2026 Draft Cheat Sheets
How Waiver Wire drafts · process, board-vs-market values, and using Coach on the clock
PPR · ranked by projected points minus a volatility penalty (safe) · season points (17-game), floor-to-ceiling, value over replacement and week-to-week consistency from WaiverWire's own engine. Tiers mark the value cliffs.
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Quarterbacks
top 5top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Josh Allen248 (17.8/gm) BUFadp 29bye 711-36 fcvor +69Steady |
| Tier 2QB2 to QB7 · 6 players within 1.4/gm | |
| 2 | Joe Burrow225 (16.1/gm) CINadp 56.89bye 610-30 fcvor +46Very Steady |
| 3 | Brock Purdy213 (15.3/gm) SFadp 58.65bye 89-31 fcvor +35Steady |
| 4 | Jayden Daniels211 (15.2/gm) WASadp 53.81bye 710-28 fcvor +32Very Steady |
| 5 | Trevor Lawrence207 (14.9/gm) JAXadp 99.71bye 710-28 fcvor +28Very Steady |
Running Backs
top 5top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Jahmyr Gibbs254 (17.3/gm) DETadp 2.2bye 67-43 fcvor +163n/a |
| Tier 2RB2 to RB4 · 3 players within 1.2/gm | |
| 2 | Bijan Robinson198 (13.5/gm) ATLadp 3bye 116-29 fcvor +107Very Steady |
| 3 | Jonathan Taylor183 (12.5/gm) INDadp 6.1bye 135-32 fcvor +93Very Steady |
| 4 | Christian McCaffrey180 (12.3/gm) SFadp 5.6bye 86-32 fc ±vor +89Very Steady |
| Tier 3RB5 to RB7 · 3 players within 1.1/gm | |
| 5 | James Cook178 (12.2/gm) BUFadp 8.4bye 76-28 fcvor +87Very Steady |
Wide Receivers
top 5top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Puka Nacua242 (16.6/gm) LARadp 3bye 119-41 fcvor +141Very Steady |
| Tier 2WR2 to WR4 · 3 players within 0.7/gm | |
| 2 | Amon-Ra St. Brown203 (13.9/gm) DETadp 10.39bye 67-37 fcvor +102Very Steady |
| 3 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba199 (13.6/gm) SEAadp 5.45bye 115-33 fcvor +96n/a |
| 4 | CeeDee Lamb193 (13.2/gm) DALadp 12.5bye 146-35 fc ±vor +92n/a |
| Tier 3WR5 to WR6 · 2 players within 0.1/gm | |
| 5 | Ja'Marr Chase184 (12.6/gm) CINadp 3.4bye 63-34 fcvor +83Very Steady |
Tight Ends
top 5top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Trey McBride186 (12.6/gm) ARIadp 47.9bye 146-30 fcvor +92Very Steady |
| Tier 2 | |
| 2 | Brock Bowers171 (11.5/gm) LVadp 36.8bye 135-31 fcvor +77Very Steady |
| Tier 3TE3 to TE5 · 3 players within 0.9/gm | |
| 3 | Sam LaPorta137 (9.3/gm) DETadp 73.79bye 63-24 fcvor +44Very Steady |
| 4 | Tyler WarrenO120 (8.6/gm) INDadp 72.4bye 134-21 fcvor +32Very Steady |
| 5 | George Kittle124 (8.4/gm) SFadp 58.62bye 83-20 fcvor +31Very Steady |
Kickers
top 5top 5| Tier 1K1 to K15 · 15 players within 0.8/gm · order here is a coin flip | |
| 1 | Will Reichard110 (7/gm) MINadp 122.38bye 64-15 fcvor +10Steady |
| 2 | Drew StevensR111 (7/gm) WASadp 169.72bye 75-11 fcvor +10n/a |
| 3 | Dominic ZvadaR108 (6.8/gm) NYGadp 165.55bye 84-13 fcvor +8Very Steady |
| 4 | Jake Bates107 (6.8/gm) DETadp 160.94bye 64-13 fcvor +6Very Steady |
| 5 | Andre Szmyt106 (6.7/gm) CLEadp 169.67bye 114-12 fcvor +8Very Steady |
Defense / ST
top 5top 5| Tier 1DEF1 to DEF23 · 23 players within 1/gm · order here is a coin flip | |
| 1 | Broncos DST79 (4.6/gm) DENbye 102-15 fcvor +9Very Steady |
| 2 | Bears DST77 (4.5/gm) CHIbye 101-13 fcvor +7Very Steady |
| 3 | Chiefs DST75 (4.4/gm) KCbye 51-13 fcvor +5Very Steady |
| 4 | Rams DST75 (4.4/gm) LARadp 99.5bye 111-13 fcvor +5Very Steady |
| 5 | Texans DST73 (4.3/gm) HOUadp 105.2bye 81-15 fcvor +3Steady |
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