SportsLine Releases 2026 Fantasy Rankings After 10,000 Simulations
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Updated · CBS Sports · Aug 27
SportsLine Releases 2026 Fantasy Rankings After 10,000 Simulations
3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Aug 27
Summary
Less than two weeks before the 2026 NFL season, SportsLine published positional rankings, cheat sheets and sleeper-bust picks built from 10,000 full-season simulations.
Josh Allen, Bijan Robinson, Puka Nacua and Trey McBride top the model's QB, RB, WR and TE boards, with Allen and elite tight ends projected to come off drafts around the late second or third round.
The model also flags Dak Prescott as a value pick above higher-ADP quarterbacks Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye, while ranking Jahmyr Gibbs, Jonathan Taylor, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Brock Bowers near the top at their positions.
SportsLine pitches the release on a track record that included calling Daniel Jones' 2025 surge, Terry McLaurin's decline and earlier hits on players such as A.J. Brown, Jonathan Taylor and C.J. Stroud.