Posted Monday, September 14, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET.

Two Monday-evening reports moved the board, and the Kansas City–Denver inactive list closed out Week 1.

• Isiah Pacheco (DET RB) had back surgery and is expected to miss roughly 12 weeks, per Ian Rapoport — early December, not October. Drop him in any redraft league without an injured reserve slot. If you own Jahmyr Gibbs, do not handcuff him with Sione Vaki or Jacob Saylors; put your claim on whichever veteran Detroit signs (Kareem Hunt has worked out for them).
• Sam Darnold (SEA QB) got Seattle’s own words: a “very unique soft-tissue injury” in the glute, hip joint unaffected, absence described as short-term — no second-opinion limbo, but still no date. Start Drew Lock in Week 2 superflex and claim him if he is free; hold Darnold on your bench rather than cutting him.
• Patrick Mahomes, Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy are all active for Monday night after carrying knee, knee and shoulder injuries through the week with no designation. Start all three tonight and drop the backup quarterback you were holding for Mahomes. Left tackle Josh Simmons is inactive with a back injury — that is a pressure-rate concern, not a workload one.
• Jalen Coker (CAR WR) joins the board in a precautionary boot after rolling his ankle at Chicago and finishing with 8-138-2. He expects to practise Wednesday. Keep starting him against Atlanta, and buy low from the manager who saw the boot photo.

Full board, every position: the live NFL injury report.