Alpha Rating = expected NFL outcome from 25 comps, against the top-10 blend of the best-ever scores at that position, then format-adjusted. A RATIO on a relative scale, not a points projection — the board is ranked on it.

Tier vs. rank. Where the tier disagrees with the rank they answer different questions: the tier is the backtested read (top-decile recall of 10+ PPG producers — WR 72.4% / RB 69.0% / QB 43.7% / TE 41.2%), so a 92-rated TE and a 92-rated WR are not the same bet. Read a rating against its own position.

raw comp E[PPG] is the pre-cap, pre-format basis the tier is cut on (which is why tier and rating can disagree). For the 85 freshmen the same column is a pedigree prior with a buzz overlay, labelled that way per row. P(day 2+) is a percentage. Win Now (2026 proj) sorts by OUR OWN 2026 CFF projected fantasy points (full PPR, 6-pt passing TDs, position-appropriate stat line) — a view/sort toggle only, it never changes rank_v50 or Alpha Rating (334/444 have a projection; the rest sort last). Full ranked list: 2026 CFF Projections →. (CFF ADP — Fantrax market demand — still appears as a data point on the player card; it is no longer a board sort here.)

Freshmen render — for every production field, never 0, never dropped; their placement is a projection, not backtested. Full write-ups: Prospect Cards → · BuzzFeed → · Methodology →.