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Strength of Schedule

Not every schedule is equal, and season-total SOS hides the two windows that actually change a draft: the early stretch you build around and the fantasy playoffs you stash for. Greener is an easier slate for that position, redder is tougher. Toggle the window, filter by position, and click any cell to see the exact opponents and how stingy each defense was.

Matchup ease is built on 2025 PPR allowed per game by position (prior, not a projection). Defenses shift year over year, so last season’s points allowed is a prior, not a 2026 defense projection. It is the standard the industry uses for preseason SOS and it is what free data supports. Higher score = easier (more PPR allowed); a defense rank of 1 = toughest.
What do these terms mean?
SOS
Strength of Schedule: how easy or hard his matchups are, from 2025 points allowed to the position. Higher on our 1-32 scale means easier.
Early SOS
Strength of schedule over the early season (weeks 1-6).
Playoff SOS
Strength of schedule in the fantasy playoffs (weeks 15-17), which matters most for a title run.
Def rank
How tough that defense is against the position, 1 = toughest, 32 = softest, from 2025 points allowed.
Weeks 15, 16, 17hardeasyClick a cell for the opponent list. def rank 1 = toughest defense.
TeamQBRBWRTE
ARI
ATL
BAL
BUF
CAR
CHI
CIN
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GB
HOU
IND
JAX
KC
LA
LAC
LV
MIA
MIN
NE
NO
NYG
NYJ
PHI
PIT
SEA
SF
TB
TEN
WAS