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2026 Best-Ball Rankings — PPRFrozen · Sep 9

Rank order vs redraft · Spearman0.973best-ball value against the same roster managed as redraft, the 200 players of the reference ADP draft.
Median rank move8places between a player’s rank by redraft value and by best-ball value; the largest move is 53.
Largest edgesEmeka Egbuka WR · pick 36 +52.4Alec Pierce WR · pick 65 +51.5Brian Thomas Jr. WR · pick 73 +51.4Tyler Warren TE · pick 74 +51.4Carnell Tate WR · pick 80 +51.3
ReferenceFinished rostersValued against the 12 final rosters of one noise-free ADP draft (18 rounds), each without its own pick of the player's round; value = mean marginal.

Top 36 · of 200 · by best-ball value

Best ball = the gain in expected weekly best-lineup points over the season from adding him · Redraft = the same with the lineup set before the games · Edge = best ball − redraft · ADP pick = where the reference ADP draft took him · Move = his rank by redraft value → by best-ball value · tiers from the engine’s rule on best-ball value
#PlayerPosADP pickBest ballRedraftEdgeMoveSeason · 20–80
Tier 1172.3–189.7
1Puka NacuaLAWR3 R1189.7151.6+38.2—266 168–358
2Jahmyr GibbsDETRB1 R1185.7148.6+37.1—262 148–364
3Ja'Marr ChaseCINWR4 R1185.5145.3+40.24 → 3262 163–349
4Bijan RobinsonATLRB2 R1183.3145.4+37.93 → 4260 139–362
5De'Von AchaneMIARB11 R1180.1143.4+36.6—256 141–353
6Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEAWR5 R1177.7135.8+42.07 → 6256 161–339
7Amon-Ra St. BrownDETWR8 R1173.4132.0+41.48 → 7250 158–331
8Christian McCaffreySFRB7 R1172.3140.9+31.46 → 8238 117–347
Tier 2154.7–154.7
9Jonathan TaylorINDRB6 R1154.7117.1+37.6—226 125–318
Tier 3126.1–145.5
10Trey McBrideARITE40 R4145.5103.3+42.3—215 134–282
11James CookBUFRB9 R1137.598.2+39.4—208 111–291
12CeeDee LambDALWR13 R2132.290.7+41.6—203 127–271
13Drake LondonATLWR12 R1128.084.1+43.914 → 13201 128–264
14George PickensDALWR19 R2127.282.9+44.215 → 14198 125–261
15Chris OlaveNOWR23 R2126.185.1+41.013 → 15194 117–257
Tier 4111.0–121.0
16Chase BrownCINRB15 R2121.080.8+40.3—192 100–270
17Ashton JeantyLVRB22 R2121.079.3+41.718 → 17193 107–263
18Nico CollinsHOUWR20 R2120.678.3+42.319 → 18188 112–255
19Kyren WilliamsLARB28 R3119.079.9+39.117 → 19194 104–268
20Justin JeffersonMINWR14 R2117.572.2+45.323 → 20188 117–252
21Brock BowersLVTE46 R4116.069.4+46.626 → 21182 116–242
22Jeremiyah LoveARIRB29 R3115.775.4+40.421 → 22188 98–263
23Rashee RiceKCWR16 R2113.977.7+36.320 → 23175 100–243
24A.J. BrownNEWR18 R2112.771.2+41.6—180 106–244
25Saquon BarkleyPHIRB17 R2112.373.9+38.422 → 25182 98–249
26Derrick HenryBALRB10 R1112.269.9+42.325 → 26179 96–248
27Zay FlowersBALWR25 R3111.064.8+46.2—184 113–244
Tier 5106.1–106.8
28George KittleSFTE114 R10106.861.8+45.030 → 28176 106–239
29Malik NabersNYGWR26 R3106.163.5+42.628 → 29174 104–236
Tier 6100.2–102.7
30Breece HallNYJRB33 R3102.760.9+41.831 → 30173 92–237
31Bucky IrvingTBRB50 R5101.560.5+41.032 → 31175 92–243
32Garrett WilsonNYJWR31 R3100.255.5+44.734 → 32166 101–222
Tier 790.2–97.9
33Omarion HamptonLACRB24 R297.960.3+37.6—160 80–228
34Tetairoa McMillanCARWR30 R397.646.5+51.142 → 34166 106–220
35Josh AllenBUFQB34 R395.862.0+33.829 → 35274 191–361
36Davante AdamsLAWR39 R495.850.6+45.237 → 36162 97–221
Showing 36 of 200 · all 200 rows are in the page

For a redraft league use the draft board: the same projections, ranked by value over replacement with waivers and K/DST.

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