8-team PPR · 200 players · 8 tiers

8-Team PPR Fantasy Football Rankings 2026 — Tiers

These are RotoAlpha's 8-team PPR overall rankings, where players are grouped into tiers by their Draft Value surplus above replacement level — Tier 1 holds the highest-surplus player on the list and each successive tier marks a meaningful drop in that surplus.

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

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Tier 1 — 1 RB (rank 1)

1 player · ranks 1–1 · 1 RB · Draft Value +146.5 to +146.5

Jahmyr Gibbs stands alone at #1 overall with a Draft Value of +146.5 — a tier of one, which means his internalSpread is exactly 0.0, the tightest spread on this page. The 14.4-point gap separating him from Tier 2 is real but not catastrophic; missing him hurts, but the next group is still elite. If he's gone, move on without panic — the cost of leaving Tier 2 empty is far steeper.

#	Player	Pos	Team	Proj	Draft Value
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB1	DET	329.6	+146.5

↓ 14.4 Draft Value points to Tier 2

Tier 2 — 2 WR, 1 RB (ranks 2–4)

3 players · ranks 2–4 · 2 WR · 1 RB · Draft Value +132.1 to +123.2

Bijan Robinson (RB2, +132.1), Puka Nacua (WR1, +125.3), and Ja'Marr Chase (WR2, +123.2) form a three-player band with an internal spread of just 8.9 points — they are nearly interchangeable in value. The cliff below this tier is the largest on the entire page at 23.2 points, meaning leaving Tier 2 empty is the single most expensive mistake you can make in this draft. Two of the three members are wide receivers, so if you miss on Gibbs, this is where WR scarcity at the top of the rankings is resolved.

#	Player	Pos	Team	Proj	Draft Value
2	Bijan Robinson	RB2	ATL	315.2	+132.1
3	Puka Nacua	WR1	LAR	307.6	+125.3
4	Ja'Marr Chase	WR2	CIN	305.6	+123.2

↓ 23.2 Draft Value points to Tier 3

Tier 3 — 2 WR, 1 RB (ranks 5–7)

3 players · ranks 5–7 · 2 WR · 1 RB · Draft Value +100.0 to +82.5

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR3, +100.0), Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR4, +88.9), and Jonathan Taylor (RB3, +82.5) span a 17.5-point internal spread — the widest gap within any of the first five tiers. The 7.2-point drop to Tier 4 is modest, so there's less urgency to force a pick here than there was in Tier 2. Two of the three are wide receivers again, continuing the WR-heavy character of the top of these rankings.

#	Player	Pos	Team	Proj	Draft Value
5	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR3	SEA	282.3	+100.0
6	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR4	DET	271.2	+88.9
7	Jonathan Taylor	RB3	IND	265.6	+82.5

↓ 7.2 Draft Value points to Tier 4

Tier 4 — 3 RB (ranks 8–10)

3 players · ranks 8–10 · 3 RB · Draft Value +75.3 to +66.6

De'Von Achane (RB4), James Cook (RB5), and Christian McCaffrey (RB6) make Tier 4 an all-RB group — the only tier in the top five composed entirely of one position. Their Draft Values run from +75.3 down to +66.6, an internal spread of 8.7 points. The 9.0-point gap to Tier 5 is meaningful; drafters who need backfield depth and haven't secured it yet face a real cost if they skip past this cluster.

#	Player	Pos	Team	Proj	Draft Value
8	De'Von Achane	RB4	MIA	258.5	+75.3
9	James Cook	RB5	BUF	256.2	+73.1
10	Christian McCaffrey	RB6	SF	249.7	+66.6

↓ 9.0 Draft Value points to Tier 5

Tier 5 — 3 WR (ranks 11–13)

3 players · ranks 11–13 · 3 WR · Draft Value +57.6 to +56.3

CeeDee Lamb (WR5, +57.6), Drake London (WR6, +56.5), and Justin Jefferson (WR7, +56.3) are packed into just 1.3 Draft Value points — three receivers who are essentially equivalent in projected surplus. This is the last single-position tier before the rankings open up into multi-position pools, and the 10.6-point drop to Tier 6 means walking away empty-handed here carries a real penalty. If your WR corps is thin entering this range, this trio is the last clean opportunity to address it at elite value.

