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| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs DET RB | 37.96 |
| Bijan Robinson ATL RB | 37.68 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA WR | 34.60 |
| Puka Nacua LAR WR | 34.38 |
| Jonathan Taylor IND RB | 34.34 |
| Ja'Marr Chase CIN WR | 34.29 |
| Christian McCaffrey SF RB | 34.00 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown DET WR | 32.71 |
| James Cook BUF RB | 30.83 |
| De'Von Achane MIA RB | 30.73 |
| Ashton Jeanty LV RB | 29.22 |
| Kenneth Walker KC RB | 28.74 |
| Chase Brown CIN RB | 27.93 |
| Justin Jefferson MIN WR | 27.89 |
| Derrick Henry BAL RB | 27.77 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic DEN C | 38.87 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA PF | 38.33 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC PG | 35.52 |
| Luka Doncic LAL PG | 33.77 |
| Anthony Edwards MIN SG | 31.21 |
| Cade Cunningham DET PG | 30.52 |
| Alperen Sengun HOU C | 29.51 |
| Victor Wembanyama SA PF | 29.37 |
| Trae Young WAS PG | 29.19 |
| Devin Booker PHO SG | 29.12 |
| Anthony Davis WAS C | 28.99 |
| Domantas Sabonis SAC C | 28.93 |
| James Harden CLE SG | 28.77 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns NY PF | 28.66 |
| Pascal Siakam IND PF | 27.93 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Yordan Alvarez HOU DH | 29.07 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC CF | 28.19 |
| Cam Schlittler NYY SP | 22.68 |
| Elly De La Cruz CIN SS | 21.95 |
| Shohei Ohtani LAD DH | 21.69 |
| Junior Caminero TB 3B | 21.02 |
| Pete Alonso BAL 1B | 20.98 |
| Jacob Misiorowski MIL SP | 20.81 |
| Bryce Harper PHI 1B | 20.79 |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD SP | 20.34 |
| James Wood WAS RF | 20.26 |
| Ben Rice NYY 1B | 19.99 |
| Cade Smith CLE RP | 19.92 |
| Cade Smith NYY SP | 19.92 |
| Drew Rasmussen TB SP | 19.22 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon COL C | 17.35 |
| Connor McDavid EDM C | 16.37 |
| Macklin Celebrini SJ C | 14.38 |
| Nikita Kucherov TB RW | 14.24 |
| Jason Robertson DAL LW | 13.53 |
| Leon Draisaitl EDM C | 12.88 |
| Cale Makar COL D | 12.59 |
| Kirill Kaprizov MIN LW | 12.48 |
| David Pastrnak BOS RW | 12.45 |
| Cole Caufield MON RW | 12.42 |
| Matt Boldy MIN LW | 12.39 |
| Martin Necas COL C | 12.35 |
| Auston Matthews TOR C | 12.21 |
| Jack Eichel VGK C | 12.05 |
| Tage Thompson BUF C | 12.01 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Rashod Bateman BAL WR | +8.7 |
| 49ers DST SF DST | +4.1 |
| Xavier Hutchinson HOU WR | +3.6 |
| Dalton Schultz HOU TE | +3.4 |
| Devaughn Vele NO WR | +3.1 |
| Caleb Douglas MIA WR | +2.8 |
| Kayshon Boutte HOU WR | +2.4 |
| Antonio Williams RB | +2.1 |
| Chiefs DST KC DST | +1.8 |
| Baker Mayfield TB QB | +1.8 |
| Alvin Kamara NO RB | +1.7 |
| Chase McLaughlin TB K | +1.7 |
| Dontayvion Wicks PHI WR | +1.4 |
| Michael Mayer LV TE | +1.4 |
| Buccaneers DST TB DST | +1.3 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Bones Hyland MIN PG | +6.7 |
| Bol Bol C | +6.7 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner CHA C | +6.7 |
| Scotty Pippen Jr. MEM PG | +6.1 |
| Brook Lopez LAC C | +6.1 |
| Jonathan Kuminga MIN PF | +5.6 |
| Darius Acuff Jr. SAC PG | +5.4 |
| Saddiq Bey NO PF | +5.4 |
| Brandin Podziemski GS SG | +5.1 |
| Egor Demin BKN PG | +4.8 |
| Ty Jerome MEM PG | +4.4 |
| Dejounte Murray NO SG | +4.0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis GS C | +3.5 |
| Max Christie DAL SG | +3.2 |
| Isaiah Stewart MEM PF | +3.2 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Andrew Alvarez WAS SP | +9.8 |
| Christian Scott NYM SP | +9.2 |
| Michael McGreevy STL SP | +8.7 |
| Jackson Jobe DET SP | +6.7 |
| Cal Quantrill TEX SP | +6.4 |
| Tanner Bibee CLE SP | +5.7 |
| Ryan Johnson LAA SP | +5.1 |
| Sean Burke CHW SP | +5.0 |
| Jose Soriano TOR SP | +4.6 |
| Dustin Harris SD LF | +3.5 |
| Bubba Chandler PIT SP | +3.5 |
| Bryce Miller SEA SP | +3.3 |
| Dominic Canzone SEA DH | +3.2 |
| Eury Perez MIA SP | +3.2 |
| Trevor Rogers BAL SP | +3.1 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Jacob Fowler MON G | +5.1 |
| Luke Hughes NJ D | +4.1 |
| Jacob Markstrom FLA G | +4.0 |
| Ryan Leonard WAS RW | +3.8 |
| Arturs Silovs PIT G | +3.5 |
| Jordan Staal CAR C | +3.2 |
| Carter Hart VGK G | +3.1 |
| Bobby McMann SEA C | +2.9 |
| Josh Doan BUF RW | +2.8 |
| Frederik Andersen EDM G | +2.7 |
| Jimmy Snuggerud STL RW | +2.7 |
| Aliaksei Protas WAS C | +2.7 |
| Shane Pinto OTT C | +2.6 |
| Chris Kreider MON LW | +2.6 |
| Logan Stankoven CAR C | +2.4 |