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DE · #46 · New York Jets · week 10 · Sun Nov 15

Joseph Ossai

  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2021 · R3 P69
  • EXP 5 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH LDE2
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Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 10, Joseph Ossai was a DE for NYJ, age 26.4, 5 seasons of experience, drafted in round 3. In 2026 through week 9 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 3 games on 45% of snaps; his line was 4.5 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 64 games (postseason included) over 4 seasons. His injury history held 13 episodes (ankle 5, shoulder 3, arm 1), 4 of them reaching OUT, 6 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an ankle injury in 2026 week 9.

The full read

In short

In short

Joseph Ossai is a starter at left defensive end for NYJ — 61% of the snaps in his best week of 3. His team named him inactive in weeks 1 and 2 and 6 and 7 and 8 and 9. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 6 and he did not play.

We have made a call on him in week 10

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our call

Injury report

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

No dated practice report for him in week 10

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Tackles / game4.5 range 2.0–7.0

    wk 3–4 · 2 games

  • Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 3–4 · 2 games

  • Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 3–4 · 2 games

  • Snap share45.3% range 32–61

    wk 3–5 · 3 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 43%wk 3
  2. 61%wk 4
  3. 32%wk 5

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202665

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 6ankle4Out
2026 · wk 1foot3Out
2025 · wk 16ankle3Out
2025 · wk 15shin1—
2025 · wk 12ankle1—
2024 · wk 17illness1Questionable
2024 · wk 15arm1—
2024 · wk 14hand1—
2024 · wk 6shoulder1—
2023 · wk 1ankle3Out
2022 · wk 20shoulder1—
2022 · wk 15shoulder1—
2022 · wk 9ankle1—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 13 episodes · 22 weeks on a report · same site more than once: ankle ×5

  • 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. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.

Role

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 10

RoleDE2 · 45% snaps
Season2026 · 3 games through wk 9
Per game4.5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career4 seasons · 64 games before 2026
Injuries13 episodes · last: ankle, 2026 wk 9
Bioage 26.4 · 5 seasons' experience · drafted round 3

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.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Joseph Ossai, a defensive end, has taken about half the snaps over the last four weeks and sat his last game. He was carried into the week as questionable and is on this week’s club report with an ankle injury. The club listed limited participation in practice for the ankle on Thursday and on Friday, and the practice trend is flat. He has had 4 ankle injury episodes since 2023.

What the AI text stands on

FactValueWhere we hold it
RoleDL, defenseR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeksabout half the snapsR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch listcarried into the week from his last game week; on this week's club reportR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury named by the clubAnklethe club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Designation carried into the weekQuestionableR2P carry-over (his last game week) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Practice ThursdayLimited Participation in Practice (Ankle)the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Practice FridayLimited Participation in Practice (Ankle)the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
practice.finalLPthe club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
practice.trendflatthe club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
last_game.statussatR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
baseline.missingfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games3R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
return_state.activatedfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk0.7317R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.stylemiddleR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate0.875R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
lookback.reasonsetback — Ossai ruptured his left plantar fascia in the August 28 preseason finale after starting camp on PUP; Glenn called him week-to-week. Sources list him out for the Week 1 opener at Tennessee, and the Week 2 Sept. 14 status is not confirmed in the sources I found. [2026-08-R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Earlier ankle injury episodes since 20234R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
episode.siteankleR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
episode.typical_missed1.0R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
For DL players, a lower leg joint injury costs a gamesometimesR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
PositionDEnflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Years of experience5nflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
CollegeTexasnflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Draftedround 3, pick 69, CIN 2021nflverse draft_picks · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Height (inches)76R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)253R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week26.6R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season3R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: ankle4R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: arm1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: foot1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: hand1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: illness1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Fri Nov 6 · 7:23 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at left defensive end — 61% of the snaps in his best week of 3
Listed on the depth chartsecond at left defensive end
Last weekHe did not dress last week
Snaps played45% a week on average over 3 weeks, 61% at his highest, 10% on special teams
Build6 ft 4 in · 253 lb
CollegeTexas
Drafted2021, round 3 pick 69, by CIN
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience5 seasons

Named inactive in week 1

The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 2

The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 6

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 7

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 8

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 9

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

What this page does not show

the reader's opinion — it has not read him in week 10; the rest of his team's report.