2026 Draft Cheat Sheets
How Waiver Wire drafts · process, board-vs-market values, and using Coach on the clock
Standard · ranked by projected points (balanced) · 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 Allen315 (22.6/gm) BUFadp 29bye 711-36 fcvor +88Steady |
| Tier 2QB2 to QB5 · 4 players within 1.4/gm | |
| 2 | Joe Burrow279 (20.1/gm) CINadp 56.89bye 610-30 fcvor +52Very Steady |
| 3 | Brock Purdy273 (19.6/gm) SFadp 58.65bye 89-31 fcvor +46Steady |
| 4 | Jayden Daniels262 (18.8/gm) WASadp 53.81bye 710-28 fcvor +35Very Steady |
| 5 | Trevor Lawrence261 (18.7/gm) JAXadp 99.71bye 710-28 fcvor +34Very Steady |
Running Backs
top 5top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Jahmyr Gibbs290 (19.9/gm) DETadp 2.2bye 66-35 fcvor +183n/a |
| Tier 2RB2 to RB4 · 3 players within 1/gm | |
| 2 | Jonathan Taylor233 (15.9/gm) INDadp 6.1bye 134-28 fcvor +125Very Steady |
| 3 | James Cook220 (15/gm) BUFadp 8.4bye 75-25 fcvor +112Very Steady |
| 4 | Bijan Robinson217 (14.9/gm) ATLadp 3bye 115-24 fcvor +110Very Steady |
| Tier 3RB5 to RB7 · 3 players within 1.2/gm | |
| 5 | Kenneth Walker197 (13.5/gm) KCadp 21.5bye 53-25 fcvor +90n/a |
Wide Receivers
top 5top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Puka Nacua218 (14.9/gm) LARadp 3bye 116-26 fcvor +121Very Steady |
| Tier 2WR2 to WR4 · 3 players within 1/gm | |
| 2 | Christian Watson197 (13.5/gm) GBadp 63.99bye 110-31 fc ±vor +99n/a |
| 3 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba186 (12.7/gm) SEAadp 5.45bye 114-22 fcvor +88n/a |
| 4 | Amon-Ra St. Brown182 (12.5/gm) DETadp 10.39bye 64-23 fcvor +85Very Steady |
| Tier 3WR5 to WR8 · 4 players within 1.2/gm | |
| 5 | Nico Collins172 (11.8/gm) HOUadp 20.6bye 84-20 fcvor +75Very Steady |
Tight Ends
top 5top 5| Tier 1TE1 to TE2 · 2 players within 0.8/gm | |
| 1 | Brock Bowers156 (10.6/gm) LVadp 36.8bye 133-19 fcvor +63Very Steady |
| 2 | Trey McBride145 (9.8/gm) ARIadp 47.9bye 143-17 fcvor +51Very Steady |
| Tier 2TE3 to TE5 · 3 players within 0.8/gm | |
| 3 | Sam LaPorta127 (8.6/gm) DETadp 73.79bye 62-16 fcvor +33Very Steady |
| 4 | Isaiah Likely117 (7.9/gm) NYGadp 79.71bye 81-22 fc ±vor +24n/a |
| 5 | George Kittle116 (7.8/gm) SFadp 58.62bye 82-14 fcvor +22Very Steady |
Kickers
top 5top 5| Tier 1K1 to K18 · 18 players within 0.8/gm · order here is a coin flip | |
| 1 | Spencer Shrader146 (9.3/gm) INDadp 113.9bye 134-17 fcvor +10Swingy |
| 2 | Will Reichard145 (9.2/gm) MINadp 122.38bye 64-15 fcvor +9Steady |
| 3 | Jason Myers143 (9/gm) SEAadp 119.57bye 113-18 fcvor +6Very Swingy |
| 4 | Ka'imi Fairbairn142 (9/gm) HOUadp 127.46bye 84-16 fcvor +6Swingy |
| 5 | Cam Little139 (8.8/gm) JAXadp 128.81bye 74-15 fcvor +3Steady |
Defense / ST
top 5top 5| Tier 1DEF1 to DEF26 · 26 players within 1.2/gm · order here is a coin flip | |
| 1 | Vikings DST131 (7.7/gm) MINbye 61-19 fcvor +14Very Swingy |
| 2 | Seahawks DST124 (7.3/gm) SEAbye 111-18 fcvor +7Very Swingy |
| 3 | Broncos DST124 (7.3/gm) DENbye 102-15 fcvor +8Very Steady |
| 4 | Steelers DST122 (7.2/gm) PITbye 91-17 fcvor +6Swingy |
| 5 | Texans DST121 (7.1/gm) HOUadp 105.2bye 81-15 fcvor +4Steady |
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