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2026 · Week 1

Weekly Streaming Tiers

Generated Tue Sep 8, 4:28 PM EDT · first kickoff Wed Sep 9, 8:20 PM EDT

Tier first, then order. The gap between tiers is real. Whether the order inside a tier is worth anything depends on the position — each section says which.

Defense / Special Teams

4 tiers · 32 teams · 9 sportsbooksTier 1: JAX, LAC, PIT, PHI, TEN, LV
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pts is the points we expect the opponent to score. market and experts are where each source ranked this week's field. The order is 75% market and 25% expert consensus, the split that beat either source on its own over 90 past weeks — so the points column is deliberately not in order. A team sits higher than a better projection when the experts see something the line does not, and lower when they doubt it.

Inside a tier, the order still counts. Over six seasons the top third of a tier outscored the bottom third by 1.25 points — as much as dropping a whole tier costs (1.13). Narrower tiers do not remove this, so the ranking here is a real preference and not a tiebreaker.

Tier 16 close
1JAXvs CLE16.0 pts·market #1·experts #1
2LACvs ARI18.8 pts·market #2·experts #2
3PITvs ATL19.0 pts·market #4·experts #3
4PHIvs WAS19.8 pts·market #6·experts #5
5TENvs NYJ19.0 pts·market #4·experts #12
6LVvs MIA18.8 pts·market #2·experts #18
Tier 212 close
7SEAvs NE20.8 pts·market #9·experts #8
8NYJvs TEN20.5 pts·market #8·experts #16
9DETvs NO21.5 pts·market #10·experts #11
10KCvs DEN20.5 pts·market #8·experts #19
11BUFvs HOU21.8 pts·market #11·experts #13
12BALvs IND22.2 pts·market #14·experts #9
13MINvs GB22.2 pts·market #14·experts #10
14CHIvs CAR22.0 pts·market #12·experts #17
15LAvs SF22.5 pts·market #17·experts #4
16HOUvs BUF22.8 pts·market #19·experts #6
17MIAvs LV22.2 pts·market #14·experts #23
18DALvs NYG22.5 pts·market #17·experts #14
Tier 36 close
19DENvs KC23.0 pts·market #20·experts #7
20ATLvs PIT22.5 pts·market #17·experts #22
21GBvs MIN23.8 pts·market #22·experts #15
22CINvs TB23.2 pts·market #21·experts #24
23NEvs SEA23.8 pts·market #22·experts #20
24CLEvs JAX24.5 pts·market #24·experts #21
Tier 48 close
25WASvs PHI24.8 pts·market #25·experts #31
26CARvs CHI25.0 pts·market #26·experts #29
27INDvs BAL25.8 pts·market #28·experts #25
28NYGvs DAL25.5 pts·market #27·experts #30
29SFvs LA26.0 pts·market #29·experts #26
30TBvs CIN27.2 pts·market #30·experts #27
31NOvs DET28.5 pts·market #32·experts #28
32ARIvs LAC28.2 pts·market #31·experts #32
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Dot is the rank the board is sorted by. The bar is one standard deviation of expert disagreement — the same spread the tiers are cut from. Where neighbouring bars overlap the tier line between them is a close call; where a gap opens, it is not. Axis is consensus rank, best on the left.

Kickers

5 tiers · 32 players · 9 sportsbooksTier 1: Cameron Dicker, Brandon Aubrey, Jake Bates, Evan McPherson
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pts is the points we expect this offense to score. market and experts are where each source ranked this week's field. The order is 40% market and 60% expert consensus, the split that beat either source on its own over 90 past weeks — so the points column is deliberately not in order. A team sits higher than a better projection when the experts see something the line does not, and lower when they doubt it.

Inside a tier, the order is noise. Over six seasons the top third of a tier beat the bottom third by 0.18 points, indistinguishable from zero. Start whoever you like from the highest tier you can reach and decide it on matchup or roster.

