the placement itself signals an injury the club expects to take at least 6-10 weeks from the start of camp
• Expected back to full health: Week 5 at the very earliest (early-to-mid October 2026), and realistically later given the PUP placement
• Next game: OUT at Detroit Lions – ineligible to play, on Reserve/PUP
• Next four weeks: Ineligible for all four of New Orleans’ first four games by rule. He misses at least the first four games and can only begin practicing once his return window opens.
• Who benefits if he sits: Bryce Lance (WR4 / LWR backup) holds the depth role in his absence
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still PUP on the official roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in redraft – the PUP designation rules him out of the first quarter of the season.

Calvin Austin III — NYG (Would be a slot option; currently not on the active depth chart)

• Status: Reserve/Injured — this is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, a club transaction rather than a weekly game-status tag. Listed RES on the official nfl.com roster. No return designation reported; treat as season-ending.
• Practice this week: DNP — on Reserve/Injured, so no practice participation is filed
• Injury: Knee
• When it happened: Preseason 2026 (exact date not independently verified this pass)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Depends on structure. A significant knee ligament injury severe enough for a season-ending IR placement is typically 6–12 months (ACL reconstruction 9–12 months; isolated MCL or meniscus 4–12 weeks, which would normally earn a return designation instead).
• Expected back to full health: Realistically the 2027 offseason. Assume unavailable for 2026.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs. the DALLAS COWBOYS (8:20 PM ET, SNF) — OUT. Ineligible on Reserve/Injured.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four and almost certainly for the season.
• Who benefits if he sits: Darnell Mooney (#17) holds the slot role; Malachi Fields (#88) and Odell Beckham Jr. (#13) fill out the rotation.
• Change since Wednesday: Unchanged — same Reserve/Injured status as on Sept 9.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop in all redraft formats — he is on season-ending IR, and his absence is a meaningful part of why the Giants’ WR room is now only four deep.

Gunner Olszewski — NYG (Returner/depth WR; not on the active depth chart)

• Status: Reserve/Injured — this is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, a club transaction rather than a weekly game-status tag. Listed RES on the official nfl.com roster. No return designation reported; treat as season-ending.
• Practice this week: DNP — on Reserve/Injured, so no practice participation is filed
• Injury: Achilles
• When it happened: Preseason 2026 (exact date not independently verified this pass)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Achilles tendon rupture: 9–12 months to return to play, with explosiveness often not fully restored until 12–18 months. Season-ending in essentially all cases.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late 2027. Unavailable for 2026.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs. the DALLAS COWBOYS (8:20 PM ET, SNF) — OUT. Ineligible on Reserve/Injured.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four and for the season.
• Who benefits if he sits: Devin Singletary (#26) handles kick-return duties; the WR depth snaps go to Odell Beckham Jr. (#13).
• Change since Wednesday: Unchanged — same Reserve/Injured status as on Sept 9.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in all fantasy formats — a special-teams player on season-ending IR, listed only to close out a Sept 9 entry.

Johnny Wilson — PHI (Depth/blocking WR; not on the active Week 1 wide receiver depth chart)

• Status: Reserve/Injured — this is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, a club transaction rather than a weekly game-status tag. Listed RES on the official nfl.com roster. No return designation reported, so treat as out for the season absent a club announcement.
• Practice this week: DNP — on Reserve/Injured, so no practice participation is filed
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club as of this pass
• When it happened: Preseason 2026 (exact date not independently verified this pass)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not assessable without a disclosed injury. Absent a designated-to-return tag, an IR placement at final cuts generally ends the player’s season.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown. Assume unavailable for 2026 unless the Eagles announce a return designation.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs. the WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (4:25 PM ET, FOX) — OUT. Ineligible on Reserve/Injured.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four and likely for the season.
• Who benefits if he sits: His depth snaps go to Darius Cooper (#80) and Elijah Moore (#19); Britain Covey (#85) and Danny Gray (#82) are practice-squad options.
• Change since Wednesday: Unchanged — same Reserve/Injured status as on Sept 9.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop or ignore in all formats — he is on IR with no return designation and was a blocking-role WR even when healthy.

Cole Burgess — PIT (Not on the active depth chart — undrafted rookie depth receiver who never reached the six-man Ourlads WR alignment (Metcalf, Pittman, Wilson, Skowronek, Bernard, Wetjen))

• Status: Reserve/Injured — category (b), an official reserve-list designation (status code RES on the nfl.com Steelers roster). He was waived/injured, cleared waivers, and reverted to the Steelers’ IR, which means he is out for the 2026 season unless Pittsburgh reaches an injury settlement and releases him.
• Practice this week: not reported — ineligible to practice while on Reserve/Injured
• Injury: Lower body, unspecified. He was carted off the field after catching a pass in a 7-on-7 drill at training camp; the Steelers never disclosed the specific diagnosis.
• When it happened: Aug 3, 2026 (training camp practice). Waived/injured Aug 4, cleared waivers Aug 5, reverted to Reserve/Injured Aug 6, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be stated for an undisclosed diagnosis. The observable facts — carted off, waived/injured immediately, and reverted to IR rather than settled quickly — are the pattern of a multi-month lower-body injury (the ACL/Achilles/major-knee class, 6-12 months) rather than a short-term strain.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown — no public timeline; realistically the 2027 offseason.
• Next game: OUT (season) — ineligible for vs Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026.
• Next four weeks: Out for all four and almost certainly the full season on his current designation.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kaden Wetjen is the sixth active receiver; Germie Bernard and Ben Skowronek are the WR4-WR5 depth ahead of him. Burgess was never in the Week 1 rotation.
• Change since Wednesday: NEW to this report — but as a correction, not a transaction. He has been on Reserve/Injured since Aug 6, 2026; the Sept 9 baseline simply omitted him. No status change occurred between Sept 9 and Sept 12.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance — listed here only to make Pittsburgh’s reserve-list picture complete.

Tyrell Shavers — BUF (Depth/special-teams WR — outside the top five when healthy)

• Status: RESERVE/PUP — (b) an official reserve-list designation (status code PUP on the nfl.com roster), not a weekly game status.
• Practice this week: not reported — ineligible to practice with the team while on Reserve/PUP.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury carried over from training camp (club has not specified a body part)
• When it happened: Training camp, August 2026 (exact date not disclosed)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Reserve/PUP is a roster mechanism rather than a diagnosis. Under the current rules a Reserve/PUP player must miss at least the first four games; the underlying camp injuries that land players there are typically soft-tissue or lower-extremity issues in the 4-10 week range.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to begin practicing no earlier than Week 5 (early-to-mid October 2026); realistic game return mid-to-late October if the recovery is clean.
• Next game: Week 1, Sunday Sept 13 at Houston Texans — INELIGIBLE. He cannot be activated and does not count against the 53.
• Next four weeks: Out for all four. He cannot return until the Week 5 window opens at the earliest.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable as a starter replacement — the WR5/WR6 reps go to Skyler Bell, with Trent Sherfield and Greg Dortch available as practice-squad elevations.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged — still PUP on the official roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any format — drop or ignore until he is actually activated in October.

