DAL
2026 depth chart · bye 14What 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
20
players with a Nova projection
18.9
early SOS · weeks 1-6 · average
17.2
playoff SOS · weeks 15-17 · tough
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
RB7
ranktiervorpppg
1Javonte Williams#51T63211.82Malik Davis#522T6-1204.03Jaydon Blue#479T6-1165.34Phil Mafah#374T6-1039.35Israel Abanikanda#444T6-1145.16Dominic Richardsonn/an/an/an/a
7Ito Smithn/an/an/an/a
WR13
ranktiervorpppg
1CeeDee Lamb#16T48716.92George Pickens#20T56914.53Ryan Flournoy#263T6-796.14KaVontae Turpin#290T6-865.05Marquez Valdes-Scantling#397T6-1084.26Jonathan Mingo#579T6-1243.37Tyler Johnson#434T6-1124.88Denzel Mimsn/an/an/an/a
9Anthony Smith#810T6-142n/a10Camden Brownn/an/an/an/a
11Jaden Smithn/an/an/an/a
12Jordan Hudsonn/an/an/an/a
13Traeshon Holdenn/an/an/an/a
TE6
ranktiervorpppg
1Jake Ferguson#71T6179.62Luke Schoonmaker#349T6-992.93Michael Triggn/an/an/an/a
4Brevyn Spann-Ford#432T6-1121.84Princeton Fant#552T6-1222.86DJ Rogersn/an/an/an/a
K1
ranktiervorpppg
1Brandon Aubreyn/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 | 20 · average | 18 · average |
| RB | 20.3 · average | 14.3 · tough |
| WR | 19.8 · average | 20.7 · average |
| TE | 15.5 · tough | 15.7 · tough |