Posted November 9, 2026 at 8:20 AM ET
Week 9’s Sunday slate is in the books, and most of today’s fantasy fallout came from injuries that popped up mid-game rather than Friday’s reports. Dallas lost its starting tight end and backup running back to knee injuries in the same win over Indianapolis, Kansas City’s Xavier Worthy left early with a hamstring issue, and New England, New York and San Francisco are all down a key skill-position piece heading into Week 10. One Week 9 game remains: Buffalo visits Minnesota tonight.
Status At a Glance
| Player | Team / Pos | Status | Fantasy Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Ferguson | DAL TE | 🟡 Left Sun. game (knee) | Brevyn Spann-Ford is the speculative Week 10 stash if Ferguson can’t go |
| Tyler Goodson | DAL RB | 🟡 Left Sun. game (knee) | Bench; Javonte Williams leads Dallas’s backfield regardless |
| Xavier Worthy | KC WR | 🔴 Ruled out Sun. (hamstring) | Bench for Week 10; Rashee Rice remains Kansas City’s top healthy wideout |
| Patrick Mahomes | KC QB | 🟢 Played through it (elbow) | Still startable; check Wednesday’s report for any lingering soreness |
| A.J. Brown | NE WR | 🔴 Sat out Sun. (knee) | Bench; DeMario Douglas and Mack Hollins lead New England’s healthy wideouts |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | NE RB | 🔴 Sat out Sun. | Bench; Corey Kiner is next up in a thin Patriots backfield |
| Garrett Wilson | NYJ WR | 🔴 Sat out Sun. (concussion) | Bench; Adonai Mitchell is the Jets’ top healthy target |
| Christian Kirk | SF WR | 🔴 Placed on IR | Drop; Demarcus Robinson is now San Francisco’s top healthy wideout |
| Puka Nacua | LAR WR | 🟡 Added Sun. (knee) | Check Wednesday’s practice report before locking him into a Week 10 lineup |
| Justin Herbert | LAC QB | 🟡 Added Sun. (finger) | Still fine to start if he’s active; confirm Wednesday |
| Josh Jacobs | GB RB | 🟡 Added Sun. (hand) | Still Green Bay’s lead back if active; Pierre Strong is the handcuff |
| Ladd McConkey | LAC WR | 🟡 Added Sun. (back) | Check Wednesday’s practice report before locking him in |
| Luther Burden III | CHI WR | 🟡 Added Mon. (undisclosed) | Speculative flex only; confirm once Chicago’s Week 10 report names the injury |
| Kyler Murray | MIN QB | 🔴 Out tonight (MNF) | Bench; Carson Wentz starts for Minnesota |
| DJ Moore / Keon Coleman / Dalton Kincaid | BUF | 🟢 Cleared (MNF tonight) | Start all three with normal confidence |
Our tiers are editorial availability-risk markers, not official Questionable/Doubtful/Out NFL designations: 🟢 trending toward playing · 🟡 availability uncertain · 🔴 elevated risk of missing, or confirmed out · ⚪ bye. Today’s labels describe what happened in Sunday’s games and new items added to our injury feed through Monday morning (Nov. 9); Buffalo-Minnesota’s tags reflect this week’s official report, released over the weekend.
Tight Ends
🟡 Left Sunday’s game — Jake Ferguson (DAL): Ferguson was upended by two Colts defenders and helped off the field in the third quarter of Dallas’s win over Indianapolis with a left knee injury, after catching a touchdown pass earlier in the game, per a National Football Post recap of Sunday’s broadcast. He was initially considered questionable to return and did not play again. Brevyn Spann-Ford is next in line at tight end if Ferguson can’t suit up for Week 10. Fantasy Action: Hold Ferguson and check Dallas’s Wednesday report before trusting him as a starting TE1 again.
Running Backs
🟡 Left Sunday’s game — Tyler Goodson (DAL): Goodson also exited Dallas’s win over Indianapolis with a knee injury. It barely moved the needle for fantasy purposes: Javonte Williams already handles the Cowboys’ every-down workload, and that doesn’t change whether Goodson is active for Week 10. Fantasy Action: Bench Goodson regardless; Williams remains the only Dallas back worth rostering.
🔴 Sat out Sunday — Rhamondre Stevenson (NE): Stevenson was inactive for Sunday’s home loss to Green Bay, per our injury feed. New England is already thin at the position with TreVeyon Henderson also out, which pushes Corey Kiner into the lead role behind an offense that’s struggled to move the ball all season. Fantasy Action: Bench Stevenson; Kiner is the speculative add if the Patriots’ backfield picture doesn’t clear up by Wednesday.