Jeremiah Webb — NE (Depth WR — outside the active rotation)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED — (b) an official reserve-list designation (status code RES on the nfl.com roster).
• Practice this week: not reported — ineligible to practice while on Reserve/Injured.
• Injury: Undisclosed (club has not specified)
• When it happened: August 2026 (exact date not disclosed)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Roster status rather than a diagnosis; four-game minimum absence if designated for return.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown — no published club timeline.
• Next game: WEEK 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs Pittsburgh Steelers — INELIGIBLE (Reserve/Injured).
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 2-5. Relevant only as context for how thin New England’s receiver room is behind Kyle Williams and Efton Chism III with A.J. Brown on IR.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable — Kyle Dixon and Cameron Dorner (both DEV) are the practice-squad elevation options.
• Change since Wednesday: NEW — he was not in the Sept 9 baseline at all; the current nfl.com roster shows him on Reserve/Injured.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy value — noted only because it deepens New England’s receiver shortage.

Jake Bobo — SEA (Off the active roster – depth receiver on the season-ending reserve list)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL reserve-list designation – RES (Reserve/Injured), season-ending. Confirmed on the official nfl.com Seahawks roster and by the club’s own release.
• Practice this week: n/a – season-ending reserve list
• Injury: Knee, suffered on a leaping catch attempt during a joint practice with Tennessee; Macdonald called it ‘a long-term injury’
• When it happened: 2026-08-21 (injury), placed on IR 2026-08-22
• Typical recovery for this injury: Serious knee injuries requiring a season-ending IR placement typically cost 6-12 months; moot for 2026 because the IR designation ends his season by rule
• Expected back to full health: 2027 offseason
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 at the Arizona Cardinals: OUT – season-ending IR
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four and the remainder of 2026
• Who benefits if he sits: Montorie Foster Jr. and Velus Jones Jr. (both ACT) fill the depth-receiver snaps; Julian Hicks was signed to the practice squad as the direct replacement
• Change since Wednesday: NEW to this report (pre-existing August IR placement that was absent from the Sept 9 baseline list)

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable – his season ended in August, and this entry exists only because he still occupies a reserve-list spot on the verified roster.

Christian Kirk — SF (Off the active roster – on the reserve list with a designation to return)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL reserve-list designation – RSR (Reserve/Injured, designated to return) per the official nfl.com 49ers roster. Placed on IR at the 53-man cutdown, so he must miss the first four games.
• Practice this week: n/a – on the reserve list and ineligible to practice until his 21-day window opens
• Injury: Undisclosed injury carried from training camp
• When it happened: 2026-08-26 (placed on IR at the initial 53-man roster deadline)
• Typical recovery for this injury: A season-opening IR stint is a fixed 4-game minimum by rule; designated-to-return players typically activate between Weeks 5 and 8
• Expected back to full health: Week 5 at the earliest, realistically Weeks 5-7 after a practice ramp
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Miami Dolphins: OUT – ineligible by rule
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four games by rule. Stribling’s ankle injury raises the odds San Francisco moves quickly to open his practice window at the first opportunity.
• Who benefits if he sits: Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel and DeMarcus Robinson are the top three; Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing fill out the rotation
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Deep-league stash only – he is first eligible in Week 5, and San Francisco’s receiver injuries make his eventual activation more likely than it looked a week ago.

Ricky Pearsall — SF (Off the active roster – on the season-ending reserve list)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL reserve-list designation – RES (Reserve/Injured), season-ending with NO designation to return, per the official nfl.com 49ers roster
• Practice this week: n/a – season-ending reserve list
• Injury: Undisclosed injury carried from training camp
• When it happened: 2026-08-26 (placed on season-ending IR at roster cutdown)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Moot – a season-ending IR placement without a return designation rules him out for 2026 by rule regardless of how the injury heals
• Expected back to full health: 2027 offseason
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Miami Dolphins: OUT – season-ending reserve
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four and the remainder of the 2026 season
• Who benefits if he sits: Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel and DeMarcus Robinson occupy the top three receiver roles
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him – his 2026 season is over by rule, and he cannot be activated.

Doubtful (1)

Doubtful means the club expects him not to play. Treat it as out unless you see a pregame report saying otherwise.

Jalen McMillan — TB (LWR starter – one of Tampa Bay’s three projected starting receivers; verified ACT (#11) on nfl.com)

• Status: DOUBTFUL – this is (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation on the official Week 1 report. Doubtful conventionally means roughly a 25% chance to play; treat him as very likely out.
• Practice this week: Limited
• Injury: Knee
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp / preseason)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Knee sprains of the type that still permit limited practice typically cost 1-3 weeks; a moderate MCL involvement runs 3-6 weeks. HC Todd Bowles explicitly framed this as a process-of-return matter rather than a new injury.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 (roughly Weeks 2-3), with Bowles’ comments suggesting he is close
• Next game: DOUBTFUL at Cincinnati Bengals (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET) – very likely inactive
• Next four weeks: Likely misses Week 1 but is close. Bowles was clear there was no setback or re-injury: ‘This isn’t due to any setbacks or re-injury, it is simply where they are in the process of getting back to being fully healthy.’ A Week 2 return is realistic, with a full role by Weeks 3-4 – though he re-enters a receiver room where Egbuka and Godwin will have absorbed his share.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ted Hurst III (WR6 / LWR backup, rookie) is the named beneficiary and would make his NFL regular-season debut; Tez Johnson also moves up
• Change since Wednesday: DOWNGRADED – his Wednesday Limited (which carried no game status) converted into a formal DOUBTFUL. He was Limited all three days and never progressed.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench him for Week 1 and find a replacement – but do not drop him, because Bowles’ no-setback framing points to a Week 2 or Week 3 return.

Questionable — game-time calls (3)

The genuine coin flips. Watch the inactives list, which posts about 90 minutes before kickoff, and have a replacement ready.

