Season Projections

2026 full season · projected from 2023, 2024, 2025 · ranked by value over replacement

LeagueOne quarterback starts

This is our own model’s answer to who scores the most this season, which is a different question from who to take at pick 1.07. The draft board is ordered by expert consensus on purpose, because in a replayed draft against a real room, consensus order plus knowing when a player will last beat every value based board we tested. Both are true at once: the consensus is the better draft-day order, and this is where we think it is wrong.

Ranked by value over replacement rather than raw points, because a points sort just groups the board by position. You start one quarterback and the twelfth is free, so the twelfth best is what every quarterback is measured against. Only quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends: we do not model kickers or defenses across a full season, so we do not rank them here. 9 of the top 150 have no NFL history to project from, mostly rookies. They hold their consensus slot and are marked held rather than given an invented number.

// How this board has actually scored

Rank correlation with what players really scored, on the drafted universe, for every season we can grade. Two yardsticks: last year’s points, which is the naive answer, and the market’s average draft position, which is the hard one.

SeasonPlayersUsLast yearMarketFirst 50 picks
20222220.6390.6400.6520.267 v 0.334
20233270.7030.6550.7620.317 v 0.224
20244690.7570.7310.7590.204 v 0.342
20254680.7680.7630.7600.275 v 0.506

Read that honestly. We beat last year’s points in 3/4 seasons, which is the bar. We beat the market in 1/4 — so this is market competitive, not market beating. And in the first fifty picks the market is clearly ahead. The pooled number is carried by the deep pool, where the only question is whether a player starts at all.

  • Rookies are absent entirely: no prior history to project from, so this scores veterans only.
  • ADP prices holdouts, camp battles, suspensions and trades that this model cannot see.

