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New York Jets · 2026
Kene Nwangwu injury: status and who’s next up
Latest report: Week 8
Kene Nwangwu is not listed on the latest weekly injury report. He last carried a game designation in Week 7 (questionable, knee).
Being absent from a report is not confirmation that a player is healthy; teams report only what league rules require.
Where Kene Nwangwu fits in the New York Jets backfield
Breece Hall starts and Braelon Allen is our published next man up. Kene Nwangwu sits further down the room, so his status matters most in a week when one of them is also unavailable.
Injury history
Healthy through the 2026 summer. A back injury picked up in practice before Week 1 cost him every practice and all three September games; he was not placed on injured reserve. Full participant Wednesday and Thursday of Week 4 prep per the Jets' official Oct. 1 report, carrying no game designation.
A scouting summary of past injuries, not a prediction. How history ratings work.
Backfield analysis published .
Kene Nwangwu on the 2026 injury report
| Week | Game status | Injury | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 7 | Questionable | Knee | Full practice |
| Week 4 | None | Back | Full practice |
| Week 3 | Doubtful | Back | Did not practice |
| Week 2 | Out | Back | Did not practice |
| Week 1 | Doubtful | Back | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Carries + receptions, last 3 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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