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: 138.16 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 14.17, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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2Puka Nacua WR LAR
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 68.60 points across 5 observed 2026 games; prior rate 15.38, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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3CeeDee Lamb WR DAL
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 102.50 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 9.68, prior-equivalent games k=2, 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: 82.40 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 12.18, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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5Christian Watson WR GB
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 95.50 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 9.74, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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6Zay Flowers WR BAL
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 82.20 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 9.25, prior-equivalent games k=2, 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: 72.00 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 11.64, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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8Tee Higgins WR CIN
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 69.10 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 10.17, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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9Ja'Marr Chase WR CIN
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 65.10 points across 6 observed 2026 games; prior rate 11.79, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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10Drake London WR ATL availability_unverified: Questionable
Experimental inseason_observed_ppg_shrinkage_v1: 70.00 points across 7 observed 2026 games; prior rate 11.16, prior-equivalent games k=2, chosen on 2016-2024. No matchup or unconfirmed absence adjustment.
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