2025 Fantasy Football Injury Tracker

Oct 08, 2025

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One of the aspects of injury tracking that I personally highly value is one place where I can find updated news and projections on my injured players, which is why I wanted to create this table format for everyone to use. Please bookmark this link, as I will continue to update the positional tables throughout each week as more information comes to light. I hope that it becomes a very useful resource for you all in roster management in all formats. I will also list the bye weeks, as these are often important to keep in mind in terms of how teams may manage their injured player return to play timetables.

The 2025 bye weeks are as follows:

Week 5: Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 6: Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings
Week 7: Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills
Week 8: Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks
Week 9: Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 10: Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans
Week 11: Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints
Week 12: Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Washington Commanders
Week 14: Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers

**Quarterbacks**
Player	Team	Injury	Date of Injury	Projected Return	Injury Notes
Joe Burrow	CIN	Left Turf Toe	9/14	Week15-2026	10/4: surgery on 9/19, timetable 3+ months to return. Most likely seen again in 2026, but 3 months marks Week 15. Buy in Dynasty.
Lamar Jackson	BAL	Hamstring	9/28	Week 9	10/26: Most likely starts Week 9 on Thursday night
Brock Purdy	SF	Right Turf Toe	9/7 and 9/28	Week 10-11	10/30: Purdy is aiming Week 10 to start. Next week practice will be key.
Mac Jones	SF	PCL, Oblique	9/21, 10/2	Week 9	10/30: Jones set to start week 9.
J.J. McCarthy	MIN	High Ankle	9/14	Week 9	10/26: Expectation is JJM starts Week 9.
Carson Wentz	MIN	Left Shoulder	10/19	2026	10/28: Undergoing season-ending surgery for torn Left labrum, fractured socket. Should be fine for 2026 season.
Kyler Murray	ARI	Foot/Ankle	10/5	Week 9-10	10/30: Reports surfaced that ARI is preparing Kyler to start MNF vs DAL but he is still a LP and Jacoby Brissett was first QB in drills. Monitor this one, unsure if Kyler is fully ready yet. Seems odd.
Justin Fields	NYJ	Concussion	10/19	Week 8	10/19: Concussion screening. Cleared to return. Eventually got benched. Tyrod Taylor likely starts in week 8.
Tyrod Taylor	NYJ	Knee Bone Bruise	10/23	Week 10-11	10/25: Taylor out with knee bone bruise, same knee that he had a scope on in early August (meniscus). Week to week. Could start out of bye week.
Bryce Young	CAR	High Ankle Sprain	10/19	Week 9	10/29: Young back to FP, set to start week 9. Dalton is DNP with a thumb injury that may lead to him being inactive.
Jayden Daniels	WAS	Hamstring	10/19	Week 9-10	10/29: FP, Daniels will start week 9. Start him.
Michael Penix	ATL	Foot/Ankle Bruise	10/19	Week 9-10	10/30: Good chance to return for week 9, though still a LP with bone bruise

**Running Backs**
Player	Team	Injury	Date of Injury	Projected Return	Injury Notes
James Conner	ARI	Foot/Ankle	9/21	2026	10/4: Season-ending surgery. Worth a stash on IR in dynasty. High risk of efficiency/production dip into 2026.
Antonio Gibson	NE	Right ACL+	10/5	2026	10/8: ACL confirmed. Season-ending.
Miles Sanders	DAL	Knee/Ankle	9/28	2026	10/10: Placed on season-ending IR. Jaydon Blue SZN.
Kendre Miller	NO	ACL Tear	10/19	2026	10/20: MRI confirmed ACL tear. Season over.
Cam Skattebo	NYG	Right Ankle Dislocation, Fibula Fracture, Deltoid Ligament Tear	10/26	2026	10/29: confirmed Right Fibula fracture, ankle dislocation, deltoid ligament tear. Current projection: Active week 1, 80-90% of himself by October/November with a chance that he's there by September if all goes well. Good that the tibia was not fractured.
Trey Benson	ARI	Meniscus Surgery	10/1	Week 10-12	10/26: week 9 is last of 4 games missed due to IR. Unsure yet if he will be ready for week 10 or not.
Bucky Irving	TB	Left Foot	9/28	Week 10	10/20: sounds like there is an outside chance that Irving plays week 8. Team likely aiming to get him through the bye week.
Braelon Allen	NYJ	Left Knee MCL Surgery	9/29	Season Ending	10/21: Braelon posted a photo on IG with surgical incisions that appear to indicate an MCL repair/reconstruction. His 2025 season is over.
Omarion Hampton	LAC	Left Foot/Ankle	10/5	Week 13	10/26: still in boot, increases suspicions of fracture. I am still eyeing week 13 as his return coming out of LAC's bye week.
Marshawn Lloyd	GB	Hamstring	Preseason	TBD	10/29: Lloyd reportedly "not close to practicing yet". Woof.
D'Andre Swift	CHI	Groin	10/16	Week 8	10/30: DNPx2 groin, but likely getting extra rest. Each week he could be making it worse. Tomorrow status is key.
Emari Demercado	ARI	Ankle	10/12	Week 9-10	10/12: Phased out in favor of Bam Knight and Michael Carter. Could miss a few weeks but unlikely to matter for fantasy.
Saquon Barkley	PHI	Groin or Hamstring	10/26	Week 10	10/26: Saquon told media he is not concerned. Not always a true sign of severity but all we have for now. PHI bye week 9. Eyeing week 10 for his return.
Quinshon Judkins	CLE	Right AC Sprain	10/26	Week 10	10/26: Also has a week 9 bye. Looked to be mild but did knock him out of the game in early 3rd. Hopefully can return week 10.
Isiah Pacheco	KC	Right MCL Sprain	10/27	Week 10-12	10/29: Deemed Week to Week, most likely out week 9 but I always have a hard time ruling him out because he plays through injuries. Monitor practice status, he could surprise us. But again, most likely out for week 9. MCL took a lot of force on the hit.

