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San Francisco 49ers · 2026
Kaelon Black injury: status and who’s next up
Week 2 injury report
QuestionableGroin· Limited practice
Kaelon Black is listed as questionable (groin) for Week 2. That designation means the team expects he is uncertain to play.
Next game: MIA at SF, Sun, Sep 20, 4:25 PM EDT. Game-day inactives are posted about 90 minutes before kickoff and are the final word.
Week 2 report. Status last changed ; feed checked .
Where Kaelon Black fits in the San Francisco 49ers backfield
Kaelon Black is our published handcuff behind Christian McCaffrey. With Kaelon Black carrying a designation, the insurance behind Christian McCaffrey is weaker than usual; Jordan James is the next candidate in the room.
See the Christian McCaffrey handcuff page
The rest of the room
Jordan James
three down · score 63/100
Kyle Juszczyk
fullback · score 30/100
Injury history
No NFL injury absences to date. Added to San Francisco's Week 2 injury report with a groin issue: limited in practice Thursday and Friday and listed questionable for Sunday vs. Miami (team report dated 9/18, date-only). A game designation only - no return timetable has been stated.
A scouting summary of past injuries, not a prediction. How history ratings work.
Backfield analysis published .
Kaelon Black on the 2026 injury report
| Week | Game status | Injury | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 2 | Questionable | Groin | Limited 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 1 | 70 | 8.0 |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Carries + receptions, last 1 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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