Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment
As of week 7, Cesar Ruiz was a G for NO, age 27.2, 6 seasons of experience, drafted in round 1. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 90% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 91 games (postseason included) over 6 seasons. His injury history held 7 episodes (ankle 3, concussion 2, foot 1), 5 of them reaching OUT, 3 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an ankle injury in 2025 week 18.
The full read
In short
Cesar Ruiz is a starter at right guard for NO — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 6. He left last week's game. Of players in that position who did play the following week, 45% took under 70% of their usual snaps. This week he did not practise, then practised limited. His team has listed him Questionable.
What the reports say
our calls for this week are for members
The reports, quoted
What was reported
Source
1
“OL Cesar Ruiz (knee) – QUESTIONABLE”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-23
2
“Though he's listed as questionable, he managed to log his first limited practice on Friday.”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-23
3
“Starting RG Cesar Ruiz was the name to watch throughout the week with a knee injury that held him out of practice on Wednesday and Thursday.”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-23
4
“DNP
OL Cesar Ruiz (knee)”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-22
5
“guard Cesar Ruiz (knee) and defensive lineman Davon Godchaux (rest) did not participate Thursday”
Behind The Steel Curtain · 2026-10-22
6
“SAINTS' WEEK 7 WEDNESDAY INJURY REPORT
DNP
OL Cesar Ruiz (knee)”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-21
We have made a call on him this week
It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.
Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.
Practice this week
Fri
Thu
Wed
LPdated Fri Oct 23
DNPdated Fri Oct 23
DNPdated Fri Oct 23
Shape of the week: improving. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Snap share90.0% range 40–100
wk 1–6 · 6 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
100%wk 1
100%wk 2
100%wk 3
100%wk 4
100%wk 5
40%wk 6
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 7
knee
1
Questionable
2025 · wk 16
ankle
3
Out
2025 · wk 5
ankle
2
Out
2024 · wk 14
concussion
1
—
2024 · wk 4
knee
5
Out
2023 · wk 4
concussion
1
Out
2022 · wk 16
foot
1
—
2020 · wk 1
ankle
2
Out
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 8 episodes · 16 weeks on a report · same site more than once: ankle ×3
2020
ankle · 2w
2022
foot · 1w
2023
concussion · 1w
2024
concussion · 1wknee · 5w
2025
ankle · 3wankle · 2w
2026
knee · 1w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 7locked
Season on him: no call of ours graded yet. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Mason Tipton
WR
UNK
team's word
—
Jordyn Tyson
WR
UNK
team's word
—
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 7
Role
G1 · 90% snaps
Season
2026 · 6 games through wk 6
Career
6 seasons · 91 games before 2026
Injuries
7 episodes · last: ankle, 2025 wk 18
Bio
age 27.2 · 6 seasons' experience · drafted round 1
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.