Rome Odunze — CHI (WR1 / starting LWR (verified: nfl.com roster ACT #15; Ourlads lists him first at LWR ahead of Jahdae Walker))

• Status: QUESTIONABLE – this is (a) a FINAL FRIDAY GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION, officially published on the Sept 11 2026 final injury report by both nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 and chicagobears.com. Not unofficial, not a reserve-list designation.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 11). Limited all three days – Wed Limited, Thu Limited, Fri Limited.
• Injury: Calf strain (right/left not disclosed by the club)
• When it happened: Early September 2026 – the Bears’ official Sept 11 report states he sustained it ‘the previous week’, i.e. the week of Sept 1-6, during the practice ramp-up into Week 1. Club has not disclosed an exact date.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Calf strain: Grade 1 (mild) typically 1-2 weeks of missed or limited work; Grade 2 (moderate) typically 3-6 weeks; Grade 3 (severe/tear) 8-12+ weeks. Odunze’s ability to practice in a limited capacity on all three days strongly indicates a Grade 1 presentation at the low end of that range.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026. Practicing in a limited capacity every day of Week 1 prep with a Questionable-but-expects-to-play tag points to full clearance within roughly 1-3 weeks, likely by the Week 2-3 window. Calf strains are notorious for re-aggravation, so ‘full health’ may trail ‘available’ by a week or two.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the Carolina Panthers (1:00 PM ET) – QUESTIONABLE, but trending strongly toward PLAYING. Odunze told reporters Friday he ‘plans on playing’ and said he feels ‘ready’. HC Ben Johnson was more measured: ‘He’s looked good from my perspective, but we’ve also got a long season coming up on us, and we want to do what’s right for him.’ Expect him active with a possible snap-count cap.
• Next four weeks: Should be the Bears’ clear WR1 across Weeks 1-4 once the calf settles. Main risk is a soft-tissue re-aggravation in Week 1 that costs him a game or forces a rotational snap share early. Barring that, target volume should climb week over week as Caleb Williams’ primary outside threat.
• Who benefits if he sits: Luther Burden III would step up as the primary outside/target-share beneficiary, with Kalif Raymond (SWR) and Jahdae Walker absorbing the remaining snaps; TE Colston Loveland would also see a target bump.
• Change since Wednesday: DOWNGRADED (technically) – Wednesday’s LIMITED practice entry carried a BLANK game-status column (no designation). It has now CONVERTED TO A FINAL QUESTIONABLE. Important nuance: his practice level never worsened (Limited Wed / Limited Thu / Limited Fri) and on Friday he publicly said he plans to play, so the underlying outlook is stable-to-positive. What changed is the addition of a formal game-status tag, not a deterioration in the injury.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him if he is active, but handcuff the decision – hold Luther Burden III or Colston Loveland in your flex slot and wait for the roughly 90-minutes-before-kickoff inactives list, because a limited-all-week calf carries real snap-cap and re-injury risk.

Malik Nabers — NYG (WR1 / X receiver — clear alpha target, verified atop the Giants’ Week 1 wideout order)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — this is (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation, filed on the Giants’ official Week 1 report dated Friday Sept 11, 2026. Confirmed on nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1, giants.com and Sept 11 beat reporting.
• Practice this week: Full — Wednesday Full, Thursday Full, Friday Full (beat reporting notes Friday’s reps were at deliberately limited intensity, but he was logged as a FULL participant all three days)
• Injury: Left knee — recovery/maintenance from a torn ACL suffered in 2025
• When it happened: September 2025 (Week 4 of the 2025 season vs. the Los Angeles Chargers)
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction: 9–12 months to cleared return for an NFL skill player; 12–18 months to pre-injury explosiveness. Nabers is roughly 11-12 months post-injury — inside the normal cleared-to-play window but at the early end of the full-burst window.
• Expected back to full health: Cleared and expected to play Week 1. Full pre-injury explosiveness more realistically arrives over Weeks 4–8 as the knee absorbs game workload; some in-season maintenance (veteran rest days, snap caps) is likely through September.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs. the DALLAS COWBOYS (8:20 PM ET, SNF) — EXPECTED TO PLAY. Questionable is the tag, but three straight Full practices plus John Harbaugh’s ‘if he’s ready to go and he feels like he’s ready to go, then he’ll play’ point strongly to active. Nabers himself has said the final call is his.
• Next four weeks: Should play all four, with the caveat that a first-year-post-ACL receiver is a candidate for a managed snap count early and for a rest day on a short week. No structural concern reported — this is a load-management Questionable, not an availability Questionable.
• Who benefits if he sits: Malachi Fields (#88) would slide up as the perimeter starter and Odell Beckham Jr. (#13) would move into the four-wide/outside rotation; Darnell Mooney (#17) would become the primary target. Note the room is thin — Calvin Austin III and Gunner Olszewski are both on Reserve/Injured and Darius Slayton was released Sept 7.
• Change since Wednesday: DOWNGRADED (on paper only). On Sept 9 he was an official practice-report entry with NO game status; the final Friday report converted that into a formal QUESTIONABLE. Practice participation did not slip — he was Full Wed, Thu AND Fri — so the tag reflects caution around an ACL return, not a setback. Treat the underlying situation as unchanged-to-slightly-positive.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him — three Full practices off an ACL is about as clean as a Questionable gets, but hold a bench flex ready in case of a late Sunday scratch on a 8:20 ET kickoff.

Devontez Walker — BAL (RWR1 (third receiver overall behind Flowers and Bateman) — verified on Ourlads with Ja’Kobi Lane behind him; ACT on the nfl.com Ravens roster)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — category (a), a final Friday game-status designation, printed on both nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 and the club’s Friday, Sept 11 report.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday, Sept 11). Limited Wednesday, Limited Thursday, Limited Friday — he never advanced past Limited on any day of the week.
• Injury: Groin (adductor strain)
• When it happened: On or before Sept 9, 2026; first listed as Limited on the Wednesday, Sept 9 practice report.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin/adductor strains: Grade 1 (mild) 1-2 weeks; Grade 2 (moderate) 3-6 weeks; Grade 3 or an adductor tear requiring repair 10-16 weeks. Three straight Limited days without progression points to the low-to-mid Grade 1-2 band.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 — roughly Weeks 2-3 if this is Grade 1; into early-to-mid October if it proves Grade 2. A groin that has not improved past Limited in three days often lingers.
• Next game: QUESTIONABLE at Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 PM ET. A true coin flip — the flat Limited/Limited/Limited line is the least encouraging pattern a Questionable player can carry, and the decision will come with the 90-minute inactives at roughly 11:30 AM ET Sunday.
• Next four weeks: Volatile. Even if he suits up Sunday he is likely snap-capped, and a groin that is still Limited on Friday frequently costs a game somewhere in the next three weeks. Expect a reduced role Weeks 1-2 with a return to a normal RWR workload by Weeks 3-4 if it settles. He is a WR3/WR4 on this depth chart regardless, so the injury caps an already modest ceiling.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ja’Kobi Lane (RWR2 per the verified Ourlads alignment). LaJohntay Wester and Elijah Sarratt would also see increased three-wide snaps.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged in substance, now formalized — the Wednesday Limited converted into a final QUESTIONABLE game-status designation rather than clearing. His participation level never moved off Limited all week.

