13 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: NFL Preseason Week 1

NFL preseason games are underway, fantasy football drafts are heating up, and this week brought the resolution of a storyline that’s run through nearly this entire series plus a clear positional trend worth acting on. Here’s what moved over the last week of expert rankings updates.

Fantasy Football Risers

Stefon Diggs (up 40 spots to No. 136 — and up a tier). The biggest riser of the entire series, and the closing chapter of its longest-running subplot. Diggs has been the board’s largest overdraft for most of the summer, a 1,000-yard receiver whose ranking was frozen by the simple fact that he had no team. That ended August 5, when he signed a one-year deal (up to $12 million) with Washington. He slots in immediately as the clear No. 2 receiver opposite Terry McLaurin, catching passes from Jayden Daniels in an offense that badly needed a complement to McLaurin. The rankers moved him up 40 spots and across a tier.

Deebo Samuel Sr. (up 10 to No. 153) and De’Zhaun Stribling (up 9 to No. 155). The San Francisco duo keeps climbing, a week after Ricky Pearsall‘s season-ending injury cleared their paths. Both crossed a tier this week as the consensus grows more confident in the reshuffled Niners receiver room. This is what a maturing injury-cascade looks like: The initial surge, then a second week of follow-through as roles solidify in camp.

Jonathon Brooks (up 11 spots to No. 101). Our series-long bellwether climbs again, now knocking on the door of the top 100. His value gap tightened notably (from -17 to -7), a sign the rankers are closing the remaining distance to a market that’s believed in him for weeks. The health-and-opportunity case we’ve tracked all summer. And he’s probably going to continue to rise given Chuba Hubbard’s hamstring injury that has him considered week-to-week.

Zach Charbonnet (up 10 to No. 134) rebounds after last week’s dip, and Bucky Irving (up 6 to No. 51) firms up inside the top-tier RB group.

Fantasy Football Fallers

The mid-round tight ends, as a group. This is the story of the week on the faller side, not one player, but a position. Harold Fannin Jr. (down 11 to No. 87, and down a tier), Mark Andrews (down 7 to No. 128), Isaiah Likely (down 6 to No. 132), Dalton Kincaid (down 5 to No. 119, down a tier), and Travis Kelce (down 5 to No. 105) all slid this week. There’s no single news event behind it. It’s the consensus recalibrating the muddy middle of the tight end position as camp clarifies roles. And it caps a trend we’ve flagged for five straight weeks: tight ends now occupy eight of the fifteen biggest overdraft gaps on the entire board. The message for drafters has been consistent and is getting louder: Outside the elite handful, the market is paying more for tight ends than the consensus thinks the position returns.

Mike Evans (down 8 spots to No. 59). The most notable non-TE faller, slipping within the back half of the WR2 range. He was dealing with an injury but has returned to practice.

Travis Hunter (down 10 to No. 179) and Jauan Jennings (down 12 to No. 164, down a tier) round out the draftable-range slides.

More Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers

Check out all of the fantasy football risers and fallers over the last week.

