SportsLine model reveals 2026 fantasy football rankings
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- Josh Allen is SportsLine's top-ranked 2026 fantasy QB with an ADP of No. 20 overall, having finished first or second at the position in each of the last six years and totaling 41 rushing touchdowns over the past three seasons (second most in the NFL regardless of position).
- Lamar Jackson ranks No. 2 QB despite a down 2025, with the model citing new Baltimore OC Declan Doyle — who the article says "unleashed the best of Caleb Williams" last year — as a bounce-back catalyst.
- Dak Prescott is the model's No. 3 QB ahead of Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye, a deliberate break from consensus ADP, on the strength of what the model calls one of the league's best receiver duos in George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb.
- Bijan Robinson tops the RB rankings after leading all running backs in receptions (79) and receiving yards (820) while rushing for 1,478 yards (fourth in the NFL), and he secured a contract extension during camp.
- Puka Nacua leads the WR rankings with a career 95.3 receiving yards per game — the highest in NFL history — after leading the league with 107.2 yards per game in 2025 and posting zero "Fantasy duds" outside one injury-shortened outing.
- Trey McBride is the TE1, averaging 8.1 catches for 80.3 yards and 10 total touchdowns in 12 games with Jacoby Brissett starting, compared to 5.8 catches for 55 yards and just one TD in five games with Kyler Murray.
Why it matters: Fantasy drafters with a top-20 pick have a clear anchor in Allen, but the model explicitly diverges from consensus ADP at multiple positions — most notably Prescott over Daniels/Maye at QB and Puka Nacua leapfrogging Ja'Marr Chase at WR — giving managers a framework to find value outside mainstream boards. The model also picked past busts (C.J. Stroud 2024, Terry McLaurin last year) and breakouts (Derrick Henry 2019, Jonathan Taylor 2021), lending its rankings more weight than a typical cheat sheet ahead of drafts three weeks before the NFL opener.
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