Quarterbacks
From 2010-13, six signal-callers have played the maximum of 64 regular-season games: Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, Philip Rivers, Eli Manning and Joe Flacco. Brady, of course, missed virtually all of 2008 with a bad knee injury, but this group of QBs generally doesn’t take many hits. If you shorten the time span from 2011-13, Matt Stafford, Cam Newton and Andy Dalton have also played the max of 48 games, with Tony Romo checking in at 47. Oddly, Michael Vick is nowhere to be found.
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Running backs
This is a grueling, violent position, but there are some backs that have avoided injuries – or at least played through them. Chris Johnson leads all starters with a high of 64 games the past four seasons. Marshawn Lynch, Ray Rice and BenJarvus Green-Ellis have missed just one game apiece in that span, while Mike Tolbert and Danny Woodhead (two very different players) check in with 62 games. Believe it or not, C.J. Spiller has appeared in 61 games since 2010 – but that’s also roughly the same number of times he has limped off the field.
Wide receivers
Not only has Larry Fitzgerald maxed-out at 64 games since 2010, he has played in 156 of a possible 160 games during his 10-year career. Other notable fantasy names from the last four years include Mike Wallace (63 games), Eric Decker (62), James Jones (62), Brandon Marshall (62), Anquan Boldin (61), Calvin Johnson (61), Steve Smith (61) and Roddy White (61). Give White credit for playing through hamstring and ankle injuries last year.
Tight ends
As Rob Gronkowski will attest, tight end is another physically demanding position. But Jason Witten and Greg Olsen have each played 64 games the past four seasons. Meanwhile, Vernon Davis took the field 63 times during that span and Jimmy Graham fought through ailments to log 62 appearances.
