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8-team Half-PPR · 200 players · 8 tiers

8-Team Half-PPR Fantasy Football Rankings 2026 — Overall Tiers

These are the 8-team Half-PPR overall rankings, where tiers group players with similar Draft Value surpluses above replacement level so you can see exactly where the meaningful drop-offs fall.

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

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Tier 1 — 2 WR, 1 RB (ranks 1–3)

3 players · ranks 1–3 · 2 WR · 1 RB · Draft Value +116.4 to +104.7

Three players sit alone at the top, with Draft Values ranging from +104.7 to +116.4 — a tight internal spread that makes all three roughly interchangeable in terms of surplus. The 12.6-point gap below them is real but not catastrophic; missing this tier costs you, but Tier 2 is not a disaster. Wide receivers own two of the three slots here, so if you want the lone RB1, you may need to move early.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
1 Puka Nacua WR1 LAR 257.8 +116.4
2 Ja'Marr Chase WR2 CIN 250.8 +109.3
3 Jahmyr Gibbs RB1 DET 243.1 +104.7
↓ 12.6 Draft Value points to Tier 2

Tier 2 — 2 WR, 1 RB (ranks 4–6)

3 players · ranks 4–6 · 2 WR · 1 RB · Draft Value +92.1 to +81.1

The 16.3-point gap beneath Tier 2 is the largest cliff on the entire rankings page — leaving this tier empty is the single most expensive positional decision you can make. Draft Values run from +81.1 to +92.1, and the mix is again two receivers and one running back. Securing at least one of these six players across Tiers 1–2 should be the anchor of your draft plan.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
4 Bijan Robinson RB2 ATL 230.5 +92.1
5 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR3 SEA 224.0 +82.6
6 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR4 DET 222.5 +81.1
↓ 16.3 Draft Value points to Tier 3

Tier 3 — 2 RB, 1 QB (ranks 7–9)

3 players · ranks 7–9 · 2 RB · 1 QB · Draft Value +64.8 to +58.5

Tier 3 is where the page's first quarterback appears: Josh Allen at QB1 projects 331.1 points, the highest raw projection on the entire list, and his +59.7 Draft Value lands him #8 overall. The gap below this tier is only 2.2 points, meaning Tier 4 is nearly flush with it — there is almost no penalty for sliding past Tier 3 if you need to fill other positions first.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
7 Jonathan Taylor RB3 IND 203.2 +64.8
8 Josh Allen QB1 BUF 331.1 +59.7
9 Christian McCaffrey RB4 SF 197.0 +58.5
↓ 2.2 Draft Value points to Tier 4

Tier 4 — 5 WR, 2 RB (ranks 10–16)

7 players · ranks 10–16 · 5 WR · 2 RB · Draft Value +56.3 to +43.9

Seven players spread across a 12.4-point internal range make this the widest tier in the top half of the rankings, and five of the seven are wide receivers — WR5 through WR9 all live here. The 8.8-point drop to Tier 5 is meaningful but not severe, so this is a tier you can graze rather than clear. Running backs are scarce: only De'Von Achane (RB5) and James Cook (RB6) are available, and both sit in the middle of the tier.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
10 CeeDee Lamb WR5 DAL 197.7 +56.3
11 Justin Jefferson WR6 MIN 196.7 +55.3
12 De'Von Achane RB5 MIA 193.6 +55.1
13 Drake London WR7 ATL 195.0 +53.6
14 James Cook RB6 BUF 192.0 +53.6
15 A.J. Brown WR8 NE 186.4 +45.0
16 George Pickens WR9 DAL 185.3 +43.9
↓ 8.8 Draft Value points to Tier 5

Tier 5 — 5 RB, 4 WR (ranks 17–25)

9 players · ranks 17–25 · 5 RB · 4 WR · Draft Value +35.1 to +23.2

Nine players pack into Tier 5 with an internal Draft Value spread of 11.9 points — wider than the 8.8-point gap that separates this tier from Tier 4 above it. Running backs hold the top three spots (RB7 through RB9), then four receivers cluster tightly in the middle before two more backs close it out. The 3.0-point drop to Tier 6 is shallow, so there is little urgency to force a pick here if your roster needs point elsewhere.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
17 Ashton Jeanty RB7 LV 173.6 +35.1
18 Kyren Williams RB8 LAR 170.4 +31.9
19 Derrick Henry RB9 BAL 168.5 +30.0
20 Tee Higgins WR10 CIN 170.3 +28.9
21 Zay Flowers WR11 BAL 170.3 +28.8
22 Nico Collins WR12 HOU 170.1 +28.7
23 Chris Olave WR13 NO 168.9 +27.5
24 Kenneth Walker RB10 KC 163.0 +24.6
25 Josh Jacobs RB11 GB 161.7 +23.2
↓ 3.0 Draft Value points to Tier 6

