Bottom Line Up Front at Tight End

Tight end keeps losing bodies it cannot spare: David Njoku and Charlie Kolar went down in the same Chargers game, Dallas Goedert is out for Philadelphia with a knee sprain the team is deliberately keeping off injured reserve, and Brock Bowers’ practice week went the wrong direction — Limited, Limited, then a Friday DNP — even as his tag improved on paper from Out to Questionable.

Of the 59 tight ends on this board, 28 are out or doubtful, 3 carry a Questionable tag that decides itself on gameday, and 27 were listed at some point this week but finished it with no designation at all. One is still waiting on a tag that does not file until Saturday.

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?

Charlie Kolar (LAC), Mason Taylor (NYJ), Chigoziem Okonkwo (WAS), Will Mallory (IND), Joe Royer (CLE), Caleb Lohner (DEN), John Michael Gyllenborg (KC), David Njoku (LAC), Carter Runyon (LV), Justin Shorter (LV), Cole Turner (MIA), Julian Hill (NE), Moliki Matavao (NO), Eli Stowers (PHI), Jameson Geers (ARI), Tip Reiman (ARI), DJ Rogers (DAL), Princeton Fant (DAL), Luke Musgrave (GB), McCallan Castles (GB), Thomas Yassmin (GB), Carson Towt (IND), Ben Yurosek (MIN), Bryson Nesbit (MIN), Grant Calcaterra (PHI), Robbie Ouzts (SEA), Jake Tonges (SF), Jaren Kanak (TEN), Colby Parkinson (LAR), Brock Bowers (LV), Eli Raridon (NE), Dallas Goedert (PHI), Trey McBride (ARI), Kyle Pitts Sr. (ATL), Jake Ferguson (DAL), Sam LaPorta (DET), Tucker Kraft (GB), Greg Dulcich (MIA), Juwan Johnson (NO), AJ Barner (SEA), George Kittle (SF), John Bates (WAS), Adam Trautman (DEN), Tyler Higbee (LAR), Theo Johnson (NYG), Kenyon Sadiq (NYJ), Darnell Washington (PIT), Daniel Bellinger (TEN), Darren Waller (CAR), Erick All Jr. (CIN), Luke Schoonmaker (DAL), Josh Whyle (GB), Davis Allen (LAR), Seydou Traore (MIA), Oscar Delp (NO), Ben Sinnott (WAS), Nick Muse (ATL), Ja’Tavion Sanders (CAR), Zach Ertz (PHI)

What changed since Week 2

Across the 59 tight ends here: 8 are new to the report, 8 improved or cleared outright, 2 got worse, and 41 are carrying the same status they had a week ago. The pattern worth internalizing: the Week 2 designations that resolved upward mostly stayed resolved, and the new names on this list came off the field in Week 2’s games, not out of the training room.

Waiver wire: who gains if these names sit

• If Charlie Kolar (LAC) can’t go — Oronde Gadsden II (TE2 on the chart, now the de facto TE1) is the clear and direct beneficiary — with David Njoku on Reserve/Injured, Gadsden is the only established pass-catching tight end on the active roster. Hayden Rucci (TE3, ACT) takes the blocking and in-line snaps. Patrick Herbert and Evan Svoboda (both DEV) are the practice-squad elevation candidates.
• If Mason Taylor (NYJ) can’t go — Kenyon Sadiq (TE2) is the direct beneficiary and steps into the starting receiving tight end role — he is the name to add. Jeremy Ruckert (TE3) takes the blocking and in-line work. Jelani Woods (TE4) fills the rotation. The Jets signed Cody Hardy to the practice squad on Sept 22 specifically to shore up this room. Beyond the tight end position, Garrett Wilson absorbs target share in an offense missing its TE1 and two of its receivers.
• If Chigoziem Okonkwo (WAS) can’t go — John Bates is the TE1 in his absence and takes the starting snaps — he is a blocking-first tight end with a low target ceiling. Ben Sinnott (TE3) is the more interesting receiving option and would absorb the pass-game role. Colson Yankoff is TE4 and Jack Westover (DEV) is the practice-squad body.
• If Joe Royer (CLE) can’t go — Harold Fannin Jr. (TE1), Blake Whiteheart (TE2) and Carsen Ryan (TE3) are all ahead of him and healthy, with practice-squad TE Messiah Swinson as further depth. His absence has no practical roster effect.
• If David Njoku (LAC) can’t go — Oronde Gadsden II (now the de facto TE1) is the primary beneficiary and, with Charlie Kolar also ruled out, is the only established pass-catching tight end the Chargers have for Week 3. Hayden Rucci (TE3, ACT) covers the in-line blocking. Patrick Herbert and Evan Svoboda (both DEV) are the practice-squad elevation candidates.
• If Moliki Matavao (NO) can’t go — Juwan Johnson (TE1), Noah Fant (TE2), Oscar Delp (TE3) and Treyton Welch (TE4) hold the active tight end roles in his absence, with Stone Smartt (DEV) as the practice-squad elevation candidate.
• If Eli Stowers (PHI) can’t go — Already accounted for — Johnny Mundt is starting with Goedert out, E.J. Jenkins is TE2, and Zach Ertz was signed to the practice squad on Sept 22-24, 2026. Grant Calcaterra is also on the reserve list.
• If Luke Musgrave (GB) can’t go — Green Bay is deep here and his absence costs them nothing. Tucker Kraft (TE1) is an every-down starter, Jonnu Smith (TE2) is a significant receiving piece, and Josh Whyle (TE3) and Mark Redman (TE4) are both active. Drake Dabney (DEV) is the practice-squad option.
• If McCallan Castles (GB) can’t go — Already absorbed several times over — Tucker Kraft, Jonnu Smith, Josh Whyle and Mark Redman are all active, with Drake Dabney (DEV) on the practice squad.
• If Thomas Yassmin (GB) can’t go — Already absorbed — Tucker Kraft, Jonnu Smith, Josh Whyle and Mark Redman are all active, with Drake Dabney (DEV) on the practice squad.
• If Ben Yurosek (MIN) can’t go — Already absorbed — T.J. Hockenson (TE1), Josh Oliver (TE2) and Gavin Bartholomew (TE3) are all active, with Cam Grandy (DEV) on the practice squad.
• If Bryson Nesbit (MIN) can’t go — Already absorbed — T.J. Hockenson, Josh Oliver and Gavin Bartholomew are all active, with Cam Grandy (DEV) on the practice squad.
• If Grant Calcaterra (PHI) can’t go — Already accounted for — Johnny Mundt starts with Goedert out, E.J. Jenkins is TE2, and Zach Ertz (DEV) was signed to the practice squad in response to the Goedert injury.
• If Colby Parkinson (LAR) can’t go — Tyler Higbee is next in line at tight end, with Terrance Ferguson also in the rotation
• If Brock Bowers (LV) can’t go — Michael Mayer (TE2) is the primary beneficiary and has been the de facto TE1 for the first two weeks — he is the direct plug-in. Ian Thomas (TE3) picks up the blocking and rotational snaps. In the passing game, Tre Tucker (LWR1) and Jack Bech (SWR1) absorb the vacated target share from Kirk Cousins.
• If Eli Raridon (NE) can’t go — Cameron Latu (TE3) moves up to the second tight end role and would take the two-tight-end-set snaps. Tanner Arkin (TE4) fills out the rotation. Tanner Conner (DEV) is a practice-squad elevation candidate. The fantasy-relevant beneficiary is Hunter Henry (TE1), whose route participation and target share both rise when the TE2 is unavailable.

How to read this report

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

• Green Bay and Atlanta have already played. The Falcons beat the Packers 35-14 on Thursday night, September 24. For those two clubs Week 3 is settled — what matters is who got hurt in the game and what it means from Week 4 on.
• The Eagles play at Chicago on Monday night, September 28, so Philadelphia does not file its final game-status report until Saturday. Any Eagles player listed here is Friday practice participation with the final designation still to come.
• A player listed with no designation is good news. Several names below appear on an official report with a blank game-status column — that is a club formally declining to tag them, which is stronger than never having been listed at all.

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

Ruled out or unavailable (28)

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

Charlie Kolar — LAC (TE1 on the Ourlads chart ahead of Oronde Gadsden II and Hayden Rucci — but that ordering is now stale, because he is ruled out. He remains on the ACTIVE roster (ACT), not IR.)

• Status: OUT — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Los Angeles on the Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 27, 1:00 p.m. ET game at the Buffalo Bills. Note that he is NOT on a reserve list: the Chargers reversed an initial plan to place him on Injured Reserve, so he keeps his active-roster spot while being ruled out for this one game.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 25). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 23 -> DNP Thu Sept 24 -> DNP Fri Sept 25. He did not practice at any point, which is expected in the week following surgery.
• Injury: Fractured left forearm, surgically repaired. He was seen with his arm in a sling immediately after the Week 2 loss.
• When it happened: Sustained in the Week 2 game on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. Surgery was performed on Monday Sept 21, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A surgically plated forearm fracture (radius and/or ulna ORIF) in an NFL skill player is typically 4-8 weeks to return to play, and can be as short as 3-4 weeks for a linemen-style padded return when the plate is solid. The Chargers received a more favorable intraoperative prognosis than expected, which is why they reversed the IR plan — IR would have cost a mandatory four games.
• Expected back to full health: The club is optimistic he returns before its Week 7 bye, which points to a return in the Week 5 to Week 6 window — roughly mid-October 2026. Full, unpadded, unrestricted health likely late October to early November 2026.
• Next game: OUT. He will not play in the Sunday Sept 27, 1:00 p.m. ET game at the Buffalo Bills. This is a filed, final designation.
• Next four weeks: Week 3 at Buffalo: out, confirmed. Week 4: very likely out, still inside the post-op window. Week 5 and Week 6: this is the live return range given the club’s stated optimism about being back before the Week 7 bye. Avoiding IR is the meaningful tell — the Chargers would not have burned an active-roster spot on him for four-plus weeks if they expected a long absence.
• Who benefits if he sits: Oronde Gadsden II (TE2 on the chart, now the de facto TE1) is the clear and direct beneficiary — with David Njoku on Reserve/Injured, Gadsden is the only established pass-catching tight end on the active roster. Hayden Rucci (TE3, ACT) takes the blocking and in-line snaps. Patrick Herbert and Evan Svoboda (both DEV) are the practice-squad elevation candidates.
• Change since Week 2: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He does not appear on the Sept 18 baseline — he was healthy and active for Week 2. The forearm fracture, the Monday Sept 21 surgery, the initial IR plan and the subsequent reversal of that plan are all new since Sept 20.

Fantasy takeaway: Do not start him — he is ruled out. The actionable move in a 12-team full-PPR redraft is on the other side of this: ADD ORONDE GADSDEN II off waivers with real FAAB if he is still out there. Gadsden is the last man standing at tight end for a team that plays heavy two-tight-end personnel, and he now owns that route tree outright for at least two weeks. Kolar himself is a hold only in deep or TE-premium leagues given the pre-bye return target.

Mason Taylor — NYJ (TE1 — the Jets’ starting tight end and their No. 1 tight end target, ahead of Kenyon Sadiq, Jeremy Ruckert and Jelani Woods)

• Status: OUT — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by the New York Jets on the Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 27 game at the Detroit Lions. Head coach Aaron Glenn confirmed the designation Friday. He has also been described in reporting as “week-to-week.”
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 25). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 23 -> DNP Thu Sept 24 -> DNP Fri Sept 25. Three consecutive DNPs, the standard profile of a ruled-out player.
• Injury: Thumb. The Jets have not specified which hand or published a grade or a structure. Reporting characterizes him as week-to-week, which for a thumb suggests something more than a simple sprain — a ligament injury or a small fracture would fit the description.
• When it happened: Sunday Sept 20, 2026, Week 2 vs the Green Bay Packers. He finished that game but the thumb kept him out of every Week 3 practice.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Thumb injuries: a sprain costs 1-2 weeks and is often played through with a club or splint; a UCL tear (gamekeeper’s thumb) costs 4-6 weeks, or 6-8 with surgical repair; a fracture costs 4-8 weeks depending on location and whether it is fixed. For a tight end the critical function is catching, which a clubbed hand largely eliminates — teams are therefore more willing to sit a receiving tight end with a thumb injury than they would a blocker. The ‘week-to-week’ framing plus three DNPs points to at least a multi-week absence, likely in the 2-4 week range.
• Expected back to full health: Realistic return window of Week 5 to Week 6 — roughly Oct 11 to Oct 18, 2026 — if this is a moderate sprain or UCL injury managed non-surgically. If it requires surgical repair, push to Week 8 or later, into November 2026. The Week 4 Wednesday practice report is the first checkpoint; watch also for a Reserve/Injured placement, which the Jets have NOT made as of Sept 25.
• Next game: OUT — will not play. Week 3, Sunday Sept 27 at the Detroit Lions, Ford Field. Officially ruled out on the Jets’ final Friday report.
• Next four weeks: Week 3 (Sept 27) at Detroit: OUT, confirmed. Week 4: doubtful at best given the week-to-week framing and three DNPs. Weeks 5-6: the realistic return window. Escalation risk: if the Jets place him on Reserve/Injured, he is gone through at least Week 7. Given the Jets are already carrying Arian Smith, Omar Cooper Jr., Tim Patrick and Chip Trayanum on IR, they may prefer to keep his 53-man spot and hold him week-to-week instead.
• Who benefits if he sits: Kenyon Sadiq (TE2) is the direct beneficiary and steps into the starting receiving tight end role — he is the name to add. Jeremy Ruckert (TE3) takes the blocking and in-line work. Jelani Woods (TE4) fills the rotation. The Jets signed Cody Hardy to the practice squad on Sept 22 specifically to shore up this room. Beyond the tight end position, Garrett Wilson absorbs target share in an offense missing its TE1 and two of its receivers.
• Change since Week 2: NEW TO THE REPORT and a significant downgrade. Mason Taylor was not on the Sept 18 baseline — he was healthy and starting. He hurt his thumb in the Week 2 game vs Green Bay on Sept 20, missed all three Week 3 practices, and has been ruled OUT with a week-to-week outlook. Note the Ourlads depth chart updated Sept 24 carried a ‘D’ (doubtful) marker next to his name; the club’s final Friday report supersedes that with a firm OUT.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench or stash in 12-team full PPR. He is OUT this week and week-to-week beyond it, with a 2-4 week realistic absence. If you’re thin at tight end you can hold him one more week to see the Week 4 report; if you need the roster spot, he is droppable given the murky timeline. The actionable play is Kenyon Sadiq — he becomes the Jets’ starting receiving tight end in a game at Detroit where New York will likely be throwing to catch up, and he is a legitimate waiver add and deep-league streaming option.

