Draft Recap
2026 Draftbarmstrong248 drafted like the consensus board was taped to the monitor — a league-best +8 of value per pick, and even the worst swing of the bunch (Mark Andrews at 124) barely counts as a reach. jchase77 wasn't far behind at +5.9, quietly building a roster nobody wants to draw in Week 1. The heist of the day: jwhitego42 sitting on their hands until pick 115 and still landing Jacory Croskey-Merritt, a top-81 player — that's a steal you frame and hang in the den. drewhenrikson, meanwhile, looked at Josh Jacobs — ranked 117th — and spent pick 63 on him anyway, roughly 54 spots early; conviction is admirable, this is also a choice. Tyscans brought up the rear at -5.6, dragged down by Caleb Williams at 65 — a pick that ages beautifully only if the entire projection industry is wrong. Kicker in a no-kicker league: bradyschroeder7 (Brandon Aubrey, pick 127), Tyscans (Ka'imi Fairbairn, pick 128), drewhenrikson (Cam Little, pick 130), MattWike (Jason Myers, pick 133), Nshull3 (Cameron Dicker, pick 140), trae071091 (Nick Folk, pick 145), jchase77 (Harrison Mevis, pick 146), jwhitego42 (Jake Bates, pick 150), DHensleyWC7L (Evan McPherson, pick 153), noahkhaja (Will Reichard, pick 158), barmstrong248 (Chris Boswell, pick 165), Trevor (Tyler Loop, pick 166). Grades are ink-still-wet and count for nothing, but the receipts are filed and dated.
Steals
- Jjwhitego42 — Jacory Croskey-Merritt RBranked #81, drafted 115
- DDHensleyWC7L — Jordan Addison WRranked #82, drafted 112
- Bbarmstrong248 — Woody Marks RBranked #113, drafted 141
- MMattWike — Jordyn Tyson WRranked #128, drafted 156
- Bbarmstrong248 — Chris Godwin WRranked #67, drafted 93
Reaches
- Ddrewhenrikson — Josh Jacobs RBranked #117, drafted 63
- TTrevor — Jake Ferguson TEranked #157, drafted 118
- Ddrewhenrikson — Matthew Stafford QBranked #124, drafted 87
- NNshull3 — Terrance Ferguson TEranked #162, drafted 125
- TTyscans — Caleb Williams QBranked #97, drafted 65
Draft Grades
| Manager | Value/Pick | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bbarmstrong248 | +8 | Woody Marks at 141 | Mark Andrews at 124 |
| Jjchase77 | +5.9 | Jakobi Meyers at 143 | Dak Prescott at 74 |
| Bbradyschroeder7 | +2.8 | Luther Burden at 66 | TreVeyon Henderson at 55 |
| Jjwhitego42 | +2.1 | Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 115 | Harold Fannin at 67 |
| NNshull3 | +0.8 | Quentin Johnston at 101 | Terrance Ferguson at 125 |
| MMattWike | -0.1 | Jordyn Tyson at 156 | Cam Skattebo at 37 |
| Ttrae071091 | -0.7 | Deebo Samuel at 144 | Lamar Jackson at 24 |
| DDHensleyWC7L | -1.2 | Jordan Addison at 112 | Makai Lemon at 88 |
| TTrevor | -1.5 | Zach Charbonnet at 142 | Jake Ferguson at 118 |
| Nnoahkhaja | -2.5 | Tank Bigsby at 155 | Justin Herbert at 62 |
| Ddrewhenrikson | -3.2 | Alec Pierce at 106 | Josh Jacobs at 63 |
| TTyscans | -5.6 | Zay Flowers at 41 | Caleb Williams at 65 |
- • 143 of 168 non-keeper picks land in the consensus top 200; the rest (mostly defenses and deep QBs) aren't graded.
- • Kicker in a no-kicker league: bradyschroeder7 (Brandon Aubrey, pick 127), Tyscans (Ka'imi Fairbairn, pick 128), drewhenrikson (Cam Little, pick 130), MattWike (Jason Myers, pick 133), Nshull3 (Cameron Dicker, pick 140), trae071091 (Nick Folk, pick 145), jchase77 (Harrison Mevis, pick 146), jwhitego42 (Jake Bates, pick 150), DHensleyWC7L (Evan McPherson, pick 153), noahkhaja (Will Reichard, pick 158), barmstrong248 (Chris Boswell, pick 165), Trevor (Tyler Loop, pick 166).
- • First QB off the board: Nshull3 took Josh Allen at pick 20.
Round 1
- 1. trae071091 — Bijan Robinson RB · #2
- 2. jchase77 — Jahmyr Gibbs RB · #1
- 3. Trevor — Ja'Marr Chase WR · #3
- 4. barmstrong248 — Jonathan Taylor RB · #7
- 5. Nshull3 — James Cook RB · #9
- 6. jwhitego42 — Puka Nacua WR · #4
- 7. bradyschroeder7 — Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR · #5
- 8. Tyscans — Christian McCaffrey RB · #8
- 9. DHensleyWC7L — Amon-Ra St. Brown WR · #6
- 10. drewhenrikson — CeeDee Lamb WR · #11
- 11. noahkhaja — Saquon Barkley RB · #17
- 12. MattWike — Justin Jefferson WR · #15
Graded against expert consensus PPR rankings, captured near draft day. A pick’s grade is its draft slot minus that player’s rank — positive means he fell to you.