How important is health to player’s value at draft time?
This is extremely difficult to quantify. It largely depends on the cost of subsequently drafting his backup/handcuff versus having to draft a open starting spot. Can you wait after all your starting positions are filled, is that position so critical that you have to fill early, or are the players that are left of the same value that you can still wait a round and a similar player will still be there? We start with trying to assess the difference being healthy has on a player’s stats. This might be misleading because, it penalizes missing games heavily without assessing what his replacement could do. So without much ado, here is the importance of each player for his fantasy team for a full season.
| row | Player | Pos | Team | Year | count |
| 1 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL | 2016 | 12 |
| 2 | DeMarco Murray | RB | TEN | 2016 | 12 |
| 3 | Antonio Brown | WR | PIT | 2016 | 12 |
| 4 | Melvin Gordon | RB | SD | 2016 | 12 |
| 5 | Mike Evans | WR | TB | 2016 | 12 |
| 6 | LeSean McCoy | RB | BUF | 2016 | 11 |
| 7 | A.J. Green | WR | CIN | 2016 | 10 |
| 8 | Julio Jones | WR | ATL | 2016 | 12 |
| 9 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND | 2016 | 11 |
| 10 | Jordan Reed | TE | WAS | 2016 | 9 |
| 11 | Jordy Nelson | WR | GB | 2016 | 12 |
| 12 | Stefon Diggs | WR | MIN | 2016 | 10 |
| 13 | Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL | 2016 | 12 |
| 14 | Dez Bryant | WR | DAL | 2016 | 9 |
| 15 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 2016 | 12 |
| 16 | Delanie Walker | TE | TEN | 2016 | 11 |
| 17 | Carlos Hyde | RB | SF | 2016 | 10 |
| 18 | Theo Riddick | RB | DET | 2016 | 10 |
| 19 | LeGarrette Blount | RB | NE | 2016 | 12 |
| 20 | Terrelle Pryor | WR | CLE | 2016 | 12 |
| 21 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | DEN | 2016 | 12 |
| 22 | Michael Crabtree | WR | OAK | 2016 | 12 |
| 23 | Drew Brees | QB | NO | 2016 | 12 |
| 24 | Jarvis Landry | WR | MIA | 2016 | 12 |
| 25 | Davante Adams | WR | GB | 2016 | 12 |
| 26 | Matt Forte | RB | NYJ | 2016 | 11 |
| 27 | Brandin Cooks | WR | NO | 2016 | 12 |
| 28 | Greg Olsen | TE | CAR | 2016 | 12 |
| 29 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | DEN | 2016 | 12 |
| 30 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | NE | 2016 | 8 |
| 31 | Andrew Luck | QB | IND | 2016 | 10 |
| 32 | C.J. Anderson | RB | DEN | 2016 | 7 |
| 33 | Tyrell Williams | WR | SD | 2016 | 12 |
| 34 | Kelvin Benjamin | WR | CAR | 2016 | 12 |
| 35 | Jamison Crowder | WR | WAS | 2016 | 12 |
| 36 | Matt Ryan | QB | ATL | 2016 | 12 |
| 37 | Lamar Miller | RB | HOU | 2016 | 12 |
| 38 | Julian Edelman | WR | NE | 2016 | 12 |
| 39 | Matt Bryant | K | ATL | 2016 | 12 |
| 40 | Tom Brady | QB | NE | 2016 | 8 |
| 41 | New England Patriots | DST | New E | 2016 | 12 |
| 42 | Allen Robinson | WR | JAC | 2016 | 12 |
| 43 | Marcus Mariota | QB | TEN | 2016 | 12 |
| 44 | Mike Wallace | WR | BAL | 2016 | 12 |
| 45 | Isaiah Crowell | RB | CLE | 2016 | 12 |
| 46 | Minnesota Vikings | DST | Minne | 2016 | 12 |
| 47 | Steve Smith | WR | BAL | 2016 | 10 |
| 48 | Jason Witten | TE | DAL | 2016 | 12 |
| 49 | Golden Tate | WR | DET | 2016 | 12 |
