The Depth Chart

Seven tiers. You start as an Analyst pulling stats on request and climb, one shipped capstone at a time, to Owner — running the whole franchise, end to end. Each rung earns its avatar; the ones above stay in silhouette until you bank the rep.

From the practice squad to the front office.

FIG. 07 — THE DEPTH CHART · CLIMB THE LADDER

1. 
   TIER 07

   Owner

   CURRENT

   Run the franchise. FastAPI + Next.js, end to end, deployed.

   Silver blazer + ring · Ship the live app. The whole curriculum’s destination.

2. 
   TIER 06

   General Manager

   EARNED

   Build the roster. Schema design, scikit-learn, dbt.

   Roster tablet · Ship a draft-pick value model.

3. 
   TIER 05

   Head Coach

   EARNED

   Own the game plan. Plotly, scipy, week-over-week trends.

   Visor + headset · Pass the situational-analytics capstone.

4. 
   TIER 04

   Coordinator

   EARNED

   Situational calls. Window functions, CTEs, EPA by down.

   Call-sheet · Build a 4th-down decision analyzer.

5. 
   TIER 03

   Position Coach

   EARNED

   Develop a group. HAVING, ranks, per-player rate stats.

   Whistle · Ship a position-group scouting card.

6. 
   TIER 02

   Quality Control

   EARNED

   Chart the film. JOINs, GROUP BY, comparative reads — tag the plays and time the reps coaches act on.

   Stopwatch · Bank the Analyst drills + the season-recap capstone.

7. 
   TIER 01

   Analyst

   EARNED

   Pull stats on request. SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, aggregates.

   Headset + clipboard · Start here — clear the run-game drill in The Film Room.

How you climb

Every tier has the same loop: run the drills in The Film Room, ship the capstone, and the next rung unlocks — the silhouette resolves into a full 3D bust and a whistle blows. No tier passes by time; you advance because the artifact is real.

Start your first rep in The Film Room.