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

Fantasy takeaway: Speculative deep-league add only – the injuries ahead of him create opportunity, but Evans and Samuel dominate the target share.

Wan’Dale Robinson — TEN (Starting slot wide receiver alongside Calvin Ridley and Carnell Tate)

• 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. HC Robert Saleh confirmed Friday that ‘everyone else will be available’ beyond LB Cedric Gray.
• Next four weeks: Expected to play all four games in the slot. No injury risk flagged.
• Who benefits if he sits: CHIMERE DIKE (ACT, #17) is the backup slot 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: Start him as a PPR WR3 – he is completely healthy and off the report, with a defined slot role in an offense whose target distribution is still unsettled.

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 WR first appeared on Game On Media.

Bottom Line Up Front at Running Back

Running back came through the week better than Wednesday suggested. Most of the backs who were limited midweek practiced their way out of a designation entirely, and the real damage was concentrated in a few specific backfields rather than spread across the position.

Of the 44 running backs on this board, 19 are out or doubtful, 4 carry a Questionable tag that decides itself on gameday, and 21 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), Christian McCaffrey (SF), Malik Davis (DAL), Isiah Pacheco (DET), TreVeyon Henderson (NE), Isaac Guerendo (SF), Adam Randall (BAL), Audric Estime (NO), James Conner (ARI), Trey Sermon (ATL), Trevor Etienne (CAR), Ty Chandler (NO), Zach Charbonnet (SEA), Jeremy McNichols (WAS), Trey Benson (ARI), Myles Montgomery (NE), Chip Trayanum (NYJ), Sean Tucker (TB), Kene Nwangwu (NYJ), Jeremiyah Love (ARI), Ty Johnson (BUF), Alvin Kamara (NO), LeQuint Allen Jr. (JAX), Chuba Hubbard (CAR), D’Andre Swift (CHI), J.K. Dobbins (DEN), Bhayshul Tuten (JAX), Ashton Jeanty (LV), De’Von Achane (MIA), Cam Skattebo (NYG), Breece Hall (NYJ), Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WAS), Jonathon Brooks (CAR), Kyle Monangai (CHI), Keaton Mitchell (LAC), Tyrone Tracy Jr. (NYG), Rachaad White (WAS), British Brooks (HOU), Ollie Gordon II (MIA), Kendre Miller (NO), Isaiah Davis (NYJ), Emanuel Wilson (SEA), Pierre Strong Jr. (GB), Kyle Juszczyk (SF)

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 44 running backs here: 4 are new to the report, 8 improved, 2 got worse, and 13 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 Josh Jacobs (GB) can’t go — MarShawn Lloyd (ACT #32) is the listed lead back, with Chris Brooks (ACT #30) and Kaleb Johnson (ACT #26) in a committee. OC Adam Stenavich said Sept 8 the Packers will go running-back-by-committee ‘for a little bit’ without Jacobs.
• If Christian McCaffrey (SF) can’t go — Jordan James (ACT) and rookie Kaelon Black (ACT), with Sincere McCormick on the practice squad; Isaac Guerendo is on PUP until Week 5
• If Malik Davis (DAL) can’t go — Emari Demercado (#31) moves up to RB2 and becomes the direct handcuff/change-of-pace behind Javonte Williams. Israel Abanikanda (#25, practice squad) is the in-house candidate for a standard elevation or an active-roster promotion.
• If Isiah Pacheco (DET) can’t go — Sione Vaki (ACT #33) is the active RB2 behind Jahmyr Gibbs, with Jacob Saylors (ACT #25) third.
• If TreVeyon Henderson (NE) can’t go — Rhamondre Stevenson handles the bulk of the work as the clear RB1, with Corey Kiner as the RB2 change-of-pace. Lan Larison (practice squad) is the standard-elevation option — New England elevated him for the Seattle game.
• If Isaac Guerendo (SF) can’t go — Jordan James and rookie Kaelon Black are already handling the RB2/RB3 work behind McCaffrey
• If Adam Randall (BAL) can’t go — Rasheen Ali holds the RB3 job in his absence, behind Derrick Henry and Justice Hill.
• If Audric Estime (NO) can’t go — Kendre Miller (healthy, off the report) is the direct beneficiary and serves as the RB3 behind Travis Etienne Jr. and Alvin Kamara
• If James Conner (ARI) can’t go — Tyler Allgeier is the starter in his absence, with Jeremiyah Love the featured talent and Bam Knight third
• If Trey Sermon (ATL) can’t go — Brian Robinson Jr. is the RB2 behind Bijan Robinson; Tyler Goodson and Cash Jones are the practice-squad depth
• If Trevor Etienne (CAR) can’t go — AJ Dillon holds the RB3 role behind Chuba Hubbard and Jonathon Brooks in his absence
• If Ty Chandler (NO) can’t go — Kendre Miller is the healthy RB3 behind Travis Etienne Jr. and Alvin Kamara
• If Zach Charbonnet (SEA) can’t go — Jadarian Price (ACT) on early downs, George Holani (ACT) on third down and at the goal line, Emanuel Wilson (ACT) in the red zone
• If Jeremy McNichols (WAS) can’t go — His snaps are already absorbed: Jacory Croskey-Merritt (#22) leads, Rachaad White (#1) handles passing downs, Kaytron Allen (#31) handles short yardage. Craig Reynolds (#24) is the practice-squad depth.
• If Trey Benson (ARI) can’t go — Tyler Allgeier and Jeremiyah Love split the work his roster spot would have absorbed; Bam Knight is RB3
• If Sean Tucker (TB) can’t go — Kenny Gainwell (RB2) is the primary backup behind Bucky Irving; practice-squad RB Josh Williams is the named elevation candidate if Tucker cannot go
• If Kene Nwangwu (NYJ) can’t go — Isaiah Davis (fully cleared, no designation) covers the RB3 role behind Breece Hall and Braelon Allen; Al-Jay Henderson (practice squad, DEV) is the elevation option, and the return duties would shift to a receiver or Davis.
• If Jeremiyah Love (ARI) can’t go — Tyler Allgeier (ACT) takes the lead role outright, with Bam Knight (ACT) as the change-of-pace; Evan Hull would need a practice-squad elevation
• If Ty Johnson (BUF) can’t go — Ray Davis takes the RB2 snaps behind James Cook; Frank Gore Jr. (practice squad, DEV) is the standard-elevation candidate for depth.
• If Alvin Kamara (NO) can’t go — Travis Etienne Jr. is already the RB1 and would simply carry a larger load; Kendre Miller (healthy and off the report) is the specific player who absorbs Kamara’s committee snaps
• If LeQuint Allen Jr. (JAX) can’t go — Per the verified club depth chart, there is no single replacement – his third-down responsibilities would be split between the two co-starters, CHRIS RODRIGUEZ JR. and BHAYSHUL TUTEN, neither of whom is a natural pass-catching back. AMEER ABDULLAH (RB4, ACT, #20) is the roster’s other passing-down option and is the most likely beneficiary of any true pass-game snaps if Allen sits.

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.

Ruled out or unavailable (17)

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

Josh Jacobs — GB (Was the clear RB1; currently NOT on the active depth chart (verified: nfl.com roster status EXE; Ourlads lists him under Commissioner’s Exempt). MarShawn Lloyd is the nominal lead back in his absence.)

• Status: COMMISSIONER’S EXEMPT LIST (EXE) – this is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, verified as status code EXE on nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster/ as of Sept 12 2026. It is NOT an injury designation and NOT a weekly game-status tag. Players on the Exempt List are paid but may not practice or play.
• Practice this week: not reported – players on the Commissioner’s Exempt List 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: None – this is a legal/disciplinary matter, not an injury. Jacobs faced two misdemeanor charges (battery and criminal damage to property) stemming from a May 2026 altercation with his girlfriend.
• When it happened: N/A (not an injury). Key dates: charges announced late August 2026; placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List Sunday, Aug 31, 2026; initial court appearance moved up from Nov 17 to Thursday, Sept 10, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A – not an injury. For reference, NFL Personal Conduct Policy resolutions in comparable misdemeanor domestic-violence cases have historically produced suspensions in the 3-to-8 game range, with time already served on the Exempt List typically credited against the suspension.
• Expected back to full health: Physically healthy now. Availability is a league-discipline question, not a medical one, and there is currently NO TIMELINE. ProFootballRumors and NBC Sports both reported Sept 10 that there is no timetable for discipline.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the Minnesota Vikings (4:25 PM ET) – OUT / INELIGIBLE. He remains on the Commissioner’s Exempt List and cannot play.
• Next four weeks: Assume OUT for Weeks 1-4 as the base case. His Sept 10 court appearance RESOLVED THE CRIMINAL CASE but did NOT restore his playing status – the NFL explicitly said Thursday Sept 10 that he ‘remains on the Commissioner’s Exempt list while the league reviews the matter.’ The league review must conclude and any suspension must be served before he returns. GM Brian Gutekunst has expressed hope he plays at some point this season while saying the team will ‘be prepared either way.’
• Who benefits if he sits: MarShawn Lloyd (ACT #32) is the listed lead back, with Chris Brooks (ACT #30) and Kaleb Johnson (ACT #26) in a committee. OC Adam Stenavich said Sept 8 the Packers will go running-back-by-committee ‘for a little bit’ without Jacobs.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – and this is the important finding. The Sept 9 snapshot flagged his Sept 10 court date as potentially decisive. IT WAS NOT. On Thursday Sept 10 Jacobs pleaded NO CONTEST to both misdemeanors, was fined $1,000 on the battery count, avoided jail, and had the criminal-damage count set for dismissal if he completes a year of counseling and no-contact conditions. The NFL stated the same day that he REMAINS on the Commissioner’s Exempt List while the league reviews the matter, with no timetable for discipline. His roster status is still EXE as of Sept 12. Green Bay’s backfield therefore stays wide open.

Fantasy takeaway: Stash him only if you have a deep bench – the criminal case is over but the NFL review is not, there is no reinstatement timeline, and a suspension almost certainly follows before he plays a down.

Christian McCaffrey — SF (RB1, though rookie Kaelon Black out-carried him 14 to 10 in the opener)

• Status: (c) Minor post-game item from an already-played game – McCaffrey dealt with CRAMPS during the Melbourne game but returned and finished it. No injury designation, not on any reserve list, and he was off the Week 1 injury report entirely.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played
• Injury: Cramping only (heat/travel-related, shared with LT Trent Williams, who also cramped and took an IV). No structural injury.
• When it happened: 2026-09-10 (in-game cramping in Melbourne)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cramping resolves within hours to a day with rehydration; it carries no meaningful missed-time risk and is not a reportable injury
• Expected back to full health: Already healthy – he finished the game and posted 88 yards from scrimmage
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the MIAMI DOLPHINS (home): expected to PLAY, no designation anticipated
• Next four weeks: Healthy for all four. The genuine concern is not his health but his workload – Kaelon Black’s 14 carries for 65 yards signals a real committee.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jordan James (ACT) and rookie Kaelon Black (ACT), with Sincere McCormick on the practice squad; Isaac Guerendo is on PUP until Week 5
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still off the injury report, now with a healthy game played

Fantasy takeaway: He is fully healthy – the cramps were a non-event – but monitor the Kaelon Black split, which is the bigger threat to his fantasy floor than his body is.

Malik Davis — DAL (RB2 on the official Cowboys depth chart, behind Javonte Williams and ahead of Emari Demercado)

• Status: OUT — this is (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation on the Cowboys’ official Week 1 report dated Friday Sept 11, 2026. Confirmed on nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1, dallascowboys.com and multiple Sept 11 beat reports.
• Practice this week: Limited — he was participating in Friday’s practice (logged Limited) when he was injured and carted off; that is why the final report shows Limited alongside an Out designation
• Injury: Hip — carted off the practice field; Cowboys COO Stephen Jones publicly called it ‘pretty serious’
• When it happened: Friday, September 11, 2026 (injured at practice)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Depends on structure. A significant hip flexor/adductor strain typically sidelines an NFL player 4–8 weeks. A hip labral tear requiring arthroscopic repair is 3–6 months. A hip subluxation/dislocation is 4–6 months or longer. ‘Carted off’ plus ‘pretty serious’ plus ‘several games’ points to the middle-to-upper part of that band.
• Expected back to full health: Not in 2026 Week 1 and not soon. Stephen Jones indicated Davis will miss Sunday and ‘several more’ games — realistically mid-October at the very earliest, and potentially the season if imaging shows labral or dislocation involvement. No imaging results had been released as of Sat Sept 12.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs. the NEW YORK GIANTS (8:20 PM ET, SNF) — OUT. Officially ruled out.
• Next four weeks: Expect him to miss all four and to be moved to Injured Reserve. He was still carried as ACT on the official roster as of Saturday Sept 12, so an IR designation plus a corresponding roster addition is the move to watch.
• Who benefits if he sits: Emari Demercado (#31) moves up to RB2 and becomes the direct handcuff/change-of-pace behind Javonte Williams. Israel Abanikanda (#25, practice squad) is the in-house candidate for a standard elevation or an active-roster promotion.
• Change since Wednesday: NEW — and a genuine Wednesday-to-Friday swing. Davis was not on the Sept 9 injury report at all; he was hurt at Friday’s practice and went straight from unlisted to ruled OUT with a potentially multi-week hip injury. This is the largest new injury in the division this week.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in all formats and pivot to Emari Demercado as the Javonte Williams handcuff — Demercado just inherited the entire backup backfield on a Friday.

Isiah Pacheco — DET (Was projected RB2 behind Jahmyr Gibbs; currently NOT on the active depth chart (verified: nfl.com roster status RES). With him out, Sione Vaki is the active RB2 and Jacob Saylors RB3.)

• Status: RESERVE/INJURED (IR) – this is (b) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION, verified as status code RES on nfl.com/teams/detroit-lions/roster/ as of Sept 12 2026. Not a weekly game-status tag.
• 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 Detroit’s Sept 11 final report.
• Injury: MCL sprain (knee)
• When it happened: Late August 2026 – placed on injured reserve Sept 1, 2026 (reported by the Detroit News and NBC Sports on Sept 1-2, 2026).
• Typical recovery for this injury: MCL sprain: Grade 1 typically 1-2 weeks; Grade 2 typically 3-6 weeks; Grade 3 typically 8-12 weeks, occasionally surgical. Detroit’s decision to use standard IR (minimum four games) rather than keeping him active points to a Grade 2 or higher.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late October 2026. He is ineligible to return before Week 5 (the game on/after Oct 4, 2026) under the four-game IR minimum. The Detroit News reported Sept 2 that the Lions ‘hope’ he can return at some point this season – notably short of a guarantee.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs the New Orleans Saints (1:00 PM ET) – OUT. Ineligible to play; on Reserve/Injured.
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four of Weeks 1-4 by rule. The earliest possible return is Week 5. Treat him as an IR stash only.
• Who benefits if he sits: Sione Vaki (ACT #33) is the active RB2 behind Jahmyr Gibbs, with Jacob Saylors (ACT #25) third.
• 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: Drop him in redraft leagues without IR slots – he cannot help you until Week 5 at the earliest, and the Lions have only said they ‘hope’ he returns this season.

TreVeyon Henderson — NE (RB2 behind Rhamondre Stevenson — explosive committee/passing-down back)

• Status: OUT for Week 1 — that was (a) a FINAL official game-status designation for the already-played Sept 9 game at Seattle. He remains on the ACTIVE roster (status ACT), was NOT placed on IR, and has no Week 2 designation yet because New England’s Week 2 practice week does not begin until Wednesday Sept 16.
• Practice this week: DNP (did not participate) through the entire Week 1 practice week including the final session before the Seattle game. No practice has been held since.
• Injury: Ankle sprain (club has not specified high vs low; he has been limited since late August)
• When it happened: Late August / around September 2, 2026 — he first missed practice on Sept 2 and never returned before Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A standard low (lateral) ankle sprain sidelines an NFL running back roughly 1-3 weeks; a moderate one 3-4 weeks; a high ankle sprain 4-8 weeks. He has now missed roughly two weeks of practice and one game without being placed on IR, which points to the club expecting a return inside the four-game IR minimum — consistent with a moderate low ankle sprain rather than a syndesmotic injury.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 — a realistic full-go window is Weeks 3-4, with a limited-snap return possible in Week 2.
• Next game: WEEK 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs Pittsburgh Steelers — UNDETERMINED. Watch the Wednesday Sept 16 practice report: a Limited session would put him on track to play, another DNP would point to a second straight miss. Staying off IR is the encouraging signal.
• Next four weeks: Genuinely in play for Week 2 vs Pittsburgh on a snap count; more likely a real workload by Week 3 at Jacksonville and Week 4 at Buffalo. With A.J. Brown on IR, New England has extra incentive to get its most explosive skill player back on the field.
• Who benefits if he sits: Rhamondre Stevenson handles the bulk of the work as the clear RB1, with Corey Kiner as the RB2 change-of-pace. Lan Larison (practice squad) is the standard-elevation option — New England elevated him for the Seattle game.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged in substance — his Week 1 OUT was already final on Sept 9 and that game has now been played. The new information is negative-by-absence: no post-game update, no IR placement, and no practice report until Sept 16.

Fantasy takeaway: Hold him on your bench through Week 2 and check Wednesday’s practice report — Rhamondre Stevenson is the immediate start in New England’s backfield until Henderson practices.

Isaac Guerendo — SF (Would be the RB2/RB3 change-of-pace; currently on the active/PUP list)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL reserve-list designation – PUP (active/Physically Unable to Perform) per the official nfl.com 49ers roster. Must miss the first four games by rule.
• Practice this week: n/a – on active/PUP and barred from team practice until his window opens after Week 4
• Injury: Lower-body injury carried from training camp (undisclosed)
• 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 backs return between Weeks 5 and 8
• Expected back to full health: Week 5 at the earliest, realistically Weeks 5-7
• 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
• Who benefits if he sits: Jordan James and rookie Kaelon Black are already handling the RB2/RB3 work behind McCaffrey
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Low-priority stash – Kaelon Black’s 14-carry opener has already claimed the backfield role Guerendo would return to.

Adam Randall — BAL (RB4 / rookie — not on the active depth chart; Baltimore’s active backfield is Derrick Henry, Justice Hill, Rasheen Ali)

• Status: Reserve/Injured, designated to return — category (b), an official reserve-list designation (status code RES on the nfl.com Ravens roster). He must miss the first four games and can be activated from Week 5 once medically cleared.
• Practice this week: not reported — ineligible to practice until his 21-day activation window opens
• Injury: Undisclosed. The Ravens did not specify the injury; it was sustained late in the preseason after he had impressed with a touchdown against Philadelphia and a long run against Washington.
• When it happened: Late August 2026; placed on Reserve/Injured with a return designation on Aug 30, 2026 at the 53-man cutdown
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not publicly stated. The binding constraint is procedural rather than medical: a designated-to-return IR placement carries a mandatory four-game absence regardless of how fast the player heals.
• Expected back to full health: Earliest activation is Week 5 (early October 2026), assuming medical clearance; practice window can open sooner.
• Next game: OUT — ineligible for at Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026.
• Next four weeks: Out for all four by rule. Weeks 1-4 are the mandatory absence; he becomes activation-eligible for Week 5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Rasheen Ali holds the RB3 job in his absence, behind Derrick Henry and Justice Hill.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged — same Reserve/Injured (designated to return) status, still Week 5 eligible.

Fantasy takeaway: Deep-dynasty stash only — he cannot help a lineup before Week 5, and even then he would be fourth in a Derrick Henry backfield.

Audric Estime — NO (RB4 behind Travis Etienne Jr., Alvin Kamara and Kendre Miller – verified ACT (#30) 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: Thigh (quadriceps)
• When it happened: On or before 2026-09-09 (DNP on the first official Week 1 report)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Thigh/quadriceps strains and deep contusions typically sideline an NFL player 1-3 weeks; a significant quad strain can run 3-5 weeks
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late September 2026 (roughly Weeks 2-3)
• Next game: OUT at Detroit Lions (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET)
• Next four weeks: Should return within the next two to three weeks, but he returns to a crowded room. With Etienne entrenched, Kamara healthy and Kendre Miller ahead of him, his path to touches over the next four games is minimal short of multiple injuries.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kendre Miller (healthy, off the report) is the direct beneficiary and serves as the RB3 behind Travis Etienne Jr. and Alvin Kamara
• 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 – out Week 1 and fourth on the depth chart when he returns.

James Conner — ARI (Would be the veteran lead/passing-down back; currently occupying a reserve-list spot)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL reserve-list designation – RSR (Reserve/Injured, designated to return) per the official nfl.com Cardinals roster. He was placed on IR at the 53-man cutdown, which mandates he miss the team’s first four games.
• Practice this week: n/a – on the reserve list and ineligible to practice with the team until his 21-day return window opens
• Injury: Lower-body injury carried in from camp (the club has not detailed it publicly beyond the IR placement)
• 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 regardless of the underlying injury; most designated-to-return players activate between Weeks 5 and 8
• Expected back to full health: Week 5 at the earliest (first eligible game), realistically Weeks 5-7 once a 21-day practice ramp is factored in
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13 at the LA Chargers (Week 1): OUT – ineligible by rule, not a game-status question
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four. He cannot play Weeks 1-4 under the rule. Watch for the club to open his 21-day practice window in late September, which is the tell that a Week 5 activation is live.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyler Allgeier is the starter in his absence, with Jeremiyah Love the featured talent and Bam Knight third
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Pure bench stash – he cannot help you until Week 5 at the earliest, and only roster him in leagues with IR slots or deep benches.

Trey Sermon — ATL (Depth RB – 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). 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 Pittsburgh Steelers – 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: Brian Robinson Jr. is the RB2 behind Bijan Robinson; Tyler Goodson and Cash Jones are the practice-squad depth
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still RES on the official roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Cut him everywhere – this is a season-ending designation, not a week-to-week one.

Trevor Etienne — CAR (Depth RB – 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, #23). 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 6 (mid-October 2026) based on his expected return window
• Next game: OUT vs Chicago Bears – ineligible to play, on Reserve/Injured
• Next four weeks: Ineligible for all four of Carolina’s first four games by rule. He is a candidate to open his practice window during that stretch but cannot be activated before Week 5 at the earliest, with Week 6 the expectation.
• Who benefits if he sits: AJ Dillon holds the RB3 role behind Chuba Hubbard and Jonathon Brooks in his absence
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still RSR on the official roster with no return activity reported.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in redraft – he is the fourth back on a team that already splits work two ways.

Ty Chandler — NO (Depth RB – 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, #32). 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: Kendre Miller is the healthy RB3 behind Travis Etienne Jr. and Alvin Kamara
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – still RES on the official roster.

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

Zach Charbonnet — SEA (Would be the lead or co-lead back; currently on the active/PUP list)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL reserve-list designation – PUP (active/Physically Unable to Perform) per the official nfl.com Seahawks roster. Must miss the first four games by rule.
• Practice this week: n/a – on active/PUP and barred from team practice 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 the 53-man roster deadline)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Active/PUP carries a fixed 4-game minimum; most PUP running backs return between Weeks 5 and 8
• Expected back to full health: Week 5 at the earliest, realistically Weeks 5-7 after a 21-day practice ramp
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 at the Arizona Cardinals: OUT – ineligible by rule
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four games (Weeks 1-4) by rule. Week 5 is his first eligible date, and his return would immediately reshape a three-way committee.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jadarian Price (ACT) on early downs, George Holani (ACT) on third down and at the goal line, Emanuel Wilson (ACT) in the red zone
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: The single best RB stash in this division – he is the one player who can collapse Seattle’s three-way committee into a real workload, and he is first eligible in Week 5.

Jeremy McNichols — WAS (Depth RB — was in the RB rotation mix before the injury; 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. Minimum four games before he is eligible to return to the active roster.
• Practice this week: DNP — on Reserve/Injured, so no practice participation is filed
• Injury: Quadriceps
• When it happened: Preseason 2026 (placed on IR ahead of the regular season; exact date not independently verified this pass)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Quadriceps strain/tear: Grade 1 roughly 2–3 weeks; Grade 2 roughly 4–8 weeks; Grade 3 or tendon rupture 4–6 months or surgical. The designated-to-return tag implies the club expects a mid-season return, consistent with a Grade 2.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to return no earlier than Week 5. A realistic activation window is Weeks 5–9 depending on how the quad responds.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (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: His snaps are already absorbed: Jacory Croskey-Merritt (#22) leads, Rachaad White (#1) handles passing downs, Kaytron Allen (#31) handles short yardage. Craig Reynolds (#24) is the practice-squad depth.
• Change since Wednesday: Unchanged — same Reserve/Injured, designated-to-return status as on Sept 9.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable — he is ineligible for at least four games and returns to a backfield that has already moved on without him.

Trey Benson — ARI (Off the active roster entirely – on the season-ending reserve list)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL reserve-list designation – RES (Reserve/Injured), season-ending with NO designation to return. He was waived-injured in late August and reverted to Arizona’s injured reserve after clearing waivers.
• Practice this week: n/a – season-ending reserve list
• Injury: Knee
• When it happened: 2026-08-24 (waived-injured; reverted to IR after clearing waivers)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Varies widely by knee structure – 6-12 months for a major ligament reconstruction, 4-8 weeks for a meniscus trim; moot here because the reversion to IR ends his 2026 season by rule
• Expected back to full health: 2027 offseason – his 2026 season in Arizona is over regardless of how the knee heals
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13 at the LA Chargers (Week 1): OUT – season-ending reserve
• Next four weeks: OUT for all four and for the remainder of the 2026 season
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyler Allgeier and Jeremiyah Love split the work his roster spot would have absorbed; Bam Knight is RB3
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in every format – his season is over and he is not returning to this roster.

Myles Montgomery — NE (Depth RB — 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); placed on IR out of training camp / final cuts
• 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; most initial-53 IR placements last the full season.
• 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. Earliest possible activation is Week 6.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable — Corey Kiner and practice-squad backs Hassan Haskins and Lan Larison cover the depth he would have provided.
• 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.

Chip Trayanum — NYJ (Depth RB — 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.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown — no published club timeline.
• Next game: Week 1, Sunday Sept 13 vs Tennessee Titans — INELIGIBLE (Reserve/Injured).
• Next four weeks: Out for all four games; earliest possible activation is Week 5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable — Al-Jay Henderson (DEV) is the practice-squad depth option.
• 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.

Doubtful (2)

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

Sean Tucker — TB (RB3 behind Bucky Irving and Kenny Gainwell – verified ACT (#44) 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.
• Practice this week: Limited
• 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. Progressing from DNP to limited work within the same week suggests a mild strain nearing resolution.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late September 2026 (roughly Weeks 2-3)
• Next game: DOUBTFUL at Cincinnati Bengals (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET) – very likely inactive
• Next four weeks: Likely misses Week 1, with Bowles again attributing the caution to the return process rather than any setback. Expect him back within one to two weeks, but he returns as the third back behind Bucky Irving and Kenny Gainwell, so his standalone value over the next four games is minimal.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kenny Gainwell (RB2) is the primary backup behind Bucky Irving; practice-squad RB Josh Williams is the named elevation candidate if Tucker cannot go
• Change since Wednesday: DOWNGRADED – his Wednesday DNP converted into a formal DOUBTFUL. Worth noting the mixed signal: his practice participation actually improved (DNP Wednesday to Limited Thursday and Limited Friday), but the club still assigned a Doubtful designation.

Fantasy takeaway: No Week 1 value and little beyond it – he is a third-string back, so only Bucky Irving’s handcuff (Kenny Gainwell) is worth a roster spot here.

Kene Nwangwu — NYJ (RB4 behind Breece Hall, Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis — primarily a kick returner)

• Status: DOUBTFUL — (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. Doubtful historically means roughly a 75-percent chance of NOT playing.
• Practice this week: DNP (Friday Sept 11). He did not practice Friday. NOTE: nfl.com’s official league report lists the injury as ‘Back’ with a Did Not Participate Friday; JetNation’s Sept 11 writeup describes it as a groin. The official nfl.com entry is treated as authoritative here and the discrepancy is flagged.
• Injury: Back (per the official nfl.com league injury report); some beat reporting describes it as a groin
• When it happened: Week of September 7-11, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Non-structural back strains/spasms: roughly 1-2 weeks, occasionally a single week. A disc-related back issue is a different animal at 4-8+ weeks. If the beat reporting is right and it is a groin, the range is 1-4 weeks for a Grade 1-2 strain. Either way, the Doubtful tag on a Friday DNP points to a short-term, week-to-week absence rather than anything structural.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late September 2026 (approximately Weeks 2-3).
• Next game: Week 1, Sunday Sept 13 vs Tennessee Titans — DOUBTFUL, and should be treated as effectively out. His absence matters more for the kick-return unit than for the offense.
• Next four weeks: Likely out Week 1, plausibly back by Week 2 or 3. Even fully healthy he is the RB4 and touches the ball on offense only in emergencies.
• Who benefits if he sits: Isaiah Davis (fully cleared, no designation) covers the RB3 role behind Breece Hall and Braelon Allen; Al-Jay Henderson (practice squad, DEV) is the elevation option, and the return duties would shift to a receiver or Davis.
• Change since Wednesday: NEW — he was not on the Sept 9 injury list at all and debuts on the final report with a DOUBTFUL designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in standard fantasy — this only matters in return-yardage leagues, and even there treat him as out.

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.

Jeremiyah Love — ARI (Rookie (No. 4 overall), the talent lead back, but Tyler Allgeier is the listed starter on the club depth chart while Love is limited)

• Status: (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation – QUESTIONABLE on Arizona’s official final Week 1 injury report filed Friday, Sept 11, confirmed on nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 and azcardinals.com. Head coach Mike LaFleur will make the call before Sunday’s kickoff.
• Practice this week: Limited participant Wednesday 9/9, Thursday 9/10 and Friday 9/11 – three straight limited sessions, never a full one
• Injury: High ankle sprain (right ankle), suffered in the preseason opener
• When it happened: 2026-08-13 (preseason opener vs. Las Vegas)
• Typical recovery for this injury: High ankle (syndesmotic) sprains typically sideline an NFL player 4-8 weeks for a moderate grade, 2-4 weeks for a mild one; lingering soreness and reduced burst commonly persist 2-4 weeks past return to play
• Expected back to full health: Late September to early October 2026 – roughly Weeks 3-5 for genuinely unrestricted explosiveness; he is playing through it, not past it
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13 at the LA Chargers (Week 1): QUESTIONABLE, but trending toward playing. Beat reporting and the club both describe him as ‘trending well,’ and he told reporters he would ‘fight his hardest’ to play. Expect him active on a pitch count rather than ruled out.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 1-2 a snap-limited committee back behind Allgeier; Weeks 3-4 the ankle should quiet down and the rookie’s talent takes over the backfield. The real cliff is Week 5, when James Conner is first eligible off IR and can reclaim passing-down and goal-line work.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyler Allgeier (ACT) takes the lead role outright, with Bam Knight (ACT) as the change-of-pace; Evan Hull would need a practice-squad elevation
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED – on Sept 9 he was an unofficial practice-report entry with no game status; he now carries a formal Questionable and is trending toward playing

Fantasy takeaway: Start him only in deeper formats this week – he is likely to be active but on a pitch count with Allgeier listed ahead of him, so Allgeier is the safer Week 1 play and the better contingency stash.

Ty Johnson — BUF (RB2 per Ourlads (Cook > Johnson > Davis); functionally RB3 behind Ray Davis while injured — passing-down/change-of-pace back)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation, filed by Buffalo on the Sept 11, 2026 official report for the Sept 13 game at Houston.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 11). Full week: DNP Wed → DNP Thu → Limited Fri.
• Injury: Hamstring strain (right/left not specified on the official report)
• When it happened: Early August 2026 — traces to the ‘Return of the Red and Blue’ practice; he has not practiced in full since.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains: Grade 1 roughly 1-2 weeks, Grade 2 roughly 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 (with tendon involvement) 8-12+ weeks. A strain that has already lingered ~5 weeks with no full practice behaves like a moderate Grade 2 with a high re-aggravation rate; realistic full clearance is 1-3 more weeks.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 (approximately Weeks 3-4). He is not likely to be a full-practice participant until he strings together consecutive full sessions.
• Next game: Week 1, Sunday Sept 13 at Houston Texans — QUESTIONABLE and a genuine coin flip. HC Joe Brady: ‘We’ll take it up to game time and see what that looks like.’ Friday’s Limited session and the absence of a non-contact jersey are mild positives, but two prior DNPs point to a low snap count even if active.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 1-2 should be treated as out-or-minimal. Expect a gradual ramp into the third-down/change-of-pace role by Weeks 3-4, with James Cook keeping the overwhelming majority of the workload regardless. Re-aggravation risk stays elevated through the month.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ray Davis takes the RB2 snaps behind James Cook; Frank Gore Jr. (practice squad, DEV) is the standard-elevation candidate for depth.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED — the Sept 9 Wednesday DNP converted to a Friday Limited and a final QUESTIONABLE rather than an Out. That is the meaningful Wednesday-to-Friday move for Buffalo.

Fantasy takeaway: Don’t start him, and don’t chase him off the Questionable tag — Ray Davis is the only Buffalo backup worth a bench spot, and only as a James Cook handcuff.

Alvin Kamara — NO (RB2 / passing-down and committee back BEHIND Travis Etienne Jr., who is the verified RB1 – Kamara verified ACT (#41) on nfl.com)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE – this is (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation on the official Week 1 report, not unofficial. Notably he earned it after a FULL Friday practice, which is the most favorable version of a Questionable tag.
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: MCL sprain (listed on the official report simply as ‘Knee’)
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp / preseason)
• Typical recovery for this injury: MCL sprains run 1-3 weeks for a grade-1, 3-6 weeks for a grade-2, and 6-12 weeks for a grade-3. A back who has progressed from a first practice back to full participation inside one week is tracking as a low-grade sprain at the tail end of its recovery.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively now – he reached full participation Friday, Sept 11, 2026. Expect a snap-count ramp rather than a health restriction from here.
• Next game: QUESTIONABLE at Detroit Lions (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET). The full Friday practice makes him far more likely to play than not, but the club has not committed and his snap count is the real unknown.
• Next four weeks: The knee should be a non-issue within one to two weeks. The durable problem is role, not health: Travis Etienne Jr. is the established RB1 on a roughly $12M/yr deal, and Kamara is working back into a committee rather than into a bell-cow job. Expect a limited Week 1 pitch count, then a stabilized passing-down and change-of-pace role with RB2-range value across Weeks 2-4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Travis Etienne Jr. is already the RB1 and would simply carry a larger load; Kendre Miller (healthy and off the report) is the specific player who absorbs Kamara’s committee snaps
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED – Limited Wednesday (his first practice back) AND Limited Thursday converted to a FULL practice Friday. Note the nuance for anyone reading the tag alone: his Wednesday Limited did convert into a formal QUESTIONABLE designation he did not carry on Sept 9, but the underlying practice trend moved clearly in the right direction.

Fantasy takeaway: A full Friday practice means he almost certainly plays, but start him only as a flex with a real handcuff behind him – Etienne is the back to own and a Week 1 snap-count ramp is likely.

LeQuint Allen Jr. — JAX (RB3 on the club’s Week 1 chart, listed behind co-starters Bhayshul Tuten and Chris Rodriguez Jr.; functionally the designated third-down / passing-down back, the role he held as a rookie in 2025 on the strength of his pass-blocking and pass-catching)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE – this is (a) a FINAL FRIDAY GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION, filed on the official Sept 11, 2026 report and confirmed on nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1. HC Liam Coen separately and explicitly called him a game-time decision to be resolved after Sunday warmups.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 11). Full week: DNP Wednesday, Limited Thursday, Limited Friday – a two-step trend upward.
• Injury: Hip (soft-tissue lower-body injury). Listed as ‘Hip’ on the official NFL injury report.
• When it happened: Late August 2026 – sustained in the closing weeks of training camp; he missed the end of camp with it and it was still limiting him into Week 1 prep.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Soft-tissue hip strains (hip flexor / hip adductor / groin-adjacent) typically sideline an NFL player 1-4 weeks for a Grade 1, and 4-8 weeks for a Grade 2. The defining risk with this injury class is re-aggravation: hip and groin strains recur at an elevated rate when a player returns before full strength, which is precisely why a five-week-old strain is still producing limited practices.
• Expected back to full health: Late September to mid-October 2026 for genuine, unrestricted full health. He is at or near the point of game availability now, but the persistence of the issue across five weeks argues he will be managed rather than turned loose for at least another two to three weeks.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Cleveland Browns – GENUINELY 50/50 and the only real game-time decision among all four AFC South rosters. Two consecutive limited practices and the absence of a Doubtful tag lean him toward active, but Coen’s public game-time-decision framing is a real signal, not boilerplate. If he dresses, expect a reduced snap count concentrated on obvious passing downs.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 1-4: expect a slow ramp. Even fully healthy his ceiling in this committee is the third-down role, and Jacksonville has two co-starters ahead of him. The realistic path to relevance is either an injury to Tuten or Rodriguez, or Allen simply winning the receiving-down job outright once the hip is behind him – plausible by Weeks 3-4. Hip strains with this kind of lingering profile carry a meaningful re-aggravation risk that could cost him another week somewhere in this window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Per the verified club depth chart, there is no single replacement – his third-down responsibilities would be split between the two co-starters, CHRIS RODRIGUEZ JR. and BHAYSHUL TUTEN, neither of whom is a natural pass-catching back. AMEER ABDULLAH (RB4, ACT, #20) is the roster’s other passing-down option and is the most likely beneficiary of any true pass-game snaps if Allen sits.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED. On Sept 9 he was a Wednesday DNP and a stated game-time decision with no final status. He practiced on a limited basis both Thursday and Friday, and that Wednesday DNP has now converted to a final QUESTIONABLE rather than an Out or Doubtful – a clear net-positive move, though Coen’s game-time-decision language survived the week intact.