| 50 | Kenny Britt | WR | LAR | 2016 | 12 |
| 51 | Willie Snead | WR | NO | 2016 | 11 |
| 52 | Cameron Brate | TE | TB | 2016 | 12 |
| 53 | Hunter Henry | TE | SD | 2016 | 10 |
| 54 | Brandon Marshall | WR | NYJ | 2016 | 11 |
| 55 | Coby Fleener | TE | NO | 2016 | 12 |
| 56 | Seattle Seahawks | DST | Seatt | 2016 | 12 |
| 57 | Baltimore Ravens | DST | Balti | 2016 | 12 |
| 58 | Antonio Gates | TE | SD | 2016 | 10 |
| 59 | Robert Woods | WR | BUF | 2016 | 9 |
| 60 | Cole Beasley | WR | DAL | 2016 | 12 |
| 61 | Todd Gurley | RB | LAR | 2016 | 12 |
| 62 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN | 2016 | 12 |
| 63 | Dallas Cowboys | DST | Dalla | 2016 | 12 |
| 64 | Kirk Cousins | QB | WAS | 2016 | 12 |
| 65 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU | 2016 | 12 |
| 66 | Taylor Gabriel | WR | ATL | 2016 | 9 |
| 67 | Dak Prescott | QB | DAL | 2016 | 12 |
| 68 | Eric Ebron | TE | DET | 2016 | 9 |
| 69 | Philip Rivers | QB | SD | 2016 | 12 |
| 70 | Quincy Enunwa | WR | NYJ | 2016 | 11 |
| 71 | Dustin Hopkins | K | WAS | 2016 | 12 |
| 72 | Dennis Pitta | TE | BAL | 2016 | 12 |
| 73 | Sebastian Janikowski | K | OAK | 2016 | 12 |
| 74 | C.J. Fiedorowicz | TE | HOU | 2016 | 12 |
| 75 | Denver Broncos | DST | Denve | 2016 | 12 |
| 76 | Ryan Mathews | RB | PHI | 2016 | 10 |
| 77 | Blake Bortles | QB | JAC | 2016 | 12 |
| 78 | Jeremy Hill | RB | CIN | 2016 | 12 |
| 79 | Anquan Boldin | WR | DET | 2016 | 12 |
| 80 | Tyreek Hill | WR | KC | 2016 | 12 |
| 81 | Cairo Santos | K | KC | 2016 | 12 |
| 82 | Vance McDonald | TE | SF | 2016 | 10 |
| 83 | Justin Tucker | K | BAL | 2016 | 12 |
| 84 | Marvin Jones | WR | DET | 2016 | 11 |
| 85 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST | Pitts | 2016 | 12 |
| 86 | Wil Lutz | K | NO | 2016 | 12 |
| 87 | Josh Lambo | K | SD | 2016 | 12 |
| 88 | Chicago Bears | DST | Chica | 2016 | 12 |
| 89 | Buffalo Bills | DST | Buffa | 2016 | 12 |
| 90 | DeVante Parker | WR | MIA | 2016 | 11 |
| 91 | New York Jets | DST | New Y | 2016 | 11 |
| 92 | Green Bay Packers | DST | Green | 2016 | 12 |
| 93 | Los Angeles Rams | DST | Los A | 2016 | 12 |
| 94 | Marqise Lee | WR | JAC | 2016 | 12 |
| 95 | Terrance West | RB | BAL | 2016 | 12 |
| 96 | Lance Kendricks | TE | LAR | 2016 | 12 |
| 97 | Matthew Stafford | QB | DET | 2016 | 12 |
| 98 | Matt Jones | RB | WAS | 2016 | 7 |
| 99 | DeSean Jackson | WR | WAS | 2016 | 11 |
| 100 | Stephen Gostkowski | K | NE | 2016 | 12 |
| 101 | Jameis Winston | QB | TB | 2016 | 12 |
| 102 | Travis Benjamin | WR | SD | 2016 | 11 |
| 103 | Detroit Lions | DST | Detro | 2016 | 12 |
| 104 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST | Phila | 2016 | 12 |
| 105 | Eddie Royal | WR | CHI | 2016 | 9 |
| 106 | Ted Ginn Jr. | WR | CAR | 2016 | 12 |
| 107 | Will Fuller | WR | HOU | 2016 | 10 |
| 108 | Jacquizz Rodgers | RB | TB | 2016 | 7 |
| 109 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST | Cinci | 2016 | 12 |
| 110 | Ryan Succop | K | TEN | 2016 | 12 |
| 111 | Cameron Meredith | WR | CHI | 2016 | 10 |
| 112 | Carson Palmer | QB | ARI | 2016 | 11 |
| 113 | New York Giants | DST | New Y | 2016 | 12 |
| 114 | Cam Newton | QB | CAR | 2016 | 11 |
| 115 | Bilal Powell | RB | NYJ | 2016 | 11 |
| 116 | Phil Dawson | K | SF | 2016 | 12 |
