Fantasy football 2026 rankings, draft prep: Model shares best QB, RB, WR, TE picks, cheat sheets, ADP, tiers
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- Josh Allen is SportsLine's top-ranked QB despite his fewest passing yards (3,668) and passing TDs (25) in six years, finishing as the No. 1 Fantasy QB on rushing production alone with 41 rushing TDs over the last three seasons.
- Dak Prescott is ranked #3 QB by the model, breaking from consensus ADP by being placed ahead of Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye, both of whom are regularly picked earlier.
- Bijan Robinson leads the RB rankings after leading all running backs in receptions (79) and receiving yards (820) in 2025, producing 411 more scrimmage yards than 2024 despite just one more touch.
- Puka Nacua tops WR rankings with a career average of 95.3 receiving yards per game — the highest in NFL history — and zero Fantasy duds across the 15 games he wasn't injured last season.
- Trey McBride is the top TE, averaging 8.1 catches for 80.3 yards with 10 TDs in 12 games with Jacoby Brissett as Arizona's starter, compared to 5.8 catches and 1 TD in five games with Kyler Murray.
- The model has a proven track record, accurately predicting Daniel Jones' 2025 breakout in Indianapolis, Terry McLaurin's down year, and C.J. Stroud's step back in 2024.
Why it matters: The model deliberately diverges from market consensus at multiple positions — most notably slotting Prescott ahead of the higher-pedigree Daniels and Maye at QB — giving fantasy drafters potential draft-day value. With only one manager able to land Josh Allen at his No. 20 ADP, the rankings' real utility is in identifying which tier-2 picks the model thinks the market is mispricing.
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