Zach Charbonnet Ruled Out for Thursday Night, Velus Jones Back on Active Roster

Zach Charbonnet will miss Thursday night's Seahawks-Broncos game, according to ProFootballTalk (NBC Sports). Charbonnet has been practicing since being designated for return from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list on October 1, but Seattle officially ruled him out Wednesday. Critically, the report notes he must be activated next week or he cannot return from his torn ACL this season at all — so his status heading into Week 7 is the real thing to watch.

Zach Charbonnet

Charbonnet is off the table for Thursday's game. If you're starting him in Week 6, don't. The activation deadline next week adds urgency for dynasty managers in particular — if Seattle keeps him off the active roster another week, his 2026 season is over before it started. Redraft managers should treat him as unavailable until there's an official activation announcement.

Velus Jones

In a head-spinning 24-hour roster shuffle, Seattle released Jones on Tuesday to make room for wide receiver Irv Charles, then flipped it Wednesday — releasing Charles and re-signing Jones to the active roster. Jones is listed as a wide receiver in the player data here, but he's now the player who gets the active roster spot heading into Thursday. The source story does not specify a role or snap expectation for Jones, so don't overreact in redraft leagues. That said, with Charbonnet out and the roster move confirmed, Jones is worth a look on the waiver wire (the pool of unclaimed free agents) if he's available in your league — just temper expectations until we see a game role materialize.

The story also notes that wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (ankle) and defensive tackle Leonard Williams (ankle) are on track to play Thursday, with no injury designations on the active roster beyond the three players already ruled out.