Is Mike Washington Jr. playing this week?
No injury designationMike Washington Jr. has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 4:25 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:52 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
23
Height
6'2"
Weight
228 lb
College
Arkansas; New Mexico State; Buffalo
Experience
Rookie
Draft
2026 · Pick #122 (LV)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 84.0?
Washington's grade is driven almost entirely by how much he helped the offense on a per-play basis, ranking 9th of 61 backs in adjusted EPA per touch. That's carrying the grade despite an only average rushing success rate, over a small sample of just 16 touches across three games.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per touch of +0.084 ranks 9th of 61 RBs, lifting the grade a lot
- 35-yard push near the goal line in week 3 vs New Orleans added 3.3 expected points
- 7-yard gain on 3rd and 2 in week 3 vs New Orleans added 1.2 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
0.128
Success rate
40%
WPA (sum)
0.11
Opponent adj.
-0.001
Plays graded
16
Advanced stats
2026 season · 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.