G · New England Patriots · week 7 vs Chicago Bears · Thu Oct 22 · 8:15 PM ET

Alijah Vera-Tucker

ROLE a starter
CLASS 2021 · R1 P14
EXP 5 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH LG3

As of week 7, Alijah Vera-Tucker was a G for NE, age 27.2, 5 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 89% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 43 games (postseason included) over 4 seasons. His injury history held 3 episodes (ankle 1, arm 1, toe 1), 2 of them reaching OUT; the last was an arm injury in 2025 week 1.

The full read

How our call moved in week 7

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his club's word: Out72%72%71%71%71%72%72%46%46%1%1%1%

Sun 3:01 PM ETThu 2:02 AM ET

our call, P(plays)
club report (public)

72% LIKELY → 1% NOT EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 7, earliest first, as written.

In short

Alijah Vera-Tucker is a starter at left guard for NE — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 6. He has a hamstring injury. His team has listed him Out. We called him PLAY in week 7 and he did not play.

The reader concurs · grade A

The hamstring is a current injury suffered in Sunday's game against the Jets (P1, P5), and the Patriots' own final injury report for Thursday night in Chicago rules out G Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) (P3). An independent report of the same report confirms he is officially 'out' for Thursday's game at Soldier Field (P2), consistent with Vrabel saying Tuesday he was 'probably' set to miss (P4) and with his non-participation on the estimated report (P6).

What the read cites

	What was reported	Source
1	“The Patriots ruled out CB Carlton Davis III (neck), G Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring), G Ben Brown (knee), CB Karon Prunty (hamstring), and CB Channing Canada (hamstring) for Thursday night in Chicago.”	New England Patriots · 2026-10-21
2	“Five Patriots are now officially considered “out” for Thursday's game. That includes: starting LG Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring)”	Windy City Gridiron · 2026-10-21
3	“According to head coach Mike Vrabel, both Alijah Vera-Tucker and Ben Brown are “probably” set to miss the game.”	Pats Pulpit · 2026-10-20
4	“New England Patriots left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker departed Sunday's game early with a hamstring injury.”	Pats Pulpit · 2026-10-18
5	“offensive guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) as non-participants”	Windy City Gridiron · 2026-10-20
6	“the left guard had departed for the locker room with what later was announced as a hamstring injury”	Pats Pulpit · 2026-10-20

12versions in week 7

9average, every player

29most for one player

How the call moved

NOT EXPECTED since Wed Oct 21 · 3:10 AM ET · 41 h before kickoff · 23 h before the club. Biggest move: 46% → 1%, Tue Oct 20 · 5:05 PM ET to Wed Oct 21 · 3:10 AM ET, after: joined the injury report (Did Not Participate In Practice).

His team's word: Out

This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's own word, restated.

No dated practice report for him in week 7

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

Head start

His club's word Thu Oct 22 · 2:02 AM ET
Kickoff Thu Oct 22 · 8:15 PM ET

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

Snap share88.7% range 32–100
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
32%wk 6

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	1	1

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

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 7	hamstring	1	Out
2025 · wk 1	arm	1	Out
2024 · wk 5	ankle	11	Out
2021 · wk 10	toe	2	Questionable

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

Injury history by season · 4 episodes · 15 weeks on a report

2021

toe · 2w

2024

ankle · 11w

2025

arm · 1w

2026

hamstring · 1w

Weeks 1–18

ruled out
questionable

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 7PLAY 72% ✗ missafter his team's announcement; did not play

Season on him: 0 of 1 graded call of ours right. 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 in week 7

Player	Pos	Practice	Whose word	Call	Chance he plays	Band
Morgan Moses	T	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Kevin Byard	S	FULL	team's word	Questionable
Carlton Davis III	CB	LTD	team's word	Out
Harold Landry III	LB	UNK	team's word	—
A.J. Brown	WR	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Dre'Mont Jones	LB	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Mike Onwenu	G	UNK	team's word	—
Christian Elliss	LB	FULL	team's word	Questionable
Ben Brown	C	DNP	team's word	Out
Romeo Doubs	WR	UNK	team's word	—
Bryce Baringer	P	UNK	team's word	—
Christian Gonzalez	CB	UNK	team's word	Questionable
Dell Pettus	SAF	UNK	team's word	—
Drake Maye	QB	FULL	ours	PLAY	93%	EXPECTED
Joshua Farmer	DT	FULL	team's word	—
Andy Borregales	K	FULL	ours	PLAY	95%	EXPECTED
Marcus Bryant	T	FULL	team's word	—
Will Campbell	T	FULL	ours	PLAY	94%	EXPECTED
Craig Woodson	S	FULL	team's word	Questionable
TreVeyon Henderson	RB	FULL	ours	PLAY	93%	EXPECTED
Karon Prunty	CB	LTD	team's word	Out
Behren Morton	QB	UNK	team's word	—
Channing Canada	CB	LTD	team's word	Out
Khalil Jacobs	LB	UNK	team's word	—
Quintayvious Hutchins	LB	UNK	team's word	—

