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| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs DET RB | 37.97 |
| Bijan Robinson ATL RB | 37.70 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA WR | 34.61 |
| Jonathan Taylor IND RB | 34.35 |
| Puka Nacua LAR WR | 34.33 |
| Ja'Marr Chase CIN WR | 34.29 |
| Christian McCaffrey SF RB | 34.01 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown DET WR | 32.69 |
| James Cook BUF RB | 30.82 |
| De'Von Achane MIA RB | 30.72 |
| Ashton Jeanty LV RB | 29.23 |
| Kenneth Walker KC RB | 28.75 |
| Chase Brown CIN RB | 27.92 |
| Justin Jefferson MIN WR | 27.90 |
| Derrick Henry BAL RB | 27.78 |
| 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 | 28.18 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC CF | 27.99 |
| Cam Schlittler NYY SP | 24.19 |
| Elly De La Cruz CIN SS | 22.44 |
| Shohei Ohtani LAD DH | 21.91 |
| Jacob Misiorowski MIL SP | 20.92 |
| Bryce Harper PHI 1B | 20.61 |
| Pete Alonso BAL 1B | 20.54 |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD SP | 20.25 |
| Junior Caminero TB 3B | 20.11 |
| Ben Rice NYY 1B | 20.07 |
| James Wood WAS RF | 19.89 |
| Miguel Vargas CHW 3B | 19.55 |
| Kyle Schwarber PHI DH | 19.43 |
| Drew Rasmussen TB SP | 19.10 |
| 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 | +7.3 |
| Kayshon Boutte HOU WR | +3.0 |
| Chiefs DST KC DST | +2.0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson HOU WR | +1.9 |
| Carson Wentz MIN QB | +1.8 |
| Buccaneers DST TB DST | +1.7 |
| Michael Mayer LV TE | +1.7 |
| Hunter Henry NE TE | +1.2 |
| Malachi Fields NYG WR | +1.1 |
| Panthers DST CAR DST | +1.1 |
| Dontayvion Wicks PHI WR | +1.1 |
| Pat Freiermuth PIT TE | +1.1 |
| Devaughn Vele NO WR | +1.1 |
| Jaylin Noel HOU WR | +0.8 |
| Bryce Young CAR QB | +0.8 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Anthony Black ORL PG | +6.7 |
| Mo Bamba UTA C | +6.7 |
| Jonathan Mogbo SAC PF | +6.7 |
| Cedric Coward MEM SG | +6.7 |
| Yaxel Lendeborg GS PF | +3.3 |
| Alexandre Sarr WAS PF | +3.3 |
| Brandin Podziemski GS SG | +3.3 |
| Herbert Jones NO SF | +3.3 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. MIL SF | +3.3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. HOU PF | +3.3 |
| Matas Buzelis CHI SF | +3.3 |
| Collin Murray-Boyles TOR PF | +3.3 |
| Nicolas Claxton CHI C | +3.3 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe BKN C | +3.3 |
| Collin Gillespie PHO PG | +3.3 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Quinn Mathews STL SP | +15.8 |
| Dean Kremer MIN SP | +12.7 |
| Ryan Johnson LAA SP | +12.3 |
| Jonah Tong NYM SP | +9.4 |
| Walker Buehler SD SP | +9.0 |
| David Peterson CHC SP | +8.7 |
| Davis Martin CHW SP | +7.6 |
| Griffin Jax TB SP | +6.8 |
| Will Warren NYY SP | +5.6 |
| Jack Perkins ATH SP | +5.6 |
| Martin Perez ATL SP | +5.5 |
| Erik Sabrowski CLE RP | +4.6 |
| Troy Melton DET SP | +4.1 |
| Travis Bazzana CLE 2B | +3.8 |
| Kade Anderson SEA SP | +3.7 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Nikita Zadorov BOS D | +4.2 |
| Roman Kantserov CHI RW | +3.8 |
| Luke Evangelista NJ RW | +3.7 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois WAS C | +2.9 |
| Neal Pionk WPG D | +2.8 |
| Patrick Kane CHI RW | +2.5 |
| Anthony Mantha NJ RW | +2.3 |
| Simon Edvinsson DET D | +2.3 |
| Linus Ullmark OTT G | +2.1 |
| Frank Nazar CHI C | +2.1 |
| Jeremy Lauzon VGK D | +2.1 |
| Radko Gudas FLA D | +2.1 |
| Gabriel Landeskog COL LW | +2.0 |
| Brayden McNabb VGK D | +2.0 |
| Luke Hughes NJ D | +2.0 |