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2026 Draft Cheat Sheets
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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. Condensed print: rank, points and ADP only. Tiers mark the value cliffs.
Risk strategyRanks by expected points.
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How to read this sheet
123 (7.2/gm) season points, with per-game proj points alongside
Pos (All Players board) position and rank there, e.g. RB12 = 12th-ranked RB
ADP market average draft position (half-PPR consensus)
Bye team bye week
FC floor–ceiling per game (~10th–90th percentile outcomes)
± this player's team lost snaps or targets we can see but can't yet split with confidence — the ceiling is widened and the projection is lower-confidence than the number alone suggests
VOR value over replacement: season points above a 12-team replacement starter
R rookie
InjuryQquestionable,Oout / IR / PUP (live from Sleeper)
Risk(week-to-week consistency):low = steadymediumhigh = volatile
Tip click any player name to see this season's projected line next to last season's actual stats.
Tiers group players of similar value. A new tier marks a projected-points cliff (a meaningful drop-off). Players inside a tier are roughly interchangeable, so only reach past a tier break when you need that position. Each tier header shows how many players it holds and how few points separate them — where that span is wide, the rank numbers inside it are dimmed, because the projection genuinely can't tell those players apart and the order is a tiebreak rather than a forecast. Read the tier, not the integer.
Quarterbacks
top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Josh AllenBUF · bye 7 · adp 32.8331 (23.8/gm) BUFadp 32.8bye 710-39 fcvor +92Steady |
| Tier 2QB2–QB4 · 3 players within 1.2/gm | |
| 2 | Lamar JacksonBAL · bye 13 · adp 55.8294 (21.1/gm) BALadp 55.8bye 1310-32 fcvor +54Very Steady |
| 3 | Joe BurrowCIN · bye 6 · adp 56.5291 (20.9/gm) CINadp 56.5bye 610-32 fcvor +51Very Steady |
| 4 | Drake MayeNE · bye 11 · adp 51.5277 (19.9/gm) NEadp 51.5bye 1112-29 fcvor +37Very Steady |
| Tier 3QB5–QB10 · 6 players within 1.3/gm | |
| 5 | Jalen HurtsPHI · bye 10 · adp 81271 (19.5/gm) PHIadp 81bye 1010-29 fcvor +32Very Steady |
Running Backs
top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Jahmyr GibbsDET · bye 6 · adp 1.5296 (20.3/gm) DETadp 1.5bye 66-37 fcvor +155Very Steady |
| Tier 2RB2–RB4 · 3 players within 1.1/gm | |
| 2 | Jonathan TaylorIND · bye 13 · adp 5.8246 (16.9/gm) INDadp 5.8bye 134-31 fcvor +105Steady |
| 3 | Bijan RobinsonATL · bye 11 · adp 2.4240 (16.4/gm) ATLadp 2.4bye 116-27 fcvor +98Very Steady |
| 4 | James CookBUF · bye 7 · adp 9.1231 (15.8/gm) BUFadp 9.1bye 74-27 fcvor +90Very Steady |
| Tier 3RB5–RB11 · 7 players within 1.1/gm | |
| 5 | Chase BrownCIN · bye 6 · adp 14.5205 (14/gm) CINadp 14.5bye 65-24 fcvor +62Very Steady |
Wide Receivers
top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Puka NacuaQLAR · bye 11 · adp 2.9271 (18.6/gm) LARadp 2.9bye 116-33 fcvor +141Very Steady |
| Tier 2WR2–WR4 · 3 players within 0.9/gm | |
| 2 | Ja'Marr ChaseQCIN · bye 6 · adp 4229 (15.7/gm) CINadp 4bye 64-28 fcvor +99Very Steady |
| 3 | Amon-Ra St. BrownDET · bye 6 · adp 7.7221 (15.1/gm) DETadp 7.7bye 65-28 fcvor +91Very Steady |
| 4 | Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA · bye 11 · adp 5.1216 (14.8/gm) SEAadp 5.1bye 113-25 fcvor +84Very Steady |
| Tier 3WR5–WR8 · 4 players within 1.1/gm | |
| 5 | CeeDee LambDAL · bye 14 · adp 12.4209 (14.3/gm) DALadp 12.4bye 144-28 fc ±vor +79Very Steady |
Tight Ends
top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Trey McBrideARI · bye 14 · adp 38.3211 (14.3/gm) ARIadp 38.3bye 144-25 fcvor +92Very Steady |
| Tier 2 | |
| 2 | Brock BowersLV · bye 13 · adp 41.7179 (12.1/gm) LVadp 41.7bye 133-22 fcvor +60Very Steady |
| Tier 3TE3–TE8 · 6 players within 0.5/gm | |
| 3 | Harold FanninCLE · bye 11 · adp 82.2143 (9.7/gm) CLEadp 82.2bye 112-21 fc ±vor +26Very Steady |
| 4 | Colston LovelandCHI · bye 10 · adp 59.8145 (9.8/gm) CHIadp 59.8bye 102-20 fcvor +27Average |
| 5 | Kyle PittsATL · bye 11 · adp 89140 (9.5/gm) ATLadp 89bye 111-19 fcvor +21Swingy |
Kickers
top 5| Tier 1K1–K15 · 15 players within 0.8/gm · order here is a coin flip | |
| 1 | Ka'imi FairbairnHOU · bye 8 · adp 136.9146 (9.3/gm) HOUadp 136.9bye 85-17 fcvor +13Swingy |
| 2 | Jason MyersSEA · bye 11 · adp 128.4145 (9.2/gm) SEAadp 128.4bye 114-17 fcvor +12Swingy |
| 3 | Brandon AubreyDAL · bye 14 · adp 133141 (9/gm) DALadp 133bye 143-18 fcvor +8Very Swingy |
| 4 | Cam LittleJAX · bye 7 · adp 146.8137 (8.7/gm) JAXadp 146.8bye 74-15 fcvor +3Average |
| 5 | Spencer ShraderIND · bye 13 · adp 169.91137 (8.7/gm) INDadp 169.91bye 131-16 fcvor +3n/a |
Defense / ST
top 5| Tier 1DEF1–DEF4 · 4 players within 0.7/gm | |
| 1 | Seahawks DSTSEA · bye 11 · adp 80.1168 (9.9/gm) SEAadp 80.1bye 111-19 fcvor +48Very Steady |
| 2 | Broncos DSTDEN · bye 10 · adp 93.7161 (9.5/gm) DENadp 93.7bye 103-18 fcvor +41Very Steady |
| 3 | Texans DSTHOU · bye 8 · adp 97.6158 (9.3/gm) HOUadp 97.6bye 82-17 fcvor +38Very Steady |
| 4 | Vikings DSTMIN · bye 6 · adp 106.2156 (9.2/gm) MINadp 106.2bye 61-18 fcvor +36Steady |
| Tier 2DEF5–DEF13 · 9 players within 1.2/gm · order here is a coin flip | |
| 5 | Rams DSTLAR · bye 11 · adp 111139 (8.2/gm) LARadp 111bye 110-16 fcvor +20Very Steady |
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Start freeProjections, floor-to-ceiling and the consistency read — how tightly a player's weekly scores cluster around his own average, graded against his position — are generated by WaiverWire's own engine and blended with market ADP. Bye weeks from the 2026 schedule. Market ADP last refreshed Sep 1, 2026.
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