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2026 depth chart · bye 6What 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.
6
bye week
19
players with a Nova projection
16.8
early SOS · weeks 1-6 · tough
15.1
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
1Jahmyr Gibbs#1T117120.22Isiah Pacheco#191T6-558.23Jacob Saylors#829T6-1461.04Sione Vaki#832T6-1471.24Jabari Smalln/an/an/an/a
6Kye Robichauxn/an/an/an/a
7Mike Warrenn/an/an/an/a
WR15
ranktiervorpppg
1Amon-Ra St. Brown#6T213918.32Jameson Williams#59T62612.23Isaac TeSlaa#262T6-795.84Greg Dortch#286T6-855.25Lucky Jacksonn/an/an/an/a
6Tom Kennedy#836T6-1471.87Cedrick Wilson#551T6-1223.67Cedrick Wilson Jr.#551T6-1223.68Tay Martin#682T6-1315.18Malik Cunningham#785T6-1393.79Dominic Lovett#801T6-1413.410Kendrick Law#648T6-129n/a13Jackson Meeksn/an/an/an/a
14Lawrence Keysn/an/an/an/a
15Tarik Blackn/an/an/an/a
TE6
ranktiervorpppg
1Sam LaPorta#62T62512.12Brock Wright#331T6-963.93Ryan Izzon/an/an/an/a
6Zach Hortonn/an/an/an/a
5Miles Kitselmann/an/an/an/a
6Thomas Gordonn/an/an/an/a
K1
ranktiervorpppg
1Jake Batesn/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 | 13.6 · tough | 16 · tough |
| RB | 24.6 · soft | 17.3 · tough |
| WR | 11 · tough | 17.3 · tough |
| TE | 17.8 · tough | 9.7 · tough |