Week Three Injury & Impact Report
We'll examine the most impactful individual injuries we are tracking heading into week three and compile them into a comprehensive team impact report.
Now two full weeks into the season, we are beginning to see the injuries racking up across college football. With 136 teams we are tracking, that equates to over 800 injuries on our report in some fashion. They range from a hang nail to a full-on season-ending leg fracture. The challenging part about this volume is putting it into context and getting a forward-looking view on how these injuries may impact the on-field performance for each team this coming week. That’s what we are here for.
INDIVIDUAL IMPACT INJURIES ::::::
We’ll start with the most impactful individual injuries we have on the reports thus far, with a quick hit on the latest we have on them (including just those with 14+ rating):
Oregon: OL Alex Harkey [16.4] [ Probable ] -- Injured in-game week two and looked in some discomfort on the ground with a leg injury. Returned to the game and is probable to play. The question is if he’ll be 100%.
Tennessee: DB Jermod McCoy [16.4] [ Out ] -- Suffered a torn ACL while training in the off-season; has hit all of the recovery benchmarks but still no exact timetable for return. McCoy’s return to the field will be a big boon for the Vols, but it won’t be in week three.
USC: K Caden Chittenden [16.3] [ Out ] -- Expected to miss a few weeks into the season with an injury. Has yet to kick for the Trojans and is not expected back for week three. Ryon Sayeri has done a fine job in his stead, going 2/2 on field goals and 16/16 on extra points.
Oklahoma: DB Eli Bowen [16.2] [ Questionable ] -- Not looking like he will be ready as he was omitted from the official depth chart. Yet to play in '25 -- questionable, but likely closer to doubtful for week three.
Minnesota: RB Darius Taylor [16.2] [ Questionable ] -- Came up limping early in week two game against NW State. Status 'up in the air' for week three. The injury woes continue for Taylor. His early-game injury in week two is likely to linger.
Alabama: DL Tim Keenan III [16.2] [ Game-Time Decision ] -- Undergoing surgery on his ankle that will keep him out for a few games into 2025. If he plays against Wisconsin, he may be on a snap count. He’s a significant impact player for this defensive line.
Cincinnati: DL Dontay Corleone [16.1] [ Out ] -- Coach Satterfield expects Corleone to miss a few weeks. Aiming to be back for Kansas, but not a guarantee. A big loss for the defensive line.
Missouri: K Blake Craig [16.0] [ Out for Season ] -- Injured in week one; turned out to be a torn ACL. He will miss the rest of the 2025 season.
Texas: RB Quintrevion Wisner [15.8] [ Doubtful ] -- Announced “out” pre-game week two. Remains doubtful to play week three.
Louisville: LB Stanquan Clark [15.4] [ Out ] -- Expected to miss several games with a broken right ankle, sources tell @CBSSports.
Michigan: DB Rod Moore [15.3] [ Questionable ] -- Sat week one and is ruled out for week two again. He has a ‘good chance’ to return in week three.
Arkansas: DL Quincy Rhodes Jr. [15.3] [ Questionable ] -- Listed 'questionable' on week three initial availability report.
Wake Forest: DL Mateen Ibirogba [15.1] [ Probable ] -- On ACC initial injury report 9/9/2025 for week three.
Georgia Tech: QB Haynes King [15.0] [ Probable ] -- Full-go at practice on Tuesday and is tracking to play this weekend against No. 12 Clemson, sources tell @On3sports.
Mississippi State: DL Will Whitson [15.0] [ Out for Season ] -- Hurt in the first half of week two against Arizona State. Will miss the rest of the season.
Auburn: RB Durell Robinson [14.9] [ Out ] -- Sustained a freak injury in the week two Ball State game — blood collected in this thigh and was hospitalized. Out “a while”.
Massachusetts: CB Ryan Barnes [14.7] [ Questionable ] -- Listed as Questionable for W2. Undisclosed Injury/Status. Confirmed DNP. Remains questionable for week three.
West Virginia: RB Jahiem White [14.6] [ Out for Season ] -- Confirmed out for the season after a knee injury versus Ohio in week one.
West Virginia: DL Jimmori Robinson [14.5] [ Questionable ] -- Expected to be ruled eligible by the NCAA and to be ready for Pittsburgh in week three.
Pittsburgh: DB Rashad Battle [14.5] [ Out ] -- Left the Duquesne game on Aug 30, then did not dress vs Central Michigan on Sept 6. Listed on this week’s depth chart, but no firm update beyond “undisclosed.
