Top 100 Fantasy Football Rankings + Tiers (2026)

Ranked after Malik Nabers despite higher ADP. Down year in 2024: yards per route run fell to 2.13 (poor for him), yards per target down to 8.3, lowest target share as Philadelphia Eagle. Possible motivation concerns with previous QB Jaylen Hurts, but now paired with Drake May who is viewed as a better thrower. Christian McCaffrey is comfortable taking him at current valuation.

His backfields over the last five seasons have had well above league average fantasy points available, making the Packers running back situation particularly valuable for fantasy purposes.

Alec Pierce is ranked at ADP 98 in Mattek's top 105 rankings.

Ranked #7 overall in McCaffrey's top 100 fantasy football players. Described as steady Eddie with not much room for improvement. You know exactly what you're getting: between 80 and 90 yards per game and between 10 and 12 touchdowns; you're going to feel very good about putting St. Brown in your lineup every single week.

Ranked at 88 in Mattek's top 105 rankings.

Featured a huge drop-off in play last season, finishing as WR47. The team is now talking about Travis Hunter Jr. being his direct backup, which the speaker believes will limit his snaps and routes more than desired, capping his fantasy upside.

Ranked 18th overall with a projection to score top-five PPR points among all skilled position players in the NFL. Career average of over 16 PPR points per game when healthy; has the 11th highest scoring tight end game of all time (against Jacksonville last year). Set up to potentially break the NFL record for targets in a season given weak wide receiver depth on the Raiders. Bowers is essentially a high-end top-five wide receiver in a tight end position.

Mattek's alternative if Patrick Mahomes is not available, suggesting strong value as a secondary quarterback target in reddraft.

McCaffrey moved Irving up to 50 in rankings. Irving is a very explosive per-touch player who has generated 15 fantasy points per game without goal-line work. McCaffrey is less concerned about Kenneth Gainwell's occasional touches (e.g., seven touches for 38 yards) cutting into Irving's value.

Ranked #9 overall in McCaffrey's top 100 fantasy football players. McCaffrey believes Lamb is unfairly maligned and notes that he has been the number one overall wide receiver in fantasy football before. McCaffrey expresses no real concerns about Lamb, attributing people's concerns to the presence of George Pickens.

Ranked at 15 by McCaffrey, making him the lowest-ranked among peers at Fantasy Stock Exchange (Cory at 10) and Dynasty Domain. He averaged 16 points per game last year, heavily buoyed by receiving touchdown production, which McCaffrey views as unsustainable. Brown has shown a safe floor and realistic ceiling, but McCaffrey is lower on him than average because he is not the engine of the Cincinnati offense but rather one cog in the machine.

If the toe injury was expected to bother him longer, he would be ranked higher; current ranking reflects uncertainty about injury impact duration.

McCaffrey is not worried about Rodriguez Jr., but the Jaguars' offseason decisions suggest they prefer Beau Tutin; the team kept Tutin, Laquent Allen, and Amir Abdullah, and traded away Tank Bsby for a fourth-round pick, indicating Tutin is the preferred complement back.

Ranked #6 overall in McCaffrey's top 100 fantasy football players. Described as the number one player in fantasy football when he finishes the season; if he stays healthy for 17 games, you're probably going to win your league. Averaged 24 PPR points per game last year, which McCaffrey says understates how good he was, as he was the only running back to have a legendary fantasy football season. At peak age with elite historical scoring (33, 31, 29, 29, 26 fantasy points across recent games); when compared to historical peers at his age range, many sustained or improved production, positioning him as a top-tier fantasy asset.

Produced very strong fantasy output in stretches last year for the Carolina Panthers, suggesting the offense may be better than current perception; ranked at ADP 99 in Christian McCaffrey's top 105 rankings.

McCaffrey is very high on Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams with the Chicago Bears, and the Bears have stated their goal is breaking the NFL record in points per game (beating the 2013 Peyton Manning Denver Broncos), making Loveland an attractive target as part of this offensive breakout.

Ranked at ADP 86 in Mattek's top 105 rankings, positioned as a value target in the mid-round range.

Stone cold fade. Back-to-back years of poor efficiency at 1.26 and 1.51 yards per route run; last year finished as WR46 and is being priced for a WR25 finish, which Christian Mccaffrey views as unlikely despite Josh Allen's potential to elevate receivers.