Chigoziem Okonkwo — WAS (TE1 on the depth chart — the starting and primary receiving tight end, first on Ourlads (09/21/2026) ahead of John Bates, Ben Sinnott and Colson Yankoff. With him out, John Bates starts.)

• Status: OUT — (a) a FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Washington on the Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sept 27 game vs the Seattle Seahawks. He appears in the club’s OUT block alongside Cosmi, Cross, Daniels and Luvu. This is his second consecutive week ruled out. He remains on the ACTIVE roster (nfl.com shows ACT as of Fri Sept 25, 2026) — Washington has not used injured reserve, which preserves a week-to-week return.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 25). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 23 -> DNP Thu Sept 24 -> DNP Fri Sept 25. He has now gone six straight practices without participating across Weeks 2 and 3. General manager Adam Peters called him a ‘longshot’ to play and head coach Dan Quinn said it was ‘unlikely’ he would be available, even while noting he had progressed in recovery.
• Injury: Hamstring strain.
• When it happened: Suffered in mid-September 2026, before the Week 2 practice cycle. He was already ruled OUT for the Sept 20 Week 2 game vs Dallas on that week’s final report and has not practiced since.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Hamstring strains grade at 1-2 weeks for Grade 1, 3-6 weeks for Grade 2, and 8-12 weeks or more for Grade 3. Two full weeks of zero practice participation — six consecutive DNPs — rules out a Grade 1 and places this squarely in the Grade 2 band, which means a 3-6 week total absence from the date of injury.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-October 2026 — roughly Weeks 5 through 7 — on a Grade 2 hamstring timeline from a mid-September strain. Washington’s Week 4 trip to London is a meaningful complication, as clubs rarely fly a non-practicing soft-tissue case overseas. Expect a Limited-practice ramp before he is cleared.
• Next game: OUT for Week 3, Sunday Sept 27, 2026 vs the Seattle Seahawks at home. This is a final, filed designation.
• Next four weeks: Out Week 3 (vs Seattle) and very likely Week 4 (London). Week 5 is the earliest realistic return and Week 6 the safer one. Hamstrings in tight ends recur often, so even his return week is likely to come with a snap-count limit. Watch for his first Limited practice — that is the reliable leading indicator, and it has not happened yet.
• Who benefits if he sits: John Bates is the TE1 in his absence and takes the starting snaps — he is a blocking-first tight end with a low target ceiling. Ben Sinnott (TE3) is the more interesting receiving option and would absorb the pass-game role. Colson Yankoff is TE4 and Jack Westover (DEV) is the practice-squad body.
• Change since Week 2: CHANGED since Sept 18 — worse. The open thread is RESOLVED: he was OUT in the baseline with a hamstring strain and he is OUT again on the Sept 25 final report, having gone six straight practices without participating. That escalates the read from a possible Grade 1 to a clear Grade 2 and pushes the return target to Week 5-7. He is still not on injured reserve.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop him in 12-team full-PPR unless you have an IR slot to spare — he is now looking at a third and likely fourth missed game, with Marcus Mariota under center suppressing the whole passing game when he does return. Neither Bates nor Sinnott is a startable streamer in 12-team leagues; leave this tight end room alone entirely.

Will Mallory — IND (Would-be TE3/depth receiving tight end — currently roster-list only)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried on nfl.com as status code RSR (designated to return) and ‘IR^’ on Ourlads.
• Practice this week: Not applicable (Friday Sept 25) — on Injured Reserve, not practicing with the team.
• Injury: Thumb
• When it happened: Prior to Week 1, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: A thumb injury requiring IR placement (often surgically repaired) typically sidelines a player 4-8 weeks
• Expected back to full health: Eligible for practice window activation once his four-game IR minimum passes; realistic return window is Week 6-8
• Next game: OUT for Sept 27, 2026 vs. Houston — on Injured Reserve
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: OUT for all four; monitor for a practice-window designation in October
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — Tyler Warren and Mo Alie-Cox handle the tight end snaps
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in any format currently

Joe Royer — CLE (Reserve-list tight end — would compete for TE4/TE5 depth behind Harold Fannin Jr., Blake Whiteheart and Carsen Ryan on return; holds no active depth-chart slot)

• Status: PUP — (c) official reserve-list status. Precisely, he is on Reserve/Non-Football Injury-Illness (NFI), designated to return, carrying status code RSN on the nfl.com Browns roster as of Sept 25, 2026. This reserve-list status OUTRANKS any injury-report consideration — he is ineligible to practice or play and no weekly game-status designation applies. (Reported under the PUP tag per the required tag vocabulary; the exact list is Reserve/NFI, not PUP.)
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate — ineligible to practice while on the reserve/NFI list. No Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25 participation exists and he appears on no Cleveland practice report.
• Injury: Non-football injury or illness, unspecified. Cleveland did not disclose the nature of the condition when placing him on the NFI list.
• When it happened: Placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury-Illness list on August 30, 2026, at the same time Cleveland set its initial 53-man roster and placed Dillon Gabriel on IR. The onset date of the underlying condition was never made public.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not assessable with precision because the condition was never disclosed. Reserve/NFI placements carry the same four-game minimum absence as IR-designated-to-return, so the structural floor is four games regardless of the medical timeline.
• Expected back to full health: His practice window is eligible to be opened having passed the four-game threshold. A realistic activation window, if Cleveland chooses to use it, is Week 4 through Week 9 (October to early November 2026). There is no public timeline.
• Next game: OUT — ineligible to play in Week 3 vs. the Carolina Panthers on Sunday Sept 27, 2026 at Huntington Bank Field. He remains on the Reserve/NFI list with no practice window opened.
• Next four weeks: Out for Week 3 with certainty and very likely for Weeks 4-6 as well. Cleveland has three healthy tight ends on the active roster plus Messiah Swinson on the practice squad, so there is no roster pressure to activate him within this window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Harold Fannin Jr. (TE1), Blake Whiteheart (TE2) and Carsen Ryan (TE3) are all ahead of him and healthy, with practice-squad TE Messiah Swinson as further depth. His absence has no practical roster effect.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. Still on Reserve/Non-Football Injury-Illness, designated to return, status code RSN, with no practice window opened.

Fantasy takeaway: No 12-team full-PPR relevance whatsoever. Not rosterable in any redraft format. Harold Fannin Jr. is the only Cleveland tight end with fantasy value. Ignore Royer entirely.

Caleb Lohner — DEN (Reserve-list tight end — he is not on the active depth chart and cannot occupy a depth role while on reserve. Before the placement he was a developmental TE behind Engram, Trautman, Adkins and Bentley.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on Denver’s nfl.com roster as RSR, not a weekly game-status tag. This reserve-list status OUTRANKS where or when the injury happened and outranks any practice-report consideration: he is ineligible to play in the Sunday Sept 27 game vs. the Los Angeles Rams regardless of how he feels.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: no Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25 practice-report entry exists for him because reserve-list players are excluded from that document by rule.
• Injury: Lower-body injury, specifics undisclosed by the club. Denver has not named the structure involved.
• When it happened: Placed on reserve prior to the 2026 regular season; the injury dates to the preseason/roster-cutdown window in late August 2026. He has not been on the active roster at any point in the 2026 regular season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not meaningfully estimable without a named diagnosis. The controlling constraint is procedural rather than medical: a player placed on reserve before the season generally cannot return to the active roster for a defined minimum period, and Denver has given no designated-to-return signal.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate on the medical side. On the roster side, no return to the active roster is in view through at least October 2026.
• Next game: OUT — ineligible. He cannot be activated for the Sunday Sept 27 Sunday Night Football game vs. the Los Angeles Rams because of his reserve-list status.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: ineligible throughout unless Denver opens a return-to-practice window, which the club has not signaled. Treat him as unavailable for the entire stretch.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is already out and the depth chart has long since absorbed his absence. Evan Engram, Adam Trautman, Nate Adkins and Dallen Bentley are the four active tight ends and none of them would move because of him.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. He remains on Denver’s reserve list with the same RSR code and no designated-to-return window has been opened.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any 12-team full-PPR redraft format. Zero action. He is listed for completeness of the reserve-list picture only.

John Michael Gyllenborg — KC (Reserve-list tight end — not on the active depth chart. Before the placement he was a developmental TE behind Travis Kelce, Noah Gray, Jake Briningstool and Jared Wiley.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on Kansas City’s nfl.com roster as RES, not a weekly game-status tag. This reserve-list status OUTRANKS where or when the injury happened: he is ineligible to play in the Sunday Sept 27 game at the Miami Dolphins.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: no Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25 practice-report entry exists for him because Reserve/Injured players are excluded from that document by rule.
• Injury: Knee injury, per the Kansas City injury listing. The club has not specified the structure or the grade.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured before or early in the 2026 regular season; the injury dates to the preseason/cutdown window in late August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not estimable without a named diagnosis. A pre-season Reserve/Injured placement without a designated-to-return slot generally ends the player’s season.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate medically. No return to the active roster is in view through at least October 2026.
• Next game: OUT — ineligible. He cannot be activated for the Sunday Sept 27, 1:00 p.m. ET game at the Miami Dolphins.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: ineligible throughout. Treat him as unavailable for the entire stretch.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is already out. Travis Kelce (TE1), Noah Gray (TE2), Jake Briningstool (TE3) and Jared Wiley (TE4) are the active tight ends and none moves because of him.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. He remains on Kansas City’s Reserve/Injured list with the same RES code.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any 12-team full-PPR redraft format. Zero action.

David Njoku — LAC (Reserve-list tight end — not on the active depth chart and cannot occupy a depth role while on Reserve/Injured. Before the placement he was in the Chargers’ top-three tight end rotation alongside Charlie Kolar and Oronde Gadsden II.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on the Chargers’ nfl.com roster and on the club’s own roster page as Reserve/Injured, not a weekly game-status tag. This reserve-list status OUTRANKS the fact that the injury happened in a Week 2 game and outranks any practice-report consideration: he is ineligible to play in the Sunday Sept 27 game at the Buffalo Bills.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: no Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25 practice-report entry exists for him because Reserve/Injured players are excluded from that document by rule.
• Injury: Fibula injury. Reporting has variously described it as a fibula fracture and as a knee injury with fibular involvement; the club’s own transaction notice named neither, stating only the Reserve/Injured placement. Treat ‘fibula’ as the operative description.
• When it happened: Sustained in the Week 2 game on Sunday Sept 20, 2026. He was placed on Reserve/Injured on Monday Sept 21, 2026, and the Chargers announced the move alongside the signing of Marquez Valdes-Scantling on Sept 23, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: An isolated non-displaced fibula fracture is typically 6-10 weeks to return to play; a displaced or surgically fixed fibula fracture runs 8-12 weeks; if there is syndesmotic or ankle-joint involvement, 10-16 weeks. The IR rule sets a hard floor of four games missed regardless of how the bone heals.
• Expected back to full health: Earliest possible return is Week 7 under the four-game IR minimum, but the injury class points past that. Realistic return window is late October to late November 2026 — roughly Week 9 to Week 12. Full, unrestricted health most likely late November 2026.
• Next game: OUT — ineligible. He cannot be activated for the Sunday Sept 27, 1:00 p.m. ET game at the Buffalo Bills because of his Reserve/Injured status, regardless of how the fibula is healing.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: ineligible in all four games under the IR minimum. He is unavailable for this entire stretch with certainty, not probability. Revisit around Week 7.
• Who benefits if he sits: Oronde Gadsden II (now the de facto TE1) is the primary beneficiary and, with Charlie Kolar also ruled out, is the only established pass-catching tight end the Chargers have for Week 3. Hayden Rucci (TE3, ACT) covers the in-line blocking. Patrick Herbert and Evan Svoboda (both DEV) are the practice-squad elevation candidates.
• Change since Week 2: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He does not appear on the Sept 18 baseline — he was on the ACTIVE roster and healthy for Week 2. The fibula injury (Sept 20), the Reserve/Injured placement (Sept 21) and the corresponding Marquez Valdes-Scantling signing are all new since the baseline.

Fantasy takeaway: DROP HIM in a 12-team full-PPR redraft unless you have an IR slot, in which case stash and move on — he is guaranteed unavailable for at least four games and the injury class argues for longer. The actionable corollary is the same one Kolar creates: Oronde Gadsden II is a priority waiver add.

Carter Runyon — LV (Reserve-list tight end — not on the active depth chart and cannot occupy a depth role while on reserve.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on the Raiders’ nfl.com roster as RSR (reserve), not a weekly game-status tag. This reserve-list status OUTRANKS where or when the injury happened: he is ineligible to play in the Sunday Sept 27 game at the New Orleans Saints.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: no Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25 practice-report entry exists for him because reserve-list players are excluded from that document by rule.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. The reserve placement is the official record; Las Vegas has not named the structure involved.
• When it happened: Placed on reserve before or early in the 2026 regular season; the underlying injury dates to the preseason/cutdown window in late August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not estimable without a named diagnosis. The controlling constraint is procedural rather than medical.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate medically. No return to the active roster is in view through at least October 2026.
• Next game: OUT — ineligible. He cannot be activated for the Sunday Sept 27, 4:25 p.m. ET game at the New Orleans Saints.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: ineligible throughout. Treat him as unavailable for the entire stretch.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is already out. Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer and Ian Thomas are the active tight ends and none moves because of him.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. He remains on the Raiders’ reserve list with the same RSR code.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any 12-team full-PPR redraft format. Zero action.

Justin Shorter — LV (Reserve-list tight end — not on the active depth chart and cannot occupy a depth role while on Reserve/Injured.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an OFFICIAL RESERVE-LIST ROSTER STATUS carried on the Raiders’ nfl.com roster as RES, not a weekly game-status tag. This reserve-list status OUTRANKS where or when the injury happened: he is ineligible to play in the Sunday Sept 27 game at the New Orleans Saints.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — reserve-list players do not appear on the weekly practice report. Full week: no Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25 practice-report entry exists for him because Reserve/Injured players are excluded from that document by rule.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. The Reserve/Injured placement is the official record.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured before or early in the 2026 regular season; the underlying injury dates to the preseason/cutdown window in late August 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not estimable without a named diagnosis. A Reserve/Injured placement at or before cutdown generally ends the season absent a designated-to-return slot.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate medically. No return to the active roster is in view through at least October 2026.
• Next game: OUT — ineligible. He cannot be activated for the Sunday Sept 27, 4:25 p.m. ET game at the New Orleans Saints.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: ineligible throughout. Treat him as unavailable for the entire stretch.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is already out. Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer and Ian Thomas are the active tight ends and none moves because of him.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. He remains on the Raiders’ Reserve/Injured list with the same RES code.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any 12-team full-PPR redraft format. Zero action.

