SportsLine Model 2026 Fantasy Rankings: Allen, Robinson, Nacua
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- Josh Allen tops the model's QB rankings despite posting his fewest passing yards (3,668) and touchdowns (25) in six years, with 41 rushing TDs over the last three years trailing only one player league-wide regardless of position.
- Jayden Daniels is ranked #2 QB — ahead of Lamar Jackson, Drake Maye, and Joe Burrow — with the model citing Terry McLurin's potential health and the recent addition of Stefon Diggs as drivers of a projected bounce-back.
- Bijan Robinson leads RB rankings after last season's 1,478 rushing yards (4th in NFL) and leading all running backs in receptions (79) and receiving yards (820), with Atlanta rewarding him with a contract extension during camp.
- Jahmyr Gibbs is the #2 RB after the model noted he averaged 152.3 scrimmage yards and 10 total touchdowns in six career games without David Montgomery, who has since departed Detroit.
- Puka Nacua tops WR rankings, leading the NFL with 107.2 receiving yards per game in 2025 and posting at least 72 yards or a touchdown in 15 of his 16 games played.
- Trey McBride is the #1 TE after averaging 8.1 catches for 80.3 yards and 10 total touchdowns in 12 games with Jacoby Brissett, compared to 5.8 catches for 55 yards and 1 TD in five games with Kyler Murray.
- The SportsLine model has a publicly cited track record of calling Daniel Jones' 2024 Indianapolis breakout, Derrick Henry's 2019 emergence, CJ Stroud's 2024 regression, and A.J. Brown as a 2020 sleeper.
Why it matters: Fantasy drafters now have a model-driven cheat sheet pegging the top three at every position, with several ADP overvalues and potential values — Daniels at #2 ahead of consensus, Gibbs without Montgomery, and Loveland's rookie extrapolation — that could materially shift early-round draft strategy.
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