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Sorted by Safe's volatility-docked projection, highest first.

#	Player
1	Joe BurrowCIN · bye 6	QB2	@ MIAGood	21.9	11	33	Very Steady	56.62
2	Josh AllenBUF · bye 7	QB1	@ LARTough	21.9	10	36	Steady	29
3	Dak PrescottDAL · bye 14	QB10	vs TBGood	20.0	9	32	Steady	80.68
4	Drake MayeNE · bye 11	QB8	vs LVEven	18.9	11	28	Very Steady	72.08
5	Trevor LawrenceJAX · bye 7	QB7	vs PHIEven	19.5	10	29	Steady	101.96
6	Jayden DanielsWAS · bye 7	QB6	vs NYGGood	18.8	11	28	Very Steady	70.74
7	Jahmyr GibbsDET · bye 6	RB1	@ ARIEven	21.0	6	38	Very Steady	2.2
8	Brock PurdySF · bye 8	QB3	@ SEABrutal	18.2	8	28	Steady	62.59
9	Jalen HurtsPHI · bye 10	QB4	@ JAXTough	16.5	9	25	Very Steady	73.4
10	Tyler ShoughNO · bye 8	QB9	vs MINBrutal	14.9	7	22	–	107.98
11	Bijan RobinsonATL · bye 11	RB2	vs BALEven	15.7	5	25	Very Steady	3
12	Puka NacuaLAR · bye 11	WR1	vs BUFGood	15.9	6	28	Very Steady	3
13	Kyren WilliamsLAR · bye 11	RB5	vs BUFGood	14.2	6	22	–	38.89
14	Jonathan TaylorIND · bye 13	RB3	@ PITEven	15.2	4	27	Very Steady	6.1
15	James CookBUF · bye 7	RB4	@ LARBrutal	14.4	4	25	Very Steady	8.4
16	Amon-Ra St. BrownDET · bye 6	WR3	@ ARIGood	14.4	5	27	Very Steady	8.94
17	Chase BrownCIN · bye 6	RB8	@ MIAGreat	13.0	5	22	Very Steady	13.7
18	Nico CollinsHOU · bye 8	WR2	@ TENGood	13.3	5	22	Very Steady	20.6
19	Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA · bye 11	WR4	vs SFTough	12.9	3	23	–	4.48
20	D'Andre SwiftCHI · bye 10	RB9	@ GBGood	12.9	5	22	Very Steady	40.8
21	CeeDee LambQDAL · bye 14	WR5	vs TBEven	13.0	4	25	–	12.5
22	Christian McCaffreySF · bye 8	RB6	@ SEATough	12.2	4	24	Very Steady	5.6
23	Derrick HenryBAL · bye 13	RB10	@ ATLTough	10.9	4	19	Very Steady	15.2
24	Ja'Marr ChaseQCIN · bye 6	WR6	@ MIABrutal	11.6	2	21	Very Steady	3.4
25	Trey McBrideARI · bye 14	TE1	vs DETGreat	10.6	4	18	Very Steady	47.9
26	Sam LaPortaDET · bye 6	TE4	@ ARIGreat	10.2	2	18	Very Steady	87.31
27	Justin JeffersonQMIN · bye 6	WR8	@ NOTough	10.1	2	19	Very Steady	14.4
28	Chris OlaveNO · bye 8	WR7	vs MINBrutal	9.9	1	18	–	24.34
29	Drake LondonATL · bye 11	WR9	vs BALGreat	10.1	2	20	Steady	22.19
30	Tee HigginsQCIN · bye 6	WR10	@ MIABrutal	9.3	2	17	Very Steady	56.34
31	Brock BowersLV · bye 13	TE2	@ NEBrutal	9.2	3	17	Very Steady	36.8
32	George KittleSF · bye 8	TE3	@ SEAEven	7.7	2	13	Very Steady	56.37
33	Harold FanninCLE · bye 11	TE5	@ NYJTough	6.3	1	14	Very Steady	84.39
34	Juwan JohnsonNO · bye 8	TE7	vs MINBrutal	5.8	2	10	–	134.11
35	Tucker KraftGB · bye 11	TE8	vs CHIBrutal	6.4	1	12	Steady	89.8
36	Dalton KincaidBUF · bye 7	TE9	@ LARTough	6.2	1	14	Very Steady	116.4
37	Tyler WarrenIND · bye 13	TE6	@ PITEven	5.5	2	10	Very Steady	72.4
38	Patrick MahomesKC · bye 5	QB5	BYE	–	0	0	Very Steady	102.2
39	Kenneth WalkerKC · bye 5	RB7	BYE	–	0	0	–	21.5
40	Travis KelceKC · bye 5	TE10	BYE	–	0	0	Very Steady	130.6

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