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Player recovery metrics by injury type — PPG and snap share after return.

2,414 injury episodes · Fantasy performance and recovery by position

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Aggregate position data · Back Injury

Back Injury · Fantasy points change from the recorded pre-injury baseline · 10% trimmed mean
PositionEpisodesAvg games missedGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6
QB81.2 gamesn=5+303.2%n=4 · small sample-59.6%n=3 · small sample+68.9%n=2 · small sample+46.4%n=1 · small sample+71.8%n=1 · small sample+134.9%n=1 · small sample
RB81.4 gamesn=8+107.9%n=6 · small sample+144.6%n=5 · small sample+234.4%n=4 · small sample+132.0%n=3 · small sample+128.6%n=2 · small sample+0.8%n=2 · small sample
WR80.0 gamesn=7-27.4%n=6 · small sample-8.2%n=5 · small sample-69.3%n=4 · small sample-72.2%n=2 · small sample+66.7%n=1 · small sample-33.3%n=1 · small sample
TE61.2 gamesn=5+41.3%n=5 · small sample+170.0%n=3 · small sample+95.9%n=3 · small sample-14.5%n=1 · small sample-56.0%n=1 · small sample+10.5%n=1 · small sample
Change vs baseline0% or higherUnder 10% decline10% to under 20% decline20%+ decline

6 matching episodes · Back Injury · TE.

Games 1–6 after return. A dash means no eligible observation is available. Scroll sideways on smaller screens.
Player / teamInjury timingGames missedG1 PPG ΔG2 PPG ΔG3 PPG ΔG4 PPG ΔG5 PPG ΔG6 PPG Δ
Mason Taylor

Back
Injury date: Not recorded
Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 6.02
First return-game fantasy points: 1.60
Pre-injury snap share: 0.58
First return-game snap share: 0.63

NYJ · TEPlayer profile		2026 Week 90.0-73.4%—————
Nate Boerkircher

Back injury
Injury date: Not recorded
Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 1.28
First return-game fantasy points: 7.80
Pre-injury snap share: 0.47
First return-game snap share: 0.55

JAX · TEPlayer profile		2026 Week 60.0+509.4%+650.0%+454.7%———
Kenyon Sadiq

Back injury; specific region and tissue diagnosis not reported
Injury date: Not recorded
Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 10.87
First return-game fantasy points: 0.00
Pre-injury snap share: 0.45
First return-game snap share: 0.69

NYJ · TEPlayer profile		2026 Week 40.0-100.0%—————
Trey McBride

Back injury
Injury date: Not recorded
Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 20.00
First return-game fantasy points: 14.10
Pre-injury snap share: 0.80
First return-game snap share: 0.88

ARI · TEPlayer profile		2026 Week 20.0-29.5%-40.0%-67.0%-14.5%-56.0%+10.5%
Grant Calcaterra

Back injury
Injury date: 2026-08-19
Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 1.21
First return-game fantasy points: 0.00
Pre-injury snap share: 0.40
First return-game snap share: 0.12

PHI · TE		2026 Preseason6.0-100.0%-100.0%-100.0%———
Sam LaPorta

Lumbar disc herniation; surgical repair
Injury date: Not recorded
Pre-injury fantasy points/game: —
First return-game fantasy points: —
Pre-injury snap share: —
First return-game snap share: —

DET · TEPlayer profile		2025 Week 11———————

Snapshot updated November 14, 2026. All tables use the same 2,414-episode source snapshot. Historical comparisons are observational; they do not establish that an injury caused a particular performance change. Read the methodology and limitations.

About the injury recovery data

Fantasy Injury Team · Tom Christ, PT, DPT, OCS · Injury research and clinical interpretation

How much does an injury affect fantasy football production after a player returns? Compare quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends using FIT’s recorded NFL injury episodes.

Explore six return games, fantasy points and snap share. Use the tables to compare time missed and performance after return. Sample sizes appear beside the averages so you can distinguish a larger body of observations from a handful of cases.

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