RotoAlphaNFL · 2026 Draft Prep

12-team PPR · 200 players · 9 tiers

12-Team PPR Fantasy Football Rankings 2026 — Overall Tiers

These are RotoAlpha's 12-team PPR overall rankings, where players are ranked by draft value (projected points above replacement level at their position) and grouped into tiers of similar worth so you can see exactly where the meaningful cliffs fall.

A format variant of our primary rankings — see the 12-team Half-PPR rankings.

Draft these rankings in a free mock →

Tier 1 — 2 WR (ranks 1–2)

2 players · ranks 1–2 · 2 WR · Draft Value +168.4 to +158.6

Puka Nacua (#1 overall, WR1) and Ja'Marr Chase (#2 overall, WR2) are the only two players in this tier, and both are wide receivers — there is no running back or quarterback at this level of surplus value. The internal spread of 9.8 points means these two are genuinely close to each other. A 21.0-point gap separates the bottom of this tier from the top of Tier 2, so leaving this tier empty costs you a real and measurable edge.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
1 Puka Nacua WR1 LAR 316.4 +168.4
2 Ja'Marr Chase WR2 CIN 306.5 +158.6
↓ 21.0 Draft Value points to Tier 2

Tier 2 — 2 RB, 2 WR (ranks 3–6)

4 players · ranks 3–6 · 2 RB · 2 WR · Draft Value +137.6 to +124.2

This four-player tier is the last stop for elite running back value: Jahmyr Gibbs (RB1) and Bijan Robinson (RB2) sit here alongside WR3 Jaxon Smith-Njigba and WR4 Amon-Ra St. Brown. The cliff below this tier — 28.8 draft-value points — is the largest on this entire page, meaning the drop from Amon-Ra St. Brown to anything in Tier 3 is steeper than any other transition in these rankings. Secure at least one player from Tiers 1–2 before that cliff arrives.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
3 Jahmyr Gibbs RB1 DET 266.0 +137.6
4 Bijan Robinson RB2 ATL 255.5 +127.1
5 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR3 SEA 274.1 +126.1
6 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR4 DET 272.2 +124.2
↓ 28.8 Draft Value points to Tier 3

Tier 3 — 5 WR, 4 RB (ranks 7–15)

9 players · ranks 7–15 · 5 WR · 4 RB · Draft Value +95.4 to +73.8

Nine players span ranks 7–15 with a 21.6-point internal spread, so there is real differentiation within this group — CeeDee Lamb (WR5, #7 overall) at the top is meaningfully ahead of George Pickens (WR9, #15 overall) at the bottom. The positional mix is five wide receivers and four running backs, giving you flexibility, but the 8.5-point gap to Tier 4 is modest — missing this tier entirely is less catastrophic than missing Tier 2, though the volume of surplus value here is hard to replicate later.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
7 CeeDee Lamb WR5 DAL 243.4 +95.4
8 Christian McCaffrey RB3 SF 223.4 +94.9
9 Justin Jefferson WR6 MIN 240.3 +92.3
10 Drake London WR7 ATL 237.6 +89.6
11 Jonathan Taylor RB4 IND 216.0 +87.6
12 De'Von Achane RB5 MIA 213.6 +85.1
13 A.J. Brown WR8 NE 225.3 +77.3
14 James Cook RB6 BUF 203.6 +75.1
15 George Pickens WR9 DAL 221.7 +73.8
↓ 8.5 Draft Value points to Tier 4

Tier 4 — 2 WR, 1 QB, 1 RB (ranks 16–19)

4 players · ranks 16–19 · 2 WR · 1 QB · 1 RB · Draft Value +65.3 to +60.3

Tier 4 is where the page's first quarterback appears: Josh Allen checks in at QB1 and #17 overall, flanked by RB7 Ashton Jeanty and wide receivers Zay Flowers (WR10) and Chris Olave (WR11). The 5.0-point internal spread makes this one of the tighter groupings on the page, and the 5.2-point gap to Tier 5 is small — if you miss here, Tier 5 is close enough in value that you won't fall far.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
16 Ashton Jeanty RB7 LV 193.8 +65.3
17 Josh Allen QB1 BUF 331.1 +63.7
18 Zay Flowers WR10 BAL 209.1 +61.1
19 Chris Olave WR11 NO 208.3 +60.3
↓ 5.2 Draft Value points to Tier 5

