Top 10 ESPN fantasy draft picks · 2026 PPR projection

ESPN's default PPR scoring, ranked by value over replacement with the tier breaks marked. Connect your league to price your exact lineup and sync your draft.

Updated 1 Sept 2026, 11:20 pm AEST · ranked by VORP, the gap to the player you would otherwise field at that position · same engine as the full draft board

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Tier 1 · 17 players · drops 0.3 after Chris Olave
1 Christian McCaffrey SF RB 17.4 9.9 T1
2 Bijan Robinson ATL RB 15.6 8.0 T1
3 Jahmyr Gibbs DET RB 15.5 7.9 T1
4 Jonathan Taylor IND RB 15.3 7.7 T1
5 Puka Nacua LAR WR 15.4 7.5 T1
6 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA WR 15.1 7.2 T1
7 Trey McBride ARI TE 13.2 6.6 T1
8 De'Von Achane MIA RB 13.5 5.9 T1
9 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET WR 13.7 5.7 T1
10 James Cook BUF RB 12.9 5.3 T1
11 Ja'Marr Chase CIN WR 13.1 5.1 T1
12 Chase Brown CIN RB 12.1 4.5 T1
13 Derrick Henry BAL RB 12.0 4.4 T1
14 George Pickens DAL WR 11.8 3.9 T1
15 Kyren Williams LAR RB 11.4 3.8 T1
16 Travis Etienne NO RB 11.0 3.4 T1
17 Chris Olave NO WR 11.3 3.3 T1
Tier 2 · 120 players · drops 0.1 to Tier 3
18 Ashton Jeanty LV RB 10.6 3.0 T2
19 Josh Allen BUF QB 15.8 3.0 T2
20 Javonte Williams DAL RB 10.4 2.8 T2
21 Drake Maye NE QB 15.6 2.8 T2
22 Matthew Stafford LAR QB 15.5 2.7 T2
23 Zay Flowers BAL WR 10.5 2.5 T2
24 Kyle Pitts ATL TE 9.1 2.5 T2
25 Saquon Barkley PHI RB 10.0 2.4 T2