2026 Fantasy football draft prep: Elite NFL experts unveil rankings, draft guide, tiers, best 150 picks — SkimNews
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- SportsLine's 2026 Fantasy football draft bible, prepared by R.J. White (the site's No. 1 NFL expert since 2017 and CBS Sports managing editor of Fantasy and betting) and Josh Nagel, ranks the top 150 players in non-, half-, and full-PPR formats and includes sleepers, breakouts, busts, and snake/salary-cap draft strategies.
- Top early ADP picks ahead of the Sep. 9 NFL opener are RB Jahmyr Gibbs (1), Bijan Robinson (2), WR Ja'Marr Chase (3), Jonathan Taylor (5), Christian McCaffrey (7), and James Cook (9), with Josh Allen (21) as the first QB and Brock Bowers (26) as the first TE.
- RB David Montgomery (50 ADP) headlines White's must-draft list after topping 1,100 total yards for five straight years before last season, with double-digit touchdowns projected in a Detroit backfield the source says won't be taken over by rookie Woody Marks.
- TE Tucker Kraft (73 ADP) was on pace for 1,139 yards and 16 touchdowns through seven games before tearing his ACL in 2025, and now faces expanded target volume after the Packers moved on from Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks.
- WR Quentin Johnston (105 ADP) posted 16 touchdowns across the last two seasons and now plays under new Chargers OC Mike McDaniel, who previously engineered brilliant seasons out of Tyreek Hill in Miami and inherits a healthy offensive line.
- SportsLine has flagged a separate list of first-round busts with inflated ADPs that the source says have 'the potential to completely sink your playoff hopes if over-drafted.'
Why it matters: Players drafting this week have just days before the Sep. 9 NFL kickoff — and the guide's specific must-draft picks (Montgomery at 50 ADP, Kraft at 73, Johnston at 105) offer lower-round drafters named, high-upside targets plus identified first-round busts with inflated ADPs to avoid.
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