Tier 14 close
1Cameron DickerLAC vs ARI28.2 pts·market #2·experts #2
2Brandon AubreyDAL vs NYG25.5 pts·market #6·experts #1
3Jake BatesDET vs NO28.5 pts·market #1·experts #7
4Evan McPhersonCIN vs TB27.2 pts·market #3·experts #6
Tier 28 close
5Cam LittleJAX vs CLE24.5 pts·market #9·experts #4
6Tyler LoopBAL vs IND25.8 pts·market #5·experts #8
7Jason MyersSEA vs NE23.8 pts·market #10·experts #5
8Harrison MevisLA vs SF26.0 pts·market #4·experts #14
9Cairo SantosCHI vs CAR25.0 pts·market #7·experts #12
10Chase McLaughlinTB vs CIN23.2 pts·market #12·experts #9
11Ka'imi FairbairnHOU vs BUF21.8 pts·market #22·experts #3
12Will ReichardMIN vs GB23.8 pts·market #10·experts #11
Tier 36 close
13Jake ElliottPHI vs WAS24.8 pts·market #8·experts #15
14Chris BoswellPIT vs ATL22.5 pts·market #16·experts #10
15Eddy PineiroSF vs LA22.5 pts·market #16·experts #13
16Harrison ButkerKC vs DEN23.0 pts·market #13·experts #16
17Tyler BassBUF vs HOU22.8 pts·market #14·experts #19
18Trey SmackGB vs MIN22.2 pts·market #19·experts #18
Tier 48 close
19Wil LutzDEN vs KC20.5 pts·market #26·experts #17
20Andy BorregalesNE vs SEA20.8 pts·market #24·experts #20
21Spencer ShraderIND vs BAL22.2 pts·market #19·experts #24
22Ryan FitzgeraldCAR vs CHI22.0 pts·market #21·experts #23
23Daniel CarlsonNO vs DET21.5 pts·market #23·experts #22
24Joey SlyeTEN vs NYJ20.5 pts·market #26·experts #21
25Dominic ZvadaNYG vs DAL22.5 pts·market #16·experts #29
26Matt GayLV vs MIA22.2 pts·market #19·experts #28
Tier 56 close
27Nick FolkATL vs PIT19.0 pts·market #28·experts #25
28Blake GrupeNYJ vs TEN19.0 pts·market #28·experts #26
29Chad RylandARI vs LAC18.8 pts·market #30·experts #27
30Drew StevensWAS vs PHI19.8 pts·market #27·experts #31
31Riley PattersonMIA vs LV18.8 pts·market #30·experts #30
32Andre SzmytCLE vs JAX16.0 pts·market #32·experts #32
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Dot is the rank the board is sorted by. The bar is one standard deviation of expert disagreement — the same spread the tiers are cut from. Where neighbouring bars overlap the tier line between them is a close call; where a gap opens, it is not. Axis is consensus rank, best on the left.

Tight Ends

8 tiers · 43 players · 8 sportsbooksTier 1: Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, Colston Loveland, Tyler Warren
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pts is the fantasy points your league's scoring gives these lines, built from three betting markets on the player himself — his receptions line, his receiving-yards line, and his anytime-touchdown price, all shown beside it. Here the order is the points, because unlike the boards above there is no measured blend weight to apply: historical player props are not public, so this method has never been scored against a season. experts is where consensus ranked him, shown so you can see the disagreement rather than have it averaged away.

Inside a tier, the order is untested. The same check needs historical player props, which are not published, so there is no record to quote here. Read the ranking as the projection and nothing more.