Swift is a clear pass-catcher at running back for the Bears assuming continued ascension of the Chicago offense; he will have a monopoly on early-down work, might give up some goal-line work to Montgomery, and has a chance to catch 50–60 passes. His 14 PPG last year puts him in the same range as Kairen and Javvante Williams, but he is undervalued due to past disappointments.

Ranked at 83 in Christian Mccaffrey's rankings.

Devin Achane is a phenomenal player despite significant concerns about the Miami Dolphins offense. He averaged 17 PPR points per game and is hugely efficient in the receiving game, with the offense built around his pass-catching ability. Even during the Dolphins' worst stretch last year (Tua death spiral), Achane scored 40, 21, 19, 17, 18, 14 points over the back half of the season, making him feel pretty safe to take.

Ranked 19th overall. Finished outside top-15 RBs in PPR last year despite a dominant playoff performance (45 points vs. Green Bay). Will not be used in the passing game; career high of 33 receptions with only two seasons above 20 receptions in 12-year career. Not actively targeted despite playoff success.

Dealing with potentially the worst quarterback play outside the Miami Dolphins (Jack Strand group). This significantly impacts his fantasy ceiling. Avoid stacking with Bejian Robinson in the same draft due to shared quarterback situation concern.

For the first time, Christian McCaffrey has a ton of quarterbacks as draftable in this range, including Drake May, Joe Burrow, Jaden Daniels, and Jaylen Hertz; he believes it is okay to draft one of these quarterbacks in this range and give up on some skill position players.

Wilson's production is heavily dependent on Gino Smith's performance; Smith is extremely pressure-sensitive, ranking top-15 in EPA per play with 3+ seconds to throw but bottom-5 when under pressure. Wilson has huge upside if Smith plays well, but the Jets' track record suggests caution.

Ranked 23rd overall. Best year of career in 2024 with 17 PPR points per game. Recent scoring range of 33, 31, 29, 29, 26 points demonstrates consistency. Peak-age producer; historical comparison of players at his age shows many sustained or improved production, suggesting upside potential.

Expected to underperform RJ Harvey over the course of the season in the Ravens backfield. Christian Mccaffrey believes Harvey is the primary pass-catching back and can play better than Dobbins; Dobbins is ranked at ADP 96 in Mattek's top 105 rankings.

Ranked #3 overall in Christian McCaffrey's top 100 fantasy football players. McCaffrey notes Chase averages almost 20 fantasy points per game and actually over 20 fantasy points per game when Joe Burrow starts in the most recent two years.

Ranked in the fifth round despite being a first-round running back. Historically, only five first-round RBs since 2010 have failed to exceed 11 PPR PPG, and over 60% have topped 14.5 PPG. While Zack Charbonnet might be a minor factor, Christian Mccaffrey is not worried about George Helani competition and calls Price his favorite running back pick on the board in the 50s. Feels very good about drafting Price in the fifth round.

Ranked #11 overall in McCaffrey's top 100 fantasy football players. Cook had about as good of a year as he could possibly have in fantasy football last year with 17 PPR points per game. The concern is that he is not a huge part of his team's passing offense, with a target share of 8%, 8%, 9%, and 6% in his career. For him to really take that next step as an elite fantasy football running back, he would need a target share a little bit north of that, which McCaffrey does not think will happen.

Williams averaged 12.9 PPG last year and finished WR21, despite two stone-cold zeros. After Dan Campbell took over, Williams ranked top 15 in the NFL in fantasy points per target, targets per route run, and fantasy points per game. McCaffrey feels very good about Williams' outlook.

Ranked below Jeremiah Love and Kairen Williams in the tier. However, Christian McCaffrey is slightly more actively targeting him in the back half of the third round because he believes the Cowboys offense will be very good, suggesting conditional upside relative to his draft position.

For the first time, Christian McCaffrey has a ton of quarterbacks as draftable in this range, including Jaden Daniels, Drake May, Joe Burrow, and Jaylen Hertz; he believes it is okay to draft one of these quarterbacks in this range and give up on some skill position players.

Extremely targeting him. Denver Broncos led the NFL in pass attempts last year and traded a first-round pick for him, signaling confidence in the offense. Phenomenal talent with elite historical numbers when Tyreek Hill is off the field—top-five in the NFL in targets per route run and fantasy points per route run, indicating significant upside if Hill misses time.

Christian Mccaffrey is considering moving him down slightly relative to Rico Dowel, but is generally happy to take either player in a given draft, having taken both together in one or two leagues.

