SportsLine Model 2026 Fantasy Football Rankings: Allen, Robinson — SkimNews
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- SportsLine's model released its 2026 Fantasy football positional rankings after simulating the NFL season 10,000 times, and the same model previously called Daniel Jones' 2025 breakout, Terry McLaurin's down year, De'Von Achane's elite RB season, Derrick Henry's 2019, Christian McCaffrey/Alvin Kamara's 2018, Davante Adams' 2017 and C.J. Stroud's 2024 step-back.
- Josh Allen tops the QB rankings — he's finished first or second in positional Fantasy points in each of the last six seasons, and his 41 rushing touchdowns over the last three years rank second in the NFL regardless of position.
- Lamar Jackson sits at QB2 despite a down 2025, with the model citing new Baltimore offensive coordinator Declan Doyle, who the model says 'unleashed the best of Caleb Williams' in 2025.
- Bijan Robinson is the RB1 after posting 1,478 rushing yards (fourth in the NFL) while leading all running backs in receptions (79) and receiving yards (820), and he just signed a contract extension during camp.
- Puka Nacua leads the WR rankings with a 95.3 career receiving yards-per-game average that the source calls the highest in NFL history; he paced the league with 107.2 yards per game in 2025.
- Trey McBride is the TE1, averaging 8.1 catches for 80.3 yards and 10 total touchdowns in 12 games with Jacoby Brissett as Arizona's starter versus 5.8 catches, 55 yards and 1 TD in five games with Kyler Murray.
Why it matters: Draft-day Fantasy football decisions hinge on who to trust for projections, and SportsLine is staking its model against human rankers by publishing picks that break from consensus ADP — most notably slotting Dak Prescott ahead of Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye, and crowning Puka Nacua over Ja'Marr Chase at WR1. Managers using the full rankings will see tier groupings and ADP-contrarian calls at every position before drafts ramp up.
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