Sunday Early · Week 2

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 51/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Chase Brown has no designation and no Bengals back is inactive on today's 11:41 a.m. ET tracker, so Samaje Perine is dressed despite being added to the Week 2 injury report with a knee issue and not practicing. That leaves the backup order genuinely unresolved: Perine is listed ahead of Tahj Brooks on the depth chart, but he is playing through a knee problem and worked as a low-snap complement in Week 1, which is why Brooks is the pick if Brown could not go. Brooks is free almost everywhere; for him to matter, Brown would have to miss and Cincinnati would have to trust him over a hobbled Perine. Confidence is low with the committee unsettled.

Backfield news: Chase Brown is active and undesignated. Samaje Perine did not practice and was added to the Week 2 injury report with a knee issue but is not among today's inactives. Tahj Brooks is dressed as the third back. No Bengals running back is on the inactive list.

Scouting: Compact, powerful second-year back seen as a short-yardage option if he cracks the rotation. The most likely early-down fill-in behind Brown, but unproven with almost no NFL volume.

Starter injury history: 2025: played all 17 games with no injury absence, setting or matching career highs across the board (1,456 scrimmage yds, 11 total TD). Has cleared 225 carries in back-to-back seasons without missing time.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 74/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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David Montgomery has no injury designation and Houston lists no back among today's 11:41 a.m. ET inactives - the Texans' reported absences are Nico Collins, Ed Ingram, Jadeveon Clowney and Jake Hummel. Woody Marks is the clear RB2 and would take over receiving and early-down work if Montgomery could not go. Marks is widely rostered, so he is gone in many leagues; the lower-rostered fallback is British Brooks, free almost everywhere, whose path to real work is far thinner and would depend on Houston needing a second body rather than a lead. Projected role, not a reported split.

Backfield news: David Montgomery is active and undesignated. Houston's reported Week 2 absences do not include a running back. Woody Marks and British Brooks are dressed behind Montgomery.

Scouting: Led Houston in rushing as a rookie (196 carries, 703 yds) when injuries forced him between the tackles, and now slides back to his natural pass-catching role. Split camp reps nearly evenly with Montgomery and has already proven he can carry the load — a strong handcuff.

Starter injury history: 2024: torn MCL vs. BUF on Dec. 15 cost him the final three regular-season games (he declined surgery, rehabbed and returned for the divisional round). 2025: finished the season with Detroit. Age 29 with a heavy career touch count, and knee/shoulder issues have cropped up repeatedly across his career.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 64/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Quinshon Judkins has no injury designation and Cleveland lists no back among today's 11:41 a.m. ET inactives. With Dylan Sampson out, Raheim Sanders is the next early-down back, ahead of Jaleel McLaughlin, who profiles as a change-of-pace and passing-down piece rather than a lead. Sanders is free almost everywhere; for him to matter, Judkins would have to miss and Cleveland would have to give him the early-down and goal-line work instead of splitting it with McLaughlin. Role projection, not a reported split.

Backfield news: Quinshon Judkins is active with no designation. Dylan Sampson is out, leaving Raheim Sanders and Jaleel McLaughlin behind Judkins. No Browns running back appears on today's inactive list.

Scouting: Promoted by circumstance: with Sampson on IR he was the only other running back on the 53-man roster and took over Sampson's offensive and special-teams role before McLaughlin was signed. Big-bodied short-yardage type; the healthy pickup here, though the ceiling is committee work, not a lead job.

Starter injury history: 2025: dislocated right ankle and fractured fibula vs BUF in Week 16, ending his rookie season; surgery Dec. 23. 2026: recovered ahead of schedule, cleared for full contact, opened camp July 31 with no limitations. No 2026 absence reported.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 78/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Bucky Irving has no injury designation and Tampa Bay lists no back among today's 11:41 a.m. ET inactives. Kenny Gainwell is the RB2 and would take passing-down and early-down work if Irving sat, though Tampa Bay would likely keep Sean Tucker involved on early downs. Gainwell is widely rostered and gone in many leagues; Tucker, who was a full practice participant, is the lower-rostered fallback and is free almost everywhere, but his path runs through a committee rather than a lead role. Split is projected, not reported.

