2026 Fantasy Football Rankings
Player Ranks
Week 8 projections. Choose your scoring and position below.
Experimental baseline. No validated matchup or availability model.
Data through Week 7. Cutoff: 2026 regular season through Week 7, available source games only.
Data coverage and model limits (4 notes)
Experimental per-appearance production baseline; no validated matchup, depth-chart or availability model.
Historical evaluation conditions on observed future appearances; it does not validate injury or playing-time forecasts.
Overall ordering is projected points, not positional scarcity or replacement value.
GNG excludes ambiguous special-teams player-seasons from calibration; 31 current players remain unavailable pending scoring reconciliation.
How these ranks are built
These projections combine the published model baseline with available current-season evidence. Read each player rationale for the inputs and limitations.
Model: inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1. Projected points cover the selected week only. The draft baseline remains a separate board.
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1Trey McBride TE ARI
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 130.20 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 18.58, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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2Brock Bowers TE LV
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 95.50 points across 5 observed 2026 games; prior rate 14.68, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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3Tyler Warren TE IND availability_unverified: Out
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 69.90 points across 5 observed 2026 games; prior rate 11.09, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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4Sam LaPorta TE DET
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 79.40 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 11.88, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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5Travis Kelce TE KC
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 70.30 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 11.36, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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6Dallas Goedert TE PHI
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 56.80 points across 5 observed 2026 games; prior rate 12.34, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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7Mike Gesicki TE CIN
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 59.50 points across 5 observed 2026 games; prior rate 5.89, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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8Tucker Kraft TE GB
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 71.20 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 14.65, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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9Dalton Kincaid TE BUF availability_unverified: Questionable
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 60.50 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 10.51, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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10T.J. Hockenson TE MIN
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 62.70 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 7.52, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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