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Fantasy Football: Last-minute waiver wire targets for the 2026 NFL season
Nic Bodiford pinpoints 23 waiver wire targets ahead of the 2026 fantasy football season, including Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd and Browns receiver KC Concepcion.
The 10 best NFL player matchups to watch in Week 1
Rams EDGE Myles Garrett vs. 49ers tackle Trent Williams highlights a loaded Week 1 slate of NFL player matchups to watch.
Fantasy Football Week 1: Start ’em, sit ’em
Nathan Jahnke advises fantasy managers which players to start and sit ahead of Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season, including Giants receiver Malik Nabers.
NFL Turnover Luck: The unluckiest defenses of the last decade
NFL turnover luck reveals how frequently defenses capitalize on interception opportunities and forced fumbles. PFF Advanced Stats show the San Francisco 49ers as the NFL’s unluckiest defense over the past decade, while Minnesota and Denver converted opportunities most efficiently. The data also identifies defenses that could experience significant changes in takeaway production in 2026.
2027 NFL Draft: Stock up, stock down after Week 1 of college football
The 2027 NFL Draft stock report highlights the biggest risers and fallers from Week 1 of the college football season. LSU quarterbacks Sam Leavitt and edge defender Jordan Ross joined Miami quarterback Darian Mensah among the prospects who improved their outlooks.
Fantasy Football 2026: Tight ends primed to exploit soft schedules
Fantasy football strength of schedule favors Harold Fannin Jr., Sam LaPorta and Kyle Pitts entering the 2026 season. All three tight ends rank among the six most favorable schedules at the position according to PFF’s strength of schedule metric. PFF Grades and Advanced Stats also highlight favorable usage and playoff matchups for the trio.
Fantasy Football 2026: Quarterbacks primed to exploit soft schedules
Fantasy football strength of schedule favors Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts and Jared Goff entering the 2026 season. PFF’s strength of schedule metric projects Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Detroit to face the three softest schedules for quarterbacks. PFF Grades and Advanced Stats also highlight how schematic changes could raise the passing ceilings of all three quarterbacks.
Fantasy Football 2026: Biggest takeaways from preseason Week 3
The NFL’s 2026 preseason is over. Although teams attempt to keep actionable information under wraps, derivable usage trends and tactics are still present.
Fantasy Football 2026: Pre-Week 1 injury updates
The 2026 NFL season’s Week 1 slate is fast approaching. While some fantasy-relevant players have successfully rehabbed their training camp injuries and can be relied upon in fantasy football lineups this week, others require close monitoring.
Fantasy Football 2026: Personnel groupings to monitor
While many roles across the NFL have already been determined, some teams enter Week 1 with a potential in-house competition looming.
Fantasy Football 2026: Biggest backfield takeaways from cut-down day, waiver claims and free-agent signings
The NFL’s running back landscape shifted during and immediately after teams were forced to trim active rosters down to 53 players, and the league dolled out punitive measures. While some high-upside backup running backs benefitted, others tumbled out of re-draft-relevance.
2026 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings: Rams, Seahawks begin season on top
PFF's signature Power Rankings model establishes a hierarchy of all 32 NFL teams going into the 2026 season, with the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks claiming the first two spots.
Tua Tagovailoa named Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback for Week 1
Tua Tagovailoa will start at quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1 after beating out Michael Penix Jr. Tagovailoa earned a 61.7 PFF grade in 2025 but ranked fifth among qualifying quarterbacks in perfectly accurate throw rate.
Fantasy Football: Perfect draft strategy, round by round for 10-team leagues
Fantasy football draft strategy in 2026 starts with understanding positional value, and for 10-team PPR leagues that means aggressively targeting running backs before building a deep wide receiver corps. PFF's round-by-round blueprint recommends securing two elite running backs through the first two rounds before attacking wide receiver in the middle rounds with players such as A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Luther Burden III.
Fantasy Football 2026: Perfect draft strategy, round by round for 12-team leagues
Nathan Jahnke highlights his perfect draft strategy for 12-team, single-quarterback PPR fantasy leagues ahead of the 2026 season.
Fantasy football waiver wire targets: NFL Week 1
The Week 1 fantasy football waiver wire features potential starters, high-upside handcuffs and early-season stashes across every position. Jordan Love, Mike Washington Jr., Rashid Shaheed and Chig Okonkwo headline the players available in more than half of ESPN leagues. PFF’s Waiver Wire Tool can tailor available players and rankings to synced fantasy leagues.
Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 1
PFF’s Week 1 fantasy football rankings provide PPR rankings for the opening week of the 2026 season. Justin Herbert enters Week 1 as a top-five quarterback with the Chargers facing the Arizona Cardinals. Use PFF’s fantasy tools to find weekly rankings in additional formats.
2026 Fantasy Football Rankings: PPR top 500
Nathan Jahnke provides his top 500 players and units in PPR leagues for the 2026 fantasy football season.
College Football: Julian Sayin and Arch Manning open 2026 with elite Week 1 grades
Julian Sayin and Arch Manning delivered impressive Week 1 performances before Ohio State and Texas meet in a marquee Week 2 matchup. Sayin earned a 93.1 PFF overall grade against Ball State, while Manning posted a 90.7 PFF passing grade against Texas State. PFF grades and advanced metrics show how both quarterbacks excelled in their 2026 season openers.
College football scores and recaps for every Week 1 game
College football Week 1 featured LSU’s 51-10 win over Clemson, Miami’s 45-6 victory against Stanford and several one-score finishes. This scoreboard collects the 2026 Week 1 results with direct access to each matchup in PFF Premium Stats Pro. Explore PFF grades, EPA, success rate, pressure and coverage data and other metrics behind each game.
College Football Week 1: Team of the Week, Player Awards
Miami quarterback Darian Mensah and wide receiver Malachi Toney headline PFF’s Week 1 College Football Team of the Week after spectacular performances against Stanford, while Texas quarterback Arch Manning, Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and LSU edge defender Jordan Ross are among the other marquee names to earn spots on their respective conference teams.
Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings: Top 32 QB tiers for drafts
The 2026 fantasy football quarterback rankings place Josh Allen alone in Tier 1, followed by Drake Maye, Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels and Joe Burrow in Tier 2. Seven tiers rank 32 quarterbacks for redraft leagues while highlighting where meaningful value drops occur at the position. The depth of the rankings gives fantasy managers several opportunities to wait at quarterback and still find weekly starting value.
Fantasy Football: Breakout running backs for drafts
Quinshon Judkins, Jonathon Brooks and Jacory Croskey-Merritt enter 2026 with opportunities to outperform their fantasy football ADPs. Judkins could benefit from Cleveland's rebuilt offensive line, while Brooks has a clearer path to significant work in Carolina following Chuba Hubbard's injury. Croskey-Merritt enters the season atop Washington's unofficial depth chart with an opportunity to expand his receiving role.
Fantasy Football: 5 players to avoid in 2026 drafts
These five players carry significant downside relative to their current ADPs in 2026 fantasy football drafts. Rashee Rice, Cam Skattebo and Davante Adams face concerns ranging from changing roles and workload uncertainty to potential touchdown regression. PFF grades and usage trends also highlight reasons for caution with Lamar Jackson and TreVeyon Henderson at their current draft prices.
Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Top 70 WR tiers for fantasy drafts
Fantasy football wide receiver rankings for 2026 begin with an elite trio led by Puka Nacua, whose NFL-best 96.3 PFF receiving grade over the past two seasons places him atop the position entering draft season.
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