Fantasy takeaway: Do not start him in Week 1 and have a replacement ready – a Questionable game-time decision on a committee RB3 is the single least startable status in fantasy, but he is a worthwhile stash in deeper leagues given how wide open Jacksonville’s backfield is behind two unproven co-starters.

Cleared — listed this week but carrying no designation (21)

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

Chuba Hubbard — CAR (RB1 – listed first, the ‘1A’ of a 1A/1B committee; verified ACT (#30) on nfl.com)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. He does not appear anywhere on Carolina’s final Friday Week 1 report.
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on the report at all
• Injury: Hamstring (now resolved)
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains cost 1-3 weeks at grade-1 and 3-6 weeks at grade-2; his has fully run its course
• 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: No injury concern. The only cap on his value is the committee: Canales has described a near-even split with Jonathon Brooks, with Hubbard getting the larger early share on experience. Expect RB2-range volume across the first four games with goal-line work as the swing factor.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jonathon Brooks would take over as the lead back, with AJ Dillon moving up to the RB2 role
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report. He was already trending off on Sept 9 and that has been formally confirmed; he is absent from Carolina’s final Friday report.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence as a healthy RB2 – but temper expectations, because the confirmed Brooks committee caps his weekly ceiling.

D’Andre Swift — CHI (RB1 / starter (verified: nfl.com roster ACT #4; Ourlads lists him first))

• 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, which means unrestricted participation.
• 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: Clean bill of health heading into Weeks 1-4 as Chicago’s lead back, with Kyle Monangai handling the change-of-pace and complementary work.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kyle Monangai (ACT #25), then Roschon Johnson (ACT #23).
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged – was already verified off Chicago’s Wednesday Sept 9 report in the baseline, and remains off the FINAL Friday report. Carried here only because the Sept 9 snapshot tracked him.

Fantasy takeaway: Fully clear to start as a healthy RB1/RB2 – no injury caveat whatsoever for Week 1.

J.K. Dobbins — DEN (RB1 (verified vs nfl.com roster — status ACT))

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. Dobbins does not appear anywhere on Denver’s official Week 1 injury reports (Thursday Sept. 10 or Friday Sept. 11, 2026). Denver listed exactly one player — Marvin Mims Jr. — and reported that all 53 players on its active roster are healthy. Dobbins was specifically described as ‘at 100%.’
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: None currently — no active injury designation. (His 2025 foot issue is fully behind him.)
• 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 and expected to start Monday, Sept. 14 vs. Kansas City (MNF). No designation, none expected on today’s Saturday report.
• Next four weeks: Clean four-game outlook as Denver’s lead back. The live variable is committee usage with rookie-role back RJ Harvey rather than health.
• Who benefits if he sits: RJ Harvey, then Jonah Coleman and Tyler Badie.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED — now off the injury report. On Sept. 9 his status was flagged as unofficial with no filing in existence; Denver has since filed twice and he is not listed on either report.

Fantasy takeaway: Start Dobbins as an RB2 with confidence — he is completely off the injury report and Denver has declared its roster healthy.

Bhayshul Tuten — JAX (CO-STARTER at running back with Chris Rodriguez Jr. – the club’s Week 1 chart lists them jointly with no clear RB1)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on the Jaguars’ 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 Cleveland Browns – WILL PLAY, fully healthy, no designation.
• Next four weeks: Expected to play all four games. His fantasy risk is entirely committee-related rather than health-related: Jacksonville is genuinely splitting the job with Chris Rodriguez Jr., and if LeQuint Allen Jr. sits Sunday, Tuten stands to absorb a share of the third-down work as well.
• Who benefits if he sits: CHRIS RODRIGUEZ JR. (co-starter, ACT, #24) would take the lead role, with AMEER ABDULLAH (#20) and, health permitting, LEQUINT ALLEN JR. (#5) filling the passing-down snaps.
• 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 but genuinely risky RB2/flex – he is completely off the injury report, and if LeQuint Allen Jr. is inactive Sunday, Tuten’s workload gets a quiet bump.

Ashton Jeanty — LV (RB1 (verified vs nfl.com roster — status ACT))

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. Jeanty does not appear on the Raiders’ FINAL Week 1 injury report filed Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. He carried no game-status designation and was removed entirely after full participation Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: Right ankle (sprain), sustained Aug. 23, 2026 — now resolved
• When it happened: 2026-08-23
• Typical recovery for this injury: A low ankle sprain typically sidelines an NFL running back 1-3 weeks; a high ankle sprain runs 4-6 weeks. Jeanty’s roughly three-week absence from late August to full practice in Week 1 prep is consistent with the low-ankle branch, and he has cleared it.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy as of Sept. 11, 2026. He told reporters he is ‘feeling 100 percent and good to go for Week 1.’
• Next game: ACTIVE and expected to start Sunday, Sept. 13 vs. the Miami Dolphins. No designation.
• Next four weeks: Clean four-game outlook. The one caveat is workload rather than availability: beat reporting on Sept. 11 noted the Raiders may manage his early-season snap count because backup Mike Washington Jr. performed well in the preseason. Expect that committee risk to fade as the ankle proves out.
• Who benefits if he sits: Mike Washington Jr., with Dylan Laube as the third back.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED — now off the injury report. The Sept. 9 Wednesday Full participation held through Thursday and Friday and he was removed from the final report without a designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Start Jeanty as a every-week RB1 — he is off the report entirely, though a slightly capped Week 1 touch count is the realistic downside.

De’Von Achane — MIA (RB1 — clear lead back and the offense’s primary skill-position weapon)

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. No entry on Miami’s FINAL Sept 11 report.
• Practice this week: not reported — absent from the official injury report, i.e. full participation with no injury entry.
• 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 vs Las Vegas Raiders — fully available, no designation. Hafley on Friday: ‘I expect everybody to be available.’
• Next four weeks: No health restriction expected Weeks 1-4; he should carry a full workload.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jaylen Wright would lead the committee, with Ollie Gordon II as the early-down complement.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED — now off the report; he never appeared on Miami’s official Wednesday report either.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him without hesitation — he is completely off the report and unrestricted.

Cam Skattebo — NYG (RB1 — lead back, first up in nearly every running drill through camp)

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. He carries NO designation of any kind: he does not appear on the Giants’ final Friday Sept 11 report. Any remaining commentary about his 2025 leg injury is (c) UNOFFICIAL / tracked-story only.
• Practice this week: not reported — he is not on the injury report, so no participation status is filed for him
• Injury: None currently. Historical: dislocated right ankle with an open tibia/fibula fracture and a ruptured deltoid ligament suffered in Week 8 of the 2025 season vs. Philadelphia, requiring emergency surgery.
• When it happened: Late October 2025 (Week 8 of the 2025 season) — historical, fully rehabbed
• Typical recovery for this injury: Open tib/fib fracture with ankle dislocation and deltoid rupture: typically 9–12 months to return to play, sometimes longer. Skattebo is roughly 10-11 months out and cleared, having gone through full minicamp and full training camp without restriction.
• Expected back to full health: Already there for practical purposes — he completed camp unrestricted and is off the injury report entirely. Some residual ankle stiffness is normal in year one back but is not being reported.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 vs. the DALLAS COWBOYS (8:20 PM ET, SNF) — PLAYING, starting, no designation. He has said ‘I’ll be ready to go.’
• Next four weeks: Every-week starter with workhorse intent. Volume is the story: he has publicly said he is prepared for a major workload, with Tyrone Tracy Jr. as the change-of-pace back.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyrone Tracy Jr. (#29) would take over as the lead back, with Devin Singletary (#26) third and Najee Harris (#23) fourth.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED — now off the report. On Sept 9 he was carried only as an unofficial tracked story with no official designation; the final Friday report confirms he is not listed at all. Fully clean.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him without hesitation — the single cleanest piece of news in this division is that the Giants’ lead back finished Week 1 prep entirely off the injury report.

Breece Hall — NYJ (RB1 — clear lead back and a core piece of the Jets offense)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on the FINAL Friday Sept 11 report as a practice-participation entry with a groin listing but received NO Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag. He is fully cleared.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 11). Full week: Full Wed → Full Thu → Full Fri — a full participant throughout.
• Injury: Groin (maintenance listing only — he never missed or was limited in a practice)
• When it happened: Early September 2026 (carried as a report listing, not a functional limitation)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin/adductor strains generally run 1-2 weeks (Grade 1) to 3-6 weeks (Grade 2). Full participation on all three days indicates this is at most a very minor Grade 1 or simple soreness being documented for compliance — no recovery time required.
• 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 with no designation and no expected snap restriction.
• Next four weeks: Full workload expected Weeks 1-4. The groin listing warrants passive monitoring only; nothing about the week suggests a lingering problem.
• Who benefits if he sits: Braelon Allen is the RB2 and would lead the committee, with Isaiah Davis mixing in.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED / effectively resolved — the Sept 9 Wednesday Full participation held through Friday and produced NO final designation. He is cleared.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with full confidence — the groin note never produced a designation and he practiced fully all three days.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt — WAS (RB1 — lead back on the Commanders’ released Week 1 depth chart, ahead of Rachaad White and Kaytron Allen)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION — he appears on the final Friday Sept 11 report with a BLANK Game Status column. Explicitly stating this per instruction: a blank Game Status means NO designation was assigned, which is GOOD NEWS — he is cleared to play. This is (a) a final Friday game-status filing whose status field is intentionally empty. Washington’s official game-status release is headlined ‘Oweh, Chaisson, Croskey-Merritt cleared to play vs. Eagles.’
• Practice this week: Limited — Wednesday Limited, Thursday Limited, Friday Limited (limited all three days, but cleared anyway)
• Injury: Groin
• When it happened: On the report from the first Week 1 practice, Wednesday Sept 9, 2026 (no specific injury event reported; a training-camp/ramp-up groin issue)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin (adductor) strain: Grade 1 roughly 1–2 weeks; Grade 2 roughly 3–6 weeks; Grade 3 / avulsion 8–12 weeks or surgical. Being cleared after three Limited practices is consistent with a mild Grade 1 that never threatened availability.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively healthy now for availability purposes. Expect the groin to be off the report entirely within 1–2 weeks barring re-aggravation; groin strains do have a meaningful re-injury rate if workload spikes too fast.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4:25 PM ET, FOX) — PLAYING, and starting. No designation.
• Next four weeks: Every-week starter as the lead back. The realistic risk is not absence but committee erosion — Rachaad White was signed specifically for passing downs and Kaytron Allen owns short-yardage/goal-line, so a cautious Week 1 groin workload could hand third-down and goal-line work to those two.
• Who benefits if he sits: Rachaad White (#1) would take the majority of the passing-down and early-down work, with Kaytron Allen (#31) absorbing short-yardage and goal-line carries.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED — and this is the single most valuable status change in the division. On Sept 9 he was Limited with no game status and was flagged as the clearest lineup risk in the NFC East. The Wednesday Limited did NOT convert into an Out or even a Questionable: he stayed Limited all three days and Washington cleared him outright with a blank Game Status.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence — the division’s biggest Wednesday lineup risk cleared with no designation, though script a slightly lower expectation on third-down and goal-line volume in his first game back from the groin.

Jonathon Brooks — CAR (RB2 / the ‘1B’ in a near-even committee with Chuba Hubbard – verified ACT (#25) on nfl.com)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION – he appears on Carolina’s final Week 1 injury report with a BLANK Game Status column. Stating this plainly: blank means no designation and he is cleared to play. HC Dave Canales said Brooks has ‘no limitations’ for Sunday.
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: Groin
• When it happened: On or before 2026-09-09 (present on the first official Week 1 report)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin strains typically sideline an NFL player 1-4 weeks; a grade-1 strain often resolves inside a week, while a grade-2 runs 3-6 weeks. Reaching full participation within the same week points to the mildest end.
• Expected back to full health: Now – he was a full participant Thursday and Friday and was cleared without limitations
• Next game: Expected to play vs Chicago Bears (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET) – no designation, no limitations
• Next four weeks: Healthy and in a genuine committee. Canales has signalled a roughly even split with Hubbard, with Hubbard getting more initial volume on experience and the staff open to riding the hot hand. Brooks projects to roughly 10 touches in Week 1 with the split trending toward him if he produces. The groin is worth monitoring given his extensive lower-body injury history.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chuba Hubbard (RB1) absorbs the workload; AJ Dillon is the RB3
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED – Limited Wednesday converted to Full Thursday and Full Friday, and he finished with a blank Game Status. His Wednesday Limited did NOT convert to an Out or Questionable. This is the cleanest resolution of any Sept 9 skill-position entry in the division.

Fantasy takeaway: Startable as a flex in deeper leagues and a strong stash everywhere – a cleared committee back with standalone value and league-winning upside if Hubbard misses time.

Kyle Monangai — CHI (RB2 / backup to D’Andre Swift (verified: nfl.com roster ACT #25; Ourlads lists him second))

• 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.
• Next four weeks: Healthy complementary back behind Swift through Weeks 1-4; standalone value depends entirely on a Swift absence.
• Who benefits if he sits: Roschon Johnson (ACT #23) would absorb the RB2 role.
• 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: Healthy, but purely a Swift-contingent handcuff – rosterable in deeper leagues, not a Week 1 starter.

Keaton Mitchell — LAC (RB2 behind Omarion Hampton (verified vs nfl.com roster status ACT and Ourlads depth chart updated 09/10/2026))

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. Mitchell received NO final game-status designation on the Chargers’ final Week 1 report filed Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. He was Limited Wednesday, Limited Thursday, then FULL Friday and was cleared without a tag.
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: Hamstring — 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 hamstring strain typically sidelines an NFL player 1-3 weeks for a Grade 1 and 4-8 weeks for a Grade 2. Progressing Limited-Limited-Full inside a single week without missing a practice puts this at the mildest end of Grade 1 — effectively a tweak.
• 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 all four weeks. He remains a change-of-pace back behind Omarion Hampton, so his fantasy value is tied to game script and any Hampton absence rather than to this hamstring. Soft-tissue injuries do carry meaningful recurrence risk in the two to three weeks after return, which is the thing to watch.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kimani Vidal is the next back up behind Hampton.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED — off the injury report. The Sept. 9 Wednesday Limited progressed to Full on Friday and produced no final designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Mitchell is cleared but stays a handcuff/deep-bench hold — his upside arrives only if Hampton misses time.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. — NYG (RB2 — change-of-pace back behind Cam Skattebo)

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. He does not appear on the Giants’ 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 vs. the DALLAS COWBOYS (8:20 PM ET, SNF) — PLAYING. No designation.
• Next four weeks: Available all four as the primary backup. His value is almost entirely contingent on a Skattebo absence or a larger-than-expected committee.
• Who benefits if he sits: Devin Singletary (#26) would move up to the No. 2 role behind Skattebo, with Najee Harris (#23) fourth.
• Change since Wednesday: Unchanged — he was already off the report on Sept 9 and remains off it on the final Friday report.

Fantasy takeaway: Hold as the Skattebo handcuff — he is healthy and is the direct beneficiary of any Skattebo absence, which matters given Skattebo’s 2025 leg surgery.

Rachaad White — WAS (RB2 — passing-down specialist behind Jacory Croskey-Merritt)

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. He does not appear anywhere 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 (he practiced through the week without being listed)
• 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 defined passing-down role. Dan Quinn has indicated White could handle ‘some third downs,’ which overlaps directly with Croskey-Merritt’s improving receiving usage.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kaytron Allen (#31) would absorb the complementary snaps behind Croskey-Merritt; Craig Reynolds (#24) is the practice-squad elevation candidate.
• Change since Wednesday: Unchanged — off the report on Sept 9 and still off it on the final Friday report. Worth flagging that the scenario that would have elevated him (a Croskey-Merritt Out) did not materialize.

Fantasy takeaway: A PPR-only flex dart and the direct Croskey-Merritt handcuff — his role got slightly LESS valuable when Croskey-Merritt cleared with no designation.

British Brooks — HOU (RB3 / fullback behind David Montgomery and Woody Marks)

• 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 be available all four games in a short-yardage and special-teams role. No injury risk flagged.
• Who benefits if he sits: Practice-squad backs JAWHAR JORDAN (#25) and NOAH WHITTINGTON (#26) are the elevation candidates.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report. Confirmed absent from all three Texans Week 1 practice reports.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance – a healthy RB3/fullback with negligible touch volume behind David Montgomery and Woody Marks.

Ollie Gordon II — MIA (RB3 behind De’Von Achane and Jaylen Wright — early-down/short-yardage complement)

• Status: Resolved — off the injury report. No entry on Miami’s FINAL Sept 11 report.
• Practice this week: not reported — absent from the official injury report, i.e. full participation with no injury entry.
• 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 vs Las Vegas Raiders — fully available, no designation.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 1-4; his fantasy ceiling is capped by the depth chart, not by injury.
• Who benefits if he sits: DJ Herman would move up, with Jarquez Hunter (DEV) available via elevation.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED — now off the report.

Fantasy takeaway: Healthy but third in line — a stash only if you roster De’Von Achane and want the goal-line contingency.

Kendre Miller — NO (RB3 behind Travis Etienne Jr. and Alvin Kamara – verified ACT (#5) on nfl.com)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. He does not appear on the Saints’ final Friday Week 1 report.
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on the report at all
• Injury: Minor practice injury from early September, reported at the time as ‘minor’ and now fully resolved
• When it happened: 2026-09-01 (practice)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable – the issue has fully resolved and was described as minor from the outset
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy – cleared and off the report entirely
• Next game: Expected to play at Detroit Lions (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET) – fully healthy, no designation
• Next four weeks: Healthy, and the most relevant contingency piece in the Saints backfield. With Estime out and Kamara carrying a Questionable tag and a likely snap-count ramp, Miller is one injury away from a genuine committee role behind Travis Etienne Jr.
• Who benefits if he sits: Audric Estime would be next up, but he is himself ruled Out for Week 1, which leaves only practice-squad backs CJ Donaldson and Zamir White behind Etienne and Kamara
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report, confirming the Sept 9 read. He is absent from the Saints’ final Friday report.

Fantasy takeaway: The best speculative add in this backfield – a fully healthy RB3 who becomes flex-relevant immediately if Kamara’s knee limits him Sunday.

Isaiah Davis — NYJ (RB3 behind Breece Hall and Braelon Allen)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) a FINAL Friday Sept 11 practice-participation entry with a knee 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 — he practiced every day.
• Injury: Knee (maintenance listing — no missed or limited practices)
• When it happened: Early September 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: A minor knee contusion or soreness that permits full practice generally resolves in under a week. Anything structural (MCL sprain 2-4 weeks, meniscus 4-8 weeks, ACL season-ending) would have produced limited sessions — his full participation rules those out.
• 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. With Kene Nwangwu doubtful, Davis is the healthy RB3.
• Next four weeks: Available Weeks 1-4 with no restriction; his role is capped by the depth chart, not by health.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kene Nwangwu would be next up, but he is DOUBTFUL himself — Al-Jay Henderson (practice squad, DEV) is the elevation fallback.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED / effectively resolved — the Sept 9 Wednesday Full held through Friday with NO final designation.

Fantasy takeaway: Healthy but third in line — only a handcuff-of-a-handcuff behind Breece Hall and Braelon Allen.

Emanuel Wilson — SEA (RB3 in a three-way committee – red-zone change-of-pace snaps)

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. He appeared on Seattle’s Sept 9 practice report but carried NO final game designation, was active, and played.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played (he was a full participant before it)
• Injury: Undisclosed minor issue that produced a Week 1 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 but capped – he is the third man in a committee and loses work entirely when Charbonnet returns in Week 5
• Who benefits if he sits: Jacardia Wright (DEV) would need a practice-squad elevation; Price and Holani would simply absorb the snaps
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Waiver-wire filler only – he saw limited red-zone snaps, which is touchdown-dependent volatility rather than usable volume.

Pierre Strong Jr. — GB (Practice-squad RB depth (verified: nfl.com roster status DEV, #22). Not on the active depth chart.)

• Status: UNOFFICIAL – (c). 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. There is no official designation of any kind attached to this player.
• Practice this week: not reported – practice-squad participation is not published on the official injury report.
• Injury: None verified. The Sept 9 baseline carried an unofficial beat-reporting item on him; no Sept 11-12 reporting substantiates an active injury, and he remains on the practice squad in good standing (DEV) rather than on practice-squad injured reserve.
• When it happened: N/A – no verified injury
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A – no verified injury
• Expected back to full health: N/A – presumed healthy; he carries an active DEV status rather than a practice-squad IR designation.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the Minnesota Vikings (4:25 PM ET) – NOT ON THE ACTIVE ROSTER. He would need a standard practice-squad elevation to play, and no Saturday Sept 12 elevation has been reported for Green Bay as of this writing.
• Next four weeks: Practice-squad depth. He becomes relevant only if Green Bay suffers injuries to MarShawn Lloyd, Chris Brooks or Kaleb Johnson, in which case he is an elevation candidate.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A – he is himself the depth. Damon Bankston (DEV) is the other practice-squad back.
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report. The Sept 9 baseline carried him on unofficial beat reporting only; no injury has been substantiated in Sept 11-12 sourcing, and he holds a clean DEV practice-squad status. Retained here solely because the Sept 9 snapshot tracked him.

Fantasy takeaway: Ignore in all formats unless Green Bay elevates him and an injury opens real touches ahead of him.

Kyle Juszczyk — SF (Starting fullback; listed at FB on the official nfl.com roster (some club charts group him with the TEs))

• Status: Resolved – off the injury report. He was a LIMITED practice-report entry on Sept 9 but does NOT appear on the official nfl.com league Week 1 injury report and carried no game designation.
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played
• Injury: Undisclosed minor issue that produced a practice-report entry only; 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 10
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 vs. the Miami Dolphins: expected to PLAY, no designation
• Next four weeks: Healthy throughout; his role may tick up with Tonges out, since San Francisco can use more two-back looks in place of two-TE sets
• Who benefits if he sits: No true backup fullback on the roster – San Francisco would shift to 11 or 12 personnel
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Healthy but not fantasy-relevant outside of deep two-point-per-reception FB-eligible leagues.

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 RB first appeared on Game On Media.

Bottom Line Up Front at Quarterback

Friday’s final designations turned quarterback from the quietest position on the board into one with a genuine crisis: Atlanta lost both of its quarterbacks in the same week and will start its third-stringer. Everything else at the position resolved in the expected direction.

Of the 13 quarterbacks on this board, 6 are out or doubtful, 1 carries a Questionable tag that decides itself on gameday, and 4 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 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?

Sam Darnold (SEA), Tua Tagovailoa (ATL), Michael Penix Jr. (ATL), Graham Mertz (HOU), Skylar Thompson (BAL), Matthew Caldwell (LAR), Dillon Gabriel (CLE), Tyson Bagent (CHI), Patrick Mahomes (KC), Daniel Jones (IND), Mitchell Trubisky (TEN), Marcus Mariota (WAS), Haynes King (CAR)

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 13 quarterbacks here: 3 are new to the report, 1 improved, 2 got worse, and 2 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 Sam Darnold (SEA) can’t go — Drew Lock (ACT), who went 16-of-22 for 187 yards and a TD with no picks in relief and led the fourth-quarter comeback; Jalen Milroe (ACT) is QB3
• If Tua Tagovailoa (ATL) can’t go — Cooper Rush starts (rookie Jack Strand is the game-day backup; Michael Penix Jr. is also ruled Out)
• If Michael Penix Jr. (ATL) can’t go — Cooper Rush is the Week 1 starter; Jack Strand is QB2
• If Graham Mertz (HOU) can’t go — Already absorbed. DAVIS MILLS (#10) is the QB2 behind C.J. Stroud; MARK GRONOWSKI holds the QB3 job on the practice squad. Houston also signed veteran QB Brett Rypien in response to the Mertz injury.
• If Skylar Thompson (BAL) can’t go — Joe Fagnano is the QB3 in his place; Tyler Huntley is the QB2 behind Lamar Jackson. Fagnano is the practical emergency arm.
• If Matthew Caldwell (LAR) can’t go — Stetson Bennett (ACT) is QB2 and Ty Simpson (ACT) is QB3 behind Matthew Stafford
• If Dillon Gabriel (CLE) can’t go — Taylen Green is the QB3 in his place; Shedeur Sanders is the QB2 behind Deshaun Watson.
• If Tyson Bagent (CHI) can’t go — Case Keenum (ACT #11) becomes the QB2 behind Caleb Williams.

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.

Sam Darnold — SEA (QB1 when healthy; Drew Lock is now the Week 2 starter)

• Status: (c) POST-GAME injury from an already-played game – Darnold was sacked at the end of Seattle’s opening possession on Wednesday, Sept 9 and the club announced in-game he would not return. He has NOT been placed on IR: head coach Mike Macdonald’s public position is ‘no consideration of IR at this point.’
• Practice this week: n/a – game already played. He has not practiced since the injury.
• Injury: Hip – a muscle/soft-tissue strain, not a structural injury. Macdonald after the MRI: ‘The hip is intact, and it’s good. It’s more of a muscle thing.’ A hip fracture was specifically ruled out.
• When it happened: 2026-09-09 (first series of the Week 1 win over New England)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hip flexor / hip muscle strains typically cost an NFL quarterback 1-4 weeks: roughly 1-2 weeks for a Grade 1, 3-6 weeks for a Grade 2. Re-injury risk is high if a QB returns before the push-off leg is symptom-free.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 – Week 3 (Sept 27-28) is the realistic target, with Week 4 the conservative case. Rapoport’s reporting frames it as ‘just a few weeks.’
• Next game: Week 2, Sunday Sept 20 AT THE ARIZONA CARDINALS: expected OUT. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported he is expected to miss at least the Cardinals game, and Drew Lock will start.
• Next four weeks: Week 2 out; Week 3 a genuine coin flip and the likeliest return; Weeks 4-5 he should be back and starting. Seattle’s schedule helps – the gap after Week 2 gives him extra recovery runway.
• Who benefits if he sits: Drew Lock (ACT), who went 16-of-22 for 187 yards and a TD with no picks in relief and led the fourth-quarter comeback; Jalen Milroe (ACT) is QB3
• Change since Wednesday: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Bench or stash Darnold for at least one week and do not cut him – the injury is muscular rather than structural, so a Week 3 return is live, but Drew Lock is the streaming option and the Seattle pass catchers hold most of their value.

Ruled out or unavailable (6)

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

Tua Tagovailoa — ATL (Season QB1 – officially named the Week 1 starter on Sept 7, 2026; verified on nfl.com roster as ACT (#1))

• Status: OUT – this is (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation on the official Week 1 report, not an unofficial report
• Practice this week: DNP
• Injury: Oblique strain, sustained during Thursday’s practice (he was observed touching his back and briefly sitting down during individual drills)
• When it happened: 2026-09-10 (Thursday practice)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Oblique strains for an NFL quarterback typically cost 2-4 weeks; a mild grade-1 strain can resolve in 1-2 weeks, while a moderate-to-severe strain routinely runs 4-6 weeks because throwing loads the injured muscle directly
• Expected back to full health: Late September to early October 2026 (realistically Week 3-5), with a genuine chance he is back sooner if this is a low-grade strain
• Next game: OUT at Pittsburgh Steelers (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET)
• Next four weeks: Week 1 is a certainty to miss. Oblique strains are notoriously re-aggravation-prone for throwers, and Atlanta has a competent veteran bridge in Cooper Rush, so there is no pressure to rush him. Expect a week-to-week designation; a Week 2 return is possible but optimistic, Weeks 3-4 is the more realistic window. Treat any ‘Limited’ practice report as the first real signal.
• Who benefits if he sits: Cooper Rush starts (rookie Jack Strand is the game-day backup; Michael Penix Jr. is also ruled Out)
• Change since Wednesday: NEW – he was not on the Sept 9 report at all. He was added to the Thursday Sept 10 report as a LIMITED participant with an oblique injury, then converted to a final OUT on Friday. This is the single biggest change in the division.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him from every starting lineup and stash on IR if your league allows – and note the downstream damage: Drake London, Kyle Pitts and Jahan Dotson all lose value with a third-string-caliber operation under center.

Michael Penix Jr. — ATL (QB3 on the Week 1 operational chart (on the 53-man roster, verified ACT #9 on nfl.com) – had been the announced Week 1 inactive)

• Status: OUT – this is (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation. Important distinction: on Sept 9 his absence was only an unofficial coach’s announcement that he would be inactive; it is now a formal Out on the league injury report.
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: Knee
• When it happened: Not precisely reported; the knee has carried him through the 2026 preseason and he has appeared on the practice report continuously since at least Sept 9, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Varies widely by structure involved. A knee issue that still permits FULL practice participation is generally a 0-2 week functional matter; the Out designation here reads as a club roster/management decision layered on top of the medical status rather than a pure availability call
• Expected back to full health: Functionally healthy now – he was a full participant Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. His Week 1 absence is not a conditioning or medical limitation.
• Next game: OUT at Pittsburgh Steelers (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET)
• Next four weeks: The most interesting situation in the division. With Tua out for an uncertain stretch, Penix is a fully practicing quarterback sitting behind Cooper Rush. If Rush struggles or Tua’s absence extends, Penix is the obvious next man and could seize the job outright within the next four weeks. Monitor Atlanta’s Week 2 practice report and game-status column closely.
• Who benefits if he sits: Cooper Rush is the Week 1 starter; Jack Strand is QB2
• Change since Wednesday: DOWNGRADED – on Sept 9 he was a Full participant with a BLANK Game Status and only an unofficial ‘he will be inactive’ statement from HC Kevin Stefanski. That has now hardened into an official OUT on the final Friday report. Confirmed: yes, the inactive plan held.

Fantasy takeaway: Do not cut him in a superflex or 2QB league – a full participant carrying an Out designation with the starter injured is a classic buy-low who can be the starter within two weeks.

Graham Mertz — HOU (Not on the active depth chart – out for the season. He had been competing for the QB3 role behind C.J. Stroud and Davis Mills.)

• 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 14, 2026 – sustained in his Texans preseason debut.
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction requires 9-12 months to return to play, with 12-18 months to full pre-injury function. Quarterbacks often tolerate the timeline marginally better than skill positions requiring repeated explosive cutting, but an August 2026 tear rules out the entire 2026 season regardless.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-2027. Realistic availability for 2027 offseason work and training camp.
• 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 balance of the 2026 season.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed. DAVIS MILLS (#10) is the QB2 behind C.J. Stroud; MARK GRONOWSKI holds the QB3 job on the practice squad. Houston also signed veteran QB Brett Rypien in response to the Mertz injury.
• 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 third-string quarterback on season-ending IR.

Skylar Thompson — BAL (QB4 — not on the active depth chart; Baltimore’s active QB order is Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley, Joe Fagnano)

• Status: Reserve/Injured — category (b), an official reserve-list designation, shown as status code RES on the nfl.com Ravens roster. Placed on IR without a return designation, so he is out for the season absent an injury settlement or later activation; reporting at the time of the move described it as likely season-ending.
• Practice this week: not reported — ineligible to practice while on Reserve/Injured
• Injury: Undisclosed. The Ravens did not announce the nature of the injury, which was sustained during early-August training camp. Do not assume a body part — none was reported.
• When it happened: On or about Aug 10-12, 2026 (camp); placed on Reserve/Injured Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be stated for an undisclosed injury. What is known is the roster consequence: a player placed on Reserve/Injured from the preseason roster without a return designation is out for the entire 2026 season.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown — no public timeline. Practically, the 2027 offseason.
• Next game: OUT (season) — not eligible for at Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, or any 2026 game on his current designation.
• Next four weeks: Out for all four. He is not eligible to be activated on a non-designated-to-return IR placement.
• Who benefits if he sits: Joe Fagnano is the QB3 in his place; Tyler Huntley is the QB2 behind Lamar Jackson. Fagnano is the practical emergency arm.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged — same Reserve/Injured status as the Sept 9 snapshot.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy action required — he is a fourth quarterback on IR and only matters as the reason Baltimore’s emergency QB depth behind Lamar Jackson is thinner than it looks.

Matthew Caldwell — LAR (Off the active roster – QB4 on the reserve list)

• Status: (b) OFFICIAL reserve-list designation – RES (Reserve/Injured) per the official nfl.com Rams roster
• Practice this week: n/a – on the reserve list
• Injury: Undisclosed injury carried from training camp
• When it happened: 2026-08-26 approximately (placed on reserve at roster cutdown)
• Typical recovery for this injury: n/a – his availability is governed by his reserve-list status, not a recovery timeline
• Expected back to full health: Unknown; not disclosed by the club
• Next game: Week 2, Monday Sept 21 vs. the New York Giants: OUT – on the reserve list
• Next four weeks: OUT – he is behind Stafford, Bennett and Simpson even if activated
• Who benefits if he sits: Stetson Bennett (ACT) is QB2 and Ty Simpson (ACT) is QB3 behind Matthew Stafford
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance – listed only because he occupies a reserve-list spot at a fantasy-relevant position.

Dillon Gabriel — CLE (Not on the active depth chart; Cleveland’s active QB order is Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders, Taylen Green. Rookie Taylen Green took the No. 3 job that Gabriel’s IR placement vacated.)

• Status: Reserve/Injured, designated to return — category (b), an official reserve-list designation (status code RSR on the nfl.com Browns roster). Mandatory four-game absence; activation-eligible from Week 5.
• Practice this week: not reported — ineligible to practice until his activation window opens
• Injury: Back
• When it happened: August 2026; placed on Reserve/Injured with a return designation on Aug 30, 2026 at the 53-man cutdown
• Typical recovery for this injury: Back injuries in NFL quarterbacks vary widely by cause: a muscular strain or spasm is 1-3 weeks, a disc-related issue or stress reaction is 6-12 weeks, and a surgical disc case is 3-6 months. The Browns’ willingness to attach a return designation rather than a season-ending placement points to the shorter, non-surgical end.
• Expected back to full health: Earliest activation Week 5 (early October 2026) if medically cleared; the four-game minimum governs regardless of how quickly the back settles.
• Next game: OUT — ineligible for vs Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026.
• Next four weeks: Out for all four by rule. The Browns effectively used IR-with-return to keep a fourth quarterback, so his re-emergence in Week 5 depends as much on Deshaun Watson’s and Shedeur Sanders’s performance as on the back.
• Who benefits if he sits: Taylen Green is the QB3 in his place; Shedeur Sanders is the QB2 behind Deshaun Watson.
• Change since Wednesday: unchanged — same Reserve/Injured (designated to return) status, still Week 5 eligible.

Fantasy takeaway: No redraft relevance — he cannot be activated before Week 5 and would still be behind two quarterbacks when he is.

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.

Tyson Bagent — CHI (QB2 / primary backup behind Caleb Williams (verified: nfl.com roster ACT #17; Ourlads lists him second))

• 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.
• Practice this week: DNP (Friday Sept 11). Did not practice on any of the three days – Wed DNP, Thu DNP, Fri DNP.
• Injury: Back
• When it happened: Early September 2026 – first appeared on Chicago’s Wednesday Sept 9 report as a DNP. The club has not disclosed a specific injury date or mechanism.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Non-specific back strain / lumbar strain: most NFL cases resolve in 1-3 weeks; a disc-related or nerve-involved back issue runs 4-8 weeks or longer. With no club detail provided, the 1-3 week band is the reasonable default, though three straight DNPs argue for the upper half of it.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 (roughly Weeks 2-4). A full practice week without setbacks is the marker to watch; three consecutive DNPs mean he has not yet begun that.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the Carolina Panthers (1:00 PM ET) – QUESTIONABLE, but trending toward INACTIVE. A quarterback who did not practice at all in Week 1 prep is very unlikely to dress as the backup. HC Ben Johnson said the Bears feel confident with veteran Case Keenum backing up Caleb Williams if Bagent is unavailable.
• Next four weeks: Irrelevant for fantasy unless Caleb Williams is injured. Bagent should reclaim the QB2 job within a few weeks once the back clears; Case Keenum holds the emergency role in the meantime.
• Who benefits if he sits: Case Keenum (ACT #11) becomes the QB2 behind Caleb Williams.
• Change since Wednesday: DOWNGRADED – Wednesday’s DNP carried a BLANK game-status column (no designation). It has now CONVERTED TO A FINAL QUESTIONABLE after he failed to practice on Thursday or Friday either. Three straight DNPs is a meaningfully worse signal than the single Wednesday DNP captured in the Sept 9 snapshot.

