SportsLine Model Reveals 2026 Fantasy Football Rankings
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- SportsLine's model simulated the NFL season 10,000 times to produce its 2026 Fantasy football positional rankings, with a track record including correctly predicting Daniel Jones' 2025 resurgence, Terry McLaurin's down year, and Tetairoa McMillan's breakout campaign
- Josh Allen tops the QB rankings after finishing first or second in positional Fantasy points for six straight seasons, posting 41 rushing touchdowns over the past three years — the second most in the NFL regardless of position
- Bijan Robinson leads all running backs after a 2025 season in which his 1,478 rushing yards ranked fourth in the NFL while he paced all RBs in receptions (79) and receiving yards (820)
- Puka Nacua is the top-ranked WR after leading the NFL with 107.2 receiving yards per game in 2025, recording at least 72 yards or a touchdown in 15 of 16 games played
- Trey McBride holds the top TE spot, having averaged 8.1 catches for 80.3 yards with 10 total touchdowns in 12 games with Jacoby Brissett as Arizona's starter
- Drake Maye ranks third among QBs despite playing behind a below-average offensive line last year; New England added A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs to upgrade the receiving corps for 2026
- Colston Loveland, a Bears rookie tight end, ranks third after taking over as Chicago's top TE in Week 8 and posting a 137-yard playoff game
Why it matters: Fantasy managers drafting for 2026 get a data-driven blueprint from a model with a proven multi-year track record of identifying both breakouts (McMillan, Derrick Henry) and busts (McLaurin, C.J. Stroud), giving them an edge over purely human rankings. The rankings surface actionable value plays like Maye and Loveland whose supporting casts have been upgraded, while cementing Allen and Robinson as near-consensus first-round locks.