Fantasy takeaway: Do not start him in any format this week — three straight Limited practices behind a Questionable tag is the worst version of a coin flip, and even an active Walker is the Ravens’ No. 3 receiver on a snap count.

Final tag still pending (3)

Denver and Kansas City file a day later than everyone else. Real situations, final tag still to come.

Rashee Rice — KC (WR1 (verified vs nfl.com roster — status ACT))

• Status: NO FINAL TAG YET — (c) FRIDAY PRACTICE PARTICIPATION, FINAL GAME STATUS PENDING. Kansas City’s final report is due today (Sat, Sept. 12) and the Game Status column is still blank league-wide for this game. Rice is on the club’s official Thursday and Friday practice reports with a KNEE injury and FULL participation both days.
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: Knee
• When it happened: Not disclosed by the club; first appears on Kansas City’s initial Week 1 filing dated Sept. 10, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: A knee issue that permits full practice participation on consecutive days is a minor sprain or maintenance listing — the class of knee entry that costs an NFL player 0-1 games, and frequently none at all.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively healthy now. Full participation on back-to-back days is the strongest available signal short of removal from the report.
• Next game: Expected to play Monday, Sept. 14 vs. Denver (MNF). Anticipate either no designation or a procedural Questionable on the Saturday report.
• Next four weeks: Full four-game outlook as the Chiefs’ primary receiver. The knee is a monitor-only item; no snap restriction has been reported.
• Who benefits if he sits: Xavier Worthy absorbs the alpha role, with Tyquan Thornton and Jalen Royals moving up the rotation.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED — was listed Sept. 9 as ‘not yet reported’ with no filing in existence. Kansas City has now filed and he is a Full participant.

Fantasy takeaway: Start Rice as a WR1 — two straight Full practices make this a paperwork entry, not a usage concern.

Xavier Worthy — KC (WR2 (verified vs nfl.com roster — status ACT))

• Status: NO FINAL TAG YET — (c) FRIDAY PRACTICE PARTICIPATION, FINAL GAME STATUS PENDING (Saturday report not yet posted). Listed on Kansas City’s official Thursday and Friday practice reports with a SHOULDER injury and FULL participation both days.
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: Shoulder
• When it happened: Not disclosed; first appears on Kansas City’s initial Week 1 filing dated Sept. 10, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: A shoulder listing that allows full practice is a minor AC-joint or contusion-class issue, typically 0-2 weeks and often no missed time. The longer branch — a significant AC sprain or labral injury — would have produced limited or no participation, which is not the case here.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively healthy now; full participation on consecutive days.
• Next game: Expected to play Monday, Sept. 14 vs. Denver (MNF). Likely no designation or a procedural Questionable.
• Next four weeks: Full slate expected. Shoulder issues can linger for receivers who take contested-catch volume, so it is worth re-checking each Wednesday report, but nothing in the Week 1 filing suggests a restriction.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyquan Thornton is the next man up outside, with Jalen Royals gaining rotational snaps.
• Change since Wednesday: NEW — Worthy was not on the Sept. 9 baseline at all. He appears for the first time on Kansas City’s initial official filing, as a Full participant.

Fantasy takeaway: Start Worthy as normal — a Full-participation shoulder tag is noise, not signal.

Marvin Mims Jr. — DEN (WR3 (verified vs nfl.com roster — status ACT))

• Status: NO FINAL TAG YET — (c) FRIDAY PRACTICE PARTICIPATION, FINAL GAME STATUS PENDING. Denver plays Monday night, so its final statuses are due today (Sat, Sept. 12) and have not posted — the Game Status column is blank for every Broncos player on nfl.com. He is the ONLY Bronco on the report, listed with a FOOT injury, Full participant Thursday and ESTIMATED Full participant Friday (Denver held a walkthrough rather than a full practice Friday, so Friday’s level is an estimation).
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: Foot
• When it happened: Not disclosed; first appears on Denver’s initial Week 1 filing dated Sept. 10, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: A foot issue that permits full participation is a minor sprain, bruise or maintenance listing — 0-1 weeks missed, usually none. The serious branches of foot injury (Lisfranc, Jones fracture) run 8-12 weeks and 6-10 weeks respectively, and neither is consistent with full practice participation.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively healthy now.
• Next game: Expected to play Monday, Sept. 14 vs. Kansas City (MNF). Denver reported its entire 53-man active roster as healthy including Mims, so anticipate no designation.
• Next four weeks: Full four-game outlook in his established role as the third receiver and return man behind Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle. The foot is a monitor-only item.
• Who benefits if he sits: Pat Bryant would move up to the No. 3 receiver role, with Troy Franklin also in the rotation.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED — was ‘not yet reported, no filing exists’ on Sept. 9. Denver has now filed officially and he is a Full participant. Final tag still pending today’s Saturday report.

Fantasy takeaway: No action needed — Mims is a healthy WR3/flex dart throw whose foot listing carries no practice restriction.

Cleared — listed this week but carrying no designation (20)

The good news. Every player here carried an injury at some point this week and finished it without a designation.