Ranked 25th overall, ahead of Javonte Williams and Kareem Hunt despite expected backlash. Comfortable betting on his talent and workload; if he produces at 14.4 points per game, he would be a solid third-round value. Top-5 running backs over the last 15 years have averaged over 1,500 yards from scrimmage and over 12 touchdowns, establishing the benchmark for elite production.

For the first time, Christian McCaffrey has a ton of quarterbacks as draftable in this range, including Joe Burrow, Drake May, Jaden Daniels, and Jaylen Hertz; he believes it is okay to draft one of these quarterbacks in this range and give up on some skill position players.

Ranked #8 overall in McCaffrey's top 100 fantasy football players. McCaffrey considered moving him behind CeeDee Lamb and Justin Jefferson but ultimately kept him at #8. Reports on Daniel Jones's Achilles injury have been quite good. Adding Keenan Allen and playing him instead of Nick Westbrook-Keen is expected to make the Indianapolis Colts marginally better on offense. After week 8 of last season, Taylor was on pace to have the best fantasy football season for any running back since LaDainian Tomlinson, with carries of 29, 32, 14, 31, 23, 34, 37.

Carolina Panthers organization shows real desire to make him the lead running back despite two ACL tears and never having played; he only needs to outperform Chuba Hubbard. The team's commitment is rare—most players in his situation would have been waived. Ranked back-to-back with Marshon Lloyd; both from the same draft class with the same issue of not staying on the field, but Brooks does not have the same obstacles as Lloyd.

Ranked at 91 in Mattek's top 105 rankings.

Jordan Mason is ranked at ADP 97 in Mattek's top 105 rankings.

Christian McCaffrey has not taken Josh Allen in any of his 12-team PPR leagues (only once in high stakes) because he believes the players who go after Allen are still such good fantasy assets that it is hard to justify taking a quarterback in the third or fourth round.

An absolute monster in targets per route run who has been on breakout lists every year but this is the year he actually breaks out. As a full-time player, Christian McCaffrey expects him to play much better than Keenan Allen. Expected to see his highest ever yards per target, likely exceeding 8.5 yards per target (career high 7.9), with more downfield usage; McCaffrey's guess is that Keenan Allen is not on the field in 12 personnel, and Josh Downs takes those snaps instead.

Not ranked in Christian McCaffrey's top 120 players in fantasy football. McCaffrey expects at least a six-game suspension for Jacobs, which would make Marshon Lloyd the starting running back for the Green Bay Packers. If Jacobs is out for the entire year or cut, Lloyd would move up significantly.

Ranked at 87 in Christian Mccaffrey's rankings.

Ranked #10 overall in McCaffrey's top 100 fantasy football players. McCaffrey believes Jefferson is unfairly maligned and notes that he has been the number one overall wide receiver in fantasy football before. McCaffrey acknowledges people's concerns stem from a meme about Kyler Murray playing Call of Duty, but expresses no real concerns about Kyler Murray's ability to engineer an offense, with only slight concerns about his injury. McCaffrey is actively targeting Jefferson in this range.

May work into the Commanders backfield in week one, but Jakori Kraskey Merritt is expected to have a monopoly of the goal-line work.

Expected to be off the field in 12 personnel, with Josh Downs taking those snaps instead, reducing his role and target opportunities.

Ranked #12 overall in McCaffrey's top 100 fantasy football players. McCaffrey feels phenomenal about this decision. All reports out of Chiefs camp indicate Kenneth Walker is going to be a huge part of the screen game for the team, so his targets per game is going to look much more like his 2024 season than any other season of his career. He is also going to be the goal line back. Amari D. Marcato got cut, leaving his backup as just Emma Johnson. McCaffrey is slamming the button on Walker at the one-two turn and advises others to do the same. Walker is a great player signed to a great contract on a great team with a great coach; Andy Reid has a long history of churning out running back one seasons (Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kareem Hunt, Brian Westbrook, Coral Buckhalter). Positioned as a top-five running back candidate under Reid.

Kyle Pitts is ranked at ADP 102 with 12.4 fantasy points per game last year and finished as a top-5 tight end. Mattek expresses concern about his quarterback play, suggesting it is a limiting factor on his upside.

Mckonkey has a potential upgrade in quarterback play and offensive play calling with the Chargers, but only averaged 11.3 fantasy points per game last year; upside depends on offensive line health.

Ranked 55th in the speaker's rankings.

Actively targeted despite QB concerns. Led NFL in targets per game as a rookie; skill level comparable to CD Lamb and Justin Jefferson who go 10+ picks ahead. Huge discount valuation driven by injury reporting concerns around ACL surgery and cyclops lesion procedure. Can be found in third round of home leagues, representing best-value pick in fantasy football.

