TreVeyon Henderson injury: high ankle sprain, multiple weeks out

Henderson has a high ankle sprain and will miss multiple weeks

The bottom line: TreVeyon Henderson suffered a high ankle sprain in Sunday’s 45-17 win over the Raiders and is expected to be out multiple weeks, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported Tuesday. He will not need surgery. It is the second time this season an injury to his right ankle has cost him games.

What was reported

The bottom line: Schefter’s report is the only timeline anyone has put on it. The Patriots have not given one.

The details:

• “Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson suffered a high ankle sprain during Sunday’s win over the Raiders that now is expected to sideline him multiple weeks, per league sources. Henderson will not need surgery, and he is regarded as a quick healer, so the Patriots are hoping his return is sooner rather than later,” Schefter posted Tuesday morning.
• Mike Vrabel had no diagnosis a day earlier. “We’ll evaluate here and see how it looks,” he said Monday, per the Boston Herald. “Wasn’t able to finish the game, and if we see that on Wednesday he’s going to be limited, then we’ll let you know he’ll be limited.”
• Wednesday’s practice report is the next scheduled update.

How it happened

The bottom line: Henderson was rolled up on by safety Jeremy Chinn at the end of an 11-yard run in the second quarter and came up limping.

The details:

• He did not return. The Patriots ruled him out midway through the third quarter, in the same stretch they ruled out left tackle Will Campbell.
• Henderson finished the game with four carries for 22 yards and a 16-yard catch on a lateral from Efton Chism III, Sports Illustrated reported.
• He has 163 rushing yards on 42 carries through four games. His only touchdown of the season came in Week 2 against the Steelers.
• Henderson missed the season opener at Seattle with an ankle injury suffered during an 11-on-11 session in training camp. Both ankle injuries this season were to his right ankle.
• A second-round pick out of Ohio State in 2025, he led the Patriots in rushing as a rookie with 911 yards and nine touchdowns.

What is left in the backfield

The bottom line: Rhamondre Stevenson and Corey Kiner, with Lan Larison on the practice squad.

The details:

• Stevenson ran 13 times for 64 yards and a touchdown against the Raiders and took on a larger share after Henderson went out.
• Kiner is the only other running back on the 53-man roster. His first carry on Sunday, in relief of Henderson, was punched out by former Patriot Adam Butler for New England’s only turnover of the game.
• Larison, an undrafted free agent in 2025, is on the practice squad. He was elevated for the season opener.
• Myles Montgomery is already on injured reserve.
• New England’s most recent transaction was Oct. 10, when it activated Brenden Schooler, signed cornerback Kindle Vildor to the 53-man roster and placed Mack Hollins and Reggie Gilliam on injured reserve. No running back has been added since Henderson was hurt. USA Today reported the team is expected to address the position.

The rest of the list

The bottom line: Campbell’s MRI result has still not been announced, and New England has 19 players on injured reserve.

The details:

• Campbell was due for an MRI on Monday on the right knee in which he tore an MCL last season. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported a believed sprain. No result has been made public, and ESPN still lists him as questionable.
• Rookie Caleb Lomu played a career-high 49 offensive snaps at left tackle in Campbell’s place and allowed one hurry.
• The Patriots used 17 injured reserve placements in all of last season and are at 19 through five games. The full list is on our Patriots injury report.
• A.J. Brown, on injured reserve since Week 1 with a high ankle sprain, has “a chance” to return to practice this week, Vrabel said Monday.

New England hosts the Jets on Sunday, then plays at Chicago on a short week the following Thursday.

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Our take

Multiple weeks is the whole report, and “regarded as a quick healer” is code for “nobody wants to put a number on it.” Treat four games as the default assumption and be happy if it’s two.

The thing that makes this survivable is also the thing that makes it annoying. New England just scored 45 points without A.J. Brown, without Mack Hollins and, for most of the afternoon, without Will Campbell. The offense is clearly not one player - the Patriots offensive turnaround has a lot more to it than that. But Stevenson is now carrying the running game largely on his own, on a roster whose only other back fumbled his first carry. And the Jets followed by a short week at Chicago is exactly when you want some real depth at the position.

Sign somebody. The practice squad has one healthy name on it.