Cole Turner — MIA (Not on the active depth chart — reserve/injured. When healthy he was a depth tight end behind Greg Dulcich and Will Kacmarek, with no fantasy-relevant role.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an official reserve-list status (status code RES on the Sept 25, 2026 nfl.com Miami roster), not a weekly game-status designation. Reserve/Injured outranks and supersedes any practice or game-status tag: he is ineligible for an Out/Doubtful/Questionable designation because he is not on the active roster. He must miss a minimum of four regular-season games from the date of placement.
• Practice this week: Not reported and not applicable — a player on Reserve/Injured is barred from practicing with the team and does not appear on the official practice report. Miami has not opened his 21-day practice window. Per the rule: DNP Wed Sept 23 / DNP Thu Sept 24 / DNP Fri Sept 25, by list status rather than by injury choice.
• Injury: Undisclosed. Miami has not specified the injury that led to the Reserve/Injured placement.
• When it happened: Early September 2026, prior to the Sept 18 baseline. He was already on Reserve/Injured with status code RES as of the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com Miami roster.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be estimated because the injury class is undisclosed. What the list status establishes: a minimum four-game absence from the placement date, with a 21-day practice window once Miami chooses to open it, after which the club must either activate him or shut him down for the season.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate without a disclosed diagnosis. The earliest structural return window, based on the four-game minimum and the placement date, is roughly Week 5 to Week 6 — Oct 11 to Oct 18, 2026. Miami has published no activation timeline and has not opened his practice window as of Sept 25.
• Next game: OUT — ineligible. Week 3, Sunday Sept 27 vs the Kansas City Chiefs. He is on Reserve/Injured and cannot be activated for this game.
• Next four weeks: Week 3 (Sept 27) vs Kansas City and Week 4: ineligible, no possibility of playing. Weeks 5-6: the first theoretically possible return window, and only if Miami opens his 21-day practice window beforehand — as of Sept 25 they have not. Given Miami’s tight end room is healthy at the top with Greg Dulcich, Will Kacmarek, Seydou Traore and Justin Joly all available, there is little competitive urgency to activate him.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he was never in the Week 3 rotation and his absence is fully absorbed. Greg Dulcich, Will Kacmarek, Seydou Traore and Justin Joly constitute a four-deep healthy active tight end room, with Tre Watson on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. He remains on Reserve/Injured with status code RES on the current nfl.com roster, with no practice window opened, no activation timeline, and no injury disclosure.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in 12-team full PPR. Do not roster under any circumstance — a depth tight end on IR behind four healthy tight ends has no path to fantasy-relevant usage even on activation.

Julian Hill — NE (Not on the active depth chart — reserve/injured. When healthy he was a blocking tight end behind Hunter Henry and Eli Raridon, with no fantasy-relevant receiving role.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) an official reserve-list status (status code RES on the Sept 25, 2026 nfl.com New England roster), not a weekly game-status designation. Reserve/Injured outranks and supersedes any practice or game-status tag: he is ineligible for an Out/Doubtful/Questionable designation because he is not on the active roster. Minimum four-game absence from placement.
• Practice this week: Not reported and not applicable — a player on Reserve/Injured is barred from practicing with the team and does not appear on the official practice report. New England has not opened his 21-day practice window. Per the rule: DNP Wed Sept 23 / DNP Thu Sept 24 / DNP Fri Sept 25, by list status rather than by injury choice.
• Injury: Undisclosed. New England has not specified the injury that led to the Reserve/Injured placement.
• When it happened: Early September 2026, prior to the Sept 18 baseline. He was already on Reserve/Injured with status code RES as of the Sept 18, 2026 nfl.com New England roster.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be estimated because the injury class is undisclosed. The list status establishes a minimum four-game absence from placement, with a 21-day practice window once New England opens it, after which they must activate him or shut him down for the year.
• Expected back to full health: Indeterminate without a disclosed diagnosis. The earliest structural return, based on the four-game minimum and an early-September placement, is roughly Week 5 to Week 6 — Oct 11 to Oct 18, 2026. No activation timeline has been published and no practice window has been opened as of Sept 25.
• Next game: OUT — ineligible. Week 3, Sunday Sept 27 at the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is on Reserve/Injured and cannot be activated for this game.
• Next four weeks: Week 3 (Sept 27) at Jacksonville and Week 4: ineligible. Weeks 5-6: the first theoretically possible return window if New England opens his practice window. There is a mild competitive case for activating him sooner than the other IR players here, because Eli Raridon is questionable with a thigh and New England’s tight end depth behind Hunter Henry is thin — but as of Sept 25 nothing has been done.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he was never in the Week 3 rotation. Hunter Henry (TE1), Eli Raridon (TE2, questionable), Cameron Latu (TE3) and Tanner Arkin (TE4) constitute the active tight end room, with Tanner Conner on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. He remains on Reserve/Injured with status code RES on the current nfl.com roster, with no practice window opened, no activation timeline, and no injury disclosure.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in 12-team full PPR. Do not roster — he is a blocking tight end on IR with no receiving role even when healthy. Not a stash candidate in any format.

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

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED – (c) official reserve-list status, which OUTRANKS any weekly game-status designation and outranks where the injury happened. nfl.com’s live roster lists him RES (Reserve/Injured with NO designated-to-return tag, No. 80), meaning he is out for the season and cannot appear on the weekly injury report.
• Practice this week: Not applicable / not reported (Friday Sept 25). Full week: not reported Wed Sept 23 -> not reported Thu Sept 24 -> not reported Fri Sept 25. Players on season-ending Reserve/Injured are not permitted to practice and do not appear on participation reports.
• Injury: Knee – both the league-wide IR tracking at sharpfootballanalysis.com and CBS Sports carry him as a knee injury, Out for Season.
• When it happened: Sustained in the 2026 preseason, leading to the Reserve/Injured placement before the regular season opened.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A knee injury severe enough to warrant a season-ending Reserve/Injured placement with no return designation is almost certainly a major ligament tear (ACL and/or MCL) or a significant meniscus repair. ACL reconstruction runs 9-12 months for a tight end; meniscus repair runs 4-6 months; multi-ligament injuries can run 12-18 months.
• Expected back to full health: Not in 2026 – the roster designation forecloses it regardless of how he heals. A realistic football return is the 2027 offseason, most likely spring-to-summer 2027.
• Next game: OUT for the Week 3 home game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday Sept 27, 2026 and OUT for every remaining 2026 game. He is season-ending Reserve/Injured with no return mechanism.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: OUT all four weeks – vs Las Vegas (Sept 27), vs Atlanta (Mon Oct 5), vs Minnesota, at the New York Giants (Oct 18). There is no scenario in which he plays in 2026.
• Who benefits if he sits: Juwan Johnson (TE1), Noah Fant (TE2), Oscar Delp (TE3) and Treyton Welch (TE4) hold the active tight end roles in his absence, with Stone Smartt (DEV) as the practice-squad elevation candidate.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18 – still RES with no designated-to-return tag. NEW information: the injury is now identified as a knee, where the Sept 18 baseline could only record it as an undisclosed preseason injury.

Fantasy takeaway: Zero fantasy value in 2026 – he is ineligible to return this season. Drop in all redraft formats. Only deep dynasty rosters with taxi space should hold.

Eli Stowers — PHI (Off the active depth chart — a reserve-list tight end. The active room runs Dallas Goedert > Johnny Mundt > E.J. Jenkins, with Zach Ertz on the practice squad.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status, which outranks any weekly game-status tag and outranks the practice-report cycle entirely. nfl.com lists him RES on the Eagles’ official roster as of Fri Sept 25, 2026. Philadelphia’s Monday-night game does not change this: a reserve-list status is a roster fact, not a weekly filing, so the absence of a final report is irrelevant to him.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on Reserve/Injured. He did not practice Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25.
• Injury: Hamstring strain plus a quadriceps injury — two separate leg injuries in the same limb chain, which is why the club used injured reserve rather than carrying him week to week.
• When it happened: Suffered before the Sept 18, 2026 baseline was taken; he was already on Reserve/Injured at that point and the status is unchanged as of Fri Sept 25, 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Taken separately, a hamstring strain is 1-2 weeks (Grade 1), 3-6 weeks (Grade 2) or 8-12 weeks (Grade 3), and a quadriceps strain runs 2-6 weeks. Stacked in the same leg, the combined rehabilitation realistically runs 6-10 weeks because each injury slows the other’s loading progression.
• Expected back to full health: Late October to mid-November 2026 — roughly Weeks 8-11 — on a stacked hamstring-plus-quad timeline. He must miss four regular-season games minimum under the IR rule, making Week 5 (Oct 11, 2026) the earliest rules-eligible date and Weeks 8-11 the medically realistic one.
• Next game: OUT for Week 3, Monday Sept 28, 2026 at the Chicago Bears. He is on Reserve/Injured and ineligible.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 3 (at Chicago) and 4 with certainty under the four-game IR minimum. Weeks 5 and 6 require Philadelphia to open a 21-day practice window, which has not been reported. Treat him as unavailable through Week 6.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already accounted for — Johnny Mundt is starting with Goedert out, E.J. Jenkins is TE2, and Zach Ertz was signed to the practice squad on Sept 22-24, 2026. Grant Calcaterra is also on the reserve list.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18 in his own status — still RES, still the hamstring-plus-quad combination, still no practice window opened. The open thread is RESOLVED as ‘unchanged.’ What did change around him: Dallas Goedert’s MCL sprain and the Zach Ertz signing mean the room he returns to will look different.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league. Worth one sentence of monitoring only: if Goedert’s MCL lingers into November and Stowers is activated, the Eagles’ tight end room could get interesting — but that is a deep-dynasty note, not a redraft action.

Jameson Geers — ARI (Reserve — depth tight end)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as RES (Reserve/Injured) on the official nfl.com Cardinals roster as of Sept 25, 2026.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — he is on the reserve list and ineligible to practice or play.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury carried from training camp
• When it happened: Training camp 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Undisclosed; treated by the club as a longer-term reserve situation
• Expected back to full health: Unknown; no return timetable disclosed by Arizona
• Next game: OUT for Sunday Sept 27 vs. San Francisco
• Next four weeks: Out Weeks 3-6 with no disclosed return timetable
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — depth-only tight end with no fantasy role
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18 — remains on Reserve/Injured.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant for fantasy purposes

Tip Reiman — ARI (Reserve — depth/blocking tight end)

• Status: PUP — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as PUP (active/Physically Unable to Perform) on the official nfl.com Cardinals roster as of Sept 25, 2026.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — a player on active/PUP is barred from practicing with the team.
• Injury: Lower-body injury carried from training camp (undisclosed specifics)
• When it happened: Training camp 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Varies by injury; PUP-list players are eligible for the practice window to open no earlier than Week 7
• Expected back to full health: Earliest practice-window eligibility is Week 7 (mid-to-late October 2026); game availability would follow a subsequent practice window
• Next game: OUT for Sunday Sept 27 vs. San Francisco — ineligible
• Next four weeks: Out Weeks 3-6; not eligible to open his practice window until Week 7 at the earliest
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — TE2/TE3 depth (Hunter Long, Elijah Higgins) already covers his blocking/depth role
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18 — remains on active/PUP.

Fantasy takeaway: Not fantasy-relevant; no roster value in any format right now

DJ Rogers — DAL (Off the active depth chart — a reserve-list tight end behind Jake Ferguson, Brevyn Spann-Ford and Luke Schoonmaker.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status, which outranks any weekly game-status tag and is why he does not appear on the Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sept 27 game vs Baltimore. nfl.com lists him RES on the Cowboys’ official roster as of Fri Sept 25, 2026.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on Reserve/Injured. He did not practice Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. Dallas has not specified the injury on any public report.
• When it happened: Not publicly specified. He was already on Reserve/Injured at the Sept 18, 2026 baseline and the status is unchanged.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be estimated with an undisclosed injury. The binding constraint is the four-game minimum an IR player must miss before activation is permitted.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown given the undisclosed injury. The earliest rules-eligible return is Week 5 (roughly Oct 11, 2026), and no 21-day practice window has been opened.
• Next game: OUT for Week 3, Sunday Sept 27, 2026 vs the Baltimore Ravens in Rio de Janeiro. He is on Reserve/Injured and ineligible.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 3 and 4 with certainty. Weeks 5-6 hinge on a practice window Dallas has not opened. Treat him as unavailable through the window.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is already off the active roster; the room runs Ferguson > Spann-Ford > Schoonmaker without him.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. Still RES on the official roster.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any 12-team full-PPR redraft format. Zero fantasy relevance.

Princeton Fant — DAL (Off the active depth chart — a reserve-list tight end behind Jake Ferguson, Brevyn Spann-Ford and Luke Schoonmaker.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status, which outranks any weekly game-status tag and is why he does not appear on the Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sept 27 game vs Baltimore. nfl.com lists him RES on the Cowboys’ official roster as of Fri Sept 25, 2026.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on Reserve/Injured. He did not practice Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. Dallas has not specified the injury on any public report, which is standard for a player placed on injured reserve before the regular-season report cycle begins.
• When it happened: Not publicly specified. He was on Reserve/Injured before the Sept 18, 2026 baseline was taken and his status is unchanged.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be estimated with an undisclosed injury. The structural constraint is the rule, not the medicine: a player placed on IR after final cuts must miss at least four regular-season games before he is eligible to be activated.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown given the undisclosed injury. The earliest rules-eligible return is after the four-game IR minimum, which would be Week 5 (roughly Oct 11, 2026) at the very soonest, and no designated-to-return window has been opened.
• Next game: OUT for Week 3, Sunday Sept 27, 2026 vs the Baltimore Ravens in Rio de Janeiro. He is on Reserve/Injured and ineligible.
• Next four weeks: Out for Week 3 (vs Baltimore) and Week 4 with certainty. Weeks 5-6 depend on Dallas opening a 21-day practice window, which has not been reported. Treat him as unavailable through the window.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is already off the active roster; the tight end room functions as Ferguson > Spann-Ford > Schoonmaker without him.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. Still RES on the official roster, still no designated-to-return window opened.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in any 12-team full-PPR redraft format and not a stash candidate. Zero fantasy relevance.