Zay Flowers — BAL (Slot WR1 and Baltimore’s No. 1 target — verified on Ourlads (slot, ahead of LaJohntay Wester) and ACT on the nfl.com Ravens roster)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION — and this is category (a), a final Friday game-status outcome, not a guess. Flowers is printed on the official Friday, Sept 11 injury report with ‘Hamstring’ in the injury column and ‘Full Participation’ in the practice column, and the Game Status column is blank. Under NFL reporting rules a club that leaves the final game-status cell blank has declared the player NOT designated. He is free to play; there is no Questionable tag on him.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday, Sept 11). Progression across the week: Limited Wednesday Sept 9 → Full Thursday Sept 10 → Full Friday Sept 11.
• Injury: Hamstring — mild strain/tightness, no reported structural involvement
• When it happened: On or before Sept 9, 2026; first appeared on the Wednesday, Sept 9 practice report as a Limited participant. No specific in-game or in-practice incident was reported, consistent with early-week soft-tissue management.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains: Grade 1 (mild) 1-3 weeks; Grade 2 (moderate) 3-6 weeks; Grade 3 (severe/avulsion) 8-12+ weeks. A hamstring that goes Limited-to-Full inside 48 hours and holds Full for a second day sits at the mildest possible end of that range — effectively a days-long issue, not a weeks-long one.
• Expected back to full health: Already effectively full health as of Sept 10-11, 2026, when he practiced fully on back-to-back days with no restriction and no game-status tag.
• Next game: Expected to play, undesignated — at Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 PM ET. No Out/Doubtful/Questionable. The only residual caveat is a Saturday or pregame setback, which is not currently reported.
• Next four weeks: Full every-down workload projected for Weeks 1-4 (at IND, then the Ravens’ Weeks 2-4 slate). The one real risk is the standard soft-tissue re-aggravation pattern — hamstrings that flare in Week 1 prep re-flare at a meaningfully higher rate over the next month — so his Wednesday practice line each week is worth re-checking. Barring that, he is the target-share leader in a Lamar Jackson offense with no competing alpha receiver.
• Who benefits if he sits: LaJohntay Wester (slot WR2 per the verified Ourlads alignment); Rashod Bateman would also absorb target share as the LWR1 and the next-most-established receiver. Not applicable this week — Flowers is not designated.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED — the Wednesday Limited did NOT convert into a final Out or Questionable. It converted upward into Full participation Thursday and Friday and a blank game-status cell. This is the single biggest Wednesday-to-Friday move in the AFC North.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him without hesitation: the division’s one genuine Week 1 lineup risk resolved cleanly with two straight full practices and zero final designation, so no contingency plan is needed.

Xavier Legette — CAR (WR2 / RWR starter – verified ACT (#17) on nfl.com)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. He does not appear on Carolina’s final Friday Week 1 report.
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on the report at all
• Injury: Previously tracked minor camp issue, now resolved
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable – the issue has fully resolved
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy – cleared and off the report entirely
• Next game: Expected to play vs Chicago Bears (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET) – fully healthy, no designation
• Next four weeks: Fully available. His outlook is a target-share question rather than a health one – he is the clear WR2 behind Tetairoa McMillan with Jalen Coker working the slot.
• Who benefits if he sits: John Metchie III (WR4 / RWR backup) is the direct replacement at the position
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report, confirming the Sept 9 read. He is absent from Carolina’s club-published final report.

Fantasy takeaway: Healthy and locked into a starting role – a boom-or-bust WR3/flex whose value now rests entirely on Bryce Young’s efficiency.

Luther Burden III — CHI (WR2 / starting RWR (verified: nfl.com roster ACT #10; Ourlads lists him as the RWR starter))

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. Confirmed ABSENT from Chicago’s FINAL Friday Sept 11 injury report on both nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 and chicagobears.com. No designation of any kind.
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on any day of the Week 1 injury report.
• Injury: None active
• When it happened: N/A
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A – no active injury
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Sept 11-12, 2026
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the Carolina Panthers (1:00 PM ET) – ACTIVE, no designation, expected to start.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and in line for a significant Weeks 1-4 role, with immediate target-share upside if Rome Odunze’s calf limits or sidelines him.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kalif Raymond (ACT #14) and Jahdae Walker (ACT #9) would split the vacated snaps.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – was already verified off Chicago’s Wednesday Sept 9 report in the baseline, and remains off the FINAL Friday report.

Fantasy takeaway: The single best contingency play in the division this week – he is fully healthy and is the direct beneficiary if Odunze is inactive or snap-capped, so hold him in your flex until Sunday’s inactives post.

Ja’Marr Chase — CIN (LWR1 / overall WR1 — verified on Ourlads (Ke’Shawn Williams behind him) and ACT on the nfl.com Bengals roster)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION — category (a), a final Friday game-status outcome. The Bengals’ own Week 1 report lists him as ‘NIR – Rest / Knee’, DNP Friday, with the Game Status column blank. A blank final cell means no designation and free to play. Head coach Zac Taylor said Friday, Sept 11 that Chase is good to go for the opener.
• Practice this week: DNP (Friday, Sept 11) — but the club coded it NIR-Rest, a scheduled veteran rest day, not a setback. Progression: Full Wednesday Sept 9 → Full Thursday Sept 10 → DNP (rest) Friday Sept 11.
• Injury: Knee — minor, sustained in an Aug 25, 2026 practice; no structural damage reported, and it has been managed alongside standard veteran rest days
• When it happened: Aug 25, 2026 (practice)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Minor knee sprain/contusion without ligament or meniscus involvement: 0-2 weeks. Chase never missed regular-season time and was a full participant on two of three days, which is consistent with the low end — the issue is functionally already behind him.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health — no snap or route restrictions reported for Week 1.
• Next game: Expected to play, undesignated — vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 PM ET. Taylor confirmed ‘good to go’ on Sept 11.
• Next four weeks: Full elite workload Weeks 1-4. Expect the knee to keep generating occasional NIR-Rest Friday DNPs through the month; treat those as roster management, not injury news. No workload risk projected.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ke’Shawn Williams (LWR2 per the verified Ourlads alignment). Not applicable — Chase is undesignated.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged — he was a Full participant on Sept 9 and carries no designation on the final report. The Friday DNP looks like a downgrade at a glance but is explicitly NIR-Rest, and the club’s blank status cell plus Taylor’s Friday comment confirm no change in availability.

Fantasy takeaway: Lock him in as a top-of-the-board WR1 and ignore the Friday DNP — it is a coded rest day on a report where the game-status column was left deliberately blank.

Puka Nacua — LAR (WR1 – the Rams’ primary target, ahead of Davante Adams)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. He carried NO designation on the Rams’ official final Week 1 report, PLAYED the full game in Melbourne, and finished it healthy. The psoas issue is behind him.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played
• Injury: None active. The psoas (deep core/hip) soreness that cost him practice time dates to an August joint practice with Dallas and fully resolved before the opener.
• When it happened: 2026-08-18 approximately (August joint practice) – resolved
• Typical recovery for this injury: Psoas strains typically cost 1-3 weeks; his resolved in the day-to-day range as McVay projected
• Expected back to full health: Already healthy – confirmed by a full, productive game
• Next game: Week 2, Monday Sept 21 vs. the NEW YORK GIANTS (home, MNF): expected to PLAY, no designation anticipated
• Next four weeks: Healthy and the unquestioned target leader for all four. He led ALL Week 1 players with 74 receiving yards and came inches short of a touchdown, so the usage is exactly where it should be.
• Who benefits if he sits: Davante Adams (ACT) is the WR1 alternative, with Tutu Atwell (ACT) and Jordan Whittington (ACT) behind him
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – remains off the report, now confirmed healthy through a full game

Fantasy takeaway: Start him without hesitation – he is fully healthy, led the entire league in Week 1 receiving yards, and the Monday-night Giants matchup is a plus.