Tier 6 — 6 WR, 2 RB, 2 TE, 1 QB (ranks 26–36)

11 players · ranks 26–36 · 6 WR · 2 RB · 2 TE · 1 QB · Draft Value +20.2 to +14.9

Tier 6 is the first tier where tight ends and quarterbacks enter the value conversation: Trey McBride (TE1) leads the tier at +20.2 and Brock Bowers (TE2) closes it at +15.0, while Joe Burrow (QB2) slots in at +16.7. Six wide receivers and two running backs round out an 11-player group with a tight internal spread of just 5.3 points. The 4.2-point gap to Tier 7 is modest, but this is your last chance to land a tight end with a double-digit Draft Value surplus.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
26 Trey McBride TE1 ARI 145.0 +20.2
27 Rashee Rice WR14 KC 160.4 +19.0
28 Tetairoa McMillan WR15 CAR 160.3 +18.9
29 Garrett Wilson WR16 NYJ 159.4 +18.0
30 Chase Brown RB12 CIN 155.4 +16.9
31 Joe Burrow QB2 CIN 288.1 +16.7
32 Davante Adams WR17 LAR 157.8 +16.4
33 Ladd McConkey WR18 LAC 157.7 +16.3
34 Saquon Barkley RB13 PHI 154.2 +15.8
35 Brock Bowers TE2 LV 139.8 +15.0
36 DeVonta Smith WR19 PHI 156.3 +14.9
↓ 4.2 Draft Value points to Tier 7

Tier 7 — 4 RB, 4 WR, 1 QB, 1 TE (ranks 37–46)

10 players · ranks 37–46 · 4 RB · 4 WR · 1 QB · 1 TE · Draft Value +10.7 to +1.6

Draft Values here run from +10.7 down to +1.6 — every player is still above replacement, but just barely, and the tier's lowest member, Tyler Warren (TE3) at +1.6, is the last tight end on the page with a positive surplus. Lamar Jackson (QB3) is the third quarterback to appear, giving drafters who waited on the position a still-viable option. Below this tier the entire remaining list — 154 players — sits at or below replacement level.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
37 Terry McLaurin WR20 WAS 152.1 +10.7
38 Omarion Hampton RB14 LAC 149.2 +10.7
39 Lamar Jackson QB3 BAL 281.7 +10.2
40 Breece Hall RB15 NYJ 147.6 +9.2
41 Emeka Egbuka WR21 TB 148.9 +7.5
42 Jameson Williams WR22 DET 148.1 +6.7
43 Bucky Irving RB16 TB 144.3 +5.9
44 Jeremiyah Love RB17 ARI 142.2 +3.7
45 Jaylen Waddle WR23 DEN 143.5 +2.1
46 Tyler Warren TE3 IND 126.4 +1.6
↓ 1.6 Draft Value points to Tier 8

Tier 8 — 39 WR, 32 DST, 24 K, 23 TE, 22 RB, 14 QB (ranks 47–200)

154 players · ranks 47–200 · 39 WR · 32 DST · 24 K · 23 TE · 22 RB · 14 QB · Draft Value +0.0 to -51.7

All 154 remaining players carry Draft Values at or below +0.0, meaning none projects above replacement level at their position in this 8-team format. DST and kicker slots dominate the positional mix alongside depth at every skill position, and the tier's floor reaches -51.7. Draft from here only to fill required roster spots — the surplus value is gone.

