11 Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers (2026)

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and others to leave for your leaguemates is to use our expert consensus fantasy football rankings compared to fantasy football average draft position (ADP). In this way, you can identify players the experts are willing to reach for at ADP and others they are not drafting until much later than average. Beyond this, it’s important to keep tabs on preseason rankings risers and fallers. We’ll help you there with this recurring article, where we’ll explore players rising or falling in the rankings as we approach NFL Week 1.

Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers

Camps are opening, and the top of the board moved for the first time all summer. This week there were more notable changes, with a first-round receiver climbing into Tier 2 and a top-15 running back falling out of it.

Risers

A.J. Brown (WR – NE): Up 2 spots to No. 14 – Tier 3 into Tier 2

A two-spot move that’s the most significant riser of the summer, because of where it happened. Brown crossed from Tier 3 into Tier 2, joining the elite handful of receivers the consensus treats as set-and-forget WR1s. The catalyst is his trade from Philadelphia to New England, and the case keeps compounding as analysts work through it. He reunites with head coach Mike Vrabel, who coached him in Tennessee, and lands in a Patriots passing offense that ranked meaningfully higher in neutral passing rate than the Eagles unit he left. The touchdown math is the interesting part. Philadelphia ranked last in the league in passing rate inside the ten-yard line last season while New England ranked 15th, which is exactly the kind of usage shift that can spike a career high in scores. His ADP has been climbing all summer and accelerating since the trade. The expert rankings are now confirming it.

Jonathon Brooks (RB – CAR): Up 6 spots to No. 117

Our signature recurring storyline extends another week. Brooks climbs again, roughly 16 spots over the last two weeks. Nothing new broke this week. This is the consensus continuing to work through a case that hasn’t weakened. He remains the only genuinely exciting late-round running back in a thin class, with a clean path behind Chuba Hubbard and a head coach in Dave Canales with a documented history of feeding a workhorse.

J.K. Dobbins (RB – DEN): Up 1 to No. 94 – Tier 7 into Tier 6

A rare tier crossing inside the top 100, and worth logging precisely because the raw move is so small. The consensus quietly reclassified him into a better group.

Emeka Egbuka (WR – TB) up 4 to No. 39 and Tony Pollard (RB – TEN) up 4 to No. 73 are the most relevant mid-board climbers. Sean Tucker (RB – TB) up 13 to No. 176 is the week’s biggest raw riser.

Fallers

De’Von Achane (RB – MIA): Down 3 spots to No. 17 – Tier 2 into Tier 3

The week’s most consequential move. Achane fell from Tier 2 into Tier 3, the first time a top-15 player has been demoted a tier this summer. This is not an injury story. His offseason shoulder cleanup was routine, and he’s expected to be full-go for camp. This is the consensus recalibrating his projection. The concern is target volume: Achane ranked second among all running backs in target share last season, but Miami now has Malik Willis at quarterback, whose rushing ability figures to produce fewer checkdowns. Pair that with an offense widely projected among the league’s worst, and the case for elite RB upside gets harder to make even though the talent and workload are unquestioned.

Malik Nabers (WR – NYG): Down 4 spots to No. 44

A slow, steady bleed that’s now the longest-running faller trend over the last few weeks. Nabers has slipped roughly 14 spots since we first flagged him in late June for missing mandatory minicamp during a lengthy ACL and meniscus rehab. There’s no new news this week. Camps are opening, and the absence of a clean “he’s fully cleared” headline is itself information. He’s now the biggest overdraft risk in the top 50.

Travis Kelce (TE – KC) down 4 to No. 106 and Isaiah Likely (TE – NYG) down 5 to No. 123 headline a broader tight end cooling. That’s a genuine positional trend this week: seven of the twelve biggest market-overdraft gaps on the entire board now belong to tight ends. Omar Cooper Jr. (WR – NYJ) down 11 to No. 162 was the biggest raw faller in the draftable range.

Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers

Check out all of our risers and fallers over the last week:

