Injury Impacts

What injuries cost each manager, 2023 to 2026

Updated Thu, Oct 29 · 12:23 AM ET

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This page is one league's injury study and isn't kept for other leagues. For yours, see League History, Draft Review and your league's waivers and trades.

Counted: drafted players (all 13 games but the bye) and pickups held 4+ weeks, for games missed while on the roster. Streamers are not.

High-Impact Games Missed: players from the first 2 rounds or at starter pace (top 25% in median weekly points at the position, 5+ games). Est. Pts Lost: games missed × the player's median weekly score.

TeamTotal Games Missed% of Games MissedHigh-Impact Games MissedEst. Pts Lost
Tyler12615.54%251089
Colin9815.56%211063
Max9816.23%291003
George8515.23%18936
Jackson7110.69%29904
Mark9716.25%16838
Everett10817.53%11838
Austin8514.89%7809
Trevor7613.94%29732
Padgett4910.19%8599

Most Impactful Injuries

The single most damaging player absences across all seasons, ranked by estimated points lost. Drafted is where the manager got the player: the draft slot (round.pick), or the week a pickup was added.

PlayerSeasonPosManagerDraftedMed PPGGames MissedEst. Pts Lost
Anthony Richardson2023-2024QBPadgett13.319.39174
Justin Jefferson2023-2024WRColin1.124.47171
Mike Williams2023-2024WRColin7.116.610166
Rashee Rice2024-2025WRTyler7.617.99161
J.K. Dobbins2023-2024RBMark6.311.712140
Rashee Rice2025-2026WRMax5.123.26139
Tyreek Hill2025-2026WRAustin4.414.39129
Nick Chubb2023-2024RBTyler2.411.611127
Joe Burrow2025-2026QBAustin5.714.09126
Jayden Reed2025-2026WRGeorge11.911.411125
Deshaun Watson2023-2024QBGeorge9.417.67123
Kyler Murray2025-2026QBTyler11.315.38122

Injury Breakdown by Season

Games missed per team, stacked by season