Tier 5 — 8 WR, 6 RB, 1 TE (ranks 20–34)

15 players · ranks 20–34 · 8 WR · 6 RB · 1 TE · Draft Value +55.1 to +40.2

At 15 players deep (ranks 20–34), this is the widest talent pool available before replacement level starts to bite, and it holds the first tight end on the page: Trey McBride at TE1 and #29 overall. Wide receivers dominate the mix at eight, with six running backs rounding it out. The 3.4-point gap to Tier 6 is thin, so there is no urgency to force a pick here over waiting — but TE scarcity is real, and McBride is the only elite tight end in this tier.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
20 Nico Collins WR12 HOU 203.0 +55.1
21 Tee Higgins WR13 CIN 201.2 +53.2
22 Kyren Williams RB8 LAR 181.6 +53.1
23 Kenneth Walker RB9 KC 181.0 +52.6
24 Garrett Wilson WR14 NYJ 199.1 +51.2
25 Rashee Rice WR15 KC 197.4 +49.4
26 Derrick Henry RB10 BAL 175.6 +47.1
27 Josh Jacobs RB11 GB 174.8 +46.4
28 Chase Brown RB12 CIN 174.4 +45.9
29 Trey McBride TE1 ARI 185.1 +44.6
30 Tetairoa McMillan WR16 CAR 192.4 +44.4
31 Ladd McConkey WR17 LAC 191.9 +43.9
32 DeVonta Smith WR18 PHI 191.0 +43.0
33 Davante Adams WR19 LAR 189.1 +41.2
34 Omarion Hampton RB13 LAC 168.7 +40.2
↓ 3.4 Draft Value points to Tier 6

Tier 6 — 5 WR, 4 RB, 1 TE (ranks 35–44)

10 players · ranks 35–44 · 5 WR · 4 RB · 1 TE · Draft Value +36.8 to +26.6

Ten players fill ranks 35–44 with a second tight end, Brock Bowers (TE2, #38 overall), embedded among four running backs and five wide receivers. Saquon Barkley (RB14) leads the tier at +36.8 draft value, while Jameson Williams (WR24) closes it at +26.6 — a 10.2-point internal spread that rewards picking earlier in the group. The 3.1-point gap to Tier 7 is nearly as thin as the gap below Tier 5, so the cost of sliding past this tier is low in raw points, but Bowers is the last tight end with a meaningful surplus before a long wait.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
35 Saquon Barkley RB14 PHI 165.3 +36.8
36 Breece Hall RB15 NYJ 164.5 +36.0
37 Terry McLaurin WR20 WAS 182.8 +34.8
38 Brock Bowers TE2 LV 175.1 +34.5
39 Bucky Irving RB16 TB 160.5 +32.1
40 Emeka Egbuka WR21 TB 178.7 +30.7
41 Jeremiyah Love RB17 ARI 156.4 +27.9
42 Jaylen Waddle WR22 DEN 175.3 +27.3
43 Malik Nabers WR23 NYG 174.9 +26.9
44 Jameson Williams WR24 DET 174.6 +26.6
↓ 3.1 Draft Value points to Tier 7

Tier 7 — 10 WR, 6 RB, 3 TE, 2 QB (ranks 45–65)

21 players · ranks 45–65 · 10 WR · 6 RB · 3 TE · 2 QB · Draft Value +23.5 to +7.7