#	Player	Pos	Team	Proj	Draft Value
11	CeeDee Lamb	WR5	DAL	240.0	+57.6
12	Drake London	WR6	ATL	238.8	+56.5
13	Justin Jefferson	WR7	MIN	238.6	+56.3

↓ 10.6 Draft Value points to Tier 6

Tier 6 — 6 RB, 3 WR, 1 QB, 1 TE (ranks 14–24)

11 players · ranks 14–24 · 6 RB · 3 WR · 1 QB · 1 TE · Draft Value +45.7 to +33.2

Tier 6 is the first tier where every major position appears: six RBs, three WRs, one QB (Josh Allen, QB1, +40.2), and one TE (Trey McBride, TE1, +44.7). With 11 members spanning a 12.5-point internal spread, there's genuine flexibility here, but the TE and QB slots are each represented by exactly one player — drafters who want the top option at either position must act in this range. The 7.5-point gap to Tier 7 is moderate; the bigger concern is positional scarcity within the tier itself.

#	Player	Pos	Team	Proj	Draft Value
14	Jeremiyah Love	RB7	ARI	228.8	+45.7
15	Kyren Williams	RB8	LAR	228.1	+45.0
16	Trey McBride	TE1	ARI	207.9	+44.7
17	Chase Brown	RB9	CIN	224.6	+41.5
18	Ashton Jeanty	RB10	LV	224.6	+41.4
19	Josh Allen	QB1	BUF	310.6	+40.2
20	George Pickens	WR8	DAL	219.6	+37.3
21	A.J. Brown	WR9	NE	216.3	+34.0
22	Derrick Henry	RB11	BAL	216.7	+33.6
23	Josh Jacobs	RB12	GB	216.6	+33.5
24	Rashee Rice	WR10	KC	215.5	+33.2

↓ 7.5 Draft Value points to Tier 7

Tier 7 — 10 WR, 8 RB, 2 QB, 2 TE (ranks 25–46)

22 players · ranks 25–46 · 10 WR · 8 RB · 2 QB · 2 TE · Draft Value +25.7 to +0.4

Twenty-two players across a 25.3-point internal spread make Tier 7 the widest band on the page — the top of it (Zay Flowers, WR11, +25.7) is meaningfully more valuable than the bottom (D'Andre Swift, RB20, +0.4). Two QBs and two TEs appear here alongside ten WRs and eight RBs, giving drafters late-round positional options at every spot. The gap to Tier 8 is just 0.4 points, so there is almost no cliff below — players at the bottom of this tier and the top of Tier 8 are functionally at replacement level.

#	Player	Pos	Team	Proj	Draft Value
25	Zay Flowers	WR11	BAL	208.0	+25.7
26	Kenneth Walker	RB13	KC	208.5	+25.4
27	Brock Bowers	TE2	LV	188.5	+25.4
28	Nico Collins	WR12	HOU	206.6	+24.3
29	Saquon Barkley	RB14	PHI	204.7	+21.6
30	Chris Olave	WR13	NO	202.2	+19.8
31	Breece Hall	RB15	NYJ	200.1	+17.0
32	Omarion Hampton	RB16	LAC	200.1	+16.9
33	Garrett Wilson	WR14	NYJ	195.7	+13.4
34	Bucky Irving	RB17	TB	196.5	+13.3
35	Tetairoa McMillan	WR15	CAR	191.7	+9.4
36	Malik Nabers	WR16	NYG	190.0	+7.7
37	DeVonta Smith	WR17	PHI	188.3	+6.0
38	Davante Adams	WR18	LAR	188.1	+5.7
39	Ladd McConkey	WR19	LAC	188.0	+5.7
40	Lamar Jackson	QB2	BAL	275.6	+5.3
41	Emeka Egbuka	WR20	TB	186.5	+4.2
42	Javonte Williams	RB18	DAL	186.5	+3.4
43	Drake Maye	QB3	NE	271.7	+1.4
44	Cam Skattebo	RB19	NYG	183.8	+0.7
45	Harold Fannin	TE3	CLE	163.7	+0.5
46	D'Andre Swift	RB20	CHI	183.5	+0.4

