2026 NFL Fantasy Football Rankings
Our 2026 fantasy football rankings are generated by a LightGBM quantile-regression model trained on 16 seasons (2010–2025) of play-by-play, snap-counts, target-share, depth-chart, injury report, and IR designation data. Players are sorted by Value-Based Drafting (VBD) — the projected points each player produces above a replacement-level starter at their position — which is what actually wins drafts, not raw projected points. We refresh ADP daily and re-run the projections weekly through the season. Last update: June 11, 2026.
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| # | Player | Pos | Team | Bye | ADP | Proj PPG | VBD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey McBride | TE | ARI | — | 21 | 13.5 | 4.9 |
| 2 | Trey McBride | TE | ARI | 14 | 21 | 13.5 | 4.9 |
| 3 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL | 11 | 95 | 11.8 | 3.2 |
| 4 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL | — | 95 | 11.8 | 3.2 |
| 5 | Trey McBride | TE | ARI | — | 21 | 8.3 | 3.0 |
| 6 | George Kittle | TE | SF | 8 | 123 | 11.5 | 2.9 |
| 7 | George Kittle | TE | SF | — | 123 | 11.5 | 2.9 |
| 8 | Brock Bowers | TE | LV | 13 | 20 | 11.2 | 2.6 |
| 9 | Brock Bowers | TE | LV | — | 20 | 11.2 | 2.6 |
| 10 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | — | 130 | 10.8 | 2.2 |
| 11 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | 10 | 130 | 10.8 | 2.2 |
| 12 | Brock Bowers | TE | LV | — | 20 | 7.4 | 2.1 |
| 13 | George Kittle | TE | SF | — | 123 | 7.2 | 1.9 |
| 14 | Tyler Warren | TE | IND | — | 65 | 7.1 | 1.8 |
| 15 | Tyler Warren | TE | IND | — | 65 | 10.3 | 1.7 |
| 16 | Tyler Warren | TE | IND | 13 | 65 | 10.3 | 1.7 |
| 17 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL | — | 95 | 7.0 | 1.7 |
| 18 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 5 | 120 | 10.3 | 1.7 |
| 19 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | — | 120 | 10.3 | 1.7 |
| 20 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | — | 130 | 7.0 | 1.7 |
| 21 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | — | 120 | 6.9 | 1.6 |
| 22 | Colston Loveland | TE | CHI | — | 41 | 9.8 | 1.2 |
| 23 | Colston Loveland | TE | CHI | 10 | 41 | 9.8 | 1.2 |
| 24 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | BUF | 7 | 120 | 9.8 | 1.2 |
| 25 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | BUF | — | 120 | 9.8 | 1.2 |
| 26 | Sam LaPorta | TE | DET | — | 95 | 6.3 | 0.9 |
| 27 | Sam LaPorta | TE | DET | — | 95 | 9.5 | 0.9 |
| 28 | Sam LaPorta | TE | DET | 6 | 95 | 9.5 | 0.9 |
| 29 | Tucker Kraft | TE | GB | — | 86 | 6.2 | 0.9 |
| 30 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE | CLE | — | 90 | 9.1 | 0.5 |
| 31 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE | CLE | 11 | 90 | 9.1 | 0.5 |
| 32 | Tucker Kraft | TE | GB | — | 86 | 9.1 | 0.5 |
| 33 | Tucker Kraft | TE | GB | 11 | 86 | 9.1 | 0.5 |
| 34 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | BUF | — | 120 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| 35 | Colston Loveland | TE | CHI | — | 41 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| 36 | Theo Johnson | TE | NYG | — | 295 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| 37 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE | LAC | — | 140 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE | LAC | 7 | 140 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE | CLE | — | 90 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL | — | 134 | 5.3 | -0.0 |
| 41 | Juwan Johnson | TE | NO | 8 | 146 | 8.5 | -0.1 |
| 42 | Juwan Johnson | TE | NO | — | 146 | 8.5 | -0.1 |
| 43 | Cade Otton | TE | TB | — | 199 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| 44 | Cade Otton | TE | TB | 10 | 199 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| 45 | Theo Johnson | TE | NYG | — | 295 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| 46 | Theo Johnson | TE | NYG | 8 | 295 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| 47 | Cade Otton | TE | TB | — | 199 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| 48 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE | LAC | — | 140 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
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