Backfield news: Bucky Irving is active and undesignated. Sean Tucker was a full practice participant and is dressed. No Buccaneers running back appears on today's inactive list.

Scouting: Signed to be a genuine 1A/1B with Irving and expected to split touches close to evenly. Reliable in protection and as a receiver, and with Irving's 2025 injury history he is the obvious man to absorb a full workload — though he has never carried one for long.

Starter injury history: 2025: missed seven games with a shoulder subluxation and a foot/ankle sprain, and was visibly hampered when he did play — 588 rush yds, one rushing TD, 3.4 YPC in 10 games. Offseason shoulder surgery had Todd Bowles warning he might not be back until 'summer or fall.' 2026: fully healed, no restrictions at the start of camp and taking first-team reps.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 71/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Jaylen Warren has no injury designation and Pittsburgh lists no back among today's 11:41 a.m. ET inactives. Rico Dowdle is the clear RB2 and has carried a lead workload before, so he would take the bulk of the carries if Warren could not go. He is widely rostered and gone in many leagues; the best lower-rostered fallback here is Travis Homer, free almost everywhere, but Homer is a special-teams and passing-down body whose path to meaningful carries is much thinner. Workload projection, not a reported split.

Backfield news: Jaylen Warren is active and undesignated. Max Hurleman is out. Rico Dowdle, Travis Homer and Eli Heidenreich are dressed behind Warren. No Steelers running back is on today's inactive list.

Scouting: Back-to-back 1,000-yard rusher signed in free agency and, per ESPN reporting, the better bet to handle early downs — he also knows Mike McCarthy's scheme from Dallas. Listed RB2 only nominally; if Warren's knee flares up Dowdle is an immediate every-down lead back.

Starter injury history: 2024: hamstring strain in the second preseason game, then ruled out for Week 4 vs. IND with a knee injury; knee and hamstring issues recurred through the year. 2025: knee kept him limited/questionable in late September and he briefly left the Week 11 game vs. CIN with an ankle, though he avoided a long absence. 2026: no injuries reported entering the season.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 81/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Today's 11:41 a.m. ET tracker reports TreVeyon Henderson will make his season debut against Pittsburgh, and he was a full practice participant. Rhamondre Stevenson has no designation. Henderson is the clear next man up on talent and draft capital and would take explosive-play and passing-down work immediately, with a real chance at the lead job if Stevenson missed time. He is widely rostered and gone in most leagues; the lower-rostered fallback is Corey Kiner, free almost everywhere, but Kiner would be a committee body rather than the lead. Carry split after a Stevenson absence is projected, not reported.

Backfield news: TreVeyon Henderson is active and makes his season debut today after full practice participation. Rhamondre Stevenson is active with no designation. Myles Montgomery is out. Corey Kiner is the third back.

Scouting: Explosive, big-play second-year back who earned a workhorse role once Stevenson got hurt in 2025. Pass-protection struggles are the one thing holding him back from the full job, and an ankle has him out for Week 1 — but he is the highest-upside back in this room.

Starter injury history: 2024: foot injury cost him Week 6 vs. HOU and limited him in practice at other points. 2025: turf toe suffered in the Week 8 win over CLE cost him at least three straight games (out Weeks 9-11) and limited him to 14 games, though he still dominated snaps in a four-game postseason run. 2026: healthy and listed as the starter, and he draws a bigger Week 1 role with Henderson out.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 62/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Green Bay is already down Josh Jacobs, who is out, with MarShawn Lloyd starting; today's 11:41 a.m. ET tracker lists no Packers back among the inactives, so Lloyd, Chris Brooks and Kaleb Johnson are all dressed. Pierre Strong Jr. is questionable. If Lloyd also could not go, Chris Brooks is the most likely early-down answer, but this is a genuinely unresolved committee and Kaleb Johnson, free almost everywhere, could take the job instead. Brooks is usually available on the wire. Longer term, Jacobs remains the back to own if he is stashable - no return timetable is reported here, so treat any Brooks role as temporary. Confidence capped for thin evidence.

