2026 Draft Cheat Sheets
How Waiver Wire drafts · process, board-vs-market values, and using Coach on the clock
Standard · 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. Tiers mark the value cliffs.
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Quarterbacks
top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Josh Allen331 (23.8/gm) BUFadp 32.8bye 710-39 fcvor +92Steady |
| Tier 2QB2–QB4 · 3 players within 1.2/gm | |
| 2 | Lamar Jackson294 (21.1/gm) BALadp 55.8bye 1310-32 fcvor +54Very Steady |
| 3 | Joe Burrow291 (20.9/gm) CINadp 56.5bye 610-32 fcvor +51Very Steady |
| 4 | Drake Maye277 (19.9/gm) NEadp 51.5bye 1112-29 fcvor +37Very Steady |
| Tier 3QB5–QB10 · 6 players within 1.3/gm | |
| 5 | Jalen Hurts271 (19.5/gm) PHIadp 81bye 1010-29 fcvor +32Very Steady |
Running Backs
top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Jahmyr Gibbs265 (18.1/gm) DETadp 1.5bye 65-33 fcvor +136Very Steady |
| Tier 2RB2–RB4 · 3 players within 1.3/gm | |
| 2 | Jonathan Taylor232 (15.9/gm) INDadp 5.8bye 134-29 fcvor +103Steady |
| 3 | James Cook218 (14.9/gm) BUFadp 9.1bye 74-26 fcvor +90Very Steady |
| 4 | Bijan Robinson214 (14.6/gm) ATLadp 2.4bye 115-24 fcvor +85Very Steady |
| Tier 3RB5–RB12 · 8 players within 1.2/gm | |
| 5 | Kyren Williams183 (12.5/gm) LARadp 27.7bye 115-20 fcvor +55Very Steady |
Wide Receivers
top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Puka NacuaQ214 (14.6/gm) LARadp 2.9bye 115-26 fcvor +111Very Steady |
| Tier 2WR2–WR5 · 4 players within 0.4/gm | |
| 2 | Ja'Marr ChaseQ177 (12.1/gm) CINadp 4bye 63-21 fcvor +74Very Steady |
| 3 | Amon-Ra St. Brown171 (11.7/gm) DETadp 7.7bye 64-22 fcvor +69Very Steady |
| 4 | CeeDee Lamb169 (11.6/gm) DALadp 12.4bye 143-22 fc ±vor +67Very Steady |
| 5 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba171 (11.7/gm) SEAadp 5.1bye 113-20 fcvor +67Very Steady |
Tight Ends
top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Trey McBride155 (10.5/gm) ARIadp 38.3bye 143-19 fcvor +68Very Steady |
| Tier 2 | |
| 2 | Brock Bowers135 (9.2/gm) LVadp 41.7bye 133-17 fcvor +49Very Steady |
| Tier 3TE3–TE8 · 6 players within 0.6/gm | |
| 3 | Colston Loveland114 (7.7/gm) CHIadp 59.8bye 101-16 fcvor +28Average |
| 4 | Harold Fannin111 (7.5/gm) CLEadp 82.2bye 112-16 fc ±vor +26Very Steady |
| 5 | Tucker KraftQ111 (7.5/gm) GBadp 91.3bye 111-15 fcvor +25Steady |
Kickers
top 5| Tier 1K1–K15 · 15 players within 0.8/gm · order here is a coin flip | |
| 1 | Ka'imi Fairbairn146 (9.3/gm) HOUadp 136.9bye 85-17 fcvor +13Swingy |
| 2 | Jason Myers145 (9.2/gm) SEAadp 128.4bye 114-17 fcvor +12Swingy |
| 3 | Brandon Aubrey141 (9/gm) DALadp 133bye 143-18 fcvor +8Very Swingy |
| 4 | Cam Little137 (8.7/gm) JAXadp 146.8bye 74-15 fcvor +3Average |
| 5 | Spencer Shrader137 (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 DST168 (9.9/gm) SEAadp 80.1bye 111-19 fcvor +48Very Steady |
| 2 | Broncos DST161 (9.5/gm) DENadp 93.7bye 103-18 fcvor +41Very Steady |
| 3 | Texans DST158 (9.3/gm) HOUadp 97.6bye 82-17 fcvor +38Very Steady |
| 4 | Vikings DST156 (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 DST139 (8.2/gm) LARadp 111bye 110-16 fcvor +20Very Steady |
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