Tier 14 close
1Brock BowersLV vs MIA14.2 pts·5.5 rec·64 yds·40% TD·experts #1
2Trey McBrideARI vs LAC14.2 pts·6.5 rec·56 yds·34% TD·experts #2
3Colston LovelandCHI vs CAR11.8 pts·4.5 rec·52 yds·35% TD·experts #3
4Tyler WarrenIND vs BAL11.2 pts·4.5 rec·48 yds·31% TD·experts #4
Tier 25 close
5Tucker KraftGB vs MIN10.6 pts·4.0 rec·46 yds·34% TD·experts #8
6Juwan JohnsonNO vs DET10.4 pts·4.5 rec·42 yds·28% TD·experts #10
7Kyle PittsATL vs PIT10.2 pts·4.5 rec·42 yds·24% TD·experts #5
8Travis KelceKC vs DEN9.7 pts·3.5 rec·42 yds·34% TD·experts #11
9Sam LaPortaDET vs NO9.7 pts·3.5 rec·42 yds·34% TD·experts #6
Tier 35 close
10Mark AndrewsBAL vs IND9.1 pts·3.5 rec·34 yds·35% TD·experts #14
11George KittleSF vs LA9.0 pts·3.5 rec·38 yds·29% TD·experts #16
12Dalton KincaidBUF vs HOU8.9 pts·3.5 rec·38 yds·26% TD·experts #15
13Dallas GoedertPHI vs WAS8.8 pts·3.5 rec·34 yds·31% TD·experts #9
14Brenton StrangeJAX vs CLE8.7 pts·3.5 rec·36 yds·28% TD·experts #18
Tier 45 close
15Isaiah LikelyNYG vs DAL8.6 pts·3.5 rec·36 yds·26% TD·experts #12
16Harold FanninCLE vs JAX8.5 pts·3.5 rec·36 yds·23% TD·experts #7
17Hunter HenryNE vs SEA8.5 pts·3.5 rec·34 yds·26% TD·experts #19
18Jake FergusonDAL vs NYG8.3 pts·3.5 rec·30 yds·29% TD·experts #13
19Dalton SchultzHOU vs BUF8.2 pts·3.5 rec·32 yds·25% TD·experts #17
Tier 56 close
20Cade OttonTB vs CIN7.8 pts·3.5 rec·28 yds·24% TD·experts #21
21TJ HockensonMIN vs GB7.5 pts·3.5 rec·28 yds·22% TD·experts #20
22AJ BarnerSEA vs NE6.7 pts·2.5 rec·26 yds·27% TD·experts #22
23Pat FreiermuthPIT vs ATL6.3 pts·2.5 rec·26 yds·21% TD·experts #25
24Greg DulcichMIA vs LV6.2 pts·2.5 rec·26 yds·19% TD·experts #23
25Mike GesickiCIN vs TB6.0 pts·2.5 rec·20 yds·25% TD·experts #31
Tier 65 close
26Evan EngramDEN vs KC5.8 pts·2.5 rec·22 yds·18% TD·experts #27
27Colby ParkinsonLA vs SF5.8 pts·2.5 rec·20 yds·20% TD·experts #29
28Gunnar HelmTEN vs NYJ5.7 pts·2.5 rec·22 yds·17% TD·experts #26