Fantasy takeaway: No standard-league fantasy action – this only matters as a tail-risk note that Chicago’s emergency quarterback behind Caleb Williams is now 38-year-old Case Keenum rather than Bagent.

Final tag still pending (1)

Denver and Kansas City file a day later than everyone else. Real situations, final tag still to come.

Patrick Mahomes — KC (QB1 (verified vs nfl.com roster — status ACT); Justin Fields is QB2)

• Status: NO FINAL TAG YET — this is (c) FRIDAY PRACTICE PARTICIPATION WITH THE FINAL GAME STATUS STILL PENDING. Because Kansas City plays Monday night, its final report is due today (Saturday, Sept. 12) and has not been posted as of this check: the Game Status column on nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 is blank for every Chiefs player. What IS now official — and is the change from Sept. 9 — is that Kansas City has FILED. Mahomes appears on the club’s official Thursday (Sept. 10) and Friday (Sept. 11) practice reports listed with a KNEE injury and FULL participation on both days.
• Practice this week: Full
• Injury: Left knee — torn ACL and LCL suffered during the 2025 season; surgically repaired, followed by a roughly nine-month rehabilitation. He has not missed a practice since being cleared for football activities in July 2026.
• When it happened: 2025 season (season-ending); surgery followed, with the nine-month rehab timeline running into 2026 training camp
• Typical recovery for this injury: Combined ACL + LCL reconstruction typically sidelines an NFL player 9-12 months before a return to game action, with a further 6-12 months before pre-injury explosiveness and cutting confidence fully return. Mahomes is at roughly the nine-month mark and has cleared every rehab checkpoint on schedule.
• Expected back to full health: Already cleared and practicing in full. Treat him as functionally healthy for Week 1, with the caveat that first-season-back mobility for a dual-threat quarterback often lags the medical clearance by a month or more.
• Next game: Expected to start Monday, Sept. 14 vs. the Kansas City Chiefs’ opponent Denver (MNF). Three consecutive Full practices and Andy Reid’s ‘He’s geared up and ready to go’ point to no designation or at worst a procedural Questionable when the Saturday report lands.
• Next four weeks: Every indication is a full four-game slate. The risk to monitor is not availability but designed-run volume: expect Kansas City to protect the knee by cutting his scramble and QB-keeper rate early in the season, which trims his rushing floor relative to his pre-injury norms.
• Who benefits if he sits: Justin Fields (QB2, ACT). Garrett Nussmeier is QB3.
• Change since Wednesday: UPGRADED — on Sept. 9 Kansas City had not filed at all and his status rested entirely on an Andy Reid quote. There is now an official club filing showing FULL participation Thursday and Friday. The final game-status tag remains pending until today’s Saturday report posts.

Fantasy takeaway: Start Mahomes with confidence in Week 1 — full participation all week beats an offseason quote — but discount his rushing projection until the knee proves itself over a few games.

Cleared — listed this week but carrying no designation (4)

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

Daniel Jones — IND (QB1 – the confirmed Week 1 starting quarterback, listed first on the colts.com Week 1 chart ahead of Anthony Richardson Sr. and Riley Leonard)

• Status: NO DESIGNATION – fully cleared. This is (c) UNOFFICIAL for injury-report purposes: Jones carries no Friday game-status tag and no reserve-list designation. He is tracked here only because he is making his first game appearance since a torn Achilles, which is a live fantasy risk story rather than a listed injury.
• Practice this week: Full – not listed on any Week 1 practice report; he participated fully throughout the week.
• Injury: Torn Achilles tendon (fully recovered; off the injury report)
• When it happened: December 2025
• Typical recovery for this injury: Achilles tendon ruptures are among the most severe non-catastrophic NFL injuries, typically requiring 9-12 months to return to play and frequently a full 12-18 months to regain pre-injury explosiveness. Historically players have shown a measurable performance dip in their first season back. Jones is returning at roughly the 9-month mark – the aggressive end of the normal window, though quarterbacks fare better on this timeline than positions requiring repeated explosive push-off.
• Expected back to full health: Cleared and medically full health as of Week 1. True pre-injury athleticism – specifically scrambling volume and off-platform throwing – may not fully return until late in the 2026 season, consistent with the usual first-year-back pattern.
• Next game: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 vs the Baltimore Ravens – WILL PLAY and will START. No designation; this is his first game action since December 2025.
• Next four weeks: Expected to start all four. The watch item is not availability but mobility: if the rushing dimension of his game is diminished, his fantasy floor drops materially since designed and scramble runs have historically been a meaningful share of his fantasy scoring. Anthony Richardson Sr. sitting directly behind him as QB2 means any struggle or setback has a fast, live path to a change.
• Who benefits if he sits: ANTHONY RICHARDSON SR. (QB2, ACT, #5), formally named the backup quarterback in early September 2026, with RILEY LEONARD (QB3, #15) third.
• Change since Wednesday: NEW – added to this report. He was not on the Sept 9 injury list because he carries no official designation, but his Week 1 return from a December 2025 torn Achilles is a genuine tracked injury story with direct fantasy consequences and belongs on the report.

Fantasy takeaway: A matchup-dependent QB2 at best in Week 1 – he is cleared and starting, but a debut against Baltimore at nine months post-Achilles with an unproven rushing floor and Anthony Richardson on the bench is too much uncertainty to trust as a starter.

Mitchell Trubisky — TEN (QB2 behind Cam Ward)

• 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 – available as the backup quarterback, fully healthy, no designation.
• Next four weeks: Expected to be available all four games as QB2 with no path to starting barring an injury to Cam Ward.
• Who benefits if he sits: HENDON HOOKER (practice squad, #16) would be the elevation candidate.
• 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: No fantasy relevance – a healthy backup quarterback with no route to snaps while Cam Ward is upright.

Marcus Mariota — WAS (QB2 — backup to Jayden Daniels)

• 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: Knee
• When it happened: On the report from the first Week 1 practice, Wednesday Sept 9, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Minor knee sprain/contusion with full practice participation: roughly 0–2 weeks and generally no missed time. A Grade 1 MCL sprain would be 1–3 weeks; three Full practices argue against even that.
• Expected back to full health: Already functionally healthy. Expect him off the report by Week 2.
• Next game: Sunday Sept 13 at the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4:25 PM ET, FOX) — AVAILABLE as the backup. No designation.
• Next four weeks: Available all four as QB2. Only fantasy-relevant if Jayden Daniels misses time.
• Who benefits if he sits: Athan Kaliakmanis (#16) would become the emergency QB2 behind Jayden Daniels; Sam Hartman (#15) is on the practice squad.
• 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: No fantasy action — relevant only as insurance, and the news is that Washington’s QB2 is healthy behind Jayden Daniels.

Haynes King — CAR (QB3 (rookie) behind Bryce Young and Kenny Pickett – verified ACT (#16) 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: Healthy but a likely game-day inactive as QB3 vs Chicago Bears (Sunday, Sept 13, 1:00 PM ET)
• Next four weeks: Healthy third-string rookie. He would need injuries to both Bryce Young and Kenny Pickett to see meaningful snaps in the next four weeks.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kenny Pickett is the QB2 and the actual next man up behind Bryce Young
• Change since Wednesday: RESOLVED – now off the report, confirming the Sept 9 read.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in any format – healthy, but third on the depth chart.

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 QB first appeared on Game On Media.

Tight end is thin enough that a single absence reshapes the position, and Week 1 delivered one: the consensus TE1 had a knee procedure this week. Below that, most of the position’s August scares have cleared.

What changed since the weekend

Clubs filed their first official injury reports of the season on Wednesday, which replaces the guesswork of the preseason with real practice participation. Across the 33 tight ends on this board: 6 are new to the report, 7 improved, 0 got worse, and 8 cleared entirely and are no longer listed by their teams.

How to read this report

Week 1 spans six days, so teams are at different points in their reporting week and their designations do not mean the same thing:

• Seattle–New England played Wednesday, September 9. Those teams have final designations and published inactives.
• San Francisco–LA Rams play Thursday, September 10 in Melbourne — final or near-final.
• Everyone else plays Sunday, September 13 or Monday, September 14. Their Wednesday filing is practice participation only. Final Out/Doubtful/Questionable tags land Friday, September 11. A Wednesday “Full” is a strong signal, not a guarantee.

Anything on the reserve list — IR, PUP, Commissioner’s Exempt List — is an official roster transaction and is settled regardless of the day.

Ruled out or unavailable (12)

Official reserve-list designations and confirmed absences. Plan around these.

Tip Reiman — ARI (Not on the active roster — would be the TE2 blocking tight end behind Trey McBride)

• Wednesday practice: DNP
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation — Reserve/PUP. Official team filing made at the Aug 26, 2026 cutdown to 53; nfl.com’s official roster confirms PUP today.
• Injury: Ankle, surgically repaired
• When it happened: 2026-06-15 (approximate — offseason surgery ahead of camp)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Surgically repaired ankles typically sideline an NFL player 3-5 months, with tight ends needing extra time to regain push-off strength for blocking.
• Expected back to full health: October to November 2026
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept 13 at the Chargers. On reserve/PUP he must miss the first four games and cannot be activated before Week 5.
• Weeks 1-4: Ineligible for all four games by rule. A blocking tight end with minimal receiving usage, so his return has little fantasy consequence either way.
• Who benefits if he sits: Elijah Higgins is the TE2 in his absence, with Hunter Long as the No. 3 behind Trey McBride
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant for fantasy — ineligible until Week 5 and a blocking specialist when he does return. His absence marginally helps Trey McBride’s route share.

Grant Calcaterra — PHI (Reserve/Injured (designated to return) – occupies no active depth-chart position. Would compete with Johnny Mundt for TE2 snaps on return. Verified reserve status on nfl.com roster.)

• Wednesday practice: DNP (on Reserve/Injured – not eligible to practice with the team until his return window opens)
• Official status: (c) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – Reserve/Injured, DESIGNATED TO RETURN, listed as such on the Eagles’ initial 53-man roster cycle and officially placed on IR 2026-09-01. He must miss a MINIMUM OF FOUR GAMES (through Week 4) before activation, and does not appear on the weekly practice report.
• Injury: Back injury per the Sept 6 baseline. NOTE ON SOURCING: the reporting confirming his 09/01/2026 IR placement explicitly states the injury was not disclosed by the club (‘It is unclear what injury he is dealing with’), so the ‘back’ characterization is carried forward from the baseline and is NOT independently confirmed by an official source. Treat the specific diagnosis as unverified; the IR placement itself is fully confirmed.
• When it happened: Late August 2026 (preseason; IR placement 2026-09-01)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Non-surgical lumbar back injury (disc irritation or facet/muscular strain) in a tight end: 4-8 weeks, occasionally longer if there is nerve involvement, and recurrence is common under blocking load. The four-game administrative minimum and a back injury’s typical timeline line up closely, so a Week 5-7 return is the realistic band.
• Expected back to full health: October 2026 – earliest activation is Week 5, with Weeks 5-7 the realistic return band
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept 13 (4:25 PM ET vs. Washington) – ineligible on Reserve/Injured
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: OUT for all four, mandatory. Earliest return Week 5, and he would come back into a TE room where Goedert holds the receiving work and Mundt has the No. 2 snaps.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already replaced – Johnny Mundt (TE, ACT) is TE2, with rookie Eli Stowers (TE, ACT) as TE3 and E.J. Jenkins (TE, ACT) as TE4
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Drop in redraft – a mandatory four-game absence with an undisclosed back injury and no clear role waiting for him.

Luke Musgrave — GB (Would be the TE3/TE4 in a room already fronted by Tucker Kraft and Jonnu Smith; currently off the active depth chart.)

• Wednesday practice: Not applicable – Reserve/PUP players cannot practice until their Week 5 window opens.
• Official status: (c) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform. Verified as status code ‘PUP’ on nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster/ and by the club’s Aug. 30 transaction. Reserve/PUP mandates a minimum four-game absence and is outside the weekly game-status process.
• Injury: Neck injury sustained during June 2026 minicamp. He did not practice at any point in training camp or the preseason. GM Brian Gutekunst said he is ‘really hopeful’ Musgrave plays at some point in 2026 but set no timeline, and the team’s signing of Jonnu Smith as insurance signals he is far from a lock to be activated when first eligible.
• When it happened: June 2026 (minicamp); placed on Reserve/PUP Aug. 30, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Highly variable by pathology and the single least predictable class of injury in football. A cervical strain or stinger costs 1-4 weeks; a disc issue requiring surgery costs 3-6 months plus a clearance process; a structural cervical finding can end a season or a career. The team’s refusal to give a timeline after three-plus months is the tell.
• Expected back to full health: Genuinely unknown. First eligible to be activated in Week 5, but no medical clearance has been reported and the front office language is hopeful rather than definite.
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept. 13 at Minnesota, and ineligible through at least Week 4 by rule.
• Weeks 1-4: Out for all four by rule. Even after Week 5 eligibility, activation is speculative – a neck case with no timeline this deep into the calendar frequently extends much further.
• Who benefits if he sits: Josh Whyle is the TE3 in his absence, behind Kraft and Jonnu Smith; Mark Redman is fourth.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – still Reserve/PUP with no reported change in status or timeline.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable – he is buried behind two established tight ends even at full health, and the neck situation has no timeline.

Ben Yurosek — MIN (Was the TE3 on the Sept 6 baseline chart behind T.J. Hockenson and Josh Oliver; now off the active depth chart entirely, which promotes Gavin Bartholomew to TE3.)

• Wednesday practice: Not applicable – players on Reserve/Injured cannot practice.
• Official status: (c) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – Reserve/Injured. Verified as status code ‘RES’ on nfl.com/teams/minnesota-vikings/roster/ and by the club’s own transaction announcement (vikings.com, Sept. 8, 2026, 6:00 PM), which placed him on IR to clear a roster spot for the signing of S Harrison Smith. He does not appear on Minnesota’s three-man Week 1 injury report because IR players are outside that process.
• Injury: Undisclosed. Minnesota did not specify the injury in its transaction announcement. Star Tribune’s Ben Goessling reported the injury ‘isn’t expected to be a long-term issue’ and that Yurosek ‘should be back this season,’ which suggests a placement driven partly by roster mechanics rather than a severe injury.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured Sept. 8, 2026; injury date not disclosed.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be pinned down without a disclosed pathology. The ‘not long-term, back this season’ framing is most consistent with a soft-tissue or minor joint injury in the 4-8 week band, which is also the practical minimum for a standard IR stint plus activation.
• Expected back to full health: Reported as expected back at some point in the 2026 season, with no specific date. A standard IR placement requires activation to a roster spot before he can play.
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept. 13 vs. Green Bay – on Reserve/Injured and ineligible.
• Weeks 1-4: Out for the near term with no published return date. Even a favorable recovery has him competing for the No. 3 tight end job behind Hockenson and Oliver.
• Who benefits if he sits: Gavin Bartholomew (No. 86) is now the TE3 behind T.J. Hockenson and Josh Oliver on the vikings.com official Week 1 depth chart.
• Change since the weekend: NEW – Yurosek was on the Sept 6 baseline depth chart as an active TE3 with no injury entry; he was placed on Reserve/Injured on Sept 8, 2026.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy impact of his own – the only thing worth noting is that Minnesota’s tight end depth behind Hockenson is now thinner, which marginally raises Josh Oliver’s contingency value.

Moliki Matavao — NO (Was competing for TE3 snaps; currently off the active roster.)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported – on the reserve list.
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation – NFL.com lists him RES (Reserve/Injured) with no return designation, so he is out for the season.
• Injury: Knee.
• When it happened: Logged Aug 25, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A for 2026 – a straight Reserve/Injured placement ends the season. A knee injury serious enough for season-ending IR typically implies a 6-12 month rehab.
• Expected back to full health: Targeting the 2027 offseason.
• Week 1: Out for Sunday, Sept 13 at Detroit – and for the season.
• Weeks 1-4: Out for all of Weeks 1-4 and the balance of 2026.
• Who benefits if he sits: Oscar Delp holds the TE3 job in his place, behind Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – already on IR as of Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: Ignore in all formats – he is on season-ending reserve.

Joe Royer — CLE (TE4 (on reserve; not on the active depth chart))

• Wednesday practice: not applicable – on the reserve list, ineligible to practice
• Official status: (a) FINAL OFFICIAL ROSTER-STATUS DESIGNATION: Reserve/Non-Football Injury list (nfl.com roster code RSN), filed Aug 30, 2026. NOTE – the Sept 6 baseline described this as ‘Reserve/NFI – personal.’ The ‘personal’ characterization is NOT supported by any source I could verify; report it as Reserve/NFI only.
• Injury: Non-football injury; the nature was not disclosed by the club. By definition it was sustained away from team activities.
• When it happened: Prior to Aug 30, 2026 (the date of the NFI placement).
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not estimable without a disclosed injury. Reserve/NFI placed before the season requires the player to miss at least the first four games; the club then has a window to activate him.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown – insufficient public information. Earliest possible return is Week 5.
• Week 1: OUT – ineligible for Week 1 at Jacksonville, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: OUT for all four, by rule.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already covered – Harold Fannin Jr. is TE1, Blake Whiteheart TE2, Carsen Ryan TE3.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in all formats – he was TE4 before the injury.

Will Mallory — IND (Was the TE4. On IR-designated-to-return; Andrew Ogletree currently occupies the TE3 role.)

• Wednesday practice: not applicable — ineligible to practice until the Week 5 window at the earliest
• Official status: (a-equivalent) OFFICIAL ROSTER DESIGNATION: Reserve/Injured, DESIGNATED TO RETURN. Confirmed by his ‘RSR’ status code on the official nfl.com Colts roster. Must miss a minimum of four games (Weeks 1-4).
• Injury: Thumb
• When it happened: Late August 2026; the Colts placed him on IR-designated-to-return when setting the initial 53-man roster on Aug 30, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Thumb fractures or UCL tears requiring surgical fixation typically cost 6-8 weeks; non-surgical thumb sprains run 2-4 weeks. His four-game IR placement implies the surgical/longer end.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late October 2026 (Weeks 6-8) for a full return to football activity.
• Week 1: OUT — Week 1 vs. Baltimore. Ineligible.
• Weeks 1-4: OUT for Weeks 1-4 (vs BAL, @ KC, vs HOU, vs WAS in London). Eligible for the return designation only after Week 4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already accounted for — Tyler Warren is the every-down TE1, Mo Alie-Cox the TE2, Andrew Ogletree the TE3.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged — same official IR-designated-to-return status as the Sept 6 report.

Fantasy takeaway: No redraft relevance — he is a TE4 who cannot play until Week 5 at the earliest and would not have a role even then.

Jaren Kanak — TEN (Was a developmental TE5/special-teamer. On season-ending reserve; the active room is Helm, Bellinger, Martin-Robinson and Granson.)

• Wednesday practice: not applicable — on season-ending IR
• Official status: (a-equivalent) OFFICIAL ROSTER DESIGNATION: Reserve/Injured (IR) — out for the 2026 season. Confirmed by his ‘RES’ status code on the official nfl.com Titans roster, and by the Titans’ own transaction announcement placing him and DE Jaylen Harrell on IR.
• Injury: Pectoral (torn pec)
• When it happened: August 2026, during training camp / preseason.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Torn pectoral requiring surgical repair: 4-6 months, which is why these are routinely season-ending when they occur in August.
• Expected back to full health: Roughly December 2026 to February 2027 — i.e., the 2027 offseason.
• Week 1: OUT — Week 1 vs. the Jets and all of 2026.
• Weeks 1-4: Out for the season.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already accounted for — Gunnar Helm is the TE1, Daniel Bellinger the TE2, with David Martin-Robinson and Kylen Granson co-listed third.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged — same official season-ending IR designation as the Sept 6 report.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in any format.

DJ Rogers — DAL (Reserve/Injured – no active depth-chart position. Was a depth tight end. Verified RES status on nfl.com roster (#49).)

• Wednesday practice: DNP (on Reserve/Injured – not eligible to practice with the team)
• Official status: (c) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – Reserve/Injured (IR), official club transaction. Does not appear on the weekly practice report.
• Injury: Knee injury (specific structure not disclosed by the club)
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp / preseason; IR placement in the roster-cutdown cycle)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Undisclosed knee injuries span a wide range: meniscus or MCL, 4-8 weeks; ACL or multi-ligament, 9-14 months. With no designated-to-return notation reported and no club-disclosed timeline, the conservative read is that he is unlikely to contribute in 2026.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate – no club-disclosed timeline
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept 13 (8:20 PM ET vs. New York Giants) – ineligible on Reserve/Injured
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: OUT for all four. Even on a return he would be the fourth or fifth tight end with no fantasy-relevant role.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already replaced – Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE, ACT) and Luke Schoonmaker (TE, ACT) hold the backup roles behind Jake Ferguson
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Drop in all formats – on IR with an undisclosed knee injury and no path to snaps behind Jake Ferguson.

Princeton Fant — DAL (Reserve/Injured – no active depth-chart position. Was a backup/blocking tight end. Verified RES status on nfl.com roster (#85).)

• Wednesday practice: DNP (on Reserve/Injured – not eligible to practice with the team)
• Official status: (c) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – Reserve/Injured (IR), official club transaction, season-ending. Not eligible to return in 2026 and does not appear on the weekly practice report.
• Injury: Torn ACL plus MCL damage in the knee (multi-ligament injury)
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp / preseason)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Combined ACL/MCL reconstruction: 10-14 months, meaningfully longer than an isolated ACL because the medial-side repair must be protected before rotational loading begins. Return-to-play rates for multi-ligament knee injuries are lower than for isolated ACL tears. An August 2026 injury projects to roughly mid-to-late 2027.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late 2027 – no 2026 availability whatsoever
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept 13 (8:20 PM ET vs. New York Giants) and every remaining 2026 game – season-ending IR
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: OUT, and out for the entire 2026 season. Zero fantasy relevance.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already replaced – Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE, ACT) is TE2 and Luke Schoonmaker (TE, ACT) TE3; James Mitchell and Michael Trigg are practice-squad depth
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Drop in all formats – season-ending multi-ligament knee reconstruction with no 2026 return path.

Carson Towt — IND (Depth/blocking tight end, no active depth-chart role. On season-ending reserve.)

• Wednesday practice: not applicable — on IR
• Official status: (a-equivalent) OFFICIAL ROSTER DESIGNATION: Reserve/Injured (IR). Confirmed by his ‘RES’ status code on the official nfl.com Colts roster. No designated-to-return tag has been reported.
• Injury: Undisclosed. The Colts have not specified the injury and no credible reporting has filled the gap — flagged here rather than guessed at.
• When it happened: Not disclosed; the IR placement dates to the initial 53-man roster construction in late August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be estimated — the injury has not been disclosed. Any range given here would be invention.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown. Without a designated-to-return tag reported, the working assumption is he is out for 2026.
• Week 1: OUT — Week 1 vs. Baltimore.
• Weeks 1-4: OUT for Weeks 1-4; assume out for the season absent a return designation.
• Who benefits if he sits: No impact — Warren, Alie-Cox and Ogletree handle the tight end room, with Pharaoh Brown and Kenny Fletcher Jr. on the practice squad.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged — same official IR designation as the Sept 6 report.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in any format.

Cole Turner — MIA (TE depth — not in the Week 1 rotation)

• Wednesday practice: Not applicable — on the reserve list, does not appear on the weekly practice report.
• Official status: (a) FINAL official roster designation — Reserve/Injured (status code RES on the nfl.com official roster).
• Injury: Undisclosed
• When it happened: Late August 2026 (placed on IR on or about Aug 27, 2026)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Undisclosed, but an in-season IR placement carries a mandatory minimum four-game absence.
• Expected back to full health: Not before Week 5, and only if designated to return.
• Week 1: OUT — on Reserve/Injured, ineligible for Week 1.
• Weeks 1-4: Ineligible Weeks 1-4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Justin Joly holds the TE4 spot on the active roster.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged — already on IR in the Sept 6 baseline.

Fantasy takeaway: Ignore — no fantasy relevance in any format this season.

Did not practice Wednesday (3)

A Wednesday DNP four days out is the clearest warning sign on the report. Have a replacement ready and check Friday.

Brock Bowers — LV (TE1 — verified No. 1 tight end on nfl.com roster (ACT) and Ourlads (Sept 8); the featured pass-catcher in Klint Kubiak’s offense)

• Wednesday practice: DNP
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY, NO FINAL GAME STATUS YET. Bowers appears on the Raiders’ first official injury report of 2026, filed Wednesday Sept 9, as a non-participant with a knee injury. A final Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag is not due until Friday Sept 11, 4:00 PM ET. He is NOT on injured reserve — he remains ACT on the nfl.com roster. Reporting universally expects him to be ruled Out for Sunday.
• Injury: Knee — meniscus tear, treated with an arthroscopic meniscus trim (partial meniscectomy) performed by Dr. Daniel Cooper in Dallas. This is the shorter-recovery option; a meniscus repair would have been a months-long absence. Second straight season of knee trouble: a PCL injury and bone bruise limited him to 12 games in 2025.
• When it happened: Aggravated during training camp and diagnosed the week of Aug 31–Sept 4, 2026; surgery Tuesday, Sept 8, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Arthroscopic meniscus trim: 2–6 weeks to return to play for an NFL skill player (commonly 1–3 missed games); a meniscus repair, by contrast, is 4–6 months
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 — realistically Week 3–4 for a full, unrestricted snap share, given the Raiders’ stated intent to protect a knee that has now been an issue two years running
• Week 1: Expected OUT vs Miami, Sunday Sept 13, 4:25 PM ET. Treat as out pending Friday’s official designation.
• Weeks 1-4: Reported as ‘a game or two.’ Base case: misses Week 1, coin-flip for Week 2, back but possibly snap-limited Week 3, near-normal by Week 4. Downside case is a third missed game if the knee swells — the club has openly said Bowers is prioritizing durability over playing through it this year, which cuts against an aggressive return.
• Who benefits if he sits: Michael Mayer (verified TE2) takes the bulk of the snaps, with Ian Thomas (verified TE3) as the No. 2. Practice-squad TE Chris Myarick could be elevated for blocking snaps.
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Sit Bowers in Week 1 and stream a replacement TE now; Michael Mayer is the priority waiver add in every format and a usable TE1 streamer against Miami.

Tyler Higbee — LAR (TE2 — second tight end behind Colby Parkinson)

• Wednesday practice: DNP
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry with no final game status — listed as DID NOT PARTICIPATE on the Rams’ official Week 1 report, but flagged as a veteran REST day (not injury related), alongside Alaric Jackson and Byron Young. No game-status designation.
• Injury: None — ‘not injury related, resting player’ (scheduled veteran rest day)
• When it happened: not applicable — no injury
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — a veteran rest day carries no recovery timeline
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health — he is not injured
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne — a non-injury rest DNP does not threaten availability
• Weeks 1-4: Available for all four. His fantasy problem is competition, not health: the Rams carry five active tight ends and Colby Parkinson is ahead of him.
• Who benefits if he sits: Terrance Ferguson and Davis Allen are the next tight ends up behind Colby Parkinson
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Do not read the DNP as an injury — it was veteran rest, but a five-deep TE room still makes him a touchdown-dependent streamer at best.

Oscar Delp — NO (TE3 behind Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant; 2026 third-round rookie.)

• Wednesday practice: DNP
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry without a final game status – Did Not Participate on the Saints’ Wednesday, Sept 9 report. Final designation comes Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Hamstring.
• When it happened: Sustained in August 2026; he has been carrying it since before the Sept 6 checkpoint.
• Typical recovery for this injury: 1-2 weeks for a Grade 1 hamstring strain, 3-6 weeks for Grade 2. A DNP this deep into the injury suggests it is lingering rather than resolving.
• Expected back to full health: Uncertain – a Wednesday DNP roughly three weeks in points to a Grade 2 and a return around mid-to-late September.
• Week 1: Not yet determined, trending poorly. Sunday, Sept 13 at Detroit – Wednesday was practice participation only; Friday’s Sept 11 report sets his official status.
• Weeks 1-4: Wk1 at DET, Wk2 at BAL, Wk3 vs LV, Wk4 vs ATL. Even healthy he is the TE3 in a room with Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant – minimal standalone value across the stretch.
• Who benefits if he sits: Noah Fant is the TE2 and would take the extra snaps; Treyton Welch and Stone Smartt are practice-squad options.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – still sidelined with the same hamstring, now confirmed by an official DNP rather than an aggregator projection.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable – a TE3 who did not practice Wednesday has no viable Week 1 path to targets.

Limited Wednesday (4)

Limited on Wednesday usually means trending toward playing, but it is exactly the group whose Friday designation decides your lineup.

George Kittle — SF (TE1 — starting tight end)

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry with no final game status. Kittle appeared on San Francisco’s official Week 1 practice reports as LIMITED on BOTH Sept 8 and Sept 9 with an Achilles designation. No final game-status designation (Out/Doubtful/Questionable) for the Melbourne game could be verified from any official source as of this filing. Aggregators listing him ‘questionable’ are unofficial; see excluded_and_why for the 2024 Week 3 stories that falsely surface as current.
• Injury: Right Achilles tear (surgically repaired); currently managed as workload/soreness, not a new injury — Kyle Shanahan clarified that ‘taken a step back’ referred to reps, not a setback
• When it happened: 2026-01-15 (approximate — original Achilles tear in January 2026; activated off active/PUP Aug 23, 2026)
• Typical recovery for this injury: A full Achilles tendon repair typically sidelines an NFL player 9-12 months, and skill players often need a further 4-8 weeks of in-season ramp-up before they carry a normal workload.
• Expected back to full health: October 2026 for an unrestricted snap count; he is functional but rep-managed right now
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY on Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne, but on a managed snap count. Shanahan: ‘We got to be smart with that. They both look great and stuff, but we also definitely have to be smart with that.’ OC Klay Kubiak: ‘Kittle looks good… he’s practicing full speed, he’s getting a ton of reps.’ Treat as a game-time snap-share question, not an availability question.
• Weeks 1-4: Should play in all four but with the 49ers deliberately throttling reps early. Expect his snap share and route volume to climb week over week, approaching normal by late September/early October. Elevated soft-tissue re-aggravation risk on a short turnaround into Week 2.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jake Tonges (TE2); Luke Farrell is the blocking TE, and the 49ers signed Brayden Willis to the practice squad Sept 6 specifically as Kittle insurance
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Startable but shade your projection down 20-30% for Week 1 — he is playing on a leash in Melbourne, so pair him with a safe floor elsewhere in your lineup.

Will Kacmarek — MIA (TE2 on the official club depth chart, but he is Miami’s only true blocking tight end and is expected to play a heavy in-line role in 12-personnel and run-game packages)

• Wednesday practice: Limited (Wednesday Sept 9)
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry, no final game status yet. Miami plays Sunday Sept 13, so designations are not due until Friday Sept 11.
• Injury: Undisclosed (the club has not specified). He was absent from practice from Aug 22 through roughly Sept 6, missed the preseason finale, and was doing individual work with a trainer as recently as Sept 7.
• When it happened: On or about Aug 22, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Without a named injury, the honest read is the timeline itself: a roughly two-and-a-half-week absence followed by a Limited return most often reflects a moderate soft-tissue strain or a joint sprain, which typically runs 2-4 weeks total.
• Expected back to full health: Best estimate for 100%: Week 1-2. He returned to team practice Sept 7 and is already up to Limited, which is a healthy trajectory.
• Week 1: Likely to play Sunday Sept 13 at Las Vegas, most plausibly with a Questionable tag on Friday. If he progresses to Full by Thursday or Friday, expect no designation at all.
• Weeks 1-4: Week 1: expected to play in a blocking-first role. Weeks 2-4: full participation, with the Dolphins leaning on him to stabilize a run game that has no other in-line blocker.
• Who benefits if he sits: Seydou Traore slides into the TE2 role, with Justin Joly as TE3 — but neither blocks at Kacmarek’s level, so Miami would likely shift to more 11-personnel rather than replace him one-for-one.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED — on Sept 6 he had not practiced at all since Aug 22; he has now returned and logged a Limited Wednesday.

Fantasy takeaway: Not a startable fantasy TE — his value is indirect: his health props up De’Von Achane’s rushing efficiency, so track him as an Achane input rather than a roster add.

Andrew ‘Drew’ Ogletree — IND (TE3, behind Tyler Warren and Mo Alie-Cox (verified on the Colts’ official Sept 8 depth chart))

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY, no final game status yet. Listed as a limited participant on the official NFL Week 1 injury report. No Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag filed; Colts play Sunday.
• Injury: Neck. The Colts have not disclosed a mechanism or severity beyond the ‘neck’ designation on the report.
• When it happened: Not disclosed. He was not on the Sept 6 tracking, so the issue most likely arose in the final days of camp prep or at Wednesday’s practice itself.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Extremely wide range by class. A neck strain / ‘stinger’ type issue is commonly 3-10 days. A cervical disc or structural injury runs 4-8+ weeks and can be season-altering. With no disclosed mechanism, the limited-not-DNP participation is the single best signal that this is at the mild end.
• Expected back to full health: If this is a strain/stinger — as the Limited participation suggests — expect full health within 1-2 weeks (by Week 2, Sept 20). Unknowable with confidence until the Colts disclose more or the Thursday/Friday participation trend appears.
• Week 1: Likely available Sunday, Sept 13 vs. Baltimore, but with genuine uncertainty. Watch the Thursday and Friday reports — a move to DNP would be a significant downgrade for a neck issue.
• Weeks 1-4: Even fully healthy he is the TE3 in a room fronted by Tyler Warren, who is the clear focal point. Ogletree’s Weeks 1-4 fantasy value is negligible in all but the deepest tight-end-premium formats regardless of how this resolves.
• Who benefits if he sits: No practical change — Tyler Warren and Mo Alie-Cox already absorb essentially all meaningful tight end usage. Practice-squad TEs Pharaoh Brown and Kenny Fletcher Jr. would be elevation candidates for blocking snaps.
• Change since the weekend: NEW — not on the Sept 6 report.

Fantasy takeaway: Ignore for fantasy purposes; the only reason to track this is the small chance a Warren injury later promotes the TE2/TE3 chain, and neck injuries are worth monitoring for their own sake.

Eli Stowers — PHI (TE3 behind Dallas Goedert and Johnny Mundt, verified ACT on nfl.com roster and Ourlads 09/08/2026. Rookie, 54th overall pick in the 2026 draft out of Vanderbilt.)

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY WITHOUT FINAL GAME STATUS. Filed on the Eagles’ Wednesday, Sept 9 report as ‘hamstring – Limited Participation’. No Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag until Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Hamstring strain, sustained late in the preseason. He missed practice with it on 2026-08-25. Beat reporter Jeff McLane noted Wednesday that Stowers and other players ‘who got dinged up late in the preseason are dressed to practice in some capacity.’
• When it happened: Approximately 2026-08-24 (late preseason; first reported missing practice 2026-08-25)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 hamstring strain in a tight end: 1-3 weeks. Grade 2: 3-6 weeks. Grade 3: 8-12 weeks. Highest recurrence rate of any NFL soft-tissue injury, roughly 1 in 3 within the same season, so clubs routinely hold rookies to Limited work longer than veterans. Two-plus weeks out and practicing Limited is consistent with a Grade 1 nearing resolution.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late September 2026 (Weeks 2-3) for unrestricted work; likely available but not fully unrestricted for Week 1
• Week 1: LIKELY TO PLAY Sunday, Sept 13 (4:25 PM ET vs. Philadelphia’s opponent Washington), but NOT official. A Limited Wednesday four days out most often resolves to a Full Friday and no designation, or a ‘Questionable’ tag with a light snap count. Watch the Thursday and Friday reports.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: expected to be available for most or all four in a rotational TE3 role. Reporting notes he still needs development as a blocker, so his snap share should stay low regardless of health. Hamstring recurrence is the main absence risk.
• Who benefits if he sits: E.J. Jenkins (TE, ACT) is TE4 and would absorb the rotational snaps. Grant Calcaterra (TE) is on IR-designated-to-return and unavailable for a minimum of four games.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in Week 1 as the third tight end behind a healthy Dallas Goedert – a dynasty stash only, and one whose hamstring warrants patience.

Practiced in full (on the report, trending to play) (5)

On the report but practicing fully — typically maintenance or the tail of something that has resolved. Start them, but note the injury is on file.

