2026 Fantasy Football Rankings
Ian played linebacker at the University of Chicago and graduated with a fancy finance degree that he has pretty much never used because he understands ball is life. From the Action Network, to RotoWorld, to PFF and most recently Matthew Berry's Fantasy Life, Ian has spent more than 10 years grinding fantasy football edges as a full-time gig, winning plenty of high-stakes leagues and having all sorts of fun along the way. More than 220,000 people follow "The Mayor of NFL Twitter" @ihartitz for his deep film analysis, usage trends, "Sheesh" beyond-the-box-score stats and general good vibes. Ian believes every day is a great day to be great and consistently provides uniquely entertaining, yet actionable, prowess to the fantasy football and gambling worlds. Outside of football Ian enjoys golfing (badly) and spending time with his wife and dumb dachshunds.
Ian played linebacker at the University of Chicago and graduated with a fancy finance degree that he has pretty much never used because he understands ball is life. From the Action Network, to RotoWorld, to PFF and most recently Matthew Berry's Fantasy Life, Ian has spent more than 10 years grinding fantasy football edges as a full-time gig, winning plenty of high-stakes leagues and having all sorts of fun along the way. More than 220,000 people follow "The Mayor of NFL Twitter" @ihartitz for his deep film analysis, usage trends, "Sheesh" beyond-the-box-score stats and general good vibes. Ian believes every day is a great day to be great and consistently provides uniquely entertaining, yet actionable, prowess to the fantasy football and gambling worlds. Outside of football Ian enjoys golfing (badly) and spending time with his wife and dumb dachshunds.
Ian Hartitz's Half-PPR Football Rankings
Ian Hartitz's comprehensive player rankings for RotoWire
| Rank | Player | Trend | ADP | |
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Jahmyr Gibbs
RB
DET
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— | 1.1 | ||
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2026 Jahmyr Gibbs and 2009 Chris Johnson are the same picture. |
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Bijan Robinson
RB
ATL
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— | 2.0 | ||
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The perfect running back ... if only his offense was better. |
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Ja'Marr Chase
WR
CIN
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— | 3.1 | ||
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Planet Earth's WR1. |
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| 4 |
Puka Nacua
WR
LA
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— | 4.0 | |
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The NFL's all-time WR leader in career PPR points per game. |
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| 5 |
Christian McCaffrey
RB
SF
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— | 6.5 | |
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What if he gets hurt ... but what if the best RB in fantasy football history doesn't? |
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| 6 |
Jonathan Taylor
RB
IND
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— | 7.9 | |
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Was THE RB2 with 24.5 PPR points per game in Weeks 1-13 before the Daniel Jones injury. |
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| 7 |
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR
SEA
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— | 5.3 | |
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Nerds cry for "regression" simply because of how f*cking good JSN was in 2025. |
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| 8 |
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
DET
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— | 7.2 | |
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Fantasy's overall WR4 in three straight seasons comes in as this year's ... WR4. |
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| 9 |
Justin Jefferson
WR
MIN
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— | 9.9 | |
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By October we could all feel VERY silly for ranking arguably the best WR alive this low. |
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| 10 |
Saquon Barkley
RB
PHI
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— | 13.5 | |
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One year removed from looking like one of the best running backs to ever lace up a pair of cleats. |
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| 11 |
James Cook
RB
BUF
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— | 11.7 | |
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What if he starts catching passes again? |
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| 12 |
CeeDee Lamb
WR
DAL
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— | 9.6 | |
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Only two seasons removed from working as THE WR1, but Pickens makes this a 1A/1B situation. |
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| 13 |
Ashton Jeanty
RB
LV
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— | 11.0 | |
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Ultra-talented, explosive second-year RB who should benefit from Klint Kubiak's scheme … but this offense will still probably suck. |
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| 14 |
Omarion Hampton
RB
LAC
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1 | 14.4 | |
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Ceiling is the moon as the biggest beneficiary of the hilariously awesome Harbaugh-McDaniel marriage. |
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| 15 |
Kenneth Walker
RB
KC
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1 | 15.7 | |
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Chiefs have 43 million reasons to force-feed one of the best tackle-breakers in football. |
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| 16 |
Brock Bowers
TE
LV
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3 | 20.5 | |
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Mid-Round 2 treatment is warranted as the only show in town for a Raiders passing game that can't get any worse *knocks on wood*. |
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| 17 |
Chase Brown
RB
CIN
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3 | 16.5 | |
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Whatever real-life talent set to push for 300+ touches inside maybe the best offense in football. |
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| 18 |
Nico Collins
WR
HOU
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2 | 22.3 | |
