2026 Fantasy Football Draft Rankings & Tiers | QB & TE Must-Have Targets + Busts to Avoid

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2026 Fantasy Football Draft Rankings & Tiers | QB & TE Must-Have Targets + Busts to Avoid Chris Welsh, Pat Fitzmaurice and Tara Roberts reveal their early 2026 fantasy football QB and TE rankings, breaking down every tier from Josh Allen's undisputed QB1 throne to the sleeper tight ends flying under the radar. The crew debates on Lamar Jackson vs. Jaxson Dart for the QB2 spot, examines the Brock Bowers vs. Trey McBride TE1 battle, and discusses whether Jalen Hurts is worth his current ADP heading into draft season. Discover why Kyle Pitts could finally deliver on his potential under his new head coach, where Colston Loveland fits as a potential top-tier value at a discount, and which quarterbacks you can safely wait on until the mid-to-late rounds of your 2026 fantasy football draft. Use these rankings and tiers to get a decisive edge before draft day. Timestamps: Introduction - 0:00:00 QB Ranks - 0:02:46 Lamar vs. Maye for QB2 - 0:03:24 Jalen Hurts (QB - PHI) - 0:08:36 Caleb Williams (QB - CHI) - 0:14:13 Dynasty Draft Simulator - 0:18:34 TE Ranks - 0:19:44 McBride vs. Bowers for TE1 - 0:20:14 LaPorta vs. Pitts - 0:24:43 Travis Kelce (QB - KC) - 0:27:20 Outro - 0:29:22 📄 For a complete list of rules and guidelines on how to enter our Giveaway Contest, and to claim your prize, please visit https://www.fantasypros.com/youtubes-contest-policies-and-guidelines/ ______________________ Sponsors: 🎸 Hard Rock Bet - Sign up for Hard Rock Bet and make a $5 bet and you'll get $150 in bonus bets if you win. Head over to Hard Rock Bet, sign up and make your first deposit today. Payable in bonus bet(s). Not a cash offer. Offered by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in FL. Offered by Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC, in all other states. Must be 21+ and physically present in AZ, CO, FL, IL, IN, NJ, OH, TN or VA to play. Terms and conditions apply. Concerned about gambling? In FL, call 1-888-ADMIT-IT. In IN, if you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-9-WITH-IT. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER (AZ, CO, IL, NJ, OH, TN, VA) ✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. Sign up today at http://www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not harder 📋 My Playbook - Sync your league instantly to My Playbook to get custom advice on how to manage your team throughout the season. See your league’s top available players, power rankings, and more for free! Check the “Are They Playing” tool each week to get the latest game-day availability odds for all injured players. If you’re premium – you unlock all kinds of helpful waiver, trade, lineup and league analysis tools. Sync your league and dominate every week of the season with My Playbook at fantasypros.com/myplaybook or on the FantasyPros App ______________________ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasypros-football-podcast/id1138942145?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1YM5ymt3vWVfdHzVAEzq2w Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/fantasypros-fantasy-football-podcast/PC:650 Helpful Links: 2026 Rankings: https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/rankings/ppr-cheatsheets.php Draft Wizard draft tools: https://draftwizard.fantasypros.com/football/leagues/ Dynasty Podcast: https://bit.ly/3ze9ygn BettingPros: https://www.youtube.com/bettingpros FantasyPros Shop: https://shop.fantasypros.com/ Follow Us! YouTube: http://bit.ly/fpros-subscribe Twitter: ht…