Theo Johnson — NYG (TE2 behind Isaiah Likely per Ourlads 09/08/2026, though Empire Sports (09/01) describes him as the nominal every-down starter with Likely featured as the pass-catching weapon – treat as a genuine committee. Verified ACT on nfl.com roster.)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY WITHOUT FINAL GAME STATUS. Filed Wednesday, Sept 9 as ‘shoulder – Full Participation’. No Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag until Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Shoulder injury (AC-joint-type contusion/sprain; no structural damage reported). Sustained in a training-camp collision with teammate Kayvon Thibodeaux; he missed two subsequent practices. Head coach John Harbaugh: ‘He’s going to be fine. He’s going to be good. He’ll be ready.’ Harbaugh also explicitly corrected reports of him limping – the issue is the shoulder, not a lower-body problem.
• When it happened: Approximately 2026-08-20 (training-camp collision; first publicly reported 2026-08-27)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1-2 AC joint sprain / shoulder contusion in a tight end: 1-3 weeks to full participation, and players frequently play through it once they can absorb contact and extend the arm overhead. Grade 3 separations run 4-8 weeks. His full-contact Wednesday practice ~3 weeks out places this firmly at the mild end.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively full health now – practicing without restriction as of Wednesday, Sept 9, 2026.
• Week 1: EXPECTED TO PLAY Sunday, Sept 13 (8:20 PM ET vs. Dallas). Not yet official; Friday, Sept 11 brings the final designation. A Full practice with no restriction makes a game-status tag unlikely.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: expected to play all four with no absence risk from this injury. His fantasy ceiling is capped by the Likely acquisition rather than by the shoulder.
• Who benefits if he sits: Isaiah Likely (TE, ACT) – already the featured receiving tight end and would absorb virtually all pass-catching work; Chris Manhertz (TE, ACT) would take the blocking snaps.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Shoulder is a non-issue after a Full Wednesday, but the Likely signing – not the injury – is the reason to leave Johnson on your bench in Week 1.

AJ Barner — SEA (TE1 — starting tight end)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry with no final game status — listed with an oblique injury on Seattle’s official Week 1 report but practiced FULL both reported days and received NO game-status designation. He is active tonight.
• Injury: Oblique
• When it happened: 2026-09-05 (approximate — surfaced during the Week 1 practice week)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Oblique/abdominal strains typically cost an NFL player 1-3 weeks; minor ones that allow full practice resolve inside a week. Full participation on consecutive days indicates the minor end.
• Expected back to full health: Already effectively full health — no restriction reported
• Week 1: ACTIVE and expected to start tonight (Wednesday, Sept 9)
• Weeks 1-4: Should hold the starting job through the next four games. The real risk to his fantasy value is Elijah Arroyo’s snap share, not the oblique.
• Who benefits if he sits: Elijah Arroyo (Eric Saubert is the No. 3; Nick Kallerup is inactive tonight)
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as normal in TE-premium formats — the oblique never limited him in practice and he is active tonight.

Kenyon Sadiq — NYJ (TE2 behind Mason Taylor — a first-round rookie whose health opens up the Jets’ 12-personnel packages)

• Wednesday practice: Full (Wednesday Sept 9, estimated)
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry, no final game status yet. Jets play Sunday Sept 13; Wednesday levels are estimated.
• Injury: Groin, following core-muscle (sports hernia) surgery
• When it happened: Surgery in the offseason/early camp, summer 2026; the residual groin issue limited him through August
• Typical recovery for this injury: Core-muscle/sports-hernia repair: 6-10 weeks to return to football activity, and commonly 12+ weeks before full explosiveness. Residual groin soreness after such a repair typically resolves over an additional 2-4 weeks.
• Expected back to full health: Best estimate for 100%: Weeks 1-2. He has cleared the groin issue and reached Full participation, which is the milestone that matters after this class of surgery.
• Week 1: Expected to play Sunday Sept 13 at Tennessee with no designation.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: available, with a snap share that should climb as the Jets add two-TE packages. His usage curve, not his health, is the variable.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jeremy Ruckert is the blocking TE and would take those snaps; Jelani Woods is TE4.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED — the post-surgical groin was an open question on Sept 6; he is now a Full participant and the Jets expect him to play.

Fantasy takeaway: STASH in dynasty and deeper redraft leagues — a healthy first-round rookie TE with a rising snap share is exactly the profile that pays off in the second half of a season, but do not start him in Week 1.

Seydou Traore — MIA (TE3 — receiving-oriented depth behind Greg Dulcich and Will Kacmarek)

• Wednesday practice: Full (Wednesday Sept 9)
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry, no final game status yet. Miami plays Sunday Sept 13.
• Injury: Undisclosed minor issue that limited his availability in the final week of the preseason
• When it happened: Late August 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Minor undisclosed soft-tissue issues of this type generally resolve in under two weeks.
• Expected back to full health: Already effectively at 100% — a Full Wednesday participation is the clearest signal available.
• Week 1: Expected to play Sunday Sept 13 at Las Vegas with no designation.
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy and available Weeks 1-4; role is limited by the depth chart, not by the injury.
• Who benefits if he sits: Justin Joly is the next tight end up.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED — carried a minor availability question on Sept 6, now a Full participant and appears on the report only as a cleared entry.

Fantasy takeaway: Waiver-wire irrelevant in redraft; only worth a deep-dynasty stash if Dulcich gets hurt.

Ben Sinnott — WAS (TE3 behind Chig Okonkwo and John Bates, verified ACT on nfl.com roster and Ourlads 09/09/2026)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY WITHOUT FINAL GAME STATUS. Filed Wednesday, Sept 9 as ‘oblique – Full Participation’. No game-status tag until Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Oblique strain
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Oblique/abdominal strain in a tight end: 2-4 weeks for a mild strain, 4-8 weeks for a moderate one. Obliques are notoriously slow to settle because trunk rotation is unavoidable in blocking and route-running, and recurrence is common if a player is rushed. A Full practice indicates a mild strain that has fully resolved.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively full health now – unrestricted Full participation as of Wednesday, Sept 9, 2026
• Week 1: EXPECTED TO PLAY Sunday, Sept 13 (4:25 PM ET vs. Philadelphia). Not yet official; Full Wednesday makes a Friday designation unlikely.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: expected to be available for all four in a rotational TE3 role. With Okonkwo and Bates both healthy, his target volume should be minimal.
• Who benefits if he sits: Colson Yankoff (TE, ACT) is TE4; Jack Westover (TE) is on the practice squad. NOTE: Quentin Moore, listed as a Commanders TE in the Sept 6 baseline, was WAIVED FROM IR on 09/09/2026 and is no longer on the roster.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Healthy but boxed in as the third tight end – no startable value in Week 1 absent an injury ahead of him.

No official designation yet (unconfirmed) (1)

Either the team’s reporting week is shifted (the Monday-night clubs file a day later) or the situation is beat-reported without an official entry. Real, but unconfirmed — verify before you rely on it.

Adam Trautman — DEN (TE2 — verified ACT on nfl.com and listed second behind Evan Engram on Denver’s Week 1 unofficial depth chart (Sept 9); the team’s primary blocking tight end)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported (participant at Monday Sept 7 practice)
• Official status: (c) STILL UNOFFICIAL — no filing exists; Denver’s first official report is due Thursday Sept 10. He returned to practice Monday Sept 7 alongside Mims Jr. and OLB Que Robinson.
• Injury: Undisclosed — the club did not specify the ailment that cost him practice time in late August/early September
• When it happened: Late August 2026 (exact date not disclosed)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not determinable without a disclosed diagnosis; the practice absence was short enough that it never threatened his Week 1 availability
• Expected back to full health: Already there — back at practice a week before the opener
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY at Kansas City, Monday Sept 14, 8:15 PM ET
• Weeks 1-4: Available throughout, in a blocking-first role. Minimal receiving upside behind Engram in all four weeks.
• Who benefits if he sits: Nate Adkins (verified TE3), then Dallen Bentley (TE4)
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant for fantasy purposes — he matters only as the reason Evan Engram isn’t asked to block, which protects Engram’s route volume.

Cleared since the weekend — off the report entirely (8)

The good news. These players carried an injury question into the weekend and are no longer listed by their teams at all.

Sam LaPorta — DET (TE1 – confirmed as the starter on both nfl.com (ACT, No. 87) and the Ourlads 09/08 chart, ahead of Brock Wright and Tyler Conklin.)

• Wednesday practice: Full – not listed on the Wednesday report; the club’s estimated report names Full participants explicitly and he is not among the injured group at all.
• Official status: Resolved – off the injury report. Verified absent from Detroit’s official Wednesday Sept 9, 2026 Week 1 injury report – checked on nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 (which lists eight Lions, ALL defensive: Abney, Harper, Izien, Derrick Moore, Nowaske, Rakestraw, Rolder, Wingo) and cross-checked against Sept 9 club-sourced reporting from Athlon and Crescent City Sports, both of which state LaPorta was REMOVED from the report. He is ACT on nfl.com. With no practice entry there is nothing for Friday Sept 11 to designate.
• Injury: Resolved. Two separate items have now both cleared: back surgery in November 2025, and a hip injury from a hit taken in an Aug. 17, 2026 training-camp practice. Beat reporting describes him as ‘ready to go for Week 1’ and ‘fully healthy now,’ and Detroit is characterized as entering Week 1 with a clean bill of health on offense.
• When it happened: Hip: Aug. 17, 2026 (training camp). Prior back surgery: November 2025.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hip contusion or mild hip-flexor strain in an NFL player: 1-3 weeks, with a labral or deeper joint injury running 6 weeks to surgical. LaPorta is roughly 3.5 weeks from the hip incident and unrestricted, consistent with the benign end. Post-operative recovery from a lumbar procedure typically runs 3-6 months, and he is ~10 months out.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy as of Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, with both the hip and the 2025 back surgery behind him.
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY, no designation, Sunday, Sept. 13 vs. New Orleans at Ford Field.
• Weeks 1-4: Every-week starter across all four with no restrictions reported. Detroit’s offense is fully intact around him at the skill positions, which supports his target floor.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brock Wright (No. 89) would step in as the primary tight end, with Tyler Conklin next.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the injury report. The Sept 6 baseline carried an aggregator-projected ‘Questionable’ on the hip; Detroit’s own Week 1 filing removed him entirely.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a top-tier tight end – clearing the first official report of the year with no entry closes out both the hip and the 2025 back surgery, and the earlier aggregator ‘Questionable’ is obsolete.

Tucker Kraft — GB (TE1 – confirmed as the top tight end on both nfl.com (ACT) and the Ourlads 09/08 chart, ahead of Jonnu Smith.)

• Wednesday practice: Full – not listed on the Wednesday report, which for Green Bay means unrestricted participation.
• Official status: (a)/RESOLVED – Resolved – off the injury report. Kraft does NOT appear on Green Bay’s official eight-man Wednesday Sept 9 Week 1 injury report (verified against both nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 and the club-published Packers-Vikings report), and he is ACT on the roster. Because he carries no practice-report entry at all, there is nothing for Friday Sept 11 to convert into a game status – he is on track to be fully available with no designation.
• Injury: Torn ACL suffered in Week 9 of the 2025 season (vs. Carolina). He opened 2026 rehabbing, took part in full-contact work in the joint practice with Arizona, and sat out the preseason finale purely as Week 1 preparation. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reported he was expected to be ‘full go’ for the opener, and he cleared Week 1 practice without an injury-report entry.
• When it happened: ACL tear: Week 9 of the 2025 season (early November 2025).
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction in an NFL player: 9-12 months to return to play, with 12+ months usually needed to regain pre-injury explosiveness. Kraft is roughly 10 months post-injury at Week 1.
• Expected back to full health: Cleared and unrestricted as of Wednesday Sept 9, 2026. Expect the final 10-15 percent of explosiveness and route separation to arrive over the first month as he passes the 12-month mark.
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY, no designation, Sunday, Sept. 13 at Minnesota. Note this is a Wednesday-practice-based read; the official final status is not filed until Friday, Sept. 11 – but with no practice entry there is no realistic path to a Questionable tag.
• Weeks 1-4: Full every-week starter. The only caveat is snap-count management in the opening weeks as the staff eases a 10-month ACL return into a full workload, plus real target competition from Jonnu Smith, so the volume may build rather than start at a ceiling.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jonnu Smith (No. 18) would take over as the primary receiving tight end, with Josh Whyle third.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the report. The Sept 6 baseline carried him as ‘Questionable’ from a CBS Sports aggregator page; the club’s own official Week 1 filing lists him nowhere. This is the clearest upgrade of the week.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence – clearing the first official injury report of the year with no entry is the strongest possible signal for a 10-month ACL return, and the earlier ‘Questionable’ floating around aggregators is now dead.

Tyler Warren — IND (TE1 and the focal point of the Colts’ tight end usage)

• Wednesday practice: Full — the Colts reported that ALL 53 players practiced Wednesday and that only four were limited (Haulcy, Ogletree, Pierce, Van Pran-Granger). Warren was not among them.
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report
• Injury: Groin/adductor strain — cleared
• When it happened: Late August 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 groin/adductor strains: 1-3 weeks; grade 2: 3-6 weeks. His clean Week 1 participation indicates the mild end.
• Expected back to full health: Now — full participant with no designation.
• Week 1: Available, no designation, Sunday Sept 13 vs. Baltimore.
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy and unrestricted for Weeks 1-4 (vs BAL, @ KC, vs HOU, vs WAS in London). Groin strains do carry some recurrence risk, so a future Wednesday ‘Limited’ would not be shocking, but nothing suggests it now.
• Who benefits if he sits: Mo Alie-Cox would be the primary replacement, with Andrew Ogletree next — not applicable, Warren is healthy.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report. On Sept 6 he carried an unofficial ‘Questionable’ for a groin/adductor strain, amplified by a widely circulated social post; he practiced fully Wednesday and is not on the official report.

Fantasy takeaway: This is the most valuable resolution on the board — start him as a locked-in TE1 with zero health discount, because a groin issue that was clouding him three days ago is now completely gone from the report.

John Bates — WAS (TE2 / co-starter with Chig Okonkwo per Yahoo’s Week 1 depth chart (09/09); TE2 per Ourlads 09/09/2026. Verified ACT on nfl.com roster.)

• Wednesday practice: Full (practiced Wednesday; not listed on the injury report, so no participation level was formally filed for him)
• Official status: Resolved – off the injury report. He does NOT appear on the Commanders’ official Wednesday, Sept 9 injury report.
• Injury: Hamstring strain. ESPN’s John Keim reported at the time that he would ‘miss a couple weeks’; head coach Dan Quinn confirmed a multi-week absence. That window closed in mid-August and he has now cleared the report entirely.
• When it happened: 2026-07-30 (training-camp practice; reported 2026-08-01)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1-2 hamstring strain in a tight end: 2-4 weeks, consistent with the ‘couple weeks’ timeline given. Recurrence risk stays elevated for roughly 4-6 weeks post-return. He is now about six weeks out from the injury, which is past the elevated-risk window.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health – roughly six weeks post-injury and off the injury report as of Sept 9, 2026
• Week 1: WILL PLAY Sunday, Sept 13 (4:25 PM ET vs. Philadelphia) with no restriction. Off the report, so no Friday designation is expected.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: expected to play all four in a blocking-first co-starter role alongside Okonkwo. Low target volume by design; his recovery matters more for Washington’s run blocking than for fantasy scoring.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ben Sinnott (TE, ACT) – who was the direct beneficiary of Bates’ camp absence – followed by Colson Yankoff (TE, ACT)
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Fully recovered and off the report, which caps Ben Sinnott’s breakout path and leaves Chig Okonkwo as the only Commanders tight end worth a roster spot.

Erick All — CIN (TE3 on the verified active depth chart (up from TE4 in the baseline, because Tanner Hudson is on the practice squad))

• Wednesday practice: Full (by omission – he is not listed on the Wednesday report, which means unrestricted participation)
• Official status: Resolved – off the injury report. He carries NO designation of any kind. nfl.com lists him ACT with no PUP, IR or NFI code, and he did not appear on Cincinnati’s official Wednesday, Sept 9 participation report.
• Injury: None currently. He is two seasons removed from the torn ACL suffered in Week 9 of his 2024 rookie year, which cost him all of 2025 on the reserve/PUP list.
• When it happened: Original ACL tear: November 2024. Fully cleared for the 2026 season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction: 9-12 months to clearance, with performance typically normalizing in the second season back. All is now in that second season, which is when tight ends historically regain their pre-injury explosiveness.
• Expected back to full health: Already at 100%. He is practicing without restriction and holds an active roster spot.
• Week 1: AVAILABLE, no designation, vs. Tampa Bay, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: healthy and available, but buried behind Drew Sample and Mike Gesicki. Snap share, not health, is the constraint.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable – he is the backup. Jack Endries is TE4.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the injury report

Fantasy takeaway: Healthy but not startable behind Sample and Gesicki – a watchlist name only if one of them goes down.

Terrance Ferguson — LAR (TE3 — third tight end behind Colby Parkinson and Tyler Higbee)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report. Not listed on the Rams’ official Week 1 injury report. The Sept 6 baseline rested on an aggregator ‘Questionable’ tag with ‘general soreness’ and no body part disclosed by the team; no official designation ever issued.
• Injury: General soreness, no specific body part disclosed by the team — resolved
• When it happened: 2026-08-28 (approximate — late preseason)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Undiagnosed general soreness usually resolves in days and carries no meaningful absence risk.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Sept 8, 2026
• Week 1: ACTIVE, no designation, available Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy for all four. As a developing tight end he could grow into snaps over the stretch, but Parkinson and Higbee are ahead of him now.
• Who benefits if he sits: Davis Allen and Max Klare are the tight ends behind him
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Clean bill of health and a dynasty name to watch, but leave him on the wire in redraft this week.

Davis Allen — LAR (TE4 — fourth tight end behind Colby Parkinson, Tyler Higbee and Terrance Ferguson)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report. Not listed on the Rams’ official Week 1 injury report. The Sept 6 baseline rested on an aggregator ‘Questionable’ tag; no official designation ever issued.
• Injury: Quad strain (soft-tissue) — resolved
• When it happened: 2026-08-24 (approximate — late training camp)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Mild quad strains typically sideline an NFL player 1-3 weeks; he cleared the report inside that window.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Sept 8, 2026
• Week 1: ACTIVE, no designation, available Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy for all four but fourth in a five-man tight end room. No projectable fantasy role.
• Who benefits if he sits: Max Klare is the next tight end up; Dan Villari is the practice-squad depth
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Off the report but unrosterable — he is the No. 4 tight end on a team that spreads TE targets four ways.

Brevin Jordan — HOU (TE5, behind Schultz, Moreau, Klein and Stover)

• Wednesday practice: Full (not listed on the Texans’ Wednesday Sept 9 report)
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report
• Injury: Knee — cleared
• When it happened: August 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Minor knee sprains/contusions: 1-3 weeks.
• Expected back to full health: Now — no designation entering Week 1.
• Week 1: Available, no designation, Sunday Sept 13 vs. Buffalo.
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy, but buried at TE5 in a five-deep room. No meaningful role projected for Weeks 1-4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable — he is healthy and is himself the last man in the tight end room.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report. Was an unofficial ‘Questionable’ (knee) on Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable — Dalton Schultz remains the only Texans tight end worth a lineup slot.

Waiver wire: who gains if these names sit

• Elijah Higgins is the TE2 in his absence, with Hunter Long as the No. 3 behind Trey McBride — if Tip Reiman (ARI) can’t go.
• Already replaced – Johnny Mundt (TE, ACT) is TE2, with rookie Eli Stowers (TE, ACT) as TE3 and E.J. Jenkins (TE, ACT) as TE4 — if Grant Calcaterra (PHI) can’t go.
• Josh Whyle is the TE3 in his absence, behind Kraft and Jonnu Smith; Mark Redman is fourth. — if Luke Musgrave (GB) can’t go.
• Gavin Bartholomew (No. 86) is now the TE3 behind T.J. Hockenson and Josh Oliver on the vikings.com official Week 1 depth chart. — if Ben Yurosek (MIN) can’t go.
• Oscar Delp holds the TE3 job in his place, behind Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant. — if Moliki Matavao (NO) can’t go.
• Already covered – Harold Fannin Jr. is TE1, Blake Whiteheart TE2, Carsen Ryan TE3. — if Joe Royer (CLE) can’t go.
• Already accounted for — Tyler Warren is the every-down TE1, Mo Alie-Cox the TE2, Andrew Ogletree the TE3. — if Will Mallory (IND) can’t go.
• Already accounted for — Gunnar Helm is the TE1, Daniel Bellinger the TE2, with David Martin-Robinson and Kylen Granson co-listed third. — if Jaren Kanak (TEN) can’t go.
• Already replaced – Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE, ACT) and Luke Schoonmaker (TE, ACT) hold the backup roles behind Jake Ferguson — if DJ Rogers (DAL) can’t go.
• Already replaced – Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE, ACT) is TE2 and Luke Schoonmaker (TE, ACT) TE3; James Mitchell and Michael Trigg are practice-squad depth — if Princeton Fant (DAL) can’t go.
• No impact — Warren, Alie-Cox and Ogletree handle the tight end room, with Pharaoh Brown and Kenny Fletcher Jr. on the practice squad. — if Carson Towt (IND) can’t go.
• Justin Joly holds the TE4 spot on the active roster. — if Cole Turner (MIA) can’t go.
• Michael Mayer (verified TE2) takes the bulk of the snaps, with Ian Thomas (verified TE3) as the No. 2. Practice-squad TE Chris Myarick could be elevated for blocking snaps. — if Brock Bowers (LV) can’t go.
• Terrance Ferguson and Davis Allen are the next tight ends up behind Colby Parkinson — if Tyler Higbee (LAR) can’t go.
• Noah Fant is the TE2 and would take the extra snaps; Treyton Welch and Stone Smartt are practice-squad options. — if Oscar Delp (NO) can’t go.
• Jake Tonges (TE2); Luke Farrell is the blocking TE, and the 49ers signed Brayden Willis to the practice squad Sept 6 specifically as Kittle insurance — if George Kittle (SF) can’t go.
• Seydou Traore slides into the TE2 role, with Justin Joly as TE3 — but neither blocks at Kacmarek’s level, so Miami would likely shift to more 11-personnel rather than replace him one-for-one. — if Will Kacmarek (MIA) can’t go.
• No practical change — Tyler Warren and Mo Alie-Cox already absorb essentially all meaningful tight end usage. Practice-squad TEs Pharaoh Brown and Kenny Fletcher Jr. would be elevation candidates for blocking snaps. — if Andrew ‘Drew’ Ogletree (IND) can’t go.
• E.J. Jenkins (TE, ACT) is TE4 and would absorb the rotational snaps. Grant Calcaterra (TE) is on IR-designated-to-return and unavailable for a minimum of four games. — if Eli Stowers (PHI) can’t go.

Bottom line at tight end

12 of the 33 tight ends here are unavailable, 3 did not practice Wednesday, and 4 were limited. 8 cleared since the weekend. The Friday reports settle the middle two groups — that is where Week 1 lineups get decided.

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 official club and league injury reports filed Wednesday, September 9, 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 Wednesday TE first appeared on Game On Media.

Wide receiver is the deepest section of this report and the one where Wednesday’s practice reports changed the most. A few high-profile names cleared entirely, and the ones still listed split cleanly between genuine doubt and paperwork.

What changed since the weekend

Clubs filed their first official injury reports of the season on Wednesday, which replaces the guesswork of the preseason with real practice participation. Across the 45 wide receivers on this board: 10 are new to the report, 7 improved, 1 got worse, and 12 cleared entirely and are no longer listed by their teams.

How to read this report

Week 1 spans six days, so teams are at different points in their reporting week and their designations do not mean the same thing:

• Seattle–New England played Wednesday, September 9. Those teams have final designations and published inactives.
• San Francisco–LA Rams play Thursday, September 10 in Melbourne — final or near-final.
• Everyone else plays Sunday, September 13 or Monday, September 14. Their Wednesday filing is practice participation only. Final Out/Doubtful/Questionable tags land Friday, September 11. A Wednesday “Full” is a strong signal, not a guarantee.

Anything on the reserve list — IR, PUP, Commissioner’s Exempt List — is an official roster transaction and is settled regardless of the day.

Ruled out or unavailable (18)

Official reserve-list designations and confirmed absences. Plan around these.

Christian Kirk — SF (Not on the active roster — would compete for the WR3/slot role when healthy)

• Wednesday practice: DNP
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation — Reserve/Injured with a designation to return. Official team filing made at the Aug 26, 2026 cutdown to 53; nfl.com’s official roster shows him today as RSR.
• Injury: Calf strain
• When it happened: 2026-08-15 (approximate — training camp/preseason)
• Typical recovery for this injury: A significant (grade 2-3) calf strain typically sidelines an NFL player 4-8 weeks; the designated-to-return IR placement implies the team expected roughly that window.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late October 2026
• Week 1: OUT for Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne. On IR with a designation to return he must miss at least the first four games and cannot be activated before Week 5.
• Weeks 1-4: Ineligible for all four games by rule. Look for a 21-day practice window to open in early October ahead of a possible Week 5 activation.
• Who benefits if he sits: De’Zhaun Stribling holds the WR3 role in his absence; Demarcus Robinson and Jordan Watkins are behind
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in redraft — he cannot play until Week 5 and returns to a crowded room behind Evans, Samuel and Stribling.

Savion Williams — GB (Would be a rotational WR4/WR5 and gadget/return contributor; currently off the active depth chart entirely.)

• Wednesday practice: Not applicable – IR/designated-to-return players cannot practice until their return window opens.
• Official status: (c) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – Reserve/Injured with the designated-to-return provision. Verified as status code ‘RSR’ on nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster/ and by the club’s Aug. 30 transaction announcement. Not part of the weekly Out/Doubtful/Questionable process while on IR.
• Injury: High-ankle sprain. Placed on IR with the designated-to-return tag alongside EDGE Collin Oliver, meaning he must miss at least the first four games but retains a path back without a roster casualty.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured Aug. 30, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: High-ankle (syndesmotic) sprain in an NFL player: 4-8 weeks for a moderate grade, 2-4 weeks for a mild one, and 8+ weeks or surgery for a severe grade with instability.
• Expected back to full health: Earliest eligible return is Week 6 – Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026 vs. Chicago – which lines up with the middle of the typical high-ankle window.
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept. 13 at Minnesota, and ineligible to play through at least Week 4 by rule.
• Weeks 1-4: Out for all four – the designated-to-return rule mandates a minimum four-game absence. Week 6 is the first date he can appear.
• Who benefits if he sits: Bo Melton and Skyy Moore absorb his rotational snaps, with J. Michael Sturdivant behind them.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – still IR/designated to return, same injury and same Week 6 earliest-return math.

Fantasy takeaway: Droppable in all but the deepest dynasty formats – he cannot help you until Week 6 at the earliest and returns to a crowded receiver room behind Watson, Golden and Reed.

Tory Horton — SEA (WR4 — fourth receiver behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Rashid Shaheed and Cooper Kupp)

• Wednesday practice: Inactive
• Official status: (a) FINAL official game status — listed QUESTIONABLE on Seattle’s final Week 1 injury report (seahawks.com, published Sept 8, 2026), then declared INACTIVE on the published game-day inactives list for tonight’s opener.
• Injury: Hamstring strain (layered on top of his recovery from a surgically repaired lower leg)
• When it happened: 2026-08-30 (approximate — hamstring flared in the final week of the preseason; the underlying leg surgery predates it)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1-2 hamstring strains typically sideline an NFL player 1-3 weeks; a grade 2 with a re-aggravation history commonly runs 3-5 weeks. Horton practiced Limited all three days, which points to the mild end.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 — likely full participation by the Week 3 practice week if there is no re-aggravation
• Week 1: OUT for tonight’s kickoff (Wednesday, Sept 9) — officially inactive. Realistic target is Week 2 vs. Arizona on Sunday, Sept 20.
• Weeks 1-4: Expect him to miss Week 1 entirely, be a Questionable/game-time call in Week 2, and settle back into the WR4 role by Weeks 3-4. His ceiling is capped regardless — Seattle’s top three receivers are all healthy and command the target share.
• Who benefits if he sits: Montorie Foster Jr. (slides up to WR4); practice-squad elevation Velus Jones Jr. also adds a body tonight
• Change since the weekend: DOWNGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Bench or drop him in shallow leagues — he is officially inactive tonight and even when healthy he is the fourth wheel behind Smith-Njigba, Shaheed and Kupp.

Beaux Collins — ATL (Was competing for WR5/depth snaps; currently off the active roster.)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported – he is on the reserve list and does not appear on the weekly practice report.
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation – NFL.com lists him RSR (Reserve/Injured, Designated to Return), so he must miss at least the first four games.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury sustained in the preseason; the club has not published a specific diagnosis.
• When it happened: Placed on reserve at the Aug 26, 2026 roster cutdown.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Reserve/Injured-Designated to Return carries a mandatory four-game absence regardless of the underlying injury; most such players return between Weeks 5 and 8.
• Expected back to full health: Earliest eligible return is Week 5 (week of Oct 11), which matches the reporting.
• Week 1: Out for Sunday, Sept 13 at Pittsburgh – ineligible to play, he is on the reserve list.
• Weeks 1-4: Ineligible for all of Weeks 1-4 by rule. First possible game action is Week 5 vs. Baltimore.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Blair holds the WR5 job in his absence.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – same reserve designation and same ~Week 5 return window.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in redraft – he cannot play until Week 5 and returns to a crowded depth chart.

Tyrell Shavers — BUF (WR6 / special-teams depth — not in the active receiver rotation)

• Wednesday practice: Not applicable — he is on the reserve list and does not appear on the weekly practice report.
• Official status: (a) FINAL official roster designation — Reserve/PUP (status code PUP on the nfl.com official roster). A player on Reserve/PUP is ineligible for at least the first four games of the season.
• Injury: Undisclosed; placed on the PUP list out of training camp
• When it happened: Training camp, July/August 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Varies with the undisclosed injury, but Reserve/PUP by rule enforces a minimum four-game absence regardless of medical readiness.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to begin practicing after Week 4; realistic return to a game is Week 5-8 at the earliest.
• Week 1: OUT — ineligible by rule for Week 1 at Houston.
• Weeks 1-4: Ineligible for Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4. No fantasy path in this window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Skyler Bell holds the WR5 role; Trent Sherfield and Greg Dortch are on the practice squad as elevation candidates.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged — was already on Reserve/PUP in the Sept 6 baseline.

Fantasy takeaway: Ignore — not rosterable in any format, including deep dynasty.

Dont’e Thornton Jr. — LV (WR6 on the Sept 6 baseline; currently not on the active depth chart — nfl.com lists him on a reserve list (RES))

• Wednesday practice: not applicable — on IR, not eligible to practice with the team during the minimum four-game window
• Official status: (a-adjacent) OFFICIAL ROSTER STATUS — RESERVE/INJURED (IR). This is a filed, official status rather than a weekly game-status tag: players on IR are not listed on the weekly practice report. He must miss a minimum of four games and is first eligible to return in Week 5.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury that kept him out of the last two preseason games; the team initially expected a preseason return before the timeline extended into an IR placement
• When it happened: August 2026 (exact date not officially disclosed)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unknown without a disclosed diagnosis; the four-game IR minimum is the only firm marker
• Expected back to full health: Not determinable from official sources — earliest possible return is Week 5 (early October 2026)
• Week 1: OUT vs Miami, Sunday Sept 13 — ineligible, on IR
• Weeks 1-4: Ineligible for Weeks 1–4 by rule. First possible game is Week 5, and even then he re-enters as a depth receiver behind Tucker, Nailor, Bech and Benson.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already accounted for — Malik Benson and Dareke Young hold the WR4/WR5 roles behind Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor and Jack Bech
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Drop or leave on waivers in all but the deepest dynasty formats; there is nothing to gain from rostering him through a four-game minimum absence.

Jamari Thrash — CLE (Not on the active depth chart – Reserve/Injured)

• Wednesday practice: not applicable – on injured reserve
• Official status: (a) FINAL OFFICIAL ROSTER-STATUS DESIGNATION: Reserve/Injured (nfl.com roster code RES). He is on the Browns’ reserve list, not the active 53.
• Injury: Undisclosed. He was waived by Cleveland on Aug 7, 2026 in a series of roster moves reported at the time as injury-related, and subsequently landed on the club’s reserve list.
• When it happened: Early August 2026 (waived Aug 7, 2026).
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not estimable – the injury has not been publicly disclosed. Placement on season-opening Reserve/Injured without a return designation ordinarily ends a player’s season.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown. Absent a return designation, assume he does not play in 2026.
• Week 1: OUT – not on the active roster for Week 1 at Jacksonville, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: OUT. No realistic path to activation in this window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable – the active WR room is Jeudy, Concepcion, Boston, Corley, Wallace, Bond.
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him everywhere – he is on IR and was missing from the Sept 6 baseline entirely.

Jayden Higgins — HOU (Would have been in the top-four WR mix (2025 second-round pick, No. 34 overall; 41 catches, 525 yards, 6 TD as a rookie). Currently occupies no active depth-chart spot — he is on season-ending reserve.)

• Wednesday practice: not applicable — on season-ending IR, ineligible to practice or return in 2026
• Official status: (a-equivalent) OFFICIAL ROSTER DESIGNATION: Reserve/Injured (IR) — out for the entire 2026 season. Confirmed by his ‘RES’ status code on the official nfl.com Texans roster. This is a season-long roster designation, not a weekly game-status tag, so it does not appear on the weekly practice report.
• Injury: Torn ACL
• When it happened: Suffered Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026, in a joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders; reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on Wednesday, Aug 19, and made official shortly after.
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction: 9-12 months to return to play, with most NFL wide receivers needing the full 12 months plus a further half-season before regaining their pre-injury explosiveness and cutting confidence.
• Expected back to full health: Roughly May-August 2027 for medical clearance; realistic full-form football health is the 2027 season, with a possibility he is not truly himself until midway through it.
• Week 1: OUT — Week 1 and all of 2026.
• Weeks 1-4: Out for Weeks 1-4 and the remainder of the season. No return path exists in 2026.
• Who benefits if he sits: His absence is already baked into the depth chart: Nico Collins, Kayshon Boutte and Xavier Hutchinson are the three starters, with Jaylin Noel the No. 4 and Jared Wayne the No. 5. Noel is the receiver whose 2026 role grew most because of this injury.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged — same official season-ending IR designation as the Sept 6 report. NOTE: he was missing from the Sept 6 depth-chart baseline file, which is corrected in this update.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in all redraft formats and stash only in deep dynasty — the real actionable consequence is that Jaylin Noel’s path to snaps is permanently clearer this season.

Tank Dell — HOU (Not on the active depth chart. When healthy he profiles as a starting-caliber slot/field-stretcher; he must miss at least four games before he is even eligible to be activated.)

• Wednesday practice: not applicable — on IR-designated-to-return, ineligible to practice until the Week 5 window at the earliest
• Official status: (a-equivalent) OFFICIAL ROSTER DESIGNATION: Reserve/Injured, DESIGNATED TO RETURN. Confirmed by his ‘RSR’ status code on the official nfl.com Texans roster. He must sit a minimum of four regular-season games (Weeks 1-4) before the 21-day practice window can open. Not a weekly game-status tag.
• Injury: Catastrophic multi-ligament knee reconstruction — torn ACL, MCL and LCL plus meniscus damage.
• When it happened: December 2024, against the Kansas City Chiefs. He missed all of the 2025 season and was placed on IR to open 2026 on Aug 30, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Multi-ligament knee reconstructions are a separate class from an isolated ACL: 12-24 months to return to play, and a meaningful share of players never regain their prior explosiveness. Two-plus years of rehab is normal.
• Expected back to full health: He is already ~21 months post-injury. Earliest realistic game action is Week 5 (early October 2026); a return closer to midseason is more likely. Expect a snap-count ramp rather than an immediate full role, and treat ‘full health’ in 2026 as optimistic.
• Week 1: OUT — Week 1 vs. Buffalo. Ineligible.
• Weeks 1-4: OUT for all of Weeks 1-4: vs BUF, vs CIN, @ IND, vs DAL. He becomes eligible for the return designation only after Week 4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already accounted for — Collins, Boutte, Hutchinson start, Jaylin Noel is WR4, Jared Wayne WR5.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged — same official IR-designated-to-return status as the Sept 6 report.

Fantasy takeaway: Leave him on your bench or waivers through Week 4 — he cannot help you, and even his eventual return should be treated as a speculative ramp-up rather than an immediate plug-and-play.

Coleman Owen — IND (Depth receiver, no active depth-chart role. On season-ending reserve.)

