Is Braelon Allen playing this week?
No injury designationBraelon Allen 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, 7:37 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
Mitchell Out: Garrett Wilson Could See More Work, Allen and Williams Dip
↓ Down · Fewer carries and PPR points in games without Mitchell.
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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
Bench. Projected 5.2 points, 0.2 behind #32, the last one we'd start.
Why we say bench
- Projected 5.2 points, #35 among RBs this week, 0.2 points behind #32, the last one we'd start.
- Upside: Breece Hall out: more work to go around (about +1.9 points).
- Averaging 6.3 carries and 1.7 targets a game.
- Played 52% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 2.2 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~20 pts
- Vegas line
- NYJ underdogs by 3.5
- Game total
- 43.5
- CHI vs RBs
- 2% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 52%
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Age
22
Height
6'1"
Weight
235 lb
College
Wisconsin
Experience
2 seasons
Draft
2024 · Pick #134 (NYJ)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 13.0?
Allen's grade is low mainly because his touches have cost the Jets expected points, ranking 43rd of 51 backs. That is a small sample of 24 touches over 3 games. His game grades dropped from 46.4 in week 1 to 13.6 and then 9.7.
Holding it back
- EPA per touch was -0.273 expected points per play, 43rd of 51 backs, even after a small credit for facing easier defenses.
- Week 2 vs GB, 4th and 1 in the fourth quarter: right guard for no gain, costing 2.9 expected points.
- Week 3 at DET, 3rd and 2 in the fourth quarter: a short pass to Allen lost 4 yards, costing 1.7 expected points.
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
-0.206
Success rate
37%
WPA (sum)
-0.29
Opponent adj.
-0.031
Plays graded
24
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 1 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat 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.