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S · #6 · Houston Texans · week 10 · Sun Nov 15

Reed Blankenship

  • ROLE a starter
  • EXP 4 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH SS1
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Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 10, Reed Blankenship was an SAF for HOU, age 27.5, 4 seasons of experience. In 2026 through week 9 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 86% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 64 games (postseason included) over 4 seasons. His injury history held 10 episodes (concussion 3, chest 2, groin 1), 5 of them reaching OUT, 3 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a concussion injury in 2026 week 9.

The full read

In short

In short

Reed Blankenship is a starter at strong safety for HOU — 97% of the snaps in his best week of 6. His team named him inactive in weeks 7 and 9. His team has not listed him on the final report.

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

  • Snap share85.5% range 48–97

    wk 1–6 · 6 games

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

  1. 90%wk 1
  2. 97%wk 2
  3. 87%wk 3
  4. 94%wk 4
  5. 97%wk 5
  6. 48%wk 6

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202632

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 7concussion2Out
2026 · wk 3hand1—
2025 · wk 13thigh1—
2024 · wk 18Not injury related1—
2024 · wk 14concussion2Out
2024 · wk 6illness1—
2023 · wk 19groin1Questionable
2023 · wk 15concussion1—
2023 · wk 7chest2Out
2023 · wk 2chest2Out
2022 · wk 15knee2Out

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

Injury history by season · 10 episodes · plus 1 not injury related · 16 weeks on a report · same site more than once: concussion ×3

  • ruled out
  • 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

RoleSAF1 · 86% snaps
Season2026 · 6 games through wk 9
Career4 seasons · 64 games before 2026
Injuries10 episodes · last: concussion, 2026 wk 9
Bioage 27.5 · 4 seasons' experience

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

Reed Blankenship, a DB and SAF, is on this week’s watch list and on the club report, carried into the week from his last game week as questionable after he sat. The club has named a concussion and listed him as Did Not Participate In Practice on Thursday and on Friday, both for the concussion; his practice trend is flat and his final practice mark is DNP. Over the last four weeks he has had the most snaps at his role, and he has 6 weeks with snaps this season. He has had 3 concussion episodes since 2023, has 4 years of experience out of Middle Tennessee State, and at the start of the week is 27.7, 73 inches, and 203 lb.

What the AI text stands on

FactValueWhere we hold it
RoleDB, defenseR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeksmost 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 clubConcussionthe 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 ThursdayDid Not Participate In Practice (Concussion)the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Practice FridayDid Not Participate In Practice (Concussion)the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
practice.finalDNPthe 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_games6R2P 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_shrunk0.7263R2P 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_rate1.000R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Earlier concussion injury episodes since 20233R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
episode.siteconcussionR2P 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 DB players, a head injury costs a gameoftenR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
PositionSAFnflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Years of experience4nflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
CollegeMiddle Tennessee Statenflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Height (inches)73R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)203R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week27.7R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season6R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: concussion3R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: chest2R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: groin1R2P 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 · 7:29 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at strong safety — 97% of the snaps in his best week of 6
Listed on the depth chartfirst at strong safety
Last weekHe did not dress last week
Snaps played86% a week on average over 6 weeks, 97% at his highest, 14% on special teams
Build6 ft 1 in · 203 lb
CollegeMiddle Tennessee State
Draftedundrafted
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience4 seasons

Last week, when he was on the report

Last weekHis team saidOur callPlayed
Week 9OutCOIN FLIPleans sitno

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 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.