2026 Draft Cheat Sheet

Standard · ranked by ceiling (upside) · 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 ceiling × 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
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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
Josh Allen641
BUFadp 27.4bye 710-38 fcvor +231low
Tier 2
2
Joe Burrow535
CINadp 45.8bye 69-32 fcvor +124medium
Tier 3
3
Lamar Jackson503
BALadp 53.8bye 138-30 fcvor +93medium
4
Brock Purdy483
SFadp 110bye 87-28 fcvor +73low
Tier 4
5
Dak PrescottQ470
DALadp 61.2bye 148-28 fcvor +59medium

Running Backs

top 5
Tier 1
1
Jahmyr Gibbs499
DETadp 1.6bye 66-29 fcvor +251low
Tier 2
2
Jonathan Taylor412
INDadp 6.3bye 134-24 fcvor +164low
Tier 3
3
James Cook358
BUFadp 10.1bye 75-21 fcvor +110low
4
TreVeyon Henderson355
NEadp 59.3bye 111-21 fcvor +107medium
Tier 4
5
Bijan Robinson336
ATLadp 2.1bye 116-20 fcvor +88low

Wide Receivers

top 5
Tier 1
1
Puka Nacua381
LARadp 2.7bye 115-22 fcvor +186medium
Tier 2
2
Amon-Ra St. Brown318
DETadp 8.5bye 64-19 fcvor +124low
3
Ja'Marr Chase318
CINadp 4bye 63-19 fcvor +123low
Tier 3
4
George Pickens296
DALadp 18.9bye 142-17 fcvor +100medium
5
Drake LondonQ292
ATLadp 13.6bye 112-17 fcvor +98low

Tight Ends

top 5
Tier 1
1
Trey McBride283
ARIadp 36.3bye 144-17 fcvor +107medium
Tier 2
2
Colby Parkinson220
LARbye 110-13 fcvor +44high
3
Colston Loveland216
CHIadp 55.2bye 101-13 fcvor +40medium
4
Brock Bowers210
LVadp 43.4bye 132-12 fcvor +34medium
5
Tucker KraftQ205
GBadp 76.3bye 111-12 fcvor +29very high

Kickers

top 5
Tier 1
1
Brandon Aubrey308
DALadp 129.1bye 143-18 fcvor +55high
Tier 2
2
Ka'imi Fairbairn291
HOUbye 85-17 fcvor +37high
3
Spencer ShraderQ290
INDbye 131-17 fcvor +36high
4
Jason Myers287
SEAadp 150.1bye 114-17 fcvor +33high
Tier 3
5
Charlie Smyth274
NObye 81-16 fcvor +20high

Defense / ST

top 5
Tier 1
1
Seahawks DST325
SEAadp 90.5bye 111-19 fcvor +67very high
2
Broncos DST308
DENadp 95.9bye 103-18 fcvor +50high
Tier 2
3
Jets DST292
NYJadp 179.9bye 130-17 fcvor +34very high
4
Vikings DST290
MINadp 139.4bye 61-17 fcvor +32very high
5
Texans DST285
HOUadp 107.3bye 82-17 fcvor +26high

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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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