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2026 depth chart · bye 8What 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
23
players with a Nova projection
18.1
early SOS · weeks 1-6 · average
8.1
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
QB4
ranktiervorpppg
1Brock Purdy#90T6318.92Mac Jones#498T6-11811.23Adrian Martinez#905T10-2189.44Kurtis Rourken/an/an/an/a
RB6
ranktiervorpppg
1Christian McCaffrey#8T311820.22Jordan Jamesn/an/an/an/a
3Kaelon Black#241T6-73n/a5Isaac Guerendo#460T6-1153.76Sincere McCormick#392T6-1077.07Patrick Taylor#517T6-1193.8WR13
ranktiervorpppg
1Mike Evans#91T6212.82Ricky Pearsall#199T6-589.13Brandon Aiyuk#138T6-2311.44De'Zhaun Stribling#176T6-47n/a5Christian Kirk#257T6-787.06Demarcus Robinson#277T6-835.57Jordan Watkins#712T6-1344.78Jacob Cowing#716T6-1341.88Colton Dowell#721T6-1343.710Malik Turner#822T6-1442.911Junior Bergenn/an/an/an/a
12Wesley Grimesn/an/an/an/a
13Will Paulingn/an/an/an/a
TE6
ranktiervorpppg
1George Kittle#43T63812.72Jake Tonges#213T6-638.03Luke Farrell#408T6-1092.34Brayden Willis#693T6-1320.85Hayden Rucci#490T6-1173.66Khalil Dinkinsn/an/an/an/a
K1
ranktiervorpppg
1Eddy Pineiron/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 | 17 · tough | 8.3 · tough |
| RB | 16.7 · tough | 10.3 · tough |
| WR | 14.8 · tough | 9 · tough |
| TE | 24 · soft | 4.7 · tough |