2026 Draft Cheat Sheets
How Waiver Wire drafts · process, board-vs-market values, and using Coach on the clock
Standard · ranked by projected points minus a volatility penalty (safe) · 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 1QB1–QB2 · 2 players within 1.3/gm | |
| 1 | Josh Allen255 (18.3/gm) BUFadp 32.8bye 710-39 fcvor +67Steady |
| 2 | Lamar Jackson237 (17/gm) BALadp 55.8bye 1310-32 fcvor +49Very Steady |
| Tier 2QB3–QB7 · 5 players within 1.5/gm | |
| 3 | Joe Burrow231 (16.6/gm) CINadp 56.5bye 610-32 fcvor +43Very Steady |
| 4 | Drake Maye232 (16.6/gm) NEadp 51.5bye 1112-29 fcvor +43Very Steady |
| 5 | Jalen Hurts220 (15.8/gm) PHIadp 81bye 1010-29 fcvor +32Very Steady |
Running Backs
top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Jahmyr Gibbs185 (12.7/gm) DETadp 1.5bye 65-33 fcvor +104Very Steady |
| Tier 2RB2–RB4 · 3 players within 0.2/gm | |
| 2 | Bijan Robinson159 (10.9/gm) ATLadp 2.4bye 115-24 fcvor +78Very Steady |
| 3 | Jonathan Taylor158 (10.8/gm) INDadp 5.8bye 134-29 fcvor +77Steady |
| 4 | James Cook156 (10.7/gm) BUFadp 9.1bye 74-26 fcvor +75Very Steady |
| Tier 3RB5–RB10 · 6 players within 1.3/gm | |
| 5 | Kyren Williams140 (9.6/gm) LARadp 27.7bye 115-20 fcvor +59Very Steady |
Wide Receivers
top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Puka NacuaQ151 (10.3/gm) LARadp 2.9bye 115-26 fcvor +81Very Steady |
| Tier 2WR2–WR8 · 7 players within 1.2/gm | |
| 2 | Amon-Ra St. Brown121 (8.3/gm) DETadp 7.7bye 64-22 fcvor +52Very Steady |
| 3 | CeeDee Lamb122 (8.3/gm) DALadp 12.4bye 143-22 fc ±vor +52Very Steady |
| 4 | Ja'Marr ChaseQ121 (8.3/gm) CINadp 4bye 63-21 fcvor +52Very Steady |
| 5 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba121 (8.3/gm) SEAadp 5.1bye 113-20 fcvor +50Very Steady |
Tight Ends
top 5| Tier 1 | |
| 1 | Trey McBride111 (7.5/gm) ARIadp 38.3bye 143-19 fcvor +52Very Steady |
| Tier 2TE2–TE3 · 2 players within 0.8/gm | |
| 2 | Brock Bowers90 (6.1/gm) LVadp 41.7bye 133-17 fcvor +31Very Steady |
| 3 | George KittleQ79 (5.3/gm) SFadp 94.5bye 82-13 fcvor +20Very Steady |
| Tier 3TE4–TE8 · 5 players within 0.7/gm | |
| 4 | Harold Fannin75 (5.1/gm) CLEadp 82.2bye 112-16 fc ±vor +18Very Steady |
| 5 | Sam LaPortaQ74 (5/gm) DETadp 119.1bye 62-13 fcvor +15Very Steady |
Kickers
top 5| Tier 1K1–K21 · 21 players within 0.8/gm · order here is a coin flip | |
| 1 | Tyler Bass110 (6.9/gm) BUFadp 145.7bye 74-13 fcvor +8n/a |
| 2 | Trey SmackR107 (6.8/gm) GBadp 159.9bye 114-13 fcvor +6n/a |
| 3 | Andre Szmyt104 (6.6/gm) CLEadp 169.88bye 114-11 fcvor +5Very Steady |
| 4 | Jake Bates106 (6.7/gm) DETadp 142.5bye 65-13 fcvor +5Very Steady |
| 5 | Will Reichard104 (6.6/gm) MINadp 156.2bye 64-14 fcvor +3Very Steady |
Defense / ST
top 5| Tier 1DEF1–DEF7 · 7 players within 1.1/gm | |
| 1 | Broncos DST108 (6.3/gm) DENadp 93.7bye 103-18 fcvor +36Very Steady |
| 2 | Texans DST107 (6.3/gm) HOUadp 97.6bye 82-17 fcvor +36Very Steady |
| 3 | Seahawks DST104 (6.1/gm) SEAadp 80.1bye 111-19 fcvor +33Very Steady |
| 4 | Vikings DST93 (5.5/gm) MINadp 106.2bye 61-18 fcvor +22Steady |
| 5 | Steelers DST93 (5.5/gm) PITadp 136.7bye 92-15 fcvor +22Very Steady |
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