29Mason TaylorNYJ vs TEN5.5 pts·2.5 rec·20 yds·17% TD·experts #32
30Michael MayerLV vs MIA5.2 pts·2.5 rec·18 yds·17% TD·experts #33
Tier 76 close
31Kenyon SadiqNYJ vs TEN5.2 pts·2.5 rec·18 yds·14% TD·experts #30
32Terrance FergusonLA vs SF5.1 pts·1.5 rec·24 yds·20% TD·experts #24
33Charlie KolarLAC vs ARI4.4 pts·1.5 rec·16 yds·21% TD·experts #35
34David NjokuLAC vs ARI4.2 pts·1.5 rec·16 yds·20% TD·experts #28
35Cole KmetCHI vs CAR4.2 pts·1.5 rec·14 yds·20% TD·experts #36
36Darnell WashingtonPIT vs ATL4.1 pts·1.5 rec·16 yds·16% TD·experts #34
Tier 87 close
37Dawson KnoxBUF vs HOU3.8 pts·1.5 rec·14 yds·14% TD·experts #40
38Tyler HigbeeLA vs SF3.8 pts·1.5 rec·14 yds·15% TD·experts #37
39Erick AllCIN vs TB3.6 pts·1.5 rec·10 yds·18% TD·experts #41
40Elijah ArroyoSEA vs NE3.1 pts·1.5 rec·8 yds·13% TD·experts #38
41Noah GrayKC vs DEN3.1 pts·1.5 rec·10 yds·11% TD·experts #39
42Adam TrautmanDEN vs KC3.1 pts·1.5 rec·8 yds·12% TD·experts #42
43Drew SampleCIN vs TB2.9 pts·1.5 rec·6 yds·12% TD·experts #43
Tier 15 close
1Brock BowersLV vs MIA11.5 pts·5.5 rec·64 yds·40% TD·experts #1
2Trey McBrideARI vs LAC11.0 pts·6.5 rec·56 yds·34% TD·experts #2
3Colston LovelandCHI vs CAR9.5 pts·4.5 rec·52 yds·35% TD·experts #3
4Tyler WarrenIND vs BAL8.9 pts·4.5 rec·48 yds·31% TD·experts #4
5Tucker KraftGB vs MIN8.6 pts·4.0 rec·46 yds·34% TD·experts #8
Tier 210 close
6Juwan JohnsonNO vs DET8.2 pts·4.5 rec·42 yds·28% TD·experts #10
7Travis KelceKC vs DEN8.0 pts·3.5 rec·42 yds·34% TD·experts #11
8Kyle PittsATL vs PIT8.0 pts·4.5 rec·42 yds·24% TD·experts #5
9Sam LaPortaDET vs NO7.9 pts·3.5 rec·42 yds·34% TD·experts #6
10Mark AndrewsBAL vs IND7.3 pts·3.5 rec·34 yds·35% TD·experts #14
11George KittleSF vs LA7.2 pts·3.5 rec·38 yds·29% TD·experts #16
12Dalton KincaidBUF vs HOU7.1 pts·3.5 rec·38 yds·26% TD·experts #15
13Dallas GoedertPHI vs WAS7.1 pts·3.5 rec·34 yds·31% TD·experts #9
14Brenton StrangeJAX vs CLE7.0 pts·3.5 rec·36 yds·28% TD·experts #18
