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Updated August 16, 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 317.3 to 17.9 PPG
Ranks 10 to 14
10
Justin Herbert

Los Angeles Chargers · Strong Starter

17.9

PPG

11
Bo Nix

Denver Broncos · Strong Starter

17.9

PPG

12
Jared Goff

Detroit Lions · Strong Starter

17.5

PPG

13
Daniel Jones

Indianapolis Colts · Flex/Starter

17.4

PPG

14
Jaxson Dart

New York Giants · Flex/Starter

17.3

PPG

RBRunning Backs Draft Tiers

Tier 216.0 to 18.1 PPG
Ranks 5 to 7
5
De'Von Achane

Miami Dolphins · Elite

18.1

PPG

6
James Cook

Buffalo Bills · Strong Starter

16.8

PPG

7
Derrick Henry

Baltimore Ravens · Strong Starter

16.0

PPG

Tier 510.0 to 12.3 PPG
Ranks 18 to 30
18
Jaylen Warren

Pittsburgh Steelers · Flex/Starter

12.3

PPG

19
Bucky Irving

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Flex/Starter

12.3

PPG

20
Breece Hall

New York Jets · Flex/Starter

11.9

PPG

21
Rico Dowdle

Carolina Panthers · Flex/Starter

11.6

PPG

22
Rhamondre Stevenson

New England Patriots · Flex/Starter

11.6

PPG

23
Quinshon Judkins

Cleveland Browns · Flex/Starter

11.2

PPG

24
TreVeyon Henderson

New England Patriots · Flex/Starter

11.1

PPG

25
J.K. Dobbins

Denver Broncos · Bench/Bye Fill

11.0

PPG

26
Kenneth Gainwell

Pittsburgh Steelers · Bench/Bye Fill

10.9

PPG

27
RJ Harvey

Denver Broncos · Bench/Bye Fill

10.8

PPG

28
Zach Charbonnet

Seattle Seahawks · Bench/Bye Fill

10.7

PPG

29
Kenneth Walker III

Seattle Seahawks · Bench/Bye Fill

10.4

PPG

30
Tony Pollard

Tennessee Titans · Bench/Bye Fill

10.0

PPG

WRWide Receivers Draft Tiers

Tier 213.6 to 14.4 PPG
Ranks 6 to 9
6
George Pickens

Dallas Cowboys · Strong Starter

14.4

PPG

7
Drake London

Atlanta Falcons · Strong Starter

14.0

PPG

8
Davante Adams

Los Angeles Rams · Strong Starter

13.8

PPG

9
Chris Olave

New Orleans Saints · Strong Starter

13.6

PPG

Tier 37.0 to 12.7 PPG
Ranks 10 to 60
10
Nico Collins

Houston Texans · Strong Starter

12.7

PPG

11
CeeDee Lamb

Dallas Cowboys · Strong Starter

12.6

PPG

12
A.J. Brown

Philadelphia Eagles · Strong Starter

12.1

PPG

13
Tee Higgins

Cincinnati Bengals · Flex/Starter

12.1

PPG

14
Malik Nabers

New York Giants · Flex/Starter

12.0

PPG

15
Zay Flowers

Baltimore Ravens · Flex/Starter

11.8

PPG

16
Garrett Wilson

New York Jets · Flex/Starter

11.6

PPG

17
Christian Watson

Green Bay Packers · Flex/Starter

11.5

PPG

18
Quentin Johnston

Los Angeles Chargers · Flex/Starter

11.2

PPG

19
Jameson Williams

Detroit Lions · Flex/Starter

11.0

PPG

20
Tyreek Hill

Miami Dolphins · Flex/Starter

10.8

PPG

21
Courtland Sutton

Denver Broncos · Flex/Starter

10.7

PPG

22
Alec Pierce

Indianapolis Colts · Flex/Starter

10.7

PPG

23
Wan'Dale Robinson

New York Giants · Flex/Starter

10.7

PPG

24
Michael Wilson

Arizona Cardinals · Flex/Starter

10.7

PPG

25
DK Metcalf

Pittsburgh Steelers · Bench/Bye Fill

10.5

PPG

26
Tetairoa McMillan

Carolina Panthers · Bench/Bye Fill

10.5

PPG

27
Parker Washington

Jacksonville Jaguars · Bench/Bye Fill

10.4

PPG

28
Rome Odunze

Chicago Bears · Bench/Bye Fill

10.3

PPG

29
Jaylen Waddle

Miami Dolphins · Bench/Bye Fill

10.1

PPG

30
Stefon Diggs

New England Patriots · Bench/Bye Fill

9.9

PPG

31
Jauan Jennings

San Francisco 49ers · Bench/Bye Fill

9.7

PPG

32
Emeka Egbuka

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Bench/Bye Fill

9.7

PPG

33
Michael Pittman

Indianapolis Colts · Bench/Bye Fill

9.6

PPG

34
DeVonta Smith

Philadelphia Eagles · Bench/Bye Fill

9.6

PPG

35
Terry McLaurin

Washington Commanders · Bench/Bye Fill

9.5

PPG

36
Deebo Samuel Sr.

Washington Commanders · Bench/Bye Fill

9.5

PPG

37
Justin Jefferson

Minnesota Vikings · Deep League

9.4

PPG

38
Ladd McConkey

Los Angeles Chargers · Deep League

9.2

PPG

39
Marvin Harrison Jr.

