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Kaytron Allen injury: status and who’s next up

Week 9 injury report

QuestionableQuadricep· Full practice

Kaytron Allen is listed as questionable (quadricep) for Week 9. That designation means the team expects he is uncertain to play.

Next game: DET at MIA, 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 Kaytron Allen fits in the Miami Dolphins backfield

Kaytron Allen is our published handcuff behind Ollie Gordon II. With Kaytron Allen carrying a designation, the insurance behind Ollie Gordon II is weaker than usual; Jaylen Wright is the next candidate in the room.

See the Ollie Gordon II handcuff page

The rest of the room

  • Jaylen Wright

    change of pace · score 58/100

  • DJ Herman

    fullback · score 24/100

Injury history

Rookie with no reported NFL missed games. 2026: a hip injury appeared on Washington's Week 3 report with no games missed. New: a quad injury, limited in practice on both Wednesday Nov. 4 and Thursday Nov. 5 on Miami's Week 9 report vs. Detroit. No game status or return timetable published; missing injury data does not establish health.

A scouting summary of past injuries, not a prediction. How history ratings work.

Backfield analysis published .

Kaytron Allen on the 2026 injury report

WeekGame statusInjuryPractice
Week 9QuestionableQuadricepFull practice
Week 3NoneHipFull practice
Week 2NoneAnkleFull 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 comparison for the 2026 regular season
PlayerGames with statsCarriesReceptionsTotal yardsPPR / game
Kaytron Allen
4120411.0
Jaylen Wright
6220410.7
Kaytron Allen: recent touches

Carries + receptions, last 4 recorded games in 2026

Wk 14 touches
Wk 25 touches
Wk 43 touches
Wk 80 touches
Jaylen Wright: recent touches

Carries + receptions, last 6 recorded games in 2026

Wk 11 touches
Wk 22 touches
Wk 45 touches
Wk 56 touches
Wk 76 touches
Wk 82 touches

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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