2026 Draft Cheat Sheets
How Waiver Wire drafts · process, board-vs-market values, and using Coach on the clock
Half-PPR · 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 Allen316 (22.7/gm) BUFadp 29bye 711-36 fcvor +89Steady |
| 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 Gibbs324 (22.1/gm) DETadp 2.2bye 66-39 fcvor +204n/a |
| Tier 2RB2 to RB4 · 3 players within 1.2/gm | |
| 2 | Jonathan Taylor250 (17.1/gm) INDadp 6.1bye 135-30 fcvor +130Very Steady |
| 3 | Bijan Robinson242 (16.5/gm) ATLadp 3bye 115-27 fcvor +122Very Steady |
| 4 | James Cook232 (15.9/gm) BUFadp 8.4bye 76-27 fcvor +112Very Steady |
| Tier 3RB5 to RB7 · 3 players within 1.3/gm | |
| 5 | Christian McCaffrey215 (14.7/gm) SFadp 5.6bye 85-29 fc ±vor +95Very Steady |
Wide Receivers
top 5top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Puka Nacua279 (19.1/gm) LARadp 3bye 117-33 fcvor +155Very Steady |
| Tier 2WR2 to WR6 · 5 players within 1/gm | |
| 2 | Amon-Ra St. Brown236 (16.1/gm) DETadp 10.39bye 65-30 fcvor +112Very Steady |
| 3 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba231 (15.8/gm) SEAadp 5.45bye 114-27 fcvor +106n/a |
| 4 | Christian Watson229 (15.7/gm) GBadp 63.99bye 110-36 fc ±vor +105n/a |
| 5 | CeeDee Lamb224 (15.3/gm) DALadp 12.5bye 144-29 fc ±vor +100n/a |
Tight Ends
top 5top 5| Tier 1TE1 to TE2 · 2 players within 0.2/gm | |
| 1 | Brock Bowers202 (13.7/gm) LVadp 36.8bye 134-25 fcvor +83Very Steady |
| 2 | Trey McBride200 (13.5/gm) ARIadp 47.9bye 145-23 fcvor +80Very Steady |
| Tier 2TE3 to TE4 · 2 players within 0.6/gm | |
| 3 | Sam LaPorta162 (10.9/gm) DETadp 73.79bye 63-20 fcvor +42Very Steady |
| 4 | Isaiah Likely153 (10.3/gm) NYGadp 79.71bye 82-29 fc ±vor +33n/a |
| Tier 3TE5 to TE8 · 4 players within 0.8/gm | |
| 5 | George Kittle145 (9.8/gm) SFadp 58.62bye 83-17 fcvor +26Very 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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