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Aggregate position data · High Ankle Sprain

High Ankle Sprain · Fantasy points change from the recorded pre-injury baseline · 10% trimmed mean
Position	Episodes	Avg games missed	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6
QB	26	3.1 gamesn=23	-10.1%n=23	+7.0%n=20	-8.6%n=15	+14.5%n=12	+21.6%n=11	-18.7%n=9 · small sample
RB	60	2.4 gamesn=57	-8.0%n=52	-9.7%n=44	-4.0%n=39	+6.6%n=31	-1.7%n=26	-13.9%n=23
WR	51	2.6 gamesn=41	-6.3%n=39	-13.6%n=32	-9.0%n=26	-29.3%n=23	-39.1%n=19	-33.9%n=13
TE	11	4.6 gamesn=8	-34.8%n=8 · small sample	+167.3%n=7 · small sample	+14.2%n=7 · small sample	+120.2%n=6 · small sample	+21.1%n=6 · small sample	-77.0%n=4 · small sample

Change vs baseline0% or higherUnder 10% decline10% to under 20% decline20%+ decline

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Player / team	Injury timing	Games missed	G1 PPG Δ	G2 PPG Δ	G3 PPG Δ	G4 PPG Δ	G5 PPG Δ	G6 PPG Δ
TreVeyon Henderson Right high ankle sprain Injury date: 2026-10-11 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 7.07 First return-game fantasy points: 2.50 Pre-injury snap share: 0.45 First return-game snap share: 0.24 NE · RBPlayer profile	2026 Week 5	0.0	-64.6%	-53.3%	—	—	—	—
Jeremiyah Love Left high ankle sprain Injury date: 2026-08-13 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: — First return-game fantasy points: 12.00 Pre-injury snap share: — First return-game snap share: 0.43 ARI · RBPlayer profile	2026 Preseason	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Demarcus Robinson Right high ankle sprain; grade not reported Injury date: 2026-09-20 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 12.00 First return-game fantasy points: 3.70 Pre-injury snap share: 0.63 First return-game snap share: 0.51 SF · WRPlayer profile	2026 Week 2	5.0	-69.2%	—	—	—	—	—
Omar Cooper Jr. High ankle sprain; side and grade unreported Injury date: 2026-09-13 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: — First return-game fantasy points: 19.30 Pre-injury snap share: — First return-game snap share: 0.82 NYJ · WRPlayer profile	2026 Week 1	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
A.J. Brown Right high ankle sprain; MRI confirmed Injury date: 2026-09-09 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 12.09 First return-game fantasy points: 4.20 Pre-injury snap share: 0.91 First return-game snap share: 0.76 NE · WRPlayer profile	2026 Week 1	4.0	-65.3%	-47.9%	—	—	—	—
Savion Williams High ankle sprain Injury date: 2026-08-21 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 1.71 First return-game fantasy points: 6.10 Pre-injury snap share: 0.11 First return-game snap share: 0.53 GB · WRPlayer profile	2026 Preseason	5.0	+257.1%	+286.3%	+63.9%	+561.5%	—	—
Bryce Young High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2025-11-16 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 10.77 First return-game fantasy points: 8.26 Pre-injury snap share: 0.94 First return-game snap share: 1.00 CAR · QBPlayer profile	2025 Week 11	0.0	-23.3%	+109.2%	+43.1%	+63.7%	-17.8%	+53.5%
Bryce Young High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2025-10-19 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 13.65 First return-game fantasy points: 2.98 Pre-injury snap share: 0.96 First return-game snap share: 1.00 CAR · QBPlayer profile	2025 Week 7	1.0	-78.2%	-88.6%	—	—	—	—
JJ McCarthy High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2025-09-14 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 22.22 First return-game fantasy points: 18.92 Pre-injury snap share: 1.00 First return-game snap share: 1.00 MIN · QBPlayer profile	2025 Week 2	5.0	-14.9%	—	—	—	—	—
Patrick Mahomes High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2024-12-15 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 16.70 First return-game fantasy points: 23.70 Pre-injury snap share: 1.00 First return-game snap share: 1.00 KC · QBPlayer profile	2024 Week 15	0.0	+41.9%	+55.7%	—	—	—	—
