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2026 published profiles

Running back injury history

Published scouting profiles alongside each starter’s backup. History ratings summarize the model’s assessment on a 0–100 scale; they are not probabilities of a future injury. Notes and designations reflect the latest published board for each team.

StarterHistory ratingHistoryHandcuffSpin
J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
DEN · age 27
85/100Career: ACL tear (2021), Achilles tear (2023), MCL sprain costing four weeks (2024), Lisfranc surgery ending 2025 at 10 games; no season above 13 games since 2020. Aug. 11, 2026 (date-only): camp soft-tissue issue. Left Week 2 vs. JAX early; the team listed it as a hip, not the hamstring first reported. Full participant Thursday and Friday, no game status for Week 3 vs. LAR - no games missed.
RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey
lottery ticket
79
Aaron Jones Sr.
Aaron Jones Sr.
MIN · age 31
78/100Career pattern of MCL, hamstring, knee and calf issues; a 2025 hamstring sent him to IR for at least four games. 2026: hurt the knee in the Sept. 20 win over Chicago and was a DNP on Sept. 23, then returned and played Week 3. He does not appear on Minnesota's Week 7 injury report dated Oct. 23, so he is healthy entering Sunday. Age 31.
Jordan Mason
Jordan Mason
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82
Christian McCaffrey
Christian McCaffrey
SF · age 30
70/1002024: missed 13 games (bilateral Achilles tendinitis/calf, then a right knee PCL sprain). 2025: played all 17, 2,126 scrimmage yards and 17 TD on 311 carries. 2026 camp: missed practice with 'tightness' but was active for the opener. Listed a full participant on San Francisco's Week 2 report (dated 9/18), Wednesday rest day only. Now 30; played 10 games total in 2020-2021.
Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black
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72
Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving
TB · age 24
65/1002025: missed seven games with a shoulder subluxation and a foot/ankle sprain and was hampered when he played; offseason shoulder surgery. 2026: a Week 4 glute issue cleared by Oct. 2 and briefly sidelined him again in Week 5. The Week 7 illness resolved - DNP Oct. 21, limited Oct. 22, full Oct. 23 - and he is off the final injury report. No 2026 games missed.
Kenny Gainwell
Kenny Gainwell
lottery ticket
79
Alvin Kamara
Alvin Kamara
NO · age 31
65/100Has missed games in most recent seasons; age 31. 2026: a sprained MCL cost him Week 1; two medical-tent trips with a knee issue in Week 4; a back injury from Week 5 that he has played through. Limited Wednesday through Friday of Week 7 prep but removed from the final injury report Oct. 23, with the Saints reported as confident in his health. No games missed to the back.
Kendre Miller
Kendre Miller
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74
Kenneth Walker III
Kenneth Walker III
KC · age 26
60/1002024 (SEA): roughly six games missed to ankle, calf and oblique issues. 2025 (KC): played all 17. Aug. 2026: minor ankle irritation attributed to his shoe, which Reid said was not a concern. No games missed and no designation reported in 2026 through Week 6. Roughly 10 games missed in four seasons to lower-body issues; the absence of 2026 injury reports is not proof of durability.
Emmett Johnson
Emmett Johnson
lottery ticket
65
Chuba Hubbard
Chuba Hubbard
CAR · age 27
60/1002024: 15 games, all starts. 2025: a Grade 2 right calf strain cost two games and much of his starting job. 2026: a hamstring strain in camp cost him the preseason, but he was cleared for Week 1 and no 2026 absence or current designation has been reported. Soft-tissue problems in back-to-back years keep the historical index elevated.
Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne
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56
Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo
NYG · age 24
55/1002025 (rookie): right ankle dislocation with an open tibia fracture and ruptured deltoid ligament in late October, ending the season and requiring surgery. 2026: returned with no reported setback and played all four games without a designation. Shoulder injury on the Week 5 report - limited Wednesday, Oct. 7 in a non-contact jersey and limited Thursday - then no designation for Oct. 11.
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
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77
Rhamondre Stevenson
Rhamondre Stevenson
NE · age 28
55/1002024: foot injury cost Week 6. 2025: turf toe cost Weeks 9-11. 2026: leg/knee issue from his last Week 4 touch at Buffalo; limited in practice all week and listed questionable (knee) on the Friday, Oct. 9 report, where he said he planned to play. He then played Week 5 vs. Las Vegas, so no absence resulted and no return timetable is outstanding.
TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson
premium handcuff
87
Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton
LAC · age 23
55/1002025 (rookie): fractured his left ankle in Week 5 and went on IR, missing eight games; a later right ankle sprain cost another full game and most of a second - seven to eight games lost, finishing with 737 scrimmage yards and five TD in 10 games. 2026: no injury designation on the Sept. 30 Week 4 report. Missing injury data does not establish health.
Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal
lottery ticket
64
Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins
CLE · age 22
50/1002025: fractured fibula and dislocated right ankle in Week 16 vs. Buffalo, ending his rookie year. 2026: played Weeks 1-5, left the Week 5 Jets loss with his right foot in a walking boot, and missed Week 6 vs Baltimore - one game missed. Limited in practice Oct. 21 and Oct. 22, then reported off Cleveland's final Week 7 injury report, so no timetable is needed.
Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson
lottery ticket
73
Saquon Barkley
Saquon BarkleyQuestionable
PHI · age 29
45/100Durable in three Philadelphia seasons: a 2,000-yard 2024, 280 carries in 2025, no multi-game absence. 2026: a left-arm stinger Sept. 20 cost him no games. Hamstring strained Oct. 4; ruled out for Weeks 5 and 6 after missing full practice weeks. He returned as a limited practice participant Thursday, Oct. 22. Garafolo reported him in line to play Week 7 Monday; Barkley would not guarantee it.
Dameon Pierce
Dameon Pierce
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72
Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen
NYJ · age 22
45/1002025: ruled out indefinitely with a knee injury that cost a significant part of the season. 2026: healthy through camp, took first-team work while Hall was out with a groin issue, and has played every week; not on the Jets' Week 3 injury report (Sept. 24) and carries no designation in the Oct. 4 and Oct. 9 reports (both date-only evidence).
Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis
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73
Jaylen Warren
Jaylen Warren
PIT · age 27
42/1002024: preseason hamstring, out Week 4 with a knee, with knee and hamstring issues recurring. 2025: knee limited him in late September; brief ankle exit in Week 11 with no absence. 2026: shoulder injury had him limited Sept. 23-25 and questionable for Week 3, but he played and has carried a full workload since, so the shoulder appears resolved. No current reported injury.
Rico Dowdle
Rico Dowdle
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77
Javonte Williams
Javonte Williams
DAL · age 26
35/1002022: multi-ligament knee injury. 2024: full season in Denver. 2025 (DAL): 16 games, 1,201 rush yards and 11 TD on 252 carries, then finished on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. 2026: healthy - no injury designation through three games and he was one of only two active RBs for the Week 3 game in Brazil.
Tyler Goodson
Tyler Goodson
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60
Kyren Williams
Kyren Williams
LA · age 26
35/1002023: high ankle sprain (his second in two years) cost him four games on IR. 2024: played every game but the rested finale. 2025: 295 touches across all 17 games, including an in-game ankle scare in late November that cost him nothing. 2026: no reported injury through Week 4, when he played a full 26-touch workload. Two-plus clean seasons after an injury-marred start.
Blake Corum
Blake Corum
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79
Josh Jacobs
Josh Jacobs
GB · age 28
35/100Absence is NOT injury-related: on the Commissioner's Exempt List from Aug. 30, 2026, reported removed effective Monday, Oct. 19 - one outlet instead says Friday, Oct. 16, so the date is unsettled. He pleaded no contest Sept. 10 to two misdemeanours; the NFL conduct review remains open and further suspension is possible. No injury reported and 2024-25 durability was good.
MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd
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72
Jonathan Taylor
Jonathan Taylor
IND · age 27
35/1002024: a high ankle sprain (Week 4 vs. PIT) cost him games; he missed at least three games in each season from 2022 through 2024. 2025: played the full 17-game slate above a 70% snap share in all but one game, with 20 total TD. 2026: handled a full Week 1 workload against Baltimore and carries no designation on Indianapolis' Week 2 injury report (dated 9/18).
Seth McGowan
Seth McGowan
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64
D'Andre Swift
D'Andre Swift
CHI · age 27
35/1002025: 16 starts, no injury absence. 2026: a knee issue made him a non-participant Oct. 1 before he practiced Friday and played Week 4. Week 5 prep: did not practice Wednesday with knee and hip issues, limited Thursday, then a full participant Friday, and the Bears assigned him no game designation at Green Bay on Oct. 9. He has missed no games, so no return timetable applies.