↓ 0.4 Draft Value points to Tier 8

Tier 8 — 43 WR, 32 DST, 22 K, 21 QB, 21 TE, 15 RB (ranks 47–200)

154 players · ranks 47–200 · 43 WR · 32 DST · 22 K · 21 QB · 21 TE · 15 RB · Draft Value +0.0 to -66.9

Tier 8 holds 154 players from #47 overall down to #200 overall, with Draft Values ranging from +0.0 at the top to -66.9 at the bottom — this is the replacement-level pool and below. DSTs and kickers dominate the back half of the tier, and with 32 DSTs and 22 kickers available, there is no reason to spend an early pick on either. QBs are also deep here, with 21 options; in an 8-team format, waiting on QB until this tier is a viable strategy given the volume available.

#	Player	Pos	Team	Proj	Draft Value
47	Joe Burrow	QB4	CIN	270.3	+0.0
48	Jadarian Price	RB21	SEA	183.1	+0.0
49	Tee Higgins	WR21	CIN	182.3	+0.0
50	Brandon Aubrey	K1	DAL	173.1	+0.0
51	Tyler Warren	TE4	IND	163.1	+0.0
52	Denver Broncos	DST1	DEN	145.8	+0.0
53	Pittsburgh Steelers	DST2	PIT	143.0	-2.9
54	Minnesota Vikings	DST3	MIN	142.6	-3.2
55	Houston Texans	DST4	HOU	142.3	-3.5
56	Colston Loveland	TE5	CHI	159.4	-3.8
57	Jameson Williams	WR22	DET	175.7	-6.6
58	Dak Prescott	QB5	DAL	263.5	-6.8
59	Travis Etienne	RB22	NO	175.0	-8.1
60	Buffalo Bills	DST5	BUF	137.6	-8.2
61	Seattle Seahawks	DST6	SEA	137.1	-8.7
62	Quinshon Judkins	RB23	CLE	173.1	-10.1
63	DJ Moore	WR23	BUF	172.2	-10.1
64	Philadelphia Eagles	DST7	PHI	135.5	-10.3
65	Jaylen Waddle	WR24	DEN	171.5	-10.8
66	Terry McLaurin	WR25	WAS	170.8	-11.5
67	Jalen Hurts	QB6	PHI	258.6	-11.7
68	Jaylen Warren	RB24	PIT	169.5	-13.6
69	Kyle Pitts	TE6	ATL	148.7	-14.4
70	Jayden Daniels	QB7	WAS	254.7	-15.6
71	Baltimore Ravens	DST8	BAL	129.5	-16.3
72	Rome Odunze	WR26	CHI	165.6	-16.7
73	Ka'imi Fairbairn	K2	HOU	156.3	-16.8
74	Travis Kelce	TE7	KC	146.1	-17.1
75	Chicago Bears	DST9	CHI	128.1	-17.7
76	Jason Myers	K3	SEA	155.2	-17.9
77	Courtland Sutton	WR27	DEN	164.1	-18.2
78	Matthew Stafford	QB8	LAR	250.3	-20.0
79	Sam LaPorta	TE8	DET	142.3	-20.8
80	Brock Purdy	QB9	SF	248.9	-21.5
81	Brian Thomas	WR28	JAX	160.1	-22.2
82	Cameron Dicker	K4	LAC	150.6	-22.4
83	Mike Evans	WR29	SF	158.4	-23.9
84	Los Angeles Chargers	DST10	LAC	121.4	-24.4
85	DK Metcalf	WR30	PIT	157.8	-24.5
86	Michael Pittman	WR31	PIT	157.7	-24.6
87	Trevor Lawrence	QB10	JAX	245.6	-24.7