New Rank	Player	Team	Pos	New Tier	Prior Tier	Tier Δ	Prior Rank	Rank Δ	ECR vs ADP (now)
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB1	1	1	0	1	0	0
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB2	1	1	0	2	0	0
3	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR1	1	1	0	3	0	0
4	Puka Nacua	LAR	WR2	1	1	0	4	0	0
5	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR3	1	1	0	5	0	1
6	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR4	1	1	0	6	0	2
7	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB3	1	1	0	7	0	-2
8	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB4	1	1	0	8	0	-1
9	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR5	2	2	0	9	0	3
10	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR6	2	2	0	10	0	0
11	James Cook III	BUF	RB5	2	2	0	11	0	-2
12	Ashton Jeanty	LV	RB6	2	2	0	12	0	-1
13	Drake London	ATL	WR7	2	2	0	13	0	4
14	Chase Brown	CIN	RB7	2	2	0	16	2	1
15	A.J. Brown	NE	WR8	2	2	0	15	0	8
16	Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB8	2	2	0	17	1	-2
17	Brock Bowers	LV	TE1	2	2	0	14	-3	3
18	De’Von Achane	MIA	RB9	2	2	0	18	0	-5
19	Omarion Hampton	LAC	RB10	2	2	0	19	0	-3
20	Nico Collins	HOU	WR9	2	2	0	20	0	4
21	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB11	3	3	0	21	0	1
22	George Pickens	DAL	WR10	3	3	0	22	0	3
23	Kenneth Walker III	KC	RB12	3	3	0	23	0	-5
24	Trey McBride	ARI	TE2	3	3	0	24	0	-5
25	Chris Olave	NO	WR11	3	3	0	26	1	3
26	Josh Allen	BUF	QB1	3	3	0	27	1	-5
27	Rashee Rice	KC	WR12	3	3	0	25	-2	2
28	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR13	3	3	0	28	0	6
29	Malik Nabers	NYG	WR14	3	3	0	32	3	3
30	Zay Flowers	BAL	WR15	3	3	0	29	-1	8
31	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB13	3	3	0	30	-1	-1
32	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR16	3	3	0	31	-1	5
33	Jeremiyah Love	ARI	RB14	3	3	0	34	1	-7
34	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	WR17	3	3	0	33	-1	5
35	Emeka Egbuka	TB	WR18	4	4	0	38	3	5
36	Lamar Jackson	BAL	QB2	4	4	0	35	-1	0
37	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB15	4	4	0	37	0	-4
38	Josh Jacobs	GB	RB16	4	4	0	36	-2	-11
39	Ladd McConkey	LAC	WR19	4	4	0	41	2	6
40	Javonte Williams	DAL	RB17	4	4	0	40	0	-9
41	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR20	4	4	0	39	-2	1
42	Colston Loveland	CHI	TE3	4	4	0	42	0	-1
43	Jaylen Waddle	DEN	WR21	4	4	0	43	0	4
44	Drake Maye	NE	QB3	4	4	0	44	0	11
45	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR22	4	4	0	45	0	9
46	Travis Etienne Jr.	NO	RB18	4	4	0	46	0	-3
47	Davante Adams	LAR	WR23	4	4	0	47	0	11
48	Joe Burrow	CIN	QB4	4	4	0	49	1	1
49	Luther Burden III	CHI	WR24	4	4	0	48	-1	-1
50	Cam Skattebo	NYG	RB19	4	4	0	50	0	-15
51	Bucky Irving	TB	RB20	4	4	0	57	6	-7
52	Tyler Warren	IND	TE4	4	4	0	55	3	0
53	D’Andre Swift	CHI	RB21	4	4	0	56	3	3
54	Jayden Daniels	WAS	QB5	4	4	0	53	-1	6
55	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	RB22	4	4	0	54	-1	-9
56	Jameson Williams	DET	WR25	4	4	0	52	-4	3
57	David Montgomery	HOU	RB23	4	4	0	59	2	-4
58	Christian Watson	GB	WR26	4	4	0	58	0	7
59	Mike Evans	SF	WR27	4	4	0	51	-8	3
60	DJ Moore	BUF	WR28	4	5	1	61	1	-9
61	Jalen Hurts	PHI	QB6	5	5	0	62	1	2
62	Rome Odunze	CHI	WR29	5	5	0	63	1	2
63	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	RB24	5	5	0	60	-3	-13
64	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	RB25	5	5	0	64	0	-7
65	Tucker Kraft	GB	TE5	5	5	0	66	1	1
66	Jadarian Price	SEA	RB26	5	5	0	65	-1	-5
67	Caleb Williams	CHI	QB7	5	5	0	67	0	8
68	Carnell Tate	TEN	WR30	5	5	0	70	2	1
69	Justin Herbert	LAC	QB8	5	5	0	68	-1	10
70	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB27	5	5	0	69	-1	-2
71	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	WR31	5	5	0	71	0	6
72	Parker Washington	JAC	WR32	5	5	0	79	7	1
73	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB28	5	5	0	73	0	7
74	DK Metcalf	PIT	WR33	5	5	0	75	1	9
