12-team Half-PPR · 72 players · 7 tiers

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings 2026 — Half-PPR

These are RotoAlpha's 12-team Half-PPR wide receiver rankings, where players are grouped into tiers of similar Draft Value surplus above replacement level — Tier 1 holds the most valuable receivers and higher tier numbers represent diminishing returns.

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Tier 1 (ranks 1–2)

2 players · ranks 1–2 · Draft Value +122.7 to +121.0

Puka Nacua (+122.7) and Ja'Marr Chase (+121.0) sit in a tier by themselves, separated by just 1.7 Draft Value points — the tightest spread on this page. That near-identical worth means the choice between them is essentially a coin flip; what matters is securing one of them, because the drop to Tier 2 is 18.0 points. Leave this tier empty and you are starting the season 18 points of surplus behind drafters who didn't.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
1	Puka Nacua	#4	LAR	251.7	+122.7
2	Ja'Marr Chase	#5	CIN	249.9	+121.0

↓ 18.0 Draft Value points to Tier 2

Tier 2 (ranks 3–4)

2 players · ranks 3–4 · Draft Value +103.0 to +92.8

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR3, +103.0) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR4, +92.8) carry a 10.2-point internal spread, so there is a real difference between landing the top of this tier and the bottom. More critically, the cliff below Tier 2 is the largest on this page at 25.2 Draft Value points — missing both of these receivers means the next available receiver is a full tier-class behind in projected surplus.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	#8	SEA	232.0	+103.0
4	Amon-Ra St. Brown	#10	DET	221.7	+92.8

↓ 25.2 Draft Value points to Tier 3

Tier 3 (ranks 5–7)

3 players · ranks 5–7 · Draft Value +67.6 to +65.9

Drake London, CeeDee Lamb, and Justin Jefferson are packed within 1.7 Draft Value points of each other — projecting 196.5, 195.0, and 194.9 points respectively — so roster construction, not splitting hairs between them, is the right focus here. The 11.7-point gap to Tier 4 is meaningful but not catastrophic; if Tier 2 slips away, landing any member of this group keeps a roster competitive at the position.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
5	Drake London	#17	ATL	196.5	+67.6
6	CeeDee Lamb	#18	DAL	195.0	+66.0
7	Justin Jefferson	#19	MIN	194.9	+65.9

↓ 11.7 Draft Value points to Tier 4

Tier 4 (ranks 8–11)

4 players · ranks 8–11 · Draft Value +54.2 to +45.1

George Pickens (WR8), A.J. Brown (WR9), Rashee Rice (WR10), and Nico Collins (WR11) span 9.1 Draft Value points from +54.2 down to +45.1, so the receiver taken at the top of this group is meaningfully better than the one at the bottom. The gap to Tier 5 is only 5.2 points, which means the cost of sliding into the next tier is modest — but Tier 5 is eleven receivers wide, so the real risk is getting pushed deep into that pool rather than landing near its top.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
8	George Pickens	#22	DAL	183.1	+54.2
9	A.J. Brown	#25	NE	179.0	+50.0
10	Rashee Rice	#28	KC	176.5	+47.5
11	Nico Collins	#29	HOU	174.0	+45.1

↓ 5.2 Draft Value points to Tier 5

Tier 5 (ranks 12–22)

11 players · ranks 12–22 · Draft Value +39.9 to +20.2

Eleven receivers from Zay Flowers (WR12, +39.9) to Jameson Williams (WR22, +20.2) make this the deepest tier on the page, with a 19.7-point internal spread that rewards drafters who can identify the top of the group from the bottom. Flowers projects 168.8 points while Williams projects 149.2 — nearly a 20-point gap in expected output within the same tier. The 6.9-point drop to Tier 6 is small enough that there is no panic in sliding one name lower, but the difference between WR12 and WR22 within this tier is larger than the cliff below it.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
12	Zay Flowers	#32	BAL	168.8	+39.9
13	Chris Olave	#36	NO	164.0	+35.1
14	Tetairoa McMillan	#37	CAR	160.4	+31.5
15	Davante Adams	#41	LAR	157.3	+28.3
16	Garrett Wilson	#42	NYJ	156.6	+27.6
17	Emeka Egbuka	#43	TB	156.2	+27.2
18	Ladd McConkey	#44	LAC	154.7	+25.7
19	Tee Higgins	#45	CIN	154.2	+25.3
20	DeVonta Smith	#46	PHI	154.0	+25.0
21	Malik Nabers	#47	NYG	153.9	+24.9
22	Jameson Williams	#49	DET	149.2	+20.2

