The rest of season rankings below are intended for standard 10 to 12 person, 0.5-1 PPR leagues. They are redraft rankings, not best ball. As a result, ceiling outcomes (particularly at positions like QB/TE) are prioritized. These rankings are intended to be useful for trade values, waiver decisions, and evaluating areas of strength or weakness on your current roster.
The rankings will be updated once weekly on Wednesday morning. Major injury news (e.g., season ending injuries, out 4+ games on IR) will also be reflected as news occurs.
Welcome to the Week 1 Walkthrough—the first Walkthrough of the 2026 season. This weekly preview article series will run through Week 17.
In this article, I'll outline critical fantasy football context for the first glorious football Sunday of 2026.
(The stats below are from PFF, NFLfastR, rbsdm.
Welcome to Week 1
Steph is back, back again for what is my fourth year writing my FAABulous Football waiver column and a third year here at Legendary Upside.
There is no offseason for fantasy football fanatics anymore… yes, if you are reading this it most likely applies to you.