Maximum Potential Points For (Max PF) represents the highest possible point total a fantasy football team could have scored in a given season based on optimal lineup decisions each week. It reflects the aggregate score achieved if a manager had started their highest-scoring eligible players at each position in every game. For example, if a team had a running back score 30 points on the bench one week, the Max PF calculation would include those 30 points, even though the player wasn’t in the starting lineup.
Its primary significance lies in its ability to provide a more accurate evaluation of a team’s underlying strength than its actual win-loss record. Luck and unfavorable matchups can lead to losses despite a strong roster. Max PF offers a better gauge of the overall quality of a team and serves as a valuable metric in leagues utilizing it to determine draft order for subsequent seasons, particularly among non-playoff teams. Using this metric is generally considered more fair than basing draft order on final standings alone, as it mitigates the impact of unpredictable weekly variance.