Luke Musgrave — GB (TE depth — off the active depth chart while on the reserve list)

• Status: PUP — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code PUP on https://www.nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster as of Sept 25, 2026. Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform. This reserve-list status outranks the injury detail: a player who begins the season on Reserve/PUP is ineligible for at least the first four games and receives no weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 25). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 23 -> DNP Thu Sept 24 -> DNP Fri Sept 25. Players on Reserve/PUP do not practice with the team and are not carried on the participation report until their practice window opens.
• Injury: Neck injury. Green Bay has not published further specificity on the nature or severity.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/PUP at the start of the 2026 regular season, meaning the injury was present and unresolved at the time of the initial roster cutdown in late August 2026. The underlying issue predates the season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cervical spine injuries in tight ends span an enormous range — a cervical strain or recurrent stinger is a 2-6 week issue, while a disc herniation or foraminal stenosis finding can cost a half-season, require surgery, or raise career-continuation questions. Green Bay’s willingness to start him on Reserve/PUP rather than carry him week-to-week signals the club expected a multi-month absence, not a multi-week one.
• Expected back to full health: Eligible to begin practicing after Week 4 under the Reserve/PUP rules, after which Green Bay has a 21-day window to activate him. No practice window has been opened or reported as of Sept 25, 2026. Realistic earliest availability is late October to November 2026 — Week 8 or later. He will not play in Weeks 3-6.
• Next game: Did not play in Week 3 — Green Bay’s Week 3 was the Thursday Sept 24, 2026 game vs the Atlanta Falcons, and he was ineligible for it.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: unavailable throughout. The first meaningful marker would be Green Bay opening his 21-day practice window, which cannot happen before Week 5 and has not been signaled.
• Who benefits if he sits: Green Bay is deep here and his absence costs them nothing. Tucker Kraft (TE1) is an every-down starter, Jonnu Smith (TE2) is a significant receiving piece, and Josh Whyle (TE3) and Mark Redman (TE4) are both active. Drake Dabney (DEV) is the practice-squad option.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. Status code PUP on the baseline, status code PUP today, with no practice window opened.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league, and not worth a stash even in deep formats — even at full health he would be the No. 3 or No. 4 tight end on his own team behind Tucker Kraft and Jonnu Smith. Drop and ignore.

McCallan Castles — GB (TE depth — off the active depth chart while on the reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code RES on https://www.nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster as of Sept 25, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks the injury circumstances: he is ineligible to play and receives no weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 25). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 23 -> DNP Thu Sept 24 -> DNP Fri Sept 25. Reserve/Injured players do not practice with the team and are not carried on the participation report.
• Injury: Undisclosed. Green Bay has not published a characterization of the injury.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured during the 2026 roster-setting period in late August / early September 2026, before Week 1. He has not been active for a game this season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unknowable without a disclosed diagnosis. Procedurally, a player placed on IR at cutdown must miss at least four games and then complete a practice window before activation, and Green Bay has not opened one for him.
• Expected back to full health: No credible calendar estimate exists without a disclosed injury. Treat him as unavailable through at least Week 6 (mid-October 2026).
• Next game: Did not play in Week 3 — Green Bay’s Week 3 was the Thursday Sept 24, 2026 game vs the Atlanta Falcons. He was ineligible.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: unavailable throughout, with no practice window opened. Green Bay’s four healthy active tight ends give the club no urgency to bring him back.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed several times over — Tucker Kraft, Jonnu Smith, Josh Whyle and Mark Redman are all active, with Drake Dabney (DEV) on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. Status code RES on the baseline, status code RES today.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league. Not rosterable, not a stash. He is buried behind four healthy tight ends even if activated.

Thomas Yassmin — GB (TE depth — off the active depth chart while on the reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code RES on https://www.nfl.com/teams/green-bay-packers/roster as of Sept 25, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks the injury circumstances: he is ineligible and receives no weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 25). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 23 -> DNP Thu Sept 24 -> DNP Fri Sept 25. Reserve/Injured players do not practice with the team and are not carried on the participation report.
• Injury: Undisclosed. Green Bay has not published a characterization of the injury.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured during the 2026 roster-setting period in late August / early September 2026, before Week 1. He has not been active for a game this season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unknowable without a disclosed diagnosis. The procedural floor applies: a four-game minimum absence and a completed practice window before any activation, and no window has been opened.
• Expected back to full health: No credible calendar estimate exists without a disclosed injury. Treat him as unavailable through at least Week 6 (mid-October 2026).
• Next game: Did not play in Week 3 — Green Bay’s Week 3 was the Thursday Sept 24, 2026 game vs the Atlanta Falcons. He was ineligible.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: unavailable throughout, with no practice window opened and four healthy active tight ends ahead of him.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed — Tucker Kraft, Jonnu Smith, Josh Whyle and Mark Redman are all active, with Drake Dabney (DEV) on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. Status code RES on the baseline, status code RES today.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league. Not rosterable under any circumstances.

Carson Towt — IND (Depth/practice tight end — currently roster-list only)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried on nfl.com as status code RES with no designated-to-return tag, which effectively ends his 2026 season absent a corresponding move.
• Practice this week: Not applicable (Friday Sept 25) — on Injured Reserve, not practicing with the team.
• Injury: Undisclosed
• When it happened: Prior to Week 1, 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unknown given undisclosed injury type
• Expected back to full health: No return timetable reported; without a designated-to-return tag, a 2026 return is unlikely absent a corresponding roster move
• Next game: OUT for Sept 27, 2026 vs. Houston — on Injured Reserve
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: OUT for all four
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — deep TE4 with no fantasy footprint
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance

Ben Yurosek — MIN (TE depth — off the active depth chart while on the reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code RES on https://www.nfl.com/teams/minnesota-vikings/roster as of Sept 25, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks the injury circumstances: he is ineligible to play and receives no weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 25). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 23 -> DNP Thu Sept 24 -> DNP Fri Sept 25. Reserve/Injured players do not practice with the team and are not carried on the participation report.
• Injury: Undisclosed. Minnesota has not specified the injury type.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured during the 2026 roster-setting period in late August / early September 2026, before Week 1. He has not been active for a game this season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unknowable without a disclosed diagnosis. The procedural constraint governs: a player placed on IR at cutdown must miss at least four games and complete a practice window before activation, and Minnesota has not opened one.
• Expected back to full health: No credible calendar estimate exists without a disclosed injury. Treat him as unavailable through at least Week 6 (mid-October 2026).
• Next game: Will not play in Week 3 at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday Sept 27, 2026. He is ineligible.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: unavailable throughout, with no practice window opened.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed — T.J. Hockenson (TE1), Josh Oliver (TE2) and Gavin Bartholomew (TE3) are all active, with Cam Grandy (DEV) on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. Status code RES on the baseline, status code RES today.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league. Not rosterable, not a stash. T.J. Hockenson is the only Minnesota tight end who matters, and he is healthy.

Bryson Nesbit — MIN (TE depth — off the active depth chart while on the reserve list)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) official reserve-list status. Verified as status code RES on https://www.nfl.com/teams/minnesota-vikings/roster as of Sept 25, 2026. The reserve-list status outranks the injury circumstances: he is ineligible and receives no weekly game-status designation.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 25). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 23 -> DNP Thu Sept 24 -> DNP Fri Sept 25. Reserve/Injured players do not practice with the team and are not carried on the participation report.
• Injury: Undisclosed. Minnesota has not published a characterization of the injury.
• When it happened: Placed on Reserve/Injured during the 2026 roster-setting period in late August / early September 2026, before Week 1. He has not been active for a game this season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Unknowable without a disclosed diagnosis. The same procedural floor applies: a four-game minimum absence and a completed practice window before any activation.
• Expected back to full health: No credible calendar estimate exists without a disclosed injury. Treat him as unavailable through at least Week 6 (mid-October 2026).
• Next game: Will not play in Week 3 at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday Sept 27, 2026. He is ineligible.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: unavailable throughout, with no practice window opened and three healthy active tight ends ahead of him.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already absorbed — T.J. Hockenson, Josh Oliver and Gavin Bartholomew are all active, with Cam Grandy (DEV) on the practice squad.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. He was listed as RES on the baseline depth chart and remains status code RES today.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league. Not rosterable under any circumstances.

Grant Calcaterra — PHI (Off the active depth chart — a reserve-list tight end.)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) a reserve-list roster status, which outranks any weekly game-status tag. nfl.com shows him with the code RSR (reserve) on the Eagles’ official roster as of Fri Sept 25, 2026. The Monday-night game and the absence of a final report do not affect a roster-list status.
• Practice this week: No practice participation is filed for a player on the reserve list. He did not practice Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25.
• Injury: Undisclosed by the club. Philadelphia has not specified the injury publicly.
• When it happened: Not publicly specified. He was already on the reserve list at the Sept 18, 2026 baseline and the status is unchanged.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Cannot be estimated with an undisclosed injury. The governing constraint is the reserve-list rule requiring a minimum four-game absence before activation.
• Expected back to full health: Unknown given the undisclosed injury. The earliest rules-eligible return is Week 5 (roughly Oct 11, 2026), and no 21-day practice window has been reported.
• Next game: OUT for Week 3, Monday Sept 28, 2026 at the Chicago Bears. He is on the reserve list and ineligible.
• Next four weeks: Out for Weeks 3 (at Chicago) and 4 with certainty. Weeks 5-6 depend on a practice window Philadelphia has not opened. Treat him as unavailable through Week 6.
• Who benefits if he sits: Already accounted for — Johnny Mundt starts with Goedert out, E.J. Jenkins is TE2, and Zach Ertz (DEV) was signed to the practice squad in response to the Goedert injury.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. Still RSR on the official roster with an undisclosed injury.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league. Zero near-term fantasy relevance even with Goedert out, since he is not eligible to be activated in time to matter for Week 3 or 4.

Robbie Ouzts — SEA (Reserve — depth/blocking tight end)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Carried as RES (Reserve/Injured) on the official nfl.com Seahawks roster as of Sept 25, 2026.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — he is on the reserve list and ineligible to practice or play.
• Injury: Undisclosed injury; Seattle has not detailed the body part
• When it happened: Preseason/training camp 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: Undisclosed
• Expected back to full health: Unknown; no timetable disclosed
• Next game: OUT for Sunday Sept 27 vs. Washington
• Next four weeks: Out Weeks 3-6 with no disclosed timetable
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — depth-only tight end with no fantasy role
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18 — remains on Reserve/Injured.

Fantasy takeaway: Irrelevant for fantasy purposes

Jake Tonges — SF (Reserve — was a depth/blocking tight end)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status. Officially placed on season-ending Injured Reserve by San Francisco on Sept 16, 2026 and confirmed as RES on the official nfl.com roster as of Sept 25, 2026.
• Practice this week: Not applicable — he is on injured reserve and ineligible to practice or play.
• Injury: MCL tear, right knee, requiring season-ending surgery
• When it happened: Sept 16, 2026 (Week 2 practice week)
• Typical recovery for this injury: MCL tears requiring surgical repair typically require 4-9 months of recovery
• Expected back to full health: Not expected back in 2026; target 2027 offseason
• Next game: OUT for the remainder of the 2026 season, including Sept 27 vs. Arizona
• Next four weeks: Out for the season, Weeks 3-6 and beyond
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — Luke Farrell and Brayden Willis cover his depth-chart role behind George Kittle
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18 — remains on season-ending Reserve/Injured.

Fantasy takeaway: Drop in all redraft formats; irrelevant for 2026 fantasy purposes

Jaren Kanak — TEN (Depth tight end — currently roster-list only)

• Status: RESERVE-INJURED — (c) reserve/roster-list status outranks any other consideration. Confirmed on nfl.com as status code RES with no return designation; season-ending.
• Practice this week: Not applicable (Friday Sept 25) — on season-ending Injured Reserve.
• Injury: Torn pectoral muscle
• When it happened: Prior to the 2026 regular season
• Typical recovery for this injury: Pectoral tears requiring surgical repair typically require 4-6+ months, ending the current NFL season for a player diagnosed in preseason
• Expected back to full health: Not expected back in 2026
• Next game: OUT for the remainder of the 2026 season
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: OUT for all — season-ending
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — deep TE4/5 with no fantasy footprint
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance

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.

Colby Parkinson — LAR (TE1 — starting/receiving tight end)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) FINAL official Friday game-status designation filed by the Rams on the Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sept 27 game vs. Denver.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 25). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 23 -> DNP Thu Sept 24 -> DNP Fri Sept 25.
• Injury: Knee
• When it happened: Week 3 practice week (first appeared Sept 23, 2026); not on the Sept 18 baseline report
• Typical recovery for this injury: A full-week DNP with a Friday Questionable tag on a knee injury typically indicates a moderate issue; recovery timelines for such knee injuries commonly run 1-3 weeks depending on the specific diagnosis, which the club has not disclosed
• Expected back to full health: Uncertain; monitor early in Week 4 practice reports (early October 2026) for clarity
• Next game: QUESTIONABLE for Sunday Sept 27 vs. Denver — a full DNP week with no practice reps is a mild red flag despite the Questionable (rather than Doubtful) tag
• Next four weeks: Game-time decision Week 3; if he sits, Tyler Higbee and Terrance Ferguson would see increased tight end snaps
• Who benefits if he sits: Tyler Higbee is next in line at tight end, with Terrance Ferguson also in the rotation
• Change since Week 2: New to the report. He was not listed at all on the Rams’ Sept 18 baseline injury report.

Fantasy takeaway: Risky fantasy start given the full DNP week; have Higbee or Ferguson ready as a same-week alternative if Parkinson is inactive

Brock Bowers — LV (TE1 — listed first on Ourlads ahead of Michael Mayer and Ian Thomas, and the focal point of the Raiders’ passing game when available. He is on the ACTIVE roster (ACT), not a reserve list.)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by Las Vegas on the Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 27, 4:25 p.m. ET game at the New Orleans Saints. This is a genuine coin flip: head coach Klint Kubiak said Bowers will work out prior to the game Sunday to determine whether he is ready to make his 2026 season debut.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 25) — a DOWNGRADE on the day. Full week: Limited Wed Sept 23 -> Limited Thu Sept 24 -> DNP Fri Sept 25. The Friday DNP is the single most important data point on him and is why the tag is Questionable rather than a clean no-designation.
• Injury: Left knee — torn meniscus, repaired with an arthroscopic meniscus trim (partial meniscectomy) rather than a meniscus repair.
• When it happened: Injured during training camp; diagnosed the week of Sept 1, 2026. Surgery was performed Sept 8, 2026. He has not played a snap in the 2026 season — he missed Week 1 vs. Miami and Week 2 at the Los Angeles Chargers.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Arthroscopic meniscus TRIM (partial meniscectomy) is the fast version: typically 3-6 weeks to return to play, sometimes as little as 2-4 weeks for elite athletes with a small resection. A meniscus REPAIR (suturing rather than trimming) is a far longer 3-5 months. He is at Week 2.5 post-op as of Sept 25, 2026 — at the very front edge of the trim window, which is precisely why this has dragged into a third week of uncertainty.
• Expected back to full health: Realistic full, unrestricted health in early-to-mid October 2026 — Week 5 or Week 6. Even if he suits up in Week 3 expect a managed snap count for one to two weeks after the debut.
• Next game: TRUE COIN FLIP, lean toward PLAY on a limited snap count. He is Questionable for the Sunday Sept 27, 4:25 p.m. ET game at the New Orleans Saints, and the club has explicitly deferred the call to a pregame workout. The Friday DNP is a real warning sign; do not treat this as a formality. The Raiders have now held him out twice when he practiced late in the week and was not ready, so their demonstrated pattern is caution.
• Next four weeks: Week 3 at New Orleans (Sun Sept 27): coin flip, and even if active expect a snap cap and a reduced route tree. Week 4: strong odds he is active and closer to normal. Weeks 5-6: expected full-go and back to being a top-three fantasy tight end. The arc to bet on is ‘limited Week 3 or 4, full by Week 5.’
• Who benefits if he sits: Michael Mayer (TE2) is the primary beneficiary and has been the de facto TE1 for the first two weeks — he is the direct plug-in. Ian Thomas (TE3) picks up the blocking and rotational snaps. In the passing game, Tre Tucker (LWR1) and Jack Bech (SWR1) absorb the vacated target share from Kirk Cousins.
• Change since Week 2: CHANGED, and the practice trend is worse even though the tag improved. Baseline Sept 18: DOUBTFUL, with DNP Wed -> DNP Thu -> Limited Fri, and he did NOT play in Week 2 at the Chargers. Now: the tag is upgraded to QUESTIONABLE, but the practice arc reversed — Limited Wed -> Limited Thu -> DNP Fri. He remains on the ACTIVE roster, not IR, and has still not played a snap in 2026. The club has now added an explicit pregame-workout decision point.

