Rankings
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Sorted by ceiling, highest first.
| # | Player | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jahmyr GibbsDET · bye 6 | RB1 | vs NOEven | 28.6 | 8 | 52 | low | 1.5 |
| 2 | Puka NacuaQLAR · bye 11 | WR1 | vs SFEven | 28.4 | 9 | 51 | medium | 3 |
| 3 | Amon-Ra St. BrownDET · bye 6 | WR2 | vs NOTough | 23.1 | 8 | 43 | low | 7.9 |
| 4 | Ja'Marr ChaseCIN · bye 6 | WR3 | vs TBEven | 24.2 | 5 | 43 | low | 3.9 |
| 5 | Joe BurrowCIN · bye 6 | QB2 | vs TBGreat | 25.5 | 12 | 40 | medium | 56.8 |
| 6 | CeeDee LambDAL · bye 14 | WR6 | @ NYGGood | 21.1 | 6 | 36 | low | 12.5 |
| 7 | Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA · bye 11 | WR5 | vs NEEven | 20.9 | 5 | 36 | medium | 5.2 |
| 8 | George PickensDAL · bye 14 | WR7 | @ NYGGood | 18.3 | 4 | 36 | medium | 19.9 |
| 9 | Jalen HurtsPHI · bye 10 | QB5 | vs WASGreat | 23.8 | 12 | 35 | low | 78.8 |
| 10 | Lamar JacksonBAL · bye 13 | QB3 | @ INDEven | 23.0 | 11 | 35 | medium | 55.5 |
| 11 | Jonathan TaylorIND · bye 13 | RB2 | vs BALEven | 18.7 | 5 | 34 | low | 6.1 |
| 12 | Malik NabersQNYG · bye 8 | WR10 | vs DALGreat | 17.7 | 4 | 34 | medium | 27.2 |
| 13 | Chase BrownCIN · bye 6 | RB8 | vs TBEven | 19.3 | 6 | 33 | low | 15.3 |
| 14 | Josh AllenBUF · bye 7 | QB1 | @ HOUBrutal | 20.2 | 9 | 33 | low | 32.8 |
| 15 | Cam SkatteboNYG · bye 8 | RB5 | vs DALGood | 18.2 | 5 | 33 | medium | 36.3 |
| 16 | Dak PrescottDAL · bye 14 | QB6 | @ NYGGood | 19.8 | 9 | 32 | medium | 66.1 |
| 17 | Brock BowersLV · bye 13 | TE2 | vs MIAGreat | 17.1 | 5 | 31 | medium | 43.1 |
| 18 | Drake LondonATL · bye 11 | WR4 | @ PITGood | 15.8 | 3 | 31 | low | 12.3 |
| 19 | Colston LovelandCHI · bye 10 | TE3 | @ CAREven | 14.2 | 2 | 30 | medium | 61.7 |
| 20 | Ashton JeantyQLV · bye 13 | RB10 | vs MIAGood | 14.4 | 4 | 28 | medium | 14.8 |
| 21 | James CookBUF · bye 7 | RB4 | @ HOUTough | 16.2 | 5 | 28 | low | 9.3 |
| 22 | Rashee RiceKC · bye 5 | WR8 | vs DENBrutal | 16.2 | 5 | 28 | medium | 15.2 |
| 23 | Chris OlaveNO · bye 8 | WR9 | @ DETGreat | 14.9 | 2 | 28 | medium | 23.7 |
| 24 | Trevor LawrenceJAX · bye 7 | QB9 | vs CLEBrutal | 18.6 | 10 | 27 | medium | 93.7 |
| 25 | De'Von AchaneMIA · bye 6 | RB7 | @ LVGood | 15.7 | 5 | 27 | low | 11.8 |
| 26 | Dallas GoedertPHI · bye 10 | TE9 | vs WASGreat | 13.3 | 3 | 27 | low | 101.7 |
| 27 | Brock PurdySF · bye 8 | QB4 | @ LAREven | 16.7 | 7 | 26 | low | 88.4 |
| 28 | Trey McBrideARI · bye 14 | TE1 | @ LACBrutal | 14.3 | 4 | 26 | medium | 37.7 |
| 29 | Sam LaPortaQDET · bye 6 | TE10 | vs NOTough | 14.3 | 3 | 25 | low | 110.1 |
| 30 | Bijan RobinsonATL · bye 11 | RB3 | @ PITTough | 15.2 | 5 | 25 | low | 2.3 |
| 31 | Jayden DanielsWAS · bye 7 | QB7 | @ PHITough | 15.9 | 9 | 24 | medium | 70.2 |
| 32 | Patrick MahomesQKC · bye 5 | QB10 | vs DENTough | 15.9 | 9 | 24 | low | 101.9 |
| 33 | Kyle PittsATL · bye 11 | TE5 | @ PITGreat | 12.1 | 2 | 24 | high | 84.3 |
| 34 | TreVeyon HendersonQNE · bye 11 | RB6 | @ SEABrutal | 10.4 | 2 | 23 | medium | 61.6 |
| 35 | Drake MayeNE · bye 11 | QB8 | @ SEATough | 15.2 | 9 | 22 | medium | 50.9 |
| 36 | Jeremiyah LoveRQARI · bye 14 | RB9 | @ LACBrutal | 11.0 | 1 | 21 | medium | 29.3 |
| 37 | Travis KelceKC · bye 5 | TE7 | vs DENEven | 10.8 | 2 | 21 | low | 119 |
| 38 | Harold FanninCLE · bye 11 | TE4 | @ JAXGood | 11.0 | 3 | 21 | medium | 83.2 |
| 39 | Tyler WarrenQIND · bye 13 | TE8 | vs BALTough | 10.7 | 3 | 20 | medium | 72.4 |
| 40 | Tucker KraftQGB · bye 11 | TE6 | @ MINTough | 9.6 | 2 | 19 | very high | 98.5 |
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