Justin Herbert High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2024-12-08 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 15.27 First return-game fantasy points: 13.80 Pre-injury snap share: 0.98 First return-game snap share: 0.98 LAC · QBPlayer profile	2024 Week 14	0.0	-9.6%	+45.1%	+60.1%	+83.6%	—	—
Sam Darnold High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2024-11-24 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 16.61 First return-game fantasy points: 19.60 Pre-injury snap share: 1.00 First return-game snap share: 1.00 MIN · QBPlayer profile	2024 Week 12	0.0	+18.0%	+108.2%	-32.3%	+38.1%	+49.2%	-54.0%
Patrick Mahomes High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2024-10-27 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 13.74 First return-game fantasy points: 24.54 Pre-injury snap share: 1.00 First return-game snap share: 1.00 KC · QBPlayer profile	2024 Week 8	0.0	+78.6%	—	—	—	—	—
Justin Herbert High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2024-09-22 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 10.68 First return-game fantasy points: 11.16 Pre-injury snap share: 1.00 First return-game snap share: 1.00 LAC · QBPlayer profile	2024 Week 3	0.0	+4.5%	+28.1%	+38.2%	+125.3%	+82.4%	+85.0%
Justin Herbert High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2024-09-15 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 10.36 First return-game fantasy points: — Pre-injury snap share: 1.00 First return-game snap share: — LAC · QBPlayer profile	2024 Week 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Will Levis High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2023-12-17 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 12.70 First return-game fantasy points: — Pre-injury snap share: 1.00 First return-game snap share: — TEN · QBPlayer profile	2023 Week 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Trevor Lawrence High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2023-12-04 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 16.35 First return-game fantasy points: 17.38 Pre-injury snap share: 0.97 First return-game snap share: 1.00 JAX · QBPlayer profile	2023 Week 13	0.0	+6.3%	—	—	—	—	—
Kenny Pickett High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2023-12-03 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 9.74 First return-game fantasy points: 0.00 Pre-injury snap share: 0.93 First return-game snap share: 0.18 PIT · QBPlayer profile	2023 Week 13	11.0	-100.0%	-96.9%	—	—	—	—
Deshaun Watson High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2023-11-12 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 14.12 First return-game fantasy points: — Pre-injury snap share: 0.80 First return-game snap share: — CLE · QBPlayer profile	2023 Week 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ryan Tannehill High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2023-10-15 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 10.02 First return-game fantasy points: 9.78 Pre-injury snap share: 0.99 First return-game snap share: 1.00 TEN · QB	2023 Week 6	8.0	-2.4%	-32.9%	+24.0%	—	—	—
Ryan Tannehill High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2022-12-18 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 14.05 First return-game fantasy points: 2.42 Pre-injury snap share: 0.95 First return-game snap share: 1.00 TEN · QB	2022 Week 15	3.0	-82.8%	+49.8%	-70.4%	-9.6%	-30.5%	—
PJ Walker High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2022-11-10 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 6.68 First return-game fantasy points: 3.78 Pre-injury snap share: 0.67 First return-game snap share: 0.99 CAR · QB	2022 Week 10	12.0	-43.4%	-18.9%	+58.9%	-100.0%	-100.0%	-97.9%
Baker Mayfield High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2022-10-09 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 11.97 First return-game fantasy points: 14.20 Pre-injury snap share: 1.00 First return-game snap share: 0.63 CAR · QBPlayer profile	2022 Week 5	3.0	+18.6%	-57.9%	+18.6%	-45.4%	+45.4%	-65.9%
