There are quite a few impactful fantasy football options still dealing with injuries they suffered last season. Teams don't have to release injury reports this time of year, making it tough to get a definitive read on their health. So, you have to monitor these situations through beat writer reports and various other sources. These are some of the biggest injuries to wide receivers and tight ends who you should be monitoring leading up to the 2026 fantasy football season.
WR Malik Nabers, New York Giants
It has been a tumultuous recovery for Nabers since tearing his ACL last September. He has struggled this season with scar tissue and has undergone multiple additional procedures to remove it because it was limiting his range of motion.
BREAKING: Giants WR Malik Nabers, who is still recovering from a knee injury—a torn ACL and lateral meniscus repair—and underwent a secondary surgery to remove scar tissue that was restricting his knee extension, could miss the first 4-5 games of the season.(via Jordan Raanan) pic.twitter.com/HinNytsP4K— Football Forever (@fballforeverhq) July 9, 2026Recently, ESPN's Jordan Raanan reported that Nabers could be in danger of missing the first 4-5 weeks of the season because of his struggles to recover from this injury. This is an injury you need to monitor closely, because he has WR1 overall upside if he's fully healthy this season.
