2024 FTN NFL Power Rankings Through Week 15: Who Takes Over the Top Spot?
Daniel Kelley
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Like anything in life, there is bias and subjectivity in our fantasy baseball analysis and understanding. However, it’s helpful to have data to work from because we’re working with a stat-heavy sport in baseball. The word “projections” should be synonymous with fantasy baseball because many use them in draft and in-season analysis to build teams and starting lineups.
One aspect that derails a player’s fantasy production involves injuries. Injury optimism can burn us, especially when a player’s average draft position and market value don’t align with the realistic timeline and skill returns.
Below, we’ll examine the league-wide injury data and trends in 2024 and the player-level situations heading into 2025. With injuries and recovery, we want to use a mix of historical data, trends and offseason news to inform whether we target or fade these players.
2024 Season-Long Injury Data
Before looking at the player-level takes, let’s examine the season-long injury data in 2024. The highest injury occurrences by percentage involve elbow/ulnar (12.7%), shoulder or rotator cuff (17%), back/lumbar/spine (8.5%) and Tommy John surgery (7.4%). The other three injury categories occurring over 7% of the time would be finger/wrist/hand injuries (7.3%), oblique/abdominal/rib (7%) and hamstring injuries (7%).
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