// Where we disagree most

Travis HunterWR63 to WR176-113Van JeffersonWR169 to WR97+72Jonathon BrooksRB39 to RB108-69Mack HollinsWR104 to WR43+61Greg DortchWR148 to WR91+57David Sills VWR167 to WR110+57
#PlayerPosByeConsensusStatusOur call
1Bijan RobinsonATLRB111RB2+1
2Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEAWR111WR3+2
3Jahmyr GibbsDETRB26RB1Q-1
4Amon-Ra St. BrownDETWR26WR4+2
5Ja'Marr ChaseCINWR36WR1-2
6Puka NacuaLAWR411WR2-2
7De'Von AchaneMIARB36RB8+5
8Trey McBrideARITE114TE1even
9Ashton JeantyLVRB413RB5+1
10Chase BrownCINRB56RB7+2
11Jonathan TaylorINDRB613RB4-2
12Justin JeffersonMINWR56WR6+1
13Derrick HenryBALRB713RB13+6
14A.J. BrownNEWR611WR8+2
15Christian McCaffreySFRB88RB3-5
16Zay FlowersBALWR713WR14+7
17Wan'Dale RobinsonTENWR89WR41+33
18Saquon BarkleyPHIRB910RB10+1
19Kenny GainwellTBRB1010RB33+23
20Drake LondonATLWR911WR7-2
21Michael WilsonARIWR1014WR39+29
22Parker WashingtonJAXWR117WR36+25
23Rico DowdlePITRB119RB31+20
24Chris OlaveNOWR128WR12even
25Courtland SuttonDENWR1310WR37+24
26Jeremiyah LoveARIRB1214RB12held
27Breece HallNYJRB1313RB14+1
28Brock BowersLVTE213TE2even
29Josh JacobsGBRB1411RB16+2
30Tony PollardTENRB159RB29+14
31Kyren WilliamsLARB1611RB15-1
32Aaron Jones Sr.MINRB176RB38+21
33Tyrone Tracy Jr.NYGRB188RB42+24
34Kyle Pitts Sr.ATLTE311TE7+4
35George KittleSFTE48TE10+6
36Javonte WilliamsDALRB1914RB17-2
37D'Andre SwiftCHIRB2010RB22+2
38James Cook IIIBUFRB217RB6-15
39Davante AdamsLAWR1411WR24+10
40Travis Etienne Jr.NORB228RB18-4
41Zach CharbonnetSEARB2311RB49Out+26
42Harold Fannin Jr.CLETE511TE5even
43Nico CollinsHOUWR158WR9-6
44Justin HerbertLACQB17QB8+7
45George PickensDALWR1614WR10-6
46Jakobi MeyersJAXWR177WR43+26
47CeeDee LambDALWR1814WR5-13
48RJ HarveyDENRB2410RB32+8
49Colston LovelandCHITE610TE3-3
50DK MetcalfPITWR199WR33+14
51Jaylen WarrenPITRB259RB26+1
52Tetairoa McMillanCARWR205WR16-4
53Jaylen WaddleDENWR2110WR21even
54Bo NixDENQB210QB14+12
55Travis KelceKCTE75TE9+2
56Bucky IrvingTBRB2610RB20-6
57Hunter HenryNETE811TE19+11
58Drake MayeNEQB311QB3even
59DeVonta SmithPHIWR2210WR13-9
60Jadarian PriceSEARB2711RB27held
61Dalton SchultzHOUTE98TE21+12
62Terry McLaurinWASWR237WR22-1
63Tyler WarrenINDTE1013TE4-6
64Ladd McConkeyLACWR247WR18-6
65Quinshon JudkinsCLERB2811RB21-7
66Jameson WilliamsDETWR256WR26+1
67Caleb WilliamsCHIQB410QB7+3
68Brian Thomas Jr.JAXWR267WR32+6
69Omarion HamptonLACRB297RB9-20
70Jalen HurtsPHIQB510QB6+1
71Khalil ShakirBUFWR277WR48+21
72Baker MayfieldTBQB610QB18+12
73Malik NabersNYGWR288WR19Q-9
74Matthew StaffordLAQB711QB15+8
75Tre TuckerLVWR2913WR62+33
76Carnell TateTENWR309WR30held
77Tee HigginsCINWR316WR17-14
78Patrick Mahomes IIKCQB85QB13Q+5
79Rome OdunzeCHIWR3210WR29-3
80Garrett WilsonNYJWR3313WR15-18
81Josh AllenBUFQB97QB1-8
82TreVeyon HendersonNERB3011RB23-7
83Jerry JeudyCLEWR3411WR57+23
84Juwan JohnsonNOTE118TE16+5
85Rhamondre StevensonNERB3111RB28-3
86Kenneth Walker IIIKCRB325RB11-21
87Alec PierceINDWR3513WR35Outeven
88Trevor LawrenceJAXQB107QB9-1
89Dallas GoedertPHITE1210TE13+1
90Christian WatsonGBWR3611WR28-8
91Jared GoffDETQB116QB16+5
92Michael Pittman Jr.PITWR379WR38+1
93Sam DarnoldSEAQB1211QB22+10
94Emeka EgbukaTBWR3810WR20-18
95Mike EvansSFWR398WR25-14
96Jordyn TysonNOWR408WR40held
97Lamar JacksonBALQB1313QB2-11
98Quentin JohnstonLACWR417WR44+3
99Woody MarksHOURB338RB43+10
100Mark AndrewsBALTE1313TE15+2
101DJ MooreBUFWR427WR27-15
102Mack HollinsNEWR4311WR104+61
103Jauan JenningsMINWR446WR56+12
104Makai LemonPHIWR4510WR45held
105Marvin Harrison Jr.ARIWR4614WR31-15
106Romeo DoubsNEWR4711WR52+5
107Alvin KamaraNORB348RB47+13