Scored 10.7 PPG last year; Christian McCaffrey is concerned that the range of outcomes does not feature many smashes and includes scenarios where he finishes as an 8.5–9 PPG player, which does not feel good for the draft capital required.

One of Christian Mccaffrey's biggest breakout bets. With Marshon Lloyd as the starting running back, the Packers are choosing to air the ball out, creating opportunity for Golden. A Matthew Golden breakout is necessary for Jordan Love to have any chance at MVP; positioned as a clear target in Mattek's rankings.

Michael Pittman Jr. is ranked at ADP 103 with 11.9 fantasy points per game last year. He is now playing in an even more aggressive passing offense that throws the ball shorter, suggesting improved volume and scoring potential.

McCaffrey has shot up Parker Washington in rankings due to his deployment in the slot wide receiver position in the Liam Cohen offense with the Jaguars. This is an elite fantasy position historically: Chris Godwin posted a WR2 PPG season there, Cooper Cup paced for WR1 in the first eight games of 2022, and Wandel Robinson was drafted in the second round. While McCaffrey doesn't think Washington is elite as a player, his positioning in this elite role makes him a strong fantasy asset.

Mattek's ideal reddraft target at quarterback. Averaged 20.4 fantasy points per game last year and has averaged over 21.5 fantasy points per game in his career. Mattek argues that players of Mahomes' archetype are statistically more likely to be good in fantasy football than bad, making him a strong value at his ADP.

Ranked #4 overall in Christian McCaffrey's top 100 fantasy football players. McCaffrey is not switching Puka and Jackson Smith-Njigba at positions 4 and 5, despite noting that a fair amount of people are doing so. Puka leads the National Football League in yards per route run and is not expected to face off-field issues this season.

Ranked in the 50s, one spot behind Jadarian Price. However, Judkins plays for basically the worst team in the NFL, which severely limits his fantasy ceiling. He will not play on passing downs—Dylan Samson handles that role. The speaker sees no path for quarterback play to improve, compounding the concern. If Judkins were on the 19th-best team, there would be an argument to take him at the 2-3 turn, but his current situation makes him a fade.

A second-year player who averaged 12.2 points per game in year one and is being moved down in fantasy rankings, which is rare. Christian McCaffrey really likes his profile as the primary pass-catching back and believes he can play better than JK Dobbins over the season.

Sam Leporta is ranked at ADP 104 in Mattek's top 105 rankings.

Saquon Barkley had the worst year of his career in terms of efficiency last year, averaging only 71 rushing yards per game with 4.1 yards per carry and down touchdowns. He was not used in the passing game either. However, with Kevin Patulo out of the Eagles offense and Keenan Allen replacing AJ Brown, the Eagles will likely lean more heavily on Barkley, which could improve his outlook.

Stefan Diggs is ranked at ADP 94 with 12.4 fantasy points per game last year and ranked top 15 in the NFL in yards per route run. Mattek believes the Commanders will not use him as sparingly as the New England Patriots did, making him a buy at his current ADP.

Higgins averaged 14 fantasy points per game last year and is secondary to Jamar Chase in the Bengals offense; his fantasy ceiling is heavily dependent on touchdown scoring and Joe Burrow's health. He is the Robin to Chase's Batman in the offense.

Ranked 56th in Christian Mccaffrey's rankings; ranked at or slightly behind his ADP and is not a stone cold fade.

Ranked 82nd in Christian Mccaffrey's rankings. Earlier mentioned as ranked 55th and positioned as part of the Packers passing game ecosystem that Christian Mccaffrey likes overall.

Ankle injury concern that may have set back his development further. Has not received rave reviews in the offseason and specifically needed to improve in pass protection and catching the ball.

Ranked at 90 in Mattek's top 105 rankings.

Coming back from an ACL injury; mentioned in the tier of players being evaluated for fantasy value.

Will share the field with Josh Davis and Keenan Allen. The speaker expects both Davis and Allen to beat Warren in terms of targets per route run, limiting his receiving volume and fantasy upside.

Xavier Worthy is ranked at ADP 101. Mattek notes he may perform better this year playing without a torn labrum, suggesting improved health and upside potential.

Zay Flowers has top-five receiver upside if he scores 8–11 touchdowns in a season. His fantasy ceiling is highly dependent on touchdown production, making him a touchdown-dependent play with significant upside potential.