What the durability does
Games played is the category nobody drafts for and everybody loses to. The durability view reads each player's recent availability against his age and profile, projects expected games, and flags the late-season risks — rest, tanking shutdowns — that quietly decide fantasy playoffs.
Use it on draft day to price risk into every pick, and at the trade deadline to know whether you're buying a player or buying his medical file.
How it works
- Every fantasy-relevant player gets an availability read: recent games played, age, and injury profile.
- Expected games — not last season's total — is the number our projections actually use.
- Late-season tank and shutdown flags mark players whose teams may have no reason to play them in your playoff weeks.
Frequently asked questions
How is injury risk estimated?
From the pattern of recent-season availability weighed against age and role — not from diagnosing injuries. Expected games is a probability-weighted projection, and injury-classed logic treats a season-ending case differently from a mid-season return.
What are shutdown flags?
Markers on players whose teams are likely to rest or shut them down late in the season — exactly the weeks your fantasy playoffs run. A first-round talent on a lottery team can be a last-place roster spot in April.
The durability is free with an account — powered by the same projection engine as our rankings, and built to give you a view, not just numbers.