Bijan Robinson edged out a receiver triumvirate for the top spot in early 2026 rankings. Todd Kirkland / Getty Images
Super Bowl 60 is in the books, which means it’s time to think about our 2026 fantasy football drafts … at least in the most fun, laid-back sense we can. After all, free agency and the draft aren’t even here yet, and plenty will change as a result of both.
In fact, let’s talk about a few of the potentially volatile rankings before we jump into the comments for more fun debates.
Quarterback
Patrick Mahomes, KC: Will he be ready Week 1? If so, Mahomes is QB8 after Jaxson Dart (safer floor, lower ceiling, so they’re debatable). Mahomes’ rank accounts for him missing most of September.
Malik Willis, GB: Higher ceiling than QB19, but he carries risk, even with a good landing spot.
Running Back
Omarion Hampton, LAC: I’m sure the Chargers won’t enter the season without competition for Kimani Vidal behind Hampton, but we’re looking at bell-cow work for Hampton in 2026, and RB7 might end up being low.
Free Agents: Breece Hall, Kenneth Walker, Javonte Williams, Travis Etienne, J.K. Dobbins, Rachaad White, Rico Dowdle, Isiah Pacheco, Kenneth Gainwell, Tyler Allgeier, Najee Harris … yeah, this free agency class is loaded. All of their values could drastically change depending on their team and projected workload. The domino effect for Zach Charbonnet, Bhayshul Tuten and others is obvious.
Quinshon Judkins, CLE: I’d expect a heavy lead workload even with the coaching changes.
D’Andre Swift, CHI: The Bears can move on from Swift for a $1.33M cap hit, which would affect him and push Kyle Monangai into RB2 territory.
Tony Pollard, TEN: The Titans can also move on from Pollard for a $2.0M cap hit (from $9.25M owed in 2026). It wouldn’t be surprising with a new regime and his lackluster production.
Wide Receiver
Justin Jefferson, MIN: Was WR33 in FPPG (among qualified WRs) and 36th with J.J. McCarthy. Jefferson can easily get back into the Top 10, even Top 5, with a capable quarterback, but as of today, we might see the Vikings give McCarthy one more shot.
Malik Nabers, NYG: His surgery included a full meniscus repair in addition to the ACL surgery, putting Nabers’ season start and September in question. Obviously, he could move up … or down.
Jameson Williams, DET: I talked about Williams on my podcast, and Drew Petzing potentially reawakening Sam LaPorta, which could hurt Williams’ value.
Mike Evans, TB: Not only is his value dependent on his playing another year, and where, but also Chris Godwin, Emeka Egbuka and Jalen McMillan will feel the effects.
Tyreek Hill, MIA: As bad as his past 21 games have been compared to the production managers expect, he still averaged 10.7 FPPG, which would be Top 25 every year.
Wan’Dale Robinson, NYG: Would expect a team to pay him as their No. 2 option, even if we have questions about whether the fantasy value will come with it — similar to Alec Pierce at WR31.
DJ Moore, CHI: This might be too low, as the Bears can’t cut him as it stands ($35.5M dead cap). However, with a healthy Rome Odunze, Year 2 of Luther Burden, and the ascending Colston Loveland, I don’t see how Moore tops any of those in the pecking order.
Jayden Higgins, HOU: I want to rank him higher; I really do. However, will he be the clear No. 2? Will Tank Dell factor in? Will Jaylin Noel take away too many targets for anyone but Nico Collins to be reliable?
Parker Washington, JAX: Was more valuable than Brian Thomas down the stretch, but Travis Hunter will be healthy. Do the Jaguars move on from BT7 in a trade? Do they push Hunter primarily to defense, given Washington’s success?
Tight End
Dallas Goedert, PHI: Free agent, but if he’s back and A.J. Brown is gone, new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion could utilize Goedert as much, if not more, than we saw in 2025.
Mark Andrews, BAL: Terrible year, but we know Isaiah Likely is gone, which can help Andrews rebound and put up a Goedert-like year (or, what Andrews used to do).
Jake Tonges, SF: Purely ranked on the chance that George Kittle isn’t a factor until December … if at all.
2026 Fantasy Football Rankings
Feb 9, 2026
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