↓ 6.9 Draft Value points to Tier 6

Tier 6 (ranks 23–31)

9 players · ranks 23–31 · Draft Value +13.3 to +2.9

Nine receivers from Terry McLaurin (WR23, +13.3) to DK Metcalf (WR31, +2.9) all project above replacement level, but just barely — the tier's ceiling is only +13.3 and its floor is +2.9. The gap to Tier 7 is a razor-thin 2.9 points, so drafters who miss this tier entirely are not falling off a cliff; they are simply entering the below-replacement-level pool one pick sooner than they had to.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
23	Terry McLaurin	#53	WAS	142.3	+13.3
24	DJ Moore	#54	BUF	141.7	+12.7
25	Jaylen Waddle	#57	DEN	140.2	+11.2
26	Rome Odunze	#62	CHI	137.4	+8.4
27	Courtland Sutton	#63	DEN	136.9	+7.9
28	Alec Pierce	#65	IND	133.3	+4.3
29	Mike Evans	#66	SF	133.2	+4.2
30	Brian Thomas	#67	JAX	132.9	+4.0
31	DK Metcalf	#69	PIT	131.9	+2.9

↓ 2.9 Draft Value points to Tier 7

Tier 7 (ranks 32–72)

41 players · ranks 32–72 · Draft Value +0.0 to -42.7

All 41 receivers here project at or below replacement level, ranging from Marvin Harrison at exactly +0.0 down to Darius Slayton at -42.7 — a 42.7-point internal spread that makes this tier more of a waiver-wire scouting list than a draft target group. The receivers near the top of this tier, clustered just below replacement, carry real upside as handcuffs or late-round lottery tickets, while those near the bottom represent significant negative surplus and are best left undrafted in 12-team formats.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
32	Marvin Harrison	#74	ARI	129.0	+0.0
33	Christian Watson	#77	GB	128.3	-0.7
34	Michael Wilson	#78	ARI	126.2	-2.8
35	Michael Pittman	#83	PIT	125.2	-3.8
36	Jordan Addison	#86	MIN	123.4	-5.6
37	Parker Washington	#87	JAX	122.9	-6.1
38	Luther Burden	#88	CHI	122.3	-6.7
39	Omar Cooper	#89	NYJ	122.2	-6.7
40	Jakobi Meyers	#90	JAX	122.0	-7.0
41	Quentin Johnston	#92	LAC	121.6	-7.4
42	Josh Downs	#98	IND	118.7	-10.3
43	Stefon Diggs	#101	WAS	118.4	-10.6
44	Chris Godwin	#103	TB	117.4	-11.6
45	Jayden Reed	#105	GB	117.1	-11.9
46	KC Concepcion	#106	CLE	116.8	-12.1
47	Carnell Tate	#107	TEN	116.5	-12.4
48	Jordyn Tyson	#109	NO	115.6	-13.4
49	Makai Lemon	#111	PHI	115.2	-13.8
50	Wan'Dale Robinson	#112	TEN	115.1	-13.8
51	Xavier Worthy	#123	KC	110.5	-18.5
52	Romeo Doubs	#124	NE	110.1	-18.9
53	Khalil Shakir	#125	BUF	109.9	-19.1
54	Deebo Samuel	#126	SF	109.3	-19.7
55	Keenan Allen	#130	IND	107.8	-21.2
56	Jerry Jeudy	#134	CLE	104.9	-24.1
57	Jauan Jennings	#138	MIN	104.3	-24.7
58	Rashid Shaheed	#140	SEA	103.3	-25.7
59	Tre Tucker	#151	LV	99.2	-29.8
60	Matthew Golden	#153	GB	98.9	-30.0
61	Calvin Ridley	#158	TEN	97.0	-32.0
62	Jalen Coker	#160	CAR	95.7	-33.2
63	Cooper Kupp	#161	SEA	95.6	-33.4
64	Rashod Bateman	#165	BAL	94.1	-34.9
65	Tank Dell	#168	HOU	93.2	-35.8
66	Jalen Nailor	#172	LV	91.2	-37.8
67	Jalen McMillan	#173	TB	91.0	-37.9
68	Kayshon Boutte	#178	NE	89.5	-39.5
69	Germie Bernard	#181	PIT	87.7	-41.3
70	Troy Franklin	#185	DEN	87.2	-41.7
71	Adonai Mitchell	#190	NYJ	86.6	-42.4
72	Darius Slayton	#192	NYG	86.3	-42.7

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