2026 Draft Cheat Sheets
How Waiver Wire drafts · process, board-vs-market values, and using Coach on the clock
Standard · 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 Allen247 (17.7/gm) BUFadp 29bye 711-36 fcvor +68Steady |
| 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 Gibbs206 (14.1/gm) DETadp 2.2bye 66-35 fcvor +135n/a |
| Tier 2RB2 to RB4 · 3 players within 0.1/gm | |
| 2 | Bijan Robinson161 (11/gm) ATLadp 3bye 115-24 fcvor +90Very Steady |
| 3 | Jonathan Taylor161 (11/gm) INDadp 6.1bye 134-28 fcvor +90Very Steady |
| 4 | James Cook160 (10.9/gm) BUFadp 8.4bye 75-25 fcvor +89Very Steady |
| Tier 3RB5 to RB8 · 4 players within 0.8/gm | |
| 5 | Christian McCaffrey138 (9.4/gm) SFadp 5.6bye 84-25 fc ±vor +67Very Steady |
Wide Receivers
top 5top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Puka Nacua155 (10.6/gm) LARadp 3bye 116-26 fcvor +92Very Steady |
| Tier 2WR2 to WR7 · 6 players within 1.2/gm | |
| 2 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba135 (9.2/gm) SEAadp 5.45bye 114-22 fcvor +69n/a |
| 3 | Amon-Ra St. Brown129 (8.8/gm) DETadp 10.39bye 64-23 fcvor +65Very Steady |
| 4 | Nico Collins126 (8.6/gm) HOUadp 20.6bye 84-20 fcvor +62Very Steady |
| 5 | CeeDee Lamb119 (8.2/gm) DALadp 12.5bye 143-22 fc ±vor +56n/a |
Tight Ends
top 5top 5| Tier 1TE1 to TE2 · 2 players within 0.1/gm | |
| 1 | Brock Bowers106 (7.2/gm) LVadp 36.8bye 133-19 fcvor +46Very Steady |
| 2 | Trey McBride106 (7.1/gm) ARIadp 47.9bye 143-17 fcvor +45Very Steady |
| Tier 2TE3 to TE4 · 2 players within 0.4/gm | |
| 3 | Sam LaPorta88 (6/gm) DETadp 73.79bye 62-16 fcvor +28Very Steady |
| 4 | George Kittle83 (5.6/gm) SFadp 58.62bye 82-14 fcvor +22Very Steady |
| Tier 3TE5 to TE12 · 8 players within 0.8/gm · order here is a coin flip | |
| 5 | Tyler WarrenO69 (4.9/gm) INDadp 72.4bye 132-12 fcvor +12Very 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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