#PlayerPosTeam ProjDraft Value
47 Dak Prescott QB4 DAL 271.5 +0.0
48 Malik Nabers WR24 NYG 141.4 +0.0
49 Cam Skattebo RB18 NYG 138.4 +0.0
50 Ka'imi Fairbairn K1 HOU 129.9 +0.0
51 Pittsburgh Steelers DST1 PIT 129.0 +0.0
52 Colston Loveland TE4 CHI 124.9 +0.0
53 Brandon Aubrey K2 DAL 129.8 -0.2
54 Mike Evans WR25 SF 140.6 -0.8
55 Patrick Mahomes QB5 KC 268.9 -2.5
56 D'Andre Swift RB19 CHI 135.9 -2.5
57 Alec Pierce WR26 IND 137.9 -3.5
58 Drake Maye QB6 NE 267.4 -4.0
59 Javonte Williams RB20 DAL 134.2 -4.2
60 Harold Fannin TE5 CLE 120.4 -4.5
61 Houston Texans DST2 HOU 123.8 -5.3
62 DK Metcalf WR27 PIT 135.6 -5.8
63 Buffalo Bills DST3 BUF 123.1 -5.9
64 Denver Broncos DST4 DEN 122.7 -6.3
65 Rome Odunze WR28 CHI 135.0 -6.4
66 Cameron Dicker K3 LAC 123.4 -6.5
67 Chicago Bears DST5 CHI 121.8 -7.2
68 Carnell Tate WR29 TEN 134.2 -7.3
69 DJ Moore WR30 BUF 133.6 -7.9
70 Luther Burden WR31 CHI 133.5 -7.9
71 Travis Etienne RB21 NO 130.3 -8.1
72 Quinshon Judkins RB22 CLE 130.2 -8.3
73 Minnesota Vikings DST6 MIN 120.1 -8.9
74 Brian Thomas WR32 JAX 132.3 -9.1
75 Courtland Sutton WR33 DEN 132.2 -9.2
76 Seattle Seahawks DST7 SEA 119.7 -9.3
77 Trevor Lawrence QB7 JAX 261.9 -9.6
78 Dallas Cowboys DST8 DAL 119.0 -10.0
79 Jason Myers K4 SEA 118.9 -11.0
80 Philadelphia Eagles DST9 PHI 117.4 -11.6
81 Sam LaPorta TE6 DET 112.0 -12.9
82 Jake Bates K5 DET 116.3 -13.6
83 Travis Kelce TE7 KC 110.6 -14.3
84 Christian Watson WR34 GB 126.8 -14.6
85 Tucker Kraft TE8 GB 109.5 -15.4
86 Justin Herbert QB8 LAC 255.7 -15.7
87 Marvin Harrison WR36 ARI 125.7 -15.7
88 Michael Pittman WR35 PIT 125.7 -15.7
89 Baltimore Ravens DST10 BAL 113.2 -15.8
90 Jaylen Warren RB23 PIT 121.6 -16.8
91 Kyle Pitts TE9 ATL 108.0 -16.9
92 Indianapolis Colts DST11 IND 110.7 -18.3
93 Detroit Lions DST12 DET 110.5 -18.5
94 Jordan Addison WR37 MIN 122.5 -18.9
95 Parker Washington WR38 JAX 122.1 -19.3
96 Jayden Reed WR39 GB 121.9 -19.5
97 Cleveland Browns DST13 CLE 109.5 -19.5
98 Los Angeles Rams DST14 LAR 109.3 -19.7
99 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST15 TB 109.2 -19.9
100 Josh Downs WR40 IND 121.4 -20.0
101 Cincinnati Bengals DST16 CIN 109.0 -20.0
102 Atlanta Falcons DST17 ATL 108.9 -20.1
103 Chris Boswell K6 PIT 109.6 -20.3
104 Michael Wilson WR41 ARI 120.9 -20.5
105 Jadarian Price RB24 SEA 117.8 -20.6
106 Chase McLaughlin K7 TB 108.6 -21.3
107 Rhamondre Stevenson RB25 NE 116.9 -21.6
108 David Montgomery RB26 HOU 116.8 -21.6
109 George Kittle TE10 SF 103.2 -21.7
110 Jalen Hurts QB9 PHI 249.5 -21.9
111 Quentin Johnston WR42 LAC 118.8 -22.6
112 Jared Goff QB10 DET 248.8 -22.7
113 Jayden Daniels QB11 WAS 248.3 -23.1
114 Jakobi Meyers WR43 JAX 117.9 -23.5
115 Wil Lutz K8 DEN 105.8 -24.1
116 J.K. Dobbins RB27 DEN 113.6 -24.8
117 Jacksonville Jaguars DST18 JAX 104.2 -24.8
118 Makai Lemon WR44 PHI 116.4 -25.0
119 Will Reichard K9 MIN 104.5 -25.4
120 Oronde Gadsden TE11 LAC 99.4 -25.5
121 Chris Godwin WR45 TB 115.7 -25.7
122 Los Angeles Chargers DST20 LAC 103.2 -25.8
123 New York Giants DST19 NYG 103.2 -25.8
