Fantasy football rankings 2026: A first look at the top 150 overall
The 2026 NFL Draft is complete, but fantasy football season is just starting. Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs leads our initial set of overall player rankings.
With the 2026 NFL Draft in the books and a little bit of downtime before OTAs and minicamps get rolling, it's a great time for an early overview of this season's fantasy football landscape. Perhaps the most intriguing and uncertain aspect of any fantasy analysis at this point is where some of the top rookies will be slotted. No.
1 overall pick Francisco Mendoza is likely to start at quarterback for the Raiders , but can he produce from Day 1? And will RB Jeremiyah Love, drafted third overall, have as difficult an adjustment period in Arizona as Mendoza's new teammate Ashton Jeanty did last season? FANTASY FOOTBALL: Winners, losers from NFL draft Of course, there's also the annual debate of how the first round of fantasy drafts will shake out.
Go heavy on running backs? Or grab a stud wide receiver? Here is an early look at this season's projected top 150 overall fantasy players, courtesy of USA TODAY Sports' Elisha Twerski, followed by an analysis of some emerging trends.
2026 fantasy football Top 150 overall rankings Rankings reflect a scoring format that awards 0. 5 fantasy points per reception. Jahmyr Gibbs RB1 DET Bijan Robinson RB2 ATL Ja'Marr Chase WR1 CIN Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR2 SEA Jonathan Taylor RB3 IND Puka Nacua WR3 LAR Amon-Ra St.
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