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RB · Denver Broncos · week 7 vs Arizona Cardinals · Sun Oct 25 · 4:05 PM ET

Tyler Badie

  • TYPE Committee back
  • ROLE in the rotation
  • CLASS 2022 · R6 P196
  • EXP 4 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH KR1

As of week 7, Tyler Badie was an RB for DEN, age 27.6, 4 seasons of experience, drafted in round 6. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 3 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 16% of snaps; his line was 4.4 rush yards a game, 1.2 carries a game and 13.4 receiving yards a game (Committee back by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 23 games (postseason included) over 3 seasons. His injury history held 4 episodes (back 2, foot 1, shoulder 1), 1 of them reaching OUT, 1 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a foot injury in 2026 week 5.

The full read

In short

Tyler Badie is in the rotation at kick returner for DEN — 26% of the snaps in his best week of 5. He has a thumb injury. 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. His team named him inactive in week 1. This week he did not practise every day the report covers. His team has listed him Out.

What the reports say

our calls for this week are for members

The reports, quoted

What was reportedSource
1“running back Tyler Badie (thumb). They were all listed as DNPs for Wednesday”Denver Post · 2026-10-21
2“Thursday, October 22 RB Tyler Badie (Thumb) - DNP”Arizona Cardinals · 2026-10-22
3“Look, he's going to be someone that, it's not season-ending, and so we're fortunate”Denver Post · 2026-10-21

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.

Practice this week

FriThuWed
DNPdated Fri Oct 23DNPdated Fri Oct 23DNPdated Fri Oct 23

Shape of the week: steady. 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

  • Rush yds / game4.4 range 1.0–7.0

    wk 2–6 · 5 games

  • Carries / game1.2 range 1.0–2.0

    wk 2–6 · 5 games

  • Rec yds / game13 range -5.0–32

    wk 2–6 · 5 games

  • Snap share16.0% range 7–26

    wk 2–6 · 5 games

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

  1. 26%wk 2
  2. 18%wk 3
  3. 18%wk 4
  4. 11%wk 5
  5. 7%wk 6

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202610

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 7hand1Out
2026 · wk 5foot1—
2025 · wk 6shoulder1—
2024 · wk 17back3Questionable
2024 · wk 5back1Out

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

Injury history by season · 5 episodes · 7 weeks on a report · same site more than once: back ×2

  • 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 5PLAY 90% ✓ rightbefore his team said anything; played

Season on him: 1 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 this week

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Michael DeiterCUNKteam's word—
Talanoa HufangaSDNPteam's wordOut
Sam EhlingerQBUNKteam's word—
Jordan JacksonDTUNKteam's word—
Matt HenningsenDEUNKteam's word—
Nick GargiuloGUNKteam's word—
Levelle BaileyLBUNKteam's word—
Frank CrumOTUNKteam's word—
Jonah EllissLBDNPteam's wordOut
Pat BryantWRUNKteam's word—
Caleb LohnerTEUNKteam's word—
Dallen BentleyTEUNKteam's word—
Jonah ColemanRBFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Kage CaseyOTUNKteam's word—
Tyler OnyedimDTUNKteam'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

RoleRB3 · 16% snaps
Season2026 · 5 games through wk 6
Per game4.4 rush yards · 1.2 carries · 13.4 receiving yards
TypeCommittee back
Career3 seasons · 23 games before 2026
Injuries4 episodes · last: foot, 2026 wk 5
Bioage 27.6 · 4 seasons' experience · drafted round 6

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 himAs the record holds it
His rolein the rotation at kick returner — 26% of the snaps in his best week of 5
Listed on the depth chartfirst at kick returner
Last weekHe left last week's game — far below his usual share
Snaps played16% a week on average over 5 weeks, 26% at his highest, 42% on special teams
Build5 ft 8 in · 197 lb
CollegeMissouri
Drafted2022, round 6 pick 196, by BAL
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience4 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

  1. PublicHis team's word was public as soon as it was filed.
  2. KickoffKickoff.

His record this season

WkPracticeChance he playsCallSourcePlayed
5FULL90%PLAYbefore his team said anythingyes

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

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.