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 18 · 3:01 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 18 · 5:06 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Mon Oct 19 · 7:03 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Mon Oct 19 · 12:03 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“New England Patriots left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker departed Sunday's game early with a hamstring injury.”	Pats Pulpit · Sun Oct 18

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“Vera-Tucker suffered the injury late in the second quarter on a run play and was seen flexing his leg afterwards.”	Pats Pulpit · Sun Oct 18
“Moses (ankle) and Vera-Tucker (hamstring) were previously ruled out.”	Pats Pulpit · Sun Oct 18

The evidence behind the call made Mon Oct 19 · 5:03 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee).”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“Vera-Tucker suffered the injury late in the second quarter on a run play and was seen flexing his leg afterwards.”	Pats Pulpit · Sun Oct 18

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“In his place, starting right guard Ben Brown flipped to the left side as Matt Pryor was inserted at right guard.”	Pats Pulpit · Sun Oct 18

The evidence behind the call made Tue Oct 20 · 7:02 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee)”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee).”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“Vera-Tucker suffered the injury late in the second quarter on a run play and was seen flexing his leg afterwards.”	Pats Pulpit · Sun Oct 18

The evidence behind the call made Tue Oct 20 · 12:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee)”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee).”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19
“New England Patriots left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker departed Sunday's game early with a hamstring injury.”	Pats Pulpit · Sun Oct 18

The evidence behind the call made Tue Oct 20 · 2:45 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“offensive guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) as non-participants”	Windy City Gridiron · Tue Oct 20
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee).”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee)”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Tue Oct 20 · 5:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“offensive guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) as non-participants”	Windy City Gridiron · Tue Oct 20
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee).”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee)”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 3:10 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“offensive guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) as non-participants”	Windy City Gridiron · Tue Oct 20
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee).”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee)”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 7:02 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“offensive guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) as non-participants”	Windy City Gridiron · Tue Oct 20
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee).”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19
“New England went on to lose both starting guards, Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and Ben Brown (knee)”	Pats Pulpit · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 12:02 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“offensive guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) as non-participants”	Windy City Gridiron · Tue Oct 20
“According to head coach Mike Vrabel, both Alijah Vera-Tucker and Ben Brown are “probably” set to miss the game.”	Pats Pulpit · Tue Oct 20

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
““I think that Caleb will have to be ready to go at multiple positions,” Vrabel told reporters on Tuesday.”	Pats Pulpit · Tue Oct 20

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 3:20 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“According to head coach Mike Vrabel, both Alijah Vera-Tucker and Ben Brown are “probably” set to miss the game.”	Pats Pulpit · Tue Oct 20
“offensive guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) as non-participants”	Windy City Gridiron · Tue Oct 20

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
““I think that Caleb will have to be ready to go at multiple positions,” Vrabel told reporters on Tuesday.”	Pats Pulpit · Tue Oct 20

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 5:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“According to head coach Mike Vrabel, both Alijah Vera-Tucker and Ben Brown are “probably” set to miss the game.”	Pats Pulpit · Tue Oct 20
“offensive guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) as non-participants”	Windy City Gridiron · Tue Oct 20

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
““I think that Caleb will have to be ready to go at multiple positions,” Vrabel told reporters on Tuesday.”	Pats Pulpit · Tue Oct 20

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 2:10 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“According to head coach Mike Vrabel, both Alijah Vera-Tucker and Ben Brown are “probably” set to miss the game.”	Pats Pulpit · Tue Oct 20
“offensive guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) as non-participants”	Windy City Gridiron · Tue Oct 20

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
““I think that Caleb will have to be ready to go at multiple positions,” Vrabel told reporters on Tuesday.”	Pats Pulpit · Tue Oct 20