88	Los Angeles Rams	DST11	LAR	121.2	-24.7
89	Patrick Mahomes	QB11	KC	245.4	-24.9
90	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB25	NE	157.6	-25.5
91	Detroit Lions	DST12	DET	120.2	-25.7
92	Cleveland Browns	DST13	CLE	118.9	-26.9
93	Oronde Gadsden	TE9	LAC	136.2	-27.0
94	Jared Goff	QB12	DET	242.4	-27.9
95	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DST14	TB	117.9	-27.9
96	Alec Pierce	WR32	IND	154.2	-28.1
97	Caleb Williams	QB13	CHI	242.0	-28.4
98	Marvin Harrison	WR33	ARI	153.8	-28.5
99	Michael Wilson	WR34	ARI	153.7	-28.6
100	Dallas Cowboys	DST15	DAL	116.5	-29.3
101	George Kittle	TE10	SF	133.7	-29.4
102	Jacksonville Jaguars	DST16	JAX	116.3	-29.5
103	Tucker Kraft	TE11	GB	133.3	-29.8
104	Jakobi Meyers	WR35	JAX	152.4	-29.9
105	David Montgomery	RB26	HOU	152.6	-30.5
106	Chase McLaughlin	K5	TB	142.6	-30.5
107	Dallas Goedert	TE12	PHI	132.0	-31.1
108	Green Bay Packers	DST18	GB	114.4	-31.4
109	New Orleans Saints	DST17	NO	114.4	-31.4
110	Atlanta Falcons	DST19	ATL	114.3	-31.5
111	Luther Burden	WR36	CHI	150.6	-31.7
112	Bo Nix	QB14	DEN	238.4	-32.0
113	Josh Downs	WR37	IND	149.7	-32.6
114	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR38	TEN	149.5	-32.9
115	Christian Watson	WR39	GB	149.4	-32.9
116	Parker Washington	WR40	JAX	149.3	-33.0
117	Omar Cooper	WR41	NYJ	149.1	-33.3
118	Indianapolis Colts	DST20	IND	112.2	-33.6
119	Justin Herbert	QB15	LAC	236.3	-34.0
120	Stefon Diggs	WR42	WAS	148.1	-34.2
121	J.K. Dobbins	RB27	DEN	148.7	-34.5
122	Kenyon Sadiq	TE13	NYJ	128.5	-34.6
123	Jordan Addison	WR43	MIN	147.1	-35.2
124	Miami Dolphins	DST21	MIA	110.3	-35.5
125	Chris Godwin	WR44	TB	145.9	-36.4
126	Quentin Johnston	WR45	LAC	145.3	-37.0
127	Kansas City Chiefs	DST22	KC	108.8	-37.0
128	Chuba Hubbard	RB28	CAR	145.9	-37.3
129	Jake Ferguson	TE14	DAL	124.8	-38.3
130	Baker Mayfield	QB16	TB	231.1	-39.3
131	KC Concepcion	WR46	CLE	142.4	-39.9
132	TreVeyon Henderson	RB29	NE	142.9	-40.2
133	Carnell Tate	WR47	TEN	142.1	-40.3
134	Cam Little	K6	JAX	132.8	-40.3
135	Tony Pollard	RB30	TEN	142.7	-40.4
136	Jayden Reed	WR48	GB	141.6	-40.7
137	San Francisco 49ers	DST23	SF	104.8	-41.0
138	Jordyn Tyson	WR49	NO	140.9	-41.4
139	New England Patriots	DST24	NE	104.2	-41.6
140	Jake Bates	K7	DET	131.4	-41.7
141	Makai Lemon	WR50	PHI	140.4	-41.9
142	Cincinnati Bengals	DST25	CIN	103.8	-42.0