Backfield news: Josh Jacobs is out and MarShawn Lloyd is the starter. Pierre Strong Jr. is questionable. Chris Brooks and Kaleb Johnson are both dressed; no Packers running back is on today's inactive list. The order behind Lloyd is not reported.

Scouting: Green Bay's third-down back, and he led all Packers RBs with 37 offensive snaps in the Week 1 loss to Minnesota - more than starter MarShawn Lloyd's 30. A replacement-level runner, but he owns passing downs and is the most likely short-term beneficiary if Lloyd's injury history resurfaces.

Starter injury history: 2024: six carries as a rookie; ankle sprain cost six games, plus an appendectomy - four IR stints in two years. 2025: missed the entire season, IR with a hamstring on Aug. 26, activated Dec. 17, back on IR Dec. 19 with a second hamstring. 2026: healthy through camp and played Week 1. Gutekunst (Sep. 2): expecting him never to get dinged up would be 'naive'.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 67/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Breece Hall has no injury designation and today's 11:41 a.m. ET tracker lists only Kene Nwangwu (back) among Jets running backs ruled out. Braelon Allen is the established RB2 and would take early-down and short-yardage work immediately, with Isaiah Davis, free almost everywhere, behind him. Allen is usually available on the wire. Expect a split rather than a clean bellcow role if Hall missed - that is a projection, not a reported carry share.

Backfield news: Breece Hall is active and undesignated. Kene Nwangwu (back) is out and Chip Trayanum is unavailable. Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis are both dressed behind Hall.

Scouting: Big back with genuine passing-down ability who is the clear next man up — the Jets leaned on him all preseason with Hall sidelined. Reporting is candid that he is not ready for a full workhorse load, so expect a committee, but he handles early downs and protection well.

Starter injury history: 2024: played through a knee injury he later called 'pretty serious' — same left knee as his 2022 ACL tear — missing one game. 2025: healthy, career-high 1,065 rush yds. 2026: strained his groin in an Aug. 17 practice going down untouched; Aaron Glenn said 2-3 weeks and expected him for the 9/13 opener, and he was a full participant by early September.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 72/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Chuba Hubbard has no injury designation and Carolina lists no back among today's 11:41 a.m. ET inactives. Jonathon Brooks is the clear next man up on talent and depth with Trevor Etienne out. He is widely rostered already, so in many leagues he is gone; the best lower-rostered fallback in this room is AJ Dillon, free almost everywhere, but Dillon's path is much thinner - he would be a short-yardage and early-down fill-in rather than the lead, and Carolina would likely lean on Brooks first. Role projection, not a reported carry split.

Backfield news: Chuba Hubbard is active and undesignated. Trevor Etienne is out, leaving Jonathon Brooks and AJ Dillon behind Hubbard. No Panthers running back appears on today's inactive list.

Scouting: Former second-round talent with three-down tools who has barely played because of two ACL tears. Carolina plans a rotation with Hubbard, so he would see a big workload if Hubbard's hamstring lingers — but his own availability is the biggest question in the room.

Starter injury history: 2024: 15 games, all starts (1,195 rush yds). 2025: Grade 2 right calf strain cost him two games and his starting job for much of the year — appeared in 15 but started only the first six. 2026: hamstring strain in training camp, missed the entire preseason, called week-to-week after an MRI; team expected him ready for Week 1 vs. CHI.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 65/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Bijan Robinson carries no injury designation and today's 11:41 a.m. ET inactive tracker lists no Atlanta back among the inactives, so this is a pure contingency call. Brian Robinson Jr. is the only other early-down back dressed: Trey Sermon is on injured reserve and Khalil Herbert sits on the practice squad. Robinson is usually available on the wire and would inherit the between-the-tackles and goal-line work immediately, though Atlanta would likely spread passing-down snaps around rather than hand him Bijan's full three-down role. Projected role, not a reported split.

Backfield news: Bijan Robinson is active and unlisted on the injury report. Trey Sermon remains on IR and Khalil Herbert is on the practice squad, leaving Brian Robinson Jr. as the lone rostered back behind Bijan. No Falcons running back appears on today's inactive list.