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 7:02 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“According to head coach Mike Vrabel, both Alijah Vera-Tucker and Ben Brown are “probably” set to miss the game.”	Pats Pulpit · Tue Oct 20
“offensive guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) as non-participants”	Windy City Gridiron · Tue Oct 20

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
““I think that Caleb will have to be ready to go at multiple positions,” Vrabel told reporters on Tuesday.”	Pats Pulpit · Tue Oct 20

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 12:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“The Patriots ruled out CB Carlton Davis III (neck), G Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring), G Ben Brown (knee), CB Karon Prunty (hamstring), and CB Channing Canada (hamstring) for Thursday night in Chicago.”	New England Patriots · Wed Oct 21
“Five Patriots are now officially considered “out” for Thursday's game. That includes: starting LG Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring)”	Windy City Gridiron · Wed Oct 21
“According to head coach Mike Vrabel, both Alijah Vera-Tucker and Ben Brown are “probably” set to miss the game.”	Pats Pulpit · Tue Oct 20

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 5:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“The Patriots ruled out CB Carlton Davis III (neck), G Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring), G Ben Brown (knee), CB Karon Prunty (hamstring), and CB Channing Canada (hamstring) for Thursday night in Chicago.”	New England Patriots · Wed Oct 21
“Five Patriots are now officially considered “out” for Thursday's game. That includes: starting LG Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring)”	Windy City Gridiron · Wed Oct 21
“According to head coach Mike Vrabel, both Alijah Vera-Tucker and Ben Brown are “probably” set to miss the game.”	Pats Pulpit · Tue Oct 20

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 · 89% snaps
Season	2026 · 6 games through wk 6
Career	4 seasons · 43 games before 2026
Injuries	3 episodes · last: arm, 2025 wk 1
Bio	age 27.2 · 5 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.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	a starter at left guard — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 6
Listed on the depth chart	third at left guard
Last week	He did not dress last week
Snaps played	89% a week on average over 6 weeks, 100% at his highest, 14% on special teams
Build	6 ft 5 in · 308 lb
College	USC
Drafted	2021, round 1 pick 14, by NYJ
Age	25-28 at the season's start
Experience	5 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

Thu Oct 22 · 2:02 AM ETTeam reportHis team listed him Out.
Thu Oct 22 · 2:02 AM ETPublicHis team's word was public as soon as it was filed.
Thu Oct 22 · 8:15 PM ETKickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

When	Lead	Call	Chance he plays	Band	On what
Sun Oct 18 · 3:01 PM ET	101 h	PLAY	72%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Sun Oct 18 · 5:06 PM ET	99 h	PLAY	72%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Mon Oct 19 · 7:03 AM ET	85 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Mon Oct 19 · 12:03 PM ET	80 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Mon Oct 19 · 5:03 PM ET	75 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Tue Oct 20 · 7:02 AM ET	61 h	PLAY	72%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Tue Oct 20 · 12:05 PM ET	56 h	PLAY	72%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Tue Oct 20 · 2:45 PM ET	54 h	SIT	46%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Tue Oct 20 · 5:05 PM ET	51 h	SIT	46%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Wed Oct 21 · 3:10 AM ET	41 h	SIT	1%	NOT EXPECTED	after his team's announcement
Wed Oct 21 · 7:02 AM ET	37 h	SIT	1%	NOT EXPECTED	after his team's announcement
Wed Oct 21 · 12:02 PM ET	32 h	SIT	1%	NOT EXPECTED	after his team's announcement
Wed Oct 21 · 3:20 PM ET	29 h	his team's word	—	—	his team's Out, as ESPN's injury report carries it (the league's report had not yet)
Wed Oct 21 · 5:05 PM ET	27 h	his team's word	—	—	his team's Out, as ESPN's injury report carries it (the league's report had not yet)
Thu Oct 22 · 2:10 AM ET	18 h	his team's word	—	—	his team's own word, restated
Thu Oct 22 · 7:02 AM ET	13 h	his team's word	—	—	his team's own word, restated
Thu Oct 22 · 12:05 PM ET	8 h	his team's word	—	—	his team's own word, restated
Thu Oct 22 · 5:05 PM ET	3 h	his team's word	—	—	his team's own word, restated

12 calls in week 7, flipping between PLAY and SIT 1 time. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

We went and found out more

Rank 1 (listed first on his depth chart), 12 documents deep, because: llm_unsure. Fetched 12 of 12.

His record this season

Wk	Practice	Chance he plays	Call	Source	Played
7	UNK	72%	PLAY	after his team's announcement	no

A blank in Played is a week not yet settled — never a no.