| 117 | Dontrelle Inman | WR | SD | 2016 | 12 |
| 118 | Derek Carr | QB | OAK | 2016 | 12 |
| 119 | Mohamed Sanu | WR | ATL | 2016 | 12 |
| 120 | Nick Novak | K | HOU | 2016 | 12 |
| 121 | Victor Cruz | WR | NYG | 2016 | 10 |
| 122 | Chandler Catanzaro | K | ARI | 2016 | 12 |
| 123 | Malcolm Mitchell | WR | NE | 2016 | 9 |
| 124 | Jacob Tamme | TE | ATL | 2016 | 8 |
| 125 | Steve Hauschka | K | SEA | 2016 | 12 |
| 126 | Andy Dalton | QB | CIN | 2016 | 12 |
| 127 | Andrew Franks | K | MIA | 2016 | 12 |
| 128 | Mason Crosby | K | GB | 2016 | 12 |
| 129 | Austin Hooper | TE | ATL | 2016 | 9 |
| 130 | Tyrod Taylor | QB | BUF | 2016 | 12 |
| 131 | Garrett Celek | TE | SF | 2016 | 9 |
| 132 | Dan Carpenter | K | BUF | 2016 | 12 |
| 133 | San Diego Chargers | DST | San D | 2016 | 12 |
| 134 | Devontae Booker | RB | DEN | 2016 | 12 |
| 135 | Carolina Panthers | DST | Carol | 2016 | 12 |
| 136 | Roberto Aguayo | K | TB | 2016 | 12 |
| 137 | Graham Gano | K | CAR | 2016 | 12 |
| 138 | Ryan Griffin | TE | HOU | 2016 | 12 |
| 139 | Tennessee Titans | DST | Tenne | 2016 | 12 |
| 140 | Dwayne Allen | TE | IND | 2016 | 9 |
| 141 | Rob Kelley | RB | WAS | 2016 | 10 |
| 142 | Brian Quick | WR | LAR | 2016 | 12 |
| 143 | Matt Asiata | RB | MIN | 2016 | 12 |
| 144 | Eli Manning | QB | NYG | 2016 | 12 |
| 145 | Tyler Boyd | WR | CIN | 2016 | 12 |
| 146 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | MIA | 2016 | 12 |
| 147 | Miami Dolphins | DST | Miami | 2016 | 12 |
| 148 | Jermaine Gresham | TE | ARI | 2016 | 12 |
| 149 | Adam Humphries | WR | TB | 2016 | 12 |
| 150 | Cody Parkey | K | CLE | 2016 | 10 |
| 151 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | MIN | 2016 | 11 |
| 152 | Tim Hightower | RB | NO | 2016 | 11 |
| 153 | Albert Wilson | WR | KC | 2016 | 10 |
| 154 | Atlanta Falcons | DST | Atlan | 2016 | 12 |
| 155 | Washington Redskins | DST | Washi | 2016 | 12 |
| 156 | Connor Barth | K | CHI | 2016 | 12 |
| 157 | Devin Funchess | WR | CAR | 2016 | 11 |
| 158 | Joe Flacco | QB | BAL | 2016 | 12 |
| 159 | Jalen Richard | RB | OAK | 2016 | 12 |
| 160 | Nick Folk | K | NYJ | 2016 | 11 |
| 161 | Sammie Coates | WR | PIT | 2016 | 10 |
| 162 | Marquise Goodwin | WR | BUF | 2016 | 10 |
| 163 | Will Tye | TE | NYG | 2016 | 12 |
| 164 | Trevor Siemian | QB | DEN | 2016 | 10 |
| 165 | Jason Myers | K | JAC | 2016 | 12 |
| 166 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR | MIN | 2016 | 12 |
| 167 | Greg Zuerlein | K | LAR | 2016 | 12 |
| 168 | Virgil Green | TE | DEN | 2016 | 8 |
| 169 | Jeremy Langford | RB | CHI | 2016 | 8 |
| 170 | Dorial Green-Beckham | WR | PHI | 2016 | 11 |
| 171 | Seth Roberts | WR | OAK | 2016 | 12 |
| 172 | Chris Boswell | K | PIT | 2016 | 11 |
| 173 | Russell Shepard | WR | TB | 2016 | 8 |
| 174 | Blair Walsh | K | MIN | 2016 | 9 |
| 175 | Damien Williams | RB | MIA | 2016 | 11 |
| 176 | Cleveland Browns | DST | Cleve | 2016 | 12 |
| 177 | Russell Wilson | QB | SEA | 2016 | 12 |
| 178 | Breshad Perriman | WR | BAL | 2016 | 11 |
| 179 | Terrance Williams | WR | DAL | 2016 | 11 |
| 180 | Levine Toilolo | TE | ATL | 2016 | 9 |
| 181 | Danny Amendola | WR | NE | 2016 | 11 |
| 182 | Marcedes Lewis | TE | JAC | 2016 | 10 |
| 183 | Jermaine Kearse | WR | SEA | 2016 | 12 |
