Is Jeremy Ruckert playing this week?
No injury designationOfficial practice report (week 4): Full practice, knee injury.
Jeremy Ruckert has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Chicago Bears.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:32 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
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Age
26
Height
6'5"
Weight
250 lb
College
Ohio State
Experience
4 seasons
Draft
2022 · Pick #101 (NYJ)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 58.3?
Ruckert's grade comes mainly from strong value per target, including a 4-yard touchdown catch against Detroit in week 3. Only 8 targets have been graded so far, a small sample where a couple of plays swing things a lot. His low share of the team's throws didn't move the grade either way.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per target ranks 13th of 35 tight ends, boosted by a touchdown catch vs. Detroit in week 3
- 16-yard catch vs. Detroit in week 3 pushed out of bounds for a big gain
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.419
Success rate
63%
WPA (sum)
0.10
Opponent adj.
-0.049
Plays graded
8
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.