Below are my Updated Way Too Early Positional Rankings for the 2026 fantasy football season. As always, a couple of caveats. First, while these rankings can be used for a variety of different formats, they are intended for 1 QB re-draft leagues with full PPR scoring. So, if your league uses a different scoring system or structure, you’ll need to make the necessary adjustments. Second, these rankings reflect how I value players if I was drafting today. A lot will obviously change between now and when most of you will have your drafts, so always check the publish date to see when the latest update occurred. And finally, given that we’re still four months away from the NFL season, there is still a lot of uncertainty about the recovery timelines for players coming off major injuries. For now, I’m taking an optimistic approach and assuming Patrick Mahomes, Cam Skattebo, Malik Nabers, and Tucker Kraft are all fully healthy and ready by Week 1, but their rankings will be adjusted if we get information that indicates otherwise.
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Matthew Berry’s Way Too Early Positional Rankings
QB Rankings
RANK
PLAYER
POS
TEAM
1
Josh Allen
QB
BUF
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
BAL
3
Drake Maye
QB
NE
4
Jayden Daniels
QB
WSH
5
Jalen Hurts
QB
PHI
6
Joe Burrow
QB
CIN
7
Caleb Williams
QB
CHI
8
Trevor Lawrence
QB
JAX
9
Jaxson Dart
QB
NYG
10
Brock Purdy
QB
SF
11
Dak Prescott
QB
DAL
12
Patrick Mahomes
QB
KC
13
Kyler Murray
QB
MIN
14
Bo Nix
QB
DEN
15
Justin Herbert
QB
LAC
16
Matthew Stafford
QB
LAR
17
Tyler Shough
QB
NO
18
Jared Goff
QB
DET
19
Baker Mayfield
QB
TB
20
Daniel Jones
QB
IND
21
Jordan Love
QB
GB
22
Malik Willis
QB
MIA
23
Cam Ward
QB
TEN
24
C.J Stroud
QB
HOU
25
Bryce Young
QB
CAR
26
Sam Darnold
QB
SEA
27
Geno Smith
QB
NYJ
28
Fernando Mendoza
QB
LV
29
Jacoby Brissett
QB
ARI
30
Aaron Rodgers
QB
FA
RB Rankings
RANK
PLAYER
POS
TEAM
1
Bijan Robinson
RB
ATL
2
Jahmyr Gibbs
RB
DET
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
SF
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
IND
5
James Cook
RB
BUF
6
Ashton Jeanty
RB
LV
7
De’Von Achane
RB
MIA
8
Saquon Barkley
RB
PHI
9
Kenneth Walker III
RB
KC
10
Omarion Hampton
RB
LAC
11
Jeremiyah Love
RB
ARI
12
Chase Brown
RB
CIN
13
Derrick Henry
RB
BAL
14
Josh Jacobs
RB
GB
15
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
NO
16
Breece Hall
RB
NYJ
17
Javonte Williams
RB
DAL
18
Kyren Williams
RB
LAR
19
Cam Skattebo
RB
NYG
20
Bucky Irving
RB
TB
21
Quinshon Judkins
RB
CLE
22
David Montgomery
RB
HOU
23
TreVeyon Henderson
RB
NE
24
D’Andre Swift
RB
CHI
25
Bhayshul Tuten
RB
JAX
26
Chuba Hubbard
RB
CAR
27
Jadarian Price
RB
SEA
28
Tony Pollard
RB
TEN
29
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
NE
30
Jaylen Warren
RB
PIT
31
Rico Dowdle
RB
CAR
32
JK Dobbins
RB
DEN
33
Aaron Jones
RB
MIN
34
Kyle Monangai
RB
CHI
35
Rachaad White
RB
WSH
36
Kenneth Gainwell
RB
TB
37
RJ Harvey
RB
DEN
38
Blake Corum
RB
LAR
39
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB
