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Updated October 25, 2026

Preseason 2026

2026 Fantasy Football Draft Tiers

A value board for your 2026 draft. Every position is split into tiers at the points where production actually drops off, not at a fixed rank cutoff, so a tier boundary always marks a real gap in scoring. The board tells you when a tier is thinning out, so you reach for the position that is about to fall off a cliff and stay patient everywhere else.
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Tier drafting beats chasing a flat ranking list. A one-slot difference in a ranking is usually noise, and a tier boundary is where the scoring actually falls off, so the boundary is the line worth drafting around. The real decision is value versus reach: when a tier still has bodies left, wait and take the best player at another position. When a tier is down to its last name or two, that is the moment to reach, because the drop-off to the next tier is the part that actually costs you.

This is DraftCall's own value board, built from recent production and refreshed every day through the preseason. No hand-ranking, no hot takes. Use it to frame your draft board, then settle the close calls inside any tier by comparing two players head to head in the app.

QBQuarterbacks Draft Tiers

Tier 117.5 to 26.8 PPG
Ranks 1 to 17
1
Josh Allen

Buffalo Bills · Elite

26.8

PPG

2
Jared Goff

Detroit Lions · Elite

23.0

PPG

3
Brock Purdy

San Francisco 49ers · Elite

22.3

PPG

4
Bryce Young

Carolina Panthers · Elite

22.1

PPG

5
Jayden Daniels

Washington Commanders · Elite

21.4

PPG

6
Caleb Williams

Chicago Bears · Strong Starter

20.9

PPG

7
Joe Burrow

Cincinnati Bengals · Strong Starter

20.2

PPG

8
Lamar Jackson

Baltimore Ravens · Strong Starter

19.8

PPG

9
Drake Maye

New England Patriots · Strong Starter

19.8

PPG

10
Trevor Lawrence

Jacksonville Jaguars · Strong Starter

19.0

PPG

11
Patrick Mahomes

Kansas City Chiefs · Strong Starter

18.8

PPG

12
C.J. Stroud

Houston Texans · Strong Starter

18.7

PPG

13
Tyler Shough

New Orleans Saints · Flex/Starter

18.7

PPG

14
Kirk Cousins

Las Vegas Raiders · Flex/Starter

18.5

PPG

15
Jordan Love

Green Bay Packers · Flex/Starter

18.4

PPG

16
Matthew Stafford

Los Angeles Rams · Flex/Starter

17.6

PPG

17
Dak Prescott

Dallas Cowboys · Flex/Starter

17.5

PPG

Tier 216.0 to 16.5 PPG
Ranks 18 to 20
18
Aaron Rodgers

Pittsburgh Steelers · Flex/Starter

16.5

PPG

19
Michael Penix Jr.

Atlanta Falcons · Flex/Starter

16.1

PPG

20
Jalen Hurts

Philadelphia Eagles · Flex/Starter

16.0

PPG

Tier 313.6 to 15.1 PPG
Ranks 21 to 23
21
Jacoby Brissett

Arizona Cardinals · Flex/Starter

15.1

PPG

22
Deshaun Watson

Cleveland Browns · Flex/Starter

14.8

PPG

23
Geno Smith

New York Jets · Flex/Starter

13.6

PPG

Tier 411.4 to 12.2 PPG
Ranks 24 to 28
24
Sam Darnold

Seattle Seahawks · Flex/Starter

12.2

PPG

25
Malik Willis

Miami Dolphins · Bench/Bye Fill

12.1

PPG

26
Jameis Winston

New York Giants · Bench/Bye Fill

11.8

PPG

27
Bo Nix

Denver Broncos · Bench/Bye Fill

11.6

PPG

28
Cam Ward

Tennessee Titans · Bench/Bye Fill

11.4

PPG

Tier 58.7 to 10.4 PPG
Ranks 29 to 32
29
Justin Herbert

Los Angeles Chargers · Bench/Bye Fill

10.4

PPG

30
Daniel Jones

Indianapolis Colts · Bench/Bye Fill

10.2

PPG

31
Kyler Murray

Minnesota Vikings · Bench/Bye Fill

9.9

PPG

32
Jalon Daniels

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Bench/Bye Fill

8.7

PPG

RBRunning Backs Draft Tiers

Tier 413.7 to 14.6 PPG
Ranks 13 to 15
13
Ashton Jeanty

Las Vegas Raiders · Flex/Starter

14.6

PPG

14
Kyle Monangai

Chicago Bears · Flex/Starter

14.2

PPG

15
Bhayshul Tuten

Jacksonville Jaguars · Flex/Starter

13.7

PPG

WRWide Receivers Draft Tiers

Tier 312.2 to 14.6 PPG
Ranks 9 to 21
9
Tetairoa McMillan

Carolina Panthers · Strong Starter

14.6

PPG

10
Davante Adams

Los Angeles Rams · Strong Starter

14.5

PPG

11
Matthew Golden

Green Bay Packers · Strong Starter

14.3

PPG

12
DeVonta Smith

Philadelphia Eagles · Strong Starter

14.0

PPG

13
Jalen Coker

Carolina Panthers · Flex/Starter

14.0

PPG

14
Malik Nabers