Fantasy takeaway: DO NOT START HIM in Week 3 in a 12-team full-PPR redraft unless you have a viable Sunday-afternoon pivot on your bench and can wait out the inactives — the game is a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, so you WILL know before lineups lock for that window, but you will not know before the 1:00 p.m. ET slate locks. Have a Plan B tight end you can start at 1:00 p.m. if he is ruled out. Absolutely hold him — this is a top-three positional asset at full health and a two-to-three-week problem, not a season-long one. If a frustrated manager in your league will sell him for a TE1-ish price, buy aggressively.

Eli Raridon — NE (TE2 — the rookie third-round pick and second tight end behind Hunter Henry, ahead of Cameron Latu and Tanner Arkin)

• Status: QUESTIONABLE — (a) FINAL Friday game-status designation filed by New England on the Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 27 game at the Jacksonville Jaguars. New England’s own reporting says he “has a chance to play” despite missing the last two practices.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 25). Full week: Limited Wed Sept 23 -> DNP Thu Sept 24 -> DNP Fri Sept 25. This is a DOWNWARD trajectory — two consecutive DNPs to close the week — which makes the Questionable tag considerably shakier than the word normally implies.
• Injury: Thigh. New England has not specified side, structure, or grade. A ‘thigh’ listing typically denotes a quadriceps strain or a quadriceps contusion (a deep thigh bruise); the club has not distinguished between them.
• When it happened: Mid-September 2026. It surfaced on New England’s Week 3 practice report — he was a limited participant Wednesday Sept 23 before being downgraded to DNP on Thursday. It is not traceable to a specific Week 2 play against Pittsburgh.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Quadriceps strains: Grade I 1-2 weeks, Grade II 2-4 weeks, Grade III 6+ weeks or surgical. Quadriceps contusions (thigh bruises) typically cost 1-2 weeks but can become myositis ossificans in bad cases, which extends to 4-8 weeks. The Limited-then-DNP-then-DNP pattern is the concerning direction: a player improving toward gameday moves the other way. Two DNPs to close a week with a Questionable tag usually reflects a club preserving optionality rather than genuine confidence.
• Expected back to full health: If a Grade I strain or simple contusion, full health by roughly Oct 4-11, 2026 — Week 4 to Week 5. If it is a Grade II quad strain, push to mid-to-late October, Weeks 6-7. The Week 4 Wednesday practice report is the checkpoint that will separate these.
• Next game: LEAN OUT, despite the Questionable tag. Week 3, Sunday Sept 27 at the Jacksonville Jaguars, EverBank Stadium. Two consecutive DNPs closing the week is a poor signal and historically converts to inactive more often than active. New England’s public framing of ‘a chance to play’ is soft. Treat him as unlikely.
• Next four weeks: Week 3 (Sept 27) at Jacksonville: lean out. Week 4: plausible return if the thigh is a contusion or Grade I strain, which the single limited practice on Wednesday weakly supports. Weeks 5-6: should be available and back in the TE2 rotation. Escalation risk is modest — thigh injuries rarely draw IR placements — but a second week of DNPs would push the return toward Week 5 or 6.
• Who benefits if he sits: Cameron Latu (TE3) moves up to the second tight end role and would take the two-tight-end-set snaps. Tanner Arkin (TE4) fills out the rotation. Tanner Conner (DEV) is a practice-squad elevation candidate. The fantasy-relevant beneficiary is Hunter Henry (TE1), whose route participation and target share both rise when the TE2 is unavailable.
• Change since Week 2: NEW TO THE REPORT. Eli Raridon was not on the Sept 18 baseline — he was healthy. He appeared on New England’s Week 3 report Wednesday Sept 23 with a thigh, was limited that day, then did not practice Thursday or Friday, and drew a QUESTIONABLE tag on the final report. A fresh downgrade with a negative within-week trajectory.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in 12-team full PPR and not worth a roster spot — he is a rookie TE2 with a bad practice trend. The actionable read is on Hunter Henry: with Raridon likely out, A.J. Brown on IR, and New England’s receiver room thin, Henry’s target share concentrates further and he is a solid TE1 streaming play at Jacksonville. Drop Raridon if you’re holding him for dynasty-adjacent reasons in a redraft league.

Final tag still pending (1)

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

Dallas Goedert — PHI (TE1 — the starter and primary seam/red-zone tight end, listed first on Ourlads (09/24/2026) with an ‘O’ marker, ahead of Johnny Mundt and E.J. Jenkins.)

• Status: OUT — (d) a report not yet made official. Philadelphia plays Monday night Sept 28 at Chicago, so its final game-status report is not due until Saturday Sept 27 and NO FINAL TAG EXISTS YET as of Friday Sept 25. The OUT call rests on ESPN’s Adam Schefter and multiple club-side reports that he will miss ‘a few weeks’ with the MCL sprain, plus three straight DNPs. He is NOT on injured reserve — nfl.com still lists him ACT on the Eagles’ official roster as of Fri Sept 25, 2026, and the club is reported to be avoiding IR to preserve a faster return.
• Practice this week: Did Not Participate (Friday Sept 25). Full week: DNP Wed Sept 23 -> DNP Thu Sept 24 -> DNP Fri Sept 25. He has not practiced in any capacity since the injury.
• Injury: Right knee — MCL sprain.
• When it happened: Sunday Sept 20, 2026, in the Week 2 win over the Tennessee Titans. He had one reception before exiting and did not return.
• Typical recovery for this injury: An isolated MCL sprain grades out at 1-2 weeks for Grade 1, 3-6 weeks for Grade 2, and 6-10 weeks or surgery for Grade 3. The ‘few weeks’ reporting plus the decision to stay off IR (a four-game minimum) points to a Grade 1-2, i.e. a 2-4 week absence.
• Expected back to full health: Mid-October 2026, roughly Oct 11-18 — Week 5 or Week 6 — on a Grade 2 MCL timeline from a Sept 20 injury. The club’s choice not to use IR implies it believes he beats the four-game threshold.
• Next game: OUT for Week 3, Monday Sept 28, 2026 at the Chicago Bears. Three consecutive DNPs and ‘few weeks’ reporting make this effectively certain even though no final tag exists yet.
• Next four weeks: Out Week 3 (at Chicago) and very likely Week 4. Week 5 is the realistic return target and Week 6 the safe one. Expect a Limited-practice ramp to precede his first game back, so watch the Wednesday report in the week he returns.
• Who benefits if he sits: Johnny Mundt (TE2) takes over as the starter and is the primary beneficiary of snaps. E.J. Jenkins (TE3) moves into the rotation. Zach Ertz, signed to the practice squad on Sept 22-24, 2026 specifically in response to this injury, is an elevation candidate and the name to watch for red-zone work. Eli Stowers (RES) and Grant Calcaterra (RSR) are both unavailable.
• Change since Week 2: MAJOR change since Sept 18. He carried no designation in the baseline and was the healthy TE1. He sprained his MCL in the Sept 20 Week 2 win over Tennessee, has been DNP all three Week 3 practices, and is reported out multiple weeks. Philadelphia responded by signing Zach Ertz to the practice squad. He is NOT on IR — a correction worth flagging, since the club is deliberately preserving a sub-four-game return.

Fantasy takeaway: Bench him in 12-team full-PPR for Week 3 and Week 4 — do not drop him, since a Week 5-6 return to a TE1 role in this offense is worth the IR/bench slot. The startable replacement is nobody yet: Mundt is a volume-light TE2 streamer at best, and Zach Ertz is the speculative add if Philadelphia elevates him, since Ertz’s red-zone history is the one path to actual fantasy points from this room.

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

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

Trey McBride — ARI (TE1 — lead pass-catching tight end)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries no entry at all on Arizona’s FINAL official Friday report of Sept 25, 2026 for the Sept 27 game vs. San Francisco.
• Practice this week: Full participant and not listed on the report at any point Week 3 (Wed Sept 23 – Fri Sept 25).
• Injury: Back / veteran rest day (Week 2)
• When it happened: Week 2 practice week (mid-September 2026), coded as a rest day, not an acute injury
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not an injury requiring recovery — a scheduled workload-management rest day
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health
• Next game: No restrictions for Sunday Sept 27 vs. San Francisco
• Next four weeks: Fully available Weeks 3-6 as Arizona’s clear TE1 and a top-tier fantasy tight end
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — fully healthy
• Change since Week 2: Changed since Sept 18: last week he still carried a back/rest entry on the Friday report (no designation); this week he has dropped off the injury report completely.

Fantasy takeaway: Locked-in weekly TE1 start with no injury risk on the radar

Kyle Pitts Sr. — ATL (TE1 – primary receiving tight end)

• Status: RESOLVED – (a) he does not appear anywhere on Atlanta’s FINAL Week 3 official injury report (filed Wednesday Sept 23, 2026 for the Thursday Sept 24 game at Green Bay). He had been carried as a limited participant on Atlanta’s Week 2 practice reports during the Carolina preparation week; that issue is now entirely off the paperwork.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (final report, Wednesday Sept 23). Full week: not listed Mon Sept 21 -> not listed Wed Sept 23. No limitation at any point in the Week 3 cycle.
• Injury: Undisclosed issue that made him a limited practice participant during Week 2 preparation (now resolved)
• When it happened: Appeared on Atlanta’s Week 2 practice report in the week of Sept 15-18, 2026. Atlanta never assigned it a game-status designation and never specified the body part publicly.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A practice-report-only issue that never earned a game-status tag and cleared within one week is by definition minor – typically under seven days of managed participation.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Sept 23, 2026 (Week 3). No residual restriction.
• Next game: Week 3 is complete. He was healthy and PLAYED at Green Bay on Thursday Sept 24, 2026, catching 1 of 2 targets for 5 yards in a run-dominated 35-14 win. For Week 4 at New Orleans on Monday Oct 5, 2026 he is expected to carry no designation.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: Week 3 at Green Bay (done, 2 targets). Week 4 at New Orleans (Mon Oct 5, MNF) – New Orleans has been beatable over the middle. Week 5 vs Baltimore, Week 6 vs Chicago. The health is fine; the problem is target share. Two targets in Penix’s first start is a warning that Atlanta’s offense is running through Bijan Robinson and Drake London.
• Who benefits if he sits: Charlie Woerner (TE2) and Austin Hooper (TE3) would split the work, with Hooper taking the receiving snaps and Woerner the in-line blocking. Nick Muse (TE4) would move up. None of them would be startable.
• Change since Week 2: CHANGED since Sept 18 – improvement. He was a limited participant on Atlanta’s Week 2 practice reports; he is now completely off the Week 3 injury report and practiced without restriction all week. Report him as CLEARED.

Fantasy takeaway: Hold in 12-team full-PPR as a low-end TE1 / high-end TE2, but temper expectations after a 2-target Week 3. The health question is closed. The usage question is open – give him two more games with Penix Jr. before you cut bait, because the QB upgrade is real even if Week 3 did not show it in his box score.

Jake Ferguson — DAL (TE1 — the clear starter and a primary red-zone target, first on the Ourlads (09/21/2026) tight end order ahead of Brevyn Spann-Ford and Luke Schoonmaker.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he is entirely absent from the Cowboys’ FINAL Friday Sept 25, 2026 official game-status report for the Sept 27 game vs Baltimore. He was evaluated in the medical tent for a possible concussion during the Sept 20 win over Washington, but he returned to that game, cleared the protocol, and never appeared on a Week 3 practice report.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 25). Full week: not on the injury report Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25, so no participation level is filed — he practiced without restriction all three days.
• Injury: Head — a sideline concussion evaluation only. He was cleared on the spot and the club never listed a concussion on any official report.
• When it happened: Sunday Sept 20, 2026, during the Week 2 win over the Washington Commanders. He went to the medical tent, was cleared, and returned to finish with 4 catches for 43 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A negative sideline concussion screen carries no recovery window at all. Had he entered the protocol, a Stage 1-5 NFL concussion return typically runs 5-10 days, with roughly half of cases clearing in time for the next game.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Fri Sept 25, 2026 (Week 3). He was never placed in the protocol.
• Next game: ACTIVE and a full-go starter for Week 3, Sunday Sept 27, 2026 vs the Baltimore Ravens in Rio de Janeiro. No designation, no practice restriction.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and expected to start and carry a full route share through Weeks 3-6, beginning with Baltimore.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brevyn Spann-Ford is TE2 and would take the starting job, with Luke Schoonmaker (TE3) rotating in as the move tight end. Princeton Fant and DJ Rogers are both on Reserve/Injured and unavailable.
• Change since Week 2: NEW to this report. He is not in the Sept 18 baseline. He picked up a Week 2 sideline concussion evaluation on Sept 20, cleared it in-game, and is reported here as CLEARED rather than dropped silently.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a TE1 in 12-team full-PPR. The Week 2 tent visit resolved with no protocol entry and no practice restriction, and he scored twice in that same game. Buy any lingering discount from managers who saw the injury chyron.

Sam LaPorta — DET (TE1 — every-down starting tight end and a primary target in the middle of the field)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) confirmed by the absence of any entry for LaPorta on Detroit’s FINAL Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 27 game vs the New York Jets. The only two names in that final filing were G Ben Bartch and S Thomas Harper, both Out. LaPorta carries no game-status designation.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 25). Full week: Full Wed Sept 23 -> Full Thu Sept 24 -> Full Fri Sept 25. Unlisted on every day of the report.
• Injury: None active. The back issue that framed his offseason is behind him.
• When it happened: The underlying event was back surgery in the 2026 offseason. He completed his rehabilitation before the regular season and has not missed a game.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — resolved. For context, the lumbar procedures tight ends typically undergo (microdiscectomy class) carry a 6-12 week return-to-play window, and LaPorta cleared his well before Week 1.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, as of Sept 25, 2026.
• Next game: Will play, unrestricted, in Week 3 vs the New York Jets, Sunday Sept 27, 2026 at Ford Field.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: no injury concern. Week 3 sets up unusually well — the Jets ruled their own starting TE Mason Taylor out and are down safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (groin), which thins the middle of their coverage. Week 4 is at Carolina on Sunday night Oct 4.
• Who benefits if he sits: Brock Wright (TE2) would handle the in-line work and Tyler Conklin (TE3) would take the receiving snaps; Thomas Gordon (DEV) is the practice-squad option.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. He was already marked resolved on the baseline and remains fully clear.

