Fantasy Football lnjury Report & Predictions: Week 4 (2024)

NFL Week 4 is here, and we have several injuries to dive into. So let’s get to it. Here are Week 4 NFL injury updates as you set your fantasy football lineups. And check out our Are They Playing tool to see an updated probability of an injured player playing this week.

Fantasy Football Injury Updates

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Jordan Love

TBD. Lean towards playing. Data does strongly favor his return but GB has a history of being conservative so this one will likely not be announced until game-time.

Is Jordan Love Playing in Week 4?

Deebo Samuel Sr.

TBD. Data slightly favors sitting (55%). WR calf strains carry high re-injury risk. No major dip projected if active.

Is Deebo Samuel Playing in Week 4?

Justin Herbert

TBD. Lean heavily towards playing. Herbert’s resilience to play through injury has proven to be elite.

Is Justin Herbert  Playing in Week 4?

Nico Collins

Likely playing. No production hit projected, but even mild WR hamstrings do carry moderate re-injury risk.

Is Nico Collins Playing in Week 4?

A.J. Brown

TBD. Data slightly favors sitting. Mild performance dip + elevated re-injury risk projected if active.

Is A.J. Brown Playing in Week 4?

Joe Mixon

TBD. Lean towards sitting. Data suggests moderate efficiency dip + decreased workload if active.

Is Joe Mixon Playing in Week 4?

Kenneth Walker III

TBD. Data favors playing. RBs tend to see fewer touches in their 1st game off of oblique injuries.

Is Kenneth Walker III Playing in Week 4?

Sam LaPorta

Likely playing. Data suggests no performance dip.

Is Sam LaPorta Playing in Week 4?

Alvin Kamara

TBD. Data projects 60% chance to play. “Rib” designations tend to see mild dip in touches.

Is Alvin Kamara Playing in Week 4?

Chris Olave

TBD. Avg= 2 weeks. Would be an outlier for him to play Week 4 given that the injury was sustained on Friday. Limited info available, but we’d lean towards sitting.

Is Chris Olave Playing in Week 4?

George Kittle

Grade 1 hamstring. Likely playing, no dip projected.

Is George Kittle Playing in Week 4?

Jordan Addison

Playing. Progressing faster than average pace with practice participation. Mild dip projected.

Is Jordan Addison Playing in Week 4?

Fantasy Football Injury Updates

Christian McCaffrey

Reportedly ramping up this week. Lean towards a slow process that takes ~4 weeks before they strongly consider putting him in games. Data suggests strong per-touch production but high re-injury risk upon return. Strongly suspect major load management throughout the regular season.

Malik Nabers

Concussion. Average ~8 days (1 missed game). Given 10 day period between Thursday game and next Sunday, data slightly favors playing Week 5. WRs don’t tend to see a dip upon return.

And that’s a wrap for the moment. Don’t forget to hit us up on Twitter/X to get all your questions answered. Good luck!