Multiple prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft are rehabbing from injuries as they enter their professional career.<\/p>\n
These injuries include those that are historically manageable (ACL, rotator cuff, for example) and those that are potentially career-threatening (Achilles). Injuries definitely impact players’ draft stock and their long-term outlook.<\/p>\n
Note: This list doesn’t include injuries; there is speculation on but an injury is not confirmed.<\/strong><\/p>\n Jermod McCoy<\/a>, CB, Tennessee – Rehabbing from an ACL torn January 2025(reports indicate a degenerative knee)<\/p>\n Chris Bell,<\/a> WR, Louisville – Rehabbing from an ACL torn November 2025<\/p>\n Aveion Terrell,<\/a> CB, Clemson – Rehabbing from a nagging hamstring injury<\/p>\n Deontae Lawson,<\/a> LB, Alabama – Recovering from a 2024 ACL injury<\/p>\n Le’Veon Moss, RB, Texas A&M – recovering from an ankle injury in October 2025 and again in the College Football Playoff game<\/p>\n John Henry Daley, Michigan – Torn Achilles\u00a0 November 2025<\/p>\n Isaiah World<\/a>, OT, Oregon – Torn ACL(Jan 26)<\/p>\n Akheem Mesidor,<\/a> DE, Miami – Foot and ankle injuries in his college career<\/p>\n Rueben Bain, Jr.<\/a>, DE, Miami – lingering soft tissue injuries<\/p>\n Jacob Rodriquez, LB, Texas Tech – season-ending Lisfranc injury and bone bruise in 2023<\/p>\n Logan Jones,<\/a> G, Iowa – broken hand bone(2024), previous injuries with his ankle, knee surgery, and shoulder issues<\/p>\n Monroe Freeling<\/a>, OT, Georgia – ankle injury (2025), previous shoulder injury<\/p>\n Eli Stowers<\/a>, TE, Vanderbilt – minor, undisclosed<\/p>\n Jordyn Tyson,<\/a> WR Arizona State – ACL.MCL\/PCL(2022); broken collarbone(2024); hamstring(2025)<\/p>\n Kyle Louis, LB, Pittsburgh – concussion history in 2025<\/p>\n Here are the teams with the most established reputations for taking draft-day gambles on “medical” sliders:<\/p>\n Dallas Cowboys<\/a><\/span> –<\/span>\u00a0the ultimate in high-risk and high-reward picks<\/p>\n Philadelphia Eagles<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> – The Eagles look for Round 1 players sliding into Rounds 2 and 3 and then grab the distressed picks.<\/p>\nNFL Teams historically have been willing to take draft-day gambles on players rehabbing from injuries and\/or injury risks<\/strong><\/h3>\n