Fantasy takeaway: Confident weekly TE1 start in 12-team full-PPR. The back storyline is closed and should no longer factor into your lineup decisions. Week 3 vs the Jets, with their starting safety out, is a solid streaming-up spot if you were considering an alternative.

Tucker Kraft — GB (TE1 — every-down starting tight end and a featured target in the passing game)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) confirmed by the absence of any entry for Kraft on Green Bay’s FINAL official report for the Thursday Sept 24, 2026 game vs the Atlanta Falcons. He carried no game-status designation, was active, and played in that game.
• Practice this week: Full. Full week for Green Bay’s compressed Thursday schedule: Full Monday Sept 21 -> Full Tuesday Sept 22 -> Full Wednesday Sept 23. He is unlisted on every day of the Week 3 participation report.
• Injury: None active. He carried an injury storyline into the 2026 season that has fully cleared.
• When it happened: N/A — no current injury. The prior storyline was already marked resolved on Green Bay’s Sept 18 report.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — resolved, and he has not missed a game.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, as of Sept 25, 2026.
• Next game: Played in Week 3 — Green Bay’s Week 3 was the Thursday Sept 24, 2026 game vs the Atlanta Falcons (Packers lost 35-14). He was active and unrestricted, and absorbed extra middle-of-field volume with Jayden Reed out.
• Next four weeks: Week 3 (Thu Sept 24 vs Atlanta): played. Week 4 (Sun Oct 4 at Tampa Bay), Week 5 (division game vs Chicago) and Week 6: no injury concern. His volume outlook is the story — with Jayden Reed out indefinitely and Savion Williams on IR, Kraft is a clear top-three option in this passing game.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jonnu Smith (TE2) would take the receiving role and Josh Whyle (TE3) the in-line work, with Mark Redman (TE4) also active. Green Bay would not need an elevation.
• Change since Week 2: No change in health since Sept 18 — already resolved on the baseline and still clear. His target environment improved because Jayden Reed went down.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a top-8 TE in 12-team full-PPR and buy if a manager will sell. The health question is closed and the opportunity has improved materially — Reed’s absence concentrates targets into Kraft, Matthew Golden and Christian Watson. A bottom-three run-blocking offensive line also means Green Bay is throwing more than it wants to, which helps him.

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

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO designation and NO injury listing of any kind on Miami’s FINAL Friday Sept 25, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 27 game vs the Kansas City Chiefs. He is entirely off the report for the second consecutive week.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 25) and unlisted. Full week: Full Wed Sept 23 -> Full Thu Sept 24 -> Full Fri Sept 25, unlisted on all three days.
• Injury: None currently. The last tracked issue was an undisclosed injury reported earlier in September 2026 that resolved before the Week 2 game and has not recurred.
• When it happened: Not applicable for Week 3 — no current injury. The prior undisclosed issue dates to early September 2026 and was resolved before the Sept 20 game at San Francisco.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — there is no current injury. He has logged full participation in every practice Miami has held across Weeks 2 and 3.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, as of Sept 25, 2026. No restrictions, no maintenance days, no listing.
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted. Week 3, Sunday Sept 27 vs the Kansas City Chiefs at Hard Rock Stadium. No designation of any kind.
• Next four weeks: Week 3 (Sept 27) vs Kansas City and Weeks 4-6: fully healthy in the starting tight end role. His usage should RISE over this window rather than hold steady — Caleb Douglas is out, Ryan Miller is questionable with hip/back, and Chris Bell is managing a knee, which concentrates targets on the healthiest pass catchers. Dulcich is the clearest beneficiary at his position.
• Who benefits if he sits: Will Kacmarek (TE2) would take over the starting receiving role. Seydou Traore (TE3) and Justin Joly (TE4) would fill the rotation. Miami’s tight end room is four-deep and healthy on the active roster.
• Change since Week 2: No change to his health since Sept 18 — he was RESOLVED on the baseline and remains RESOLVED, with three full practices and no listing. What HAS changed is the opportunity around him: Caleb Douglas is OUT, Ryan Miller is questionable and Chris Bell is carrying a knee, all of which raise his projected target share.

Fantasy takeaway: A genuine streaming target at tight end in 12-team full PPR this week. He is fully healthy, he is the TE1 on a team that has lost its starting X receiver and may be without its RB2, and Miami projects to trail Kansas City badly enough to throw a lot. In a position as thin as tight end, a healthy starter with a rising target share in a negative game script is exactly the profile you stream. Add and start if you’re desperate at TE.

Juwan Johnson — NO (TE1 – primary receiving tight end ahead of Noah Fant)

• Status: RESOLVED – (a) he does not appear anywhere on New Orleans’ Week 3 injury reports – not Wednesday Sept 23, not Thursday Sept 24, and not on the FINAL Friday Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 27 home game vs Las Vegas. He is completely off the paperwork.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 25). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 23 -> not listed Thu Sept 24 -> not listed Fri Sept 25. No limitation on any of the three days.
• Injury: Illness, non-orthopedic (now resolved)
• When it happened: Emerged in mid-September 2026 during Week 2 preparation – he was a DNP on Wednesday Sept 16, upgraded to Limited on Thursday Sept 17, and practiced fully on Friday Sept 18 before playing at Baltimore.
• Typical recovery for this injury: A common in-season illness costs an NFL player one to three days of practice and almost never a game. Johnson’s DNP-to-Full progression inside a single week was textbook, and by definition there is no orthopedic re-injury risk once it has cleared.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy – confirmed by three clean unlisted practice days as of Friday Sept 25, 2026. No residual effect.
• Next game: EXPECTED TO PLAY, fully healthy and unrestricted, in the Week 3 home game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday Sept 27, 2026. He carries no designation.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: Week 3 vs Las Vegas (Sept 27), Week 4 vs Atlanta (Mon Oct 5, MNF), Week 5 vs Minnesota, Week 6 at the New York Giants (Oct 18). Three home games in four and a softening schedule. With Barion Brown OUT and the New Orleans receiver room thin behind Chris Olave, the tight ends should see a bump in targets – Johnson is the one to own.
• Who benefits if he sits: Noah Fant (TE2) would take over as the primary receiving tight end and would be a legitimate streaming option. Oscar Delp (TE3) and Treyton Welch (TE4) would move up, with Stone Smartt (DEV) as the practice-squad option now that Moliki Matavao is on season-ending Reserve/Injured.
• Change since Week 2: CHANGED since Sept 18 – an upgrade. He was ON the Week 2 final report with an illness (blank game status after a Friday full practice). He is now completely OFF the Week 3 report with three clean unlisted practices. Report him as CLEARED.

Fantasy takeaway: Start him as a streaming TE1 / strong TE2 in 12-team full-PPR. The illness is fully behind him and the situation improved this week – Barion Brown OUT means fewer pass-catchers competing for looks behind Chris Olave. In full PPR his reception volume matters, and this is a good week to deploy him.

AJ Barner — SEA (TE1 — starting tight end)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries no entry at all on Seattle’s FINAL official Friday report of Sept 25, 2026 for the Sept 27 home game vs. Washington.
• Practice this week: Full participant and not listed on the report at any point Week 3 (Wed Sept 23 – Fri Sept 25).
• Injury: None — an undisclosed minor issue from earlier in the season has fully resolved
• When it happened: Early September 2026
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — already resolved
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy
• Next game: No restrictions for Sunday Sept 27 vs. Washington
• Next four weeks: Fully available Weeks 3-6 as Seattle’s clear TE1
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — fully healthy
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18 — remains fully resolved and off the injury report.

Fantasy takeaway: Locked-in weekly TE1/TE2-caliber start with no injury concern

George Kittle — SF (TE1 — starting tight end)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries no entry at all on San Francisco’s FINAL official Friday report of Sept 25, 2026 for the Sept 27 home game vs. Arizona.
• Practice this week: Full participant and not listed on the report at any point Week 3 (Wed Sept 23 – Fri Sept 25).
• Injury: Achilles — ongoing maintenance on the tendon he tore in 2025 and returned from ahead of the 2026 season
• When it happened: Original tear in 2025; the maintenance entries have appeared periodically through the 2026 season’s first two weeks
• Typical recovery for this injury: Chronic maintenance of a surgically repaired Achilles is managed on an ongoing basis rather than a discrete recovery timeline
• Expected back to full health: Considered fully game-available; periodic practice-rest entries may recur in future weeks as standard maintenance
• Next game: No restrictions for Sunday Sept 27 vs. Arizona
• Next four weeks: Fully available Weeks 3-6 as San Francisco’s clear TE1; watch for maintenance-related practice-report entries returning in a future week, which would not be expected to affect game status
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — fully healthy
• Change since Week 2: Changed since Sept 18: last week he still carried an Achilles entry on the Friday report (limited practice days, no designation); this week he has dropped off the injury report completely.

Fantasy takeaway: Locked-in weekly TE1 start with no game-availability concern

John Bates — WAS (TE1 for Week 3 — elevated to the starting tight end with Chigoziem Okonkwo ruled out. He is TE2 on the standing Ourlads (09/21/2026) order and is a blocking-first player.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he carries no designation of any kind on Washington’s FINAL Friday Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sept 27 game vs Seattle. He does not appear on the report at all.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 25). Full week: not on the injury report Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25, so no participation level is filed — full participation all three days.
• Injury: None. Healthy.
• When it happened: N/A — no injury to date in 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — he is healthy and carries no injury that requires a recovery window.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Fri Sept 25, 2026 (Week 3).
• Next game: ACTIVE and the starting tight end for Week 3, Sunday Sept 27, 2026 vs the Seattle Seahawks at home, with Okonkwo ruled out for a second straight week.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and expected to start Weeks 3 (vs Seattle) and 4 (London) while Okonkwo recovers, then revert to a TE2 blocking role around Weeks 5-6 when Okonkwo returns.
• Who benefits if he sits: Ben Sinnott (TE3) would take the receiving snaps and Colson Yankoff (TE4) the rotational work; Jack Westover (DEV) is the practice-squad elevation candidate.
• Change since Week 2: CHANGED since Sept 18 in role, not health. He was RESOLVED and healthy in the baseline. He is now the de facto starting tight end for a second straight week with Okonkwo OUT.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league despite the starting job. He is a blocking tight end with a low target ceiling, and Marcus Mariota under center caps the passing volume further. If you must stream a Washington tight end, Ben Sinnott is the better receiving bet — but the honest answer is to stream elsewhere.

Adam Trautman — DEN (TE2 behind Evan Engram — the blocking-first tight end in Denver’s 12-personnel looks.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (b) no injury designation of any kind. He does not appear on Denver’s Week 3 practice report for Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25, and received no final game-status designation on the Friday Sept 25, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 27 game vs. the Los Angeles Rams.
• Practice this week: Full — unlisted all three days. Full week: not on the report Wed Sept 23, not on the report Thu Sept 24, not on the report Fri Sept 25.
• Injury: None currently. Fully healthy with no active issue.
• When it happened: Not applicable — there is no current injury. He carried no injury into Week 3 and none arose during the week.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — no current injury to recover from.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, as of Friday Sept 25, 2026.
• Next game: PLAY, unrestricted. Active with no restriction for the Sunday Sept 27 Sunday Night Football game vs. the Los Angeles Rams.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: healthy and active. He is a blocking tight end in a Denver offense that funnels receiving work to Evan Engram, so his fantasy ceiling is a touchdown-dependent spike week and nothing more.
• Who benefits if he sits: Nate Adkins (TE3) would take the TE2 blocking snaps, with Dallen Bentley (TE4, ACT) behind him and Lucas Krull (DEV) available for elevation.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. He was already resolved and off the report on the Sept 18 baseline and remains fully healthy and unlisted.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft. He is tracked here only because he sat on last week’s list — the healthy resolution is the news. No action.

Tyler Higbee — LAR (TE2 — behind Colby Parkinson)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he does not appear on the Rams’ FINAL official Friday report of Sept 25, 2026 for the Sept 27 game vs. Denver.
• Practice this week: Full participant and not listed on the report at any point Week 3 (Wed Sept 23 – Fri Sept 25).
• Injury: None active
• When it happened: N/A
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy
• Next game: No restrictions for Sunday Sept 27 vs. Denver
• Next four weeks: Fully available Weeks 3-6; stands to see a bump in snaps/targets if Colby Parkinson (Questionable) sits
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is the primary beneficiary if Parkinson is out
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18 — remains fully off the injury report.

Fantasy takeaway: Streamable TE2 upside this week given Parkinson’s Questionable tag and full-week DNP

Theo Johnson — NYG (TE2 — second on the Ourlads (09/23/2026) tight end order behind Isaiah Likely, ahead of Chris Manhertz and Thomas Fidone II.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he is entirely absent from the Giants’ FINAL Friday Sept 25, 2026 report for the Sept 27 game vs Tennessee, for a second consecutive week. The shoulder issue that listed him in Week 1 is closed.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 25). Full week: not on the injury report Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25, so no participation level is filed — full participation all three days.
• Injury: None. The shoulder is resolved.
• When it happened: N/A for Week 3. The shoulder listing was a Week 1 item and closed before the Sept 18 baseline.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — he is healthy. The underlying shoulder issue was a minor strain-class listing that never cost him a game.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Fri Sept 25, 2026 (Week 3).
• Next game: ACTIVE and available for Week 3, Sunday Sept 27, 2026 vs the Tennessee Titans at MetLife Stadium, in a TE2 role behind Isaiah Likely.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 3-6. His target share is capped by Likely ahead of him and further dented by the quarterback change to Jameis Winston.
• Who benefits if he sits: Chris Manhertz (TE3) and Thomas Fidone II (TE4) would split the rotational snaps behind Isaiah Likely.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. Still fully resolved and off the report.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league while Isaiah Likely is healthy and Jameis Winston is under center. A waiver-wire name only if Likely goes down.

