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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.
13
bye week
21
players with a Nova projection
11.7
early SOS · weeks 1-6 · tough
18.6
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
1Fernando Mendoza#181T6-50n/a2Kirk Cousins#458T6-11511.43Aidan O'Connell#870T7-17011.04Jacob Clarkn/an/an/an/a
RB6
ranktiervorpppg
1Ashton Jeanty#18T48214.52Mike Washington Jr.#321T6-93n/a4Dylan Laube#851T6-1490.75Chris Collier#752T6-1372.55Jalen Richardn/an/an/an/a
6Roman Hembyn/an/an/an/a
WR13
ranktiervorpppg
1Tre Tucker#148T6-298.32Jalen Nailor#260T6-785.93Jack Bech#413T6-1093.64Dont'e Thornton Jr.#600T6-1262.95Chase Robertsn/an/an/an/a
6Phillip Dorsett#733T6-1354.46Dareke Young#856T6-1501.37Malik Benson#748T6-137n/a8Shedrick Jackson#647T6-1295.010Brandon Johnson#424T6-1116.411Corey Ruckern/an/an/an/a
12E.J. Williams Jr.n/an/an/an/a
13Jonathan Bradyn/an/an/an/a
TE6
ranktiervorpppg
1Brock Bowers#17T48415.62Michael Mayer#227T6-685.33Ian Thomas#472T6-1162.44Albert Okwuegbunam#379T6-1045.74Carter Runyon#564T6-1232.46Patrick Gurdn/an/an/an/a
K2
ranktiervorpppg
1Matt Gayn/an/an/an/a
2Kansei Matsuzawan/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 | 10.2 · tough | 18.7 · average |
| RB | 13.3 · tough | 15.7 · tough |
| WR | 10.7 · tough | 17 · tough |
| TE | 12.7 · tough | 23 · soft |