Twenty-one players across ranks 45–65 make this the largest tier above replacement level, and the positional mix broadens considerably: 10 wide receivers, 6 running backs, 3 tight ends, and 2 quarterbacks including Joe Burrow (QB2, #47 overall) and Lamar Jackson (QB3, #56 overall). The 15.8-point internal spread means Cam Skattebo (RB18, #45 overall) at the top is a noticeably different asset than Jaylen Warren (RB23, #65 overall) at the bottom — sequence matters inside this tier. The 2.9-point gap to Tier 8 is the narrowest cliff yet, so there is almost no penalty for letting this tier bleed into the next.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
45 Cam Skattebo RB18 NYG 151.9 +23.5
46 Javonte Williams RB19 DAL 150.0 +21.5
47 Joe Burrow QB2 CIN 288.1 +20.7
48 D'Andre Swift RB20 CHI 148.7 +20.2
49 Tyler Warren TE3 IND 159.4 +18.8
50 Mike Evans WR25 SF 166.7 +18.7
51 Travis Etienne RB21 NO 146.2 +17.7
52 Luther Burden WR26 CHI 164.6 +16.6
53 DJ Moore WR27 BUF 163.7 +15.7
54 Carnell Tate WR28 TEN 163.5 +15.5
55 Rome Odunze WR29 CHI 162.3 +14.4
56 Lamar Jackson QB3 BAL 281.7 +14.3
57 DK Metcalf WR30 PIT 162.1 +14.1
58 Quinshon Judkins RB22 CLE 142.5 +14.0
59 Brian Thomas WR31 JAX 159.4 +11.4
60 Colston Loveland TE4 CHI 151.9 +11.4
61 Alec Pierce WR32 IND 159.2 +11.2
62 Courtland Sutton WR33 DEN 158.9 +10.9
63 Harold Fannin TE5 CLE 151.4 +10.8
64 Michael Pittman WR34 PIT 158.4 +10.4
65 Jaylen Warren RB23 PIT 136.1 +7.7
↓ 2.9 Draft Value points to Tier 8

Tier 8 — 2 QB, 2 WR, 1 RB (ranks 66–70)

5 players · ranks 66–70 · 2 QB · 2 WR · 1 RB · Draft Value +4.8 to +1.2

Tier 8 has the tightest internal spread on this page — just 3.6 points separating Josh Downs (WR35, #66 overall) from Jadarian Price (RB24, #70 overall) — meaning all five players here are essentially interchangeable in surplus value. Two of the five are quarterbacks (Dak Prescott at QB4 and Patrick Mahomes at QB5), making this the last tier where a QB still projects above replacement level. The 1.2-point gap to Tier 9 is negligible, so the real decision here is whether you need a streaming quarterback or a depth piece at another position.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
66 Josh Downs WR35 IND 152.8 +4.8
67 Dak Prescott QB4 DAL 271.5 +4.0
68 Marvin Harrison WR36 ARI 150.1 +2.1
69 Patrick Mahomes QB5 KC 268.9 +1.5
70 Jadarian Price RB24 SEA 129.6 +1.2
↓ 1.2 Draft Value points to Tier 9

Tier 9 — 31 DST, 29 WR, 20 K, 20 RB, 19 TE, 11 QB (ranks 71–200)

130 players · ranks 71–200 · 31 DST · 29 WR · 20 K · 20 RB · 19 TE · 11 QB · Draft Value +0.0 to -42.6