🟡 Added Sunday — Josh Jacobs (GB): Jacobs picked up a hand injury and was added to our feed as questionable late Sunday. He’s still comfortably Green Bay’s lead back when healthy, with Pierre Strong behind him on the depth chart. Fantasy Action: Treat Jacobs as a starter until Green Bay’s Wednesday report says otherwise.
Wide Receivers
🔴 Ruled out Sunday — Xavier Worthy (KC): Worthy left Kansas City’s win over the Jets with a hamstring strain and didn’t return. Rashee Rice is already the Chiefs’ clear top healthy wideout, so the offense doesn’t change its shape much without Worthy, but his vertical speed is tough to replace on a per-play basis. Fantasy Action: Bench Worthy for Week 10 and check back midweek on his hamstring.
🔴 Sat out Sunday — A.J. Brown (NE): Brown missed Sunday’s game against Green Bay with a knee issue that first showed up on last week’s report alongside the high-ankle sprain that cost him New England’s first five games. Adam Schefter reported this past week that the knee — not the ankle — is the bigger long-term concern, and that the team knew about a degenerative knee condition before trading for him in June, per Boston.com and Newsweek. Brown has played in only three of New England’s nine games. Fantasy Action: Bench Brown and treat him as a true week-to-week asset rather than a lock once he’s back.
🔴 Sat out Sunday — Garrett Wilson (NYJ): Wilson remained in the concussion protocol and was out for the Jets’ trip to Kansas City. Adonai Mitchell is the Jets’ top healthy target in his absence. Fantasy Action: Bench Wilson until he clears protocol; check Wednesday’s report for his first practice participation.
🔴 Placed on IR — Christian Kirk (SF): Kirk heads to injured reserve this week, joining fellow wideouts Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel Sr. on San Francisco’s injury list. Demarcus Robinson is now the 49ers’ top healthy wideout. Fantasy Action: Drop Kirk in all but the deepest IR-stash formats.
🟡 Added Sunday — Puka Nacua (LAR): Nacua was added to our injury feed as questionable with a knee issue after Sunday’s game at Washington. The Rams are already down Davante Adams for the season, so there’s real fantasy risk attached if Nacua’s knee turns into anything more than a bump. Fantasy Action: Don’t bench him yet, but check Wednesday’s practice report closely before setting your Week 10 lineup.
🟡 Added Sunday — Ladd McConkey (LAC): McConkey picked up a back issue and was added to the questionable list late Sunday. Fantasy Action: Treat him as a game-time-decision watch once Los Angeles’s Week 10 report starts; no need to bench him outright yet.
🟡 Added Monday — Luther Burden III (CHI): Burden was added to our feed as questionable early Monday morning with no body part specified yet. Fantasy Action: Hold him as a speculative flex and check back once Chicago’s own Week 10 report names the injury, likely Wednesday.
Quarterbacks
🟢 Played through it — Patrick Mahomes (KC): Mahomes was seen shaking out his throwing elbow after a sack during Sunday’s win over the Jets but finished the game and was added to our feed as questionable afterward. There’s no indication he’s at risk of missing time. Fantasy Action: Keep starting Mahomes as a top-five QB; this is a monitor-only situation.
🟡 Added Sunday — Justin Herbert (LAC): Herbert picked up a finger injury and was added to the questionable list late Sunday. Fantasy Action: Start him if he’s active; confirm his status once Los Angeles’s Week 10 report begins.
Monday Night Football Preview: Bills at Vikings
Week 9 wraps up tonight (8:15 PM ET) with Buffalo at Minnesota, and both sides enter with injury-driven lineup changes already locked in. For the Bills, DJ Moore, Keon Coleman and Dalton Kincaid have all cleared this week’s injury report and are full go. For the Vikings, Kyler Murray is out and Carson Wentz starts at quarterback, while Jauan Jennings and Demond Claiborne are also out; Aaron Jones Sr. remains Minnesota’s unquestioned lead back regardless of the receiver and QB situation. Fantasy Action: Start Moore, Coleman and Kincaid with normal confidence; lean on Jones and treat Minnesota’s passing-game options as touchdown-or-bust plays behind a backup quarterback.
For the latest on every player above and the rest of the league, see the full Week 9 injury report.
Leave a Reply