It is by no means too early to look forward, and we’re already beginning to plan for the 2026 Fantasy season. That is proper, it is not even the Tremendous Bowl but, however we’re already preparing for the subsequent Fantasy marketing campaign.
With that in thoughts, right here is the primary have a look at our early 2026 high 24 total PPR rankings. We’re properly conscious that quite a bit may change with free company and the NFL Draft.
However based mostly on what simply occurred with the 2025 season, in addition to what we predict may occur this offseason, listed here are the highest 24 total rankings for 2026 from members of our CBS Sports activities employees.
And you’ll take a look at our rankings by place for quarterback, working again, huge receiver, and tight finish.
Jamey Eisenberg
1. Bijan Robinson
2. Jahmyr Gibbs
3. Puka Nacua
4. Ja’Marr Chase
5. Jaxon Smith-Njigba
6. De’Von Achane
7. Christian McCaffrey
8. Amon-Ra St. Brown
9. CeeDee Lamb
10. Rashee Rice
11. Trey McBride
12. Jonathan Taylor
13. James Cook dinner
14. Omarion Hampton
15. Chase Brown
16. Malik Nabers
17. Drake London
18. Nico Collins
19. A.J. Brown
20. Josh Jacobs
21. Ashton Jeanty
22. Chris Olave
23. Garrett Wilson
24. Justin Jefferson
What stood out: Dan and I are the one ones who’ve McBride ranked as a first-round choose, and we’ll see if that modifications relying on what Arizona does at coach and quarterback, though Jacoby Brissett is underneath contract by means of 2026. McBride had a profession season in 2025 because the No. 1 Fantasy tight finish, and he scored over 100 PPR factors greater than the No. 2 man in Kyle Pitts (302.4-199). McBride additionally averaged greater than three factors per sport than the No. 2 choice in Brock Bowers (17.8-14.7). Will McBride stay that rather more dominant than the sphere? That is the query you may should ask your self if you wish to draft him in Spherical 1. For now, I am keen to take that likelihood.
Adam Aizer
1. Bijan Robinson
2. Puka Nacua
3. Ja’Marr Chase
4. Jahmyr Gibbs
5. De’Von Achane
6. Jaxon Smith Njigba
7. CeeDee Lamb
8. Amon-Ra St. Brown
9. Omarion Hampton
10. Christian McCaffrey
11. James Cook dinner
12. Jonathan Taylor
13. Trey McBride
14. Drake London
15. Rashee Rice
16. Josh Jacobs
17. A.J. Brown
18. Chase Brown
19. Malik Nabers
20. Saquon Barkley
21. Josh Allen
22. Justin Jefferson
23. Brock Bowers
24. Nico Collins
What stood out: Dan and Adam are the one ones who ranked Allen within the high 24. All of us have Allen because the No. 1 quarterback heading into 2026, however I am not going to draft a quarterback within the first two rounds. And I do not advocate reaching for a quarterback when three of the highest 5 guys in 2025 in factors per sport (Matthew Stafford, Brock Purdy, and Drake Maye) all had an Common Draft Place on CBS after No. 93 total. Now, if you will draft a quarterback early, then Allen is your man. He has scored a minimum of 24.4 Fantasy factors per sport in six years in a row, together with three seasons over that span at 27.9 factors or extra. However I’ll let another person draft Allen if it’s a must to choose him in Spherical 2.
Heath Cummings
1. Puka Nacua
2. Jaxon Smith-Njigba
3. Ja’Marr Chase
4. Jahmyr Gibbs
5. Bijan Robinson
6. Amon-Ra St. Brown
7. CeeDee Lamb
8. Christian McCaffrey
9. De’Von Achane
10. Jonathan Taylor
11. Drake London
12. Rashee Rice
13. Malik Nabers
14. Trey McBride
15. Nico Collins
16. James Cook dinner
17. Josh Jacobs
18. Ashton Jeanty
19. Chase Brown
20. Chris Olave
21. Brock Bowers
22. Justin Jefferson
23. Garrett Wilson
24. George Pickens
What stood out: All of us have related gamers on the high of our rank lists, however Heath is the one one with three receivers as his high three picks. In 2025, there have been seven non-quarterbacks who averaged a minimum of 20 PPR factors per sport (McCaffrey, Nacua, Robinson, Taylor, Gibbs, Smith-Njigba, and Achane), and solely two have been receivers. The argument for Heath is that getting a type of top-tier receivers like Nacua, Smith-Njigba, or Chase, who averaged 18.1 PPR factors per sport in 2025, is sensible since they’re uncommon if what simply occurred is replicated in 2026. However the purpose I worth Robinson and Gibbs forward of the highest trio of receivers is that I anticipate these two working backs to be even higher subsequent season — and probably dominate the sphere.
