UPDATED 8/20: Training camps are in their final stretch and the preseason slate is well underway, which means the guesswork on this offseason's biggest injury situations is finally starting to clear up, even as new camp injuries keep piling up. Patrick Mahomes has looked like himself in full team drills. Malik Nabers hit a real milestone in his return to 11-on-11 work. Tyreek Hill is still searching for a team a month before Week 1. The Texans lost a projected starting receiver for the entire season this week; the 49ers are now down two projected starting wideouts. Alvin Kamara and rookie Jordyn Tyson both went down in the same week of Saints practice, and Tyler Warren and Sam LaPorta each picked up new bumps and bruises of their own. Below is the full injury landscape by position, updated with the latest camp reports, PUP list movements, depth chart shakeups, and roster signings as of August 20.

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2026 Fantasy Football QB Injury Report

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

Mahomes has been a full participant in training camp with no snap-count or route restrictions, roughly eight months removed from surgery to repair the torn ACL and LCL he suffered in Week 15 against the Chargers. Andy Reid said in late July that he'd 'never bet against' Mahomes starting the opener, and general manager Brett Veach has called the recovery well ahead of schedule since the spring. Reid has praised the strength Mahomes is showing in his legs and the way he's driving off the surgically repaired knee in the pocket.

The one caveat: Reid held Mahomes out of the preseason opener against the Rams as a pure precaution, and Kansas City is expected to manage his exhibition workload carefully the rest of the summer. That's standard for a quarterback of his stature, not a red flag. All signs point to Mahomes suiting up for the September 14 opener against Denver, and his draft price should reflect a legitimate QB1 who has cleared the hardest part of the climb back.

Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders

Daniels is working through a full offseason after a dislocated left elbow ended his 2025 season in November, an injury that thankfully required no surgery and involved no ligament damage. He's healthy entering camp, though new offensive coordinator David Blough's scheme has meant an adjustment period, and Daniels himself said in June he still has 'a long way to go' in mastering the install. His slender frame and the punishment he's absorbed early in his career remain the long-term concern for anyone banking on a full 17-game slate from him.

Bo Nix, Denver Broncos

Nix has been a full participant in training camp on his surgically repaired right ankle, and coach Sean Payton has kept him on track for a Week 1 workload without restriction. The rehab timeline for this type of ankle fracture typically runs three to six months, and Nix has cleared that window comfortably. Expect a modest step back in his rushing volume early in the season out of an abundance of caution, but his improved receiving corps still gives him a path to a midrange QB1 finish.

Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans

Ward enters his second season fully recovered from the Grade 3 AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder that ended his rookie year. He's been full-go for a managed throwing program since the spring and has had no setbacks through camp. With Brian Daboll calling plays and Carnell Tate now the clear No. 1 target, Ward's situation has genuinely improved, and his health is no longer the question mark it was in the spring. His accuracy and footwork remain the bigger storyline of camp.

Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts

Jones is still working his way back from the Week 14 Achilles rupture that ended his 2025 season, and the standard nine-month recovery window puts him right at the edge of Week 1 readiness. Achilles repairs are notoriously stiff well after a player is medically cleared, which means his practice reps and mobility through the rest of camp deserve close monitoring before you commit draft capital. He remains a streaming-caliber option at best until Indianapolis provides more clarity, and his outlook has a direct impact on Alec Pierce's ceiling given how much of Pierce's game depends on a capable arm downfield.

Michael Penix, Atlanta Falcons

Penix is still working back from the partial ACL tear he suffered in Week 11, and as of early August, he had not yet been cleared for full 11-on-11 work, putting him weeks behind newly signed Tua Tagovailoa in Atlanta's quarterback competition. This marks Penix's third career ACL tear, and while he has a real chance to be ready for Week 1, the bigger question for fantasy purposes is whether Tagovailoa simply wins the job outright in the meantime. Penix is not a standard-league fantasy asset as things currently stand.

Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns

Watson is fully healthy for the first time in years after a pair of Achilles surgeries wiped out his 2025 season, and he has taken the edge over Shedeur Sanders in Cleveland's quarterback competition following the team's preseason opener against the Bears. Coach Todd Monken has stopped short of naming a starter with two weeks of camp still to play, but the sense around the building is that Watson has done enough to open the year as the Week 1 starter, with his hold on the job contingent on actually producing once the games count. He remains a fringe streaming option in deeper formats given his overall body of work, but the injury outlook itself is no longer the obstacle it was in the spring.