15Isaiah LikelyNYG vs DAL6.9 pts·3.5 rec·36 yds·26% TD·experts #12
Tier 37 close
16Harold FanninCLE vs JAX6.8 pts·3.5 rec·36 yds·23% TD·experts #7
17Hunter HenryNE vs SEA6.7 pts·3.5 rec·34 yds·26% TD·experts #19
18Jake FergusonDAL vs NYG6.5 pts·3.5 rec·30 yds·29% TD·experts #13
19Dalton SchultzHOU vs BUF6.5 pts·3.5 rec·32 yds·25% TD·experts #17
20Cade OttonTB vs CIN6.0 pts·3.5 rec·28 yds·24% TD·experts #21
21TJ HockensonMIN vs GB5.8 pts·3.5 rec·28 yds·22% TD·experts #20
22AJ BarnerSEA vs NE5.4 pts·2.5 rec·26 yds·27% TD·experts #22
Tier 49 close
23Pat FreiermuthPIT vs ATL5.1 pts·2.5 rec·26 yds·21% TD·experts #25
24Greg DulcichMIA vs LV5.0 pts·2.5 rec·26 yds·19% TD·experts #23
25Mike GesickiCIN vs TB4.8 pts·2.5 rec·20 yds·25% TD·experts #31
26Evan EngramDEN vs KC4.6 pts·2.5 rec·22 yds·18% TD·experts #27
27Colby ParkinsonLA vs SF4.5 pts·2.5 rec·20 yds·20% TD·experts #29
28Gunnar HelmTEN vs NYJ4.5 pts·2.5 rec·22 yds·17% TD·experts #26
29Terrance FergusonLA vs SF4.3 pts·1.5 rec·24 yds·20% TD·experts #24
30Mason TaylorNYJ vs TEN4.2 pts·2.5 rec·20 yds·17% TD·experts #32
31Michael MayerLV vs MIA4.0 pts·2.5 rec·18 yds·17% TD·experts #33
Tier 510 close
32Kenyon SadiqNYJ vs TEN3.9 pts·2.5 rec·18 yds·14% TD·experts #30
33Charlie KolarLAC vs ARI3.6 pts·1.5 rec·16 yds·21% TD·experts #35
34David NjokuLAC vs ARI3.5 pts·1.5 rec·16 yds·20% TD·experts #28
35Cole KmetCHI vs CAR3.4 pts·1.5 rec·14 yds·20% TD·experts #36
36Darnell WashingtonPIT vs ATL3.4 pts·1.5 rec·16 yds·16% TD·experts #34
37Dawson KnoxBUF vs HOU3.1 pts·1.5 rec·14 yds·14% TD·experts #40
38Tyler HigbeeLA vs SF3.0 pts·1.5 rec·14 yds·15% TD·experts #37
39Erick AllCIN vs TB2.8 pts·1.5 rec·10 yds·18% TD·experts #41
40Elijah ArroyoSEA vs NE2.4 pts·1.5 rec·8 yds·13% TD·experts #38
41Noah GrayKC vs DEN2.3 pts·1.5 rec·10 yds·11% TD·experts #39
Tier 62 close
42Adam TrautmanDEN vs KC2.3 pts·1.5 rec·8 yds·12% TD·experts #42
43Drew SampleCIN vs TB2.1 pts·1.5 rec·6 yds·12% TD·experts #43