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Overall WR1 upside is on the table with a bit better luck from the Injury Gods. |
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| 19 |
A.J. Brown
WR
NE
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2 | 18.4 | |
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Took a step back last season and still worked as the WR11 in PPR points per game. Now motivated with the best (passing) QB of his career. |
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| 20 |
Drake London
WR
ATL
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2 | 19.7 | |
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Has 133 targets in 12 games with Michael Penix. Good for a 17-game pace of 188 targets lmao. |
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| 23 |
DeVonta Smith
WR
PHI
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— | 26.5 | |
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Finally the undisputed No. 1 WR in his own offense, the slim reaper is a great candidate to be this year's JSN. |
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| 31 |
Josh Allen
QB
BUF
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— | 35.3 | |
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In Round 3 there are a lot of mystery boxes that could be anything. Hell, they could even be a boat. Or you could just draft the boat. |
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| 38 |
Trey McBride
TE
ARZ
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— | 28.7 | |
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Amazing talent forced to deal with a new, potentially worse offense. Will probably catch passes from at least three different QBs in 2026. |
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| 39 |
Colston Loveland
TE
CHI
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— | 46.9 | |
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48 targets during last four games of 2025 were 21 more than Caleb Williams' next-most targeted receiver. |
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| 52 |
Tyler Warren
TE
IND
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— | 64.6 | |
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100+ reception upside when not catching passes from a literal Grandpa. |
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| 59 |
Lamar Jackson
QB
BAL
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— | 55.4 | |
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Not getting any younger, but it's been a minute since Lamar was this affordable in fantasy drafts. |
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| 60 |
Jayden Daniels
QB
WAS
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— | 66.9 | |
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One year removed from one of the most productive rookie seasons that the position has ever seen. |
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| 61 |
Jalen Hurts
QB
PHI
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— | 71.8 | |
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Double-digit rushing TD upside from the tush push remains one of the biggest cheat codes in all of fantasy football. |
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| 66 |
Joe Burrow
QB
CIN
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— | 67.3 | |
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Good bet to lead the league in passing anytime he can suit up for 17 games. |
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| 67 |
Drake Maye
QB
NE
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— | 66.2 | |
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What if the 23-year-old MVP runner-up isn't done getting better at football? |
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| 68 |
Justin Herbert
QB
LAC
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— | 81.8 | |
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Proven 22+ fantasy point upside in an offense capable of BOOMING with a healthy o-line + Mike McDaniel. Decent chance I get drunk in late July and move up to QB3. |
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| 69 |
Caleb Williams
QB
CHI
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— | 71.5 | |
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Ceiling is the moon if he can start hitting the layups. |
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| 70 |
Trevor Lawrence
QB
JAC
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— | 85.7 | |
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Jar Jar Binks doppelganger was THE QB1 in fantasy points per game from Weeks 10-18 last season and is still somehow only 26. |
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| 87 |
Brock Purdy
QB
SF
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— | 95.5 | |
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QB11, QB7, QB13, and QB4 in fantasy points per game since taking over in 2022. |
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| 96 |
Kyle Pitts
TE
ATL
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— | 106.0 | |
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Not many tight ends offer Pitts' combination of pass-catching talent and projected volume. |
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| 97 |
Tucker Kraft
TE
GB
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— | 82.1 | |
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YAC gawd *should* be ready to go for Week 1, but are the Packers willing to actually feed him a bunch of targets? |
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| 98 |
Harold Fannin
TE
CLE
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— | 104.9 | |
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QB situation, groin injury, and scoring environment are not ideal. But man: This dude is a GOOD football player. |
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| 99 |
Sam LaPorta
TE
DET
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— | 96.2 | |
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Prefer to not use early-to-mid-round picks on tight ends still recovering from offseason back surgery. |
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| 125 |
Mark Andrews
TE
BAL
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— | 125.4 | |
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2nd fastest tight end in ball carrier speed in 2025 (Next-Gen Stats) and now has a true full-time role without Isaiah Likely. |
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| 126 |
Isaiah Likely
TE
NYG
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— | 130.3 | |
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PAID to be the Giants' new full-time TE1. Could breeze past triple-digit targets in this wide-open passing game. Kincaid, Likely, and Chiggy are my top-three favorite late-round tight ends of 2026. |
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