Tristan H. Cockcroft 9y

Consistency Ratings: Week 13

Fantasy NFL

How Consistency Ratings work

Using fantasy points determined by ESPN standard scoring, the charts contained in this column rate players based on how consistently reliable they have been during the 2014 NFL season. For individual defensive players, the following scoring is used: solo tackle (1), assisted tackle (0.5), sack (3), interception (3), forced fumble (3), fumble recovery (3), touchdown (6), safety (2), pass defended (1). For Consistency Ratings from the 2012 to 2014 seasons combined, click here.

Here are explanations for some of the column headers and terminology used in the charts below:

CR: The player's Consistency Rating, which is calculated as his weekly standard deviation divided by his fantasy points per game average. This is meant to identify the players who were most consistently close to their weekly averages. The lower the number, the more consistent the player. Again, lower numbers are better.

Start%: The player's Start Percentage, which shows how often he earned your start in an ESPN standard league. This is his number of Starts -- defined below -- divided by his number of scheduled team games.

PPR: The player's Start Percentage using PPR scoring, which uses ESPN standard scoring settings but adds one point per reception.

FPTS/G: The player's average fantasy points scored per game.

Start: The number of times that the player's point total in a given week was worthy of having had him active in an ESPN standard league.

Stud: The number of times the player's point total ranked among the top at his position.

Stiff: The number of times the player's point total ranked among the worst at his position, making almost any waiver-wire option a smarter choice.

These are the benchmarks for what constitutes a Start, Stud or Stiff performance:

Sat: The number of times the player missed a game. Players are not charged Stiff points for sitting out nor does it impact their Consistency Rating , but it hurts their Start Percentage.

Players must have at least a 20 percent Start Percentage in either standard scoring or PPR leagues for inclusion in the chart. All defense/special teams are included, regardless of whether they met those minimums.

Quick click by position: Quarterbacks | Running backs | Wide receivers
Tight ends | Kickers | Team defense/special teams
Defensive linemen | Linebackers | Defensive backs

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Kickers

Team defense/special teams

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

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