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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 · Deltoid Ankle

Deltoid Ankle · Snap share change from the recorded pre-injury baseline · 10% trimmed mean
PositionEpisodesAvg games missedGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6
QB1—n=0-93.4%n=1 · small sample-56.3%n=1 · small sample+0.4%n=1 · small sample—n=0—n=0—n=0
RB0—n=0—n=0—n=0—n=0—n=0—n=0—n=0
WR17.0 gamesn=1—n=0—n=0—n=0—n=0—n=0—n=0
TE16.0 gamesn=1—n=0—n=0—n=0—n=0—n=0—n=0
Change vs baseline0% or higherUnder 10% decline10% to under 20% decline20%+ decline

3 matching episodes · Deltoid Ankle · All positions.

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

Deltoid-ligament ankle sprain
Injury date: 2026-08-22
Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 12.54
First return-game fantasy points: 0.20
Pre-injury snap share: 0.92
First return-game snap share: 0.06

MIN · QBPlayer profile		2026 Preseason—-93.4%-56.3%+0.4%———
De'Zhaun Stribling

Left ankle deltoid-ligament injury; Achilles tendon intact
Injury date: 2026-09-10
Pre-injury fantasy points/game: —
First return-game fantasy points: —
Pre-injury snap share: —
First return-game snap share: —

SF · WRPlayer profile		2026 Week 17.0——————
Terrance Ferguson

Medial (deltoid ligament) ankle sprain aggravation; side and grade unreported
Injury date: 2026-09-27
Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 7.20
First return-game fantasy points: —
Pre-injury snap share: 0.54
First return-game snap share: —

LAR · TEPlayer profile		2026 Week 36.0——————

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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