• Wednesday practice: not applicable — on IR
• Official status: (a-equivalent) OFFICIAL ROSTER DESIGNATION: Reserve/Injured (IR), placed at initial roster cutdown. No designated-to-return tag reported.
• Injury: Concussion
• When it happened: Late August 2026 — sustained on the Saturday before the Colts’ Aug 30 initial 53-man roster announcement.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Concussions vary enormously: most NFL players clear the five-step protocol in 1-2 weeks, but cases that land a player on IR rather than the weekly report imply a prolonged or complicated recovery, which can run many weeks to months.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown and not publicly updated. The IR placement rather than a weekly designation signals an extended timeline.
• Week 1: OUT — Week 1 vs. Baltimore.
• Weeks 1-4: OUT for Weeks 1-4; no reported return path.
• Who benefits if he sits: No impact — Pierce, Downs, Allen, Dulin, Treadwell and Burks form the active receiver room.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged — same official IR designation as the Sept 6 report.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in any format.

D.J. Montgomery — IND (Depth receiver, no active depth-chart role. On season-ending reserve.)

• Wednesday practice: not applicable — on IR
• Official status: (a-equivalent) OFFICIAL ROSTER DESIGNATION: Reserve/Injured (IR). Confirmed by his ‘RES’ status code on the official nfl.com Colts roster.
• Injury: Abdomen
• When it happened: Late August 2026, around initial roster cutdown.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Abdominal/core muscle injuries range from 2-4 weeks for a strain to 8-12 weeks when surgical repair (core muscle/sports hernia surgery) is required.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown; no public update since the IR placement. An IR designation rather than a weekly tag points toward the longer, likely surgical end.
• Week 1: OUT — Week 1 vs. Baltimore.
• Weeks 1-4: OUT for Weeks 1-4; no reported return path.
• Who benefits if he sits: No impact — he was behind the entire active receiver room.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged — same official IR designation as the Sept 6 report.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in any format.

Calvin Austin III — NYG (Reserve/Injured – occupies no active depth-chart position. Was projected as the No. 6 receiver before the injury. Verified RES status on nfl.com roster.)

• Wednesday practice: DNP (on Reserve/Injured – not eligible to practice with the team)
• Official status: (c) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – Reserve/Injured (IR), a club transaction, season-ending. He is NOT eligible to return in 2026 and does not appear on the weekly practice report.
• Injury: Torn ACL
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp / preseason; IR placement made at the Aug 25-26 roster-cutdown cycle)
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction in a wide receiver: 9-12 months to clearance, 10-11 months typical for return to full team activity. A tear in August 2026 puts realistic return at roughly June-August 2027, i.e. 2027 training camp.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-2027 – targeting the 2027 training camp; no 2026 availability whatsoever
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept 13 and every remaining 2026 game – season-ending IR
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: OUT, and out for the entire 2026 season. Zero fantasy relevance.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already replaced – Odell Beckham Jr. (WR, ACT) holds the depth role he would have occupied; rookie Malachi Fields (WR, ACT) is now the No. 3 starter
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in all formats – season-ending IR with no 2026 return path.

Gunner Olszewski — NYG (Reserve/Injured – no active depth-chart position. Was the projected kick and punt returner, not a scrimmage receiver. Verified RES status on nfl.com roster.)

• Wednesday practice: DNP (on Reserve/Injured – not eligible to practice with the team)
• Official status: (c) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – Reserve/Injured (IR), placed by the club 2026-06-01, season-ending. Not eligible to practice or return in 2026.
• Injury: Torn (ruptured) Achilles tendon, suffered during OTAs. Surgery performed on or about 2026-05-30.
• When it happened: 2026-05-29 (OTA practice; surgery 2026-05-30; IR placement 2026-06-01)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Achilles rupture with surgical repair: 9-12 months to clearance and commonly a full calendar year before return to prior explosiveness. Return-to-play rates are meaningfully lower than for ACL, and speed-dependent roles (returner, slot) recover the slowest. Projected availability approximately February 2027 per tracking services – i.e. beyond the 2026 season.
• Expected back to full health: Approximately February-May 2027; realistically the 2027 offseason program
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept 13 and all of 2026 – season-ending IR
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: OUT, and out for the full 2026 season. No fantasy relevance in any format.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already replaced in the return role; Malachi Fields (WR, ACT) and Braxton Berrios (WR, practice squad) are the depth/return options
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in all fantasy formats – on season-ending Achilles IR since June and correcting a Sept 6 baseline omission.

Johnny Wilson — PHI (Reserve/Injured – no active depth-chart position. Was a backup receiver. Verified RES status on nfl.com roster.)

• Wednesday practice: DNP (on Reserve/Injured – not eligible to practice with the team)
• Official status: (c) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – Reserve/Injured (IR), official club transaction. Confirmed on IR alongside S Andre’ Sam as the Eagles’ only two reserve-list players. He does not appear on the weekly practice report.
• Injury: Knee injury
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp / preseason; IR placement in the roster-cutdown cycle)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Highly dependent on structure involved: an isolated meniscus or MCL injury runs 4-8 weeks, while an ACL or multi-ligament injury runs 9-12 months. Because the Eagles placed him on IR without a designated-to-return notation being reported, the more significant end of that range is the safer assumption.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate – no club-disclosed timeline. Assume no meaningful 2026 contribution.
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept 13 (4:25 PM ET vs. Washington) – ineligible on Reserve/Injured
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: OUT for all four. Even on a return he would be behind six healthy active receivers with no fantasy-relevant role.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already replaced – Darius Cooper (WR, ACT) holds the No. 6 receiver spot; Britain Covey and Danny Gray are practice-squad depth
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Drop in all formats – on IR behind six healthy receivers with no realistic path to targets.

Ricky Pearsall — SF (Not on the active roster — projected as a starting outside receiver before the injury)

• Wednesday practice: DNP
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation — Reserve/Injured, season-ending (no designation to return). Confirmed by team president John Lynch; nfl.com’s official roster shows RES today.
• Injury: Torn PCL in the knee, requiring season-ending surgery
• When it happened: 2026-08-10 (approximate — training camp)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Surgically repaired PCL tears typically require 6-9 months of rehabilitation, which puts a return in the 2027 offseason.
• Expected back to full health: Spring to summer 2027
• Week 1: OUT for Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne and for the entire 2026 season
• Weeks 1-4: Will not play again in 2026. There is no return pathway this season.
• Who benefits if he sits: Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel Sr. occupy the starting roles his injury vacated; De’Zhaun Stribling is the WR3
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in every redraft format — he is done for 2026 with no designation to return.

Chris Brazzell II — CAR (Was a depth/developmental receiver; currently off the active roster.)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported – on the reserve list.
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation – NFL.com lists him RES (Reserve/Injured) with no return designation, so he is out for the season.
• Injury: Torn LCL (knee) – reported as season-ending.
• When it happened: Sustained during the 2026 preseason; placed on reserve ahead of Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: An LCL tear requiring surgery generally costs an NFL player 6-9 months; isolated non-surgical LCL tears can run 8-12 weeks, but this one has been reported as season-ending.
• Expected back to full health: Targeting the 2027 offseason.
• Week 1: Out for Sunday, Sept 13 vs. Chicago – and for the season.
• Weeks 1-4: Out for all of Weeks 1-4 and the balance of 2026.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brycen Tremayne holds the WR6/LWR backup role in his place.
• Change since the weekend: NEW – he carried no entry on the Sept 6 list.

Fantasy takeaway: Ignore in all formats – he is on season-ending reserve.

Jordyn Tyson — NO (Rookie receiver who was pushing for a rotational role; currently off the active roster.)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported – on the reserve list, not on the weekly practice report.
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation – NFL.com lists him RSR (Reserve/Injured, Designated to Return), a mandatory four-game minimum absence.
• Injury: Hamstring.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured at the Aug 2026 cutdown when the roster was reduced to 53.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A significant hamstring strain runs 3-6 weeks; the designated-to-return rule enforces a four-game floor regardless.
• Expected back to full health: Earliest eligible return is Week 5 (week of Oct 11), matching the reporting.
• Week 1: Out for Sunday, Sept 13 at Detroit – ineligible, he is on the reserve list.
• Weeks 1-4: Ineligible for all of Weeks 1-4 by rule. First possible appearance is Week 5 vs. Minnesota.
• Who benefits if he sits: Rookies Barion Brown and Bryce Lance are holding the WR3/WR4 snaps in his absence.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – same reserve designation and same ~Week 5 return window.

Fantasy takeaway: Dynasty stash only – he cannot play until Week 5, but a thin Saints receiver room gives him a real path once eligible.

Mason Tipton — NO (Was a slot/depth receiver; currently off the active roster.)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported – on the reserve PUP list, not on the weekly practice report.
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation – NFL.com lists him PUP (Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform), which requires him to miss at least the first four games.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury carried over from the offseason/camp that left him unable to pass a physical at the start of camp.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/PUP on Aug 30, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Reserve/PUP enforces a four-game minimum absence irrespective of injury class; most PUP returnees are back between Weeks 5 and 9.
• Expected back to full health: Earliest eligible return is Week 5; the club has given no firmer date.
• Week 1: Out for Sunday, Sept 13 at Detroit – ineligible, he is on the reserve PUP list.
• Weeks 1-4: Ineligible for all of Weeks 1-4 by rule. Week 5 is the earliest he can be activated.
• Who benefits if he sits: Devaughn Vele holds the slot job; Bryce Lance and Barion Brown are the depth behind him.
• Change since the weekend: NEW – new to this report; the Aug 30 PUP placement was not captured on the Sept 6 list, though the designation itself predates it.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable – he cannot play until Week 5 and returns to a backup role behind Vele.

Did not practice Wednesday (2)

A Wednesday DNP four days out is the clearest warning sign on the report. Have a replacement ready and check Friday.

Rome Odunze — CHI (WR1 – the LWR starter on the Ourlads 09/08 chart and No. 1 receiver on nfl.com (ACT), ahead of Luther Burden III and Kalif Raymond.)

• Wednesday practice: Limited (estimated – no practice was held Wednesday). He did not practice Tuesday, per HC Ben Johnson.
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY WITHOUT FINAL STATUS – listed as a LIMITED participant on Chicago’s Wednesday Sept 9, 2026 Week 1 injury report (verified on nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 and in Sept 9 Chicago Sun-Times and SI Bear Digest reporting). Because the Bears take on Carolina on SUNDAY, no Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag exists yet – the final game status is filed FRIDAY, SEPT. 11. Note the Bears did not actually practice Wednesday, so this is an ESTIMATED participation report of what would have happened.
• Injury: Calf – listed as a calf injury on the official Wednesday report. He was pulled by trainers after walking off the practice field on Thursday, Sept. 3 with what beat reporting variously described as a right foot and a right calf problem; the club’s official filing settles it as CALF. HC Ben Johnson called him ‘more day-to-day.’ Early reporting had him and the team not overly concerned.
• When it happened: Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 (left practice early).
• Typical recovery for this injury: Calf strain in an NFL player: 1-2 weeks for a Grade 1, 3-6 weeks for a Grade 2, and 8+ weeks for a Grade 3 with a tendon component. Being able to take limited practice work 6 days after the injury points strongly to Grade 1.
• Expected back to full health: Likely fully unrestricted within the next 1-2 weeks. Calf strains carry a meaningful re-aggravation risk, so expect the club to manage his practice volume even once he is playing.
• Week 1: TRENDING TOWARD PLAYING for Sunday, Sept. 13 at Carolina, but NOT yet official – limited Wednesday participation only. Watch the FRIDAY, SEPT. 11 report for the actual Out/Doubtful/Questionable designation.
• Weeks 1-4: Expected to be the every-week WR1 across all four games. The realistic downside is one missed game or a snap-limited opener if the calf tightens between now and Friday; the upside case is a clean full-participation Thursday/Friday and no designation at all.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jahdae Walker (No. 9) is the listed backup at Odunze’s LWR spot; Luther Burden III and Kalif Raymond would absorb the target share.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED – the Sept 6 baseline had him as an aggregator-projected ‘Questionable’ with a vague leg injury; he now has a real official practice entry as a LIMITED participant with a specific diagnosis, which is both more precise and more favorable.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him but hold a bench receiver in reserve until Friday’s official designation lands – limited Wednesday work six days after a calf strain is a good sign, not a clearance.

Tim Patrick — NYJ (WR4/WR5 — veteran possession and red-zone body; RotoWire’s current chart has rookie Omar Cooper Jr. ahead of him, so his role may already have slipped)

• Wednesday practice: DNP (Wednesday Sept 9, estimated)
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry, no final game status yet. Jets play Sunday Sept 13; Wednesday levels are estimated. He is the only Jets skill player with a DNP.
• Injury: Groin strain
• When it happened: Late August / early September 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 groin strain: 1-2 weeks. Grade 2: 3-6 weeks. For a 32-year-old receiver, the recovery end of that range is the realistic one and the re-injury risk is meaningfully higher.
• Expected back to full health: Best estimate for 100%: Weeks 2-3. A Week 1 DNP with no reported progression makes a same-week full recovery unlikely.
• Week 1: Trending toward Questionable or Out for Sunday Sept 13 at Tennessee. Thursday’s report is the tell — a bump to Limited would put him in play, another DNP would all but rule him out.
• Weeks 1-4: Week 1: unlikely to play or heavily limited. Weeks 2-3: expected back. Week 4: healthy but fighting for snaps behind Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell and Omar Cooper Jr.
• Who benefits if he sits: Omar Cooper Jr. and Isaiah Williams absorb the snaps; Arian Smith is the field-stretcher option.
• Change since the weekend: NEW — Patrick was not flagged on the Sept 6 snapshot; this Wednesday DNP is his first official injury-report appearance.

Fantasy takeaway: SIT / drop in redraft — he was a marginal WR5 even healthy, and the combination of a DNP and a depth-chart slide removes what little standalone value he had.

Limited Wednesday (7)

Limited on Wednesday usually means trending toward playing, but it is exactly the group whose Friday designation decides your lineup.

Zay Flowers — BAL (WR1 / primary slot receiver (SWR1) – Baltimore’s target leader)

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY WITHOUT FINAL GAME STATUS. He appears on the club’s official Wednesday NFL-mandated participation report filed with the league, but Baltimore plays Sunday, so no Out/Doubtful/Questionable game-status tag exists yet. The final designation is not due until the Friday, Sept 11 report. Anyone quoting a game status for Flowers today is guessing.
• Injury: Hamstring. Officially listed as ‘hamstring’ on the Sept 9 report. Beat reporting had him working with a trainer early in practice and doing position drills before the media viewing window closed. Note this is a DIFFERENT injury from the quad contusion he suffered Aug 8; do not conflate them.
• When it happened: Emerged in late August 2026 (he missed multiple practices in the final preseason week and returned to practice Sept 3). First appearance on an official regular-season injury report: Sept 9, 2026. Separate Aug 8, 2026 quad contusion has resolved.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 hamstring strain: 1-3 weeks. Grade 2: 3-6 weeks. Grade 3 / tendon involvement: 8-12+ weeks. A player who is practicing in a limited capacity and doing position drills is behaving like a Grade 1, which typically costs 0-2 games. Hamstrings carry a materially elevated re-injury risk for roughly 2-4 weeks after return to full speed.
• Expected back to full health: Essentially now, with residual risk. Expect full practice participation by Friday, Sept 11 and 100% by late Week 1 / early Week 2. Re-aggravation risk stays elevated through roughly Week 3.
• Week 1: Trending toward PLAYING at Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET. A Wednesday ‘Limited’ with position drills is the normal maintenance pattern for a starter the team intends to play. Watch the Thursday and Friday reports: a bump to Full by Friday means he plays without a tag; if he is still Limited Friday he is likely Questionable but still expected to suit up.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: expected to play all four. The realistic downside is a snap-count limit or a soft-tissue re-aggravation in Weeks 1-2. Treat Weeks 1-2 as slightly capped volume, Weeks 3-4 as full.
• Who benefits if he sits: Rashod Bateman (LWR1) absorbs the alpha-target role; LaJohntay Wester is the direct slot replacement per the verified depth chart (SWR2), with Devontez Walker and Ja’Kobi Lane on the outside. Note Walker is ALSO limited this week, which thins the contingency.
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a WR2 but do not cut bait on a contingency – hold Bateman and stream-watch Wester, and confirm Flowers’ Friday designation before locking lineups.

Alec Pierce — IND (WR1 / starting X receiver (verified on the Colts’ official Sept 8 regular-season depth chart; Laquon Treadwell backs him up at X))

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY, no final game status yet. Appears on the official NFL Week 1 injury report (nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1) as a limited participant. No Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag has been filed — the Colts play Sunday, so final designations come Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Left heel/ankle — recovering from a March 2026 ‘clean-up’ procedure. He played through the pain for the entire 2025 regular season before having it addressed in the offseason.
• When it happened: Chronic through the 2025 season; surgery March 2026. The current ‘heel’ listing is post-surgical management, not a new acute injury.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Heel/ankle debridement or clean-up procedures typically sideline an NFL player 4-6 months from surgery for full return to football activity; residual soreness and workload management commonly persist several weeks beyond that.
• Expected back to full health: Cleared and practicing now (roughly 6 months post-op). Realistic 100% — including timing/conditioning, not just medical clearance — is late September to early October (Weeks 3-4), because he did not return to full practice until roughly the week before Week 1.
• Week 1: Expected to play Sunday, Sept 13 vs. Baltimore. HC Shane Steichen on Sept 9: ‘Yeah, he should be good.’ Pierce himself said he is ‘every day getting better.’ Watch the Friday report for a Questionable tag, which would be procedural rather than a real doubt.
• Weeks 1-4: W1 vs BAL — plays, but with rust risk and limited reps built up with Daniel Jones. W2 @ KC and W3 vs HOU — snap count should normalize. W4 vs WAS (London) — expect full workload. The heel could produce further Wednesday ‘Limited’ entries as maintenance for several weeks; that pattern is not a red flag by itself.
• Who benefits if he sits: Laquon Treadwell is the listed X backup, but the realistic target redistribution goes to Josh Downs (slot) and Keenan Allen (Z), with Ashton Dulin and Deion Burks absorbing the leftover snaps.
• Change since the weekend: NEW — Pierce was not on the Sept 6 report at all; this is his first official 2026 injury-report appearance.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a boom-bust WR3/flex — he is the offense’s designated deep threat and is on track to play, but discount his Week 1 ceiling for rust and expect a soft ramp before he is fully himself around Week 3.

Jalen McMillan — TB (LWR starter, listed first at left wide receiver on Ourlads’ Sept 8 chart.)

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry without a final game status – Limited on Tampa Bay’s Wednesday, Sept 9 report. Final designation comes Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Knee – a bruise/contusion; HC Todd Bowles has said he is ‘running around well.’
• When it happened: Sustained in August 2026; he missed multiple weeks of camp work.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A knee contusion typically costs an NFL receiver 1-2 weeks; anything involving ligament or meniscus involvement runs far longer, but the club’s language and his limited participation point to a straightforward bone bruise.
• Expected back to full health: Within roughly a week – he is already practicing and being described as moving well.
• Week 1: Not yet determined, trending toward playing. Sunday, Sept 13 at Cincinnati – Wednesday’s limited tag is practice participation only; official status lands Friday, Sept 11.
• Weeks 1-4: Wk1 at CIN, Wk2 vs CLE, Wk3 vs MIN, Wk4 vs GB. He is the third option behind Godwin and Egbuka, so his weekly ceiling depends on Tampa Bay’s three-receiver usage rate more than on the knee.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ted Hurst III is the listed LWR backup; Tez Johnson would also see more snaps.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – same knee issue and same limited practice level, now confirmed by an official club report rather than an aggregator projection.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench-and-watch for Week 1 – he will probably play, but a limited practice plus third-in-line target priority makes him a risky flex.

Jakobi Meyers — JAX (Starting wide receiver — one of three listed starters alongside Brian Thomas Jr. and Parker Washington; effectively the WR2 and the primary intermediate/middle-of-field target (verified on the Jaguars’ official Sept 8 depth chart))

• Wednesday practice: Limited (participated in at least part of Wednesday’s practice wearing a non-contact pinnie)
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY, no final game status yet. Listed as a limited participant on the official NFL Week 1 injury report. No Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag filed; Jaguars play Sunday.
• Injury: Right hand/wrist — a jam to the hand and wrist. The official report lists it as ‘thumb.’
• When it happened: Several weeks ago, during a joint practice with the Carolina Panthers in August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Thumb/hand jams and sprains without a fracture typically cost an NFL receiver 1-3 weeks of full participation, and players routinely play through them with taping or a brace. A thumb UCL tear or a fracture is a different class entirely at 4-8 weeks, often with surgery — nothing reported here indicates that.
• Expected back to full health: Functionally close to 100% now; he has been practicing in some capacity for weeks. Expect the non-contact/limited designation to disappear within 1-2 weeks (by Week 2-3). Grip strength and catch security in traffic are the things to watch, not availability.
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY Sunday, Sept 13 vs. Cleveland. Meyers said directly on Sept 9 that he will play in Week 1. A procedural Questionable tag on Friday would not change that read.
• Weeks 1-4: Should play all four (W1 vs CLE, W2 @ DEN, W3 vs NE, W4 @ CIN). The main residual risk is a few drops or reduced contested-catch work while the hand settles — a modest efficiency drag, not a snap-count or availability problem. His role unlocking the intermediate passing game keeps his target share stable.
• Who benefits if he sits: Travis Hunter is the second-team wide receiver on the official chart and would see the largest snap bump; Parker Washington slides into more of the underneath work, with Josh Cameron and C.J. Williams filling out the rotation.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED — and now OFFICIAL. On Sept 6 this was an unofficial CBS/RotoWire ‘Questionable’ with Coen describing a wrist issue limiting him in catching drills. As of Sept 9 he is an official Limited participant who has publicly committed to playing Week 1.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a WR3/flex with confidence — he has declared himself in for Week 1 and the hand issue is a nuisance rather than a threat to his snaps or targets.

Devontez Walker — BAL (WR3 / RWR1 on the verified depth chart (baseline had him WR4 behind Ja’Kobi Lane – corrected))

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY WITHOUT FINAL GAME STATUS. On the club’s official Wednesday participation report; no game-status tag until Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Groin
• When it happened: Early September 2026; first official listing Sept 9, 2026. Exact onset date not disclosed by the club.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin/adductor strain, Grade 1: 1-2 weeks. Grade 2: 3-6 weeks. Grade 3 or adductor avulsion: 8-12+ weeks, occasionally surgical. Limited participation on the first practice of the week is consistent with a low-grade strain. Groin injuries are notorious for lingering at 80-90% for several weeks even when the player is available.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late September 2026 (roughly Weeks 2-3) for true 100%. Likely available before he is fully healthy.
• Week 1: Genuinely uncertain for Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET at Indianapolis. Beat reporting explicitly flagged his status as the murkier of Baltimore’s two receiver situations. Questionable is the likely Friday tag.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: likely available for most or all, but as a rotational WR3 whose snap share fluctuates with health. Low weekly floor regardless of designation.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ja’Kobi Lane (RWR2) is the direct replacement at right wide receiver; LaJohntay Wester and Elijah Sarratt would also see snap increases.
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in standard formats – he only matters as a Flowers-contingency dart, and this groin undercuts even that.

Zachariah Branch — ATL (WR4 / slot backup behind Olamide Zaccheaus; 2026 third-round rookie used as a gadget and return man.)

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry without a final game status – Limited on Atlanta’s Wednesday, Sept 9 report. A final Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag is not due until Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Hamstring.
• When it happened: First appears on the official report Wednesday, Sept 9, 2026; he was not on the Sept 6 list.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A mild (Grade 1) hamstring strain costs an NFL skill player roughly 1-2 weeks; a Grade 2 runs 3-6 weeks. Limited participation this early in the week usually points to the mild end.
• Expected back to full health: Likely within 1-2 weeks if it stays mild; watch whether he upgrades to full by Friday.
• Week 1: Not yet determined. Sunday, Sept 13 at Pittsburgh – Wednesday was practice participation only; his official game status comes Friday, Sept 11.
• Weeks 1-4: Wk1 at PIT, Wk2 vs CAR, Wk3 at GB (Thu), Wk4 at NO (Mon). Even fully healthy he is fourth in the WR pecking order behind London, Dotson and Zaccheaus; the hamstring mainly threatens his return-game snaps.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Blair would absorb the spare outside snaps; Olamide Zaccheaus already holds the slot ahead of him.
• Change since the weekend: NEW – he carried no injury entry on Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: Deep-league and dynasty stash only – the hamstring caps an already thin Week 1 role, so there is nothing to start here.

Brenen Thompson — LAC (WR4 — chargers.com Week 1 chart lists him among the backups behind starters Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston; Ourlads pairs him behind Tre’ Harris at the right WR spot)

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY, NO FINAL GAME STATUS YET. Thompson appears on the Chargers’ official Wednesday Sept 9 injury report as LIMITED with a hip injury. Final game status due Friday Sept 11.
• Injury: Hip. The rookie speed receiver missed multiple practices in early September before returning to the field ahead of Cardinals prep; Wednesday’s filing specifies the hip for the first time.
• When it happened: Early September 2026 (practices missed in the week of Aug 31–Sept 4; back at practice by Sept 7–8)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hip flexor/hip pointer strains: 1–3 weeks for a soft-tissue strain, longer if it is a labral or deeper joint issue. Limited participation this soon points to the minor end.
• Expected back to full health: Week 2–3 of 2026 for unrestricted practice
• Week 1: Likely ACTIVE vs Arizona, Sunday Sept 13, 4:25 PM ET, probably tagged Questionable on Friday — but his role is small enough that active/inactive barely moves his fantasy value.
• Weeks 1-4: Fourth or fifth in the target pecking order behind McConkey, Johnston and Harris. Deep-league dart throw only; would need injuries ahead of him to matter through Week 4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Derius Davis and KeAndre Lambert-Smith (verified WR5/WR6) absorb the reserve snaps; Tre’ Harris is unaffected as WR3
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in any standard format — monitor only as a speed-role contingency if McConkey or Johnston goes down.

Practiced in full (on the report, trending to play) (4)

On the report but practicing fully — typically maintenance or the tail of something that has resolved. Start them, but note the injury is on file.

Ja’Marr Chase — CIN (WR1 / LWR1 – the offense’s alpha target)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY WITHOUT FINAL GAME STATUS – and it is a CLEAN one. He is listed as a FULL participant on Wednesday, which is the best possible entry short of being omitted from the report entirely. Cincinnati plays Sunday, so no game-status tag is filed yet, but a Full Wednesday makes any designation on Friday very unlikely.
• Injury: Knee. Minor; the club never characterized it as structural. He was capped at limited work in the final preseason week as precaution.
• When it happened: Late August 2026. He was reported as limited-in-practice on Sept 1, 2026; he has since progressed to full participation.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A minor knee irritation / bone-bruise-class issue that permits full practice within two weeks typically costs 0-1 games and carries no meaningful lingering effect. This is not a ligament injury – no ACL/MCL/meniscus involvement has been reported by any source.
• Expected back to full health: Already at 100%. Head coach Zac Taylor said having Chase and Higgins fully healthy is ‘a massive factor’ entering the opener.
• Week 1: EXPECTED TO PLAY, no limitation, vs. Tampa Bay, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET. Full Wednesday participation for a Sunday game is the strongest available signal a week out.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: full workload expected throughout. No reason to project any reduction.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable at this point. If something changed, Tee Higgins becomes the clear alpha and Andrei Iosivas (slot) plus Colbie Young (RWR2) absorb the perimeter snaps.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Fire him up as an every-week WR1 – the knee is a non-issue now and any lingering discount in your league’s trade market is a buying opportunity.

Malik Nabers — NYG (WR1 / LWR starter – unquestioned No. 1 target, verified vs. nfl.com roster (ACT) and Ourlads 09/08/2026)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY WITHOUT FINAL GAME STATUS. Filed on the Giants’ Wednesday, Sept 9 report as ‘knee – Full Participation’. He carries NO Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag; that comes Friday, Sept 11. He is NOT on PUP or IR – he is on the 53-man active roster with ACT status.
• Injury: Torn right ACL plus torn meniscus. Reconstruction in October 2025, followed by a second ‘clean-up’ arthroscopic procedure with meniscus repair earlier in the 2026 offseason. Practiced Wednesday in pads WITH CONTACT.
• When it happened: 2025-09-28 (non-contact injury, Week 4 of the 2025 season; initial surgery October 2025; secondary clean-up procedure in the 2026 offseason)
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction in an NFL wide receiver: 9-12 months to medical clearance, most commonly 10-11 months for return to full team activity. Concurrent meniscus repair (as opposed to a meniscectomy) typically adds 4-8 weeks because the repair must be protected from weight-bearing rotation. A secondary arthroscopic clean-up is a minor procedure, usually 4-6 weeks. Full pre-injury explosiveness and cutting confidence in receivers historically lags clearance by another 3-6 months, which is why year-one-back ACL receivers often underperform their pre-injury rate early before finishing strong.
• Expected back to full health: Medically cleared now – Sunday, Sept 13, 2026 is approximately 11.5 months post-reconstruction, inside the normal window. Expect true pre-injury explosiveness by roughly mid-October to November 2026 (Weeks 6-10), with some risk of snap-count management before then.
• Week 1: EXPECTED TO PLAY Sunday, Sept 13 (8:20 PM ET vs. Dallas), but NOT yet official. Head coach John Harbaugh, Wednesday: ‘I think he’s ready to go, man. We’ll see, though,’ and separately ‘We’ll find out on Sunday night… He did (practice with contact) today.’ A full-contact Wednesday practice four days out is the strongest possible pre-Friday signal, but the club has deliberately left itself Friday to decide. Watch the Friday, Sept 11 report for the official designation – a ‘no designation’ would confirm a normal workload; ‘Questionable’ would signal a managed snap count.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: expected to play all four. The realistic risk is not absence but usage – a soft-open snap share (roughly 60-75%) in Week 1 climbing toward a full route load by Weeks 3-4. Also monitor for a maintenance DNP on Wednesdays through September, which is routine for a first-year-back ACL and should NOT be read as a setback.
• Who benefits if he sits: Darnell Mooney (WR, ACT) absorbs the primary target share and slides to the perimeter; rookie Malachi Fields (WR, ACT) takes over the vacated starting spot outright, with Odell Beckham Jr. (WR, ACT) rotating in. NOTE: Darius Slayton, who would have been the next man up per the Sept 6 baseline, was RELEASED 09/07/2026 and is no longer an option – the Giants’ contingency is measurably thinner than it was three days ago.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence – a full-contact Wednesday practice at 11.5 months post-ACL is a major upgrade and the single best piece of news in the division, but hold a bench receiver in reserve until Friday’s official designation confirms he has no snap cap.

Emeka Egbuka — TB (RWR starter, listed first at right wide receiver on Ourlads’ Sept 8 chart; HC Todd Bowles has framed him as having a legitimate claim to the WR1 role alongside Chris Godwin Jr.)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry without a final game status – FULL participant on Tampa Bay’s Wednesday, Sept 9 report. Final Out/Doubtful/Questionable is not due until Friday, Sept 11, but a Wednesday full practice almost always means no designation at all.
• Injury: Toe sprain (turf-toe-type injury).
• When it happened: Sustained in mid-August 2026 during a joint practice with the New York Jets. As recently as Sept 2 he was still sitting out team drills.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Turf toe and toe sprains sideline NFL receivers roughly 1-3 weeks at Grade 1 and 4-6 weeks at Grade 2; severe cases run months. His arc – about three and a half weeks from injury to full practice – fits a Grade 1-2.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively now. A full Wednesday practice with four days of runway is the strongest possible signal this close to kickoff.
• Week 1: Not yet officially designated, but on track to play without restriction. Sunday, Sept 13 at Cincinnati – Wednesday was practice participation only; Friday, Sept 11 sets the official status.
• Weeks 1-4: Wk1 at CIN, Wk2 vs CLE, Wk3 vs MIN, Wk4 vs GB. Three straight home games after the opener and a full-strength role make this a strong four-week stretch; toe injuries can linger, so monitor weekly reports.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tez Johnson is the listed RWR backup behind him.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED – he went from an aggregator-projected Questionable who was still out of team drills on Sept 2 to a full participant on the official Wednesday report.

Fantasy takeaway: Move him back into your starting lineup – a full Wednesday practice all but confirms he plays, and he is in line for a genuine WR1-level target share.

Tee Higgins — CIN (WR2 / RWR1)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY WITHOUT FINAL GAME STATUS – a clean FULL participation entry. No game-status tag until Friday, Sept 11 at the earliest, and a Full Wednesday makes a designation unlikely.
• Injury: Heel contusion. Note: NFL.com and the Bengals’ own reporting say HEEL; CBS Sports’ Week 1 rundown listed it as ‘foot.’ Same injury, differing granularity – heel is the more precise and better-sourced term.
• When it happened: Late August 2026 (training camp / preseason). Zac Taylor publicly downplayed it around Sept 1, 2026 as ‘not a major concern.’
• Typical recovery for this injury: Heel contusion: 1-3 weeks to symptom-free, though deep heel-pad bruises can nag for 4-6 weeks with pain on push-off. Full practice participation is the reliable marker that it has resolved functionally. Distinct from plantar fasciitis, which runs far longer.
• Expected back to full health: Already at 100% for practice purposes. Any residual soreness should be gone by mid-September.
• Week 1: EXPECTED TO PLAY, no limitation, vs. Tampa Bay, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: full workload expected. The main risk with Higgins historically is new injuries rather than this one recurring.
• Who benefits if he sits: Andrei Iosivas would slide outside to RWR1, with Colbie Young (RWR2) and Ke’Shawn Williams filling the rotational snaps.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Locked-in WR2 with WR1 upside – the heel is resolved and both Cincinnati starters cleared Wednesday at full participation.

No official designation yet (unconfirmed) (2)

Either the team’s reporting week is shifted (the Monday-night clubs file a day later) or the situation is beat-reported without an official entry. Real, but unconfirmed — verify before you rely on it.

Marvin Mims Jr. — DEN (WR3 — CORRECTED UPWARD from the Sept 6 baseline. Denver’s Week 1 unofficial depth chart (Sept 9) pairs him as the starter at the third receiver spot with Troy Franklin behind him, so he is a starting-caliber receiver, not the WR4 the baseline listed.)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported (Denver has not filed a report this week; he was a participant at Monday Sept 7 practice, which the club described as full attendance)
• Official status: (c) STILL UNOFFICIAL — no filing exists; Denver’s first official injury report is due Thursday Sept 10 (Monday-night game), final status Saturday Sept 12. Practice reporting from Sept 7–9 has him back on the field and Denver has been described by beat coverage as fully healthy for Week 1.
• Injury: Bruised/contused foot suffered on a leaping reception attempt in the first quarter of the Aug 28 preseason finale vs Minnesota, on top of an earlier undisclosed soft-tissue issue that cost him practice time in early August. Sean Payton said the foot injury was not serious.
• When it happened: Foot contusion Aug 28, 2026; earlier soft-tissue issue in early August 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Foot contusion/bone bruise: 1–3 weeks, symptom-driven. No structural damage was reported (ESPN reported he avoided a serious foot injury).
• Expected back to full health: Already there — he returned to practice Sept 7, 10 days after the injury, and Denver has had two full weeks between the preseason finale and the opener
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY at Kansas City, Monday Sept 14, 8:15 PM ET. Confirm against Denver’s Thursday Sept 10 filing.
• Weeks 1-4: Full availability expected across Weeks 1–4 in the third receiver role plus his return-game duties. His fantasy value is target-share-capped behind Sutton and Waddle rather than injury-capped.
• Who benefits if he sits: Troy Franklin (verified as the direct backup at that spot on Denver’s own Week 1 chart), with Pat Bryant already ahead of Franklin in the overall pecking order
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Mims is healthy and now confirmed as a starter, but he’s a WR4/bye-week flex in a room where Sutton and Waddle command the volume.

Rashee Rice — KC (WR1 — verified ACT on nfl.com; listed first among Chiefs receivers on si.com’s Week 1 chart (Sept 3) and as the primary slot on Ourlads (Sept 7))

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported
• Official status: (c) STILL UNOFFICIAL — no filing exists (Kansas City’s first report is due Thursday Sept 10). Tracked recovery story only. Andy Reid, Sept 8: Rice has ‘progressed’ well from knee surgery, his ‘endurance is better’ each day, and Reid expects him at full capacity for Week 1.
• Injury: Two-part story: (1) offseason arthroscopic knee surgery, from which he was eased back into 11-on-11 work on Aug 5 and played 10 snaps in the Aug 29 preseason finale; (2) he finished the 2025 season on injured reserve with a concussion sustained in December 2025.
• When it happened: Concussion/IR December 2025; knee surgery in the 2026 offseason (spring 2026)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Arthroscopic knee cleanup: 4–8 weeks to return to football activity, 3–4 months to full conditioning. Concussion: fully resolved once cleared, with no residual physical restriction.
• Expected back to full health: Essentially now — he has cleared every rehab gate and taken preseason game snaps. Conditioning/endurance is the last item, and by Reid’s account it is close.
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY vs Denver, Monday Sept 14, 8:15 PM ET. No designation filed yet; watch Thursday’s report for any maintenance ‘Limited’ tag.
• Weeks 1-4: Full-time WR1 role from Week 1 with the only realistic drag being a snap cap in the opener as his conditioning catches up. Should be at full workload by Week 2, and he is Kansas City’s clear target leader across Weeks 1–4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Xavier Worthy (verified WR2) would lead the room, with Tyquan Thornton (WR3) and Jalen Royals (WR4) moving up
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Start Rice as a WR1/2 — the knee is behind him and Mahomes’ return restores his ceiling, but a Thursday ‘Limited’ tag would justify tempering expectations for the opener only.