All 130 players from rank 71 to rank 200 project at or below replacement level, meaning every pick here is a zero-surplus or negative-surplus asset in this format. DSTs and kickers flood the tier — 31 DSTs and 20 kickers among the 130 — and they belong here by design: in 12-team PPR, those positions are interchangeable at the margins. Draft from this tier only to fill mandatory roster spots, and prioritize the players nearest to +0.0 draft value at positions where you still have holes.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
71 Drake Maye QB6 NE 267.4 +0.0
72 Parker Washington WR37 JAX 148.0 +0.0
73 Travis Kelce TE6 KC 140.5 +0.0
74 Ka'imi Fairbairn K1 HOU 129.9 +0.0
75 Pittsburgh Steelers DST1 PIT 129.0 +0.0
76 Rhamondre Stevenson RB25 NE 128.5 +0.0
77 Brandon Aubrey K2 DAL 129.8 -0.2
78 Christian Watson WR38 GB 147.7 -0.3
79 Jakobi Meyers WR39 JAX 147.6 -0.4
80 Michael Wilson WR40 ARI 147.4 -0.6
81 Jayden Reed WR41 GB 147.0 -1.0
82 Wan'Dale Robinson WR42 TEN 147.0 -1.0
83 Jordan Addison WR43 MIN 146.5 -1.5
84 David Montgomery RB26 HOU 126.4 -2.0
85 Sam LaPorta TE7 DET 138.1 -2.5
86 Chris Godwin WR44 TB 144.2 -3.8
87 Xavier Worthy WR45 KC 143.2 -4.8
88 Tony Pollard RB27 TEN 123.3 -5.1
89 TreVeyon Henderson RB28 NE 123.2 -5.2
90 Houston Texans DST2 HOU 123.8 -5.3
91 Trevor Lawrence QB7 JAX 261.9 -5.5
92 J.K. Dobbins RB29 DEN 123.0 -5.5
93 Buffalo Bills DST3 BUF 123.1 -5.9
94 Makai Lemon WR46 PHI 141.8 -6.1
95 Quentin Johnston WR47 LAC 141.7 -6.3
96 Denver Broncos DST4 DEN 122.7 -6.3
97 Kyle Pitts TE8 ATL 134.1 -6.4
98 Cameron Dicker K3 LAC 123.4 -6.5
99 Chuba Hubbard RB30 CAR 121.8 -6.6
100 Khalil Shakir WR48 BUF 141.2 -6.7
101 Chicago Bears DST5 CHI 121.8 -7.2
102 Tucker Kraft TE9 GB 132.0 -8.5
103 Minnesota Vikings DST6 MIN 120.1 -8.9
104 KC Concepcion WR49 CLE 138.8 -9.2
105 Seattle Seahawks DST7 SEA 119.7 -9.3
106 Romeo Doubs WR50 NE 138.5 -9.4
107 Dallas Cowboys DST8 DAL 119.0 -10.0
108 Jason Myers K4 SEA 118.9 -11.0
109 Philadelphia Eagles DST9 PHI 117.4 -11.6
110 Justin Herbert QB8 LAC 255.7 -11.7
111 Rico Dowdle RB31 PIT 115.9 -12.6
112 Jake Bates K5 DET 116.3 -13.6
113 Omar Cooper WR51 NYJ 134.2 -13.8
114 George Kittle TE10 SF 125.5 -15.1
115 Baltimore Ravens DST10 BAL 113.2 -15.8
116 Aaron Jones RB32 MIN 112.5 -16.0
117 Jalen Hurts QB9 PHI 249.5 -17.9
118 Zach Charbonnet RB33 SEA 110.4 -18.0
119 Indianapolis Colts DST11 IND 110.7 -18.3
120 Detroit Lions DST12 DET 110.5 -18.5
121 RJ Harvey RB34 DEN 109.9 -18.6
122 Jared Goff QB10 DET 248.8 -18.7
123 Jayden Daniels QB11 WAS 248.3 -19.1
124 Cleveland Browns DST13 CLE 109.5 -19.5
125 Los Angeles Rams DST14 LAR 109.3 -19.7
126 Jauan Jennings WR52 MIN 128.1 -19.9
127 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST15 TB 109.2 -19.9
128 Cincinnati Bengals DST16 CIN 109.0 -20.0
129 Atlanta Falcons DST17 ATL 108.9 -20.1
130 Jerry Jeudy WR53 CLE 127.8 -20.2
131 Oronde Gadsden TE11 LAC 120.2 -20.3
132 Chris Boswell K6 PIT 109.6 -20.3
