NFL Value Over Last Starter (VOLS) Rankings

2026 Defense & Special Teams Projections

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