Roschon Johnson
Roschon Johnson
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65
Emanuel Wilson
Emanuel Wilson
SEA · age 27
33/100An undisclosed injury sidelined him during the 2026 preseason; he returned for Week 1 and the nature and severity were never reported. No significant absences across three prior seasons in Green Bay and Seattle, and he is the only Seattle back besides Charbonnet absent from the Week 7 injury report. Missing injury data does not establish health.
George Holani
George Holani
solid handcuff
67
Tony Pollard
Tony Pollard
TEN · age 29
33/100All 17 starts in 2025 (242 carries, 1,082 yards), a fourth straight 1,000-yard season; minor foot and ankle issues historically. 2026: ankle soreness cost practice time in late September and cleared. Week 7: listed NIR-Rest, unlisted Wednesday, DNP Thursday, full Friday, and carrying no game status for Oct. 25 vs Cleveland. Age 29 with a heavy career workload.
Julius Chestnut
Julius Chestnut
lottery ticket
57
Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty
LV · age 22
30/1002025 rookie year: 975 rushing yards, 55 catches, no long absence. The Aug. 2026 camp ankle sprain has lingered all season without costing a game. Week 5: full Wednesday, limited Thursday, no practice Friday with ankle/foot, questionable; he tested it in warmups and was active vs. New England Oct. 11. No games missed, no timetable outstanding; a week-to-week item.
Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr.
premium handcuff
78
Derrick Henry
Derrick Henry
BAL · age 32
30/100Played all 17 games in each of 2023, 2024 and 2025 (2025: 307 carries, 1,595 yds, 16 TD). Has not missed a game to injury since a broken foot cost him nine games in 2021. Elevated only for age 32 and repeated 300-plus-carry seasons. Healthy and off the injury report through Week 3 of 2026.
Justice Hill
Justice Hill
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62
Rachaad White
Rachaad White
WAS · age 27
30/100Durable across his career with no long absence in the prior three seasons. 2026: shoulder injury in the Week 3 win over Seattle; he did not practice in the London week and missed Week 4 vs. Indianapolis. He was limited in three straight practices in Week 5 prep, listed with the shoulder on the Oct. 7 report, and cleared with no designation for Oct. 11. One game missed.
Austin Ekeler
Austin Ekeler
lottery ticket
57
James Cook III
James Cook III
BUF · age 27
25/100Largely durable in 2023-2025 and Buffalo leaned on him harder in 2025 without a multi-game absence. 2026: no injury designation reported through four games. Missing injury data does not establish health.
Ray Davis
Ray Davis
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63
Tyler Allgeier
Tyler Allgeier
ARI · age 26
20/100Durable across four Atlanta seasons (2022-2025) with no reported multi-game injury absences; healthy through 2026 camp and has played every week this season with no injury designation reported. Missing injury data does not establish health.
Bam Knight
Bam Knight
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56
Jahmyr Gibbs
Jahmyr Gibbs
DET · age 24
20/1002023: missed two games (hamstring). 2024 and 2025: played every game. No injury designation reported in 2026 through the Week 4 loss at Carolina (Oct. 4).
Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki
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54
Chase Brown
Chase Brown
CIN · age 26
20/1002025: played all 17 games with no injury absence while setting career highs (1,456 scrimmage yards, 11 total TD), and has cleared 225 carries in back-to-back seasons without missing time. 2026: no Bengals running back appears on the Week 4 injury report, so he remains fully available.
Samaje Perine
Samaje Perine
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54
Woody Marks
Woody Marks
HOU · age 25
20/100No significant reported injury absences; he played through his 2025 rookie season and led the Texans in rushing. No 2026 injury designation has been reported for him. Missing injury data does not establish health.
Dare Ogunbowale
Dare Ogunbowale
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59
Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II
MIA · age 22
20/100No significant reported injury absences since entering the league in 2025, and no 2026 injury designation has been reported for him. Missing injury data does not establish health.
Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen
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61
Bijan Robinson
Bijan Robinson
ATL · age 24
20/1002023-2025: played all 17 games each season; 2025 league-high 2,298 scrimmage yards on 366 touches. No significant injury absence in three years; the index carries a small bump only for back-to-back 300-plus-touch workloads. No 2026 injury designation has been reported for him.
Khalil Herbert
Khalil Herbert
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69
Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten
JAX · age 23
20/100No significant reported injury absences; he completed his 2025 rookie season behind Travis Etienne and has played through 2026 with no injury designation reported as of the Week 4 game (Oct. 4).
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
lottery ticket
71

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