Alpha Draft Signal research preview

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• What the rank means: within each position, players are ordered by a separate model of eventual NFL Draft rounds 1–3. It is a draft signal for research, not fantasy points, not an expected-PPG projection, not ADP or market value, and not a calibrated probability. We publish ranks only.
• Current vs preseason: the current rank uses 2026 box-score data through the as-of week. The preseason rank is the model's rank from pre-season inputs only (no 2026 games), held fixed as the baseline. Move = preseason rank − current rank, so a positive number means the player rose. If players join or leave the board, ranks around them shift too.
• Box games: the count of distinct games in which a player has an offensive box-score stat. It is not verified games played: a player can play and not appear (no catch, no carry), and a team that played in Week 0 can have five such games through Week 4. Per-game stats are per box game.
• Blank means unknown. A dash (—) is a value we have not observed, never a zero. Missing Stars are shown as unknown, not as 0 stars.
• NO OFFENSIVE BOX THROUGH WK the player is on an FBS roster but has no offensive box-score stat yet this season. He stays on the board and his rank leans on pre-season inputs. HIGH UNCERTAINTY: 0–1 box games marks ranks that rest on almost no 2026 evidence.
• Buzz (display only, never part of the rank): the player's Buzz Index (0–5) and heat label from Alpha Buzz, a daily read of 247Sports, On3 and Fantrax headlines for the top 100 per position. "no recent coverage" means no stories in 30 days (blank, not zero); a dash means the player is outside buzz coverage.
• YOH = years out of high school (developmental year), not literal age. Team share is a fraction of the team's total (0.25 = a quarter), not a probability.