New York Giants · Flex/Starter

13.7

PPG

15
Justin Jefferson

Minnesota Vikings · Flex/Starter

13.6

PPG

16
Ja'Marr Chase

Cincinnati Bengals · Flex/Starter

13.3

PPG

17
Parker Washington

Jacksonville Jaguars · Flex/Starter

13.2

PPG

18
Garrett Wilson

New York Jets · Flex/Starter

12.9

PPG

19
Mike Evans

San Francisco 49ers · Flex/Starter

12.6

PPG

20
Tee Higgins

Cincinnati Bengals · Flex/Starter

12.4

PPG

21
Drake London

Atlanta Falcons · Flex/Starter

12.2

PPG

Tier 58.2 to 9.9 PPG
Ranks 29 to 41
29
Tyquan Thornton

Kansas City Chiefs · Bench/Bye Fill

9.9

PPG

30
Jameson Williams

Detroit Lions · Bench/Bye Fill

9.7

PPG

31
Emeka Egbuka

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Bench/Bye Fill

9.5

PPG

32
Jaylin Noel

Houston Texans · Bench/Bye Fill

9.4

PPG

33
Keon Coleman

Buffalo Bills · Bench/Bye Fill

9.3

PPG

34
Devaughn Vele

New Orleans Saints · Bench/Bye Fill

9.2

PPG

35
Michael Wilson

Arizona Cardinals · Bench/Bye Fill

9.1

PPG

36
DK Metcalf

Pittsburgh Steelers · Bench/Bye Fill

9.0

PPG

37
Carnell Tate

Tennessee Titans · Deep League

8.8

PPG

38
Jakobi Meyers

Jacksonville Jaguars · Deep League

8.5

PPG

39
Romeo Doubs

New England Patriots · Deep League

8.5

PPG

40
Keenan Allen

Indianapolis Colts · Deep League

8.3

PPG

41
Germie Bernard

Pittsburgh Steelers · Deep League

8.2

PPG

TETight Ends Draft Tiers

Tier 210.4 to 11.5 PPG
Ranks 6 to 8
6
Mike Gesicki

Cincinnati Bengals · Strong Starter

11.5

PPG

7
Tyler Warren

Indianapolis Colts · Strong Starter

11.0

PPG

8
Travis Kelce

Kansas City Chiefs · Strong Starter

10.4

PPG

Tier 38.8 to 9.6 PPG
Ranks 9 to 11
9
Dallas Goedert

Philadelphia Eagles · Strong Starter

9.6

PPG

10
Juwan Johnson

New Orleans Saints · Strong Starter

8.9

PPG

11
Pat Freiermuth

Pittsburgh Steelers · Strong Starter

8.8

PPG

Tier 43.4 to 8.2 PPG
Ranks 12 to 40
12
Dalton Kincaid

Buffalo Bills · Strong Starter

8.2

PPG

13
Hunter Henry

New England Patriots · Flex/Starter

7.8

PPG

14
Brenton Strange

Jacksonville Jaguars · Flex/Starter

7.8

PPG

15
Michael Mayer

Las Vegas Raiders · Flex/Starter

7.8

PPG

16
Tyler Higbee

Los Angeles Rams · Flex/Starter

7.7

PPG

17
T.J. Hockenson

Minnesota Vikings · Flex/Starter

7.5

PPG

18
Noah Fant

New Orleans Saints · Flex/Starter

7.5

PPG

19
Tucker Kraft

Green Bay Packers · Flex/Starter

7.3

PPG

20
Harold Fannin Jr.

Cleveland Browns · Flex/Starter

7.3

PPG

21
Kyle Pitts

Atlanta Falcons · Flex/Starter

7.1

PPG

22
Colston Loveland

Chicago Bears · Flex/Starter

7.1

PPG

23
Dalton Schultz

Houston Texans · Flex/Starter

7.0

PPG

24
Darren Waller

Carolina Panthers · Flex/Starter

6.7

PPG

25
Tommy Tremble

Carolina Panthers · Bench/Bye Fill

6.5

PPG

26
Jake Ferguson

Dallas Cowboys · Bench/Bye Fill

6.0

PPG

27
Elijah Higgins

Arizona Cardinals · Bench/Bye Fill

6.0

PPG

28
Darnell Washington

Pittsburgh Steelers · Bench/Bye Fill

5.8

PPG

29
Eli Raridon

New England Patriots · Bench/Bye Fill

5.8

PPG

30
Mark Andrews

Baltimore Ravens · Bench/Bye Fill

5.6

PPG

31
Chig Okonkwo

Washington Commanders · Bench/Bye Fill

5.6

PPG

32
Kenyon Sadiq

New York Jets · Bench/Bye Fill

5.6

PPG

33
Greg Dulcich

Miami Dolphins · Bench/Bye Fill

5.3

PPG

34
Foster Moreau

Houston Texans · Bench/Bye Fill

5.1

PPG

35
Cade Otton

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Bench/Bye Fill

4.7

PPG

36
AJ Barner

Seattle Seahawks · Bench/Bye Fill

4.6

PPG

37
Evan Engram

Denver Broncos · Deep League

4.2

PPG

38
Oronde Gadsden II

Los Angeles Chargers · Deep League

3.8

PPG

39
Theo Johnson

New York Giants · Deep League

3.4

PPG

40
Austin Hooper

Atlanta Falcons · Deep League

3.4

PPG

How to draft the board

  • Count the names left in each tier before every pick. The thinnest tier across your needs is the one to address now.
  • Inside a tier, draft for roster construction (bye weeks, scoring format, lineup gaps), not for one rung of ranking.
  • A reach is only a reach when the tier still has depth. Taking the last player in a tier ahead of value is good process, not a mistake.
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