Mike Evans — SF (WR1 for San Francisco – verified on the official nfl.com 49ers roster (ACT, #5))

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. Not listed on San Francisco’s official Week 1 injury report, no designation, played the full game.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played (full participant beforehand)
• Injury: None active – he was carried as a Sept 9 report entry for monitoring only
• When it happened: n/a
• Typical recovery for this injury: n/a – no injury
• Expected back to full health: Currently healthy
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the MIAMI DOLPHINS (home): expected to PLAY, no designation
• Next four weeks: Healthy and the clear red-zone target – his debut produced 6 catches for 49 yards and a fade touchdown, and Shanahan explicitly praised the red-zone fit
• Who benefits if he sits: Deebo Samuel Sr. and DeMarcus Robinson would absorb the targets
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – remains off the report, now with a healthy game played

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence – fully healthy, and the Week 1 red-zone usage is exactly the role that sustains WR2 scoring.

Emeka Egbuka — TB (RWR starter – one of Tampa Bay’s three starting receivers alongside Chris Godwin Jr. (slot) and Jalen McMillan (LWR); verified ACT (#2) on nfl.com)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION – he appears on the final Week 1 injury report with a BLANK Game Status column. Stating this plainly: a blank Game Status means he carries no designation and is fully expected to play.
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: Toe
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp / preseason)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Toe injuries span a wide range – a minor sprain resolves in 1-2 weeks, while true turf toe routinely costs 4-8 weeks. Three consecutive full practices place him unambiguously at the mild end with the issue essentially behind him.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy – Full participation Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
• Next game: Expected to play at Cincinnati Bengals (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET) – no designation
• Next four weeks: Fully healthy with a clear path to volume. With Jalen McMillan Doubtful for Week 1, Egbuka is positioned as the primary perimeter target alongside Chris Godwin Jr. and should command a heavy target share out of the gate. Toe injuries can linger, so watch for any re-entry onto the report, but the trajectory here is entirely positive.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tez Johnson (WR4 / RWR backup) is the direct replacement at the position
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – he was Full on Wednesday with no designation and stayed Full through Thursday and Friday, finishing with a blank Game Status. The Sept 9 read held perfectly; no conversion to Out or Questionable.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with full confidence – a healthy starter with no designation who gains target share from McMillan’s absence is a clear WR2 play in Week 1.

Carnell Tate — TEN (Starting outside wide receiver. Source note: the club’s unofficial Week 1 chart lists him as the nominal WR1 with Calvin Ridley WR2, while Ourlads lists Ridley at left and Tate at right – the same three receivers start either way, and the ordinal label is not settled.)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on the Titans’ Week 1 injury report at any point, Wednesday through Friday.
• Injury: None active – prior issue fully resolved.
• When it happened: n/a – no active injury.
• Typical recovery for this injury: n/a – no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Currently at full health.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the New York Jets – WILL PLAY, fully healthy, no designation.
• Next four weeks: Expected to play all four games. No injury risk flagged. The variable is target share in a young offense built around second-year QB Cam Ward.
• Who benefits if he sits: ELIC AYOMANOR (ACT, #5) is the backup outside receiver.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report, and this holds through the final Friday report. He never appeared on any Week 1 injury report.

Fantasy takeaway: A healthy, startable WR3/flex with real upside – some sources list him as Tennessee’s nominal WR1, which makes his Week 1 target count worth watching closely.

Tee Higgins — CIN (RWR1 / overall WR2 — verified on Ourlads (Colbie Young behind him) and ACT on the nfl.com Bengals roster)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION — category (a), a final Friday game-status outcome. He appears on the Bengals’ official Week 1 report with ‘Foot’ listed and Full participation all three days, and the Game Status column is blank. Not designated; free to play.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday, Sept 11). Full Wednesday, Full Thursday, Full Friday — a clean three-for-three week.
• Injury: Foot — heel contusion sustained at the end of the preseason
• When it happened: Late August 2026 (end of preseason)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Heel/foot contusion with no fracture or plantar fascia involvement: 1-2 weeks, occasionally 3 if it is a deep bone bruise. Higgins is already past that window and practicing fully.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health — three consecutive full practices with no restriction.
• Next game: Expected to play, undesignated — vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 PM ET.
• Next four weeks: Full workload Weeks 1-4 as the clear WR2 opposite Chase in a Joe Burrow offense. The only reason he remains worth tracking is that heel contusions can recur on a heavy snap count; his practice line should be clean by Week 2 and he should fall off the report entirely.
• Who benefits if he sits: Colbie Young (RWR2 per the verified Ourlads alignment). Not applicable — Higgins is undesignated.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged — Full participant Sept 9, Full participant Sept 11, no designation at any point. The foot never became a game-status issue.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a confident WR2 — full participation on all three days with no designation is as clean as an injury-report entry gets.

Jakobi Meyers — JAX (Starting wide receiver – the middle/slot spot on the club’s Week 1 chart, WR2 in the offense behind Brian Thomas Jr. and the primary possession target)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION – CLEARED. This is (a) a final Friday game-status outcome: he appeared on the official Sept 11 report as a practice participant but was assigned NO game-status tag (not Out, Doubtful or Questionable), which under NFL reporting rules means the club expects him to play without restriction.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 11). Full week: Limited Wednesday, Limited Thursday, Limited Friday – limited all three days but never held out.
• Injury: Thumb. Note: the Sept 9 baseline recorded this as ‘wrist/hand’ – that was imprecise. Both the club report and beat coverage specify the THUMB.
• When it happened: August 19, 2026 (sustained in training camp).
• Typical recovery for this injury: Thumb injuries in NFL receivers span a wide range by severity: a sprain or contusion runs 1-3 weeks, a UCL sprain 3-6 weeks, and a fracture or a surgically repaired ligament 6-10 weeks and frequently involves playing through it in a splint or cast. Meyers’ profile – practicing every day on a limited basis for over three weeks and cleared to play – is consistent with the milder end, a sprain or bone bruise managed rather than repaired.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026. He is available now; the residual concern is grip and catch security rather than availability, and that generally normalizes 4-6 weeks from onset.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Cleveland Browns – WILL PLAY. No designation, confirmed available by both the official report and Jaguars beat reporting; Meyers himself said he would play.
• Next four weeks: Expected to play all four games in a full-time role. The realistic downside is not missed time but a drop or two and slightly depressed catch rate while the thumb finishes healing – a hand injury on a receiver whose game is built on contested possession catches is worth a small mental discount through roughly Week 3, after which it should be a non-issue.
• Who benefits if he sits: PARKER WASHINGTON (starting right WR, ACT, #11) would absorb the bulk of the possession/slot work, with TRAVIS HUNTER (WR/CB, listed WR2 behind Brian Thomas Jr.) taking a larger offensive snap share. C.J. WILLIAMS (#18) is the direct backup at Meyers’ listed spot.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED. On Sept 9 he was an official practice-report entry, Limited, with no final game status. He stayed Limited Thursday and Friday and that Limited converted to NO FINAL DESIGNATION AT ALL – the best available outcome short of coming off the report entirely. He is cleared to play.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as your WR2/WR3 with confidence – he is fully cleared with no designation – but accept a modest drop-risk discount in Week 1 given a thumb he has been managing since mid-August.

