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2026 depth chart · bye 11What 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.
11
bye week
17
players with a Nova projection
15.6
early SOS · weeks 1-6 · tough
19.6
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
QB4
ranktiervorpppg
1Matthew Stafford#105T6-215.82Ty Simpson#863T6-151n/a3Stetson Bennettn/an/an/an/a
4Matthew Caldwelln/an/an/an/a
RB6
ranktiervorpppg
1Kyren Williams#13T49215.82Blake Corum#237T6-715.53Jarquez Huntern/an/an/an/a
4Dean Connorsn/an/an/an/a
5Ronnie Rivers#774T6-1392.26Jordan Watersn/an/an/an/a
WR10
ranktiervorpppg
1Puka Nacua#5T214720.62Davante Adams#36T64914.23Konata Mumpfield#568T6-1233.34Jordan Whittington#454T6-1143.25CJ Daniels#760T6-137n/a6Xavier Smith#618T6-1272.37Tyler Scott#694T6-1323.08Brennan Presleyn/an/an/an/a
9Mario Williamsn/an/an/an/a
10Tru Edwardsn/an/an/an/a
TE8
ranktiervorpppg
1Terrance Ferguson#243T6-735.32Colby Parkinson#169T6-426.43Tyler Higbee#226T6-686.54Max Klare#216T6-63n/a5Davis Allen#315T6-913.96Dan Villarin/an/an/an/a
7Mark Redmann/an/an/an/a
8Rohan Jonesn/an/an/an/a
K1
ranktiervorpppg
1Harrison Mevisn/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 | 14.5 · tough | 22.7 · soft |
| RB | 21.3 · soft | 16.3 · tough |
| WR | 12.7 · tough | 19 · average |
| TE | 13.8 · tough | 20.3 · average |