NFL Value-Based Drafting (VBD) Rankings

2026 Defense & Special Teams Projections

What is Value-Based Drafting (VBD) Rankings?
Value-based drafting (VBD) is a strategy that assigns a value to every player by comparing that player's fantasy points to the fantasy points of a baseline player at the same position. A high VBD means a player offers strong incremental value at his position and is therefore valuable overall in fantasy. Check out our Value-Based Drafting Guide for more VBD insight.

Rank	Player	VBD	VORP	VOLS	ADP	vs ADP
1	Houston Texans (HOU)	30	15	15	1	-
2	Denver Broncos (DEN)	26	13	13	3	+ 1
3	Minnesota Vikings (MIN)	16	8	8	7	+ 4
4	Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT)	14	7	7	8	+ 4
5	Seattle Seahawks (SEA)	12	6	6	2	-3
6	Detroit Lions (DET)	12	6	6	17	+ 11
7	Atlanta Falcons (ATL)	10	5	5	16	+ 9
8	Los Angeles Chargers (LAC)	10	5	5	11	+ 3
9	Los Angeles Rams (LAR)	8	4	4	4	-5
10	Chicago Bears (CHI)	6	3	3	13	+ 3
11	Baltimore Ravens (BAL)	0	0	0	12	+ 1
12	Buffalo Bills (BUF)	0	0	0	15	+ 3
13	Philadelphia Eagles (PHI)	0	0	0	6	-7
14	New Orleans Saints (NO)	0	0	0	18	+ 4
15	Tennessee Titans (TEN)	0	0	0	26	+ 11
16	Cleveland Browns (CLE)	0	0	0	10	-6
17	New England Patriots (NE)	0	0	0	5	-12
18	Cincinnati Bengals (CIN)	0	0	0	28	+ 10
19	Washington Commanders (WAS)	0	0	0	29	+ 10
20	Miami Dolphins (MIA)	0	0	0	30	+ 10
21	Jacksonville Jaguars (JAC)	0	0	0	9	-12
22	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TB)	0	0	0	25	+ 3
23	Green Bay Packers (GB)	0	0	0	14	-9
24	Las Vegas Raiders (LV)	0	0	0	27	+ 3
25	Kansas City Chiefs (KC)	0	0	0	19	-6
26	New York Giants (NYG)	0	0	0	20	-6
27	Indianapolis Colts (IND)	0	0	0	21	-6
28	Arizona Cardinals (ARI)	0	0	0	32	+ 4
29	Dallas Cowboys (DAL)	0	0	0	24	-5
30	New York Jets (NYJ)	0	0	0	31	+ 1
31	San Francisco 49ers (SF)	0	0	0	22	-9
32	Carolina Panthers (CAR)	0	0	0	23	-9