75	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	QB9	5	5	0	74	-1	10
76	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	WR34	5	5	0	72	-4	-6
77	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB29	5	5	0	77	0	-5
78	Dak Prescott	DAL	QB10	5	5	0	78	0	3
79	Sam LaPorta	DET	TE6	5	5	0	81	2	-5
80	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	RB30	5	5	0	83	3	-4
81	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	TE7	5	5	0	82	1	-10
82	Rico Dowdle	PIT	RB31	6	5	-1	85	3	-4
83	Jordyn Tyson	NO	WR35	6	6	0	90	7	1
84	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR36	6	5	-1	84	0	6
85	Alec Pierce	IND	WR37	6	5	-1	80	-5	6
86	Chris Godwin Jr.	TB	WR38	6	5	-1	86	0	6
87	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	TE8	6	5	-1	76	-11	-20
88	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	RB32	6	6	0	87	-1	0
89	Jaxson Dart	NYG	QB11	6	6	0	88	-1	0
90	Michael Wilson	ARI	WR39	6	6	0	91	1	-4
91	Michael Pittman Jr.	PIT	WR40	6	6	0	89	-2	12
92	RJ Harvey	DEN	RB33	6	6	0	92	0	-10
93	Brock Purdy	SF	QB12	6	6	0	93	0	6
94	Quentin Johnston	LAC	WR41	6	6	0	94	0	8
95	Kyle Monangai	CHI	RB34	6	6	0	96	1	-8
96	Blake Corum	LAR	RB35	6	6	0	95	-1	-3
97	Josh Downs	IND	WR42	6	6	0	97	0	10
98	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	QB13	6	6	0	98	0	-2
99	Bo Nix	DEN	QB14	6	6	0	99	0	2
100	Makai Lemon	PHI	WR43	6	6	0	102	2	-2
101	Jonathon Brooks	CAR	RB36	6	6	0	112	11	-7
102	Matthew Stafford	LAR	QB15	6	6	0	106	4	4
103	Wan’Dale Robinson	TEN	WR44	6	6	0	101	-2	14
104	George Kittle	SF	TE9	6	6	0	103	-1	-9
105	Travis Kelce	KC	TE10	6	6	0	100	-5	-8
106	Jordan Addison	MIN	WR45	6	6	0	104	-2	2
107	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	RB37	6	6	0	113	6	3
108	Jared Goff	DET	QB16	6	6	0	111	3	7
109	Kenneth Gainwell	TB	RB38	6	6	0	105	-4	-4
110	Rachaad White	WAS	RB39	6	6	0	108	-2	2
111	Jayden Reed	GB	WR46	6	6	0	109	-2	2
112	Jordan Mason	MIN	RB40	6	6	0	116	4	-3
113	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	RB41	6	6	0	110	-3	3
114	Kyler Murray	MIN	QB17	6	6	0	115	1	13
115	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	WR47	6	6	0	107	-8	3
116	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE11	6	6	0	118	2	3
117	Baker Mayfield	TB	QB18	7	7	0	120	3	14
118	Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE12	7	6	-1	117	-1	-7
119	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	TE13	7	6	-1	114	-5	-19
120	Jordan Love	GB	QB19	7	7	0	122	2	9
121	Tyler Shough	NO	QB20	7	7	0	123	2	23
122	Jayden Higgins	HOU	WR48	7	7	0	124	2	33
123	Xavier Worthy	KC	WR49	7	6	-1	119	-4	2
124	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	RB42	7	7	0	125	1	14
125	Jalen Coker	CAR	WR50	7	7	0	130	5	34
126	Khalil Shakir	BUF	WR51	7	7	0	129	3	28
127	Malik Willis	MIA	QB21	7	7	0	134	7	8
128	Mark Andrews	BAL	TE14	7	7	0	121	-7	-14
129	Tyler Allgeier	ARI	RB43	7	7	0	132	3	5
130	KC Concepcion	CLE	WR52	7	7	0	133	3	9
131	Woody Marks	HOU	RB44	7	7	0	131	0	14
132	Isaiah Likely	NYG	TE15	7	7	0	126	-6	-28
133	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	JAC	RB45	7	7	0	127	-6	24
134	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	RB46	7	7	0	144	10	-10
135	Romeo Doubs	NE	WR53	7	7	0	128	-7	1
136	Stefon Diggs	WAS	WR54	7	8	1	176	40	-13
137	Matthew Golden	GB	WR55	7	7	0	135	-2	4
138	C.J. Stroud	HOU	QB22	7	7	0	140	2	22
139	Tyjae Spears	TEN	RB47	7	7	0	136	-3	17
140	Sam Darnold	SEA	QB23	7	7	0	142	2	10
141	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB48	7	7	0	137	-4	2
142	Juwan Johnson	NO	TE16	7	7	0	141	-1	5
143	Isiah Pacheco	DET	RB49	7	7	0	145	2	18
144	Rashid Shaheed	SEA	WR56	7	7	0	138	-6	2
145	Tank Bigsby	PHI	RB50	7	7	0	148	3	36
146	Keaton Mitchell	LAC	RB51	7	7	0	147	1	32
147	Dylan Sampson	CLE	RB52	7	7	0	139	-8	23
148	Hunter Henry	NE	TE17	7	7	0	149	1	-11
149	Brian Robinson Jr.	ATL	RB53	7	7	0	151	2	-17
150	Cam Ward	TEN	QB24	7	7	0	150	0	12