Travis Hunter — JAX (Two-way player – listed as WR2 directly behind Brian Thomas Jr. on the club’s Week 1 chart AND as a starting cornerback. His offensive snap share is genuinely uncertain because his defensive workload competes with it.)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION – fully cleared. This is (c) UNOFFICIAL for injury-report purposes: he carries no Friday game-status tag and no reserve-list designation, and does not appear on the Week 1 injury report at all. Tracked here solely because he is returning from the knee injury that ended his rookie season.
• Practice this week: not reported – he does not appear on the Week 1 injury report, indicating full participation.
• Injury: Knee (fully recovered; surgically repaired and off the injury report)
• When it happened: 2025 season – the injury cost him the final 10 games of his rookie year.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Significant knee injuries requiring surgery in NFL skill players generally require 9-12 months to return to play, with cutting confidence and top-end burst often trailing availability by another 3-6 months. Hunter is roughly a full year out and completed a normal offseason and training camp, which places him at the point where most players are functionally recovered.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health for Week 1. Jaguars reporting describes him as having returned ‘stronger, faster’ after the knee injury, and he was cleared to play both ways throughout camp.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Cleveland Browns – WILL PLAY, no designation, cleared on both sides of the ball.
• Next four weeks: Expected to play all four games. The risk here is usage, not health: Jacksonville has signaled he is taking more work at cornerback than at receiver, which caps his offensive volume regardless of how healthy he is. A two-way workload also carries an elevated cumulative-fatigue and soft-tissue risk worth monitoring across a four-week stretch.
• Who benefits if he sits: JOSH CAMERON (ACT, #19) and C.J. WILLIAMS (ACT, #18) are the reserve receivers; PARKER WASHINGTON (starting right WR) would absorb the majority of the vacated offensive snaps.
• Change since Wednesday: NEW – added to this report. Not on the Sept 9 injury list (he carries no designation), but his return from the knee injury that ended his 2025 rookie season is a tracked story with real fantasy implications and warrants inclusion.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench him in Week 1 and watch his actual offensive snap count before trusting him – the knee is a non-issue but his receiver usage is being squeezed by a starting cornerback job.

Zachariah Branch — ATL (WR4 / slot backup behind Olamide Zaccheaus – verified ACT (#17) on nfl.com)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION – he appears on the final Week 1 injury report with a BLANK Game Status column. Stating this plainly: a blank Game Status means he carries no designation and is expected to play.
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: Hamstring
• When it happened: On or before 2026-09-09 (present on the first official Week 1 report)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains generally cost 1-3 weeks for a grade-1 and 3-6 weeks for a grade-2; a player who reaches full participation within the same week is almost always at the mildest end
• Expected back to full health: Effectively now – he reached full participation Friday, Sept 11, 2026
• Next game: Expected to play at Pittsburgh Steelers (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET) – no designation
• Next four weeks: Available, but his ceiling is capped by role rather than health: he is the fourth receiver behind Drake London, Jahan Dotson and Olamide Zaccheaus, and Atlanta’s passing game just lost its top two quarterbacks. Expect return-game work and situational snaps over the next four weeks.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Blair (WR5); Olamide Zaccheaus is the primary slot and absorbs those snaps
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED – Limited Wednesday and Limited Thursday converted to FULL Friday participation with no game-status designation. His Wednesday Limited did NOT convert to an Out or Questionable.

Fantasy takeaway: Healthy but not startable – leave him on waivers in redraft until the Atlanta QB situation stabilizes and his snap share grows.

Keon Coleman — BUF (Starting outside receiver (LWR))

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. No entry on Buffalo’s FINAL Sept 11 report.
• Practice this week: not reported — absent from the injury report, i.e. full participation with no injury designation.
• Injury: None currently
• When it happened: Not applicable
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Sept 11, 2026.
• Next game: Week 1, Sunday Sept 13 at Houston Texans — fully available, no designation.
• Next four weeks: No injury restriction expected across Weeks 1-4; his fantasy risk is target-share volatility, not health.
• Who benefits if he sits: Josh Palmer is the LWR2 and would step in.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED — now off the report; he never appeared on Buffalo’s official Wednesday report either.

Fantasy takeaway: Health is a non-issue — evaluate him purely on target volume behind DJ Moore and Khalil Shakir.

Khalil Shakir — BUF (Starting slot receiver (SWR), Buffalo’s primary target from the slot)

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. He carries no designation of any kind on Buffalo’s FINAL Sept 11 report.
• Practice this week: not reported — he is not listed on the Friday Sept 11 injury report at all, which means full participation with no injury entry.
• Injury: None currently. The Sept 9 entry stemmed from a training-camp issue that he had already practiced through in pads on Wednesday.
• When it happened: August 2026 (resolved)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no active injury. For reference, the minor camp soft-tissue issues that produce this kind of Wednesday-only entry generally resolve in 1-2 weeks.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Sept 11, 2026.
• Next game: Week 1, Sunday Sept 13 at Houston Texans — fully available, no designation, expected to play a full starter’s snap share.
• Next four weeks: No restriction expected across Weeks 1-4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Skyler Bell would take the slot snaps if something changed.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED — now off the report. He was already trending clear on Sept 9 (Full participation) and never received a Friday designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with full confidence — he cleared the report entirely and faces no snap limit.