Scouting: Powerful early-down and short-yardage back signed to spell Bijan Robinson. Would carry a real early-down load if Bijan missed time, but Atlanta would likely go to a committee on passing downs rather than hand him a full three-down job.

Starter injury history: 2023: played 17 games. 2024: started all 17 (304 carries). 2025: all 17 games, league-high 2,298 scrimmage yards on 366 touches. No significant injury absences in three seasons; slight bump for back-to-back 300+ touch workloads.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 56/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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• Kendre Miller inactive for Week 2 vs. Ravens

New Orleans ruled Kendre Miller inactive today and Alvin Kamara is active, per the dated Week 2 reporting (the player-news item is date-only for Sept 20; the 11:41 a.m. ET tracker confirms Miller as the only Saints back down). Travis Etienne Jr. starts with no designation. Kamara, back from a knee issue that cost him Week 1, is the obvious replacement on talent and would handle receiving and early-down work; CJ Donaldson is the special-teams RB3. Kamara is usually available on the wire in shallower leagues. Miller is the back to drop, not stash - he is a healthy scratch, not injured, and has no path while Etienne and Kamara dress. Snap split is projected.

Backfield news: Kendre Miller is officially inactive today as a healthy scratch with Alvin Kamara back from the knee injury that cost him Week 1. Travis Etienne Jr. starts and is undesignated. CJ Donaldson is the third back and contributes on special teams. Audric Estime and Ty Chandler are on injured reserve.

Scouting: Franchise back reduced to a passing-down and situational role after New Orleans signed Etienne. Still a savvy protector and route runner, but the knee sprain cost him practice time into Week 1 and the reporting points to a secondary workload even at full health. Value is now role-capped rather than injury-capped.

Starter injury history: 2024: hamstring injury cost him two games. 2025: played all 17 - the third time in four seasons. 2026: rested for all three preseason games and entered Week 1 at Detroit healthy; no in-season absence reported.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 58/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Derrick Henry has no injury designation and no Baltimore back is inactive on today's 11:41 a.m. ET tracker. Justice Hill is the established RB2 and would take passing-down and change-of-pace work right away, but he is not a Henry-style volume back; Baltimore would most likely split early-down carries with Rasheen Ali, who is free almost everywhere. Hill is usually available on the wire. Confidence is capped because the early-down share in a Henry-less game is a projection, not a reported split.

Backfield news: Derrick Henry is active with no designation. Justice Hill and Rasheen Ali are both dressed; Adam Randall is out. No Ravens running back is on today's inactive list, so the room is a pure contingency.

Scouting: Baltimore's third-down back and Lamar Jackson's trusted protector, averaging 4.8 YPC and 8.3 yards per catch since 2023. If Henry missed time he would keep the passing-down role and split early downs, not become a 15-carry lead back.

Starter injury history: Played all 17 games in each of 2023, 2024 and 2025 (2025: 307 carries, 1,595 yds, 16 TD). Has not missed a game to injury since a broken foot cost him nine games in 2021. Bumped up only for age 32 and repeated 300+ carry seasons.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 62/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Aaron Jones Sr. carries no injury designation and no Vikings back is inactive on today's 11:41 a.m. ET tracker. Minnesota is already without Jordan Mason and Jermar Jefferson, both out, which thins the room considerably and leaves Demond Claiborne as the most likely early-down replacement ahead of DeeJay Dallas, who is primarily a special-teams and change-of-pace back. Claiborne is free almost everywhere; for him to matter, Jones would have to miss and Minnesota would have to hand him the carries rather than ride a Dallas committee. Mason is the better longer-term hold if he can be stashed - no return timetable is reported, so his absence length is unknown. Role projection, not a reported split.

Backfield news: Aaron Jones Sr. is active and undesignated. Jordan Mason and Jermar Jefferson are both out. Demond Claiborne and DeeJay Dallas are dressed. No Vikings running back appears on today's inactive list.