Kenyon Sadiq — NYJ (TE2 on the Ourlads depth chart, but functionally the STARTING tight end for Week 3 with Mason Taylor ruled OUT — the direct beneficiary of the Jets’ biggest Week 3 absence)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries NO designation and NO injury listing of any kind on the Jets’ FINAL Friday Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 27 game at the Detroit Lions. He is entirely off the report for the second consecutive week.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 25) and unlisted. Full week: Full Wed Sept 23 -> Full Thu Sept 24 -> Full Fri Sept 25, unlisted on all three days.
• Injury: None currently. The prior groin listing was a maintenance entry only and was fully resolved before the Week 2 game. He has not appeared on a Jets injury report in Week 2 or Week 3.
• When it happened: Not applicable for Week 3 — no current injury. The prior groin maintenance listing dates to early September 2026 and resolved before the Sept 20 game vs Green Bay.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — there is no current injury. He has logged full participation in every practice the Jets have held across Weeks 2 and 3.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, as of Sept 25, 2026. No restrictions, no maintenance days, no listing.
• Next game: PLAYING, unrestricted, and STARTING. Week 3, Sunday Sept 27 at the Detroit Lions, Ford Field. No designation. With Mason Taylor ruled out, Sadiq steps into the No. 1 receiving tight end role.
• Next four weeks: Week 3 (Sept 27) at Detroit: starting receiving tight end with a genuinely expanded role. Week 4 through Week 6: his usage tracks Mason Taylor’s recovery — Taylor is week-to-week with a realistic Week 5-6 return, so Sadiq could hold this elevated role for two or three more games. If Taylor ends up on Reserve/Injured, Sadiq holds it through at least Week 7. This is one of the better opportunity-driven situations at a thin fantasy position.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jeremy Ruckert (TE3) would start and handle in-line blocking and receiving. Jelani Woods (TE4) would fill the rotation. Cody Hardy, signed to the practice squad on Sept 22, is an elevation candidate. The Jets would be extremely thin at tight end in that scenario.
• Change since Week 2: No change to his health since Sept 18 — he was RESOLVED on the baseline and remains RESOLVED, with three full practices and no listing. His ROLE has changed dramatically: Mason Taylor’s OUT designation promotes him from TE2 to the starting receiving tight end for Week 3, and potentially for several weeks beyond.

Fantasy takeaway: PRIORITY WAIVER ADD and a legitimate streaming start at tight end in 12-team full PPR. This is the cleanest opportunity play in the division. He is fully healthy, he inherits the starting receiving tight end job with Mason Taylor OUT, and he does so in a road game at Detroit that projects a negative game script and high passing volume — on a team that has also lost Arian Smith for the season, has Omar Cooper Jr. and Tim Patrick on IR, and has Adonai Mitchell playing with a wrapped catching hand. There are very few pass catchers left in this offense. Add him and start him if you’re streaming tight end.

Darnell Washington — PIT (TE2 — second-team tight end on the Ourlads Steelers depth chart behind Pat Freiermuth, ahead of Robert Tonyan; primarily a blocking tight end with occasional red-zone usage)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) FINAL Friday outcome confirming the matter is closed. Washington appears NOWHERE on Pittsburgh’s FINAL Sept 25, 2026 official Week 3 injury report for the Sept 27 home game vs. the Cincinnati Bengals. No practice designation, no game-status tag.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 25). Full week: full and unlisted Wed Sept 23 -> full and unlisted Thu Sept 24 -> full and unlisted Fri Sept 25. He was never added to the Week 3 report at any point.
• Injury: None — this was a NON-INJURY, personal-matter absence, now fully closed. He has no medical condition of any kind.
• When it happened: Not applicable — no injury occurred. He was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday Sept 16 and Thursday Sept 17, 2026 for a personal issue ahead of the Week 2 game at New England. Head coach Mike McCarthy confirmed the matter was clarified and that players in personal situations are typically able to play. Washington returned to full practice Friday Sept 18, drew no game-status tag, and has not appeared on a report since.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable — there is no injury to recover from. The personal matter resolved within a single practice week and has not recurred.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, Week 3 (week of Sept 21-27, 2026). He was never unhealthy.
• Next game: FULL GO, no designation, for Week 3 vs. the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday Sept 27, 2026, 1:00 PM ET at Acrisure Stadium.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 3-6 with no restriction. His fantasy profile is unchanged and unexciting — he is a blocking-first TE2 behind Pat Freiermuth in an offense that funnels tight-end targets to Freiermuth. Expect occasional red-zone and two-tight-end-set usage with no consistent target volume.
• Who benefits if he sits: Robert Tonyan (TE3) would take his snaps, with practice-squad TE Lake McRee as further depth. Pat Freiermuth is ahead of him and unaffected.
• Change since Week 2: UPGRADED and fully closed. On Sept 18 he was on the practice report as a non-participant Wednesday and Thursday for personal reasons before a full Friday, with NO game-status tag filed. He is now off the injury report entirely for Week 3 — the personal matter is resolved and he is unlisted.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in 12-team full PPR. He is a blocking tight end behind an established TE1 and his target share does not support weekly usage even in favorable matchups. Pat Freiermuth is the only Pittsburgh tight end worth rostering. Drop Washington if you are holding him from a preseason stash.

Daniel Bellinger — TEN (TE2 — backup/in-line tight end behind Gunnar Helm)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) final Friday outcome: cleared to play, no Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag on Tennessee’s official Sept 25, 2026 report for the Sept 27, 2026 road game at his former team, the New York Giants.
• Practice this week: Limited (Friday Sept 25). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 23 -> Did Not Participate Thu Sept 24 -> Limited Fri Sept 25.
• Injury: Illness
• When it happened: First appeared on Tennessee’s Thursday Sept 24, 2026 practice report
• Typical recovery for this injury: A short-term illness with no game-status tag by Friday indicates a routine, non-lingering issue
• Expected back to full health: Already effectively resolved heading into Sunday
• Next game: Cleared to play Sunday, Sept 27, 2026 at his former team, the New York Giants
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: no expected absence; remains the TE2 behind Gunnar Helm
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — David Martin-Robinson/Kylen Granson would see marginal extra snaps in the unlikely event he is a late scratch
• Change since Week 2: NEW to the injury report since Sept 18 (illness, since cleared) — no lasting fantasy impact.

Fantasy takeaway: Not fantasy-relevant as a TE2 with Gunnar Helm entrenched as the pass-catching lead tight end

Darren Waller — CAR (TE3 – veteran receiving tight end behind Tommy Tremble and Mitchell Evans)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION – (a) he appears on Carolina’s FINAL Friday Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 27 road game at Cleveland listed as ‘Non-injury’ (veteran rest / load management) with a BLANK Game Status column. This is not an injury designation at all.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 25). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 23 -> not listed Thu Sept 24 (the club’s Thursday report notes he was a full participant on a scheduled rest day) -> Full Fri Sept 25.
• Injury: None – this is scheduled veteran rest / load management, not a diagnosed injury. Carolina lists it on the report as ‘Non-injury’, which is the required NFL reporting convention for a scheduled veteran rest day.
• When it happened: Not applicable – there is no injury. The rest designation is a routine in-season workload management decision by Carolina for a veteran tight end who came out of retirement.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable. Veteran rest days carry no recovery timeline and no re-injury risk. They are a scheduling tool, and a player on a rest designation is fully available to play.
• Expected back to full health: He is fully healthy now, as of Friday Sept 25, 2026 (Week 3). There is nothing to recover from.
• Next game: EXPECTED TO PLAY in the Week 3 game at Cleveland on Sunday Sept 27, 2026. A non-injury rest designation with a blank game status and a Full Friday practice means available. There is no injury risk to this one.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: available all four – Week 3 at Cleveland (Sept 27), Week 4 vs Detroit (Sun Oct 4, SNF), Week 5 BYE, Week 6 at Philadelphia (Oct 18). Expect Carolina to keep giving him a scheduled rest day most weeks, which will keep producing these non-injury report lines without ever threatening his availability. The thing to actually watch is not health but snaps – he is TE3 behind Tommy Tremble and Mitchell Evans.
• Who benefits if he sits: Tommy Tremble (TE1) and Mitchell Evans (TE2) are already ahead of him, so nobody ‘benefits’ in a meaningful sense. Feleipe Franks (TE4) and Ja’Tavion Sanders (TE5) provide the depth behind them.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. Same non-injury veteran rest designation, same blank game status, same TE3 role. He practiced fully on Friday for the second straight week.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in 12-team full-PPR as the third tight end. He is a speculative hold only if you believe Carolina is about to expand his role – and with both starting receivers banged up, this week is the best chance he has had to see real red-zone targets. A very deep-league dart, nothing more. Do not read the report line as an injury risk.

Erick All Jr. — CIN (TE3 — third-team tight end on the Ourlads depth chart behind Drew Sample and Mike Gesicki, ahead of Jack Endries)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) FINAL Friday outcome confirming no active issue exists. All appears NOWHERE on Cincinnati’s FINAL Sept 25, 2026 official Week 3 injury report for the Sept 27 game at Pittsburgh. He carries no designation of any kind.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 25). Full week: full and unlisted Wed Sept 23 -> full and unlisted Thu Sept 24 -> full and unlisted Fri Sept 25.
• Injury: None active. His relevant history is a prior major knee injury (ACL) from a previous season, fully rehabbed; he is on the active roster with status code ACT and carries no current designation.
• When it happened: No current injury date applies. The underlying ACL injury dates to a prior season and was fully rehabbed before the 2026 campaign; he has practiced and played without restriction all season.
• Typical recovery for this injury: For context on his history: ACL reconstruction in a tight end typically requires 9-12 months to return to play and 12-18 months to full pre-injury explosiveness. All is well beyond both windows and shows no residual restriction on any practice report.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Week 3 (week of Sept 21-27, 2026). No restriction of any kind.
• Next game: FULL GO, no designation, for Week 3 at the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Sept 27, 2026, 1:00 PM ET. Availability is not in question; his snap share is a coaching decision, not a medical one.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 3-6. The Iosivas IR placement opens an opportunity for the tight end room broadly, but Cincinnati’s stated committee approach leans on Mike Gesicki first — All would need an injury ahead of him or a scheme change to break into real usage across this window.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jack Endries (TE4) is the next man up behind him, with practice-squad TE Tanner Hudson available for elevation. Drew Sample and Mike Gesicki are ahead of him and unaffected.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. He was already marked RESOLVED on the baseline with no active designation, and he remains off the Week 3 report entirely.

Fantasy takeaway: Not startable in 12-team full PPR. He is the TE3 in a room where Mike Gesicki is the designated beneficiary of the Iosivas absence and Drew Sample holds the starting job. Monitor only — if Gesicki were to go down, All’s athletic profile makes him the more interesting speculative add than Endries, but that is a contingency, not a current play.

Luke Schoonmaker — DAL (TE3 — third on the Ourlads (09/21/2026) tight end order behind Jake Ferguson and Brevyn Spann-Ford.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he is entirely absent from the Cowboys’ FINAL Friday Sept 25, 2026 official game-status report for the Sept 27 game vs Baltimore, for the second consecutive week. His Week 1 absence was Not Injury Related and there was never an injury to resolve.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 25). Full week: not on the injury report Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25, so no participation level is filed — he practiced without restriction all three days.
• Injury: None — and there never was one. The Week 1 absence was a Not Injury Related designation, not a medical issue.
• When it happened: N/A — no injury at any point in 2026.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — he is healthy and carries no injury that requires a recovery window.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Fri Sept 25, 2026 (Week 3).
• Next game: ACTIVE and available for Week 3, Sunday Sept 27, 2026 vs the Baltimore Ravens in Rio de Janeiro, in a rotational TE3 role.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 3-6, but buried behind Ferguson and Spann-Ford. Meaningful snaps require an injury ahead of him.
• Who benefits if he sits: James Mitchell and Michael Trigg are the practice-squad tight ends (both DEV) and would be elevation candidates. Princeton Fant and DJ Rogers remain on Reserve/Injured.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. He remains fully resolved and off the report.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league. He is the third tight end in a room with a clear TE1. Streaming interest only if Ferguson misses time and Spann-Ford also goes down.

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

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) Green Bay’s FINAL official report for the Thursday Sept 24, 2026 game vs the Atlanta Falcons carried no entry for Whyle. He was available and carried no designation.
• Practice this week: Full. Full week on Green Bay’s compressed Thursday schedule: Full Monday Sept 21 -> Full Tuesday Sept 22 -> Full Wednesday Sept 23. Unlisted on every day of the Week 3 participation report.
• Injury: None active. The stinger (brachial plexus / cervical nerve traction injury) that put him on an earlier report has resolved.
• When it happened: The stinger dates to early September 2026 and was already marked resolved on Green Bay’s Sept 18 report. He has not missed a game because of it.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — resolved. Stingers typically resolve within days to two weeks provided strength returns fully; recurrent stingers can become a multi-week or evaluation-driven issue, but Whyle’s did not.
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy now, as of Sept 25, 2026.
• Next game: Played in Week 3 — Green Bay’s Week 3 was the Thursday Sept 24, 2026 game vs the Atlanta Falcons. He was available with no designation.
• Next four weeks: Week 3 (Thu Sept 24 vs Atlanta): available. Week 4 (Sun Oct 4 at Tampa Bay) through Week 6: no injury concern. He remains the TE3 behind Tucker Kraft and Jonnu Smith and is unlikely to see meaningful receiving volume unless one of them goes down.
• Who benefits if he sits: Mark Redman (TE4, ACT) is the next man up, with Drake Dabney (DEV) on the practice squad. Green Bay carries four active tight ends, so no elevation would be needed.
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18. He carried no designation on the baseline and carries none now; the stinger remains resolved.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league. He is the third tight end on a team whose TE1 (Tucker Kraft) is a top-8 fantasy option and whose TE2 (Jonnu Smith) already takes the leftover receiving snaps. Ignore unless Kraft goes down, and even then Smith is the add.

Davis Allen — LAR (TE3/4 — deep depth tight end)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he carries no entry on the Rams’ Week 3 practice reports or the FINAL official Friday report of Sept 25, 2026, and head coach Sean McVay confirmed his concussion evaluation was cleared weeks ago.
• Practice this week: Full participant and not listed on the report at any point Week 3 (Wed Sept 23 – Fri Sept 25).
• Injury: Head injury / concussion evaluation (resolved in Week 2)
• When it happened: Week 2 (mid-September 2026)
• Typical recovery for this injury: NFL’s concussion protocol has no fixed timeline, but he cleared within the same week it occurred
• Expected back to full health: Fully healthy
• Next game: No restrictions for Sunday Sept 27 vs. Denver
• Next four weeks: Fully available Weeks 3-6 in a deep depth role
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — fully healthy, deep depth-chart piece
• Change since Week 2: No change since Sept 18 — remains fully cleared and off the injury report.