Arizona Cardinals · Deep League

8.9

PPG

40
Mike Evans

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Deep League

8.7

PPG

41
DJ Moore

Chicago Bears · Deep League

8.7

PPG

42
Jakobi Meyers

Jacksonville Jaguars · Deep League

8.6

PPG

43
Romeo Doubs

Green Bay Packers · Deep League

8.6

PPG

44
Troy Franklin

Denver Broncos · Deep League

8.5

PPG

45
Keenan Allen

Los Angeles Chargers · Deep League

8.4

PPG

46
Tory Horton

Seattle Seahawks · Deep League

8.4

PPG

47
Brian Thomas Jr.

Jacksonville Jaguars · Deep League

8.2

PPG

48
Khalil Shakir

Buffalo Bills · Deep League

8.1

PPG

49
Jordan Addison

Minnesota Vikings · Deep League

8.1

PPG

50
Tre Tucker

Las Vegas Raiders · Deep League

7.8

PPG

51
Jayden Reed

Green Bay Packers · Deep League

7.8

PPG

52
Ricky Pearsall

San Francisco 49ers · Deep League

7.8

PPG

53
Kayshon Boutte

New England Patriots · Deep League

7.7

PPG

54
Chris Godwin Jr.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Deep League

7.4

PPG

55
Ryan Flournoy

Dallas Cowboys · Deep League

7.2

PPG

56
Marquise Brown

Kansas City Chiefs · Deep League

7.1

PPG

57
Rashid Shaheed

Seattle Seahawks · Deep League

7.1

PPG

58
Travis Hunter

Jacksonville Jaguars · Deep League

7.1

PPG

59
Keon Coleman

Buffalo Bills · Deep League

7.0

PPG

60
Luther Burden III

Chicago Bears · Deep League

7.0

PPG

TETight Ends Draft Tiers

Tier 27.7 to 10.3 PPG
Ranks 5 to 21
5
Dallas Goedert

Philadelphia Eagles · Elite

10.3

PPG

6
Kyle Pitts

Atlanta Falcons · Strong Starter

9.8

PPG

7
Sam LaPorta

Detroit Lions · Strong Starter

9.7

PPG

8
Darren Waller

Miami Dolphins · Strong Starter

9.6

PPG

9
Harold Fannin Jr.

Cleveland Browns · Strong Starter

9.4

PPG

10
Travis Kelce

Kansas City Chiefs · Strong Starter

9.1

PPG

11
Dalton Kincaid

Buffalo Bills · Strong Starter

8.9

PPG

12
Tyler Warren

Indianapolis Colts · Strong Starter

8.9

PPG

13
Hunter Henry

New England Patriots · Flex/Starter

8.8

PPG

14
Jake Ferguson

Dallas Cowboys · Flex/Starter

8.7

PPG

15
Jake Tonges

San Francisco 49ers · Flex/Starter

8.5

PPG

16
Colston Loveland

Chicago Bears · Flex/Starter

8.5

PPG

17
Juwan Johnson

New Orleans Saints · Flex/Starter

8.3

PPG

18
Dalton Schultz

Houston Texans · Flex/Starter

8.0

PPG

19
Brenton Strange

Jacksonville Jaguars · Flex/Starter

7.9

PPG

20
Zach Ertz

Washington Commanders · Flex/Starter

7.8

PPG

21
Colby Parkinson

Los Angeles Rams · Flex/Starter

7.7

PPG

Tier 37.0 to 7.1 PPG
Ranks 22 to 24
22
AJ Barner

Seattle Seahawks · Flex/Starter

7.1

PPG

23
Oronde Gadsden II

Los Angeles Chargers · Flex/Starter

7.1

PPG

24
Theo Johnson

New York Giants · Flex/Starter

7.0

PPG

Tier 44.4 to 6.5 PPG
Ranks 25 to 40
25
Tyler Higbee

Los Angeles Rams · Bench/Bye Fill

6.5

PPG

26
David Njoku

Cleveland Browns · Bench/Bye Fill

6.3

PPG

27
Mark Andrews

Baltimore Ravens · Bench/Bye Fill

6.3

PPG

28
Pat Freiermuth

Pittsburgh Steelers · Bench/Bye Fill

6.2

PPG

29
Cade Otton

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Bench/Bye Fill

6.2

PPG

30
T.J. Hockenson

Minnesota Vikings · Bench/Bye Fill

5.8

PPG

31
Chig Okonkwo

Tennessee Titans · Bench/Bye Fill

5.6

PPG

32
Greg Dulcich

Miami Dolphins · Bench/Bye Fill

5.5

PPG

33
Dawson Knox

Buffalo Bills · Bench/Bye Fill

5.4

PPG

34
Mason Taylor

New York Jets · Bench/Bye Fill

5.1

PPG

35
Evan Engram

Denver Broncos · Bench/Bye Fill

4.9

PPG

36
Mike Gesicki

Cincinnati Bengals · Bench/Bye Fill

4.7

PPG

37
Michael Mayer

Las Vegas Raiders · Deep League

4.7

PPG

38
Darnell Washington

Pittsburgh Steelers · Deep League

4.5

PPG

39
Noah Fant

Cincinnati Bengals · Deep League

4.4

PPG

40
Gunnar Helm

Tennessee Titans · Deep League

4.4

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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