TABLE 2.
Rates of Specific Ankle Injuries by Positiona
| Position | Any Ankle Injury | Sprain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Players Affected | No. of Bilateral Injuries | No. of Players at Combine With Imaging | % of Players at Combine With Imaging | % of Injuries in That Position | No. of Players Affected | No. of Bilateral Injuries | No. of Players at Combine With Imaging | % of Players at Combine With Imaging | % of Injuries in That Position | |
| QB | 63 | 11 | 126 | 50.0 | 5.1 | 53 | 9 | 126 | 42.1 | 5.0 |
| RB | 148 | 29 | 239 | 61.9 | 12.3 | 135 | 26 | 239 | 56.5 | 13.0 |
| WR | 165 | 28 | 308 | 53.6 | 13.4 | 142 | 21 | 308 | 46.1 | 13.1 |
| TE | 79 | 19 | 133 | 59.4 | 6.8 | 71 | 15 | 133 | 53.4 | 6.9 |
| OL | 223 | 57 | 370 | 60.3 | 19.4 | 191 | 47 | 370 | 51.6 | 19.2 |
| DL | 207 | 35 | 384 | 53.9 | 16.8 | 181 | 30 | 384 | 47.1 | 17.0 |
| LB | 118 | 20 | 239 | 49.4 | 9.6 | 103 | 14 | 239 | 43.1 | 9.4 |
| DB | 193 | 28 | 405 | 47.7 | 15.3 | 165 | 23 | 405 | 40.7 | 15.1 |
| K | 17 | 2 | 73 | 23.3 | 1.3 | 13 | 2 | 73 | 17.8 | 1.2 |
| LS | 3 | 0 | 8 | 37.5 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 0.1 |
| Fracture | Cartilage Lesion | |||||||||
| Position | No. of Players Affected | No. of Bilateral Injuries | No. of Players at Combine With Imaging | % of Players at Combine With Imaging | % of Injuries in That Position | No. of Players Affected | No. of Bilateral Injuries | No. of Players at Combine With Imaging | % of Players at Combine With Imaging | % of Injuries in That Position |
| QB | 7 | 0 | 60 | 11.7 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 25.0 | 4.4 |
| RB | 17 | 1 | 151 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 30.4 | 10.1 |
| WR | 17 | 2 | 164 | 10.4 | 13.9 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 20.0 | 7.3 |
| TE | 9 | 1 | 75 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22.2 | 7.3 |
| OL | 23 | 1 | 226 | 10.2 | 17.5 | 15 | 0 | 53 | 28.3 | 21.7 |
| DL | 16 | 1 | 203 | 7.9 | 12.4 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 30.8 | 17.4 |
| LB | 11 | 0 | 120 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 50.0 | 14.5 |
| DB | 26 | 0 | 189 | 13.8 | 19.0 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 30.6 | 17.4 |
| K | 3 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LS | 2 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Osteoarthritis | Tendon Injury | |||||||||
| Position | No. of Players Affected | No. of Bilateral Injuries | No. of Players at Combine With Imaging | % of Players at Combine With Imaging | % of Injuries in That Position | No. of Players Affected | No. of Bilateral Injuries | No. of Players at Combine With Imaging | % of Players at Combine With Imaging | % of Injuries in That Position |
| QB | 23 | 3 | 60 | 38.3 | 3.7 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 58.3 | 8.4 |
| RB | 71 | 9 | 151 | 47.0 | 11.5 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 26.1 | 7.4 |
| WR | 78 | 8 | 164 | 47.6 | 12.4 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 48.0 | 14.7 |
| TE | 46 | 8 | 75 | 61.3 | 7.8 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 38.9 | 7.4 |
| OL | 129 | 21 | 226 | 57.1 | 12.6 | 19 | 2 | 53 | 35.9 | 22.1 |
| DL | 115 | 15 | 203 | 56.7 | 18.7 | 14 | 1 | 39 | 35.9 | 15.8 |
| LB | 54 | 9 | 120 | 45.0 | 9.1 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 33.3 | 8.4 |
| DB | 86 | 10 | 189 | 45.5 | 13.8 | 13 | 1 | 36 | 36.1 | 14.7 |
| K | 7 | 1 | 16 | 43.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1.1 |
| LS | 2 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
aPositions with the highest rates of each specific injury, excluding kickers and long snappers, are emphasized in bold. DB, defensive back; DL, defensive lineman; K, kicker; LB, linebacker; LS, long snapper; OL, offensive lineman; QB, quarterback; RB, running back; TE, tight end; WR, wide receiver.