Jeremiyah Love Injury Update

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Love was downgraded to Out for the Week 6 home game against Detroit, per Friday, Oct. 16’s injury report, after coach Mike LaFleur said he wouldn’t practice Wednesday with the same ankle. He was ruled Out again on Friday, Oct. 23, before practicing fully on Friday, Oct. 30 and carrying no designation into Arizona’s Week 8 road game at Dallas. His ankle was rolled under him on a first-half tackle in that game and he did not return; coach Mike LaFleur called it a new injury to a different portion of the ankle, per Yahoo Sports, and Arizona has since placed Love on injured reserve, per NBC Sports, a four-game minimum.

Love tweaked the ankle in the Week 4 loss to the Giants, a separate issue from the high-ankle sprain he suffered on his other leg in the Aug. 13 preseason opener. The No. 3 overall pick was out-snapped by Tyler Allgeier in each of the first three weeks as LaFleur rotated his backs.

Fantasy Action: move Love to an IR slot; start Tyler Allgeier, listed atop Arizona’s depth chart, as the Cardinals’ lead back for the Week 9 road game at Seattle.

Injury timeline — 2026

Aug 13	Left his preseason debut against Las Vegas with an ankle injury after 11 carries for 58 yards.
Aug 18	Diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain that did not require surgery; ruled out of the Aug. 22 preseason game against Dallas.
Sept 13	Made his NFL debut against the Chargers and scored on a 5-yard run while splitting work with Tyler Allgeier.
Sept 18	Said he is mindful of the ankle but “all in” when he plays; LaFleur confirmed the rotation would continue.
Sept 23	Did not appear on Arizona’s first Week 3 injury report.
Oct 5	Tweaked his other ankle in the Week 4 loss to the Giants, per coach Mike LaFleur.
Oct 16	Downgraded to Out for Sunday’s Week 6 game against Detroit after missing Wednesday’s practice.
Oct 23	Ruled Out again for Week 7 against Denver, per our tracked injury feed.
Nov 1	Hurt his ankle again in the first half of Arizona’s Week 8 game at Dallas and did not return.
Nov 2	Coach Mike LaFleur said it is a new injury to a different portion of the ankle, per Yahoo Sports.
Nov 3	Placed on injured reserve, per NBC Sports; four-game minimum.

Earlier seasons

Season	Injury	Games missed
—	No prior-season injuries found in our sources.	—

Rookie: drafted in round 1 (No. 3 overall) of the 2026 draft by Arizona after a 1,372-yard, 18-touchdown final season at Notre Dame.

Sources

• Cardinals RB Jeremiyah Love unlikely to play again in preseason (NFL.com)
• Cardinals deliver latest update on Jeremiyah Love injury (Yahoo Sports)
• The looong season and Jeremiyah Love’s workload (AZCardinals.com)
• Cardinals Week 2 offensive snap counts (Yahoo Sports)
• Cardinals Week 3 injury report (Yahoo Sports)

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Frequently asked about Jeremiyah Love

Is Jeremiyah Love injured?

His current official designation is shown in the live status box at the top of this page. He hurt his ankle again during Arizona’s Week 8 game at Dallas and is now on injured reserve, a four-game minimum. He was previously out for the Week 6 game against Detroit with the same ankle, which he first tweaked in the Week 4 loss to the Giants.

Why isn’t Jeremiyah Love getting more carries?

Coach Mike LaFleur is deliberately splitting work to manage the long season, and Love came into the year off a preseason high-ankle sprain; Allgeier out-snapped him in each of the first three weeks.