Reading the projections board
The board is the heart of the site: every projected player, ranked by 9-cat value, with a written view behind the numbers. This guide walks the columns, the toggles, and the one idea that makes the board different — a per-game rank and a draft-day value, side by side.
~6 min read· updated July 14, 2026Open the projections →
Get to the full board
- Open the projections
Head to the Projections page. Everyone sees the public top 20 with the full stat line and our view on each player.
- Create a free account for the rest
The full board — every projected player, sortable on one screen — is free with an account. Sign up and the board loads in place.
- Connect your league to change the math
Connect a Yahoo, ESPN, or Fantrax league on your account page and the board re-values everything for YOUR settings — league size, categories or points, roster shape. Until then you see the public default: 12-team, 9-cat, per-game.
- Pick your lens
Use the G-score / Z-score toggle to switch valuation methods (G-score is our default — it weights categories by how they actually swing weekly matchups). Members also get per-game vs projected season Total, and punt chips to re-rank the board for any punt build.
- Tap any player for the why
Every row expands: a category-by-category value breakdown (green bars help you, red bars cost you), the projection drivers — minutes, expected games, draft value, confidence — and our written view.
The two numbers that matter most
Value is per-game: what a player is on the nights he plays. Draft is draft-day value — per-game value × the share of games we expect him to play. A returning star can be a top-12 talent and a round-3 pick at the same time; the gap between his two numbers is the decision. Set your draft order by Draft, judge trades and weekly matchups by Value.
GP is our expected games on an 82-game pace — an availability model plus analyst judgment — not last season's total. When our games number disagrees with the market's memory, the reasoning is in that player's view line.
The rest of the columns
P-Val is a player's best-8 value — his total with his single worst category dropped. One-dimensional players jump; well-rounded players barely move. It's the quickest read on who benefits from a punt build. View carries the badges (rookie, breakout, regression, high volatility), and a Ret tag marks a returner — a player who missed all of last season, projected with an injury-class haircut. The stat columns are his projected per-game line; the colored per-category cells show where the value comes from — greener adds more, redder costs more.
One column you won't find yet: ADP. There's no real 2026-27 market until mock drafts open in late August / early September — we'll put the market's price next to our rank (and flag the steals) the moment it exists.
- Punt chips are an exploration lens — they re-rank the board live so you can see who gains, and they stay on the board (your other tools keep using your league's real settings).
- Use the search box to find any player instantly — search overrides the "Top players only" cap, so nobody hides.
- In-season, a horizon switch appears: value the board for the full season, rest-of-season, this week, or tonight.