Cleared since the weekend — off the report entirely (12)

The good news. These players carried an injury question into the weekend and are no longer listed by their teams at all.

Xavier Legette — CAR (WR2 / RWR starter, listed first at right wide receiver on Ourlads’ Sept 9 chart.)

• Wednesday practice: Full – not listed on the report, which means full participation.
• Official status: Resolved – off the injury report. He is absent from Carolina’s club-published Week 1 Wednesday report (Sept 9, 2026); no practice entry, no designation.
• Injury: Right ankle sprain with associated foot soreness (resolved) – he was rolled up on in August.
• When it happened: Sustained in August 2026 during camp/preseason work; cleared before Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A low ankle sprain costs an NFL receiver about 1-3 weeks; a high ankle sprain runs 4-6. His timeline fits a low sprain.
• Expected back to full health: Now – practicing without limitation.
• Week 1: Expected to play, no designation. Sunday, Sept 13 vs. Chicago.
• Weeks 1-4: Wk1 vs CHI, Wk2 at ATL, Wk3 at CLE, Wk4 vs DET, Week 5 bye. Healthy and holding a starting outside job opposite Tetairoa McMillan, though he is the clear number two in the target order.
• Who benefits if he sits: John Metchie III is the listed RWR backup.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the report. He was an aggregator-projected Questionable with an ankle on Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: He is clean for Week 1 – a boom-or-bust WR3/flex whose value hinges on Bryce Young’s downfield volume, not on the ankle.

Luther Burden III — CHI (WR2 – the RWR starter on the Ourlads 09/08 chart and No. 2 receiver on nfl.com (ACT, No. 10), behind Rome Odunze and ahead of Kalif Raymond.)

• Wednesday practice: Full – not listed on the Wednesday report.
• Official status: Resolved – off the injury report. Verified absent from Chicago’s official Wednesday Sept 9, 2026 Week 1 injury report on nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 and in the club-sourced Sept 9 reporting. He is ACT on the nfl.com roster and carries no practice entry, so nothing converts to a designation on Friday Sept 11.
• Injury: Resolved. Groin strain sustained Aug. 8, 2026 in training camp. He missed the preseason games but resumed practice participation and was reported as ‘firmly on track to suit up in the season opener against Carolina.’ He then cleared the first official injury report with no entry.
• When it happened: Aug. 8, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin/adductor strain in an NFL player: 2-4 weeks for a Grade 1-2, 6-8 weeks or more for a severe tear. Burden is roughly 4.5 weeks out and practicing without restriction, consistent with a low-grade strain.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy as of Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. Groin injuries do recur, so a quiet re-appearance on a future practice report would not be a surprise.
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY, no designation, Sunday, Sept. 13 at Carolina.
• Weeks 1-4: Expected available for all four as the No. 2 receiver. A missed preseason means his route-tree and timing with Caleb Williams may take a few weeks to sharpen, so treat the first two games as ramp-up.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kalif Raymond (No. 14) and Jahdae Walker (No. 9) would absorb his snaps; Odunze’s target share would rise.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the injury report, replacing the Sept 6 aggregator-projected ‘Questionable.’

Fantasy takeaway: Playable and fully cleared, but temper Week 1 expectations – he missed the entire preseason, so the target volume may lag the opportunity for a couple of weeks.

Mike Evans — SF (WR1 — top outside receiver ahead of Deebo Samuel Sr.)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report. Confirmed NOT listed on San Francisco’s official Week 1 injury report as of both the Sept 8 and Sept 9 filings. No official designation of any kind.
• Injury: Groin strain (which followed a training-camp quad injury) — both now resolved
• When it happened: 2026-08-20 (approximate — late training camp)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Mild groin strains typically cost an NFL player 1-3 weeks; he has cleared that window and carries no practice restriction.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Sept 8, 2026
• Week 1: ACTIVE, no designation, expected to start Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne
• Weeks 1-4: Clear to play all four. The genuine risk is not the groin but his age-related durability profile — he played only eight games last season — so soft-tissue recurrence over a four-game stretch is a live concern.
• Who benefits if he sits: Demarcus Robinson would take the outside snaps; Deebo Samuel Sr. absorbs the target volume
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence in Melbourne — he is off the injury report entirely and steps into the WR1 role on a Purdy-led offense.

Khalil Shakir — BUF (WR2 and the primary slot receiver behind DJ Moore — Josh Allen’s most-targeted underneath option)

• Wednesday practice: Full (Wednesday Sept 9) — his first practice since the injury
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report. He returned to practice in pads Wednesday Sept 9 and does NOT appear on Buffalo’s official Wednesday injury report, which lists only Jordan Hancock, Ty Johnson and T.J. Sanders.
• Injury: High ankle sprain (originally suffered in training camp, aggravated in the Aug 15 preseason game vs. Carolina)
• When it happened: Initial injury July/early August 2026; aggravated Aug 15, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: High ankle sprain: 4-8 weeks for a wide receiver, with route-running sharpness often trailing the return-to-play date by another 1-2 weeks. Shakir is now about four weeks out from the aggravation, which lands at the front edge of a normal recovery.
• Expected back to full health: Best estimate for 100%: Weeks 1-2. He is cleared and practicing, but expect the first game or two to shave a little off his separation quickness on breaking routes.
• Week 1: Expected to play Sunday Sept 13 at Houston. He carries no designation as of Wednesday, and Buffalo not listing him at all is the strongest possible signal at this point in the week.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: expected to play throughout as the full-time slot receiver. Monitor for a snap-count ramp in Week 1 given he practiced only once before the game.
• Who benefits if he sits: Skyler Bell would take slot snaps, with Josh Palmer and Keon Coleman absorbing the outside/perimeter volume.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the injury report. This is the biggest positive swing in the division since Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: START him as a WR2/flex — clearing the official report entirely is the green light, though temper expectations slightly in Week 1 after a single practice.

Puka Nacua — LAR (WR2 on the official roster order behind Davante Adams, but the Rams’ primary target earner)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report. Confirmed NOT listed on the Rams’ official Week 1 injury report. No official designation of any kind. Beat reporting: ‘barring a setback, he will play on Thursday.’
• Injury: Psoas strain (widely reported colloquially as a groin injury)
• When it happened: 2026-09-01 (approximate — roughly one week before the opener)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Psoas/hip-flexor strains typically sideline an NFL player 1-4 weeks depending on grade; the fact that he cleared the injury report inside a week points to a very mild case.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Sept 8, 2026
• Week 1: ACTIVE, no designation, expected to start Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne
• Weeks 1-4: Expected to play all four as the Rams’ target leader. Psoas strains do carry recurrence risk when a player ramps straight into full volume, so monitor his practice reports each week even though he is clean now.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tutu Atwell would move up, with Jordan Whittington in the slot; Davante Adams absorbs the target share
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Start him without hesitation — he is completely off the injury report and locked into a full workload Thursday.

Keon Coleman — BUF (WR3 — perimeter/contested-catch role behind DJ Moore and Khalil Shakir, competing with Josh Palmer for snaps)

• Wednesday practice: Full — not listed on the Wednesday report, which means unrestricted participation
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report. He does NOT appear on Buffalo’s official Wednesday Sept 9 injury report. He returned to practice Sept 1 and has practiced since.
• Injury: Sprained foot/toe (turf-toe-type sprain of the right foot)
• When it happened: Aug 15, 2026, preseason opener vs. Carolina; he was in a walking boot as late as Aug 18
• Typical recovery for this injury: Mild foot/toe sprain: 1-3 weeks. Genuine turf toe: 3-8 weeks, and it is one of the more recurrence-prone injuries for receivers because push-off mechanics are directly involved. Coleman’s roughly two-week boot-to-practice turnaround indicates the mild end.
• Expected back to full health: At 100% now — he has been practicing without restriction since Sept 1, more than a week clear.
• Week 1: Expected to play Sunday Sept 13 at Houston with no designation.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: healthy and available. His fantasy volatility comes from the target competition with Josh Palmer, not from the foot.
• Who benefits if he sits: Josh Palmer would absorb the perimeter snaps, with Skyler Bell as the next man up.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the injury report.

Fantasy takeaway: Playable as a boom-bust WR3/flex — the foot is a non-issue now, but note that RotoWire still carries a stale ‘Questionable’ tag on him that the official team report contradicts.

De’Zhaun Stribling — SF (WR3 — third receiver behind Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel Sr.)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report. Not listed on San Francisco’s official Week 1 injury report on either the Sept 8 or Sept 9 filing. No official designation.
• Injury: Hamstring tightness / mild strain
• When it happened: 2026-08-22 (approximate — training camp)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Mild hamstring strains typically sideline an NFL player 1-3 weeks; he has cleared that window with no practice restriction.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Sept 8, 2026
• Week 1: ACTIVE, no designation, available Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy for all four, but his fantasy value depends entirely on whether the WR3 role generates volume behind Evans and Samuel. Hamstring recurrence risk is modest but real for a young receiver on a short week.
• Who benefits if he sits: Demarcus Robinson; Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing are behind him
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Off the report and healthy, but he is a bench/deep-league dart throw at best in a crowded 49ers receiver room.

Jaylin Noel — HOU (WR4, behind Nico Collins, Kayshon Boutte and Xavier Hutchinson)

• Wednesday practice: Full (not listed on the Texans’ Wednesday Sept 9 report at all; Houston listed only LB Wade Woodaz, OT Trent Brown and DT Kayden McDonald)
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report
• Injury: Hamstring strain, plus a separate right pinkie/finger injury — both cleared
• When it happened: August 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 hamstring strains: 1-3 weeks. Finger sprains: 1-2 weeks, routinely played through with taping.
• Expected back to full health: Now — he carries no designation of any kind entering Week 1.
• Week 1: Available, no designation, Sunday Sept 13 vs. Buffalo.
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy for Weeks 1-4 (vs BUF, vs CIN, @ IND, vs DAL). His role is genuinely expanded by Jayden Higgins’ season-ending ACL tear, though the Texans’ official chart still starts Boutte ahead of him.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jared Wayne (WR5) — not applicable, Noel is healthy.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report. On Sept 6 he carried an unofficial CBS/RotoWire ‘Questionable’ for hamstring plus finger; he does not appear on the official Wednesday Week 1 report.

Fantasy takeaway: Health concern is gone — he is a legitimate late-round/waiver stash whose target path opened up with Higgins out for the year, but the Boutte-ahead-of-him depth chart caps his immediate Week 1 usage.

Jacob Cowing — SF (WR6 — sixth receiver / return specialist)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report. Not listed on San Francisco’s official Week 1 injury report. The Sept 6 baseline entry rested on an aggregator ‘Questionable’ tag with no body part disclosed and no team or beat confirmation.
• Injury: Undisclosed — no team or beat reporting ever specified an injury; the original listing appears to have been an aggregator artifact
• When it happened: unknown — no verified injury date exists
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no verified injury to project
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health; no injury confirmed at any point
• Week 1: ACTIVE, no designation, available Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy and available, but sixth on the depth chart. His path to relevance is special teams and injuries ahead of him, not a role of his own.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jordan Watkins; practice-squad options include Wesley Grimes and Will Pauling
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable — the injury was never confirmed and he is buried on the depth chart.

Josh Downs — IND (Starting slot receiver (verified on the Colts’ official Sept 8 depth chart))

• Wednesday practice: Full — not among the four limited participants in a practice where all 53 Colts participated.
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report
• Injury: Calf strain — cleared
• When it happened: August 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 calf strains: 1-3 weeks; grade 2: 3-6 weeks. Calf injuries are notorious for re-aggravation when rushed, so a clean full practice is the signal that matters.
• Expected back to full health: Now — full participant with no designation.
• Week 1: Available, no designation, Sunday Sept 13 vs. Baltimore.
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy for Weeks 1-4. With Alec Pierce still limited and shaking off six months of rehab rust, Downs is arguably the most reliable Colts receiver early in the season.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ashton Dulin or Deion Burks would take slot snaps — not applicable, Downs is healthy.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report. On Sept 6 he was an unofficial ‘Questionable’ for a calf strain, with a circulating post claiming he was already off the report that could not be dated with confidence at the time. The official Wednesday report confirms he is clear.

Fantasy takeaway: Fully clear him and start him as a PPR WR3/flex — his calf is resolved while Pierce is still managing a heel, which tilts early-season target reliability toward Downs.

Carnell Tate — TEN (Starting third receiver on the Titans’ official 9/7/26 depth chart, with Elic Ayomanor listed second at that spot)

• Wednesday practice: Full (not listed on the Titans’ Wednesday Sept 9 report)
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report
• Injury: Undisclosed — publicly described by HC Robert Saleh only as ‘working out some stiffness,’ following a hard hit from safety Kevin Winston Jr. in an August practice. Now cleared.
• When it happened: August 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not classifiable — the injury was never specified. General soreness/stiffness of the kind described typically resolves in days.
• Expected back to full health: Now — no designation entering Week 1.
• Week 1: Available, no designation, Sunday Sept 13 vs. the Jets.
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy for Weeks 1-4. As a rookie-role third receiver his fantasy value is matchup-dependent rather than health-dependent.
• Who benefits if he sits: Elic Ayomanor — not applicable, Tate is healthy.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report. Was an unofficial ‘Questionable’ (undisclosed) on Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: Health is a non-issue; evaluate him purely on role, where he is the No. 3 target behind Ridley and Robinson.

Wan’Dale Robinson — TEN (Starting receiver, listed second on the Titans’ official 9/7/26 depth chart behind Calvin Ridley)

• Wednesday practice: Full (not listed on the Titans’ Wednesday Sept 9 report, which named only DE Keldric Faulk and LB Cedric Gray)
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report
• Injury: Head injury / concussion evaluation — cleared. Important context that held up: NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported at the time that Robinson was NOT believed to have sustained a concussion, and the clean Week 1 report bears that out.
• When it happened: Late August / early September 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: A confirmed concussion requires clearing the NFL’s five-step protocol, typically 1-2 weeks. A precautionary evaluation that comes back negative costs only a few days.
• Expected back to full health: Now — no designation entering Week 1, and no protocol entry.
• Week 1: Available, no designation, Sunday Sept 13 vs. the Jets.
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy for Weeks 1-4 (vs NYJ, vs PHI, @ NYG, @ BAL) with no residual protocol risk.
• Who benefits if he sits: Carnell Tate and Elic Ayomanor are next up on the official chart — not applicable, Robinson is healthy.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report. On Sept 6 he carried an unofficial CBS/RotoWire ‘Questionable’ listed as ‘Head.’

Fantasy takeaway: Clear him without hesitation — the head-injury flag that would have kept him out of lineups on Sept 6 never became a protocol entry and is now fully gone.

Waiver wire: who gains if these names sit

• De’Zhaun Stribling holds the WR3 role in his absence; Demarcus Robinson and Jordan Watkins are behind — if Christian Kirk (SF) can’t go.
• Bo Melton and Skyy Moore absorb his rotational snaps, with J. Michael Sturdivant behind them. — if Savion Williams (GB) can’t go.
• Montorie Foster Jr. (slides up to WR4); practice-squad elevation Velus Jones Jr. also adds a body tonight — if Tory Horton (SEA) can’t go.
• Chris Blair holds the WR5 job in his absence. — if Beaux Collins (ATL) can’t go.
• Skyler Bell holds the WR5 role; Trent Sherfield and Greg Dortch are on the practice squad as elevation candidates. — if Tyrell Shavers (BUF) can’t go.
• Already accounted for — Malik Benson and Dareke Young hold the WR4/WR5 roles behind Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor and Jack Bech — if Dont’e Thornton Jr. (LV) can’t go.
• Not applicable – the active WR room is Jeudy, Concepcion, Boston, Corley, Wallace, Bond. — if Jamari Thrash (CLE) can’t go.
• His absence is already baked into the depth chart: Nico Collins, Kayshon Boutte and Xavier Hutchinson are the three starters, with Jaylin Noel the No. 4 and Jared Wayne the No. 5. Noel is the receiver whose 2026 role grew most because of this injury. — if Jayden Higgins (HOU) can’t go.
• Already accounted for — Collins, Boutte, Hutchinson start, Jaylin Noel is WR4, Jared Wayne WR5. — if Tank Dell (HOU) can’t go.
• No impact — Pierce, Downs, Allen, Dulin, Treadwell and Burks form the active receiver room. — if Coleman Owen (IND) can’t go.
• No impact — he was behind the entire active receiver room. — if D.J. Montgomery (IND) can’t go.
• Already replaced – Odell Beckham Jr. (WR, ACT) holds the depth role he would have occupied; rookie Malachi Fields (WR, ACT) is now the No. 3 starter — if Calvin Austin III (NYG) can’t go.
• Already replaced in the return role; Malachi Fields (WR, ACT) and Braxton Berrios (WR, practice squad) are the depth/return options — if Gunner Olszewski (NYG) can’t go.
• Already replaced – Darius Cooper (WR, ACT) holds the No. 6 receiver spot; Britain Covey and Danny Gray are practice-squad depth — if Johnny Wilson (PHI) can’t go.
• Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel Sr. occupy the starting roles his injury vacated; De’Zhaun Stribling is the WR3 — if Ricky Pearsall (SF) can’t go.
• Brycen Tremayne holds the WR6/LWR backup role in his place. — if Chris Brazzell II (CAR) can’t go.
• Rookies Barion Brown and Bryce Lance are holding the WR3/WR4 snaps in his absence. — if Jordyn Tyson (NO) can’t go.
• Devaughn Vele holds the slot job; Bryce Lance and Barion Brown are the depth behind him. — if Mason Tipton (NO) can’t go.
• Jahdae Walker (No. 9) is the listed backup at Odunze’s LWR spot; Luther Burden III and Kalif Raymond would absorb the target share. — if Rome Odunze (CHI) can’t go.
• Omar Cooper Jr. and Isaiah Williams absorb the snaps; Arian Smith is the field-stretcher option. — if Tim Patrick (NYJ) can’t go.
• Rashod Bateman (LWR1) absorbs the alpha-target role; LaJohntay Wester is the direct slot replacement per the verified depth chart (SWR2), with Devontez Walker and Ja’Kobi Lane on the outside. Note Walker is ALSO limited this week, which thins the contingency. — if Zay Flowers (BAL) can’t go.
• Laquon Treadwell is the listed X backup, but the realistic target redistribution goes to Josh Downs (slot) and Keenan Allen (Z), with Ashton Dulin and Deion Burks absorbing the leftover snaps. — if Alec Pierce (IND) can’t go.
• Ted Hurst III is the listed LWR backup; Tez Johnson would also see more snaps. — if Jalen McMillan (TB) can’t go.
• Travis Hunter is the second-team wide receiver on the official chart and would see the largest snap bump; Parker Washington slides into more of the underneath work, with Josh Cameron and C.J. Williams filling out the rotation. — if Jakobi Meyers (JAX) can’t go.
• Ja’Kobi Lane (RWR2) is the direct replacement at right wide receiver; LaJohntay Wester and Elijah Sarratt would also see snap increases. — if Devontez Walker (BAL) can’t go.
• Chris Blair would absorb the spare outside snaps; Olamide Zaccheaus already holds the slot ahead of him. — if Zachariah Branch (ATL) can’t go.
• Derius Davis and KeAndre Lambert-Smith (verified WR5/WR6) absorb the reserve snaps; Tre’ Harris is unaffected as WR3 — if Brenen Thompson (LAC) can’t go.

Bottom line at wide receiver

18 of the 45 wide receivers here are unavailable, 2 did not practice Wednesday, and 7 were limited. 12 cleared since the weekend. The Friday reports settle the middle two groups — that is where Week 1 lineups get decided.

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 official club and league injury reports filed Wednesday, September 9, 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 Wednesday WR first appeared on Game On Media.

Running back took the most damage in Week 1 prep, and Wednesday’s official reports sorted the real problems from the noise. Several backfields that looked settled in August now aren’t, and a handful of August scares quietly cleared.

What changed since the weekend

Clubs filed their first official injury reports of the season on Wednesday, which replaces the guesswork of the preseason with real practice participation. Across the 40 running backs on this board: 5 are new to the report, 8 improved, 3 got worse, and 11 cleared entirely and are no longer listed by their teams.

How to read this report

Week 1 spans six days, so teams are at different points in their reporting week and their designations do not mean the same thing:

• Seattle–New England played Wednesday, September 9. Those teams have final designations and published inactives.
• San Francisco–LA Rams play Thursday, September 10 in Melbourne — final or near-final.
• Everyone else plays Sunday, September 13 or Monday, September 14. Their Wednesday filing is practice participation only. Final Out/Doubtful/Questionable tags land Friday, September 11. A Wednesday “Full” is a strong signal, not a guarantee.

Anything on the reserve list — IR, PUP, Commissioner’s Exempt List — is an official roster transaction and is settled regardless of the day.

Ruled out or unavailable (12)

Official reserve-list designations and confirmed absences. Plan around these.

Josh Jacobs — GB (Would be the unquestioned RB1; currently NOT on the active depth chart at all – carried on the roster with status code EXE and unavailable to practice or play.)

• Wednesday practice: Not applicable – players on the Commissioner’s Exempt List are prohibited from practicing or attending games. He may attend meetings, workouts and rehab at the facility only with team permission.
• Official status: (c) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – Commissioner’s Exempt List, verified today as status code ‘EXE’ on nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster/. This is a league action by the Commissioner’s office, NOT a team injury designation, so it does not appear on the Week 1 injury report and is not subject to Friday’s Out/Doubtful/Questionable process. UNCHANGED since Sept 6.
• Injury: NOT AN INJURY. Jacobs is on the Commissioner’s Exempt List under the NFL Personal Conduct Policy. He faces two misdemeanor charges – battery and criminal damage to property – arising from a May 2026 altercation with his girlfriend; he was initially booked on five counts including felony strangulation, which were not all carried forward. He remains on paid status while exempt. His initial court appearance was MOVED UP to Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, from an original Nov. 17 date – three days before kickoff. GM Brian Gutekunst: ‘we’re going to let this process play out, and we’ll be prepared either way,’ adding the team had not yet viewed the surveillance footage. His legal team stresses the placement ‘is not a final determination.’ Any games missed on the exempt list would count toward a subsequent suspension, but he would have to repay earnings for that stretch.
• When it happened: Placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List Aug. 30-31, 2026 (announced by the NFL). Underlying incident: May 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: No medical recovery window applies. Comparable Personal Conduct Policy exempt-list stays have ranged from roughly 1-2 weeks (charges resolved or dropped quickly) to a full season (cases that proceed to trial), with a 6-game baseline suspension typical for a substantiated violence finding.
• Expected back to full health: Physically healthy right now. Football availability depends entirely on the legal process and the NFL investigation, with the Sept. 10 initial appearance the first real checkpoint. No return date has been set by the league or the team.
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept. 13 at Minnesota – not by injury designation but because exempt-list players cannot play. This is effectively final regardless of Friday’s injury report.
• Weeks 1-4: Treat as out for the foreseeable run of games. A fast, favorable resolution at the Sept. 10 hearing is the only realistic path to a return inside the next four weeks, and even then reinstatement requires the league to conclude its review. If the league instead moves to discipline, a multi-game suspension would push him well past Week 4.
• Who benefits if he sits: MarShawn Lloyd is the listed RB1 in his absence (Ourlads 09/08, No. 32), with Chris Brooks second and Kaleb Johnson third – an explicit committee rather than a single replacement.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – still EXE on the official roster; the one NEW development is that his initial court appearance was moved up to Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026.

Fantasy takeaway: Do not roster him in any lineup you need production from this week, but if you can afford a stash spot he is the single highest-upside held-out asset in the league given a Sept. 10 hearing that could change everything in one day.

Zach Charbonnet — SEA (Not on the active roster — would be the co-lead or RB1 when healthy)

• Wednesday practice: DNP
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation — Reserve/PUP. Placed on the active/PUP list July 22, 2026 and carried over to the reserve/PUP list at the Aug 26 cutdown. Confirmed as PUP on nfl.com’s official roster today.
• Injury: Torn ACL
• When it happened: 2025-12-01 (approximate — late 2025 season)
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction typically requires 9-12 months before game action, with running backs frequently needing the full 12 months to regain cutting confidence.
• Expected back to full health: Late October to December 2026
• Week 1: OUT for tonight’s kickoff (Wednesday, Sept 9). On reserve/PUP he must miss at least the first four games and cannot be activated before Week 5.
• Weeks 1-4: Ineligible to play in any of the next four games by rule. Watch for a designated-to-return practice window opening around early-to-mid October.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jadarian Price is already the starter in his absence; George Holani is the No. 2
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: A stash-only IR/bench hold — he cannot help you until Week 5 at the earliest, and Price may have seized the job by then.

TreVeyon Henderson — NE (RB2 / co-lead back and the explosive-play back behind Rhamondre Stevenson; had been trending toward a near-even committee before the injury)

• Wednesday practice: DNP — did not participate Sunday 9/6, Monday 9/7 or Tuesday 9/8. He has not practiced in over two weeks.
• Official status: (a) FINAL official game-status designation — OUT. Filed by the Patriots on the official Week 1 injury report ahead of tonight’s Wednesday Sept 9 kickoff game at Seattle. This is the only FINAL designation among all four teams’ skill players.
• Injury: Ankle sprain (lingering from preseason; team has not specified high vs. low, but the duration of the absence and the non-contact rehab pattern point toward a high ankle sprain)
• When it happened: Sustained in preseason, mid-to-late August 2026; he has been out of practice since roughly Aug 24, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Low ankle sprain: 1-3 weeks. High ankle sprain (syndesmotic): 4-8 weeks to return to play for a running back, and often 8-12 weeks before true explosiveness and cutting confidence return. A three-week practice absence with no contact work is far more consistent with the high-ankle range.
• Expected back to full health: Best estimate for 100%: early-to-mid October 2026 (Weeks 5-6). A Week 2-3 return at reduced snaps is plausible, but ankle sprains in RBs classically suppress burst and lateral cutting for several weeks past the return date.
• Week 1: OUT — officially ruled out for tonight’s Wednesday Sept 9 kickoff at Seattle. Confirmed, no ambiguity.
• Weeks 1-4: Week 1: OUT (confirmed). Week 2: genuinely uncertain — he needs to string together practices first; a limited/rotational return is the optimistic case. Week 3: likely back but probably capped in snaps. Week 4: expected to be the full co-lead back again, assuming no setback. Treat Weeks 2-3 as a ramp, not a return to full workload.
• Who benefits if he sits: Rhamondre Stevenson takes over as the clear lead back and gets the goal-line and early-down work. Corey Kiner is the No. 2 and should see change-of-pace and passing-down snaps. Lan Larison was elevated from the practice squad on Sept 9 specifically to fill the RB3/special-teams spot tonight.
• Change since the weekend: DOWNGRADED — on Sept 6 this was an unofficial preseason ankle concern with no filing; it is now an official, FINAL ‘Out’ designation.

Fantasy takeaway: START Rhamondre Stevenson tonight as a volume-driven RB2/flex — he inherits a near-bellcow workload against a stout Seattle run defense — and if Henderson’s manager panics, this is the cheapest buy-low window you will ever get on him.

Isaac Guerendo — SF (Not on the active roster — would be the RB2 or RB3 when healthy)

• Wednesday practice: DNP
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation — Reserve/PUP. Official team filing made at the Aug 26, 2026 cutdown to 53; nfl.com’s official roster confirms PUP today.
• Injury: Torn pectoral
• When it happened: 2026-07-28 (approximate — early training camp)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Surgically repaired pectoral tears typically sideline an NFL player 4-6 months; running backs can sometimes return at the shorter end since the injury is not load-bearing for running.
• Expected back to full health: November to December 2026
• Week 1: OUT for Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne. On reserve/PUP he must miss at least the first four games and cannot be activated before Week 5.
• Weeks 1-4: Ineligible for all four games by rule, and the realistic recovery timeline extends well past Week 5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jordan James is the RB2 behind Christian McCaffrey; Kaelon Black is the No. 3
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Not worth a roster spot — he is ineligible until Week 5 and his pectoral timeline likely runs into November.

Trey Sermon — ATL (Was the RB3/depth back; currently off the active roster.)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported – on the reserve list, not on the weekly practice report.
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation – NFL.com lists him RES (Reserve/Injured), with no designated-to-return tag, so he is out for the season.
• Injury: Undisclosed preseason injury; no public diagnosis from the club.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured at the Aug 2026 cutdown.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A – a straight Reserve/Injured placement without a return designation ends the player’s season regardless of the injury class.
• Expected back to full health: Not applicable for 2026; he would be aiming at the 2027 offseason.
• Week 1: Out for Sunday, Sept 13 at Pittsburgh – and for the season.
• Weeks 1-4: Out for all of Weeks 1-4 and the rest of 2026.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brian Robinson Jr. is the RB2 behind Bijan Robinson; Tyler Goodson is the practice-squad emergency option.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – already on IR as of Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: Ignore entirely – he is on season-ending reserve.

Adam Randall — BAL (RB4 (on reserve; not on the active depth chart))

• Wednesday practice: not applicable – ineligible to practice with the team until his 21-day practice window opens
• Official status: (a) FINAL OFFICIAL ROSTER-STATUS DESIGNATION: Reserve/Injured, designated to return. This is a filed, official league status – not a weekly game-status tag – and it definitively rules him out through Week 4. Confirmed on the nfl.com roster page as RES.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury sustained in the preseason; the club did not specify the body part.
• When it happened: August 2026, prior to the Aug 30 roster cutdown.
• Typical recovery for this injury: The IR-designated-to-return mechanism enforces a minimum four-game absence regardless of the injury. The designation itself signals the club expects a mid-season return rather than a season-ending one.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to return to practice ahead of Week 5 (early-to-mid October 2026); realistic game return Week 5-7 depending on how the 21-day window is used.
• Week 1: OUT – ineligible for Week 1 at Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: OUT for all four, by rule. First possible game action is Week 5.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already covered – Derrick Henry is the workhorse, Justice Hill is the passing-down back, Rasheen Ali is RB3.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Droppable in all but the deepest dynasty formats; there is no path to Weeks 1-4 value.

Trevor Etienne — CAR (Was the RB4/depth back; currently off the active roster.)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported – on the reserve list, not on the weekly practice report.
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation – NFL.com lists him RSR (Reserve/Injured, Designated to Return), a mandatory four-game minimum absence.
• Injury: Ankle.
• When it happened: Placed on reserve at the Aug 2026 cutdown.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Severe ankle sprains and ankle fractures put NFL backs out 4-8 weeks; the designated-to-return rule enforces a four-game floor on top of that.
• Expected back to full health: Reporting points to a return around Week 6 (mid-October).
• Week 1: Out for Sunday, Sept 13 vs. Chicago – ineligible, he is on the reserve list.
• Weeks 1-4: Ineligible for all of Weeks 1-4 by rule. Week 5 is Carolina’s bye, so a Week 6 return is the realistic target.
• Who benefits if he sits: AJ Dillon is the active RB3 behind Hubbard and Brooks.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – same reserve designation and same ~Week 6 return window.

Fantasy takeaway: Deep dynasty hold only – he cannot help a redraft roster until at least Week 6.

Ty Chandler — NO (Was a depth back competing for the RB4 spot; currently off the active roster.)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported – on the reserve list.
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation – NFL.com lists him RES (Reserve/Injured) with no return designation, so he is out for the season.
• Injury: Knee.
• When it happened: Logged Aug 25, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A for 2026 – a straight Reserve/Injured placement ends the season; a season-ending knee injury generally implies 6-12 months.
• Expected back to full health: Targeting the 2027 offseason.
• Week 1: Out for Sunday, Sept 13 at Detroit – and for the season.
• Weeks 1-4: Out for all of Weeks 1-4 and the balance of 2026.
• Who benefits if he sits: Audric Estime holds the RB4 role in his place.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – already on IR as of Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: Ignore in all formats – he is on season-ending reserve.

Jeremy McNichols — WAS (Reserve/Injured (designated to return) – occupies no active depth-chart position. Would slot behind Kaytron Allen as RB4 on return. Verified reserve status on nfl.com roster.)

• Wednesday practice: DNP (on Reserve/Injured – not eligible to practice with the team until his return window opens)
• Official status: (c) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – Reserve/Injured, DESIGNATED TO RETURN. Official club transaction made at the Aug 25-26 cutdown. He must miss a MINIMUM OF FOUR GAMES (through Week 4) before he is eligible to be activated, and does not appear on the weekly practice report while on reserve.
• Injury: Quadriceps strain suffered in training camp
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Quadriceps strain in a running back: Grade 1, 1-3 weeks; Grade 2, 3-6 weeks; Grade 3, 6-10 weeks. He would likely be medically ready well before his four-game administrative window expires, so the IR designation here is as much roster management as medicine.
• Expected back to full health: Likely medically ready in September 2026, but ADMINISTRATIVELY ineligible until after Week 4 – earliest possible return is Week 5 (early October 2026)
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept 13 (4:25 PM ET vs. Philadelphia) – ineligible on Reserve/Injured
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: OUT for all four, mandatory. Earliest return is Week 5, and even then he projects as a fourth back with no clear path to touches unless the Croskey-Merritt groin or White hamstring resurfaces.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already replaced – Kaytron Allen (RB, ACT) holds the RB3 role; Craig Reynolds and Robert Henry Jr. are practice-squad depth
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable – mandatory four-game absence and no path to touches on return in a healthy backfield.

James Conner — ARI (Not on the active roster — would be the lead or co-lead back when healthy)

• Wednesday practice: DNP
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation — Reserve/Injured WITH a designation to return. Official team filing made at the Aug 26, 2026 cutdown to 53; nfl.com’s official roster shows RSR today. CONFIRMED STILL ON IR as of Sept 9, 2026.
• Injury: Lower leg — reported as a season-ending foot injury by Arizona beat reporting, described elsewhere as an ankle injury; originally suffered early in the 2025 season
• When it happened: 2025-09-21 (approximate — Week 3 of the 2025 season)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Severe foot/ankle fractures and Lisfranc-class injuries typically require 6-12 months, and running backs over 30 often need the full window plus a conditioning ramp. Conner has not taken part in team drills at any point this camp.
• Expected back to full health: October 2026 at the earliest, and his lack of any team-drill work makes a later return plausible
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept 13 at the Chargers. On IR with a designation to return he must miss the first four games and is not eligible to be activated before Week 5 (Oct 11 vs. Detroit).
• Weeks 1-4: Ineligible for all four games by rule. Watch for a 21-day practice window to open in early October. Even on return he faces an uphill climb for touches against a healthy Jeremiyah Love.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jeremiyah Love is the starter in his absence, with Tyler Allgeier as the No. 2 and Bam Knight the No. 3
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Stash only in deep leagues with IR slots — he is locked out until Week 5 and has not practiced with the team at all, so do not hold him on an active bench.

Trey Benson — ARI (Not on the active roster)

• Wednesday practice: DNP
• Official status: (c) Official reserve-list designation — Reserve/Injured, season-ending with NO designation to return. He was waived-injured and reverted to Arizona’s injured reserve; nfl.com’s official roster shows RES today.
• Injury: Knee — torn meniscus, originally torn in Week 4 of the 2025 season
• When it happened: 2025-09-28 (approximate — Week 4 of the 2025 season)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Meniscus repair (as opposed to a trim) typically requires 4-6 months; repeat procedures and complications can extend the timeline well beyond that, which is consistent with a season-ending placement a full year later.
• Expected back to full health: 2027 offseason
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept 13 at the Chargers and for the entire 2026 season
• Weeks 1-4: Will not play in 2026. With no designation to return there is no in-season activation pathway.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jeremiyah Love and Tyler Allgeier hold the roles his injury vacated; Bam Knight is the No. 3
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in every redraft format — season-ending IR with no return designation.

Isiah Pacheco — DET (Would have been the primary complement to Jahmyr Gibbs; currently off the active depth chart entirely.)