Fantasy takeaway: Not fantasy-relevant; no role change expected

Seydou Traore — MIA (TE3 — third on the Ourlads tight end depth chart behind Greg Dulcich and Will Kacmarek; a rotational blocking and situational-receiving role)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (a) he appears on Miami’s FINAL Friday Sept 25, 2026 report for the Sunday Sept 27 game vs Kansas City as a practice-participation entry with a thumb listing, but Miami assigned him NO Out/Doubtful/Questionable tag. He is available to play.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 25). Full week: Full Wed Sept 23 -> Full Thu Sept 24 -> Full Fri Sept 25. Three consecutive full participations with only a listing carried for disclosure purposes.
• Injury: Thumb. Miami has not specified side or grade. Note the change from the baseline: he was previously listed with BOTH a thumb and an Achilles issue. The Achilles listing has dropped off Miami’s Week 3 report entirely — only the thumb remains.
• When it happened: Early-to-mid September 2026. The thumb has been carried on Miami’s reports since Week 2 (limited all three days that week). The now-dropped Achilles listing dated to the same period.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Thumb injuries in NFL players span sprains (1-2 weeks, often played through in a splint or club), ulnar collateral ligament tears / gamekeeper’s thumb (4-6 weeks, or surgical with a 6-8 week timeline), and fractures (4-8 weeks). Three consecutive FULL practices places this firmly at the sprain end — a player with a structural thumb injury does not log full participation. For a tight end, a taped or lightly splinted thumb mainly affects catch security, not availability.
• Expected back to full health: Functionally available now. The listing may persist for several weeks as disclosure while the thumb is taped. True full health, no tape, estimated early-to-mid October 2026 — Week 5 or so.
• Next game: PLAYING. Week 3, Sunday Sept 27 vs the Kansas City Chiefs at Hard Rock Stadium. Three full practices and no game-status designation.
• Next four weeks: Week 3 (Sept 27) vs Kansas City and Weeks 4-6: available throughout, in his established TE3 rotational role. The upgrade from ‘thumb and Achilles’ to ‘thumb only,’ paired with a move from limited practices in Week 2 to full practices in Week 3, is a genuine week-over-week improvement. No meaningful absence risk unless the thumb is re-injured.
• Who benefits if he sits: Justin Joly (TE4) would take his rotational snaps. Will Kacmarek (TE2) would absorb the blocking work. Tre Watson (DEV) is a practice-squad elevation option. Greg Dulcich’s role would be unaffected.
• Change since Week 2: IMPROVED. On the Sept 18 baseline he was listed with BOTH a thumb and an Achilles injury and was Limited in all three practices with no designation. On the Week 3 report the Achilles listing has been dropped entirely and he has progressed from Limited to FULL participation on all three days, still with no designation. Two separate positive changes.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in 12-team full PPR. He is the TE3 on a team whose TE1, Greg Dulcich, is healthy and holding the receiving role. The only thing to take from this entry is the negative: it confirms Miami’s tight end room is healthy at the top, so there is no Dulcich-related opportunity to chase. Leave Traore on waivers.

Oscar Delp — NO (TE3 – third tight end behind Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant)

• Status: RESOLVED – (a) he does not appear anywhere on New Orleans’ Week 3 injury reports – not Wednesday Sept 23, not Thursday Sept 24, and not on the FINAL Friday Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sunday Sept 27 home game vs Las Vegas. He is completely off the paperwork.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 25). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 23 -> not listed Thu Sept 24 -> not listed Fri Sept 25. No limitation on any of the three days.
• Injury: Hamstring strain (now resolved)
• When it happened: Emerged in mid-September 2026 during Week 2 preparation – he was Limited on Wednesday Sept 16 and Thursday Sept 17 before practicing fully on Friday Sept 18 and playing at Baltimore without a designation.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Grade 1 hamstring strains cost 1-3 weeks, Grade 2 runs 3-6 weeks, Grade 3 is 8-plus weeks. Delp’s cleared inside a single week without ever missing a practice outright, which is the mildest end of Grade 1. Standard caution applies: hamstrings carry elevated re-injury risk for roughly four weeks after return, so a Week 4 or Week 5 reappearance on the report would not be surprising.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy – confirmed by three clean unlisted practice days as of Friday Sept 25, 2026. Past the elevated re-injury window by roughly Week 6, mid-October 2026.
• Next game: EXPECTED TO PLAY, fully healthy and unrestricted, in the Week 3 home game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday Sept 27, 2026. He carries no designation.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: available all four – Week 3 vs Las Vegas (Sept 27), Week 4 vs Atlanta (Mon Oct 5, MNF), Week 5 vs Minnesota, Week 6 at the New York Giants (Oct 18). As TE3 he is a blocking and rotational piece; his fantasy path requires an injury to Juwan Johnson or Noah Fant.
• Who benefits if he sits: Treyton Welch (TE4) would move up, with Stone Smartt (DEV) as the practice-squad elevation candidate. Juwan Johnson (TE1) and Noah Fant (TE2) are already ahead of him, so no fantasy-relevant player gains from his absence.
• Change since Week 2: CHANGED since Sept 18 – an upgrade. He was ON the Week 2 final report with a hamstring (blank game status after a Friday full practice). He is now completely OFF the Week 3 report with three clean unlisted practices. Report him as CLEARED.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league as the third tight end. He is a dynasty-watch name only. The health item is closed – he is clean – but the opportunity is not there behind Johnson and Fant.

Ben Sinnott — WAS (TE3 — third on the Ourlads (09/21/2026) tight end order behind Chigoziem Okonkwo and John Bates, and the more natural receiving option of the two available tight ends.)

• Status: RESOLVED — (a) he is entirely absent from Washington’s FINAL Friday Sept 25, 2026 official report for the Sept 27 game vs Seattle, for a second consecutive week. The oblique strain that listed him in Week 1 is closed.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 25). Full week: not on the injury report Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25, so no participation level is filed — full participation all three days.
• Injury: None. The oblique strain is fully resolved and never reduced his practice participation even when listed.
• When it happened: N/A for Week 3. The oblique listing was a Week 1 item (early September 2026) and is closed.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — he is healthy. An oblique strain typically costs 1-3 weeks; his never cost him a practice rep, indicating the mildest grade.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Fri Sept 25, 2026 (Week 3).
• Next game: ACTIVE and available for Week 3, Sunday Sept 27, 2026 vs the Seattle Seahawks at home, with an expanded pass-game role available to him while Okonkwo is out.
• Next four weeks: Healthy and available Weeks 3-6. His snap share is elevated through Weeks 3-4 with Okonkwo out and compresses again when Okonkwo returns around Weeks 5-6.
• Who benefits if he sits: Colson Yankoff (TE4) and Jack Westover (DEV) are the remaining depth behind John Bates.
• Change since Week 2: CHANGED since Sept 18 in opportunity, not health. He was RESOLVED in the baseline and remains fully resolved and off the report. What changed is around him: a second straight week without Okonkwo raises his receiving-snap share.

Fantasy takeaway: A desperation streamer in deeper 12-team full-PPR leagues only. He is the receiving-tier tight end available while Okonkwo is out, but Bates gets the starter’s snaps and Mariota caps the ceiling. Do not spend meaningful FAAB.

Nick Muse — ATL (TE4 – blocking and special-teams tight end behind Kyle Pitts Sr., Charlie Woerner and Austin Hooper)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION – (a) FINAL official designation filed by Atlanta on its Week 3 report for the Thursday Sept 24, 2026 road game at Green Bay (final report filed Wednesday Sept 23 on the short week). He appears on that report listed with ‘Shoulder’ but carries a BLANK Game Status column.
• Practice this week: Full (final report, Wednesday Sept 23). Full week (short week): Limited Mon Sept 21 -> Full Wed Sept 23. Walkthrough sessions with estimated participation per the club’s note.
• Injury: Shoulder – the club has not specified AC joint versus rotator cuff versus contusion
• When it happened: First appeared on Atlanta’s injury report Monday Sept 21, 2026, which points to the Week 2 home game against Carolina on Sunday Sept 20 as the most likely origin.
• Typical recovery for this injury: An unspecified shoulder issue that goes Limited-to-Full in 48 hours is almost always a contusion or a Grade 1 AC sprain, which cost 0-2 weeks. A Grade 2 AC sprain runs 2-4 weeks and a labral tear can end a season – neither is consistent with this practice pattern.
• Expected back to full health: Already functionally healthy – he practiced fully Sept 23, 2026 and was available for Week 3. No further restriction expected.
• Next game: Week 3 is complete. He was available and undesignated at Green Bay on Thursday Sept 24, 2026. For Week 4 at New Orleans on Monday Oct 5, 2026 he should carry no designation.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: irrelevant to fantasy across the whole stretch – Week 3 at Green Bay (done), Week 4 at New Orleans, Week 5 vs Baltimore, Week 6 vs Chicago. He is the fourth tight end on a team that already splits work between Kyle Pitts Sr., Charlie Woerner and Austin Hooper.
• Who benefits if he sits: Jack Velling (DEV) would be the practice-squad elevation. In practice Atlanta would simply play more Charlie Woerner (TE2) and Austin Hooper (TE3) snaps – no fantasy-relevant player gains anything.
• Change since Week 2: NEW TO THIS REPORT. He did not appear on the Sept 18 baseline injury list. He was added Monday Sept 21 with a shoulder issue, practiced fully by Wednesday, and drew no game-status tag.

Fantasy takeaway: No fantasy relevance in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league, healthy or not. Do not roster. He is listed here only because he carried a designation-eligible injury on Atlanta’s final Week 3 report.

Ja’Tavion Sanders — CAR (TE5 – fifth tight end behind Tommy Tremble, Mitchell Evans, Darren Waller and Feleipe Franks)

• Status: RESOLVED – (c) roster-list status rather than a game-status designation. nfl.com’s live roster lists him ACT (active) as of Friday Sept 25, 2026, and he does not appear anywhere on Carolina’s FINAL Friday Sept 25, 2026 official injury report for the Sunday Sept 27 game at Cleveland. He is healthy and available.
• Practice this week: Full and unlisted (Friday Sept 25). Full week: not listed Wed Sept 23 -> not listed Thu Sept 24 -> not listed Fri Sept 25. He carried no practice limitation at any point in the Week 3 cycle.
• Injury: None currently. He is off all injury paperwork and carries an ACT roster code.
• When it happened: Not applicable – no current injury. He is the subject of ongoing 2026 trade speculation rather than an injury story, with multiple outlets reporting in early-to-mid September 2026 that Carolina has fielded interest in him.
• Typical recovery for this injury: Not applicable – there is no current injury to recover from.
• Expected back to full health: Already fully healthy as of Friday Sept 25, 2026 (Week 3). No restriction of any kind.
• Next game: EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE for the Week 3 game at Cleveland on Sunday Sept 27, 2026, carrying no designation. Whether he is active on gameday is a healthy-scratch roster decision, not an injury one, given he is fifth on the tight end depth chart.
• Next four weeks: Weeks 3-6: healthy and available for Week 3 at Cleveland (Sept 27), Week 4 vs Detroit (Sun Oct 4, SNF), Week 5 BYE, Week 6 at Philadelphia (Oct 18). The realistic storyline over this window is not injury but transaction – the NFL trade deadline sits in early November and he has drawn reported interest. A trade would be the only thing that changes his outlook.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A for fantasy purposes – he is TE5, so Tommy Tremble (TE1), Mitchell Evans (TE2), Darren Waller (TE3) and Feleipe Franks (TE4) are all ahead of him and nobody’s role changes if he is unavailable.
• Change since Week 2: NEW TO THIS REPORT, as a roster addition rather than an injury. He does not appear on the Sept 18 baseline depth chart for Carolina at all; he now shows ACT on nfl.com’s live roster and TE5 on Ourlads’ Sept 25, 2026 depth chart. He is healthy with no designation – flagged here so the baseline correction is visible rather than silent.

Fantasy takeaway: Not rosterable in a 12-team full-PPR redraft league as the fifth tight end on the depth chart. He is a dynasty/trade-watch name only – if he is moved to a team with an open tight end job, re-evaluate immediately. Until then, no action.

Zach Ertz — PHI (Practice-squad tight end — behind Johnny Mundt and E.J. Jenkins on the active roster, and signed specifically as the response to Dallas Goedert’s knee injury. He is an elevation candidate for Monday night.)

• Status: NO GAME-STATUS DESIGNATION — (b) a practice-report-only status with no final tag, since Philadelphia plays Monday night Sept 28 at Chicago and NO FINAL TAG EXISTS YET as of Friday Sept 25. He does not appear on any of the three Week 3 practice reports. nfl.com carries him with the code DEV (practice squad) on the Eagles’ official roster as of Fri Sept 25, 2026.
• Practice this week: Full (Friday Sept 25). Full week: not on the injury report Wed Sept 23, Thu Sept 24 or Fri Sept 25, so no participation level is filed — he practiced without restriction all three days as he learns the game plan.
• Injury: None. Healthy. He is on this report as a roster and depth-chart development rather than an injury case.
• When it happened: N/A — no injury. His arrival is a transactional consequence of Dallas Goedert’s Sept 20, 2026 MCL sprain.
• Typical recovery for this injury: N/A — he is healthy and carries no injury that requires a recovery window.
• Expected back to full health: Already at full health as of Fri Sept 25, 2026 (Week 3). The open question is game-plan readiness after only a few days in the building, not physical health.
• Next game: PRACTICE SQUAD for Week 3, Monday Sept 28, 2026 at the Chicago Bears. He would need a standard practice-squad elevation to be active. Given Goedert is out and the Eagles signed him for exactly this reason, an elevation is plausible but has not been confirmed as of Friday Sept 25.
• Next four weeks: Likely to be elevated or signed to the active roster at some point across Weeks 3-6 while Goedert recovers, beginning at Chicago. His role would be red-zone and possession work rather than a full-time starter’s snap share, and it shrinks the moment Goedert returns around Week 5-6.
• Who benefits if he sits: N/A — he is the depth addition himself; Johnny Mundt and E.J. Jenkins are the active tight ends ahead of him.
• Change since Week 2: NEW to this report and NEW to the roster. He is not in the Sept 18 baseline at all. Philadelphia signed him to the practice squad on Sept 22-24, 2026 in direct response to Dallas Goedert’s MCL sprain. nfl.com now carries him DEV. This is a roster correction against the baseline.

Fantasy takeaway: A speculative waiver add in deeper 12-team full-PPR leagues, and only if Philadelphia elevates him for Monday night. His long red-zone track record is the one realistic route to fantasy points from this tight end room while Goedert is out — but Johnny Mundt gets the starter’s snaps, so wait for confirmation of an elevation before spending FAAB.

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 25, 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 3 Fantasy Football Injury Report Friday TE first appeared on Game On Media.

Bottom Line Up Front at Tight End

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

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

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

Who is on this report?

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

What changed since Week 1

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

Waiver wire: who gains if these names sit

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

How to read this report

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

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

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

Ruled out or unavailable (22)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doubtful (1)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bottom Line Up Front at 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.

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.

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