Several notable WR and TE injuries could impact 2026 fantasy football outlooks

Injuries are the worst part of football. No one wants to see players get hurt and have to go through grueling recoveries in order to get back on the field. Unfortunately, it’s an unavoidable byproduct of an incredibly physical sport.

When it comes to fantasy football, you have to be adaptable because injuries are difficult to foresee. However, you can give yourself an advantage in drafts if you’re able to accurately predict when injured stars will return to action. While some players are ahead of schedule and should be back to form in time for Week 1, others are facing more challenging rehabs that could keep them sidelined well into the season.

Let’s conclude this series by taking a look at the fantasy wide receivers and tight ends who are working their way back from serious injuries and what it could mean for their outlooks in 2026. Injury Outlooks Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers/Tight ends Wide Receivers Malik Nabers, Giants Injury: ACL tear, meniscus tear (September) Boone’s redraft ranking : WR15 Fantasy Outlook: Nabers has an ADP of WR7 and is WR8 in FantasyPros’ Expert Consensus Ranking (ECR), but in my opinion that’s not factoring in the possibility that his injury is a problem at the start of the season. Despite suffering his knee injury in September, the Giants’ star had to do one month of “pre-hab” before undergoing surgery — which didn’t occur until the end of October.

While that still gives him enough time to suit up for Week 1, his comments at the end of the season cast some doubt on the situation. Nabers told reporters at locker cleanout that he’s not really sure if he’ll be ready for the opener and that his target date is when his body feels ready. In addition to possibly missing time or being less than 100% when he does return, Nabers will likely be dealing with increased target competition.