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Calvin Austin Injury status and history

Age
27
Height / weight
5'9", 162 lb
Experience
5th season

2025 Season

PPR PPG
6.2
Pos rank
WR77
Rostered
—

Week 4 vs. Cardinals, Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET 4th vs. WRs, favorable

Calvin Austin Injury Update & History

Injured reserve
Checked

Austin is on injured reserve with a knee injury.

2026 games missed
3
Last played Week 18, Jan 10
Latest injury
Hamstring
Week 16, 2025, 1 game missed
Next game
Week 4 vs ARI
Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET

Practice participation

Week 4 reports: Wed, Thu, Fri

Austin hasn't appeared on an injury report this season.

Injury History at a Glance

Five logged injuries in three seasons. Most of his lost time came from a foot injury in 2022; nothing else has cost him more than 2 games.

B

Durability

65/100

20

Games missed

5

Injuries

17games

Longest absence

Foot injury · 2022

Where He's Been Hurt

Marker size shows games missed. A dashed ring means he played through it.

R. shoulder2025, 2 gamesAbdomen2025, played thruHamstring2025, 1 gameCalf2025, played thruFoot2022, 17 games
Front view: the player's right side is on your left. Side not recorded for the hamstring, calf and foot.
Injuries by body part, regular-season games missed
Body partInjuriesGames missed
Foot / toe117
Shoulder12
Hamstring11
Abdomen10
Calf / shin10
Total520

Injury risk profile: High

  • No body part injured twice
  • Hamstring in 2025, 3 games missed
  • 20 games in 3 seasons, 17 of them in 2022
  • 5 injuries spread across 5 body parts

Calvin Austin Injury History

Every logged injury, most recent first. Games missed are regular-season games.

  1. 2025

    Hamstring 1 game

    Week 16 · with the Steelers

    Suffered a hamstring injury in Week 16 against the Lions and missed the following week's game.

  2. 2025

    Calf Played through

    Week 15 · with the Steelers

    Was dealing with a calf injury ahead of the Week 15 game but played through it.

  3. 2025

    Shoulder · Right 2 games

    Week 4 · with the Steelers

    Sustained a shoulder injury against the Minnesota Vikings in Dublin, causing him to miss two games.

  4. 2025

    Abdominal Played through

    Preseason · with the Steelers

    Missed time during training camp with an abdominal injury but was ready for Week 1.

  5. 2022

    Foot 17 games

    Preseason

    Missed his entire rookie campaign due to a foot injury suffered before the season.

Injury status is the designation each club has filed, as our last check found it. History covers regular-season games missed. The durability score measures time lost to injury only; games not played as a backup don't count against it. Status last checked . Practice participation is from the league's official injury report on NFL.com, last read .

Fantasy points use PPR scoring.

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Calvin Austin Injury FAQ

Is Calvin Austin injured?

Yes. As of October 2, 2026, Calvin Austin is on injured reserve with a knee injury. He has missed 3 games this season. See how the injury changes his rest-of-season value.

Is Calvin Austin playing this week?

No. Calvin Austin is on injured reserve for Week 4 against the Cardinals on Sunday, October 4. Should you start him?

What injury does Calvin Austin have?

Calvin Austin has a knee injury and is on injured reserve for Week 4. He has missed 3 games this season.

Why isn't Calvin Austin playing?

Calvin Austin is on injured reserve with a knee injury, the designation his club filed as of October 2, 2026. That rules him out of Week 4.

Has Calvin Austin missed any games this season?

Yes. Calvin Austin has missed 3 games in 2026 and played in 0.

What is Calvin Austin's injury history?

Calvin Austin has 5 logged NFL injuries, which have cost him 20 games in all: 17 for a foot injury in 2022, 2 for a right shoulder injury in 2025 and 1 for a hamstring injury in 2025. No body part has been injured twice.

What was Calvin Austin's most recent injury?

Calvin Austin's most recent logged injury was a hamstring injury in Week 16 of 2025. It cost him 1 game.

Does Calvin Austin have any recurring injuries?

No. Calvin Austin's five logged injuries were to five different body parts, so the record shows no recurring pattern.

What was Calvin Austin's worst injury?

Calvin Austin's longest absence came from a foot injury in 2022, which cost him 17 games of the 20 he has missed in his career.