NFL Week 1 Fantasy Football Injury Report Friday TE

Johnnie Crow — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:08:46 +0000

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.

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