133 Kenyon Sadiq TE12 NYJ 119.5 -21.0
134 Chase McLaughlin K7 TB 108.6 -21.3
135 Rachaad White RB35 WAS 106.4 -22.0
136 Rashid Shaheed WR54 SEA 125.8 -22.1
137 Hunter Henry TE13 NE 118.5 -22.1
138 Jake Ferguson TE14 DAL 118.4 -22.2
139 Ricky Pearsall WR55 SF 125.5 -22.5
140 Tre Tucker WR56 LV 125.2 -22.7
141 Kenny Gainwell RB36 TB 105.7 -22.8
142 Dalton Schultz TE15 HOU 116.6 -23.9
143 Wil Lutz K8 DEN 105.8 -24.1
144 Jacksonville Jaguars DST18 JAX 104.2 -24.8
145 Matthew Golden WR57 GB 123.0 -25.0
146 Mark Andrews TE16 BAL 115.5 -25.1
147 Jayden Higgins WR58 HOU 122.8 -25.2
148 Will Reichard K9 MIN 104.5 -25.4
149 Brock Purdy QB12 SF 241.6 -25.8
150 Los Angeles Chargers DST20 LAC 103.2 -25.8
151 New York Giants DST19 NYG 103.2 -25.8
152 Bhayshul Tuten RB37 JAX 102.6 -25.9
153 Denzel Boston WR59 CLE 121.4 -26.5
154 Cam Little K10 JAX 103.4 -26.5
155 Jalen Coker WR60 CAR 120.6 -27.4
156 Miami Dolphins DST21 MIA 101.6 -27.4
157 New Orleans Saints DST22 NO 100.9 -28.1
158 Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB38 WAS 100.2 -28.3
159 Dallas Goedert TE17 PHI 110.4 -30.1
160 Kyle Monangai RB39 CHI 97.3 -31.2
161 Matthew Stafford QB13 LAR 235.7 -31.8
162 Dalton Kincaid TE18 BUF 107.7 -32.8
163 Green Bay Packers DST23 GB 96.3 -32.8
164 Blake Grupe K11 IND 96.9 -33.0
165 Harrison Butker K12 KC 96.6 -33.3
166 Cade Otton TE19 TB 107.0 -33.6
167 Tyrone Tracy RB40 NYG 94.7 -33.7
168 Bo Nix QB14 DEN 233.1 -34.3
169 Juwan Johnson TE20 NO 106.2 -34.3
170 Caleb Williams QB15 CHI 233.0 -34.4
171 David Njoku TE21 LAC 106.2 -34.4
172 Malik Washington WR61 MIA 112.8 -35.2
173 San Francisco 49ers DST24 SF 93.8 -35.2
174 Jake Elliott K13 PHI 94.5 -35.4
175 Tyler Loop K14 BAL 94.4 -35.5
176 Andy Borregales K15 NE 94.0 -35.9
177 New York Jets DST25 NYJ 92.9 -36.2
178 Jordan Mason RB41 MIN 91.1 -37.3
179 T.J. Hockenson TE22 MIN 102.9 -37.6
180 New England Patriots DST26 NE 91.3 -37.7
181 Isiah Pacheco RB42 DET 90.7 -37.7
182 Eddy Pineiro K16 SF 91.8 -38.1
183 Las Vegas Raiders DST27 LV 90.7 -38.3
184 Jalen McMillan WR62 TB 109.6 -38.4
185 Baker Mayfield QB16 TB 228.9 -38.5
186 Cairo Santos K17 CHI 91.1 -38.8
187 Brenton Strange TE23 JAX 101.4 -39.1
188 Cooper Kupp WR63 SEA 108.5 -39.5
189 Brian Robinson RB43 ATL 88.4 -40.1
190 Rashod Bateman WR64 BAL 107.7 -40.3
191 Kansas City Chiefs DST28 KC 88.7 -40.3
192 Woody Marks RB44 HOU 88.1 -40.4
193 Germie Bernard WR65 PIT 106.6 -41.3
194 Isaiah Likely TE24 NYG 99.1 -41.4
195 Matt Gay K18 LV 88.4 -41.5
196 Daniel Carlson K19 LV 88.2 -41.7
197 Washington Commanders DST29 WAS 87.3 -41.7
198 Nick Folk K20 ATL 88.0 -41.9
199 Tennessee Titans DST30 TEN 86.7 -42.3
200 Arizona Cardinals DST31 ARI 86.4 -42.6
Ranked by Draft Value — the points a player is worth above the replacement-level starter at his position in a 12-team PPR league · Projections are RotoAlpha's own model, recalculated daily through draft season · All player outlooks · Pricing