Clemson: WR Antonio Williams [14.4] [ Questionable ] -- He missed the week two game against Troy, and his status for week three remains uncertain.
Charlotte: WR Sean Brown [14.4] [ Questionable ] -- Has a contusion and did not practice on 9/9. Questionable to play.
Ole Miss: CB Jaylon Braxton [14.4] [ Questionable ] -- Did not play week one due to a 'medical situation' but the hope is that he'll be back. DNP week two. Questionable for week 3.
Toledo: QB Tucker Gleason [14.3] [ Questionable ] -- Went down with an injury in the first half of week two and had his knee wrapped on the sidelines. Questionable for week three.
Oklahoma State: DE Kyran Duhon [14.3] [ Questionable ] -- Was dressed week one but didn't play. Working back from injury, possibly ready for Eugene.
Michigan: DB Brandyn Hillman [14.2] [ Probable ] -- Jogged off the field and into the medical tent after sustaining an injury in week two. Returned to the game.
Washington: DL Jayvon Parker [14.2] [ Questionable ] -- Yet to play in 2025, but was initially expected to return around week 2-3. Jedd Fisch said he is ‘very close’ to returning.
Texas: DL Alex January [14.2] [ Out ] -- Announced “out” pre-game week two. Exact injury unknown. Likely out for week three.
Texas: TE Jack Endries [14.5] [ Questionable ] — Added to the list as he’s said to be “limited” this week in practice. May not play a full load in week three.
Army: DL Kody Harris-Miller [14.1] [ Out ] -- Announced 'out' pre-game week two and missed the K-State game. Severity unknown.
Tennessee: DB Rickey Gibson III [14.0] [ Out ] -- Will miss "extended time" after sustaining an injury in week one. Remains out for week three.
North Carolina: OL Austin Blaske [14.0] [ Out ] -- Suffered a foot injury in fall camp (non-contact) and is expected to miss about a month of the season.
Kent State: RB Jordan Nubin [14.0] [ Out ] -- Listed as ‘out’ for second consecutive week. Undisclosed Injury/Status moving forward.
Texas A&M: OL Reuben Fatheree II [14.0] [ Out ] -- Will miss the 'first few games' with a lower leg injury.
Texas Tech: OL Cash Cleveland [14.0] [ Questionable ] -- Will miss the first two games of the season with an injury. He is expected back for week three against Oregon State. No updates to the contrary at this point.
South Alabama: S Ty Goodwill [14.0] [ Questionable ] -- Left the Tulane game and did not return; “day-to-day” heading into week
Illinois: DB Jaheim Clarke [14.0] [ Out ] -- Announced out on the availability report before week one. Yet to play in 2025. Said to have an ‘outside chance’ for week three.
Colorado: DT Jehiem Oatis [14.0] [ Doubtful ] -- Listed as doubtful per Pete Nakos.
UCLA: DL Nico Davillier [14.0] [ Questionable ] -- Dealing with some 'personal stuff' but not injury related. He has yet to play in 2025. Listing as ‘doubtful’ until we hear more.
There are many more injuries that we are tracking over at CFBDepth.com, so to get a full picture or to sort by team and/or conference, please click the link below to view them all:
TEAM IMPACTS REPORT ::::::
Here is a look at the top ten most impacted teams with injuries overall:
For all of the trouble Mike Gundy’s squad is getting, it should be noted that they are very banged up. Whether that’s a trend that continues or if it begins to work itself out, remains to be seen.
For the full Injury & Impact Report over at CFBDepth, click the button below:
NEW INJURY IMPACT REPORT ::::::
Another leading indicator and data point that we like to track is the impact of ‘NEW’ injuries or status changes that could impact the upcoming week. To qualify for a ‘new’ injury status, the player was now known to be injured going into the previous games’ kickoff or suffered an in-game injury. Here is a look at the top ten teams with the most signficant NEW injury impacts:
Coach Prime and the Buffaloes have quite the extensive week three availability report update. They have 17 “new” injuries. The number to the right represents the number of ‘impact’ injuries that fall within those 17. That is the number that contributes to the NEW Impact rating.
You can sort by “NEW Impact” to view the full list after clicking on the button below:
That is our check-in on the injury impacts for week three. As always, we are updating in real-time to be sure to keep an eye on the website, team depth chart pages and the soon-to-be-released ‘Game Cards’ for the latest.
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