| 184 | Chris Conley | WR | KC | 2016 | 12 |
| 185 | James Starks | RB | GB | 2016 | 8 |
| 186 | J.J. Nelson | WR | ARI | 2016 | 10 |
| 187 | Torrey Smith | WR | SF | 2016 | 11 |
| 188 | Kenneth Dixon | RB | BAL | 2016 | 8 |
| 189 | Robby Anderson | WR | NYJ | 2016 | 9 |
| 190 | Shaun Draughn | RB | SF | 2016 | 10 |
| 191 | Nelson Agholor | WR | PHI | 2016 | 11 |
| 192 | Fozzy Whittaker | RB | CAR | 2016 | 12 |
| 193 | Trey Burton | TE | PHI | 2016 | 10 |
| 194 | DeAndre Washington | RB | OAK | 2016 | 10 |
| 195 | Dion Sims | TE | MIA | 2016 | 9 |
| 196 | New Orleans Saints | DST | New O | 2016 | 12 |
| 197 | Jamize Olawale | RB | OAK | 2016 | 10 |
| 198 | Quinton Patton | WR | SF | 2016 | 11 |
| 199 | Ed Dickson | TE | CAR | 2016 | 8 |
| 200 | Travaris Cadet | RB | NO | 2016 | 9 |
| 201 | Chester Rogers | WR | IND | 2016 | 7 |
| 202 | Zach Zenner | RB | DET | 2016 | 7 |
| 203 | Stephen Anderson | TE | HOU | 2016 | 7 |
| 204 | John Kuhn | RB | NO | 2016 | 10 |
| 205 | Sam Bradford | QB | MIN | 2016 | 11 |
| 206 | Benny Cunningham | RB | LAR | 2016 | 10 |
| 207 | Robert Turbin | RB | IND | 2016 | 10 |
| 208 | Charcandrick West | RB | KC | 2016 | 11 |
| 209 | San Francisco 49ers | DST | San F | 2016 | 12 |
| 210 | Justin Hardy | WR | ATL | 2016 | 8 |
| 211 | Brock Osweiler | QB | HOU | 2016 | 12 |
| 212 | Luke Willson | TE | SEA | 2016 | 7 |
| 213 | Reggie Bush | RB | BUF | 2016 | 8 |
| 214 | Peyton Barber | RB | TB | 2016 | 8 |
| 215 | Jordan Norwood | WR | DEN | 2016 | 12 |
| 216 | Bennie Fowler | WR | DEN | 2016 | 8 |
| 217 | Kamar Aiken | WR | BAL | 2016 | 12 |
| 218 | Demetrius Harris | TE | KC | 2016 | 11 |
| 219 | Brice Butler | WR | DAL | 2016 | 10 |
| 220 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | BAL | 2016 | 12 |
| 221 | Rhett Ellison | TE | MIN | 2016 | 7 |
| 222 | Kenjon Barner | RB | PHI | 2016 | 9 |
| 223 | Andre Holmes | WR | OAK | 2016 | 10 |
| 224 | Alfred Morris | RB | DAL | 2016 | 12 |
| 225 | Cecil Shorts | WR | TB | 2016 | 7 |
| 226 | Kapri Bibbs | RB | DEN | 2016 | 8 |
| 227 | Aldrick Robinson | WR | ATL | 2016 | 9 |
| 228 | Patrick DiMarco | RB | ATL | 2016 | 7 |
| 229 | Aaron Ripkowski | RB | GB | 2016 | 8 |
| 230 | Cobi Hamilton | WR | PIT | 2016 | 7 |
| 231 | Andre Roberts | WR | DET | 2016 | 10 |
| 232 | Lance Dunbar | RB | DAL | 2016 | 7 |
| 233 | Rod Streater | WR | SF | 2016 | 9 |
| 234 | Alfred Blue | RB | HOU | 2016 | 10 |
| 235 | Jeff Janis | WR | GB | 2016 | 8 |
| 236 | Logan Paulsen | TE | CHI | 2016 | 7 |
| 237 | Kenyan Drake | RB | MIA | 2016 | 9 |
| 238 | Paul Richardson | WR | SEA | 2016 | 9 |
| 239 | James Wright | WR | CIN | 2016 | 8 |
| 240 | Ka’Deem Carey | RB | CHI | 2016 | 9 |
| 241 | Braxton Miller | WR | HOU | 2016 | 9 |
| 242 | Brandon Tate | WR | BUF | 2016 | 7 |
| 243 | Kenneth Farrow | RB | SD | 2016 | 7 |
| 244 | Jerome Felton | RB | BUF | 2016 | 8 |
| 245 | Andre Ellington | RB | ARI | 2016 | 11 |
| 246 | Ryan Grant | WR | WAS | 2016 | 10 |
| 247 | Mike Tolbert | RB | CAR | 2016 | 12 |
| 248 | Chris Moore | WR | BAL | 2016 | 8 |
| 249 | Bradley Marquez | WR | LAR | 2016 | 7 |
| 250 | Lucky Whitehead | WR | DAL | 2016 | 9 |
| 251 | Cody Kessler | QB | CLE | 2016 | 8 |
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