**Wide Receivers**
Player	Team	Injury	Date of Injury	Projected Return	Injury Notes
Brandon Aiyuk	SF	ACL+	10/14/24	Week 11-14	10/25: deemed week to week but may have his 21 day window opened next week. Return could be close, week 10-12?
Jayden Reed	GB	Clavicle, Foot	Surgery	Week 11-13	10/8: Likely best to avoid in redraft/2025. Buy Low in dynasty as a rebuilder for 2026.
Mike Evans	TB	Right Clavicle	10/20	Week 15-18	10/20: Evans confirmed fractured clavicle and will most majority of the rest of the season. 6-8 week timetable but conservatively prepare for minimum of 8 weeks for return for now.
Jalen McMillan	TB	Neck	8/17	TBD	10/10: Still in a neck brace. Likely a long ways out. Still hopes to play this season.
Ricky Pearsall	SF	PCL Sprain	9/28	Week 9-11	10/16: Still DNPx2, unable to practice yet. John Lynch's comments make it sound like he is still weeks away.
Cedric Tillman	CLE	Hamstring	9/28	Week 10	10/3: Tillman placed on IR. CLE has a week 9 bye. Stash Isaiah Bond if he's available.
Terry McLaurin	WAS	Quad/Hip	9/21, 10/27	Week 13-15	10/29: Aggravated the "quad" injury MNF but told media that he is fine. Now ruled out Wk9. Wk12 bye. Likely multi-week absence after aggravating it. Risk of short term IR or evaluate post bye.
Deebo Samuel	WAS	Heel	9/28	Week 8	10/29: no stated setbacks, likely okay for Wk9.
Chris Godwin	TB	Fibula	2024	Week 10-12	10/16: Deemed week to week. Most likely returns after their bye.
Darius Slayton	NYG	Hamstring	10/5	Week 8	10/29: no setbacks from hamstring, could have boom week in Wk9
Christian Watson	GB	ACL+	2024	Week 8	10/29: no setbacks from Wk8. Likely ramps up snaps. Boom Bust WR4.
Puka Nacua	LAR	Left Ankle/Foot	10/12	Week 9	10/27: expected back for Week 9
Calvin Ridley	TEN	Hamstring	10/12	Week 11-12	10/25: ruled out. Still week to week. Chimere Dike flex worthy.
Josh Downs	IND	Concussion	10/12	Week 8	10/25: Downs cleared protocol, set to play. WR3/flex worthy.
Jakobi Meyers	LVR	Knee, Toe	10/12	Week 9	10/30: FP, likely active week 9.
Travis Hunter	JAC	Knee	10/30	Week 9-10	10/30: Added to injury report with Knee sprain, LP. Unsure on what happened or if true injury vs soreness. Tomorrow is key.
Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	Right Shoulder	10/19	Week 9-10	10/28: spotted in videos at extra practice without a shoulder harness. LPx2 so far, likely active Week 9. Stash Parker Washington.
Nico Collins	HOU	Concussion	10/20	Week 9	10/30: FP on Thursday. Likely clears for Week 9. Start him.
Christian Kirk	HOU	Hamstring	10/18	Week 9	10/30: FP Thursday. Barring setback, assume he's active Week 9.
Luther Burden	CHI	Concussion	10/26	Week 10	10/26: On average, WRs miss 1 week in protocol. Monitor practice reps.
Marvin Mims	DEN	Concussion	10/26	Week 10	10/26: same as Burden's note above. DNPx2 so far for both.
Rashid Shaheed	NO	Right Back/Hip	10/26	Week 9	10/30: LPx2 so far, bet he's active week 9. Reinjury risk but should be able to start him week 9 as a WR3/flex option.

**Tight Ends**
Player	Team	Injury	Date of Injury	Projected Return	Injury Notes
Brock Bowers	LVR	PCL Sprain	9/7, 9/28	Week 9	10/30: No brace Brock. Full go. TE1 is back.
Brenton Strange	JAC	Left Quad	10/6	Week 12-13	10/28: spotted working on rehab field. Good sign for progress.
David Njoku	CLE	Left Knee	10/12	Week 8	10/25: LPx3, unsure still of week 8 status. Lean out, but if active he is a risky play for week 8.
Mike Gesicki	CIN	Pec	10/12	Week 12-17	10/15: Placed on IR but no word on surgery. Might not be season-ending but could cost him anywhere from 5-10 weeks. Need more information.
Dalton Kincaid	BUF	Oblique	10/5	Week 8	10/13: ruled out for MNF despite LPx3.
Darren Waller	MIA	Pec	10/19	Week 13	10/25: placed on IR. Greg Dulcich to take his place.
Cole Kmet	CHI	Back, knee	10/19	Week 9-12	10/25: ruled out week 8. Colston Loveland time?

2025 Fantasy Football Injury Tracker

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