• Wednesday practice: Not applicable – players on Reserve/Injured cannot practice.
• Official status: (c) OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST DESIGNATION – Reserve/Injured. Verified as status code ‘RES’ on nfl.com/teams/detroit-lions/roster/ and confirmed by the Ourlads 09/08 chart, which lists him among Detroit’s IR players. Placed Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 (first reported by Adam Schefter). Not part of the weekly Out/Doubtful/Questionable process.
• Injury: Back injury. Detroit has not publicly specified the pathology, and Pacheco was not mentioned in any of the Sept 9 Week 1 injury-report coverage – consistent with a player parked on IR rather than one being week-to-week.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Undisclosed back injury in an NFL player: a muscular strain runs 2-4 weeks, a disc herniation managed conservatively runs 6-10 weeks, and a surgical lumbar case runs 3-6 months. Detroit’s decision to use a full IR placement rather than week-to-week management points toward the longer end.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown – no timeline has been published. A standard IR placement without the designated-to-return tag means he must be activated from IR to play again this season, and no return window has been reported.
• Week 1: OUT for Sunday, Sept. 13 vs. New Orleans – he is on Reserve/Injured and ineligible.
• Weeks 1-4: Out for all four with no reported path back inside that window. Treat him as a season-long question mark until Detroit discloses a timeline.
• Who benefits if he sits: Sione Vaki (No. 33) is the back behind Jahmyr Gibbs on the Ourlads 09/08 chart, with Jacob Saylors third – note this reverses the Sept 6 baseline order.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – still on Reserve/Injured with the same undisclosed back injury and no timeline.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in redraft – he is on IR with no timeline, and his absence concentrates Detroit’s backfield squarely on Jahmyr Gibbs, which is the actionable read.

Did not practice Wednesday (4)

A Wednesday DNP four days out is the clearest warning sign on the report. Have a replacement ready and check Friday.

Ty Johnson — BUF (RB3 — the designated third-down/passing-down back and a core special-teamer, behind James Cook and Ray Davis)

• Wednesday practice: DNP (Wednesday Sept 9)
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry, no final game status yet. Buffalo plays Sunday Sept 13, so their Out/Doubtful/Questionable tags are not due until Friday Sept 11.
• Injury: Hamstring. Note: this is reported as a hamstring issue on the Sept 9 report, whereas early-September beat reporting described a right knee injury sustained Aug 8. It is unclear whether this is a second, separate soft-tissue injury or a re-labeling of the same lower-body problem — treat it as an unresolved lower-body injury either way.
• When it happened: Original lower-body injury Aug 8, 2026 (preseason). He has not practiced in full equipment since, and missed all three preseason games — roughly a month out.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 hamstring strain: 1-3 weeks. Grade 2: 4-8 weeks, with a high re-injury rate if rushed. An MCL/knee sprain of the sort that costs a month is typically a Grade 2, 4-6 weeks. A month-plus absence with a Wednesday DNP in Week 1 sits at the pessimistic end of both.
• Expected back to full health: Best estimate for 100%: late September 2026 (Weeks 3-4). Soft-tissue injuries this stubborn rarely resolve cleanly in the same week they first produce a DNP.
• Week 1: Trending toward OUT or Questionable for Sunday Sept 13 at Houston. A Wednesday DNP after a month off makes Week 1 availability unlikely; watch Thursday/Friday for a bump to Limited.
• Weeks 1-4: Week 1: doubtful to play. Week 2: possible return in the third-down role. Weeks 3-4: expected back, but his ceiling is a low-volume passing-down back regardless of health.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ray Davis absorbs the third-down and change-of-pace snaps behind James Cook; Frank Gore Jr. is the practice-squad body if Buffalo needs a fourth back.
• Change since the weekend: DOWNGRADED — went from an unofficial ‘working on the side’ rehab note to an official Wednesday DNP with a newly specified hamstring.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in redraft — the only actionable read is that his absence nudges Ray Davis into a slightly larger role, making Davis the priority Cook handcuff.

LeQuint Allen Jr. — JAX (RB3 / passing-down and third-down back, behind co-starters Bhayshul Tuten and Chris Rodriguez Jr. (verified on the Jaguars’ official Sept 8 depth chart))

• Wednesday practice: DNP (present at practice but did not participate)
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY, no final game status yet. Listed as DNP on the official NFL Week 1 injury report. HC Liam Coen has publicly framed him as a GAME-TIME DECISION, which is a coach’s characterization, not a filed designation. The formal Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag comes Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Lower-body soft-tissue injury; the official report lists it as ‘hip.’ The team has not specified hamstring vs. quad vs. hip flexor.
• When it happened: Suffered in the second half of training camp — he missed roughly the last two weeks of camp, placing onset in mid-to-late August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 lower-body soft-tissue strains typically cost 1-3 weeks; grade 2 runs 3-6 weeks. Re-injury risk stays elevated for 2-4 weeks after return, which is why teams throttle these backs on a snap count initially.
• Expected back to full health: He is already ~3-4 weeks from onset and still not practicing, which points toward the longer end. Best estimate for a genuinely unrestricted 100%: late September (Weeks 3-4).
• Week 1: Genuinely in doubt for Sunday, Sept 13 vs. Cleveland. Coen: ‘We’ll get a game-time decision from him. It’s been a while.’ A Wednesday DNP for a Sunday game leaves room to recover, but he must practice Thursday or Friday to have a real chance. Treat as 50/50 at best.
• Weeks 1-4: W1 vs CLE — coin flip, and capped even if active. W2 @ DEN and W3 vs NE — should be back but on a managed third-down role. W4 @ CIN — normal role. His ceiling is bounded by the committee regardless: he projects as a third-down/pass-catching specialist, not a volume back.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ameer Abdullah is the direct beneficiary and would take the third-down/passing-game snaps. Bhayshul Tuten and Chris Rodriguez Jr. remain the early-down co-starters and would each pick up a few extra touches.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED (modestly) — and now OFFICIAL. On Sept 6 this was an unofficial aggregator ‘Questionable trending Doubtful’ with Coen saying on Sept 2 he’d be ‘pleasantly surprised if he was ready to go.’ As of Sept 9 it is a filed official practice-report entry and Coen’s language has moved to a real game-time decision, which is a meaningfully warmer tone — though the Wednesday DNP keeps the actual availability in doubt.

Fantasy takeaway: Do not start him in Week 1 — a Wednesday DNP plus a public game-time-decision label is not a lineup you can trust, and even active he is the third man in a committee; if you need the Jaguars backfield, Tuten is the play.

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

• Wednesday practice: DNP
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry without a final game status – Did Not Participate on Tampa Bay’s Wednesday, Sept 9 report. Final designation comes Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Hamstring – now officially named by the club, having previously been undisclosed.
• When it happened: Surfaced around Sept 2, 2026 when he missed practice; still rehabbing as of Sept 9.
• Typical recovery for this injury: 1-2 weeks for a Grade 1 hamstring strain, 3-6 weeks for Grade 2. A DNP a week into the injury leaves both in play.
• Expected back to full health: Likely 1-3 weeks; reporting has him as a game-time decision for Sunday.
• Week 1: Not yet determined, trending toward a game-time decision. Sunday, Sept 13 at Cincinnati – Wednesday’s DNP is practice participation only; the official designation arrives Friday, Sept 11.
• Weeks 1-4: Wk1 at CIN, Wk2 vs CLE, Wk3 vs MIN, Wk4 vs GB. As the RB3 he needs an injury ahead of him to matter; a lingering hamstring also risks him being the odd man out on gameday.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kenny Gainwell is the RB2 ahead of him and would absorb the change-of-pace work; Josh Williams is the practice-squad option.
• Change since the weekend: DOWNGRADED – the previously undisclosed issue is now confirmed as a hamstring and he did not practice at all Wednesday.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable – he is an RB3 who did not practice, and his only value is as a handcuff-of-a-handcuff behind Bucky Irving and Gainwell.

Audric Estime — NO (RB4 behind Travis Etienne Jr., Alvin Kamara and Kendre Miller.)

• Wednesday practice: DNP
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry without a final game status – Did Not Participate on the Saints’ Wednesday, Sept 9 report. Final designation Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Thigh (quadriceps/thigh contusion or strain).
• When it happened: First appears on the official report Wednesday, Sept 9, 2026 – new since the Sept 6 checkpoint.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Thigh contusions cost NFL players about 1-2 weeks; a quad strain runs 2-4 weeks. A brand-new DNP is not yet diagnostic of which.
• Expected back to full health: Likely 1-3 weeks depending on whether it is a bruise or a strain.
• Week 1: Not yet determined. Sunday, Sept 13 at Detroit – Wednesday’s DNP is practice participation only, official status arrives Friday, Sept 11.
• Weeks 1-4: Wk1 at DET, Wk2 at BAL, Wk3 vs LV, Wk4 vs ATL. His only route to relevance is Kamara sitting AND Kendre Miller being unavailable – a narrow path.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kendre Miller sits ahead of him; CJ Donaldson and Zamir White are the practice-squad depth.
• Change since the weekend: NEW – he carried no injury entry on Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: Waiver-wire irrelevant right now – his injury actually matters more for Kendre Miller’s contingency value than for his own.

Limited Wednesday (5)

Limited on Wednesday usually means trending toward playing, but it is exactly the group whose Friday designation decides your lineup.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt — WAS (RB1 / lead back, verified ACT on nfl.com roster, Ourlads 09/09/2026 and Yahoo’s Week 1 Commanders depth chart (09/09). Rushed for 805 yards and 8 TDs as a 2025 rookie.)

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY WITHOUT FINAL GAME STATUS. Filed on the Commanders’ Wednesday, Sept 9 report as ‘groin – Limited Participation’. No Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag yet; Friday, Sept 11 brings the official designation. This is the only fantasy skill player LIMITED or worse across all four teams.
• Injury: Groin strain (adductor). The Sept 6 baseline’s vaguer ‘lower-body injury’ is now officially specified by the club as a groin issue.
• When it happened: Late August 2026 (training camp / preseason; first reported in the Sept 6 reporting cycle, specified as groin on the Sept 9 official report)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 adductor/groin strain in a running back: 1-2 weeks. Grade 2: 3-6 weeks. Grade 3: 8-12 weeks. A Limited Wednesday practice points to Grade 1, but groin strains carry a notably high re-aggravation rate in cutting and lateral-acceleration roles – roughly 1 in 5 recur within the same season – and NFL clubs habitually cap early-season carries for backs working through one.
• Expected back to full health: Late September 2026 (Weeks 3-4) for a fully unrestricted workload; likely available but managed before then
• Week 1: EXPECTED TO PLAY Sunday, Sept 13 (4:25 PM ET vs. Philadelphia) but genuinely uncertain in workload, and NOT yet official. Beat consensus (SI Commanders, PhillyVoice, The Philly Special Show) is that he plays. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PARTICIPATION IS THE KEY TELL: an upgrade to Full by Friday means a normal workload; a second straight Limited very likely produces a ‘Questionable’ tag and a reduced carry share.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: expected to play all four, with the main risk being a snap-share split rather than absence. Groin recurrence is the live danger – if he tweaks it, expect a one-to-two-game absence and a near-even split with Rachaad White. Highest-variance skill player on these four rosters.
• Who benefits if he sits: Rachaad White (RB, ACT) – and note White is himself off the Wednesday injury report after a hamstring issue, so he is a fully healthy fallback; Kaytron Allen (RB, ACT) is RB3. Jeremy McNichols (RB) is on IR-designated-to-return and unavailable for at least four games.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: Start him but line up a plan B, and check Friday’s designation before locking him – a second straight Limited would signal a split backfield with Rachaad White.

Jonathon Brooks — CAR (RB2 / 1B in a committee with Chuba Hubbard; still working back from a second ACL tear.)

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry without a final game status – Limited on Carolina’s club-published Wednesday, Sept 9 report. Final Out/Doubtful/Questionable comes Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Groin – now specified by the club, having been described earlier as general soreness. It sits on top of a long rehab from his second ACL tear.
• When it happened: Groin issue surfaced in early September 2026; the underlying ACL reconstruction dates to late 2024.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Groin strains sideline NFL players roughly 1-3 weeks for a mild strain and 4-6 weeks for a significant one. Limited participation with a full week of runway points to the mild end.
• Expected back to full health: Likely within 1-2 weeks; HC Dave Canales said he is optimistic Brooks is available for Week 1.
• Week 1: Not yet determined – trending toward playing. Sunday, Sept 13 vs. Chicago; Wednesday was practice participation only and the official designation lands Friday, Sept 11.
• Weeks 1-4: Wk1 vs CHI, Wk2 at ATL, Wk3 at CLE, Wk4 vs DET, Week 5 bye. Expect a managed snap count early as the club protects the knee, with his share growing if the groin quiets down.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chuba Hubbard absorbs the full workload, with AJ Dillon as the change-of-pace.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged – still limited and still expected to play, though the injury is now officially named as a groin rather than generic soreness.

Fantasy takeaway: Flex-only in Week 1 – he should play, but a groin plus knee-management means a capped touch count behind Hubbard.

Keaton Mitchell — LAC (RB2 — chargers.com Week 1 chart lists ‘Keaton Mitchell OR Kimani Vidal’ behind Omarion Hampton; Ourlads and nfl.com (Active) both place Mitchell second)

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY, NO FINAL GAME STATUS YET. Mitchell is on the Chargers’ official Wednesday Sept 9 injury report as LIMITED with a hamstring injury. Final game status due Friday Sept 11, 4:00 PM ET.
• Injury: Hamstring. The Wednesday filing is the first time the club has specified the body part — through camp it was described only as ‘working through something.’ He missed six consecutive practices before returning Monday Sept 7. GM Joe Hortiz declined to put him on injured reserve, which signals the team expected a short absence.
• When it happened: Setback first reported around Aug 24, 2026 (after missing two training-camp practices); the extended absence ran through the first week of September
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 hamstring strain: 1–3 weeks. Grade 2: 3–6 weeks. Mitchell’s ability to practice in a limited capacity two-plus weeks in points to the low end — but hamstrings in a player with his injury history are the classic re-aggravation risk.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late September 2026 — Week 2–3 for a clean full practice week, assuming no re-aggravation
• Week 1: Trending toward PLAYING vs Arizona, Sunday Sept 13, 4:25 PM ET, most likely with a Questionable tag on Friday. A second straight Limited day Thursday would be normal; a DNP Thursday would flip this to a real risk.
• Weeks 1-4: Even at full health he is the change-of-pace back behind Hampton. Expect a capped Week 1 role, gradual growth Weeks 2–4, and meaningful volume only if Hampton misses time. Hamstrings recur, so bake in a missed-game risk somewhere in this window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kimani Vidal (verified RB3, co-listed with Mitchell on the team chart) absorbs the backup snaps behind Omarion Hampton
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Mitchell is a bench stash only — he’s likely to suit up but the hamstring plus Hampton’s workload caps him below flex viability in Week 1.

Alvin Kamara — NO (RB2 behind Travis Etienne Jr. on Ourlads’ Sept 8 chart – a committee and passing-down role, no longer the lead back.)

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry without a final game status – Limited on the Saints’ first official Week 1 report, Wednesday, Sept 9. Final Out/Doubtful/Questionable is due Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Sprained MCL, knee.
• When it happened: Aug 18, 2026, during a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys. He missed the entire preseason.
• Typical recovery for this injury: An isolated MCL sprain sidelines an NFL running back roughly 2-4 weeks at Grade 1 and 4-8 weeks at Grade 2. Initial reporting had Kamara at 4-6 weeks, which lands his window right around Week 1-3.
• Expected back to full health: Wednesday, Sept 9 was his first practice back, at three weeks and change post-injury. Full health is realistically Weeks 2-4; expect a snap-count restriction even if he suits up Sunday.
• Week 1: Not yet determined – genuinely in doubt. Sunday, Sept 13 at Detroit; Wednesday’s limited tag is practice participation only, and the real answer comes with Friday’s Sept 11 designation.
• Weeks 1-4: Wk1 at DET, Wk2 at BAL, Wk3 vs LV, Wk4 vs ATL (Mon, Oct 5). Even once healthy he is behind Etienne; his value is receiving work and goal-line touches rather than volume.
• Who benefits if he sits: Travis Etienne Jr. is already the RB1 and would simply absorb more; Kendre Miller is the next man up for the complementary snaps, with Audric Estime (also hurt) behind him.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED – he practiced for the first time since Aug 18, moving from not practicing at all to a limited participant on the official report.

Fantasy takeaway: Do not start him Week 1 until Friday’s designation clears – and even a healthy Kamara is now a touch-limited RB3 behind Travis Etienne.

Kyle Juszczyk — SF (Starting fullback (grouped with the tight ends on nfl.com’s official roster))

• Wednesday practice: Limited
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry with no final game status — listed as LIMITED with a finger injury on San Francisco’s official Week 1 reports (Sept 8 and Sept 9). No game-status designation issued.
• Injury: Finger
• When it happened: 2026-09-06 (approximate — Week 1 practice week)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Finger injuries rarely cost an NFL player a game unless surgery is required; typical impact is 0-2 weeks and players routinely play through them taped or splinted.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-September 2026
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne — a finger injury with limited practice is not an availability threat
• Weeks 1-4: Should play all four games. A fullback with a finger issue is a blocking-first player whose fantasy footprint is negligible either way.
• Who benefits if he sits: Luke Farrell would absorb the lead-blocking role from an in-line TE alignment
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Ignore for fantasy purposes — he has no standalone value and the finger will not keep him off the field.

Practiced in full (on the report, trending to play) (5)

On the report but practicing fully — typically maintenance or the tail of something that has resolved. Start them, but note the injury is on file.

Jeremiyah Love — ARI (RB1 — lead back and the Cardinals’ top draft pick)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry without final status — today, Wednesday Sept 9, is Arizona’s FIRST Week 1 practice filing, so no game-status designation exists yet and none is due until Friday. Head coach Mike LaFleur on Wednesday: ‘I don’t exactly know what his listing is but there’s no limit on our end,’ and Love ‘will be ready to roll today.’ Treat the filed participation level as unconfirmed pending the report itself.
• Injury: High ankle sprain
• When it happened: 2026-08-13
• Typical recovery for this injury: High ankle sprains typically sideline an NFL player 4-6 weeks, with mild cases at 2-3 weeks and severe cases requiring tightrope surgery and 8+ weeks. Love is now roughly four weeks post-injury, right at the standard return window.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late September 2026 — functional now, but true full-health cutting ability for a high ankle sprain often lags another 2-3 weeks past return
• Week 1: Trending toward PLAYING on Sunday, Sept 13 at the Chargers. He is practicing without a team-imposed limitation, but Arizona has not yet filed a game-status designation and an earlier report had him ’50-50′ for Week 1 — expect a Questionable tag on Friday at worst.
• Weeks 1-4: Likely available for all four, but expect a shared or capped workload in Weeks 1-2 as he eases in from a four-week absence, with a fuller role by Weeks 3-4. High ankle sprains re-aggravate more often than any other ankle injury, so a one-game setback inside this window is a genuine risk.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyler Allgeier (Bam Knight is the No. 3; Evan Hull is the practice-squad depth). James Conner is NOT available — he is on IR until Week 5.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Start him if you have the depth to absorb a capped Week 1 workload, but hold Tyler Allgeier as the handcuff — Arizona files its first game-status designation Friday.

Ashton Jeanty — LV (RB1 — verified as the clear lead back on nfl.com (ACT) and Ourlads (Sept 8); no committee listed above him)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY, NO FINAL GAME STATUS YET. Jeanty is listed on the Raiders’ Wednesday Sept 9 official report as a FULL participant with an ankle injury. Head coach Klint Kubiak said before practice, ‘we will give the designation after practice. But he’s going to practice.’ Final status due Friday Sept 11.
• Injury: Ankle sprain suffered in the final week of training camp; kept him out of the remaining preseason work and limited him to individual workouts through the first week of September
• When it happened: August 23, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Low ankle sprain: 1–4 weeks. High ankle sprain: 4–6 weeks. Jeanty’s 17-day gap from injury to full practice is consistent with a moderate low sprain.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively now — full practice participation on Sept 9 is the clearest possible signal. Assume 100% by Week 2 even if Week 1 carries a soft snap cap.
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY vs Miami, Sunday Sept 13, 4:25 PM ET. A Questionable tag Friday would be procedural, not predictive.
• Weeks 1-4: Full workhorse usage from Week 1 forward, with the only realistic wrinkle being a modest Week 1 snap count as the staff eases the ankle back. No lingering restriction expected across Weeks 2–4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Mike Washington Jr. (verified RB2, 2026 fourth-round pick who impressed in camp and preseason), then Dylan Laube (RB3)
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Start Jeanty with confidence — a full Wednesday practice 17 days after the sprain removes the last real doubt, though don’t be shocked by a light early-game touch count.

Breece Hall — NYJ (RB1 — clear lead back and primary receiving back)

• Wednesday practice: Full (Wednesday Sept 9, estimated)
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry, no final game status yet. New York plays Sunday Sept 13, so designations are not due until Friday Sept 11. Note that the Jets did not hold a true practice Wednesday; the Full participation level filed is an estimate, which is standard and official.
• Injury: Groin strain
• When it happened: Mid-to-late August 2026 (preseason); it limited him through the back half of camp
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 groin/adductor strain: 1-2 weeks. Grade 2: 3-6 weeks. Groin strains are notorious for lingering in cutting-heavy positions, but Hall’s progression — positional drills Sept 8, full estimated participation Sept 9 — is squarely a Grade 1 pattern.
• Expected back to full health: Already at or very near 100%. Head coach Aaron Glenn said Sept 8 that Hall was trending toward playing Week 1, and he backed it up with a Full Wednesday.
• Week 1: Expected to play Sunday Sept 13 at Tennessee, almost certainly with no designation. This is the single most reassuring signal on the Jets’ report.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: expected to handle a full lead-back workload. The only risk is the classic groin-strain recurrence pattern if the Jets ride him for 20+ touches immediately.
• Who benefits if he sits: Braelon Allen is the direct handcuff and would take the early-down and short-yardage work; Isaiah Davis would absorb passing-down snaps.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED — on Sept 6 the groin was an open Week 1 question; he is now a Full participant on the official report and expected to play.

Fantasy takeaway: START him with confidence as a locked-in RB1 — the groin scare is over and any lingering discount in your league is now a buy signal.

Isaiah Davis — NYJ (RB3 — passing-down and depth back behind Breece Hall and Braelon Allen)

• Wednesday practice: Full (Wednesday Sept 9, estimated)
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry, no final game status yet. Jets play Sunday Sept 13; Wednesday levels are estimated.
• Injury: Knee
• When it happened: August 2026 (preseason)
• Typical recovery for this injury: A minor knee sprain or contusion that allows a Full Week 1 practice estimate typically runs 1-3 weeks. Nothing about the timeline suggests ligament involvement.
• Expected back to full health: Already effectively at 100% based on the Full participation level.
• Week 1: Expected to play Sunday Sept 13 at Tennessee with no designation.
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy and available Weeks 1-4; his fantasy ceiling is capped by being third in line, not by the knee.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kene Nwangwu is the next back up and is primarily a returner.
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED — carried a knee question on Sept 6, now filed as a Full participant.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable — he is a contingency stash only, and Braelon Allen is the better Hall handcuff.

Emanuel Wilson — SEA (RB3 — third back behind Jadarian Price and George Holani)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry with no final game status — appeared on Seattle’s official Week 1 report (hamstring) but practiced FULL and was NOT given a game-status designation, meaning he is cleared and available tonight.
• Injury: Hamstring strain
• When it happened: 2026-08-25 (approximate — training-camp/preseason strain)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Mild (grade 1) hamstring strains sideline an NFL player roughly 1-2 weeks; he has cleared that window and practiced in full.
• Expected back to full health: Already effectively full health as of Sept 8, 2026
• Week 1: ACTIVE and available for tonight’s kickoff (Wednesday, Sept 9)
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy but buried. He is the No. 3 back and becomes fantasy-relevant only if Price or Holani goes down, or once Zach Charbonnet returns from PUP and reshuffles the room against him.
• Who benefits if he sits: George Holani would absorb the No. 2 role; Jacardia Wright is the practice-squad depth
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Cleared but irrelevant — leave him on the wire unless Jadarian Price gets hurt tonight.

No official designation yet (unconfirmed) (3)

Either the team’s reporting week is shifted (the Monday-night clubs file a day later) or the situation is beat-reported without an official entry. Real, but unconfirmed — verify before you rely on it.

J.K. Dobbins — DEN (RB1 — verified ACT on nfl.com, listed first on Denver’s Week 1 unofficial depth chart (Sept 9) and on Ourlads (Sept 8))

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported
• Official status: (c) STILL UNOFFICIAL — no filing exists; Denver’s first official report is due Thursday Sept 10. Sean Payton said on Sept 3 that Dobbins is ‘moving well’ and expected to play Week 1, and Denver reported full practice attendance on Sept 7.
• Injury: Soft-tissue injury (undisclosed muscle group) sustained during training camp in August; he was held out of preseason action as a precaution rather than because of a hard restriction. Relevant history: a long injury record including a torn Achilles and prior knee surgery, plus a foot injury that cost him time in 2025.
• When it happened: Approximately Aug 10, 2026 (first reported during training camp); held out of preseason games Aug 22–29
• Typical recovery for this injury: Minor soft-tissue strain (hamstring/calf/quad): 1–3 weeks, with re-aggravation the chief risk on a heavy early-season workload
• Expected back to full health: Already there for Week 1 — roughly a month has passed since the camp injury with no reported setbacks
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY at Kansas City, Monday Sept 14, 8:15 PM ET. Verify against Denver’s Thursday Sept 10 filing.
• Weeks 1-4: Lead-back usage in Weeks 1–4 with RJ Harvey mixed in. His injury history, not any current ailment, is the reason to hold a contingency — soft-tissue issues in camp have historically preceded in-season absences for him.
• Who benefits if he sits: RJ Harvey (verified RB2), then Jonah Coleman (RB3) and Tyler Badie (RB4)
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Start Dobbins as an RB2 — he is healthy and holds the lead role, but RJ Harvey is the single best handcuff in this division to own alongside him.

Cam Skattebo — NYG (RB1 / lead back, verified ACT on nfl.com roster and Ourlads 09/08/2026)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported (absent from the injury report, so no participation level is filed; the Giants stated all players practiced fully Wednesday in pads)
• Official status: (d) UNOFFICIAL / TRACKED-STORY ENTRY ONLY – he carries NO official designation of any kind. He is NOT on the Giants’ Wednesday, Sept 9 injury report, NOT on IR, NOT on PUP, and has ACT status. Included here solely because he is returning from a catastrophic 2025 injury that fantasy managers are actively tracking.
• Injury: Severe right ankle dislocation with open tibia/fibula fracture and a ruptured deltoid ligament, suffered on an illegal hip-drop tackle against Philadelphia. The injury ended his rookie season after 8-9 games. He has since been fully cleared and told reporters ‘I’ll be ready to go’ for Week 1.
• When it happened: November 2025 (game vs. Philadelphia during the 2025 season)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Ankle dislocation with open tib/fib fracture and deltoid ligament rupture in a running back: 6-12 months, with 8-10 months typical to full football activity given the open fracture and the hardware usually required. Return-to-form for a contact-heavy back often trails clearance by 2-4 months because of residual ankle stiffness and loss of push-off power. He is roughly 10 months out – inside the normal window, and his clean removal from the injury report is meaningful evidence.
• Expected back to full health: Already cleared and off the report as of Sept 9, 2026 – roughly 10 months post-injury. Expect full pre-injury contact balance and burst by October 2026.
• Week 1: WILL PLAY Sunday, Sept 13 (8:20 PM ET vs. Dallas) with no restriction reported. No Friday designation expected given his absence from the report.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: expected to play all four as the lead back on a heavy workload – he has publicly said he is ready for a major role, and the Giants have framed the competition as being for carries BEHIND him. Given the injury severity, a soft-open Week 1 workload with Tracy and Singletary spelling him is plausible, ramping upward. Elevated soft-tissue risk in the surgically repaired ankle is the one thing to monitor.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyrone Tracy Jr. (RB, ACT) would lead the backfield, with Devin Singletary (RB, ACT) in the change-of-pace role
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Start him – clearing the injury report entirely at 10 months post-op is the confirmation you needed, though temper Week 1 expectations for a possible managed snap count.

Pierre Strong Jr. — GB (Practice-squad running back (nfl.com status DEV, No. 22) – the most NFL-experienced back in the building behind the active trio, and the emergency depth piece in a Jacobs-less backfield.)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported (officially) – beat reporting has him ABSENT from Wednesday’s practice; no practice designation exists for practice-squad players.
• Official status: (d) UNOFFICIAL / BEAT REPORTING. Practice-squad players do not appear on the official NFL injury report, so there is no designation of any kind. This entry rests on Sept 9 beat reporting (SI Packers On SI) that he was absent from Wednesday’s practice, corroborated circumstantially by the club’s own Sept 9 transaction signing a replacement running back.
• Injury: Unspecified – the nature of the absence has not been disclosed. The signal is the transaction: with Strong absent, Green Bay signed rookie RB Damon Bankston to fill its final practice-squad spot on Sept 8-9 and had also worked out RBs Phil Mafah and Ian Wheeler that Tuesday. Strong remains on the practice squad; he has NOT been released or placed on practice-squad IR.
• When it happened: Absence first noted Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be estimated – no injury has been identified. Undisclosed one-day practice-squad absences most often resolve within days.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown pending disclosure.
• Week 1: Would not play Sunday, Sept. 13 at Minnesota regardless – he is a practice-squad player who would require a standard elevation, and none has been announced.
• Weeks 1-4: Fantasy-irrelevant unless Green Bay’s active backfield suffers an injury AND he is elevated or signed to the 53. Worth tracking only as a barometer of how thin the Jacobs-less backfield really is.
• Who benefits if he sits: Damon Bankston (rookie, New Mexico, No. 35) is the practice-squad back signed to cover this absence.
• Change since the weekend: NEW – not on the Sept 6 baseline; absence and the corresponding Bankston signing both occurred Sept 8-9.

Fantasy takeaway: No action – but the fact that Green Bay burned its last practice-squad spot on a rookie back the day before Week 1 tells you how little margin the Jacobs-less committee has.

Cleared since the weekend — off the report entirely (11)

The good news. These players carried an injury question into the weekend and are no longer listed by their teams at all.

Chuba Hubbard — CAR (RB1 – listed first on Ourlads’ Sept 9 chart and the 1A in a 1A/1B with Jonathon Brooks.)

• Wednesday practice: Full – he is not listed on the report, which by rule means full participation.
• Official status: Resolved – off the injury report. He does not appear anywhere on Carolina’s club-published Week 1 Wednesday report (Sept 9, 2026), which listed only three players. No practice-report entry and no game-status designation.
• Injury: Hamstring strain (resolved). It cost him time in camp and had him labeled week-to-week in August.
• When it happened: Strained during training camp in August 2026; cleared before Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains run 1-2 weeks for Grade 1 and 3-6 weeks for Grade 2. His absence spanned several weeks, consistent with a low Grade 2 that the club rehabbed conservatively.
• Expected back to full health: Now – he practiced without limitation and the club has him as a full go.
• Week 1: Expected to play, no designation. Sunday, Sept 13 vs. Chicago. He carries no entry on the Wednesday report, so barring a new injury he will not receive a Friday designation either.
• Weeks 1-4: Wk1 vs CHI, Wk2 at ATL, Wk3 at CLE, Wk4 vs DET (Sun night, Oct 4), then a Week 5 bye. A soft opener against Chicago and a Week 2 division game set up well; the committee with Brooks is the real cap on his ceiling, not the hamstring.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jonathon Brooks, with AJ Dillon third.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the report. On Sept 6 he was an aggregator-projected Questionable with a hamstring.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence in Week 1 – the hamstring is fully behind him and he is the 1A, though Brooks will eat into the workload.

D’Andre Swift — CHI (RB1 – confirmed as the starter on both nfl.com (ACT, No. 4) and the Ourlads 09/08 chart, ahead of Kyle Monangai.)

• Wednesday practice: Full – not listed on the Wednesday report; he returned to practice Monday, Sept. 7.
• Official status: Resolved – off the injury report. Verified absent from Chicago’s Wednesday Sept 9, 2026 official Week 1 injury report on both nfl.com/injuries/league/2026/reg1 and in the club-sourced Sept 9 Sun-Times and SI write-ups, all of which list only Odunze, Trapilo and Bagent. He is ACT on the nfl.com roster. With no practice entry, there is nothing for Friday Sept 11 to turn into a designation.
• Injury: Resolved. He left the Sept. 3 practice early, which briefly raised fears of a core or quad problem, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported it was CRAMPING only. He was back at practice Monday, Sept. 7 and cleared the first official injury report of the year without an entry.
• When it happened: Sept. 3, 2026 (left practice early); resolved by Sept. 7-9, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Exercise-associated muscle cramping: hours to 2-3 days, with no structural damage and no lingering re-injury risk once hydration and conditioning normalize.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY, no designation, Sunday, Sept. 13 at Carolina.
• Weeks 1-4: Every-week starter with a clean bill of health across all four games. The only real threat to his volume is Kyle Monangai’s 1B role rather than his own body.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kyle Monangai (No. 25) is the RB2 and would lead the backfield, with Roschon Johnson third.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the injury report. The Sept 6 baseline carried an aggregator-projected ‘Questionable’; the club’s own filing lists him nowhere.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him without hesitation – the Sept 3 scare was a cramp, he practiced Monday, and he cleared the first official report with no entry.

De’Von Achane — MIA (RB1 — clear lead back and the focal point of the Dolphins offense in both the run and pass game)

• Wednesday practice: Full — not listed on the Wednesday report
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report. He does NOT appear on Miami’s official Wednesday Sept 9 injury report (which lists Ronnie Harrison, Will Kacmarek and Seydou Traore only). All 53 active-roster Dolphins practiced Monday Sept 7.
• Injury: Calf strain
• When it happened: Mid-August 2026; Miami held him out for roughly two weeks as a precaution, and he returned to practice on or about Sept 1, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 calf strain: 1-3 weeks. Grade 2: 4-6 weeks. Calf strains are a well-documented recurrence risk for speed backs, but Achane’s two-week precautionary absence and clean return fit a mild Grade 1.
• Expected back to full health: At 100% now — he has been practicing without restriction for well over a week and cleared the official report entirely.
• Week 1: Expected to play Sunday Sept 13 at Las Vegas with no designation.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: full lead-back workload expected. The only monitorable is a calf recurrence in the first two weeks of live football, which is the classic window for it.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jaylen Wright is the direct handcuff and would lead the committee; Ollie Gordon II would take the short-yardage and early-down work.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the injury report. Be aware that search results for this player are heavily polluted with 2025-dated ‘Achane cleared for Week 1 vs. Colts’ stories; those are a different season.

Fantasy takeaway: START as a locked-in RB1 — the calf is fully behind him, and with a first-year starting QB in Malik Willis, Miami’s offense is likely to funnel even more volume through him.

Christian McCaffrey — SF (RB1 — lead back)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report. He did not practice Monday, Sept 7, returned to practice Tuesday, Sept 8, and is NOT listed on San Francisco’s official Week 1 injury report. No official designation.
• Injury: Calf tightness, combined with deliberate veteran workload management
• When it happened: 2026-09-06 (approximate — flared at the start of the Week 1 practice week)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Calf tightness without a diagnosed strain resolves in days; a true grade 1 calf strain would run 2-3 weeks. Returning to practice inside 24 hours indicates precautionary rest, not a strain.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Sept 8, 2026
• Week 1: ACTIVE, no designation, expected to start Thursday, Sept 10 in Melbourne
• Weeks 1-4: Expected to handle a full lead-back workload across all four games, though San Francisco has signalled it will manage his snaps situationally. Calf and Achilles history makes him a week-to-week monitor rather than a set-and-forget asset.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jordan James (RB2); Kaelon Black is the No. 3 and Sincere McCormick the practice-squad depth
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Full green light — he cleared the report entirely, so start him as your RB1 in Melbourne.

Kyle Monangai — CHI (RB2 / the ‘1B’ back behind D’Andre Swift – confirmed on both nfl.com (ACT, No. 25) and the Ourlads 09/08 chart, ahead of Roschon Johnson.)

• Wednesday practice: Full – not listed on the Wednesday report; he returned to practice Monday, Sept. 7, his first session since the injury.
• Official status: Resolved – off the injury report. Verified absent from Chicago’s official Wednesday Sept 9, 2026 Week 1 injury report (nfl.com league view plus the club-sourced Sept 9 reporting, which lists only Odunze, Trapilo and Bagent). He is ACT on nfl.com. This is a genuinely significant clearance: as recently as Sept 6 he was described as week-to-week.
• Injury: Resolved. Hyperextended RIGHT knee suffered Aug. 16, 2026 in practice on contact with DT Grady Jarrett. HC Ben Johnson initially called him week-to-week. He was reported ‘running and looks good’ by D’Andre Swift after the Sept. 2 session, returned to full practice Monday Sept. 7, and then cleared the first official injury report without an entry.
• When it happened: Aug. 16, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Knee hyperextension without ligament tearing: 2-4 weeks typically, extending to 6+ weeks if a partial PCL or capsular injury is involved. Monangai is roughly 3.5 weeks out and clearing practice, which fits the benign end of the range.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively fully healthy as of Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, though he has only had a few practice sessions back and may be eased in on early-season snap counts.
• Week 1: Expected to PLAY, no designation, Sunday, Sept. 13 at Carolina.
• Weeks 1-4: Should hold the 1B role behind Swift throughout, with his workload building as he shakes off three weeks of missed practice. He is the clear beneficiary of any Swift absence.
• Who benefits if he sits: Roschon Johnson (No. 23) would move into the No. 2 role behind Swift.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the injury report. This is the biggest quiet swing in the division: the Sept 6 picture had him week-to-week with a hyperextended knee, and the club’s Week 1 filing lists him nowhere.

