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Christian Kirk Injury status and history

Age
29
Height / weight
5'11", 200 lb
Experience
9th season
Drafted
2018 R2, #47

2025 Season

PPR PPG
4.5
Pos rank
WR101
Rostered
3%

Week 4 vs. Broncos, Sun Oct 4, 4:25 PM ET 27th vs. WRs, tough

Christian Kirk Injury Update & History

Injured reserve
Checked

Kirk is on injured reserve with a calf injury.

2026 games missed
4
Last played Week 18, Jan 10
Latest injury
Chest
Week 16, 2025, played through
Next game
Week 4 vs DEN
Sun Oct 4, 4:25 PM ET

Practice participation

Week 4 reports: Wed, Thu, Fri

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

Injury History at a Glance

Six logged injuries in eight seasons. His lost time is spread out: the most any one injury cost was 9 games.

B

Durability

67/100

21

Games missed

6

Injuries

9games

Longest absence

Broken collarbone injury · 2024

Where He's Been Hurt

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

Abdomen2023, 5 gamesShoulder2024, 9 gamesRibs2025, played thruHip2020, 1 gameHamstring2025, 3 gamesAnkle2019, 3 games
Front view: the player's right side is on your left. Side not recorded for the ribs, hamstring, shoulder, hip and ankle.
Injuries by body part, regular-season games missed
Body partInjuriesGames missed
Shoulder19
Abdomen15
Ankle13
Hamstring13
Hip / groin11
Chest / ribs10
Total621

Injury risk profile: Moderate

  • No body part injured twice
  • Illness in 2025, 3 games missed
  • 21 games in 8 seasons, 9 of them in 2024
  • 6 injuries spread across 6 body parts

Christian Kirk Injury History

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

  1. 2025

    Illness Played through

    Week 16 · with the Texans

    Kirk was listed as questionable due to an illness ahead of the team's Week 16 game.

  2. 2025

    Strained Hamstring 3 games

    Week 1 · with the Texans

    Kirk sustained a strained hamstring that was expected to sideline him for at least two weeks, causing him to miss the season opener. Kirk suffered a recurrence of his hamstring injury in practice and was ruled out for the Week 7 game against the Seahawks.

  3. 2024

    Broken Collarbone, surgery 9 games

    Week 8 · with the Jaguars

    Kirk suffered a broken collarbone in the fourth quarter against the Packers, which required surgery and ended his season.

  4. 2023

    Core Muscle 5 games

    Week 13 · with the Jaguars

    Kirk suffered a core muscle injury, initially reported as a groin injury, that caused him to miss the final five games of the season.

  5. 2020

    Groin 1 game

    Week 3 · with the Cardinals

    Kirk was inactive for the Cardinals' Week 3 game due to a groin injury.

  6. 2019

    Ankle 3 games

    Week 5 · with the Cardinals

    Kirk missed three games due to an ankle injury suffered in Week 4.

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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Christian Kirk Injury FAQ

Is Christian Kirk injured?

Yes. As of October 2, 2026, Christian Kirk is on injured reserve with a calf injury. He has missed 4 games this season. See how the injury changes his rest-of-season value.

Is Christian Kirk playing this week?

No. Christian Kirk is on injured reserve for Week 4 against the Broncos on Sunday, October 4. Should you start him?

What injury does Christian Kirk have?

Christian Kirk has a calf injury and is on injured reserve for Week 4. He has missed 4 games this season.

Why isn't Christian Kirk playing?

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

Has Christian Kirk missed any games this season?

Yes. Christian Kirk has missed 4 games in 2026 and played in 0.

What is Christian Kirk's injury history?

Christian Kirk has 6 logged NFL injuries, which have cost him 21 games in all: 9 for a broken collarbone injury in 2024, 5 for a core muscle injury in 2023, 3 for a strained hamstring in 2025, 3 for an ankle injury in 2019 and 1 for a groin injury in 2020. No body part has been injured twice.

What was Christian Kirk's most recent injury?

Christian Kirk's most recent logged injury was an illness in Week 16 of 2025. He played through it and missed no regular-season games.

Does Christian Kirk have any recurring injuries?

No. Christian Kirk's six logged injuries were to six different body parts, so the record shows no recurring pattern.

What was Christian Kirk's worst injury?

Christian Kirk's longest absence came from a broken collarbone injury in 2024, which cost him 9 games of the 21 he has missed in his career.