Scouting: Rookie who moves up the depth chart with Mason on IR, but Minnesota signed DeeJay Dallas off the practice squad and added Jerome Ford as further depth rather than handing him the complementary role. Quick, undersized change-of-pace type; a committee piece at most if Jones were also unavailable.

Starter injury history: 2024: healthy, 1,138 rush yards. 2025: hamstring injury in Week 2 sent him to injured reserve and cost at least four games; returned Week 8 and exited the Week 9 win over DET with another injury, finishing with 160 touches. Long career pattern of MCL, hamstring, knee and calf issues; age 31.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 65/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Today's 11:41 a.m. ET tracker confirms D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai are both cleared and active for Chicago; both were full participants in practice. Monangai is the established RB2 and would handle early-down and goal-line work if Swift could not go. He is widely rostered, so expect him to be taken in most leagues; the lower-rostered fallback here is Roschon Johnson, free almost everywhere, but Johnson's realistic path is a short-yardage and pass-protection complement rather than the lead job. Projected role, not a reported split.

Backfield news: D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai were full practice participants and are both active per today's inactive tracker. Brittain Brown is out. Roschon Johnson is dressed as the third back.

Scouting: Tough, compact second-year back who won the RB2 job outright and is the clear next man up in Chicago. Would carry a real early-down and short-yardage load if Swift missed time, with the knee the only near-term question.

Starter injury history: 2025: appeared in and started 16 games, no injury absence — career year with 1,087 rush yds on 223 carries (4.9), 34 catches, 10 total TD. 2026 camp: left one practice with what was reported as a cramp, not a core injury, and returned to practice in early September.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 74/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Saquon Barkley has no injury designation and Philadelphia lists no back among today's 11:41 a.m. ET inactives. Tank Bigsby is the clear early-down replacement and would inherit the between-the-tackles volume behind this offensive line, with Will Shipley, free almost everywhere, handling passing-down work. Bigsby is usually available on the wire. Philadelphia's run volume makes this one of the more valuable contingency stashes on the slate, but the split behind Barkley is projected, not a reported share.

Backfield news: Saquon Barkley is active with no designation and no Eagles running back appears on today's inactive list. Tank Bigsby and Will Shipley are both dressed.

Scouting: Acquired from Jacksonville for fifth- and sixth-round picks specifically as Barkley insurance. Efficient, physical downhill runner with proven lead-back production — widely rated a league-winning handcuff who would take a full early-down workload behind this offensive line.

Starter injury history: Available for essentially all of the last three seasons — a 2,000-yard 2024 and 280 carries in 2025 with no multi-game absence in Philadelphia; upgraded from DNP to full participation on a December 2025 report. 2026 camp: left foot/ankle checked by trainers in August, returned to practice the same day. Bumped for age 29 and a 480-touch 2024 including the Super Bowl run.

Evidence: low. Stash priority: 54/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.

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Tony Pollard has no injury designation and Tennessee lists no back among today's 11:41 a.m. ET inactives. Tyjae Spears is the RB2 and drew both carries and targets in Week 1, but the room is a genuine committee: Spears has worked as a change-of-pace and receiving back rather than an early-down lead, so a Pollard absence would likely be split with Julius Chestnut and Nicholas Singleton, both free almost everywhere. Spears is usually available on the wire but is close to being rostered in most leagues. Confidence is capped because the committee is unresolved and the split is a projection, not a reported carry share.

Backfield news: Tony Pollard is active and undesignated; no Titans running back is on today's inactive list. Tyjae Spears handled a change-of-pace and receiving role in Week 1 behind Pollard, with Nicholas Singleton and Julius Chestnut as the depth pieces.

Scouting: Quick, creative complement who has been much more active than Pollard in the passing game this camp and keeps Tennessee from being a one-man backfield. Would take the receiving and change-of-pace load if Pollard sat, but his own availability record is spotty.

Starter injury history: 2025: started all 17 games — 242 carries for a career-high 1,082 yds and five TD, his fourth straight 1,000-yard season. Missed the Week 17 game with a combination of the flu and an ankle issue, and managed minor foot/ankle problems through the year but no real absence. 2026: entered the season with no injury designation. Age 29 with a heavy career workload.