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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1Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR SEA
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 196.16 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 21.17, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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2Puka Nacua WR LAR
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 113.60 points across 5 observed 2026 games; prior rate 23.44, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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3CeeDee Lamb WR DAL
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 155.50 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 15.45, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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4Amon-Ra St. Brown WR DET availability_unverified: Questionable
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 128.40 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 19.06, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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5Zay Flowers WR BAL
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 122.20 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 14.31, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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6Christian Watson WR GB
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 129.50 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 13.24, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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7Davante Adams WR LAR availability_unverified: IRroster_status: Inactive
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 102.00 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 15.92, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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8Ja'Marr Chase WR CIN
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 97.10 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 19.60, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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9Tee Higgins WR CIN
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 102.10 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 14.11, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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10DeVonta Smith WR PHI availability_unverified: Out
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 69.00 points across 4 observed 2026 games; prior rate 11.87, prior-equivalent games k=1, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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