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