Jacob Gibbs
1. Jahmyr Gibbs
2. Christian McCaffrey
3. Ja’Marr Chase
4. Puka Nacua
5. Jaxon Smith-Njigba
6. Bijan Robinson
7. De’Von Achane
8. Malik Nabers
9. Amon-Ra St. Brown
10. Jonathan Taylor
11. CeeDee Lamb
12. Drake London
13. James Cook dinner
14. TreVeyon Henderson
15. Trey McBride
16. Josh Jacobs
17. Brock Bowers
18. Nico Collins
19. Ashton Jeanty
20. Omarion Hampton
21. Cam Skattebo
22. George Pickens
23. Chase Brown
24. Saquon Barkley
What stood out: Jacob solely ranked 9 receivers in his first two rounds, with 13 working backs and two tight ends rounding out his high 24. By comparability, everybody else has a minimum of 11 huge receivers of their high 24, together with me, Warmth,h and Dave with 13. Jacob is larger on Skattebo and Barkley than the remainder of us, and Skattebo (ankle) shall be a riser for me if he is wholesome for Week 1 after his rookie season was resulted in Week 8 in 2025. Previous to getting damage, Skattebo was a Fantasy star, and he averaged 15.9 PPR factors per sport, which led all rookies. For now, the earliest I’d draft Barkley is Spherical 3 after he was a bust in 2025 when he averaged simply 14.5 PPR factors per sport.
Dave Richard
1. Jahmyr Gibbs
2. Bijan Robinson
3. Puka Nacua
4. Ja’Marr Chase
5. De’Von Achane
6. Jaxon Smith-Njigba
7. Christian McCaffrey
8. James Cook dinner
9. Jonathan Taylor
10. Omarion Hampton
11. CeeDee Lamb
12. Amon-Ra St. Brown
13. Malik Nabers
14. Rashee Rice
15. Trey McBride
16. Drake London
17. Chase Brown
18. Ashton Jeanty
19. Nico Collins
20. Chris Olave
21. Justin Jefferson
22. Garrett Wilson
23. Brock Bowers
24. George Pickens
What stood out: Adam and I are the one ones who ranked A.J. Brown within the high 24, and I am curious to see if he’ll stay in Philadelphia in 2026. He had his worst season with the Eagles since becoming a member of the staff in 2022 at 14.7 PPR factors per sport, however that was nonetheless ok for him to be the No. 11 receiver in 2025. He annoyed Fantasy managers at occasions this previous season, however he additionally scored a minimum of 16 PPR factors in 4 of his closing six video games and averaged 19.8 PPR factors per sport over that span, proving he can nonetheless be a dominant Fantasy choice. He’ll solely be 29 in 2026, and I nonetheless plan to focus on him in Spherical 2, barring a dramatic downgrade at quarterback if he leaves Philadelphia this offseason.
Dan Schneier
1. Christian McCaffrey
2. Bijan Robinson
3. Puka Nacua
4. Jahmyr Gibbs
5. CeeDee Lamb
6. Jonathan Taylor
7. De’Von Achane
8. Jaxon Smith-Njigba
9. Amon-Ra St. Brown
10. Malik Nabers
11. James Cook dinner
12. Trey McBride
13. Ashton Jeanty
14. Justin Jefferson
15. Nico Collins
16. Chris Olave
17. Brock Bowers
18. Drake London
19. Rashee Rice
20. Derrick Henry
21. Saquon Barkley
22. Josh Jacobs
23. George Pickens
24. Josh Allen
What stood out: I wrote about this within the working again rankings evaluate, and it is value mentioning right here once more that Dan has McCaffrey at No. 1 total. I am fascinated to see the place Fantasy managers will draft McCaffrey, and in our first 2026 mock draft, he went at No. 6 total. McCaffrey was superb in 2025 when he completed No. 1 amongst non-quarterbacks at 23.8 PPR factors per sport. However he turns 30 in June and simply had over 400 complete touches in 2025, that are main pink flags. I hope Dan is correct and that McCaffrey has one other standout season in 2026. However, for now, I can not draft him at No. 1 total.
