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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
MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd
GB · age 25
90/1002024: 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
Chris Brooks
lottery ticket
64
J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
DEN · age 27
85/1002024 (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
RJ Harvey
lottery ticket
77
Aaron Jones Sr.
Aaron Jones Sr.
MIN · age 31
75/1002024: 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
Jordan Mason
lottery ticket
81
Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving
TB · age 24
70/1002025: 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
Kenny Gainwell
lottery ticket
79
Christian McCaffrey
Christian McCaffrey
SF · age 30
70/1002024: 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
Kaelon Black
premium handcuff
73
Kenneth Walker III
Kenneth Walker III
KC · age 25
60/1002024 (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
Emmett Johnson
lottery ticket
72
Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo
NYG · age 24
60/1002025 (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
Najee Harris
lottery ticket
68
Chuba Hubbard
Chuba Hubbard
CAR · age 27
60/1002024: 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
Jonathon Brooks
premium handcuff
73
Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton
LAC · age 23
55/1002025 (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
Kimani Vidal
lottery ticket
64
David Montgomery
David Montgomery
HOU · age 29
55/1002024: 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
Woody Marks
lottery ticket
75
Rhamondre Stevenson
Rhamondre Stevenson
NE · age 28
55/1002024: 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
Corey Kiner
solid handcuff
69
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
Jacory Croskey-MerrittQuestionable
WAS · age 25
45/1002025 (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
Rachaad White
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72
Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins
CLE · age 22
45/1002025: 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
Dylan Sampson
lottery ticket
73
Breece Hall
Breece Hall
NYJ · age 25
45/1002024: 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
Braelon Allen
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69
Javonte Williams
Javonte Williams
DAL · age 26
40/1002024: 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
Malik Davis
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57
Saquon Barkley
Saquon Barkley
PHI · age 29
40/100Available 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
Tank Bigsby
lottery ticket
78
De'Von Achane
De'Von Achane
MIA · age 24
40/1002024: 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
Ollie Gordon II
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63
Jaylen Warren
Jaylen Warren
PIT · age 27
40/1002024: 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
Rico Dowdle
lottery ticket
80
Jonathan Taylor
Jonathan Taylor
IND · age 27
35/1002024: 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
Seth McGowan
lottery ticket
64
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 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
Blake Corum
premium handcuff
80
Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty
LV · age 22
30/1002025 (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.
Mike Washington Jr.
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72
Tony Pollard
Tony Pollard
TEN · age 29
30/1002025: 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
Tyjae Spears
lottery ticket
56
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. Bumped up only for age 32 and repeated 300+ carry seasons.
Justice Hill
Justice Hill
lottery ticket
61
James Cook III
James Cook III
BUF · age 26
25/100Largely 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
Ray Davis
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73
D'Andre Swift
D'Andre Swift
CHI · age 27
25/1002025: 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
Kyle Monangai
lottery ticket
72
Travis Etienne Jr.
Travis Etienne Jr.
NO · age 27
25/1002024: 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
Kendre Miller
lottery ticket
58
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 after signing with Arizona.
Jeremiyah Love
Jeremiyah Love
premium handcuff
86
Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten
JAX · age 23
20/100No significant reported injury absences; played his full 2025 rookie season behind Travis Etienne and has been healthy through 2026 camp.
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
lottery ticket
72
Jahmyr Gibbs
Jahmyr Gibbs
DET · age 24
20/1002023: 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
Sione Vaki
lottery ticket
54
Chase Brown
Chase Brown
CIN · age 26
20/1002025: 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
Tahj Brooks
lottery ticket
56
Bijan Robinson
Bijan Robinson
ATL · age 24
20/1002023: 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.
Brian Robinson Jr.
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73
Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price
SEA · age 22
20/100Rookie 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
George Holani
solid handcuff
65

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