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Matthew Berry’s Way, Way, Way Too Early Top 50 for 2026

Along with the tradition of having way, way, way too early rankings for next season, so too is the tradition of a bunch of caveats.

First, while they are obviously adaptable (especially this early), these rankings are for 1 QB leagues with full PPR scoring. Second, these rankings reflect the current NFL landscape as it stands today (insert publish date). That means I’m treating all upcoming free agents as if they are still on their current team. George Pickens is on the Cowboys, Breece Hall is on the Jets, Travis Etienne on the Jaguars, etc…. This likely won’t be the case come March/April, but I can only work off the information I have right now. Finally, I’m also assuming full health for all players dealing with injury. For example, I’m ranking Malik Nabers as if he’s fully recovered from his knee injury and Rashee Rice as if Patrick Mahomes is the Chiefs Week 1 starter. That may change as we get more information but will cross that bridge when we get to it.

As we get into everything that makes up the 24/7/365 news cycle that is the National Football League, these rankings will be updated accordingly. Because as teams, schemes, and opportunities change, so does the fantasy value of the players in those situations. So, make sure to check the timestamp to see when the latest update occurred. That said, the next significant update to these way, way, way too early rankings for 2025 won’t be until after free agency. With another major update – along with dynasty rookie rankings – coming after the NFL draft.

As always, please let me know what you think of the rankings – what you agree with, what you don’t – on social media where I am @MatthewBerryTMR on all platforms (X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky) except the Bleacher Nation Fantasy App where I am merely @MatthewBerry.

Hard to keep it to just 50, and yes, I’m sure you have opinions on who should and shouldn’t be on this list, who is too high and who is too low. Hit me up.

MATTHEW BERRY’S WAY, WAY, WAY TOO EARLY TOP 50 FOR 2026

RANK

PLAYER

POS

POS RANK

TEAM

1

Bijan Robinson

RB

RB1

ATL

2

Jahmyr Gibbs

RB

RB2

DET

3

Puka Nacua

WR

WR1

LAR

4

Ja’Marr Chase

WR

WR2

CIN

5

Jonathan Taylor

RB

RB3

IND

6

De’Von Achane

RB

RB4

MIA

7

Christian McCaffrey

RB

RB5

SF

8

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

WR

WR3

SEA

9

Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR

WR4

DET

10

James Cook

RB

RB6

BUF

11

CeeDee Lamb

WR

WR5

DAL

12

Trey McBride

TE

TE1

ARI

13

Drake London

WR

WR6

ATL

14

Malik Nabers

WR

WR7

NYG

15

Rashee Rice

WR

WR8

KC

16

Nico Collins

WR

WR9

HOU

17

Justin Jefferson

WR

WR10

MIN

18

Chase Brown

RB

RB7

CIN

19

Ashton Jeanty

RB

RB8

LV

20

George Pickens

WR

WR11

DAL

21

Omarion Hampton

RB

RB9

LAC

22

Brock Bowers

TE

TE2

LV

23

Bucky Irving

RB

RB10

TB

24

Chris Olave

WR

WR12

NO

25

Josh Jacobs

RB

RB11

GB

26

A.J. Brown

WR

WR13

PHI

27

Saquon Barkley

RB

RB12

PHI

28

Josh Allen

QB

QB1

BUF

29

Tee Higgins

WR

WR14

CIN

30

TreVeyon Henderson

RB

RB13

NE

31

Tetairoa McMillan

WR

WR15

CAR

32

Travis Etienne

RB

RB14

JAX

33

Derrick Henry

RB

RB15

BAL

34

Davante Adams

WR

WR16

LAR

35

Cam Skattebo

RB

RB16

NYG

36

Garrett Wilson

WR

WR17

NYJ

37

Quinshon Judkins

RB

RB17

CLE

38

RJ Harvey

RB

RB18

DEN

39

Jaylen Waddle

WR

WR18

MIA

40

Kyren Williams

RB

RB19

LAR

41

Drake Maye

QB

QB2

NE

42

Breece Hall

RB

RB20

NYJ

43

Terry McLaurin

WR

WR19

WSH

44

George Kittle

TE

TE3

SF

45

Lamar Jackson

QB

QB3

BAL

46

D’Andre Swift

RB

RB21

CHI

47

Jameson Williams

WR

WR20

DET

48

Mike Evans

WR

WR21

TB

49

DeVonta Smith

WR

WR22

PHI

50

Emeka Egbuka

WR

WR23

TB

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