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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	Jahmyr GibbsDET · bye 6	RB1	@ ARIEven	23.6	7	42	Very Steady	2.2
4	Drake MayeNE · bye 11	QB7	vs LVEven	19.0	11	28	Very Steady	72.08
5	Dak PrescottDAL · bye 14	QB10	vs TBGood	20.0	9	32	Steady	80.68
6	Trevor LawrenceJAX · bye 7	QB8	vs PHIEven	19.5	10	29	Steady	101.96
7	Jayden DanielsWAS · bye 7	QB6	vs NYGGood	18.8	11	28	Very Steady	70.74
8	Puka NacuaLAR · bye 11	WR1	vs BUFGood	20.2	7	36	Very Steady	3
9	Brock PurdySF · bye 8	QB3	@ SEABrutal	18.2	8	28	Steady	62.59
10	Jalen HurtsPHI · bye 10	QB4	@ JAXTough	16.5	9	25	Very Steady	73.4
11	Amon-Ra St. BrownDET · bye 6	WR3	@ ARIGood	18.5	6	34	Very Steady	8.94
12	Bijan RobinsonATL · bye 11	RB2	vs BALEven	17.4	6	28	Very Steady	3
13	Nico CollinsHOU · bye 8	WR2	@ TENGood	17.4	6	29	Very Steady	20.6
14	Tyler ShoughNO · bye 8	QB9	vs MINBrutal	14.9	7	22	–	107.98
15	Kyren WilliamsLAR · bye 11	RB6	vs BUFGood	15.7	7	24	–	38.89
16	CeeDee LambQDAL · bye 14	WR6	vs TBEven	16.8	5	32	–	12.5
17	Chase BrownCIN · bye 6	RB9	@ MIAGreat	15.3	6	26	Very Steady	13.7
18	Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA · bye 11	WR4	vs SFTough	16.1	4	29	–	4.48
19	Jonathan TaylorIND · bye 13	RB3	@ PITEven	16.3	4	29	Very Steady	6.1
20	James CookBUF · bye 7	RB5	@ LARBrutal	15.3	5	26	Very Steady	8.4
21	Trey McBrideARI · bye 14	TE1	vs DETGreat	14.6	5	25	Very Steady	47.9
22	Ja'Marr ChaseQCIN · bye 6	WR5	@ MIABrutal	15.6	3	29	Very Steady	3.4
23	Christian McCaffreySF · bye 8	RB4	@ SEATough	14.0	5	27	Very Steady	5.6
24	D'Andre SwiftCHI · bye 10	RB10	@ GBGood	14.1	5	24	Very Steady	40.8
25	Sam LaPortaDET · bye 6	TE3	@ ARIGreat	13.1	3	23	Very Steady	87.31
26	Justin JeffersonQMIN · bye 6	WR9	@ NOTough	13.2	3	25	Very Steady	14.4
27	Chris OlaveNO · bye 8	WR7	vs MINBrutal	12.8	2	24	–	24.34
28	Christian WatsonGB · bye 11	WR8	vs CHIEven	13.8	0	32	–	77.82
29	Brock BowersLV · bye 13	TE2	@ NEBrutal	11.9	3	22	Very Steady	36.8
30	George KittleSF · bye 8	TE4	@ SEAEven	9.5	2	16	Very Steady	56.37
31	Tyler WarrenIND · bye 13	TE5	@ PITEven	7.7	3	14	Very Steady	72.4
32	Juwan JohnsonNO · bye 8	TE7	vs MINBrutal	7.8	2	13	–	134.11
33	Harold FanninCLE · bye 11	TE6	@ NYJTough	8.0	2	18	Very Steady	84.39
34	Dalton KincaidBUF · bye 7	TE10	@ LARTough	8.0	2	17	Very Steady	116.4
35	Tucker KraftGB · bye 11	TE8	vs CHIBrutal	7.9	1	15	Steady	89.8
36	Patrick MahomesKC · bye 5	QB5	BYE	–	0	0	Very Steady	102.2
37	Chuba HubbardCAR · bye 5	RB7	BYE	–	0	0	–	89.46
38	Kenneth WalkerKC · bye 5	RB8	BYE	–	0	0	–	21.5
39	DeVonta SmithOPHI · bye 10	WR10	Out	0.0	0	0	Steady	27.8
40	Travis KelceKC · bye 5	TE9	BYE	–	0	0	Very Steady	130.6

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