2026 Underdog Best Ball NFL Player Rankings

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Notes

  • Last time updated: 9 days ago.
  • Fantasy Life Underdog rankings are built off of the assumption you are playing in a 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE and 1 FLEX league. If your starter requirements are different, update the roster requirements by clicking Sync your league and creating a custom scoring setting.
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Kendall Valenzuela
Matthew Freedman
Dwain McFarland
Ian Hartitz
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Tier 1 
Jahmyr Gibbs
JahmyrGibbs
RBDETDetroit Lions
6
2
Bijan Robinson
BijanRobinson
RBATLAtlanta Falcons
11
1
Ja'Marr Chase
Ja'MarrChase
WRCINCincinnati Bengals
6
3
Tier 2 
Puka Nacua
PukaNacua
WRLALos Angeles Rams
11
4
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
JaxonSmith-Njigba
WRSEASeattle Seahawks
11
5
Christian McCaffrey
ChristianMcCaffrey
RBSFSan Francisco 49ers
8
6
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Amon-RaSt. Brown
WRDETDetroit Lions
6
7
CeeDee Lamb
CeeDeeLamb
WRDALDallas Cowboys
14
8
Tier 3 
Justin Jefferson
JustinJefferson
WRMINMinnesota Vikings
6
10
Jonathan Taylor
JonathanTaylor
RBINDIndianapolis Colts
13
9
James Cook
JamesCook
RBBUFBuffalo Bills
7
11
Drake London
DrakeLondon
WRATLAtlanta Falcons
11
14
Kenneth Walker
KennethWalker
RBKCKansas City Chiefs
5
13
De'Von Achane
De'VonAchane

Questionable

RBMIAMiami Dolphins
6
12
Nico Collins
NicoCollins
WRHOUHouston Texans
8
20

FAQ

Why Are Fantasy Football Rankings Important?

Having a good set of fantasy football rankings is vital to dominating your draft and effectively managing your team throughout the season. It doesn’t matter what format you’re playing – it could be anything from a best ball league, a high-stakes league, or a home league with your friends – getting the right players at the right time is the easiest way to set yourself up for success.

Rankings show which players are being underdrafted in your leagues. If you’re routinely able to get players after when they should be going in drafts, it allows you to build an excellent roster.

Rankings can also help you plan out your draft. Let’s say that you need a third receiver and a tight end to round out your lineup, and you’re on the clock with two players that you’re interested in drafting. If the receiver is routinely being drafted a round later than the tight end, you should consider grabbing the tight end first.

Comparing rankings to average draft position – or ADP – is the easiest way to navigate our way through a draft successfully.

Who Are Fantasy Life's NFL Fantasy Rankers?

Our Rankings Hub comprises six separate rankings: Dwain McFarland, Ian Hartitz, Rob Waziak, Matthew Freedman, Kendall Valenzuela, and a consensus ranking.

Dwain McFarland is the Director of Analytics and Lead Fantasy Analyst at FantasyLife. Previously with Pro Football Focus, Dwain is famous for his Utilization Report, which looks at how each player’s role adapts throughout the course of the year. He’s used his football acumen to accrue three top-five finishes in the FFPC.

Ian Hartitz is our Senior Fantasy Analyst, and he’s spent time at The Action Network, NBC Sports, and Pro Football Focus. His process relies on a mix of film analysis and data study.

Rob Waziak is one of the most accurate rankers in the fantasy industry. Regularly placing top-10 in expert competitions.

Matthew Freedman is our Head of Betting, specializing in NFL betting (spreads, totals, futures, and player and draft props). Formerly of FantasyPros and Action Network, he is a five-time top-20 finisher in the FantasyPros rankings accuracy contest.

The composite ranking is merely an average between Dwain, Ian, Rob, Freedman, and Kendall. If one player has a strong feeling about a strong player one way or the other, the composite ranking is a great way to balance out some of that risk.

What is the Fantasy Life Fantasy Football Rankings Tool?

The FantasyLife Rankings Tool allows you to easily compare how our staff feels about each player when you’re on the clock. You can view the rankings overall – with each ranker posting their top 150 players (or more) – or you can view the rankings by position.

How to use Fantasy Life's Fantasy Football Rankings Tool

See below for a walkthrough on how to maximize everything that our fantasy football rankings tool has to offer:


What Formats Do the Fantasy Rankings Support?

The biggest benefit of our new and improved Rankings Hub is the fact that it has the ability to support nearly any format imaginable. Have custom league settings that drastically alter how and when you draft specific players? You can sync your league settings or create custom settings to have our rankings tailor specifically to your league(s).

In addition to providing rankings for Underdog Best Ball contests, we have a comprehensive list of default scoring systems to choose from, including:

  1. 0.5 PPR
  2. PPR
  3. Standard
  4. SuperFlex
  5. TE Premium
  6. ESPN
  7. Yahoo
  8. >Sleeper
  9. NFL.com
  10. Underdog
  11. DraftKings Best Ball
  12. RTSports
  13. Guillotine Leagues
  14. FFPC
  15. NFFC
  16. SFB (Scott Fish Bowl)
  17. 8 Team League
  18. 10 Team Leagues
  19. 14 Team Leagues

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