The biggest recent swings in our NFL grades — who is climbing, who is sliding, and the deals where pay and value have drifted furthest apart.
Grades are not static. As games pile up, deals get restructured, and roles change, our NFL grades move with them. This page tracks the sharpest recent swings — the players climbing fast and the ones sliding.
We lead with the Contract Value Index (CVI), our flagship contract-value grade, because that is where a single trade, extension, or breakout stretch can reshape a verdict overnight. Performance movers follow, catching the form changes the box score has started to show.
It is the closest thing we have to a momentum board: not where a player ranks, but which direction he is heading.
Movers compare each player's two most recent grade snapshots over the last 30 days. We show how far the letter grade moved, never the underlying number. New deals and stat updates feed the next refresh.
NFL contracts whose Contract Value Index (CVI) grade climbed the most over the last 30 days, as production caught up to — or outran — the money.
| # | Player | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyron HerringCB · Cleveland Browns | D+ D+ | C+ C+ |
| 2 | Ameer AbdullahRB · Free Agent | D+ D+ | C C |
| 3 | Dean LowryDT · Pittsburgh Steelers | C- C- | C+ C+ |
Deals whose Contract Value Index grade dropped the most — the contracts aging fastest against their cost.
| # | Player | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott DalyLS · Chicago Bears | A- A- | C+ C+ |
| 2 | Jauan JenningsWR · Minnesota Vikings | B+ B+ | B- B- |
| 3 |
NFL players whose Performance grade improved the most recently — the form charts trending up.
| # | Player | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett RypienQB · Minnesota Vikings | D+ D+ | C- C- |
| 2 | Sam DarnoldQB · Seattle Seahawks | B- B- | B B |
Every time our pipeline regrades a NFL player, it logs a snapshot. A mover is a player whose latest snapshot lands in a different letter tier than the one before it. We surface the largest tier swings — up and down — across the Contract Value Index and Performance grades. Grades shift as new games, contracts, and context arrive. Read the full methodology.
Anderson CastleRB · Indianapolis Colts |
C+ C+ |
C C |
| 4 | Javin WrightLB · Tampa Bay Buccaneers | C+ C+ | C C |
| 5 | Yasir HolmesLB · Tampa Bay Buccaneers | C+ C+ | C C |
| 6 | Anthony Johnson JrS · Chicago Bears | B+ B+ | B B |
Riley PattersonPK · Miami Dolphins |
C+ C+ |
B- B- |
| 4 | Kam CurlS · Los Angeles Rams | B- B- | B B |
| 5 | Ar'darius WashingtonS · New York Giants | D+ D+ | C- C- |
| 6 | Noah IgbinogheneCB · Seattle Seahawks | D D | D+ D+ |
| 7 | Derrick BarnesLB · Detroit Lions | C C | C+ C+ |
| 8 | Larry OgunjobiDT · Buffalo Bills | D+ D+ | C- C- |
| 9 | Shaq ThompsonLB · Buffalo Bills | C C | C+ C+ |
Players whose Performance grade slipped the most — slumps and reduced roles showing up in the grade.