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Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet: Printable standard league draft rankings
The Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet gives standard league managers a printable, draft-ready resource built from PFF's latest player rankings and projections. Designed specifically for single-quarterback standard redraft leagues, the cheat sheet tiers players by position while incorporating average draft position to help identify value throughout every round.
Fantasy Football: Late-round wide receiver targets for 2026 fantasy drafts
Finding productive late-round wide receiver targets is one of the easiest ways to create value in fantasy football drafts, and several overlooked options stand out entering 2026.
2026 Fantasy Football Rankings: Dynasty TE premium top 100 for drafts
Nathan Jahnke unveils his top 100 dynasty rankings for tight end premium leagues, weighing superflex PPR formats with 0.5 more PPR for tight ends.
PFF Running Back Rankings: Assessing all 32 starters ahead of the 2026 NFL season
Dalton Wasserman and Max Chadwick rank all 32 NFL teams' starting running backs ahead of the 2026 season.
NFL quarterbacks are holding the ball longer than ever: The trends behind time to throw
NFL quarterbacks are taking longer than ever to get rid of the football, and PFF's exclusive time-to-throw data illustrates how dramatically the position continues to evolve. Leaguewide average time to throw has climbed every season since 2020, reaching 2.86 seconds in 2025, but individual quarterback trends tell an even more compelling story.
10 NFL players under pressure to perform in Year 2
Every NFL player hopes to turn heads in their second seasons, but these 10 names will be watched even more closely.
The top wide receivers from the 2025 NFL season in yards per route run
Yards per route run remains one of PFF's most predictive receiving metrics, measuring how efficiently a wide receiver produces every time they run a route rather than simply rewarding volume. The 2025 NFL season was led by Puka Nacua, who paced all qualifying receivers with 3.57 yards per route run while also leading the league in receiving grade, targets and receiving yards.
2025 Quarterback Grades: Biggest risers and fallers
The NFL's biggest quarterback improvements and regressions from 2024 to 2025 are reflected in PFF passing grades and the advanced metrics behind them. Matthew Stafford headlines the list of risers after improving to a league-best 91.7 passing grade behind an elite big-time throw rate.
Fantasy Football: Running back sleepers for 2026 fantasy drafts
Finding the right fantasy football running back sleepers for 2026 can make the difference between a good draft and a championship roster. This year's late-round running back class offers several players with realistic paths to significant fantasy value, whether through projected workload, elite efficiency or ideal scheme fit.
Fantasy Football 2026: Best ball ADPs to avoid in Rounds 6-10
Nic Bodiford identifies best ball players to avoid in Rounds 6-10, including Colts WR Alec Pierce.
Fantasy Football 2026: Best ball ADPs to avoid in Rounds 3-5
Weighing both player injury status, role and offensive scheme, Nic Bodiford pinpoints two players to avoid drafting in best ball Rounds 3-5.
Fantasy Football 2026: Best ball ADPs to avoid in Rounds 1-2
The first two best ball rounds are dotted with likely high-scoring skill position players. However, in some instances, fantasy managers are drafting players at or near their top range of potential outcomes, leaving little room for underperformance and volatility.
SEC All-Decade Team: Alabama fill 10 spots, Joe Burrow headlines at QB
The SEC All-Decade Team highlights the conference's greatest college football players from the past 10 seasons using PFF grades and advanced statistics to settle some of the toughest positional debates.
2026 Fantasy Football Rankings: PPR top 100
The 2026 Fantasy Football Rankings for PPR leagues begin with Jahmyr Gibbs as the No. 1 overall player after back-to-back seasons averaging at least 21 PPR fantasy points per game. Puka Nacua leads all wide receivers thanks to his NFL-best 96.3 PFF receiving grade over the past two seasons, while Bijan Robinson, Christian McCaffrey and Jonathan Taylor headline another loaded running back class.
Fantasy Football: 3 sleeper wide receivers for 2026
Fantasy football sleeper wide receivers can swing leagues when they outperform their late-round draft cost, and Josh Downs, KC Concepcion and Jalen Nailor each have a realistic path to doing just that in 2026.
Young NFL quarterbacks are getting better: PFF data tells the story
Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels and C.J. Stroud have set the NFL on fire in recent seasons. Bradley Locker looks into the data to determine how common that's been over the last 20 years.
Performance on zero-graded throws, and what it can tell us about quarterback play
Performance on zero-graded throws offers a unique way to evaluate quarterback play by isolating routine execution from extraordinary plays. Using two decades of PFF grading data, this analysis examines more than 221,000 zero-graded pass attempts to measure how quarterbacks and offensive systems perform when simply executing what's expected.
10 takeaways from the 2026 PFF QB Annual
The 2026 PFF QB Annual delivers a comprehensive breakdown of every qualifying NFL quarterback using PFF grades, advanced charting and predictive metrics that extend far beyond traditional statistics. Among the biggest findings, Matthew Stafford earned the league's highest passing grade, Joe Burrow posted historically elite ball security despite playing only eight games, and Patrick Mahomes experienced a significant decline in structured passing efficiency.
Safety-blanket receivers: The NFL’s best pass-catchers under pressure during the 2025 season
Mason Cameron highlights the most-targeted pass-catchers in the NFL last season when opposing defenses generated pressure.
PFF Quarterback Rankings: All 32 starters ahead of the 2026 NFL season
Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes once again headline the top tier, though separating four of the NFL's premier quarterbacks proved no easy task. Matthew Stafford rounds out the group at the top after continuing to produce high-level play for the Los Angeles Rams well into his career.
PFF College 50: The 50 best players in college football ahead of the 2026 season
The PFF College 50 is PFF's definitive preseason ranking of the best players in college football entering the 2026 season. Built using PFF grades, advanced data and future projection, the list highlights the nation's most impactful returning stars and breakout candidates across every position.
College Football: How often do preseason top-5 teams perform like it?
Are the mid-August rankings actually a valuable tool, or does history tend to side with what happened last season? Let’s take a deep dive utilizing PFF grades, poll standings and eventual season outcomes.
Ranking the NFL’s best scrambling quarterbacks using PFF data
Using PFF data like rushing grade, explosive run rate and conversion figures, Daire Carragher takes stock of the NFL's most dangerous quarterbacks once they escape the pocket.
Fantasy Football: 3 league winners for 2026
Finding value is about more than identifying talented players. It requires identifying situations where talent, opportunity and cost align. These three players check all three boxes and have the potential to dramatically outperform their current ADPs in 2026.
The 2026 PFF QB Annual Is Live
Available exclusively to PFF+ subscribers, the 2026 PFF QB Annual is the premier destination for quarterback analysis, bringing together PFF grades, proprietary charting, advanced metrics and interactive visualizations into a complete evaluation of every qualifying NFL quarterback from the 2025 season.
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