Week 7 Rankings

Every position ranked for this week, with the opponent and the game environment folded in. Use it to set a lineup and to decide which claims are worth a roster spot. These ranks are our opinion on player value going forward, not a points forecast. See each player's rank on the other horizon beside his name.

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This Week Rest of Season Draft Board

Who to start and claim this week, with opponent and game environment included.

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Ranking as of October 20, 2026

Ranks are our opinion on player value going forward, meant as a guide for lineups, waiver claims and trades. The small ROS number beside each player is his rank on the other horizon: where he sits for the rest of the season, so a one-week streaming play is easy to tell from a player worth holding. A green one means he's meaningfully better on the view you're looking at than on the other; amber means worse.

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QB

Quarterbacks

1Brock Purdy (SF)@ATLROS4
2Joe Burrow (CIN)@BALROS2
3Drake Maye (NE)@CHIROS8
4Jared Goff (DET)vsGBROS5
5Jordan Love (GB)@DETROS14
6Matthew Stafford (LAR)@LVROS18
7C.J. Stroud (HOU)vsNYGROS19
8Bo Nix (DEN)@ARIROS17

RB

Running Backs

1Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)vsGBROS1
2Christian McCaffrey (SF)@ATLROS6
3Bijan Robinson (ATL)vsSFROS2
4Kyren Williams (LAR)@LVROS8
5Jonathan Taylor (IND)@MINROS3
6D'Andre Swift (CHI)vsNEROS9
7Kenneth Walker (KC)@SEAROS4
8Chase Brown (CIN)@BALROS7

WR

Wide Receivers

1Puka Nacua (LAR)@LVROS1
2Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET)vsGBROS2
3Christian Watson (GB)@DETROS6
4Ja'Marr Chase (CIN)@BALROS3
5CeeDee Lamb (DAL)@PHIROS4
6Nico Collins (HOU)vsNYGROS8
7Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA)vsKCROS5
8DeVonta Smith (PHI)vsDALROS10

TE

Tight Ends

1Trey McBride (ARI)vsDENROS1
2Brock Bowers (LV)vsLARROS2
3Sam LaPorta (DET)vsGBROS3
4George Kittle (SF)@ATLROS5
5Tucker Kraft (GB)@DETROS10
6Mark Andrews (BAL)vsCINROS17
7Colston Loveland (CHI)vsNEROS8
8Isaiah Likely (NYG)@HOUROS4

K

Kickers

Not ranked: Too tightly packed to number honestly. The engine can't separate these players, so treat the group as interchangeable and decide on matchup.

·Jake Bates (DET)vsGBROS2
·Ka'imi Fairbairn (HOU)vsNYGROS10
·Will Reichard (MIN)vsINDROS1
·Tyler Loop (BAL)vsCINROS13
·Cairo Santos (CHI)vsNEROS14
·Eddy Pineiro (SF)@ATLROS16
·Evan McPherson (CIN)@BALROS3
·Jason Myers (SEA)vsKCROS6

DEF

Defense / ST

1Vikings DST (MIN)vsINDROS1
2Texans DST (HOU)vsNYGROS7
3Jets DST (NYJ)vsMIAROS17
4Browns DST (CLE)@TENROS8
5Broncos DST (DEN)@ARIROS3
6Seahawks DST (SEA)vsKCROS14
7Steelers DST (PIT)@NOROS9
8Titans DST (TEN)vsCLEROS25

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