Fantasy takeaway: A real upgrade worth acting on – going from ‘week-to-week’ on Sept 6 to off the injury report entirely restores his flex value and makes him the must-hold contingency on Swift.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. — NYG (RB2 behind Cam Skattebo, verified ACT on nfl.com roster and Ourlads 09/08/2026)

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported (he is not listed on the injury report at all, so no participation level is filed for him – the Giants reported that all players practiced Wednesday)
• Official status: Resolved – off the injury report. He does NOT appear on the Giants’ official Wednesday, Sept 9 injury report in any capacity (no DNP, no Limited, no Full entry), which means the club considers him carrying no reportable injury.
• Injury: Concussion, sustained when he exited the preseason finale against the New York Jets. He cleared the NFL’s five-step concussion protocol on 2026-08-28. The Sept 6 baseline’s characterization as a ‘head/neck injury’ was imprecise – it was a diagnosed concussion, now resolved.
• When it happened: 2026-08-28 (preseason finale vs. NYJ; cleared protocol the same reporting cycle)
• Typical recovery for this injury: NFL concussion protocol: median 6-12 days from injury to full clearance; roughly 90% of cases clear within three weeks. Once the five-step protocol is completed and an independent neurological consultant signs off, there is no residual performance restriction and no elevated short-term re-injury designation. He is now 12 days past clearance.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health – cleared 2026-08-28, no lingering restriction
• Week 1: WILL PLAY Sunday, Sept 13 (8:20 PM ET vs. Dallas) with no injury restriction. He is off the report entirely, so no Friday designation is expected.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: available for all four as the clear RB2 in a rotation behind Skattebo. His value is leveraged almost entirely to Skattebo’s health rather than his own.
• Who benefits if he sits: Devin Singletary (RB, ACT) is the next back up per Ourlads 09/08/2026, with Najee Harris (RB, ACT) as RB4 – note this reverses the Sept 6 baseline, which had Harris ahead of Singletary.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: Fully cleared and off the report – hold him as a genuinely valuable Skattebo contingency rather than treating him as an injury risk.

Rachaad White — WAS (RB2 behind Jacory Croskey-Merritt, verified ACT on nfl.com roster, Ourlads 09/09/2026 and Yahoo’s Week 1 Commanders depth chart)

• Wednesday practice: Full (practiced Wednesday; not listed on the injury report, so no participation level was formally filed for him)
• Official status: Resolved – off the injury report. He does NOT appear anywhere on the Commanders’ official Wednesday, Sept 9 injury report (which listed eight players; he is not among them). IMPORTANT NUANCE: FantasyPros published a note at 1:15 PM ET on Sept 9 saying his Week 1 status was ‘still unclear’; that note predated the club’s official filing and is an aggregator lag, not a designation. The official report is authoritative and omits him.
• Injury: Hamstring strain, originally reported by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. He progressed from individual-only work in August to full practice participation, and has now cleared the report entirely.
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 hamstring strain in a running back: 1-3 weeks. Grade 2: 3-6 weeks. Grade 3: 8-12 weeks. Hamstrings carry the highest recurrence rate of any NFL soft-tissue injury (roughly 1 in 3 re-injure within the season), and the standard club protocol is a graduated return through individual work, then limited, then full – exactly the path he followed. Clearing the report is the meaningful endpoint.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health – cleared the injury report as of Wednesday, Sept 9, 2026
• Week 1: WILL PLAY Sunday, Sept 13 (4:25 PM ET vs. Philadelphia) with no injury restriction reported. Off the report, so no Friday designation is expected.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: expected to be available for all four as the RB2, with meaningful upside because the man in front of him (Croskey-Merritt) is working through a groin strain. Residual hamstring recurrence risk persists for 4-6 weeks after any strain, so monitor Wednesday reports through September.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kaytron Allen (RB, ACT) would move up to RB2; Craig Reynolds and Robert Henry Jr. are practice-squad depth
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the report

Fantasy takeaway: The quietest significant upgrade in the division – he cleared the report while the starter ahead of him did not, making him a priority speculative add and a strong flex if Croskey-Merritt is capped Friday.

British Brooks — HOU (RB3 / fullback, behind David Montgomery and Woody Marks)

• Wednesday practice: Full (not listed on the Texans’ Wednesday Sept 9 report)
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report
• Injury: Hand — cleared
• When it happened: August 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hand sprains/contusions without fracture: 1-2 weeks, frequently played through.
• Expected back to full health: Now — no designation entering Week 1.
• Week 1: Available, no designation, Sunday Sept 13 vs. Buffalo.
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy for Weeks 1-4, but his role is fullback/special teams; touches will be scarce behind Montgomery and Marks.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable — he is healthy.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report. Was an unofficial ‘Questionable’ (hand) on Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable; the Texans backfield to own is David Montgomery, with Woody Marks the handcuff.

Ollie Gordon II — MIA (RB3 — short-yardage and early-down committee back behind De’Von Achane and Jaylen Wright)

• Wednesday practice: Full — not listed on the Wednesday report
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report. He does NOT appear on Miami’s official Wednesday Sept 9 injury report. He shed his red non-contact jersey at practice on Sept 7. Aggregators including CBS and RotoWire still carry an unofficial ‘Questionable for Week 1’ tag dating to Aug 31 — that is stale and is contradicted by the official filing.
• Injury: Rib injury (contusion/strain)
• When it happened: Aug 22, 2026, preseason game vs. the New York Giants. Head coach Jeff Hafley said at the time that Gordon would have been cleared to return had it been a regular-season game.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Rib contusion: 1-3 weeks. Rib fracture: 4-6 weeks. The coach’s same-day comment that he was game-clearable points firmly to a contusion, and the three-week timeline since has borne that out.
• Expected back to full health: At 100% now — out of the non-contact jersey and off the report.
• Week 1: Expected to play Sunday Sept 13 at Las Vegas with no designation.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: healthy and available, splitting backup carries with Jaylen Wright. His role, not his ribs, is the limiter.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jaylen Wright is ahead of him; DJ Herman is the RB4.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the injury report.

Fantasy takeaway: Deep-league stash only — but he is now the healthy short-yardage option, so he is the better bet than Wright for goal-line work if Achane ever misses time.

Kendre Miller — NO (RB3 behind Travis Etienne Jr. and Alvin Kamara.)

• Wednesday practice: Full – not listed on the report, which means full participation.
• Official status: Resolved – off the injury report. He does not appear on the Saints’ first official Week 1 report (Wednesday, Sept 9).
• Injury: Undisclosed (resolved) – he had missed practices on Sept 1 and Sept 2 without a published diagnosis.
• When it happened: Early September 2026 absences; cleared before the Week 1 report.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A – the club never published a diagnosis and he returned within about a week, consistent with routine maintenance.
• Expected back to full health: Now – practicing without limitation.
• Week 1: Expected to play, no designation. Sunday, Sept 13 at Detroit.
• Weeks 1-4: Wk1 at DET, Wk2 at BAL, Wk3 vs LV, Wk4 vs ATL. With Kamara limited and Estime not practicing, he is the healthiest complement to Travis Etienne heading into the opener.
• Who benefits if he sits: Audric Estime is the RB4 behind him, though Estime is himself a DNP.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the report. He was an aggregator-projected Questionable on Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: A worthwhile contingency add – he is the only fully healthy Saints back behind Travis Etienne and would benefit directly if Kamara is ruled out Friday.

Bhayshul Tuten — JAX (Co-starting running back with Chris Rodriguez Jr., and the lead fantasy back in the committee (verified on the Jaguars’ official Sept 8 depth chart))

• Wednesday practice: Full (not listed on the Jaguars’ Wednesday Sept 9 report, which named only LeQuint Allen Jr., Jakobi Meyers and OL Cole Van Lanen)
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report
• Injury: Illness (non-orthopedic) — resolved
• When it happened: Early September 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Common viral illness: 3-7 days, with no lingering structural risk.
• Expected back to full health: Now — no designation entering Week 1.
• Week 1: Available, no designation, Sunday Sept 13 vs. Cleveland.
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy for Weeks 1-4 (vs CLE, @ DEN, vs NE, @ CIN). With LeQuint Allen Jr. a DNP and in real doubt, Tuten’s Week 1 workload projects at the higher end of his committee range.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Rodriguez Jr. is the co-starter, with Ameer Abdullah on passing downs — not applicable, Tuten is healthy.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report. Was an unofficial ‘Questionable’ (illness) on Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him with confidence — the illness is gone and Allen’s DNP means fewer mouths in the backfield for Week 1.

Waiver wire: who gains if these names sit

• MarShawn Lloyd is the listed RB1 in his absence (Ourlads 09/08, No. 32), with Chris Brooks second and Kaleb Johnson third – an explicit committee rather than a single replacement. — if Josh Jacobs (GB) can’t go.
• Jadarian Price is already the starter in his absence; George Holani is the No. 2 — if Zach Charbonnet (SEA) can’t go.
• Rhamondre Stevenson takes over as the clear lead back and gets the goal-line and early-down work. Corey Kiner is the No. 2 and should see change-of-pace and passing-down snaps. Lan Larison was elevated from the practice squad on Sept 9 specifically to fill the RB3/special-teams spot tonight. — if TreVeyon Henderson (NE) can’t go.
• Jordan James is the RB2 behind Christian McCaffrey; Kaelon Black is the No. 3 — if Isaac Guerendo (SF) can’t go.
• Brian Robinson Jr. is the RB2 behind Bijan Robinson; Tyler Goodson is the practice-squad emergency option. — if Trey Sermon (ATL) can’t go.
• Already covered – Derrick Henry is the workhorse, Justice Hill is the passing-down back, Rasheen Ali is RB3. — if Adam Randall (BAL) can’t go.
• AJ Dillon is the active RB3 behind Hubbard and Brooks. — if Trevor Etienne (CAR) can’t go.
• Audric Estime holds the RB4 role in his place. — if Ty Chandler (NO) can’t go.
• Already replaced – Kaytron Allen (RB, ACT) holds the RB3 role; Craig Reynolds and Robert Henry Jr. are practice-squad depth — if Jeremy McNichols (WAS) can’t go.
• Jeremiyah Love is the starter in his absence, with Tyler Allgeier as the No. 2 and Bam Knight the No. 3 — if James Conner (ARI) can’t go.
• Jeremiyah Love and Tyler Allgeier hold the roles his injury vacated; Bam Knight is the No. 3 — if Trey Benson (ARI) can’t go.
• Sione Vaki (No. 33) is the back behind Jahmyr Gibbs on the Ourlads 09/08 chart, with Jacob Saylors third – note this reverses the Sept 6 baseline order. — if Isiah Pacheco (DET) can’t go.
• Ray Davis absorbs the third-down and change-of-pace snaps behind James Cook; Frank Gore Jr. is the practice-squad body if Buffalo needs a fourth back. — if Ty Johnson (BUF) can’t go.
• Ameer Abdullah is the direct beneficiary and would take the third-down/passing-game snaps. Bhayshul Tuten and Chris Rodriguez Jr. remain the early-down co-starters and would each pick up a few extra touches. — if LeQuint Allen Jr. (JAX) can’t go.
• Kenny Gainwell is the RB2 ahead of him and would absorb the change-of-pace work; Josh Williams is the practice-squad option. — if Sean Tucker (TB) can’t go.
• Kendre Miller sits ahead of him; CJ Donaldson and Zamir White are the practice-squad depth. — if Audric Estime (NO) can’t go.
• Rachaad White (RB, ACT) – and note White is himself off the Wednesday injury report after a hamstring issue, so he is a fully healthy fallback; Kaytron Allen (RB, ACT) is RB3. Jeremy McNichols (RB) is on IR-designated-to-return and unavailable for at least four games. — if Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WAS) can’t go.
• Chuba Hubbard absorbs the full workload, with AJ Dillon as the change-of-pace. — if Jonathon Brooks (CAR) can’t go.
• Kimani Vidal (verified RB3, co-listed with Mitchell on the team chart) absorbs the backup snaps behind Omarion Hampton — if Keaton Mitchell (LAC) can’t go.
• Travis Etienne Jr. is already the RB1 and would simply absorb more; Kendre Miller is the next man up for the complementary snaps, with Audric Estime (also hurt) behind him. — if Alvin Kamara (NO) can’t go.
• Luke Farrell would absorb the lead-blocking role from an in-line TE alignment — if Kyle Juszczyk (SF) can’t go.

Bottom line at running back

12 of the 40 running backs here are unavailable, 4 did not practice Wednesday, and 5 were limited. 11 cleared since the weekend. The Friday reports settle the middle two groups — that is where Week 1 lineups get decided.

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 official club and league injury reports filed Wednesday, September 9, 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 Wednesday RB first appeared on Game On Media.

Quarterback stays the quietest position on the Week 1 board, and the Wednesday reports mostly confirmed good news: the injuries that matter are backups, and the one genuine question — Patrick Mahomes — is trending the right way without a formal answer yet.

What changed since the weekend

Clubs filed their first official injury reports of the season on Wednesday, which replaces the guesswork of the preseason with real practice participation. Across the 9 quarterbacks on this board: 2 are new to the report, 2 improved, 1 got worse, and 2 cleared entirely and are no longer listed by their teams.

How to read this report

Week 1 spans six days, so teams are at different points in their reporting week and their designations do not mean the same thing:

• Seattle–New England played Wednesday, September 9. Those teams have final designations and published inactives.
• San Francisco–LA Rams play Thursday, September 10 in Melbourne — final or near-final.
• Everyone else plays Sunday, September 13 or Monday, September 14. Their Wednesday filing is practice participation only. Final Out/Doubtful/Questionable tags land Friday, September 11. A Wednesday “Full” is a strong signal, not a guarantee.

Anything on the reserve list — IR, PUP, Commissioner’s Exempt List — is an official roster transaction and is settled regardless of the day.

Ruled out or unavailable (4)

Official reserve-list designations and confirmed absences. Plan around these.

Michael Penix Jr. — ATL (No longer the starter. Tua Tagovailoa was named Week 1 QB1 on Sept 7 and Cooper Rush is the designated backup; Penix is on the 53-man roster but has been announced as INACTIVE for Week 1.)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: (b) Official practice-report entry without a final game status – he appears on Atlanta’s official Wednesday Week 1 report with a knee designation. Final Out/Doubtful/Questionable tags are not due until Friday, Sept 11. Separately, and this is NOT an injury designation, HC Kevin Stefanski has already publicly announced Penix will be inactive Sunday – a readiness/coaching decision.
• Injury: Left knee – partially torn ACL that ended his 2025 season and required surgery. It is the third ACL tear of his career.
• When it happened: Original injury and season-ending surgery during the 2025 season; he was held out of full-team drills until after the second 2026 preseason game and did not play in the third.
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction typically sidelines an NFL player 9-12 months, and a third tear on the same limb sits at the long end – 12+ months with a slower return to full explosiveness and cutting confidence.
• Expected back to full health: Physically cleared and practicing in full now; the club is treating true game readiness as still weeks away. Realistically mid-season 2026 before he is trusted with a start.
• Week 1: Announced INACTIVE for Sunday, Sept 13 at Pittsburgh. He will not play regardless of what Friday’s official designation says.
• Weeks 1-4: Wk1 at PIT inactive. Wk2 vs CAR, Wk3 at GB (Thu, Sept 24), Wk4 at NO (Mon, Oct 5) – he is behind both Tua and Cooper Rush, so he only plays on injury or a Tua benching. Treat him as unrosterable in redraft through at least Week 4.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A – he is the one out. Tua Tagovailoa starts, Cooper Rush is the active backup.
• Change since the weekend: DOWNGRADED – on Sept 6 he was a co-QB1 in an open competition; he has now lost the job outright and been declared inactive for the opener.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in all redraft formats – he is inactive Week 1 and third on the depth chart, and only a Tua injury or collapse puts him back in play.

Graham Mertz — HOU (Was the QB3. Currently on season-ending reserve; the practice-squad QB spot behind Stroud and Mills is now Mark Gronowski, signed Sept 8.)

• Wednesday practice: not applicable — on season-ending IR
• Official status: (a-equivalent) OFFICIAL ROSTER DESIGNATION: Reserve/Injured (IR) — out for the 2026 season. Confirmed by his ‘RES’ status code on the official nfl.com Texans roster.
• Injury: Torn ACL (knee)
• When it happened: Suffered in the Texans’ preseason opener, mid-August 2026 (reported Aug 14-17, 2026).
• Typical recovery for this injury: ACL reconstruction: 9-12 months to return to play.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-to-late 2027. Note he also had his 2023 college season shortened by a broken collarbone.
• Week 1: OUT — Week 1 and all of 2026.
• Weeks 1-4: Out for the season.
• Who benefits if he sits: Davis Mills is the QB2 behind C.J. Stroud; Mark Gronowski is the practice-squad emergency arm.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged — same official season-ending IR designation as the Sept 6 report.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in any format — the only actionable note is that Davis Mills is the sole insurance policy behind C.J. Stroud, which matters if you roster Texans pass-catchers.

Dillon Gabriel — CLE (QB4 (on reserve; not on the active depth chart))

• Wednesday practice: not applicable – ineligible to practice until his 21-day window opens
• Official status: (a) FINAL OFFICIAL ROSTER-STATUS DESIGNATION: Reserve/Injured, designated to return (nfl.com roster code RSR). Filed Aug 30, 2026 when Cleveland set its 53. Rules him out through Week 4.
• Injury: Back
• When it happened: August 2026, during the preseason; placed on IR Aug 30, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Back injuries in NFL quarterbacks span a wide range – a lumbar strain is 2-4 weeks, a disc-related issue is 6-12 weeks, and a transverse process fracture is 4-8 weeks. The IR-return designation guarantees a minimum four-game absence. Cleveland’s willingness to use the return designation rather than season-ending IR points to the shorter end.
• Expected back to full health: Practice-eligible ahead of Week 5 (early-to-mid October 2026). Cleveland effectively used the move to keep four quarterbacks, so there is no urgency to activate him.
• Week 1: OUT – ineligible for Week 1 at Jacksonville, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: OUT for all four, by rule.
• Who benefits if he sits: Deshaun Watson is QB1, Shedeur Sanders QB2, Taylen Green QB3 – Gabriel is fourth in line even when healthy.
• Change since the weekend: unchanged

Fantasy takeaway: No standard-league relevance; only a deep-dynasty stash, and even then he is behind three healthy quarterbacks.

Skylar Thompson — BAL (Not on the active depth chart – Reserve/Injured)

• Wednesday practice: not applicable – on injured reserve
• Official status: (a) FINAL OFFICIAL ROSTER-STATUS DESIGNATION: Reserve/Injured (nfl.com roster code RES), placed in August 2026. Baltimore signed QB Austin Reed at the time as the corresponding move, though Reed does not appear on the current active roster – Joe Fagnano holds the QB3 spot.
• Injury: Undisclosed; sustained during the 2026 preseason.
• When it happened: August 2026 (IR placement reported Aug 12-24, 2026 across outlets).
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not estimable without a disclosed injury. Season-opening Reserve/Injured without a return designation typically ends the season.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown – no public timeline.
• Week 1: OUT – not on the active roster for Week 1 at Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: OUT.
• Who benefits if he sits: Not applicable – Lamar Jackson is QB1, Tyler Huntley QB2, Joe Fagnano QB3.
• Change since the weekend: NEW

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy relevance; included only because the Sept 6 baseline omitted his official reserve status.

Did not practice Wednesday (1)

A Wednesday DNP four days out is the clearest warning sign on the report. Have a replacement ready and check Friday.

Tyson Bagent — CHI (QB2 – the backup to Caleb Williams on both nfl.com (ACT, No. 17) and the Ourlads 09/08 chart, ahead of Case Keenum.)

• Wednesday practice: DNP (estimated – no practice was held Wednesday).
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY WITHOUT FINAL STATUS – listed as DID NOT PARTICIPATE on Chicago’s Wednesday Sept 9, 2026 Week 1 injury report (nfl.com league report, confirmed by Sept 9 Chicago Sun-Times and SI Bear Digest). No Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag exists yet; Chicago plays SUNDAY, so the final status comes FRIDAY, SEPT. 11. The Bears held no practice Wednesday, so this is an estimated report – the club’s judgment is that he would have missed the session entirely.
• Injury: Back. Reporting is explicit that this is a NEW and distinct problem from the hamstring issue he dealt with earlier. His status for Sunday remains uncertain; if he cannot go, Case Keenum assumes QB2 duties.
• When it happened: First appeared on the official report Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026; the onset date has not been disclosed.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Non-specific back strain in an NFL player: 1-3 weeks typically, and often just days for a mild spasm. A disc-related back issue is a different class entirely at 4-8 weeks or more. No pathology has been disclosed, so the wide range stands.
• Expected back to full health: Unclear pending Thursday and Friday participation. A missed Wednesday alone is not diagnostic; if he is still DNP on Thursday, a multi-week absence becomes likely.
• Week 1: UNCERTAIN for Sunday, Sept. 13 at Carolina – DNP on the first report of the week. The Friday, Sept. 11 report will set the actual designation. Practically, a backup quarterback’s availability rarely affects a game plan.
• Weeks 1-4: Irrelevant to fantasy in all four games unless Caleb Williams gets hurt. If Bagent’s back lingers, Case Keenum becomes the emergency QB2, which would make a Williams injury materially worse for the Chicago offense.
• Who benefits if he sits: Case Keenum (No. 11) moves up to QB2 behind Caleb Williams.
• Change since the weekend: NEW – Bagent was not on the Sept 6 baseline injury list at all, and this back problem is separately reported as distinct from his earlier hamstring issue.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy action – but note that Chicago’s QB insurance behind Caleb Williams is now a 38-year-old journeyman rather than Bagent, which slightly raises the tail risk on every Bears skill player.

Practiced in full (on the report, trending to play) (1)

On the report but practicing fully — typically maintenance or the tail of something that has resolved. Start them, but note the injury is on file.

Marcus Mariota — WAS (QB2 behind Jayden Daniels, verified ACT on nfl.com roster and Ourlads 09/09/2026)

• Wednesday practice: Full
• Official status: (b) OFFICIAL PRACTICE-REPORT ENTRY WITHOUT FINAL GAME STATUS. Filed Wednesday, Sept 9 as ‘knee – Full Participation’. No game-status tag until Friday, Sept 11.
• Injury: Sprained MCL, right knee
• When it happened: August 2026 (training camp / preseason)
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 MCL sprain in a quarterback: 1-3 weeks. Grade 2: 3-6 weeks. Grade 3: 8-12 weeks, occasionally surgical. Unlike ACL injuries, isolated MCL sprains are managed non-operatively and heal reliably. A Full practice roughly 3-4 weeks out confirms Grade 1 and full resolution.
• Expected back to full health: Effectively full health now – unrestricted Full participation as of Wednesday, Sept 9, 2026
• Week 1: AVAILABLE as the backup for Sunday, Sept 13 (4:25 PM ET vs. Philadelphia). Not yet official; a Full Wednesday makes any Friday designation unlikely.
• Weeks 1-4: Weeks 1-4: available as QB2 in all four, barring recurrence. Has no standalone fantasy value while Jayden Daniels is healthy.
• Who benefits if he sits: Athan Kaliakmanis (QB, ACT) would become QB2; Sam Hartman (QB) is on the practice squad
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable while Daniels is healthy, but his return to Full practice restores Washington’s insurance behind the most fantasy-critical QB in the division.

No official designation yet (unconfirmed) (1)

Either the team’s reporting week is shifted (the Monday-night clubs file a day later) or the situation is beat-reported without an official entry. Real, but unconfirmed — verify before you rely on it.

Patrick Mahomes — KC (QB1 — verified ACT on nfl.com; QB1 on Ourlads (Sept 7) and si.com’s post-cuts Chiefs chart (Sept 3))

• Wednesday practice: not yet reported — Kansas City has not filed a practice report for this week and is not required to until Thursday Sept 10
• Official status: (c) STILL UNOFFICIAL — NO OFFICIAL FILING EXISTS TODAY. This is the single most important clarification in this update: because Kansas City plays Monday night, its first official injury report is not due until THURSDAY Sept 10, with the final game-status designation due Saturday Sept 12 at 4:00 PM ET. Everything on Mahomes today is head-coach commentary, not a filing. Andy Reid, Sept 8: ‘As far as our roster goes, there’s a very good chance that Patrick will go ahead and start unless something were to come up here in the next couple days. Most likely he’ll be the guy that’s out there.’ He was cleared for full training-camp practice in late July and has practiced without restriction since, but sat out all three preseason games.
• Injury: Left knee — torn ACL and LCL (multi-ligament injury), surgically repaired. Not a simple isolated ACL.
• When it happened: December 2025, during the 2025 season; surgery followed shortly after, ending his season
• Typical recovery for this injury: Isolated ACL reconstruction: 9–12 months to return to play. A combined ACL+LCL multi-ligament repair typically runs 9–12 months to return and 12–18 months to pre-injury explosiveness, because the lateral-side repair restricts early rehab loading.
• Expected back to full health: He is roughly 9 months post-op at Week 1 — the earliest edge of the normal window. Expect functional availability now but pre-injury mobility and off-platform improvisation to lag into October–November 2026.
• Week 1: Expected to START vs Denver, Monday Sept 14, 8:15 PM ET. To be clear: ‘expected to start’ is Reid’s word, not a filed designation. The first hard data point arrives Thursday Sept 10 (practice participation) and the binding one Saturday Sept 12 (game status).
• Weeks 1-4: Should start all four games barring a setback. Anticipate a deliberately reduced designed-run and scramble profile early — the rushing floor that props up his fantasy weeks is the piece most likely to be missing in Weeks 1–2, with the pocket passing intact and the mobility trending back by Weeks 3–4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Justin Fields (verified QB2 on nfl.com and Ourlads), then Garrett Nussmeier (QB3)
• Change since the weekend: UPGRADED

Fantasy takeaway: Start Mahomes as a low-end QB1 but check Kansas City’s Thursday practice report before locking him — and discount his rushing production until the multi-ligament knee proves it can handle scrambles.

Cleared since the weekend — off the report entirely (2)

The good news. These players carried an injury question into the weekend and are no longer listed by their teams at all.

Mitchell Trubisky — TEN (QB2 behind Cam Ward (verified on the Titans’ official 9/7/26 depth chart))

• Wednesday practice: Full (not listed on the Titans’ Wednesday Sept 9 report)
• Official status: Resolved — off the injury report
• Injury: Biceps — cleared
• When it happened: August 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Biceps strains/tendinitis in a throwing arm: 2-4 weeks. A full distal biceps tear is a different class entirely at 4-6 months, and clearly was not the case here.
• Expected back to full health: Now — no designation entering Week 1.
• Week 1: Available as the backup, no designation, Sunday Sept 13 vs. the Jets.
• Weeks 1-4: Healthy for Weeks 1-4 in a clipboard role. Only becomes fantasy-relevant if Cam Ward is injured.
• Who benefits if he sits: Practice-squad QB Hendon Hooker would be the emergency arm — not applicable, Trubisky is healthy.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED — now off the report. Was an unofficial ‘Questionable’ (biceps) on Sept 6.

Fantasy takeaway: No standalone value, but his return to health restores the Titans’ QB insurance, which matters only if you are speculating on a Cam Ward absence.

Haynes King — CAR (QB3, rookie, third on the depth chart behind Bryce Young and Kenny Pickett.)

• Wednesday practice: Full – not listed on the report.
• Official status: Resolved – off the injury report. He does not appear on Carolina’s Week 1 Wednesday report.
• Injury: Hamstring (resolved).
• When it happened: Camp injury in August 2026; cleared before Week 1.
• Typical recovery for this injury: 1-2 weeks for a mild hamstring strain, 3-6 for a moderate one.
• Expected back to full health: Now.
• Week 1: Healthy, no designation, but almost certainly a gameday inactive as QB3. Sunday, Sept 13 vs. Chicago.
• Weeks 1-4: Third-string with no path to snaps behind Young and Pickett through Week 4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kenny Pickett is the QB2 ahead of him.
• Change since the weekend: RESOLVED – now off the report.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in any format – he is a healthy third-stringer.

Waiver wire: who gains if these names sit

• N/A – he is the one out. Tua Tagovailoa starts, Cooper Rush is the active backup. — if Michael Penix Jr. (ATL) can’t go.
• Davis Mills is the QB2 behind C.J. Stroud; Mark Gronowski is the practice-squad emergency arm. — if Graham Mertz (HOU) can’t go.
• Deshaun Watson is QB1, Shedeur Sanders QB2, Taylen Green QB3 – Gabriel is fourth in line even when healthy. — if Dillon Gabriel (CLE) can’t go.
• Not applicable – Lamar Jackson is QB1, Tyler Huntley QB2, Joe Fagnano QB3. — if Skylar Thompson (BAL) can’t go.
• Case Keenum (No. 11) moves up to QB2 behind Caleb Williams. — if Tyson Bagent (CHI) can’t go.

Bottom line at quarterback

4 of the 9 quarterbacks here are unavailable, 1 did not practice Wednesday, and 0 were limited. 2 cleared since the weekend. The Friday reports settle the middle two groups — that is where Week 1 lineups get decided.

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 official club and league injury reports filed Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Recovery timelines describe how long a class of injury typically sidelines an NFL player and are not a prediction for any individual.

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Photo Credit: Stefan Heilemann/Mirko Witzki

WATCH OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “ECLIPSE”

GERMAN SYMPHONIC METAL ICONS XANDRIA PRESENT VIDEO FOR NEW ALBUM’S TITLE TRACK “ECLIPSE” — WATCH

NEW ALBUM, ECLIPSE, RELEASED VIA NAPALM RECORDS — ORDER

ECLIPSE EUROPE TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR FALL 2026!

Just a few days ahead of the release of their new album, Eclipse, German symphonic metal icons XANDRIA unveil the record’s title track and final single alongside an official music video. “Eclipse” showcases the exceptional versatility of vocalist Ambre Vourvahis, highlighting the full range of her remarkable voice: From soft, emotional passages and powerful rock vocals to intense growls and soaring operatic sections. Bringing all of these vocal styles together in a single metal song, performed by one singer, is a truly rare achievement.

Driven by heavy guitars and dramatic orchestral arrangements, the German band, with a career spanning more than 30 years and numerous high-charting releases, continues to raise the bar. They demonstrated exactly that last weekend with their appearance on Germany’s ZDF-Fernsehgarten, one of the country’s most popular television shows.

Fans can experience XANDRIA’s captivating live performance this Saturday on the main stage at Germany’s M’era Luna Festival, where the band will celebrate the release of Eclipse. They will then embark on an extensive European tour, kicking off this September.

Band mastermind Marco Heubaum comments on the title track:
“‘Eclipse’ is fast, heavy and full of fire. The sun represents the light of civilisation, while the moon slowly moves in front of it and leaves the world in darkness. Musically, the song turns this image into an epic battle, with Ambre moving between powerful rock vocals, operatic singing and growls in a performance that still leaves me speechless. But an eclipse does not last forever. The song is about refusing to accept the darkness as the new normal: ‘No, we won’t let them win this war.'”

Watch the official music video for “Eclipse” HERE.

With their latest album (2023) being XANDRIA’s most successful release to date, entering the Official German Album Charts at #9, the upcoming Eclipse, releasing this Friday, August 7 via Napalm Records, is taking the band on their most diverse path yet. It features eleven tracks that represent the most diverse body of work in the band’s discography so far: every song has its own identity—a journey full of discoveries—yet they all belong to the same world. Classic, ’80s-inspired metal riffs stand alongside low-tuned modern metal guitars, cinematic orchestral sounds meet Celtic folk influences, and dark electronic elements blend with intimate rock moments, even including a guitar solo that owes more to Pink Floyd than to any metal genre.

Eclipse marks XANDRIA’s most outspoken and cinematic album so far: A dark, colourful, and defiant statement for reason, empathy, and democracy in times when all three are under attack, brought to life by a band fueled with new energy, new ambitions, and a clear artistic direction, aiming higher than ever and not looking back!

Order your copy of Eclipse HERE.

While The Wonders Still Awaiting (2023) marked the rebirth of XANDRIA with a new line-up — an album that opened the door to a new era — Eclipse goes further. It is more focused and direct, the lyrics are more outspoken, dealing almost entirely with what is happening to our civilization right now. The contrasts are stronger, and the different musical and vocal colours feel even more naturally integrated into the songs. As XANDRIA’s sole composer, Marco Heubaum musically draws inspiration from all aspects of his surroundings: music, stories, and emotions that have shaped him since childhood. It is no secret that film scores have always been another major influence, especially composers like Hans Zimmer and John Williams.

ECLIPSE TRACK LISTING:
“Syzygy”
“Eclipse”
“Colours”
“The Shannon’s Home”
“The Grand Delusion”
“Wave of Tanis”
“Northstar”
“Masquerade”
“The Last Generation”
“The Poetry of the Real World”
“Lore”

Eclipse will be available in the following formats:
3-CD Earbook, 36p, incl. Bonus CD w/ Orchestral Versions – Napalm Records Mailorder only (strictly limited)
1-LP Gatefold Vinyl Splatter, incl. LP-Sized Booklet 28pages, A5 Signed Photo – Napalm Records Mailorder only (strictly limited)
2-CD Digipak + T-Shirt Bundle – Napalm Records Mailorder only (strictly limited)
1-LP Gatefold Vinyl Solid Gold
1-LP Gatefold Vinyl Black
2-CD Digipak

3-CD Earbook, 36p, incl. Bonus CD w/ Orchestral Versions – Napalm Records Mailorder only (strictly limited)

1-LP Gatefold Vinyl Splatter, incl. LP-Sized Booklet 28pages, A5 Signed Photo – Napalm Records Mailorder only (strictly limited)

As guests, XANDRIA welcome Subway to Sally’s violinist Ally Storch, who can be heard on “Lore,” while the band’s longtime friend McAlbi is featured on four songs with his Celtic tin and low whistles (“The Shannon’s Home,” “Northstar,” “Masquerade,” and “Lore”). “The Last Generation” features a children’s choir and piano performed by Richard Z. Wang, a Hollywood pianist who has worked at Hans Zimmer’s studio. In addition, the band has once again collaborated with the Sofia Session Orchestra & Choir, known for their work on numerous film and television scores, including His Dark Materials. All songs were orchestrated by two film score composers working in Hollywood: Lukas Geppert, who worked on the scores for Nobody 2 and the latest Final Destination, and Ishaan Tyagi, who has contributed to productions such as Wuthering Heights.

XANDRIA LIVE 2026:

9/16 — London, UK — The Dome
9/17 — Glasgow, UK — Slay
9/18 — Manchester, UK — Academy
9/19 — Birmingham, UK — O2
9/21 — Kortrijk, BE — DVG Club
9/22 — Paris, FR — Nouveau Casino
9/23 — Nantes, FR — Le Ferrailleur
9/24 — Barcelona, ES — Razzmatazz 3
9/26 — Albacete, ES — Ginetarock
9/27 — Montpellier, FR — Secret Place
9/28 — Toulouse, FR — Le Rex
9/29 — Lyon, FR — Rock’n Eat
9/30 — Munich, DE — Backstage Halle
10/1 — Zagreb, HR — Boogaloo Club
10/2 — Milan, IT — Legend Club
10/3 — Salzburg, AT — Rockhouse Bar
10/5 — Cluj-Napoca, RO — FORM Space
10/6 — Bucharest, RO — Quantic Club
10/8 — Sofia, BG — Pirotska 5 Event Centre
10/9 — Belgrade, RS — Zappa Barka
10/10 — Budapest, HU — Analog Music Hall
10/12 — Berlin, DE — Lido
10/13 — Warsaw, PL — Hydrozagadka
10/14 — Kraków, PL — Zaścianek
10/15 — Prague, CZ — Distrikt Prague
10/16 — Dresden, DE — Blauer Salon
10/18 — Cham, DE — L.A. Live Style Cafe
10/19 — Frankfurt, DE — Das Bett
10/20 — Pratteln, CH — Z7
10/21 — Stuttgart, DE — Im Wizemann Club
10/22 — Nuremberg, DE — Hirsch
10/23 — Hamburg, DE — Bahnhof Pauli

XANDRIA ARE:
Marco Heubaum — Guitar, Keys
Ambre Vourvahis — Vocals
Robert Klawonn — Guitar
Dimitrios — DrumsXANDRIA ONLINE:

 

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