Mac Jones High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2022-09-25 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 10.60 First return-game fantasy points: 0.92 Pre-injury snap share: 1.00 First return-game snap share: 0.35 NE · QBPlayer profile	2022 Week 3	3.0	-91.3%	+10.0%	-8.7%	-4.3%	+119.6%	+17.9%
Sam Darnold High Ankle Sprain Injury date: Not recorded Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 13.11 First return-game fantasy points: 16.86 Pre-injury snap share: 0.93 First return-game snap share: 1.00 CAR · QBPlayer profile	2022 Preseason	11.0	+28.6%	-10.0%	+0.7%	+67.1%	+65.1%	-93.0%
Jalen Hurts High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2021-11-28 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 22.55 First return-game fantasy points: 27.64 Pre-injury snap share: 0.98 First return-game snap share: 1.00 PHI · QBPlayer profile	2021 Week 12	1.0	+22.6%	-26.1%	-42.5%	—	—	—
Carson Wentz High Ankle Sprain Injury date: Not recorded Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 16.53 First return-game fantasy points: 18.34 Pre-injury snap share: 0.96 First return-game snap share: 1.00 PHI · QBPlayer profile	2021 Preseason	0.0	+10.9%	+6.3%	-53.1%	+8.4%	+36.6%	+2.9%
Jimmy Garoppolo High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2020-11-01 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 12.52 First return-game fantasy points: 14.76 Pre-injury snap share: 0.80 First return-game snap share: 0.93 SF · QB	2020 Week 8	8.0	+17.9%	+56.3%	—	—	—	—
Jimmy Garoppolo High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2020-09-20 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 19.26 First return-game fantasy points: -0.92 Pre-injury snap share: 1.00 First return-game snap share: 0.48 SF · QB	2020 Week 2	2.0	-104.8%	+22.1%	-61.2%	—	—	—
Daniel Jones High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2019-12-01 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 15.69 First return-game fantasy points: 35.28 Pre-injury snap share: 0.91 First return-game snap share: 1.00 NYG · QBPlayer profile	2019 Week 13	2.0	+124.9%	+6.1%	—	—	—	—
Matt Ryan High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2019-10-20 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 23.11 First return-game fantasy points: 14.58 Pre-injury snap share: 1.00 First return-game snap share: 1.00 ATL · QB	2019 Week 7	1.0	-36.9%	-28.9%	-66.9%	-28.2%	-7.7%	-17.3%
Patrick MaHomes High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2019-09-08 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 26.07 First return-game fantasy points: 31.62 Pre-injury snap share: 0.98 First return-game snap share: 1.00 KC · QBPlayer profile	2019 Week 1	0.0	+21.3%	+6.9%	-30.9%	-28.9%	-27.8%	—
Blake Corum High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2025-12-29 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 7.27 First return-game fantasy points: 5.40 Pre-injury snap share: 0.29 First return-game snap share: 0.23 LA · RBPlayer profile	2025 Week 17	0.0	-25.7%	—	—	—	—	—
Ashton Jeanty High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2025-11-23 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 12.62 First return-game fantasy points: 9.10 Pre-injury snap share: 0.73 First return-game snap share: 0.96 LV · RBPlayer profile	2025 Week 12	0.0	-27.9%	-62.0%	-50.9%	+148.0%	-34.2%	-13.6%
Bhayshul Tuten High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2025-11-16 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 4.94 First return-game fantasy points: 1.70 Pre-injury snap share: 0.21 First return-game snap share: 0.21 JAX · RBPlayer profile	2025 Week 11	0.0	-65.6%	+69.9%	-130.3%	—	—	—
Emari Demercado High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2025-11-16 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 5.07 First return-game fantasy points: 1.10 Pre-injury snap share: 0.24 First return-game snap share: 0.11 ARI · RBPlayer profile	2025 Week 11	3.0	-78.3%	-40.8%	-40.8%	+22.3%	—	—
Samaje Perine High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2025-11-02 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 3.73 First return-game fantasy points: 4.40 Pre-injury snap share: 0.35 First return-game snap share: 0.40 CIN · RBPlayer profile	2025 Week 9	2.0	+18.1%	+15.4%	+28.9%	+198.0%	+109.4%	+79.9%
