Carter (hamstring) will remain on Houston's injured reserve for the rest of the campaign, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Carter's season is officially over after his 21-day window to be activated off injured reserve expired. The 25-year-old had been sidelined since the Week 12 win over Buffalo due to a hamstring injury and will now shift his focus to getting healthy for the 2026 campaign.
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Texans' Ajani Carter: Won't play in wild-card round
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Carter (hamstring) has been ruled out for Monday's wild-card matchup versus the Steelers.
The 25-year-old was designated to return from IR on Dec. 23rd, but he's now been ruled out for the third game in a row. If the Texans advance, they will need to activate Carter by Tuesday or else he'll revert to injured reserve for the remainder of the postseason.
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Texans' Ajani Carter: Draws questionable tag
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Carter (hamstring) is listed as questionable ahead of Monday's wild-card matchup against the Steelers, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
Carter has appeared in only two games this season, most recently due to the hamstring injury. He logged full practices throughout the week, so he appears to have a realistic chance to return. However, Carter will need to be activated from injured reserve Sunday to have the chance to suit up.
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Texans' Ajani Carter: Won't return in Week 18
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Carter (hamstring) was not activated from injured reserve and has been downgraded to out for Sunday's game against the Colts.
Carter has been sidelined since Week 13 but has managed to practice for the last 10 days. He should have a decent chance to be activated ahead of Houston's postseason run.
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Texans' Ajani Carter: Remains sidelined Saturday
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Carter (hamstring) has been downgraded and ruled out ahead of Saturday's matchup against the Chargers.
Despite logging full practice sessions Wednesday and Thursday, Carter has been ruled out and will remain on the injured reserve list through Week 17. While the 25-year-old is sidelined Sunday, Tremon Smith and Ja'Marcus Ingram are expected to operate as Houston's top reserve boundary corners.
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Texans' Ajani Carter: Hurts hamstring Week 12
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Carter has been ruled out for the remainder of Thursday's game against Buffalo due to a hamstring injury.
Carter was ruled out early in the fourth quarter. The rookie out of Houston made his season debut Week 11 versus Tennessee and worked exclusively on special teams. Carter was signed to the active roster from the Texans' practice squad earlier Thursday.
