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Minnesota Vikings · 2026
Demond Claiborne injury: status and who’s next up
Week 9 injury report
OutKnee· Did not practice
Demond Claiborne is listed as out (knee) for Week 9. That designation means the team expects he will not play.
Next game: BUF at MIN, Mon, Nov 9, 8:15 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 Demond Claiborne fits in the Minnesota Vikings backfield
Jordan Mason starts and Aaron Jones Sr. is our published next man up. Demond Claiborne sits further down the room, so his status matters most in a week when one of them is also unavailable.
Backfield analysis published .
Demond Claiborne on the 2026 injury report
| Week | Game status | Injury | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 9 | Out | Knee | Did not 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 1.0 |
Carries + receptions, last 4 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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