Ollie Gordon High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2025-10-30 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 3.60 First return-game fantasy points: -0.30 Pre-injury snap share: 0.24 First return-game snap share: 0.06 MIA · RB	2025 Week 9	0.0	-108.3%	+191.7%	-72.2%	+113.9%	—	—
Alvin Kamara High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2025-10-26 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 9.00 First return-game fantasy points: 0.20 Pre-injury snap share: 0.73 First return-game snap share: 0.59 NO · RBPlayer profile	2025 Week 8	0.0	-97.8%	—	—	—	—	—
Kareem Hunt High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2025-10-19 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 7.62 First return-game fantasy points: 16.70 Pre-injury snap share: 0.38 First return-game snap share: 0.32 KC · RB	2025 Week 7	0.0	+119.3%	+57.5%	+66.7%	+142.9%	+11.6%	+18.2%
Tyjae Spears High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2025-08-09 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 8.22 First return-game fantasy points: 1.40 Pre-injury snap share: 0.43 First return-game snap share: 0.25 TEN · RBPlayer profile	2025 Preseason	4.0	-83.0%	-14.8%	-33.1%	+91.1%	-6.3%	-28.2%
Chase Brown High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2024-12-28 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 14.46 First return-game fantasy points: 12.10 Pre-injury snap share: 0.62 First return-game snap share: 0.75 CIN · RBPlayer profile	2024 Week 17	1.0	-16.3%	-48.1%	-72.3%	-40.5%	-42.6%	-45.4%
Jordan Mason High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2024-12-01 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 9.25 First return-game fantasy points: 8.00 Pre-injury snap share: 0.48 First return-game snap share: 0.54 SF · RBPlayer profile	2024 Week 13	6.0	-13.5%	-48.1%	+155.3%	-5.9%	+20.1%	+26.5%
Najee Harris High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2024-11-10 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 11.86 First return-game fantasy points: 11.30 Pre-injury snap share: 0.57 First return-game snap share: 0.58 PIT · RB	2024 Week 10	0.0	-4.7%	-46.0%	+84.6%	-4.7%	-78.1%	-64.6%
Jonathan Taylor High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2024-09-29 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 17.10 First return-game fantasy points: 18.20 Pre-injury snap share: 0.79 First return-game snap share: 0.81 IND · RBPlayer profile	2024 Week 4	3.0	+6.4%	-56.7%	-22.8%	-62.0%	-79.5%	-1.8%
Joe Mixon High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2024-09-15 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 25.30 First return-game fantasy points: 26.20 Pre-injury snap share: 0.72 First return-game snap share: 0.42 HOU · RB	2024 Week 2	3.0	+3.6%	+0.4%	-15.4%	-34.4%	-36.8%	+35.6%
De'Von Achane High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2024-09-08 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 16.11 First return-game fantasy points: 26.00 Pre-injury snap share: 0.43 First return-game snap share: 0.62 MIA · RBPlayer profile	2024 Week 1	0.0	+61.4%	-54.7%	-72.7%	—	—	—
Alvin Kamara High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2023-12-31 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 15.80 First return-game fantasy points: 19.50 Pre-injury snap share: 0.65 First return-game snap share: 0.52 NO · RBPlayer profile	2023 Week 17	1.0	+23.4%	—	—	—	—	—
Rhamondre Stevenson High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2023-12-03 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 11.30 First return-game fantasy points: 20.10 Pre-injury snap share: 0.66 First return-game snap share: 0.78 NE · RBPlayer profile	2023 Week 13	5.0	+77.9%	+41.6%	-97.3%	—	—	—
D'Onta Foreman High Ankle Sprain Injury date: 2023-11-19 Pre-injury fantasy points/game: 11.78 First return-game fantasy points: 8.20 Pre-injury snap share: 0.47 First return-game snap share: 0.55 CHI · RB	2023 Week 11	1.0	-30.4%	-105.1%	—	—	—	—

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