Fantasy Football Rankings 2026: Top 60 rookies for dynasty superflex leagues

• Jeremiah Love is the top prospect: The Notre Dame running back projects as an every-down player in his rookie season.
  
• A weak quarterback class: Fernando Mendoza is the only quarterback projected to be drafted in the top 10, making him the only signal-caller worthy of an early dynasty rookie pick in superflex leagues.
  
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The 2026 NFL Draft is two weeks away, making this the perfect time to dig into the 2026 rookie class. Here are my initial top 60 dynasty rookie rankings for superflex PPR leagues. As always, draft capital will have a major impact on these rankings between now and the end of April.

Analysis for the top 10 players can be found at the bottom of the article.

Last updated: 5 a.m. ET Wednesday, April 8

1. RB Jeremiyah Love

Love is a top-five player on PFF's predictive big board and is projected to be drafted within the first 10 picks. Running backs selected in that range have generally found immediate fantasy success. If a team spends a pick that high on a running back, it typically gives him significant volume in his rookie season, regardless of efficiency.

Ashton Jeanty, Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs are the only running backs selected within the first 20 picks over the past five seasons, and all three finished in the top 12 as rookies. Other first-round picks include Najee Harris, who finished as RB3 in his rookie season, as well as Omarion Hampton and Travis Etienne, who dealt with injuries as rookies.

One reason Love stands out is his receiving ability. While others have compiled larger raw totals, Love ranks second among the top 20 running backs in PFF receiving grade (79.2). That skill set will benefit both his NFL team and his fantasy value.

Love is the clear top pick in dynasty rookie drafts if he is selected within the top 10 picks of the NFL draft. He will also be viewed as a top-15 running back in redraft leagues.

2. WR Carnell Tate

Tate is expected to be a top-10 pick in the NFL draft. The best-case scenario is that he ends up like Ja’Marr Chase or Malik Nabers, both of whom were top-six options at their position in their rookie seasons. Jaylen Waddle, Garrett Wilson and Tetairoa McMillan were other recent top-10 wide receivers who immediately worked out to be fantasy starters.

While Jordyn Tyson is the top wide receiver on our big board, Tate is just one spot behind. He is also higher on consensus big boards and is expected to be the first wide receiver off the board during the NFL draft. Tyson earned better PFF grades, in part because he had a higher target rate at Arizona State, as he had less competition for targets. While Tyson had more positively graded receptions over the last three seasons, Tate had more big plays.

Tate projects to be an X receiver, which fits nicely with several of the teams picking in the top 10. The Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints could all use a true X receiver. All four of those teams had rookie quarterbacks starting last season, and it’s possible Tate becomes the favorite target for one of those quarterbacks.

3. WR Makai Lemon

Lemon is a unique receiver in that he spent most of his college career in the slot. Several wide receivers selected in the top 20 of recent drafts also played significant snaps in the slot, including Drake London, Treylon Burks, Malik Nabers and Emeka Egbuka. All four transitioned to playing more on the outside in the NFL, but they were also bigger than Lemon.

There is a wide range of outcomes for where Lemon could be drafted in the first round. The New Orleans Saints are a common landing spot at No. 8 overall, which would be ideal. Saints head coach Kellen Moore has a history of productive slot receivers for fantasy purposes, and Lemon could continue that trend. However, other landing spots, such as the Baltimore Ravens or Minnesota Vikings, could lead to a lower target rate early in his career.

4. WR Jordyn Tyson

The gap between Tate, Lemon and Tyson is minimal at this point. Tyson is another wide receiver projected to be selected in the top 20. While Tate spent most of his collegiate career as an X receiver and Lemon primarily in the slot, Tyson has experience lining up across the formation. He projects best as a Z receiver, which remains a need for teams with a rookie quarterback (except the New York Giants).

The order of these wide receivers will ultimately depend on the landing spots. Most mock drafts have Tyson going to the Los Angeles Rams at No. 13 or the New York Jets at No. 16, where he may not have the strongest immediate opportunity for targets and lacks a long-term solution at quarterback.

There is a clear gap between the top four players and the rest of the class. These four are the most likely to be fantasy starters in their rookie season, while the remaining running backs may fill part-time roles. If you hold the fifth or sixth rookie pick, trading back is a reasonable option.

5. QB Fernando Mendoza

Mendoza is widely expected to be the first overall pick by the Las Vegas Raiders and their quarterback of the future. Typically, quarterbacks who are the first overall pick end up higher in dynasty rookie superflex rankings, but there are a few reasons why Mendoza is lower in these rankings than the typical first overall pick.

Mendoza will be joining the Raiders, who had the third-lowest team offensive grade last season. Ideally, the team will have left tackle Kolton Miller back at full strength and can add reinforcements to the wide receiver room and offensive line this offseason. The better the Raiders look, the more he could move up these rankings.

