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.
| Starter | History rating | History | Handcuff | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MarShawn Lloyd GB · age 25 | 90/100 | 2024: played one game as a rookie (six carries); ankle sprain in Week 2 cost him six games, plus an appendectomy — four IR stints across two years. 2025: did not play at all — placed on IR/designated to return with a hamstring on Aug. 26, activated Dec. 17, then back on IR Dec. 19 with a second hamstring injury. 2026: healthy through camp and named the starter with Jacobs unavailable. | Chris Brooks lottery ticket | 64 |
J.K. Dobbins DEN · age 27 | 85/100 | 2024 (LAC): MCL sprain cost four weeks; 13 games. 2025 (DEN): Lisfranc foot injury vs. LV in Week 10 required surgery and ended his season, missing the final four games (10 games, 772 yds). 2026: soft-tissue injury limited camp and he sat out all three preseason games. Career: torn ACL (2021), torn Achilles (2023), broken foot (2025); no season above 13 games since 2020. | RJ Harvey lottery ticket | 77 |
Aaron Jones Sr. MIN · age 31 | 75/100 | 2024: healthy, 1,138 rush yds and 408 rec yds. 2025: hamstring injury in Week 2 vs. ATL sent him to injured reserve and cost him at least four games; he returned in Week 8 and then exited the Week 9 win over DET with another injury, finishing with only 160 touches. Long career pattern of MCL, hamstring, knee and calf issues, and he turns 32 this season. | Jordan Mason lottery ticket | 81 |
Bucky Irving TB · age 24 | 70/100 | 2025: missed seven games with a shoulder subluxation and a foot/ankle sprain, and was visibly hampered when he did play — 588 rush yds, one rushing TD, 3.4 YPC in 10 games. Offseason shoulder surgery had Todd Bowles warning he might not be back until 'summer or fall.' 2026: fully healed, no restrictions at the start of camp and taking first-team reps. | Kenny Gainwell lottery ticket | 79 |
Christian McCaffrey SF · age 30 | 70/100 | 2024: missed 13 games — bilateral Achilles tendinitis/calf cost the first eight, then a right knee PCL sprain ended his season. 2025: played every game, 2,126 scrimmage yards and 17 TD on a career-high 311 carries (440 opportunities). 2026 camp: missed practice with 'tightness' but was active for the opener. Now 30; played just 10 games total in 2020-2021. | Kaelon Black premium handcuff | 73 |
Kenneth Walker III KC · age 25 | 60/100 | 2024 (SEA): missed roughly six games with ankle, calf and oblique injuries, including a December high-ankle sprain that put him on IR. 2025 (KC): August foot soreness tied to that ankle cost camp time, but he played all 17 games for the first time and was Super Bowl MVP. 2026: an ankle issue surfaced again in August. Roughly 10 games missed in four years to repeat ankle/calf/oblique strains. | Emmett Johnson lottery ticket | 72 |
Cam Skattebo NYG · age 24 | 60/100 | 2025 (rookie): led all rookies in scrimmage yards and TD through Week 8, then suffered a right ankle dislocation with an open tibia fracture and ruptured deltoid ligament at Philadelphia in late October; season-ending surgery that night. He considered walking away from football before committing to a comeback. 2026: cleared and set to return for Week 1, with no reported setbacks in camp. | Najee Harris lottery ticket | 68 |
Chuba Hubbard CAR · age 27 | 60/100 | 2024: 15 games, all starts (1,195 rush yds). 2025: Grade 2 right calf strain cost him two games and his starting job for much of the year — appeared in 15 but started only the first six. 2026: hamstring strain in training camp, missed the entire preseason, called week-to-week after an MRI; team expected him ready for Week 1 vs. CHI. | Jonathon Brooks premium handcuff | 73 |
Omarion Hampton LAC · age 23 | 55/100 | 2025 (rookie): fractured his left ankle in Week 5 and went on IR, missing eight games; later a right ankle sprain cost him another full game and most of a second — seven to eight games lost in total, finishing with 737 scrimmage yards and five TD in 10 games. 2026: healthy through camp with no reported setbacks. | Kimani Vidal lottery ticket | 64 |