 

 

 

2026 Fantasy Football RB Injury Report

Cam Skattebo, New York Giants

Skattebo opened training camp fully cleared, with general manager Joe Schoen declaring him 'good to go' for every rep, a significant step forward from the compound ankle fracture, dislocation, and deltoid ligament tear that ended his rookie season in October. He did take a scary-looking hit in an early-August practice and was slow to get up, but he stayed on the sideline rather than heading to the injury cart and has continued practicing since. New head coach John Harbaugh's track record of rotating backs, plus a crowded room that still includes Tyrone Tracy and Devin Singletary, keeps Skattebo in high-upside RB2 territory rather than a locked-in workhorse, and the addition of veteran Najee Harris this week adds one more body to that competition.

Quinshon Judkins, Cleveland Browns

Judkins has had no setbacks in his recovery from the fractured fibula and dislocated ankle he suffered in late December, and barring a new issue, he should enter Week 1 without restrictions as Cleveland's lead back. His workload will still hinge somewhat on which quarterback wins the Watson-Sanders competition and how run-heavy that offense ends up being, but the injury outlook itself is no longer a real concern.

Zach Charbonnet, Seattle Seahawks

Charbonnet opened camp on the Active/PUP list as he continues rehabbing the torn ACL he suffered in January, and Seattle has been upfront that he'll miss real time early in the season even though coach Mike Macdonald has said he won't miss the whole year. The nine-month recovery window projects him for an October or November return. With Seattle investing this year's No. 32 overall pick in Jadarian Price and adding Emanuel Wilson in free agency, Charbonnet remains a late-round stash rather than a Week 1 fantasy piece, best targeted with an eye toward a second-half role once he's fully healthy.

James Conner, Arizona Cardinals

Conner has been full-go since Arizona's spring program following last September's foot surgery, and he's on track for Week 1. Entering his age-31 season, though, his workload is no longer guaranteed with rookie Jeremiyah Love and free-agent signing Tyler Allgeier both pushing for touches. He can still produce at a high level when he's the clear early-down back, but the competition risk is real.

Jonathon Brooks, Carolina Panthers

Brooks has cleared to practice after tearing his ACL for the second time on the same knee in a roughly 13-month span, and his recovery has become one of the more encouraging camp stories in the league. With Chuba Hubbard sidelined by a hamstring injury, Brooks got his first preseason start and handled every series with Carolina's first-team offense, enough that several analysts have now flipped their rankings to prefer Brooks over Hubbard. He's no longer a pure dart throw. If Hubbard's hamstring lingers, Brooks profiles as a real Week 1 factor and a back worth rostering with actual conviction, not just as a late-round flier.

Najee Harris, New York Giants

Harris is no longer a free agent. The Giants signed him to a one-year deal this week as he continues working back from the Achilles tear that ended his 2025 season with the Chargers in Week 3, and New York released JuJu Smith-Schuster in the corresponding move. He joins a crowded Giants backfield that already includes Cam Skattebo, Tyrone Tracy, and Devin Singletary, all of whom are healthy and already established in camp, so there isn't an obvious path to significant touches right now. Treat Harris as a depth stash worth monitoring rather than a Week 1 fantasy piece until his role becomes clearer.

Breece Hall, New York Jets

Hall was a new addition to this list after leaving an August 17 practice with a non-contact groin injury that briefly sent a scare through Jets camp. The follow-up evaluation came back clean, and coach Aaron Glenn said Hall will be out two to three weeks but is expected to be fully ready for the regular-season opener against Tennessee. It's a minor speed bump rather than a real injury concern, and his fantasy outlook is unchanged.

Isiah Pacheco, Detroit Lions

Pacheco is a new addition after suffering a sprained MCL that has kept him out of practice for stretches of camp since being signed in March to complement Jahmyr Gibbs. Coach Dan Campbell has called it a 'little' sprain and has repeatedly said he isn't concerned about Pacheco being ready for Week 1, even as the veteran back has missed extended practice time. Pacheco's history of lower-body injuries in Kansas City, including a fractured fibula in 2024 and a knee sprain last season, makes this one worth tracking, but nothing so far suggests it threatens his regular-season availability.

Jeremiyah Love, Arizona Cardinals

Love, the No. 3 overall pick in this year's draft, suffered a left high ankle sprain during Arizona's August 13 preseason opener against the Raiders. He was initially thought capable of returning to that game but experienced more soreness than expected afterward, and the Cardinals have since ruled him out of the next preseason game while he's re-evaluated. Week 1 remains possible, but his regular-season availability isn't locked in yet, and James Conner or Tyler Allgeier would see the clearest bump in touches if Love needs more time. High ankle sprains carry some added re-injury risk, but this has not changed the Cardinals' plans to feature him as a rookie building block.

Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints

Kamara is a significant new addition after leaving an August 18 joint practice with the Cowboys with a knee injury that was confirmed as a sprained MCL, a Grade 2 injury similar to the ones that have cost him time in each of the last two seasons. He's expected to miss at least a month, which puts New Orleans' September 13 opener against Detroit in real jeopardy for him, though multiple reports have stressed there's no structural tear and the diagnosis could have been much worse. With Kamara sidelined, Travis Etienne now faces no real competition for early-down work in what was supposed to be a committee backfield, and Kamara's extensive injury history over the last several seasons makes this one worth watching all the way up to Week 1.

2026 Fantasy Football WR Injury Report

Malik Nabers, New York Giants

Nabers hit a genuine milestone in mid-August, taking part in 11-on-11 team drills for the first time since tearing his ACL with cartilage damage in Week 4 of last season and later undergoing a secondary procedure to clear scar tissue. He's still not at full speed, but head coach John Harbaugh called the step forward meaningful, and reporting out of Giants camp indicates growing confidence that Nabers will be ready for the September 13 opener against Dallas. His ADP dipped earlier in the summer on the secondary procedure and mobility questions, but the last two weeks of camp have trended clearly in the right direction. If he shows well in the preseason, expect his price to climb back toward a true first-two-rounds selection.

Alec Pierce, Indianapolis Colts

Pierce opened training camp on the Active/PUP list after his recovery from April ankle cleanup surgery fell behind the original three-month projection. General manager Chris Ballard has said he expects Pierce back on the field during the first half of August, and the Colts still believe he'll be ready for Week 1. Pierce led the NFL in yards per reception for the second straight year in 2025, but his deep-ball role is only as valuable as the arm throwing it, so Daniel Jones' own Achilles timeline is worth watching alongside Pierce's ankle before you lock in his price.

Tank Dell, Houston Texans

Dell has been eased along a deliberate, staged return after missing all of 2025 with a dislocated knee and torn ACL, MCL, and LCL. He avoided the PUP list to open camp, was cleared for individual padded drills in late July, and by mid-August was catching passes from C.J. Stroud and Davis Mills in full team periods, including red zone work. Houston coach DeMeco Ryans has said Dell is on his own plan and it remains uncertain whether he'll see any preseason action, so a Week 1 role is encouraging but still not guaranteed. His outlook took on added urgency this week after fellow Texans receiver Jayden Higgins went down with a season-ending injury, which only raises Houston's need for Dell to be ready.

Calvin Ridley, Tennessee Titans

Ridley remains on track for the opener as he finishes his recovery from last season's fractured fibula and high-ankle sprain. He enters his age-32 season with Tennessee having restructured his deal to keep him in Cam Ward's passing game, and he profiles as a low-cost WR3/4 with matchup-based upside, tempered by the durability questions that come with any 32-year-old working back from a lower-leg fracture.

Tyreek Hill, Free Agent

Hill remains unsigned as of August 19, nearly a year removed from the dislocated knee and multi-ligament tear that ended his 2025 season in Week 4 and roughly seven months after an additional surgery. He's continued to be linked to the Chiefs and Ravens in recent rumors, with the Rams and a handful of other contenders mentioned as well, but no deal has materialized. Reports on his actual health have been conflicting: his agent has maintained he's on track for the regular season, while other camp reporting has raised concerns about his recovery. At 32 years old and coming off the most serious injury of his career, Hill isn't draftable in any standard format until he signs somewhere and provides a clearer practice and health picture.

Jayden Higgins, Houston Texans

Higgins is a significant addition to this report. The second-year receiver tore his ACL during an August 18 joint practice with the Raiders and will miss the entire 2026 season, a brutal blow for a Texans passing game that already leans heavily on Nico Collins and a still-recovering Tank Dell. Higgins caught 41 passes for 525 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie and was expected to take on a larger role in 2026 after seeing his target share climb down the stretch of last season. His absence pushes Jaylin Noel and Xavier Hutchinson into larger roles and adds real fantasy relevance to however quickly Dell can round back into form.

Ricky Pearsall, San Francisco 49ers

Pearsall is out for the entire 2026 season. The lingering PCL issue that limited him to nine games in 2025 flared back up in the first week of camp, and general manager John Lynch announced the 49ers were opting for season-ending surgery rather than continuing to manage it with rest and rehab. San Francisco had already brought back Deebo Samuel in free agency, and that signing now looks even more important, with Samuel joining Mike Evans, Christian Kirk, and rookie De'Zhaun Stribling as the team's top four receivers in Pearsall's absence.

