Injury alert
On injured reserve — knee (ACL) injury
Updated Mon 4:10 PM ET · Est. return Feb 15 · Source: ESPN injury report
Is De'Von Achane playing this week?
Injured reserveDe'Von Achane is on injured reserve (knee (ACL) injury), so is not available to play in the week 4 game at the Minnesota Vikings.
Estimated return: Feb 15.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 4:05 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:16 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.
Injury ripple · Week 4
De'Von Achane out with knee injury, leaving big role vacant for Dolphins
De'Von Achane is out with a knee (ACL) injury after handling 11.3 carries (44% of the team's carries), 4 targets (14% of the team's targets) and 81% of snaps per game this season. The only game he's missed with Miami came in 2025 week 18, a single-game sample that's too small to draw conclusions from, and Quinn Ewers was the quarterback that day rather than Malik Willis, who played the latest game.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Ruled out — find a replacement.
Why we say out
- On injured reserve — knee (ACL) injury.
- Averaging 11.3 carries and 4 targets a game.
- Played 5% of the offense's snaps last game.
- No. 3 RB on the depth chart.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 17.9 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~14 pts
- Vegas line
- MIA underdogs by 10
- Game total
- 38.5
- MIN vs RBs
- 18% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 5%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
24
Height
5'9"
Weight
195 lb
College
Texas A&M
Experience
3 seasons
Draft
2023 · Pick #84 (MIA)
Status
RES
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 43.0?
Achane's grade sits just below average because nothing stood out in either direction. His success rate, expected points per touch and win probability added were all close to the average back's. Defenses were tougher than average, which gave him a small credit. This is only 3 games and 46 touches, so it can move quickly.
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
-0.171
Success rate
35%
WPA (sum)
-0.09
Opponent adj.
0.018
Plays graded
46
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 2 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Rush yds over expected | Yds over exp / att | Vs 8+ in the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -4.6 | -0.42 | 9.1% |
| 2 | -8.0 | -0.42 | 20.0% |
What do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.