David Montgomery HOU · age 29 | 55/100 | 2024: torn MCL vs. BUF on Dec. 15 cost him the final three regular-season games (he declined surgery, rehabbed and returned for the divisional round). 2025: finished the season with Detroit. Age 29 with a heavy career touch count, and knee/shoulder issues have cropped up repeatedly across his career. | Woody Marks lottery ticket | 75 |
Rhamondre Stevenson NE · age 28 | 55/100 | 2024: foot injury cost him Week 6 vs. HOU and limited him in practice at other points. 2025: turf toe suffered in the Week 8 win over CLE cost him at least three straight games (out Weeks 9-11) and limited him to 14 games, though he still dominated snaps in a four-game postseason run. 2026: healthy and listed as the starter, and he draws a bigger Week 1 role with Henderson out. | Corey Kiner solid handcuff | 69 |
Jacory Croskey-MerrittQuestionable WAS · age 25 | 45/100 | 2025 (rookie): played all 17 games — 175 carries, 805 yds (4.6), 8 TD. 2026 has been rockier: missed OTAs with a soft-tissue injury, day-to-day with a groin in camp, then pulled up with a lower-body injury Aug. 20 that cost him the last two preseason games. Limited in early-September practice but expected to play Week 1 vs. PHI. | Rachaad White lottery ticket | 72 |
Quinshon Judkins CLE · age 22 | 45/100 | 2025: dislocated right ankle and fractured fibula vs. BUF in Week 16, ending his rookie season; surgery Dec. 23 with a 4-6 month return-to-football window. 2026: recovered ahead of schedule, cleared for full contact and opened training camp on July 31 with no limitations. Otherwise no injury history. | Dylan Sampson lottery ticket | 73 |
Breece Hall NYJ · age 25 | 45/100 | 2024: played through a knee injury he later called 'pretty serious' — same left knee as his 2022 ACL tear — missing one game. 2025: healthy, career-high 1,065 rush yds. 2026: strained his groin in an Aug. 17 practice going down untouched; Aaron Glenn said 2-3 weeks and expected him for the 9/13 opener, and he was a full participant by early September. | Braelon Allen lottery ticket | 69 |
Javonte Williams DAL · age 26 | 40/100 | 2024: full season in Denver coming back from the 2022 multi-ligament knee injury. 2025 (DAL): played 16 games, 1,201 rush yds and 11 TD on 252 carries, then finished the year on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. Expected fully healthy for 2026; did not play in the preseason. | Malik Davis lottery ticket | 57 |
Saquon Barkley PHI · age 29 | 40/100 | Available for essentially all of the last three seasons — a 2,000-yard 2024 and 280 carries in 2025 with no multi-game absence in Philadelphia; upgraded from DNP to full participation on a December 2025 report. 2026 camp: left foot/ankle checked by trainers in August, returned to practice the same day. Bumped for age 29 and a 480-touch 2024 including the Super Bowl run. | Tank Bigsby lottery ticket | 78 |
De'Von Achane MIA · age 24 | 40/100 | 2024: played all 17 games despite late-season rib and shoulder issues. 2025: 16 games (71% snap share, 1,838 scrimmage yards) — missed time in concussion protocol and then the finale with a shoulder injury after three straight missed practices. 2026 offseason: had that shoulder surgically 'cleaned up' per HC Jeff Hafley; healthy for camp. | Ollie Gordon II lottery ticket | 63 |
Jaylen Warren PIT · age 27 | 40/100 | 2024: hamstring strain in the second preseason game, then ruled out for Week 4 vs. IND with a knee injury; knee and hamstring issues recurred through the year. 2025: knee kept him limited/questionable in late September and he briefly left the Week 11 game vs. CIN with an ankle, though he avoided a long absence. 2026: no injuries reported entering the season. | Rico Dowdle lottery ticket | 80 |
Jonathan Taylor IND · age 27 | 35/100 | 2024: high ankle sprain (Week 4 vs. PIT) cost him multiple games — he had 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. Healthy entering 2026 and in line for another heavy workload. | Seth McGowan lottery ticket | 64 |