WSH
40
Woody Marks
RB
HOU
41
Jordan Mason
RB
MIN
42
Tyjae Spears
RB
TEN
43
Alvin Kamara
RB
NO
44
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
RB
JAX
45
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
RB
NYG
46
Jonathon Brooks
RB
CAR
47
Zach Charbonnet
RB
SEA
48
Tyler Allgeier
RB
ARI
49
Isiah Pacheco
RB
DET
50
Keaton Mitchell
RB
LAC
WR Rankings
RANK
PLAYER
POS
TEAM
1
Puka Nacua
WR
LAR
2
Ja’Marr Chase
WR
CIN
3
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR
SEA
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
DET
5
CeeDee Lamb
WR
DAL
6
Justin Jefferson
WR
MIN
7
Drake London
WR
ATL
8
Rashee Rice
WR
KC
9
Malik Nabers
WR
NYG
10
Nico Collins
WR
HOU
11
A.J. Brown
WR
PHI
12
George Pickens
WR
DAL
13
Chris Olave
WR
NO
14
DeVonta Smith
WR
PHI
15
Tee Higgins
WR
CIN
16
Garrett Wilson
WR
NYJ
17
Tetairoa McMillan
WR
CAR
18
Zay Flowers
WR
BAL
19
Davante Adams
WR
LAR
20
Jaylen Waddle
WR
DEN
21
Ladd McConkey
WR
LAC
22
Terry McLaurin
WR
WSH
23
Emeka Egbuka
WR
TB
24
Mike Evans
WR
SF
25
Carnell Tate
WR
TEN
26
DJ Moore
WR
BUF
27
Luther Burden III
WR
CHI
28
Jameson Williams
WR
DET
29
Rome Odunze
WR
CHI
30
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR
ARI
31
Christian Watson
WR
GB
32
Jordyn Tyson
WR
NO
33
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
PIT
34
DK Metcalf
WR
PIT
35
Courtland Sutton
WR
DEN
36
Alec Pierce
WR
IND
37
Chris Godwin
WR
TB
38
Jakobi Meyers
WR
JAX
39
Parker Washington
WR
JAX
40
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR
JAX
41
Michael Wilson
WR
ARI
42
Wan’Dale Robinson
WR
TEN
43
Jordan Addison
WR
MIN
44
Makai Lemon
WR
PHI
45
Ricky Pearsall
WR
SF
46
KC Concepcion
WR
CLE
47
Romeo Doubs
WR
NE
48
Josh Downs
WR
IND
49
Jayden Reed
WR
GB
50
Quentin Johnston
WR
LAC
51
Matthew Golden
WR
GB
52
Khalil Shakir
WR
BUF
53
Xavier Worthy
WR
KC
54
Jalen Coker
WR
CAR
55
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR
NYJ
56
Stefon Diggs
WR
FA
57
Jauan Jennings
WR
FA
58
Jayden Higgins
WR
HOU
59
Rashid Shaheed
WR
SEA
60
Calvin Ridley
WR
TEN
61
Tre Tucker
WR
LV
62
Deebo Samuel
WR
FA
63
Jalen McMillan
WR
TB
64
Denzel Boston
WR
CLE
65
Germie Bernard
WR
PIT
66
Antonio Williams
WR
WSH
67
Jerry Jeudy
WR
CLE
68
Chris Bell
WR
MIA
69
Jalen Nailor
WR
LV
70
Tyreek Hill
WR
FA
TE Rankings
RANK
PLAYER
POS
TEAM
1
Trey McBride
TE
ARI
2
Brock Bowers
TE
LV
3
Colston Loveland
TE
CHI
4
Tyler Warren
TE
IND
5
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE
CLE
6
Tucker Kraft
TE
GB
7
Kyle Pitts
TE
ATL
8
Sam LaPorta
TE
DET
9
Travis Kelce
TE
KC
10
Jake Ferguson
TE
DAL
11
George Kittle
TE
SF
12
Mark Andrews
TE
BAL
13
Dallas Goedert
TE
PHI
14
Oronde Gadsden II
TE
LAC
15
Dalton Kincaid
TE
BUF
16
Isaiah Likely
TE
NYG
17
Juwan Johnson
TE
NO
18
T.J. Hockenson
TE
MIN
19
Brenton Strange
TE
JAX
20
Kenyon Sadiq
TE
NYJ
21
Hunter Henry
TE
NE
22
Chig Okonkwo
TE
WSH
23
Gunnar Helm
TE
TEN
24
AJ Barner
TE
SEA
25
Dalton Schultz
TE
HOU
26
Pat Freiermuth
TE
PIT
27
Greg Dulcich
TE
MIA
28
Jake Tonges
TE
SF
29
Cade Otton
TE
TB
30
Mike Gesicki
TE
CIN