New Rank	Player	Team	Pos	New Tier	Prior Tier	Tier Δ	Prior Rank	Rank Δ
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB1	1	1	0	1	0
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB2	1	1	0	2	0
3	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR1	1	1	0	3	0
4	Puka Nacua	LAR	WR2	1	1	0	4	0
5	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR3	1	1	0	5	0
6	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR4	1	1	0	6	0
7	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB3	1	1	0	7	0
8	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR5	2	2	0	9	1
9	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB4	2	2	0	8	-1
10	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR6	2	2	0	10	0
11	James Cook III	BUF	RB5	2	2	0	11	0
12	Ashton Jeanty	LV	RB6	2	2	0	12	0
13	Drake London	ATL	WR7	2	2	0	13	0
14	A.J. Brown	NE	WR8	2	3	1	16	2
15	Brock Bowers	LV	TE1	3	3	0	17	2
16	Nico Collins	HOU	WR9	3	2	-1	15	-1
17	De’Von Achane	MIA	RB7	3	2	-1	14	-3
18	Chase Brown	CIN	RB8	3	3	0	18	0
19	Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB9	3	3	0	19	0
20	Omarion Hampton	LAC	RB10	3	3	0	20	0
21	George Pickens	DAL	WR10	3	3	0	21	0
22	Trey McBride	ARI	TE2	3	3	0	22	0
23	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB11	3	3	0	23	0
24	Kenneth Walker III	KC	RB12	3	3	0	24	0
25	Rashee Rice	KC	WR11	3	3	0	27	2
26	Chris Olave	NO	WR12	3	3	0	25	-1
27	Josh Allen	BUF	QB1	3	3	0	26	-1
28	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR13	3	4	1	28	0
29	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR14	4	4	0	30	1
30	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	WR15	4	4	0	29	-1
31	Zay Flowers	BAL	WR16	4	4	0	32	1
32	Jeremiyah Love	ARI	RB13	4	4	0	31	-1
33	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB14	4	4	0	33	0
34	Lamar Jackson	BAL	QB2	4	4	0	34	0
35	Drake Maye	NE	QB3	4	4	0	35	0
36	Josh Jacobs	GB	RB15	4	4	0	36	0
37	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR17	4	4	0	37	0
38	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB16	4	4	0	38	0
39	Emeka Egbuka	TB	WR18	4	4	0	43	4
40	Ladd McConkey	LAC	WR19	4	4	0	39	-1
41	Colston Loveland	CHI	TE3	4	4	0	42	1
42	Javonte Williams	DAL	RB17	4	4	0	41	-1
43	Jaylen Waddle	DEN	WR20	4	4	0	44	1
44	Malik Nabers	NYG	WR21	4	4	0	40	-4
45	Joe Burrow	CIN	QB4	4	4	0	46	1
46	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR22	4	4	0	47	1
47	Travis Etienne Jr.	NO	RB18	4	4	0	45	-2
48	Davante Adams	LAR	WR23	5	5	0	49	1
49	Luther Burden III	CHI	WR24	5	5	0	48	-1
50	Cam Skattebo	NYG	RB19	5	5	0	50	0
51	Jameson Williams	DET	WR25	5	5	0	51	0
52	Bucky Irving	TB	RB20	5	5	0	53	1
53	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	RB21	5	5	0	52	-1
54	Mike Evans	SF	WR26	5	5	0	55	1
55	Jayden Daniels	WAS	QB5	5	5	0	54	-1
56	D’Andre Swift	CHI	RB22	5	5	0	56	0
57	Tyler Warren	IND	TE4	5	5	0	57	0
58	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	RB23	5	5	0	58	0
59	Jalen Hurts	PHI	QB6	5	5	0	61	2
60	Christian Watson	GB	WR27	5	5	0	59	-1
61	DJ Moore	BUF	WR28	5	5	0	60	-1
62	David Montgomery	HOU	RB24	5	5	0	62	0
63	Rome Odunze	CHI	WR29	5	5	0	63	0
64	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	RB25	5	5	0	64	0
65	Tucker Kraft	GB	TE5	5	5	0	65	0
66	Caleb Williams	CHI	QB7	5	5	0	66	0
67	Jadarian Price	SEA	RB26	5	5	0	67	0
68	Justin Herbert	LAC	QB8	6	6	0	69	1
69	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB27	6	6	0	70	1
70	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	WR30	6	6	0	71	1
71	Carnell Tate	TEN	WR31	6	6	0	68	-3
72	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	QB9	6	6	0	73	1
73	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB28	6	6	0	77	4
74	Alec Pierce	IND	WR32	6	6	0	72	-2
75	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	WR33	6	6	0	78	3
76	DK Metcalf	PIT	WR34	6	6	0	74	-2
77	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB29	6	6	0	75	-2
78	Dak Prescott	DAL	QB10	6	6	0	81	3
79	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	TE6	6	6	0	76	-3
80	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	RB30	6	6	0	80	0
81	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR35	6	6	0	79	-2
82	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	TE7	6	6	0	82	0
83	Rico Dowdle	PIT	RB31	6	6	0	83	0
84	Sam LaPorta	DET	TE8	6	6	0	84	0
85	Chris Godwin Jr.	TB	WR36	6	6	0	85	0
86	Parker Washington	JAC	WR37	6	6	0	89	3
87	RJ Harvey	DEN	RB32	6	6	0	87	0
88	Jordyn Tyson	NO	WR38	6	6	0	88	0
89	Jaxson Dart	NYG	QB11	6	6	0	86	-3
90	Kyle Monangai	CHI	RB33	6	6	0	90	0
91	Brock Purdy	SF	QB12	6	6	0	91	0
92	Michael Wilson	ARI	WR39	6	6	0	92	0
93	Michael Pittman Jr.	PIT	WR40	6	6	0	93	0
94	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	RB34	6	7	1	95	1
95	Blake Corum	LAR	RB35	6	6	0	94	-1
96	Quentin Johnston	LAC	WR41	7	7	0	98	2
97	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	QB13	7	7	0	97	0
98	Bo Nix	DEN	QB14	7	7	0	99	1
99	Makai Lemon	PHI	WR42	7	7	0	96	-3
100	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	WR43	7	7	0	100	0
101	Ricky Pearsall	SF	WR44	7	7	0	104	3
102	George Kittle	SF	TE9	7	7	0	107	5
103	Matthew Stafford	LAR	QB15	7	7	0	103	0
104	Kenneth Gainwell	TB	RB36	7	7	0	101	-3
105	Jordan Addison	MIN	WR45	7	7	0	106	1
106	Travis Kelce	KC	TE10	7	7	0	102	-4
107	Wan’Dale Robinson	TEN	WR46	7	7	0	105	-2
108	Rachaad White	WAS	RB37	7	7	0	109	1
109	Josh Downs	IND	WR47	7	7	0	110	1
110	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	RB38	7	7	0	108	-2
111	Jared Goff	DET	QB16	7	7	0	111	0
112	Jayden Reed	GB	WR48	7	7	0	112	0
113	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	TE11	7	7	0	114	1
114	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	RB39	7	7	0	113	-1
115	Kyler Murray	MIN	QB17	7	7	0	115	0
116	Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE12	7	7	0	116	0
117	Jonathon Brooks	CAR	RB40	7	7	0	123	6
118	Jordan Mason	MIN	RB41	7	7	0	117	-1
119	Xavier Worthy	KC	WR49	7	7	0	120	1
120	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE13	7	7	0	119	-1