Position Value

Scarcity gap = top-12 avg − baseline avg. It's the every-week edge you get from owning an elite player at that position instead of a replacement-level one. Big gap = scarce, draft early. Small gap = replaceable, stream from waivers. Note: compare same-start-count positions (QB to K to D/ST) most confidently — RB/WR baselines are noisier because more players start at those spots league-wide.

Why the all-time view matters: a position with a big gap year after year is genuinely scarce; a one-season spike could just be a fluke rookie class or a wave of injuries. If 2025's ranking differs sharply from the all-time ranking, ask whether something structural changed — a scoring tweak, a rule change, a hot/cold position-wide year — before drawing conclusions for next season's draft.

What this is: every qualifying player ranked by per-game VORP, which puts all positions on a single scale. A 12-PPG TE and a 25-PPG QB can rank similarly because they're each that much above their replacement level. Total VORP on the right adds it up across all their starts — useful for spotting 'season MVPs' who racked up edge week after week, not just one or two huge games.

How to read this: each scenario rebuilds every team-week's optimal lineup from their actual roster under an alternate template. The Δ PPG isolates the template effect — it ignores start/sit decisions, so '+5 PPG' means the change adds 5 points to the ceiling, not necessarily to real outcomes. Use these to debate dropping slots, adding slots, or tweaking scoring before next year's draft.

What this measures: how many head-to-head matchups would have ended differently under each scenario. A low % means the change shifts everyone's scores roughly uniformly — winners stay winners. A high % means the change reshuffles competitive balance, which would also change playoff seeding (though this table doesn't re-seed; it just counts game-by-game flips).

What this is: the actual playoff matchups rescored under each scenario's template. ✓ means the title would have changed hands. A scenario that frequently flips championships is making a structural difference, not just adding noise. Caveat: we keep the actual bracket — we don't re-seed playoffs even when the regular-season order would have changed.

How to read this: the Median column shows what each owner's record would be if every week they got a W for scoring above the league median (a L for below). The H2H column shows their actual record; the gap reveals schedule luck. A median W meaningfully higher than the H2H W = unlucky owner who scored well but kept drawing the highest-scoring opponent. The Combined column is what their record looks like under a 'H2H + median' format some leagues use.