NFL Value Over Last Starter (VOLS) Rankings

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What is Value Over Last Starter (VOLS) Rankings?
VOLS measures the difference in fantasy points between every player and the worst player at the same position who will end up as a fantasy starter. Anyone with a VOLS of 0 is a player that would typically be on fantasy benches. Check out our Value-Based Drafting Guide for more VORP info.

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