2026 Draft Cheat Sheet

PPR · ranked by floor (safe) · season points (17-game), floor-to-ceiling, value over replacement and three-factor risk from WaiverWire's own engine. Tiers mark the value cliffs.

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123 season points (per-game floor × 17 games)
ADP market average draft position (half-PPR consensus)
Bye team bye week
FC floor–ceiling per game (~10th–90th percentile outcomes)
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.

Quarterbacks

top 5
Tier 1
1
Patrick MahomesQ201
KCadp 74.5bye 512-28 fcvor +77low
Tier 2
2
Lamar Jackson142
BALadp 53.8bye 138-30 fcvor +19medium
3
Josh Allen168
BUFadp 27.4bye 710-38 fcvor +44low
4
Joe Burrow152
CINadp 45.8bye 69-32 fcvor +28medium
5
Jalen Hurts167
PHIadp 98bye 1010-27 fcvor +43low

Running Backs

top 5
Tier 1
1
Bijan Robinson123
ATLadp 2.1bye 117-25 fcvor +84low
2
Kyren Williams121
LARadp 30.8bye 117-19 fcvor +82low
3
De'Von AchaneQ105
MIAadp 9.8bye 66-24 fcvor +66low
4
Jahmyr Gibbs122
DETadp 1.6bye 67-36 fcvor +83low
Tier 2
5
Christian McCaffrey98
SFadp 5.1bye 86-22 fcvor +59medium

Wide Receivers

top 5
Tier 1
1
Rashee RiceQ119
KCadp 27.1bye 57-23 fcvor +82medium
2
Puka Nacua139
LARadp 2.7bye 118-34 fcvor +103medium
3
Nico Collins113
HOUadp 23.5bye 87-21 fcvor +77low
4
CeeDee Lamb108
DALadp 12.5bye 146-23 fcvor +72low
5
Amon-Ra St. Brown115
DETadp 8.5bye 67-30 fcvor +79low

Tight Ends

top 5
Tier 1
1
Trey McBride113
ARIadp 36.3bye 147-28 fcvor +81medium
Tier 2
2
George KittleQ74
SFadp 109.5bye 84-17 fcvor +42low
Tier 3
3
Juwan Johnson58
NObye 83-17 fcvor +26low
4
Tyler Warren57
INDadp 60.4bye 133-14 fcvor +26low
5
Harold FanninQ54
CLEadp 79.2bye 113-16 fcvor +25medium

Kickers

top 5
Tier 1
1
Andre Szmyt70
CLEbye 114-11 fcvor +24medium
2
Nick Folk69
ATLbye 114-12 fcvor +22medium
3
Riley Patterson68
MIAbye 64-12 fcvor +21medium
4
Jake Bates78
DETadp 144bye 65-13 fcvor +31medium
5
Zane Gonzalez85
MIAbye 65-14 fcvor +38medium

Defense / ST

top 5
Tier 1
1
Texans DST25
HOUadp 107.3bye 82-17 fcvor +22high
2
Broncos DST47
DENadp 95.9bye 103-18 fcvor +44high
3
Eagles DST36
PHIadp 127.8bye 102-16 fcvor +33high
4
Steelers DST29
PITadp 147.1bye 92-15 fcvor +26high
5
Rams DST7
LARadp 103.5bye 110-17 fcvor +5very high

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Projections, floor-to-ceiling and three-factor risk (volatility, year-over-year change, latent factors) are generated by WaiverWire's own engine and blended with market ADP. Bye weeks from the 2026 schedule. Market ADP last refreshed Jul 21, 2026.

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