He also does not offer the rushing upside of most recent first-round quarterbacks. Based on PFF tracking data, he ranks among the bottom three in athleticism and top speed among first-round quarterbacks over the past three seasons, alongside Bryce Young and Cam Ward. Both averaged fewer than 16 rushing yards per game. He also recorded a 69.3 career PFF rushing grade, ranking ahead of only Young, Stroud, Michael Penix Jr. and Kenny Pickett.

He is the best option in this class as a pure passer, but he ranks ninth among 14 first-round quarterbacks in PFF passing grade over the past five years. He ranks ahead of Jayden Daniels, Kenny Pickett, Ty Simpson, Cam Ward and Anthony Richardson.

This makes Mendoza riskier than a typical first-overall quarterback. Compared to the number of proven quarterbacks in the league, as well as the high-end upside at wide receiver in this class, it is reasonable to wait a few picks before selecting Mendoza.

6. WR Omar Cooper Jr.

Another run of wide receivers starts at this pick, with another three wide receivers ranked among the top 32 players on consensus big boards. The next running back isn’t expected to be selected until the end of the second round or the start of the third.

In general, the hit rate for wide receivers in the second half of the first round is higher than the hit rate for running backs in that range. Jordan Addison, Brian Thomas Jr. and Emeka Egbuka were top-24 wide receivers in their rookie seasons, while Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Zay Flowers and Quentin Johnston improved after their rookie seasons. De’Von Achane is the only running back selected from Picks 61-90 to be a top-24 running back in his rookie season, as Tyjae Spears was the only one to rank in the top 40. James Cook III eventually emerged from that group, but there is also a much higher bust rate of players who ended up with no fantasy value, including Trey Sermon, Velus Jones Jr., MarShawn Lloyd and Kaleb Johnson, although there is still time for some of these backs.

Cooper has moved up draft boards over the last three months and is the consensus fourth option. Cooper is a well-balanced receiver with significant experience out of the slot, but should be able to play the Z receiver role for an NFL team.

7. WR Denzel Boston

Boston improved each year during his time at Washington. He has the body of an X receiver but has also found significant success across limited snaps at other receiver positions. That is an ideal combination for a fantasy receiver.

There are a few teams selecting late in the first round who could use an X receiver — the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins, to name them. Those teams have a wide range of quarterbacks and need at wide receiver, so his immediate fantasy value will largely depend on his landing spot. He is more likely to land on a team with an immediate need for his services than KC Concepcion, which leaves Boston ahead in the rankings.

8. WR KC Concepcion

Concepcion started his career as a slot receiver for NC State but was more well-rounded in his alignment at Texas A&M. He’s another wide receiver expected to be selected near the end of the first round. Luckily, there are a few landing spots that would be great for a rookie wide receiver.

The Buffalo Bills need a top wide receiver, and partnering with Josh Allen would be ideal. The San Francisco 49ers are another high-scoring offense that could use more receiving options, given the age of Mike Evans, Christian Kirk and Demarcus Robinson. The Philadelphia Eagles also fit that description if they choose to trade A.J. Brown. There are a few spots that would hurt their value in the short term but could be helpful in the long run, such as the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Los Angeles Rams. 

9. TE Kenyon Sadiq

There is no equivalent to Brock Bowers, Tyler Warren or Colston Loveland in this tight end class, but Sadiq is the one tight end expected to be drafted in the first round, while no tight end is expected to go in the second round.

Sadiq is one of seven tight ends who have been expected to go in the first round of the last six drafts. Sadiq is more like Bowers, Loveland, Kyle Pitts and Dalton Kincaid in that they are lighter tight ends known mostly for their receiving ability, rather than Michael Mayer and Warren, who are more well-rounded tight ends.

Sadiq is on the shorter side for tight ends, like Kincaid, but his speed is elite, like the other receiving tight ends. While Sadiq is similar to these tight ends in terms of athleticism, he doesn’t have the same production as the other receivers. He has a 73.7 PFF receiving grade in his career, while the other four comparable receivers were at 88.0 or better. He played behind Terrance Ferguson in 2023 and 2024, which didn’t help him. While he led Oregon in receiving production last season, the leading wide receivers, and even his backup, Jamari Johnson, had higher target rates.

10. Jadarian Price

Price has emerged as the second-best running back of the class, despite being a backup last season. He has the least collegiate experience among the top-10 running backs of the class, but his 6.0 yards per carry were second-best among the top-20 running backs behind Love. He is tied for the most yards after contact per carry at 4.3.

Where he really stands out is his rate of making big plays. He has both the best rate of runs with a 1.5 grade or better, as well as the highest rate of runs with a 1.0 grade.

His inexperience is a red flag, particularly as a receiver. He has 15 receptions over the last three seasons. His 9% targets per route are by far the lowest among the 20 running backs. However, our draft guide notes his strength and willingness as a pass protector could still make him a three-down back.

The combination of the likely draft capital spent on him and the fact that he is the most likely three-down back outside of Love leaves him second running back on this list.