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
4Jordan Love (GB)@DETROS11
5Jared Goff (DET)vsGBROS6
6C.J. Stroud (HOU)vsNYGROS17
7Matthew Stafford (LAR)@LVROS16
8Bo Nix (DEN)@ARIROS18

RB

Running Backs

1Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)vsGBROS1
2Christian McCaffrey (SF)@ATLROS4
3Bijan Robinson (ATL)vsSFROS2
4Kyren Williams (LAR)@LVROS8
5Chase Brown (CIN)@BALROS6
6Jonathan Taylor (IND)@MINROS3
7D'Andre Swift (CHI)vsNEROS9
8Kenneth Walker (KC)@SEAROS7

WR

Wide Receivers

1Puka Nacua (LAR)@LVROS1
2Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET)vsGBROS2
3Nico Collins (HOU)vsNYGROS6
4CeeDee Lamb (DAL)@PHIROS5
5Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA)vsKCROS4
6Ja'Marr Chase (CIN)@BALROS3
7Christian Watson (GB)@DETROS10
8DeVonta Smith (PHI)vsDALROS9

TE

Tight Ends

1Trey McBride (ARI)vsDENROS1
2Brock Bowers (LV)vsLARROS2
3Sam LaPorta (DET)vsGBROS3
4George Kittle (SF)@ATLROS4
5Tucker Kraft (GB)@DETROS10
6Juwan Johnson (NO)vsPITROS6
7Mark Andrews (BAL)vsCINROS17
8Colston Loveland (CHI)vsNEROS11

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)vsGBROS1
·Cairo Santos (CHI)vsNEROS7
·Will Reichard (MIN)vsINDROS2
·Tyler Loop (BAL)vsCINROS11
·Ka'imi Fairbairn (HOU)vsNYGROS16
·Eddy Pineiro (SF)@ATLROS21
·Nick Folk (ATL)vsSFROS15
·Andy Borregales (NE)@CHIROS17

DEF

Defense / ST

1Texans DST (HOU)vsNYGROS4
2Broncos DST (DEN)@ARIROS2
3Jets DST (NYJ)vsMIAROS20
4Rams DST (LAR)@LVROS5
5Vikings DST (MIN)vsINDROS26
6Browns DST (CLE)@TENROS23
7Steelers DST (PIT)@NOROS16
8Chiefs DST (KC)@SEAROS1

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