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| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs DET RB | 38.29 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA WR | 37.68 |
| Bijan Robinson ATL RB | 35.40 |
| Puka Nacua LAR WR | 32.73 |
| Jonathan Taylor IND RB | 32.55 |
| Christian McCaffrey SF RB | 31.19 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown DET WR | 30.74 |
| Kenneth Walker KC RB | 30.49 |
| Ja'Marr Chase CIN WR | 30.02 |
| James Cook BUF RB | 29.18 |
| Ashton Jeanty LV RB | 27.80 |
| Derrick Henry BAL RB | 27.60 |
| CeeDee Lamb DAL WR | 27.56 |
| Kyren Williams LAR RB | 26.27 |
| Javonte Williams DAL RB | 26.01 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic DEN C | 37.56 |
| Victor Wembanyama SA PF | 35.27 |
| Luka Doncic LAL PG | 34.61 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC PG | 34.17 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA PF | 33.87 |
| Jayson Tatum BOS SF | 31.06 |
| Cade Cunningham DET PG | 29.91 |
| Jalen Johnson ATL PF | 29.38 |
| Donovan Mitchell CLE SG | 28.17 |
| Tyrese Maxey PHI PG | 27.56 |
| Alperen Sengun HOU C | 27.48 |
| Domantas Sabonis SAC C | 27.34 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns NY PF | 27.31 |
| Cooper Flagg DAL PF | 27.02 |
| Kevin Durant HOU PF | 26.95 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Ben Rice NYY 1B | 27.64 |
| Yordan Alvarez HOU DH | 26.94 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC CF | 26.05 |
| Elly De La Cruz CIN SS | 22.81 |
| Cam Schlittler NYY SP | 20.63 |
| Drew Rasmussen TB SP | 20.61 |
| Junior Caminero TB 3B | 20.43 |
| Shohei Ohtani LAD DH | 19.96 |
| Cade Smith CLE RP | 19.91 |
| Randy Arozarena SEA LF | 19.91 |
| Pete Alonso BAL 1B | 19.79 |
| Jacob Misiorowski MIL SP | 19.24 |
| Miguel Vargas CHW 3B | 19.23 |
| Gavin Williams CLE SP | 18.80 |
| Brice Turang MIL 2B | 18.06 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Connor McDavid EDM C | 16.57 |
| Nathan MacKinnon COL C | 16.41 |
| Macklin Celebrini SJ C | 14.12 |
| Nikita Kucherov TB RW | 13.97 |
| Auston Matthews TOR C | 13.56 |
| Jason Robertson DAL LW | 13.19 |
| Leon Draisaitl EDM C | 13.10 |
| Kirill Kaprizov MIN LW | 12.71 |
| Matt Boldy MIN LW | 12.63 |
| David Pastrnak BOS RW | 12.49 |
| Evan Bouchard EDM D | 12.20 |
| Jack Eichel VGK C | 12.14 |
| Cale Makar COL D | 12.07 |
| Cole Caufield MON RW | 12.05 |
| Martin Necas COL C | 12.02 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Bengals DST CIN DST | +34.0 |
| Jaguars DST JAC DST | +28.6 |
| Tyler Bass BUF K | +26.3 |
| Jonah Coleman DEN RB | +22.4 |
| Commanders DST WAS DST | +17.7 |
| Caleb Douglas MIA WR | +16.2 |
| Omar Cooper NYJ WR | +15.8 |
| Seth McGowan IND RB | +15.7 |
| Hunter Henry NE TE | +13.6 |
| Rachaad White WAS RB | +13.6 |
| KC Concepcion CLE WR | +12.8 |
| Cam Little JAC K | +11.6 |
| Chase McLaughlin TB K | +10.9 |
| Antonio Williams RB | +10.8 |
| Chig Okonkwo WAS TE | +10.2 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Terrence Shannon Jr. MIN SG | +28.2 |
| Ja'Kobe Walter TOR SG | +21.4 |
| Mo Bamba UTA C | +20.3 |
| Moussa Diabate CHA PF | +10.4 |
| Julian Champagnie SA SF | +9.9 |
| Kris Dunn LAC PG | +9.3 |
| Jared McCain OKC PG | +8.9 |
| Ace Bailey UTA SF | +8.4 |
| Ziaire Williams LAL SF | +7.7 |
| Paul Reed DET PF | +7.2 |
| Robert Williams III POR C | +6.5 |
| P.J. Washington DAL PF | +6.3 |
| Ajay Mitchell OKC PG | +6.2 |
| Jrue Holiday POR PG | +5.7 |
| Peyton Watson CLE SF | +5.6 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Noah Cameron KC SP | +3.3 |
| Munetaka Murakami CHW 1B | +3.3 |
| Otto Lopez MIA SS | +0.0 |
| Evan Phillips LAD RP | +0.0 |
| River Ryan DET SP | +0.0 |
| Grayson Rodriguez LAA SP | +0.0 |
| Seranthony Dominguez SEA RP | +0.0 |
| Jackson Jobe DET SP | +0.0 |
| TJ Friedl CF | +0.0 |
| Abimelec Ortiz WAS 1B | +0.0 |
| Jeremiah Estrada SD RP | +0.0 |
| Will Smith LAD C | +0.0 |
| Aroldis Chapman BOS RP | +0.0 |
| Josh Naylor SEA 1B | +0.0 |
| Brice Turang MIL 2B | +0.0 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Devin Cooley CGY G | +13.9 |
| Matvei Gridin CGY RW | +8.3 |
| Joel Farabee CGY LW | +7.1 |
| Jacob Fowler MON G | +6.9 |
| Adin Hill VGK G | +5.5 |
| Arseniy Gritsyuk NJ RW | +5.4 |
| Kaiden Guhle MON D | +5.1 |
| Brett Pesce NJ D | +4.2 |
| Martin Fehervary WAS D | +3.6 |
| Yaroslav Askarov SJ G | +3.4 |
| Philipp Grubauer SEA G | +3.1 |
| Kent Johnson CBJ C | +2.8 |
| Casey DeSmith DAL G | +2.5 |
| Dylan Strome WAS C | +2.5 |
| James Hagens BOS C | +2.5 |