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 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 Gibbs230 (15.7/gm) DETadp 2.2bye 66-39 fcvor +148n/a |
| Tier 2RB2 to RB4 · 3 players within 0.8/gm | |
| 2 | Bijan Robinson179 (12.3/gm) ATLadp 3bye 115-27 fcvor +98Very Steady |
| 3 | Jonathan Taylor172 (11.8/gm) INDadp 6.1bye 135-30 fcvor +90Very Steady |
| 4 | James Cook169 (11.5/gm) BUFadp 8.4bye 76-27 fcvor +87Very Steady |
| Tier 3RB5 to RB7 · 3 players within 0.8/gm | |
| 5 | Christian McCaffrey159 (10.9/gm) SFadp 5.6bye 85-29 fc ±vor +77Very Steady |
Wide Receivers
top 5top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Puka Nacua199 (13.6/gm) LARadp 3bye 117-33 fcvor +117Very Steady |
| Tier 2WR2 to WR6 · 5 players within 1.1/gm | |
| 2 | Amon-Ra St. Brown167 (11.4/gm) DETadp 10.39bye 65-30 fcvor +85Very Steady |
| 3 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba167 (11.4/gm) SEAadp 5.45bye 114-27 fcvor +83n/a |
| 4 | CeeDee Lamb157 (10.7/gm) DALadp 12.5bye 144-29 fc ±vor +75n/a |
| 5 | Nico Collins154 (10.5/gm) HOUadp 20.6bye 85-24 fcvor +72Very Steady |
Tight Ends
top 5top 5| Tier 1TE1 to TE2 · 2 players within 0.6/gm | |
| 1 | Trey McBride146 (9.9/gm) ARIadp 47.9bye 145-23 fcvor +69Very Steady |
| 2 | Brock Bowers138 (9.3/gm) LVadp 36.8bye 134-25 fcvor +61Very Steady |
| Tier 2TE3 to TE5 · 3 players within 0.8/gm | |
| 3 | Sam LaPorta113 (7.6/gm) DETadp 73.79bye 63-20 fcvor +36Very Steady |
| 4 | George Kittle104 (7/gm) SFadp 58.62bye 83-17 fcvor +27Very Steady |
| 5 | Tyler WarrenO94 (6.8/gm) INDadp 72.4bye 133-17 fcvor +22Very 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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