Miami quarterback Darian Mensah and wide receiver Malachi Toney headline PFF’s Week 1 College Football Team of the Week after spectacular performances against Stanford, while Texas quarterback Arch Manning, Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and LSU edge defender Jordan Ross are among the other marquee names to earn spots on their respective conference teams.

The 2026 fantasy football quarterback rankings place Josh Allen alone in Tier 1, followed by Drake Maye, Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels and Joe Burrow in Tier 2. Seven tiers rank 32 quarterbacks for redraft leagues while highlighting where meaningful value drops occur at the position. The depth of the rankings gives fantasy managers several opportunities to wait at quarterback and still find weekly starting value.

Quinshon Judkins, Jonathon Brooks and Jacory Croskey-Merritt enter 2026 with opportunities to outperform their fantasy football ADPs. Judkins could benefit from Cleveland's rebuilt offensive line, while Brooks has a clearer path to significant work in Carolina following Chuba Hubbard's injury. Croskey-Merritt enters the season atop Washington's unofficial depth chart with an opportunity to expand his receiving role.

These five players carry significant downside relative to their current ADPs in 2026 fantasy football drafts. Rashee Rice, Cam Skattebo and Davante Adams face concerns ranging from changing roles and workload uncertainty to potential touchdown regression. PFF grades and usage trends also highlight reasons for caution with Lamar Jackson and TreVeyon Henderson at their current draft prices.

Fantasy football wide receiver rankings for 2026 begin with an elite trio led by Puka Nacua, whose NFL-best 96.3 PFF receiving grade over the past two seasons places him atop the position entering draft season.

Whether you're a rookie or a seasoned pro, these 10 essential tips can guide you toward fantasy football success in 2026.

These five fantasy football draft targets are ranked at least 20 spots higher than their consensus ADPs across ESPN, Yahoo and Sleeper. Parker Washington and Josh Downs headline the wide receiver values, while Jonathon Brooks offers a path to a starting role at running back. PFF grades and advanced stats also highlight Kyler Murray and Chig Okonkwo as potential values in 2026 drafts.

Jayden Daniels remains one of fantasy football’s most valuable quarterbacks, but Washington’s offensive line creates significant risk entering 2026. The Commanders will be without Laremy Tunsil for the season after he earned an 88.9 PFF pass-blocking grade in 2025. With Daniels carrying a QB5 redraft superflex ADP and QB4 dynasty ADP, his current fantasy value presents a potential selling opportunity.

The PFF Live Draft Assistant was put in control of nearly an entire 2026 fantasy football superflex startup draft after Lamar Jackson went at No. 1.09. Using PFF rankings, projections and league ADP, the tool helped build a roster featuring Jonathan Taylor, Trey McBride, DeVonta Smith and Kyren Williams.

DeVonta Smith, Garrett Wilson and Ladd McConkey stand out as wide receiver values for 2026 fantasy football drafts. Smith's expanded role, Wilson's pre-injury production and McConkey's fit in Mike McDaniel's offense give each a path to outperform current ADP.

Below are five running backs currently being drafted in the 16th round or later who have the potential to become weekly must-start fantasy options in 2026.

The 2026 fantasy football running back rankings feature Jahmyr Gibbs at No. 1, followed by Bijan Robinson and Christian McCaffrey. PFF Grades, workload projections and backfield competition help separate the position into tiers. The top 60 rankings also highlight the uncertainty created by committees across more than one-third of NFL backfields.

The 2026 fantasy football rankings feature Jahmyr Gibbs in the top spot ahead of Bijan Robinson and Christian McCaffrey. Puka Nacua leads the wide receivers after ranking first at the position in PFF receiving grade over the past few seasons.

Touchdown-to-interception ratio is one of football’s most commonly cited quarterback stats. It’s also a bad metric built largely on noisy outcomes. PFF Premium Stats Pro now has a better way to measure the risk-reward tradeoff — and these 10 quarterbacks led the NFL in it.

PFF Pro’s new Scatter Builder provides a visual way to compare NFL advanced stats and identify relationships between team and player metrics. These 10 combinations examine the 2025 season through EPA, success rate, big-time throws, turnover-worthy plays, PFF grades and more.

From smarter ways to search for PFF data to redesigned stats pages and new fantasy and roster-building tools, the next generation of PFF products makes it easier to find, understand and use the information that matters most to you, our loyal subscribers.

Nathan Jahnke breaks down his tier rankings for fantasy defenses ahead of the 2026 NFL season, starting with the Los Angeles Rams.