Kyren Williams LA · age 26 | 35/100 | 2023: high ankle sprain (his second in two years) cost him four games on IR. 2024: played every game but the meaningless finale, when McVay rested starters. 2025: 295 touches across all 17 games, including an in-game ankle scare vs. CAR in late November that did not cost him a start. Two clean seasons after an injury-marred start to his career. | Blake Corum premium handcuff | 80 |
Ashton Jeanty LV · age 22 | 30/100 | 2025 (rookie): played through the season, 266 carries for 975 yds and 55 catches for 346 yds — 1,321 scrimmage yards and 10 total TD, no long absence. 2026: helped off the practice field in late August with what was reported as a low (not high) ankle sprain; he missed the final preseason game and his Week 1 status was called day-to-day, with the team hopeful. | Mike Washington Jr. lottery ticket | 72 |
Tony Pollard TEN · age 29 | 30/100 | 2025: started all 17 games — 242 carries for a career-high 1,082 yds and five TD, his fourth straight 1,000-yard season. Missed the Week 17 game with a combination of the flu and an ankle issue, and managed minor foot/ankle problems through the year but no real absence. 2026: entered the season with no injury designation. Age 29 with a heavy career workload. | Tyjae Spears lottery ticket | 56 |
Derrick Henry BAL · age 32 | 30/100 | Played 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. Bumped up only for age 32 and repeated 300+ carry seasons. | Justice Hill lottery ticket | 61 |
James Cook III BUF · age 26 | 25/100 | Largely durable in 2023-2025; Buffalo leaned on him more heavily in 2025 (roughly a 57% snap share) without a multi-game injury absence. Occasional in-season knocks but no chronic issue. | Ray Davis lottery ticket | 73 |
D'Andre Swift CHI · age 27 | 25/100 | 2025: appeared in and started 16 games, no injury absence — career year with 1,087 rush yds on 223 carries (4.9), 34 catches, 10 total TD. 2026 camp: left one practice with what was reported as a cramp, not a core injury, and returned to practice in early September. | Kyle Monangai lottery ticket | 72 |
Travis Etienne Jr. NO · age 27 | 25/100 | 2024: hamstring injury cost him two games. 2025: played all 17 — the third time in four seasons he has done so. 2026: rested for all three Saints preseason games and fully healthy entering Week 1 at Detroit. | Kendre Miller lottery ticket | 58 |
Tyler Allgeier ARI · age 26 | 20/100 | Durable across four Atlanta seasons (2022-2025) with no reported multi-game injury absences; healthy through 2026 camp after signing with Arizona. | Jeremiyah Love premium handcuff | 86 |
Bhayshul Tuten JAX · age 23 | 20/100 | No significant reported injury absences; played his full 2025 rookie season behind Travis Etienne and has been healthy through 2026 camp. | Chris Rodriguez Jr. lottery ticket | 72 |
Jahmyr Gibbs DET · age 24 | 20/100 | 2023: missed two games with a hamstring. 2024: played all 18 games. 2025: played all 17. Only two missed games in three seasons and no injury reported entering 2026; recently signed a Lions extension. | Sione Vaki lottery ticket | 54 |
Chase Brown CIN · age 26 | 20/100 | 2025: played all 17 games with no injury absence, setting or matching career highs across the board (1,456 scrimmage yds, 11 total TD). Has cleared 225 carries in back-to-back seasons without missing time. | Tahj Brooks lottery ticket | 56 |
Bijan Robinson ATL · age 24 | 20/100 | 2023: played 17 games. 2024: started all 17 (304 carries). 2025: all 17 games, league-high 2,298 scrimmage yards on 366 touches. No significant injury absences in three seasons; slight bump for back-to-back 300+ touch workloads. | Brian Robinson Jr. lottery ticket | 73 |
Jadarian Price SEA · age 22 | 20/100 | Rookie with no NFL injury history; healthy through his first camp and preseason. Durable college career at Notre Dame sharing a backfield with Jeremiyah Love. | George Holani solid handcuff | 65 |
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