2026 Rankings for Underdog Best Ball

Fantasy Life's Underdog Best Ball Fantasy Football rankings provide fantasy football players outlooks on players for the rest of the season based on role, performance, and more. All of your custom rankings and synced leagues can be found in the Rankings Set drop down.

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    Tier 1 
    Jahmyr Gibbs
    JahmyrGibbs
    RBDETDetroit Lions
    6
    Bijan Robinson
    BijanRobinson
    RBATLAtlanta Falcons
    11
    Jonathan Taylor
    JonathanTaylor
    RBINDIndianapolis Colts
    13
    Tier 2 
    Kenneth Walker
    KennethWalker
    RBKCKansas City Chiefs
    5
    Jaxon Smith-Njigba
    JaxonSmith-Njigba
    WRSEASeattle Seahawks
    11
    CeeDee Lamb
    CeeDeeLamb
    WRDALDallas Cowboys
    14
    Amon-Ra St. Brown
    Amon-RaSt. Brown
    WRDETDetroit Lions
    6
    Ja'Marr Chase
    Ja'MarrChase
    WRCINCincinnati Bengals
    6
    Tier 3 
    Christian McCaffrey
    ChristianMcCaffrey
    RBSFSan Francisco 49ers
    8
    Derrick Henry
    DerrickHenry
    RBBALBaltimore Ravens
    13
    Puka Nacua
    PukaNacua
    WRLALos Angeles Rams
    11
    Josh Allen
    JoshAllen
    QBBUFBuffalo Bills
    7
    Ashton Jeanty
    AshtonJeanty
    RBLVLas Vegas Raiders
    13
    James Cook
    JamesCook
    RBBUFBuffalo Bills
    7
    Chase Brown
    ChaseBrown
    RBCINCincinnati Bengals
    6

    FAQ

    Why Are Fantasy Football Rankings Important?

    Having a good set of fantasy football rankings is vital to dominating your draft and effectively managing your team throughout the season. It doesn’t matter what format you’re playing – it could be anything from a best ball league, a high-stakes league, or a home league with your friends – getting the right players at the right time is the easiest way to set yourself up for success.

    Rankings show which players are being underdrafted in your leagues. If you’re routinely able to get players after when they should be going in drafts, it allows you to build an excellent roster.

    Rankings can also help you plan out your draft. Let’s say that you need a third receiver and a tight end to round out your lineup, and you’re on the clock with two players that you’re interested in drafting. If the receiver is routinely being drafted a round later than the tight end, you should consider grabbing the tight end first.

    Comparing rankings to average draft position – or ADP – is the easiest way to navigate our way through a draft successfully.

    Who Are Fantasy Life's NFL Fantasy Rankers?

    Our Rankings Hub comprises six separate rankings: Dwain McFarland, Ian Hartitz, Rob Waziak, Matthew Freedman, Paul Charchian, and a consensus ranking.

    Dwain McFarland is the Director of Analytics and Lead Fantasy Analyst at FantasyLife. Previously with Pro Football Focus, Dwain is famous for his Utilization Report, which looks at how each player’s role adapts throughout the course of the year. He’s used his football acumen to accrue three top-five finishes in the FFPC.

    Ian Hartitz is our Senior Fantasy Analyst, and he’s spent time at The Action Network, NBC Sports, and Pro Football Focus. His process relies on a mix of film analysis and data study.

    Rob Waziak is one of the most accurate rankers in the fantasy industry. Regularly placing top-10 in expert competitions.

    Matthew Freedman is our Head of Betting, specializing in NFL betting (spreads, totals, futures, and player and draft props). Formerly of FantasyPros and Action Network, he is a five-time top-20 finisher in the FantasyPros rankings accuracy contest.

    The composite ranking is merely an average between Dwain, Ian, Rob, and Freedman. If one player has a strong feeling about a strong player one way or the other, the composite ranking is a great way to balance out some of that risk.

    What is the Fantasy Life Fantasy Football Rankings Tool?

    The FantasyLife Rankings Tool allows you to easily compare how our staff feels about each player when you’re on the clock. You can view the rankings overall – with each ranker posting their top 150 players (or more) – or you can view the rankings by position.

    How to use Fantasy Life's Fantasy Football Rankings Tool

    See below for a walkthrough on how to maximize everything that our fantasy football rankings tool has to offer:


    What Formats Do the Fantasy Rankings Support?

    The biggest benefit of our new and improved Rankings Hub is the fact that it has the ability to support nearly any format imaginable. Have custom league settings that drastically alter how and when you draft specific players? You can sync your league settings or create custom settings to have our rankings tailor specifically to your league(s).

    In addition to providing rankings for Underdog Best Ball contests, we have a comprehensive list of default scoring systems to choose from, including:

    1. 0.5 PPR
    2. PPR
    3. Standard
    4. SuperFlex
    5. TE Premium
    6. ESPN
    7. Yahoo
    8. >Sleeper
    9. NFL.com
    10. Underdog
    11. DraftKings Best Ball
    12. RTSports
    13. Guillotine Leagues
    14. FFPC
    15. NFFC
    16. SFB (Scott Fish Bowl)
    17. 8 Team League
    18. 10 Team Leagues
    19. 14 Team Leagues

    What does ROS stand for?

    It stands for "Rest of Season". It tells you that these rankings are purely forward-looking, that we're ranking players on their expected future performance. You already know how players have done up to now, we're giving you what you need, an outlook on how these players will perform for the rest of the NFL season.

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    2026 Rankings for Underdog Best Ball