There’s nothing more butthole-clenching and brow-sweat-inducing than sitting on the clock in a fantasy football draft and having a brain fart. You frantically scroll through names and search for positions. The clock continues to tick down. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. This is how auto-draft picks are made.
Don’t allow this to happen TO YOU in any draft this year. Always have my 2026 fantasy football cheat sheet saved. Ready to be deployed. To save the day for your fantasy football teams. Here’s my go-to list of players for all your fantasy football drafting needs this year.
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Derek Brown’s 2026 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet
Quarterbacks
| Sleepers | Busts |
| Bo Nix | Matthew Stafford |
| Tyler Shough | Lamar Jackson (at cost) |
| Jordan Love | |
| Malik Willis |
Running Backs
| Sleepers | Busts |
| Kenneth Gainwell | Bucky Irving |
| Jonathon Brooks | Travis Etienne |
| Rachaad White | Chuba Hubbard |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | Aaron Jones |
| Jonah Coleman | TreVeyon Henderson |
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
| Sleepers | Busts |
| Isaiah Likely | Harold Fannin Jr. |
| Dallas Goedert | Oronde Gadsden ll |
| Greg Dulcich | Chig Okonkwo |
| Dalton Kincaid |
Early-Round Value Picks (Rounds 1-4)
| James Cook | Chase Brown |
| Omarion Hampton | Kenneth Walker |
| A.J. Brown | Breece Hall |
| Emeka Egbuka | Javonte Williams |
| Zay Flowers | Colston Loveland |
| D.J. Moore |
Middle-Round Value Picks (Rounds 5-8)
Late-Round Value Picks (Rounds 9 or later)
Deep-League Value Picks
| Jonah Coleman | Jalen Nailor |
| Chris Bell / Kevin Coleman Jr. | Greg Dulcich |
Backup RBs to Target
| Brian Robinson Jr. | Mike Washington Jr. |
| Tank Bigsby | Kimani Vidal |
| Blake Corum | MarShawn Lloyd |
| Tyrone Tracy | Kyle Monangai |
Backup RBs to Avoid
| Isiah Pacheco | D.J. Giddens |
| Adam Randall | Tyler Allgeier |
Rookies to Target
| Quarterbacks | |
| N/A | |
| Running Backs | |
| Jeremiyah Love | Jadarian Price |
| Jonah Coleman | |
| Wide Receivers | |
| Carnell Tate | KC Concepcion |
| Jordyn Tyson | Makai Lemon |
| Denzel Boston | |
| Tight Ends | |
| N/A | |
Rookies to Avoid
| Quarterbacks | |
| Fernando Mendoza | Ty Simpson |
| Running Backs | |
| Kaelon Black | Kaytron Allen |
| Nicholas Singleton | Demond Claiborne |
| Wide Receivers | |
| Omar Cooper Jr. | Malachi Fields |
| Zachariah Branch | Skyler Bell |
| Antonio Williams | Germie Bernard |
| Elijah Sarratt | |
| Ja’Kobi Lane | |
| Brenen Thompson | |
| Tight Ends | |
| Kenyon Sadiq | Eli Stowers |
| Eli Raridon | Max Klare |
| Oscar Delp | |
Defense/Special Teams
| Target | Avoid |
| HOU | ARI |
| LAR | MIA |
| DEN | ATL |
| SEA | LV |
| PHI | SF |
| DET | |
| CIN | |
| DAL |
Five-Word Draft Tip
Screw ADP. Get your guys.
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