2026 Week 4 Fantasy Football: Buccaneers Place Jalen McMillan on Injured Reserve
McMillan heads to IR with a knee injury, opening up targets in an already-unsettled Tampa Bay offense.
The Buccaneers placed wide receiver Jalen McMillan on injured reserve Wednesday after a knee injury suffered in Sunday's loss to the Vikings, according to ProFootballTalk (NBC Sports). He's reportedly expected to miss 6-to-8 weeks.
Jalen McMillan
Drop him in redraft unless you are in a deep league. A 6-to-8 week IR stint in a season already derailed by injury makes McMillan a non-factor for the foreseeable future. ProFootballTalk notes he's now been limited to just six games over the last two seasons, so dynasty managers who were holding on hope should temper expectations — this is a troubling durability pattern, not a one-off.
The target vacuum he leaves matters more right now. Tampa Bay is also without Baker Mayfield for at least three weeks (dislocated right thumb), with Jalon Daniels stepping in at QB. That's a shaky situation at multiple skill positions simultaneously — check the waiver wire (the list of available, unowned players in your league) for any Bucs receivers who climb the depth chart, but don't overcommit to a passing game that's lost both its starter and a key receiver in the same stretch.
Data: real stats via Sleeper, projections via FantasyPros.