124 TreVeyon Henderson RB28 NE 112.5 -25.9
125 Xavier Worthy WR46 KC 115.3 -26.2
126 Cam Little K10 JAX 103.4 -26.5
127 Romeo Doubs WR47 NE 114.6 -26.8
128 Tony Pollard RB29 TEN 111.1 -27.4
129 Miami Dolphins DST21 MIA 101.6 -27.4
130 KC Concepcion WR48 CLE 113.9 -27.5
131 Chuba Hubbard RB30 CAR 110.8 -27.6
132 New Orleans Saints DST22 NO 100.9 -28.1
133 Wan'Dale Robinson WR49 TEN 113.1 -28.3
134 Kenyon Sadiq TE12 NYJ 95.9 -29.0
135 Khalil Shakir WR50 BUF 112.3 -29.1
136 Hunter Henry TE13 NE 95.5 -29.3
137 Brock Purdy QB12 SF 241.6 -29.8
138 Mark Andrews TE14 BAL 94.6 -30.2
139 Omar Cooper WR51 NYJ 110.1 -31.3
140 Rico Dowdle RB31 PIT 105.9 -32.6
141 Green Bay Packers DST23 GB 96.3 -32.8
142 Blake Grupe K11 IND 96.9 -33.0
143 Dalton Schultz TE15 HOU 91.8 -33.1
144 Harrison Butker K12 KC 96.6 -33.3
145 Jake Ferguson TE16 DAL 91.3 -33.5
146 San Francisco 49ers DST24 SF 93.8 -35.2
147 Jake Elliott K13 PHI 94.5 -35.4
148 Jauan Jennings WR52 MIN 105.9 -35.5
149 Tyler Loop K14 BAL 94.4 -35.5
150 Dallas Goedert TE17 PHI 89.3 -35.6
151 Matthew Stafford QB13 LAR 235.7 -35.8
152 Andy Borregales K15 NE 94.0 -35.9
153 New York Jets DST25 NYJ 92.9 -36.2
154 New England Patriots DST26 NE 91.3 -37.7
155 Zach Charbonnet RB32 SEA 100.3 -38.1
156 Eddy Pineiro K16 SF 91.8 -38.1
157 Bo Nix QB14 DEN 233.1 -38.3
158 Las Vegas Raiders DST27 LV 90.7 -38.3
159 Dalton Kincaid TE18 BUF 86.5 -38.3
160 Rashid Shaheed WR53 SEA 103.0 -38.4
161 Caleb Williams QB15 CHI 233.0 -38.5
162 Jerry Jeudy WR54 CLE 102.9 -38.5
163 Jayden Higgins WR55 HOU 102.7 -38.7
164 Cairo Santos K17 CHI 91.1 -38.8
165 Tre Tucker WR56 LV 102.2 -39.2
166 Aaron Jones RB33 MIN 99.1 -39.3
167 Ricky Pearsall WR57 SF 101.6 -39.8
168 Juwan Johnson TE19 NO 85.1 -39.8
169 RJ Harvey RB34 DEN 98.5 -40.0
170 Kansas City Chiefs DST28 KC 88.7 -40.3
171 David Njoku TE20 LAC 84.2 -40.7
172 Bhayshul Tuten RB35 JAX 97.5 -40.9
173 Cade Otton TE21 TB 83.9 -41.0
174 Matt Gay K18 LV 88.4 -41.5
175 Denzel Boston WR58 CLE 99.8 -41.6
176 Daniel Carlson K19 LV 88.2 -41.7
177 Washington Commanders DST29 WAS 87.3 -41.7
178 Nick Folk K20 ATL 88.0 -41.9
179 Tennessee Titans DST30 TEN 86.7 -42.3
180 Jalen Coker WR59 CAR 98.9 -42.5
181 Baker Mayfield QB16 TB 228.9 -42.6
182 Arizona Cardinals DST31 ARI 86.4 -42.6
183 Evan McPherson K21 CIN 87.2 -42.7
184 Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB36 WAS 95.2 -43.3
185 Brenton Strange TE22 JAX 81.1 -43.8
186 Isaiah Likely TE23 NYG 80.8 -44.1
187 T.J. Hockenson TE24 MIN 80.5 -44.3
188 Matthew Golden WR60 GB 97.0 -44.4
189 Rachaad White RB37 WAS 93.8 -44.6
190 Chad Ryland K22 ARI 84.3 -45.6
191 Carolina Panthers DST32 CAR 83.3 -45.7
192 Brandon McManus K23 GB 83.9 -46.0
193 Joey Slye K24 TEN 82.6 -47.3
194 Jordan Love QB17 GB 223.8 -47.6
195 Kenny Gainwell RB38 TB 90.3 -48.2
196 Kyle Monangai RB39 CHI 90.2 -48.3
197 Pat Freiermuth TE25 PIT 75.5 -49.4
198 Jalen McMillan WR61 TB 91.9 -49.5
199 Rashod Bateman WR62 BAL 90.6 -50.8
200 Cole Kmet TE26 CHI 73.2 -51.7
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