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2026 depth chart · bye 13What do these terms mean?
Depth
His spot on the team's published depth chart at his position, 1 being the starter. Comes from the team, not from Nova.
Nova Rk ★
Nova's own ranking by VORP, independent of ADP and the experts. The core opinion.
VORP ★
Value Over Replacement Player: projected points above a freely-available replacement at the same position. Nova's core measure of real value.
Tier ★
Nova's value tier at the position. A tier break marks a real cliff in value, so Tier 1 is the top group, Tier 2 the next, and so on.
Proj PPG ★
Nova's projected fantasy points per game.
Bye
His bye week, the week his NFL team does not play.
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.
★ = Nova’s own model, the secret sauce. The rest are the market reference and raw stats Nova is measured against.
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bye week
16
players with a Nova projection
17.9
early SOS · weeks 1-6 · tough
18.7
playoff SOS · weeks 15-17 · average
Depth order comes from the current published depth charts. Nova rank, tier, VORP and projected PPR/game are PPR-scored. Players the model has not priced yet show n/a and do not link out.
Depth chart
QB5
ranktiervorpppg
1Lamar Jackson#38T64520.02Tyler Huntley#886T8-1909.63Diego Pavian/an/an/an/a
4Skylar Thompson#899T9-20710.25Joe Fagnanon/an/an/an/a
RB6
ranktiervorpppg
1Derrick Henry#14T49215.02Justice Hill#228T6-696.63Adam Randall#485T6-117n/a4Rasheen Ali#725T6-1351.95Dontae McMillann/an/an/an/a
6Elijah Tau-Tollivern/an/an/an/a
WR11
ranktiervorpppg
1Zay Flowers#30T55713.22Rashod Bateman#222T6-666.63Ja'Kobi Lane#318T6-92n/a4Elijah Sarratt#415T6-110n/a5Devontez Walker#503T6-1184.95Cornelius Johnsonn/an/an/an/a
6LaJohntay Wester#859T6-1510.89Dayton Waden/an/an/an/a
9Cortez Brahamn/an/an/an/a
10Octavian Smithn/an/an/an/a
11Xavier Guilloryn/an/an/an/a
K1
ranktiervorpppg
1Tyler Loopn/an/an/an/a
Schedule strength by position
Score is 2025 PPR allowed per game by the defenses on the schedule. Higher means a softer draw for that position.
| Position | Early (wk 1-6) | Playoffs (wk 15-17) |
|---|---|---|
| QB | 18 · average | 19.3 · average |
| RB | 17 · tough | 18.7 · average |
| WR | 21.8 · soft | 11.7 · tough |
| TE | 15 · tough | 25 · soft |