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2026 Best-Ball Rankings — StandardFrozen · Sep 9

Rank order vs redraft · Spearman0.983best-ball value against the same roster managed as redraft, the 200 players of the reference ADP draft.
Median rank move5places between a player’s rank by redraft value and by best-ball value; the largest move is 60.
Largest edgesCaleb Williams QB · pick 93 +44.2Jalen Hurts QB · pick 84 +43.9Trevor Lawrence QB · pick 92 +43.6Matthew Stafford QB · pick 79 +43.2Bo Nix QB · pick 119 +42.7
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 1147.5–155.3
1Jahmyr GibbsDETRB1 R1155.3125.5+29.8—208 117–290
2Bijan RobinsonATLRB2 R1151.1120.7+30.4—205 109–283
3De'Von AchaneMIARB11 R1149.6120.2+29.5—202 111–277
4Jonathan TaylorINDRB6 R1147.5118.6+29.0—198 109–278
Tier 2112.5–136.0
5Christian McCaffreySFRB7 R1136.0110.6+25.5—182 89–264
6James CookBUFRB9 R1132.6102.5+30.1—183 97–254
7Puka NacuaLAWR3 R1126.997.2+29.6—169 105–229
8Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEAWR5 R1121.088.6+32.49 → 8164 101–219
9Ja'Marr ChaseCINWR4 R1120.689.0+31.68 → 9162 99–220
10Derrick HenryBALRB10 R1118.687.5+31.1—167 89–232
11Amon-Ra St. BrownDETWR8 R1115.382.9+32.4—157 98–209
12Kyren WilliamsLARB28 R3112.580.5+32.0—167 90–231
Tier 3102.4–102.4
13Saquon BarkleyPHIRB17 R2102.469.8+32.6—155 82–212
Tier 492.5–99.0
14Jeremiyah LoveARIRB29 R399.064.7+34.3—150 77–209
15Ashton JeantyLVRB22 R298.561.0+37.416 → 15150 82–206
16Josh AllenBUFQB34 R395.662.4+33.315 → 16274 191–361
17Chase BrownCINRB15 R295.058.6+36.4—146 76–204
18Drake MayeNEQB51 R593.954.7+39.223 → 18265 192–340
19George PickensDALWR19 R292.558.1+34.418 → 19133 82–175
Tier 587.6–90.4
20Breece HallNYJRB33 R390.455.7+34.7—140 73–193
21Bucky IrvingTBRB48 R489.357.6+31.619 → 21141 74–196
22Drake LondonATLWR12 R188.755.2+33.5—128 81–171
23Nico CollinsHOUWR20 R288.355.5+32.821 → 23127 75–173
24CeeDee LambDALWR13 R287.654.1+33.5—127 78–171
Tier 620.6–84.7
25Javonte WilliamsDALRB35 R384.749.0+35.830 → 25133 70–186
26D'Andre SwiftCHIRB44 R484.549.8+34.827 → 26133 68–188
27Travis EtienneNORB38 R484.350.2+34.125 → 27132 68–187
28Jalen HurtsPHIQB84 R784.240.4+43.938 → 28241 168–312
29Brock PurdySFQB90 R884.243.6+40.634 → 29240 159–318
30Trey McBrideARITE40 R484.150.1+34.026 → 30124 76–165
31Chris OlaveNOWR23 R282.649.3+33.329 → 31120 72–160
32Matthew StaffordLAQB79 R781.338.1+43.242 → 32240 167–313
33Quinshon JudkinsCLERB52 R580.341.4+38.937 → 33132 67–186
34Cam SkatteboNYGRB41 R479.849.3+30.528 → 34123 55–177
35Omarion HamptonLACRB24 R279.045.2+33.833 → 35124 61–178
36Justin JeffersonMINWR14 R278.642.5+36.135 → 36118 72–158
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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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