Quarterbacks

7 tiers · 32 players · 9 sportsbooksTier 1: Justin Herbert, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Jared Goff
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pts is the fantasy points your league's scoring gives these lines, built from four betting markets on the player himself — his passing-yards and rushing-yards lines, and the prices on his passing touchdowns and interceptions, all shown beside it. The last two come from the odds rather than the posted number on purpose: every quarterback on the slate is listed at the same half-interception and nearly all at the same one-and-a-half touchdowns, so those lines separate nobody while the prices behind them separate everybody. D is where the defence he faces sits on the D/ST board above, so D #1 is the toughest draw of the week; it does not move the order, since the matchup is already inside every line. Here the order is the points, because unlike the boards above there is no measured blend weight to apply: historical player props are not public, so this method has never been scored against a season. experts is where consensus ranked him, shown so you can see the disagreement rather than have it averaged away.

Inside a tier, the order is untested, for the same reason as tight ends: the check needs historical player props and those are not published. One caveat this board has and the others do not — passing yards and touchdowns are priced by nine or ten sportsbooks, but interceptions by exactly one. That term is a real matchup read and is kept, but a single book cannot be checked against anyone.

Tier 14 close
1Justin HerbertLAC vs ARI25.6 pts·236 yds·2.1 TD·0.0 INT·22 rush·D #32·experts #5
2Joe BurrowCIN vs TB23.7 pts·268 yds·2.1 TD·0.6 INT·D #30·experts #2
3Lamar JacksonBAL vs IND22.6 pts·220 yds·1.6 TD·0.5 INT·36 rush·D #27·experts #1
4Jared GoffDET vs NO22.5 pts·262 yds·2.1 TD·0.5 INT·D #31·experts #10
Tier 25 close
5Jalen HurtsPHI vs WAS21.9 pts·210 yds·1.5 TD·0.6 INT·28 rush·D #25·experts #3
6Dak PrescottDAL vs NYG21.8 pts·260 yds·1.8 TD·0.6 INT·D #28·experts #6
7Trevor LawrenceJAX vs CLE21.4 pts·236 yds·1.6 TD·0.7 INT·16 rush·D #24·experts #9
8Matthew StaffordLA vs SF21.2 pts·266 yds·1.9 TD·0.6 INT·D #29·experts #13
9Caleb WilliamsCHI vs CAR20.9 pts·226 yds·1.6 TD·0.6 INT·20 rush·D #26·experts #7
Tier 36 close
10Jaxson DartNYG vs DAL20.9 pts·216 yds·1.4 TD·0.6 INT·30 rush·D #18·experts #12
11Josh AllenBUF vs HOU20.8 pts·220 yds·1.3 TD·0.8 INT·30 rush·D #16·experts #4
12Kyler MurrayMIN vs GB20.4 pts·222 yds·1.5 TD·0.6 INT·22 rush·D #21·experts #16
13Baker MayfieldTB vs CIN20.4 pts·232 yds·1.6 TD·0.6 INT·16 rush·D #22·experts #14
14Brock PurdySF vs LA20.4 pts·244 yds·1.6 TD·0.9 INT·18 rush·D #15·experts #15
15Tyler ShoughNO vs DET19.9 pts·246 yds·1.4 TD·0.7 INT·16 rush·D #9·experts #20
Tier 45 close
16Drake MayeNE vs SEA19.9 pts·230 yds·1.4 TD·0.7 INT·26 rush·D #7·experts #8
17Jordan LoveGB vs MIN19.5 pts·238 yds·1.6 TD·0.7 INT·10 rush·D #13·experts #21
18Patrick MahomesKC vs DEN19.3 pts·228 yds·1.5 TD·0.6 INT·16 rush·D #19·experts #19
19Jayden DanielsWAS vs PHI18.9 pts·202 yds·1.1 TD·0.6 INT·36 rush·D #4·experts #11
20Daniel JonesIND vs BAL18.6 pts·232 yds·1.4 TD·0.7 INT·12 rush·D #12·experts #23
Tier 54 close
21Bo NixDEN vs KC18.3 pts·228 yds·1.3 TD·0.7 INT·16 rush·D #10·experts #17
22Bryce YoungCAR vs CHI18.3 pts·210 yds·1.5 TD·0.6 INT·14 rush·D #14·experts #24
23Sam DarnoldSEA vs NE18.2 pts·228 yds·1.5 TD·0.7 INT·D #23·experts #22
24CJ StroudHOU vs BUF17.7 pts·220 yds·1.4 TD·0.7 INT·10 rush·D #11·experts #25
Tier 65 close
25Malik WillisMIA vs LV17.1 pts·182 yds·1.0 TD·0.8 INT·38 rush·D #6·experts #18
26Jacoby BrissettARI vs LAC16.8 pts·222 yds·1.3 TD·0.8 INT·10 rush·D #2·experts #27
27Aaron RodgersPIT vs ATL16.7 pts·212 yds·1.4 TD·0.5 INT·D #20·experts #26
28Kirk CousinsLV vs MIA16.5 pts·216 yds·1.4 TD·0.6 INT·D #17·experts #28
29Cam WardTEN vs NYJ15.8 pts·206 yds·1.2 TD·0.6 INT·D #8·experts #30
Tier 73 close
30Geno SmithNYJ vs TEN14.8 pts·208 yds·1.1 TD·0.7 INT·D #5·experts #29
31Tua TagovailoaATL vs PIT13.9 pts·206 yds·1.1 TD·0.9 INT·D #3·experts #31
32Deshaun WatsonCLE vs JAX13.4 pts·176 yds·0.9 TD·1.0 INT·20 rush·D #1·experts #32
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Dot is the rank the board is sorted by. The bar is one standard deviation of expert disagreement — the same spread the tiers are cut from. Where neighbouring bars overlap the tier line between them is a close call; where a gap opens, it is not. Axis is consensus rank, best on the left.