Mike Evans, San Francisco 49ers

Evans has been managing a quad injury through the early stages of his first training camp in San Francisco after signing this offseason. Coach Kyle Shanahan has described the approach as simply being smart with the soon-to-be 33-year-old, and the team fully expects him back on the field to start the season. Evans is projected as San Francisco's clear No. 1 receiver, especially with Ricky Pearsall now out for the year, and a clean quad the rest of the way keeps him firmly in WR2 fantasy territory given the expected target volume.

Luther Burden, Chicago Bears

Burden suffered a groin injury during an early-August practice and is expected to miss the rest of the preseason, though Chicago remains hopeful he'll be ready for Week 1. The second-year wideout had been one of the more popular breakout picks in fantasy circles before the injury, and his ADP has understandably taken a hit while missing valuable camp reps. Rome Odunze stands to benefit most in the passing game if Burden's absence stretches into the regular season.

Jordyn Tyson, New Orleans Saints

Tyson, the No. 8 overall pick in this year's draft, suffered a right hamstring injury during an August 13 joint practice with the Jaguars and is now expected to miss roughly two months, a timeline that puts his Week 1 availability in real doubt and makes a stint on short-term injured reserve a real possibility. Coach Kellen Moore was careful to note this is a new injury unrelated to the hamstring issues that limited Tyson to 17 missed games across his college career at Colorado and Arizona State. It's a tough break for a Saints passing game that was hoping to pair Tyson with Chris Olave as a true one-two punch for Tyler Shough in his first full season as the starter.

 

 

 

2026 Fantasy Football TE Injury Report

Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders

Bowers has had a clean offseason after playing through a PCL injury and bone bruise for most of 2025 before Las Vegas shut him down in December. All camp reports remain positive, and barring a setback, he's fully expected for Week 1 as one of the top overall tight ends in fantasy drafts regardless of how murky the Raiders' offensive situation looks otherwise.

George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers

Kittle has actually accelerated past where most expected him to be at this point in his recovery from a late-season Achilles injury, spotted running through non-contact drills less than seven months removed from the injury. He remains on the PUP list for now, which still carries the possibility of a four-game absence to open the season if he isn't activated in time, but general manager John Lynch has expressed hope he'll be ready for Week 1, and Kittle himself believes he'll avoid PUP entirely. Draft him with a price that reflects real optimism now, but keep the PUP scenario in your back pocket as a contingency.

Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers

Kraft remains on track after tearing his ACL in early November, with enough time on the recovery clock to be ready for Week 1. His touchdown upside stays intact even in a limited role, and he profiles as a usable TE1 in a Jordan Love offense that lost both Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks this offseason, opening up a larger target share for the pass catchers who remain.

Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions

LaPorta had cleared the major hurdle of his back recovery, reporting no lingering pain or discomfort through most of camp after being fully cleared in early July from the herniated disc that ended his 2025 season. But a new and separate issue has popped up in the last few days: coach Dan Campbell said LaPorta took a hit to the hip in practice that has since flared up, and the team is now holding him out to let it calm down rather than push through it. Campbell called himself confident in the long-term outlook but was notably non-committal when asked directly whether the hip could hold LaPorta out of the start of the regular season, saying only, 'I don't know.' This is unrelated to the back injury that cost him the second half of last season, but it's worth tracking closely over the final two weeks of camp given how vague the team has been on a timeline.

Tyler Warren, Indianapolis Colts

Warren is a new addition to this list after exiting an August 19 joint practice against the Falcons with what was initially described as a groin injury, going down while running a route in 11-on-11 drills. The update since has trended positive: multiple reports now indicate the actual diagnosis is an abductor strain, and sources have called it a short-term issue, with Warren expected back at practice within about a week and no real concern about his Week 1 availability against Baltimore. Warren was in the middle of what his coach called 'a hell of a camp' in his second season after a 76-catch, 817-yard rookie campaign, and this looks like a minor speed bump rather than a real threat to his outlook.

David Njoku, Los Angeles Chargers

Njoku is fully healthy after the minor knee sprain that cost him the final month of last season, and he's been a full participant since signing with the Chargers in free agency. The crowded skill-position group in Los Angeles under new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel caps his ceiling more than his health does at this point, and he profiles as a streaming-level TE2 who should stay involved in the short and intermediate passing game.