Fantasy Football Injury Report Week 3: Jayden Daniels out, Emeka Egbuka, D'Andre Swift updates

Staying up to date on NFL injury news is of the utmost importance for fantasy football success. The article below tracks all fantasy-relevant players currently listed on their team's injury report, and provides fantasy managers with actionable recommendations as new information rolls in.

Check back for updates from Tuesday through Saturday.

**UPDATED AS OF SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 3 PM ET**

AFC East

Buffalo Bills

Miami Dolphins

New England Patriots

The Patriots emerged from their Week 2 win over the Dolphins absent any key injuries.

New York Jets

Justin Fields - QB (concussion)

Fields suffered a concussion late in the team's Week 2 loss to the Bills. He has already been ruled out for Week 3 against the Buccaneers.

Fantasy Impact: Tyrod Taylor will get the start in Week 3, though he should not be in 12-team lineups in single-quarterback leagues. Breece Hall could handle a large workload with Fields out.

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens

Isaiah Likely - TE (foot)

Likely has missed the first two games of the season as he tends to a foot injury. His status for Week 3 remains uncertain.

Fantasy Impact: Likely is worth stashing on benches, given tight end Mark Andrews' poor returns through two games. Andrews theoretically possesses a touchdown-driven ceiling after scoring 11 times in 2024, but the early returns have been less than stellar.

Cincinnati Bengals

Joe Burrow - QB (toe)

Burrow reportedly suffered a Grade III turf toe injury in Week 1. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports surgery is required, which would keep the veteran quarterback out for 3-4 months.

Fantasy Impact: Burrow's absence leaves the team in the hands of third-year quarterback Jake Browning, who started seven games for the Bengals in 2023. He threw for multiple touchdowns only three times and managed three scores just once in those seven starts, significantly denting the upside of Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Chase Brown. Chase falls to a low-end WR1, Higgins falls to a WR3, and Brown falls to a low-end RB1 for as long as Burrow remains sidelined.

Cleveland Browns

The Browns avoided any major injuries in a Week 2 loss to the Ravens.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers did not suffer any significant injuries in their Week 2 loss to the Seahawks.

AFC South

Houston Texans

Joe Mixon - RB (foot)

Mixon was placed on injured reserve ahead of Week 1 and will miss the first four weeks of the season, at minimum. He will reportedly be re-evaluated at that time.

Fantasy Impact:Nick Chubb turned back time in Week 2 while handling a growing share of the backfield opportunities with Dameon Pierce ruled a healthy inactive. Chubb finds himself as a volume-driven RB2 for as long as Mixon remains out. Pierce's inactivity also confirmed that rookie RB Woody Marks has assumed No. 2 duties. He should be stashed on benches where available.

Christian Kirk - WR (hamstring)

Kirk was removed from the team's injury report Friday and is set to make his season debut for the Texans.

Fantasy Impact: Kirk missed the first two games of the season while tending to a hamstring injury. His return is a big boost to the offense after the team has had little production behind alpha wide receiver Nico Collins. It will be difficult to trust Kirk in fantasy circles in his first game of the season.

Cade Stover - TE (foot)

The Texans placed Stove on injured reserve before Week 2.

Fantasy Impact: Stover will miss at least four games. His absence should add one or two targets to tight end Dalton Schultz's weekly workload. The uptick is not enough to make Schultz a reliable TE1.

Indianapolis ColtsTyler Warren - TE (toe)

Warren is initially listed as questionable after limited showings Thursday and Friday, but has since seen his designation removed. He will be active for the Colts in Week 3.

Fantasy Impact: Warren remains one of the top up-and-coming tight ends in the league and is a locked-in TE1 for the rest of the season.

Josh Downs - WR (ankle)

Downs was removed from the injury report and will play in Week 3.

Fantasy Impact: The Colts will be at full strength against the Titans after rookie tight end Tyler Warren was also removed from the injury report. Downs is currently nothing more than a potential FLEX option.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Brian Thomas Jr. - WR (wrist)

Thomas was removed from the injury report and will play in Week 3 against the Texans.

Fantasy Impact: Thomas' rapport with Trevor Lawrence remains a work in progress, keeping Thomas in the borderline WR1/2 range ahead of a Week 3 meeting with the Texans.

Bhayshul Tuten - RB (shoulder)

Tuten was removed from the injury report and will play in Week 3.

Fantasy Impact: Tuten logged 10 touches while operating as Travis Etienne's backup last week. Treat Tuten as an upside FLEX option until his potential takeover of the backfield.

Tennessee Titans

Tyjae Spears - RB (ankle)

Spears remains on injured reserve as he tends to an ankle injury suffered in the team's first preseason game.

Fantasy Impact: Backfield mate Tony Pollard has seen 19 and 21 running back opportunities in the first two games of the season, keeping him in the back-end RB1 discussion due to heavy volume for as long as Spears remains sidelined.

AFC West

Denver Broncos

Evan Engram - TE (back)

Engram was ruled out for the team's Week 3 matchup with the Chargers.