143	New York Giants	DST26	NYG	103.5	-42.3
144	Khalil Shakir	WR51	BUF	139.0	-43.3
145	Mark Andrews	TE15	BAL	119.3	-43.8
146	Xavier Worthy	WR52	KC	137.0	-45.3
147	Keenan Allen	WR53	IND	135.8	-46.5
148	Chris Boswell	K8	PIT	126.3	-46.7
149	Rico Dowdle	RB31	PIT	136.1	-47.0
150	Tyler Loop	K9	BAL	126.0	-47.1
151	Fernando Mendoza	QB17	LV	222.7	-47.7
152	Deebo Samuel	WR54	SF	134.5	-47.9
153	Hunter Henry	TE16	NE	114.7	-48.5
154	Romeo Doubs	WR55	NE	133.3	-49.0
155	Las Vegas Raiders	DST27	LV	96.3	-49.5
156	Jaxson Dart	QB18	NYG	220.7	-49.6
157	Dalton Kincaid	TE17	BUF	111.8	-51.3
158	New York Jets	DST28	NYJ	94.1	-51.7
159	Will Reichard	K10	MIN	120.9	-52.1
160	Trey Smack	K11	GB	120.7	-52.4
161	Jerry Jeudy	WR56	CLE	129.5	-52.8
162	Kyler Murray	QB19	MIN	217.1	-53.2
163	Dalton Schultz	TE18	HOU	109.8	-53.3
164	T.J. Hockenson	TE19	MIN	109.4	-53.7
165	Jordan Love	QB20	GB	216.1	-54.2
166	Juwan Johnson	TE20	NO	108.9	-54.2
167	Wil Lutz	K12	DEN	118.4	-54.6
168	Isaiah Likely	TE21	NYG	107.8	-55.3
169	Jauan Jennings	WR57	MIN	126.2	-56.1
170	Rashid Shaheed	WR58	SEA	126.1	-56.2
171	Blake Grupe	K13	IND	116.6	-56.5
172	Aaron Jones	RB32	MIN	126.4	-56.7
173	Matthew Golden	WR59	GB	125.6	-56.7
174	Jason Sanders	K14	NYJ	116.3	-56.8
175	Sam Darnold	QB21	SEA	213.1	-57.2
176	RJ Harvey	RB33	DEN	125.2	-57.9
177	Harrison Butker	K15	KC	114.5	-58.5
178	Tre Tucker	WR60	LV	121.6	-60.7
179	Tyler Shough	QB22	NO	209.5	-60.8
180	C.J. Stroud	QB23	HOU	209.2	-61.1
181	Tennessee Titans	DST29	TEN	84.6	-61.2
182	Brenton Strange	TE22	JAX	101.8	-61.3
183	Washington Commanders	DST30	WAS	83.5	-62.3
184	Daniel Jones	QB24	IND	207.9	-62.5
185	Arizona Cardinals	DST31	ARI	83.2	-62.6
186	Bhayshul Tuten	RB34	JAX	120.3	-62.8
187	Jake Elliott	K16	PHI	110.3	-62.8
188	Nick Folk	K17	ATL	110.2	-62.8
189	Carolina Panthers	DST32	CAR	83.0	-62.8
190	Cooper Kupp	WR61	SEA	118.1	-64.2
191	Cade Otton	TE23	TB	98.4	-64.7
192	David Njoku	TE24	LAC	98.3	-64.9
193	Jalen Coker	WR63	CAR	116.8	-65.5
194	Calvin Ridley	WR62	TEN	116.8	-65.5
195	Eddy Pineiro	K18	SF	107.5	-65.6
196	Kenny Gainwell	RB35	TB	117.4	-65.7
197	Cairo Santos	K19	CHI	107.1	-66.0
198	Daniel Carlson	K20	LV	106.9	-66.1
199	Andy Borregales	K21	NE	106.4	-66.7
200	Matt Gay	K22	LV	106.2	-66.9

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