Jaylin Noel — HOU (Starting slot wide receiver on the Texans’ regular-season chart – notably AHEAD of Kayshon Boutte, correcting the Sept 9 baseline ordering)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on any Texans Week 1 practice report, Wednesday through Friday.
• Injury: None active – prior issue fully resolved.
• When it happened: n/a – no active injury.
• Typical recovery for this injury: n/a – no active injury.
• Expected back to full health: Currently at full health.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Buffalo Bills – WILL PLAY, fully healthy, no designation.
• Next four weeks: Expected to play all four games. No injury risk flagged. His fantasy question is opportunity, not health: he is the No. 3 receiver in a room where Nico Collins commands target share.
• Who benefits if he sits: KAYSHON BOUTTE (#14) would slide up, with JARED WAYNE (#17) next.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report. Confirmed absent from all three Texans Week 1 practice reports and from the final Friday report.

Fantasy takeaway: Healthy and a starter, but leave him on your bench as a WR4/5 dart throw until he proves he can command targets past Nico Collins.

Alec Pierce — IND (Starting wide receiver – Left WR on the colts.com Week 1 chart; the offense’s vertical/deep threat, listed first among Indianapolis receivers)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION – CLEARED. This is (a) a final Friday game-status outcome: he appeared on the official Sept 11 report but received NO game-status tag. HC Shane Steichen confirmed the Colts ‘did not rule out any players’ for Week 1 and said Pierce was ‘looking fresh, he’s looking good.’
• Practice this week: FULL (Friday Sept 11). Full week: Limited Wednesday, Limited Thursday, FULL Friday – a clean upward progression capped by a full practice.
• Injury: Heel – the injury as designated on the official NFL report. It stems from offseason surgery on the ankle/heel that kept him on the Reserve/PUP list through late August 2026.
• When it happened: Offseason 2026 (surgery in the spring/early summer); he remained on PUP into late August 2026 before being activated.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Post-surgical heel and ankle procedures in NFL skill players typically require 4-6 months to return to football activity and 6-9 months to unrestricted performance. Achilles-adjacent and calcaneal work sits at the longer end. Pierce’s timeline – surgery in the offseason, PUP through late August, limited-limited-full in the opening game week – tracks the normal course almost exactly.
• Expected back to full health: Already functionally healthy for availability purposes. Expect full unrestricted conditioning and a normal snap count by late September to early October 2026; the open question is stamina and explosive-route volume, not whether he can play.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Baltimore Ravens – WILL PLAY, no designation. The one caveat worth respecting: Steichen declined to commit to a workload, saying only ‘we’ll see how the game goes,’ which signals a possible snap-count ceiling in his first game back.
• Next four weeks: Should play all four. Weeks 1-2 carry real snap-count risk as Indianapolis eases him back from a PUP stint; by Weeks 3-4 expect a full complement of snaps. A player coming off heel/ankle surgery is a candidate for a maintenance rest day on a short week, so monitor practice reports rather than assuming a clean run.
• Who benefits if he sits: LAQUON TREADWELL (ACT, #13) is the direct backup at Pierce’s Left WR spot on the verified colts.com chart. A larger share of the vertical work would also flow to KEENAN ALLEN (starting Right WR) and ASHTON DULIN (#16).
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED – and the biggest Wednesday-to-Friday improvement on the Colts’ report. On Sept 9 he was Limited with no final status. He progressed Limited to Limited to FULL and that Wednesday Limited converted to NO FINAL DESIGNATION. He is cleared to play.

Fantasy takeaway: Startable as a boom-or-bust WR3/flex – he is cleared and practicing fully – but temper Week 1 expectations because Steichen conspicuously refused to guarantee a full workload in his first game off PUP.

Josh Downs — IND (Starting slot wide receiver on the colts.com Week 1 chart, alongside Alec Pierce and Keenan Allen)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on the Colts’ Week 1 practice report at any point, Wednesday through Friday.
• Injury: None active – the late-August 2026 calf issue has fully resolved.
• When it happened: Prior issue: late August 2026 (calf). No active injury as of Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: n/a – no active injury. For reference, calf strains typically sideline an NFL player 1-4 weeks for Grade 1-2, and they are a notable re-aggravation risk class – but he has been a full participant since the start of September.
• Expected back to full health: Currently at full health.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Baltimore Ravens – WILL PLAY, fully healthy, no designation.
• Next four weeks: Expected to play all four games as the starting slot receiver. He is arguably the cleanest health profile among Indianapolis’ three starting receivers, since Alec Pierce is working back from surgery.
• Who benefits if he sits: DEION BURKS (ACT, #80) is the direct backup at the slot on the verified colts.com chart.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report, and this holds through the final Friday report. He never appeared on any Week 1 practice report.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a PPR-friendly WR3 – he is completely off the injury report and, with Alec Pierce on a possible snap limit, he may be the Colts receiver with the safest Week 1 volume.

Brenen Thompson — LAC (Backup WR — listed as the No. 2 right-side receiver behind Tre’ Harris (Ourlads depth chart updated 09/10/2026; nfl.com roster status ACT))

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. Thompson received NO final game-status designation on the Chargers’ final Week 1 report filed Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. Limited Wednesday, Limited Thursday, FULL Friday, cleared without a tag.
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: Hip — now resolved
• When it happened: Early September 2026 (first appears on the Chargers’ initial Week 1 report, Sept. 9, 2026)
• Typical recovery for this injury: A hip flexor strain or hip contusion of the kind that still allows limited practice generally costs an NFL player 0-2 weeks. Reaching full participation by Friday without missing a session places this at the low end.
• Expected back to full health: Healthy as of Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.
• Next game: ACTIVE, no designation, for Sunday, Sept. 13 vs. the Arizona Cardinals.
• Next four weeks: Available, but buried behind Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston and Tre’ Harris. Expect special-teams and rotational snaps rather than a meaningful target share over the next month.
• Who benefits if he sits: Derius Davis and KeAndre Lambert-Smith cover the rotational receiver snaps.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED — off the injury report. The Sept. 9 Wednesday Limited converted to Full on Friday with no final designation.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy action — Thompson is healthy but is a fourth-or-lower option in a crowded Chargers receiver room; leave him on waivers.

Jacob Cowing — SF (Depth receiver; his role grows with Stribling hurt)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. Not listed on San Francisco’s official Week 1 injury report and carried no designation.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played (full participant beforehand)
• Injury: None active
• When it happened: n/a
• Typical recovery for this injury: n/a – no injury
• Expected back to full health: Currently healthy
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Miami Dolphins: expected to PLAY, no designation
• Next four weeks: Healthy, with a modest bump in snaps available now that Stribling is hurt and Kirk and Pearsall are on reserve
• Who benefits if he sits: Jordan Watkins (ACT); KhaDarel Hodge, Wesley Grimes and Will Pauling are practice-squad options
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – remains off the report