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