SportsLine model: Allen, Gibbs top 2026 Fantasy rankings — SkimNews
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- SportsLine released 2026 Fantasy football positional rankings after simulating the NFL season 10,000 times, with the model identifying sleepers, breakouts, and busts at QB, RB, WR, and TE positions.
- Josh Allen topped QB rankings despite his fewest passing yards (3,668) and TDs (25) in the last six years; his 41 rushing TDs over three years rank second in the league regardless of position.
- Dak Prescott ranked #3 QB, a break from consensus ADP that places him behind Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye, with George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb giving him one of the league's best receiver duos.
- Jahmyr Gibbs is the #1 RB after David Montgomery's departure; in six career games without Montgomery, Gibbs averaged 152.3 scrimmage yards with 10 total touchdowns.
- Puka Nacua leads WRs with a career 95.3 receiving yards per game average—the highest in NFL history—and posted zero Fantasy duds in 15 of 16 games played in 2025.
- Trey McBride leads TEs after averaging 8.1 catches for 80.3 yards with 10 total TDs in 12 games with Jacoby Brissett, versus 5.8 catches/55 yards/1 TD in 5 games with Kyler Murray.
- The model has a track record of correctly predicting Daniel Jones' 2025 Indianapolis breakout, Derrick Henry's 2019 emergence, Jonathan Taylor's 2021 monster season, and C.J. Stroud's 2024 step-back.
Why it matters: The model explicitly breaks from consensus by ranking Dak Prescott at QB3 ahead of Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye, and tabs Jahmyr Gibbs as RB1 with David Montgomery gone—giving Fantasy managers a data-driven alternative to standard ADP heading into 15-round drafts.
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