Fantasy Football Injuries: TreVeyon Henderson Leads Problematic List of RBs
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Fantasy Football Injuries: QBs
Michael Penix, Falcons
- Injury: Rib
- Expected weeks missed: 0-1
Outlook: All signs indicate that Penix avoided a rib fracture and is likely dealing with a contusion. This will be a pain-management issue.
Rib injuries can limit QBs, as rotation can often be painful and is key to throwing a football. There is also the risk of aggravating the injury if he gets hit in the same location.
Expect Penix to try to play this weekend, but it’s close to 50/50. He will likely wear extra padding around the rib cage.
Fantasy Football Injuries: RBs
TreVeyon Henderson, Patriots
- Injury: High-ankle sprain
- Expected weeks missed: 2-4
Outlook: An injury-plagued start to Henderson's 2026 continues.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Tuesday morning that Henderson suffered a high-ankle sprain in the win over the Raiders. This means a multi-week absence with a significant hit to production the first few weeks back.
Watch this week to see if the Patriots decide to place Henderson on IR as they did A.J. Brown with the same injury.
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David Montgomery, Texans
- Injury: Groin strain
- Expected weeks missed: 1-3
Outlook: Montgomery is considered week-to-week with a groin strain.
Most often, skill position players miss 2 weeks following soft tissue injuries like this. Based on the information we have so far, that seems like the most realistic timeline.
He will be at a high risk of re-injury during his first week back, with cutting likely to be the most limited aspect of his performance.
Quinshon Judkins, Browns
- Injury: Ankle sprain
- Expected weeks missed: 0-1
Outlook: Judkins suffered an ankle injury late in the game that had him leaving the stadium in a walking boot.
Don’t be too concerned about the walking boot, which is common practice for most ankle sprains.
On Monday, HC Todd Monken downplayed the injury and said Judkins is day-to-day. This suggests Judkins is likely dealing with a low-ankle sprain and will try to play this weekend with a brace and/or tape.
Keep an eye on his practice participation.
Will Shipley, Eagles
- Injury: Partial plantar fascia tear
- Expected weeks missed: 3-6
Outlook: An extremely painful injury at the foundation of the human body. The plantar fascia helps support and stabilize the foot during movement.
Many people are familiar with this structure because of the common condition plantar fasciitis. Think of this as a more severe version.
If Shipley can get the pain under control, he has a chance to return to the field in a few weeks. However, setbacks can easily occur with this type of injury, potentially resulting in a much longer absence. Of course, any absence for Shipley increases the chance that Saquon Barkley beats him back to the field and renders Shipley irrelevant for fantasy.
Fantasy Football Injuries: WRs
CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys
- Injury: Quad contusion
- Expected weeks missed: 0-1
Outlook: If this is truly a quad contusion, there’s minimal concern.
The Cowboys’ training staff will work throughout the week to control the swelling in Lamb’s thigh and help him regain full strength.
If he remains limited late in the week, then we need to be concerned about a possible quad strain. We'll address that if we get such a signal.
KC Concepcion, Browns
- Injury: Concussion
- Expected weeks missed: 0-2
Outlook: Concepcion suffered his first documented concussion early in Week 5.
Concussion rehab differs greatly from orthopedic injuries and often involves ocular, vestibular, cervical and balance, and graded exercise.
Concepcion will now need to progress through all five steps of the concussion protocol before returning to the field, leaving him with less than a 50% chance to play Sunday.
Deebo Samuel, 49ers
- Injury: Hamstring strain
- Expected weeks missed: 2-4
Outlook: Deebo was quickly ruled out after suffering a hamstring strain, which was the first bad sign. The next came Monday when the 49ers stated he would miss multiple weeks.
This suggests Deebo suffered a significant hamstring strain. Expect him to miss several weeks and face a high risk of re-injury upon return, with top-end speed being the most limited aspect of his performance.
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Tre Harris, Chargers
- Injury: Hamstring strain
- Expected weeks missed: 1-3
Outlook: We have less concern with Harris’ hamstring strain than with Samuel's. Nonetheless, we should expect Harris to miss at least Week 6, with a multi-week absence certainly possible.
Roman Wilson, Steelers
- Injury: Left hand
- Expected weeks missed: Fracture: 4-6 weeks; tendon rupture: season ending
Outlook: We don’t have details on the injury yet, but the Steelers quickly said Wilson will miss multiple weeks and is undergoing further testing. Not a good sign.
The best-case scenario right now may be a finger fracture, with the team still deciding whether surgery is needed to stabilize the injury. The worst-case scenario would be a tendon rupture, which would likely require surgery and could cost him the remainder of the season.
This is another great example of how the same injury can have very different implications depending on the position. If Wilson were an offensive lineman, he could potentially be back this week. But a hand injury is a much bigger deal for a WR.
Fantasy Football Injuries: TEs
T.J. Hockenson, Vikings
- Injury: Concussion
- Expected weeks missed: 0-2
Outlook: Hockenson suffered his second documented concussion on Sunday.
We typically become more concerned about a prolonged absence once a player has sustained two concussions within a year or three or more total. Hockenson's first documented concussion occurred in 2019, so there is less concern here.
He gets a Week 6 bye and should have a good chance to be cleared for Week 7.
Kenyon Sadiq, Jets
- Injury: Concussion
- Expected weeks missed: 0-2
Outlook: This was Sadiq’s first documented concussion.
The rookie’s Week 6 status will depend on how quickly symptoms resolve and whether they recur as Sadiq progresses to higher levels of activity. It’s very difficult to predict how the brain will respond following an injury.
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