Fantasy Impact: Engram has seen little involvement in the offense after being signed as a free agent this offseason. He can safely be returned to the waiver wire in managed leagues.

Kansas City Chiefs

Xavier Worthy - WR (shoulder)

Worthy was ruled out for Week 3 against the Giants.

Fantasy Impact: Fantasy managers will have to be patient with the talented second-year receiver. Once he returns, he will be worthy starting as a WR3/FLEX, but playing through a fully torn labrum in one's shoulder does not come without re-injury risk.

Las Vegas RaidersBrock Bowers - TE (knee)

Bowers was removed from the injury report.

Fantasy Impact: Although we expect him to play again this week, he is clearly limited by the injury. He remains a TE1, but we would like to see him practice in full for an entire week before returning him to the elite TE1 tier.

Los Angeles Chargers

Ladd McConkey - WR (biceps)

McConkey was removed from the injury report following consecutive full practices to end the week.

Fantasy Impact: McConkey remains a fantasy WR1 despite being the only wide receiver on the Chargers yet to find the end zone this season. He should largely avoid lockdown coverage from Patrick SurtainIIagainst the Broncos.

NFC East

Dallas Cowboys

KaVontae Turpin - WR (neck)

Turpin was removed from the injury report and will play against the Bears.

Fantasy Impact: Turpin is a gadget wide receiver that draws most of his opportunities via schemed usage, keeping him off the fantasy radar.

New York Giants

Wan'Dale Robinson - WR (foot)

Robinson was removed from the injury report.

Fantasy Impact: Treat Robinsons as a volume-driven WR3 in a difficult matchup with the Chiefs in Week 3.

Cam Skattebo - RB (ankle)

Skattebo was removed from the injury report and will play in Week 3 against the Chiefs.

Fantasy Impact: Skattebo seemingly took over the Giants' starting running back role last week, leading the team with 14 carries. Treat him as a borderline RB2/3 this week.

Tyrone Tracy - RB (calf)

Tracy was removed from the injury report.

Fantasy Impact: Tracy could return RB3 numbers against a difficult Chiefs run defense, but is best left on fantasy benches after ceding additional work to Skattebo in Week 2.

Philadelphia Eagles

Will Shipley - RB (oblique)

Shipley's Week 1 injury has turned into quite the saga. The Eagles acquired running back Tank Bigsby via trade, leading up to Week 2. Reports on Tuesday indicated that Shipley had fractured a rib. The team's official injury report lists it as an oblique issue. He missed the Eagles' Week 2 win over the Chiefs and has not yet resumed practicing.

Fantasy Impact: Both Bigsby and running back A.J. Dillon are candidates to replace him in the No. 2 role. Bigsby should be prioritized as a bench stash, though Dillon played ahead of him in Week 2.

Dallas Goedert - TE (knee)

Goedert was removed from the injury report and will play in Week 3 against the Rams.

Fantasy Impact: Pass play volume has been a problem for Eagles pass catchers in fantasy, but the Rams are capable of pushing the Eagles' offense into a pass-heavy game script. Goedert is worth starting as a back-end TE1 in Week 3.

Washington Commanders

Jayden Daniels - QB (knee)

Daniels was ruled out for Week 3 against the Raiders.

Fantasy Impact:Marcus Mariota will start in Daniels' stead, which hurts the receiving projections for all involved. He can be a trusted starter for fantasy managers impacted by the numerous injuries at the position, if nothing more for his rushing upside.

Austin Ekeler - RB (Achilles)

Ekeler suffered a torn Achilles in the team's Week 2 loss to the Packers. His season is done.

Fantasy Impact: Ekeler's absence opens the door for increased usage for rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt, although the team is likely to continue with a split backfield moving forward. Consider the talented rookie the best bet to return RB2 numbers the rest of the way.

Noah Brown - WR (groin, knee)

Brown was ruled out for Week 3 against the Raiders.

Fantasy Impact: Brown's absence provides additional run for Jaylin Lane and Luke McCaffrey, although neither is a viable fantasy start in Week 3.

NFC North

Chicago Bears

D'Andre Swift - RB (quad)

Swift is listed as questionable for Week 3 against the Cowboys.

Fantasy Impact: It is not yet known whether Swift injured the quad during Week 2 play or at Wednesday's practice. Backup running back Kyle Monangai should be added wherever available, as a precaution.

Detroit Lions

The Lions emerged from their Week 2 win over the Bears absent any major injuries.

Green Bay Packers

Jayden Reed - WR (collarbone/foot)

Reed fractured his collarbone in the Packers' Week 2 game against the Commanders and was already playing through a Jones fracture in his foot. When news of the expected collarbone surgery broke, the Packers were reportedly hoping to get Reed back in November. Reed then revealed that he underwent surgery to correct his Jones fracture as well. It is unknown whether this will extend his recovery timeline.

Fantasy Impact: Reed can be stashed in injured reserve spots, but he does not need to be held in leagues without them. Tucker Kraft is operating as the team's No. 1 pass catcher with 10 targets through two games, and Dontayvion Wicks sits two spots behind him with eight. Kraft must be rostered in all leagues. Wicks can be added as a potential FLEX starter.