108Cam SkatteboNYGRB358RB19-16
109Kyle MonangaiCHIRB3610RB35Q-1
110Sam LaPortaDETTE146TE8-6
111Bryce YoungCARQB145QB26+12
112Chuba HubbardCARRB375RB30-7
113Brenton StrangeJAXTE157TE18+3
114Colby ParkinsonLATE1611TE31+15
115James ConnerARIRB3814RB56Q+18
116Cade OttonTBTE1710TE27+10
117Rashee RiceKCWR485WR11-37
118C.J. StroudHOUQB158QB23+8
119J.K. DobbinsDENRB3910RB34-5
120AJ BarnerSEATE1811TE23+5
121Chimere DikeTENWR499WR83+34
122Tyjae SpearsTENRB409RB45+5
123David MontgomeryHOURB418RB24-17
124Aaron RodgersPITQB169QB29+13
125Tucker KraftGBTE1911TE6Q-13
126Jaxson DartNYGQB178QB11-6
127Chig OkonkwoWASTE207TE17-3
128Tank DellHOUWR508WR82Q+32
129Geno SmithNYJQB1813QB28+10
130Jayden DanielsWASQB197QB5-14
131Jordan AddisonMINWR516WR46-5
132Luther Burden IIICHIWR5210WR23-29
133KC ConcepcionCLEWR5311WR53held
134Xavier WorthyKCWR545WR50Q-4
135Jake FergusonDALTE2114TE11-10
136Brock PurdySFQB208QB12-8
137Josh DownsINDWR5513WR42-13
138Darius SlaytonNYGWR568WR97+41
139Devin SingletaryNYGRB428RB86+44
140Troy FranklinDENWR5710WR69+12
141Ty JohnsonBUFRB437RB73+30
142Oronde Gadsden IILACTE227TE20-2
143Theo JohnsonNYGTE238TE34+11
144Adonai MitchellNYJWR5813WR58even
145Rachaad WhiteWASRB447RB36-8
146Denzel BostonCLEWR5911WR59held
147Omar Cooper Jr.NYJWR6013WR60held
148Kenyon SadiqNYJTE2413TE24held
149Malik WashingtonMIAWR616WR77+16
150Jacory Croskey-MerrittWASRB457RB41-4
151Joe BurrowCINQB216QB4-17
152Elic AyomanorTENWR629WR88+26
153Cam WardTENQB229QB24+2
154Dawson KnoxBUFTE257TE47+22
155Jordan LoveGBQB2311QB19-4
156Pat FreiermuthPITTE269TE26even
157T.J. HockensonMINTE276TE22-5
158Dak PrescottDALQB2414QB10-14
159Kyler MurrayMINQB256QB17-8
160Blake CorumLARB4611RB37-9
161Jayden HigginsHOUWR638WR49-14
162Mason TaylorNYJTE2813TE35+7
163Dalton KincaidBUFTE297TE12-17
164Deebo Samuel Sr.SFWR648WR64held
165Dylan SampsonCLERB4711RB48+1
166Darnell MooneyNYGWR658WR75+10
167Jalen CokerCARWR665WR51-15
168Bam KnightARIRB4814RB101+53
169Stefon DiggsFAWR67-WR67held
170Samaje PerineCINRB496RB80+31
171Cooper KuppSEAWR6811WR81+13
172Isaiah LikelyNYGTE308TE14-16
173Tyler AllgeierARIRB5014RB44-6
174Emanuel WilsonSEARB5111RB61+10
175Jonah ColemanDENRB5210RB52held
176Isiah PachecoDETRB536RB50-3
177Tyler ShoughNOQB268QB20-6
178Jacoby BrissettARIQB2714QB27even
179Kimani VidalLACRB547RB57+3
180Evan EngramDENTE3110TE29-2
181Chris Godwin Jr.TBWR6910WR34-35
182Mike GesickiCINTE326TE37+5
183Marvin Mims Jr.DENWR7010WR99+29
184Eli StowersPHITE3310TE33held
185Gunnar HelmTENTE349TE25-9
186Pat BryantDENWR7110WR79+8
187De'Zhaun StriblingSFWR728WR72Qheld
188Jayden ReedGBWR7311WR47-26
189Calvin RidleyTENWR749WR70-4
190Kayshon BoutteNEWR7511WR68-7
191Keon ColemanBUFWR767WR89+13
192Jordan MasonMINRB556RB40-15
193Devaughn VeleNOWR778WR100+23
194Antonio WilliamsWASWR787WR78held
195Michael CarterTENRB569RB103+47
196Ryan FlournoyDALWR7914WR66-13
197Xavier HutchinsonHOUWR808WR126+46
198Sean TuckerTBRB5710RB60+3
199John Metchie IIICARWR815WR127+46
200Tank BigsbyPHIRB5810RB54-4

The status column is live availability news and the projection does NOT use it: availability here is a historical rate, so a player listed out is still projected as though he plays. It is shown so you can see what the number does not know. Updated Aug 2. Built from information available before kickoff only: the last three seasons of play, this year’s rosters and schedule, and each player’s pre season depth chart slot, with an availability adjustment for how much of a season he is likely to be active. No betting lines, because future weeks do not have any yet. Positions covered: QB, RB, WR, TE.