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New Orleans Saints · 2026
CJ Donaldson injury: status and who’s next up
Week 9 injury report
OutShoulder· Did not practice
CJ Donaldson is listed as out (shoulder) for Week 9. That designation means the team expects he will not play.
Next game: CLE at NO, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM EST. Game-day inactives are posted about 90 minutes before kickoff and are the final word.
Week 9 report. Status last changed ; feed checked .
Where CJ Donaldson fits in the New Orleans Saints backfield
Alvin Kamara starts and Kendre Miller is our published next man up. CJ Donaldson sits further down the room, so his status matters most in a week when one of them is also unavailable.
Backfield analysis published .
CJ Donaldson on the 2026 injury report
| Week | Game status | Injury | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 9 | Out | Shoulder | Did not practice |
| Week 7 | None | Shoulder | Full practice |
Each row is the last status the team reported for that week. Weeks without a row mean he was not on the report. Source: official NFL weekly injury reports, as published in the nflverse data release.
The production behind the names
2026 regular season. Recorded production, not a projection. A missing stat line is not a zero.
| Player | Games with stats | Carries | Receptions | Total yards | PPR / game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 17 | 4 | 91 | 1.8 |
Carries + receptions, last 6 recorded games in 2026
Totals include all teams played for that season. Per-game averages use games with recorded stats. Source: nflverse player statistics.
See every running back on this week’s injury report, or compare handcuffs for every starter. Statuses come from team reports and do not establish game-day availability.
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