Is Kyle Monangai playing this week?
No injury designationKyle Monangai has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the New York Jets.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:36 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
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
Flex option. NYJ's defense has allowed 31% more points to RBs than the league average.
Why we say flex
- Projected 6.6 points, #29 among RBs this week: a flex-range play (straight starts run through #20).
- NYJ's defense has allowed 31% more points to RBs than the league average.
- Averaging 10 carries and 1.3 targets a game.
- Played 31% of the offense's snaps last game.
- No. 2 RB on the depth chart.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 6.8 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~24 pts
- Vegas line
- CHI favored by 3.5
- Game total
- 43.5
- NYJ vs RBs
- 31% more points
- Last game snaps
- 31%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
24
Height
5'8"
Weight
209 lb
College
Rutgers
Experience
1 season
Draft
2025 · Pick #233 (CHI)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 89.0?
Monangai's grade is driven mainly by how much he added per touch, ranking 3rd of 61 backs in adjusted expected points per play — a big lift, even against tougher-than-average defenses. His touches kept the offense on schedule only at an average clip, but the big-play production carried the grade. Sample is small at just 34 touches over 3 games.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per touch of +0.141 ranked 3rd of 61 RBs, a major boost
- 61-yard touchdown run in week 1 vs CAR (+5.2 expected points)
- 14-yard gain in week 1 vs CAR on 3rd and 4 (+1.6 expected points)
Holding it back
- -2 yard run in week 1 vs CAR on 3rd and 3 (-1.8 expected points)
- -1 yard run in week 1 vs CAR on 2nd and 5 (-1.1 expected points)
- -2 yard run in week 3 vs PHI (-1.0 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
0.081
Success rate
37%
WPA (sum)
0.16
Opponent adj.
0.035
Plays graded
34
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Rush yds over expected | Yds over exp / att | Vs 8+ in the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +50.5 | +5.05 | 20.0% |
| 2 | +6.9 | +0.69 | 40.0% |
| 3 | -6.7 | -0.67 | 10.0% |
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.