Josh Jacobs - RB (ankle)

Jacobs was removed from the injury report and will play against the Browns.

Fantasy Impact: Jacobs intermittently played through injuries with little issue in 2024. Unless a report breaks, suggesting this is a severe sprain, Jacobs can be treated as a locked-in RB1.

Tucker Kraft - TE (knee)

Kraft injured his knee during Thursday's practice. Although listed as questionable, he is expected to play in Week 3.

Fantasy Impact: Kraft burst onto the fantasy scene in his sophomore campaign and has started the 2025 season on a similar note. Treat Kraft as a top-tier TE1 whenever he's on the field.

Minnesota Vikings

J.J. McCarthy - QB (ankle)

McCarthy sustained a high-ankle sprain in the team's Week 2 loss to the Falcons. He has been ruled out for Week 3 against the Bengals.

Fantasy Impact: Some believe Carson Wentz's presence as the fill-in starter could benefit Justin Jefferson, T.J. Hockenson, and Jordan Mason, considering the struggles of the offense to start the season with McCarthy under center. This outcome is far from guaranteed. Expect Mason to handle a significant rushing workload with McCarthy and Aaron Jones, detailed below, sidelined.

Aaron Jones - RB (hamstring)

The Vikings placed Jones on injured reserve. He will be eligible to return after missing four games in Week 8. The Vikings are on bye in Week 6.

Fantasy Impact: Jordan Mason should see the bulk of the opportunities out of the Minnesota backfield while Jones is sidelined, vaulting him into the RB1 discussion ahead of a matchup with the Bengals. Cam Akerswas recently signed. He will compete with Zavier Scott for backup duties behind Mason.

NFC South

Atlanta Falcons

The Falcons did not experience any many injuries in their Week 2 win over the Vikings.

Carolina Panthers

Xavier Legette - WR (hamstring)

Legette is listed as questionable after experiencing hamstring soreness after going through individual drills on Wednesday.

Fantasy Impact: Legette does not need to be rostered in 12-team leagues, given his poor play quality. The hamstring injury only solidifies his status as being droppable.

New Orleans Saints

The Saints did not experience any fantasy relevant injuries in their Week 2 loss to the 49ers.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jalen McMillan - WR (neck)

McMillan remains on injured reserve with a neck injury suffered in the preseason.

Fantasy Impact: McMillan's absence paved the way for rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka to see featured usage in the offense right out of the gate. The talented rookie remains in the weekly WR2 discussion after scoring three touchdowns in his first two professional games.

Emeka Egbuka - WR (hip/groin)

Egbuka is listed as questionable for Week 3 but is expected to play, per Jeremy Fowler.

Fantasy Impact: The talented rookie was already pushing for weekly WR2 rankings before the injury. If he plays through the pain in Week 3 against the Jets, he can be treated as a high-upside WR3. Sterling Shepard is behind him on the depth chart, though he would only be a dart-throw FLEX if Egbuka is sidelined.

Baker Mayfield - QB (foot/toe)

Mayfield practiced in full on Wednesday after suffering a foot/toe injury in Week 2.

Fantasy Impact: Mayfield is a back-end QB1 in Week 3 against the Jets.

NFC West

Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals were not subject to any substantial injuries in their Week 2 win over the Panthers.

Los Angeles Rams

The Rams emerged from their Week 2 win over the Titans absent any fantasy-relevant injuries.

San Francisco 49ers

George Kittle - TE (hamstring)

The 49ers placed Kittle on injured reserve Tuesday, meaning he will miss at least the next four games.

Fantasy impact: The 49ers are dealing with multiple key injuries. It is difficult to make up for Kittle's lost production with any remaining 49ers tight end, meaning fantasy managers will want to look elsewhere until Kittle returns. Running back Christian McCaffrey and wide receiver Jauan Jennings stand to benefit in what has become a decimated skill position group.

Brock Purdy - QB (shoulder, toe)

Purdy is listed as questionable after three consecutive limited sessions this week.

Fantasy Impact: Backup quarterback Mac Jones is not a starter in 12-team leagues, but he is certainly worth adding in two-quarterback formats, and is capable of keeping San Francisco's pass catchers afloat. Purdy being active for Week 3 seems highly unlikely.

Jauan Jennings - WR (ankle/shoulder)

Jennings played through a shoulder injury last week and picked up an ankle injury along the way. He is listed as questionable after failing to practice at any point this week.

Fantasy Impact: Jennings typically plays through the pain, and can be expected to do so again this week against the Cardinals. He's a WR3, if active. Ricky Pearsall would see a boost into WR2 territory should Jennings miss.

Seattle Seahawks

Zach Charbonnet - RB (foot)

Charbonnet evidently picked up a foot injury in Week 2 against the Steelers. He is listed as doubtful for Week 3.

Fantasy Impact: Seahawks starting running back Kenneth Walker III has totaled 14 combined carries and targets in each of Seattle's first two games. That number stands to grow sizably in the absence of Charbonnet, making walker a high-end RB2 against the Saints.