Fantasy football must-draft list 2026: 20 targets include five players we're prioritizing in every draft
With Fantasy football draft season reaching its apex, we highlight the players to target throughout your drafts


With Fantasy football draft season entering its peak, it's time to look at the players and strategies I've gravitated toward most over the last few weeks after a summer of real and mock drafting. Now that initial NFL rosters are set, we know almost all we can about the Fantasy football landscape heading into your drafts, save for Week 1 availability for players working through injury returns.
This Fantasy Football must-draft list will be split into three tiers: the five-star players I am prioritizing drafting ahead of their ADPs, the four-star players I would love to get around their ADPs and the three-star players I'm not necessarily going out of my way to target but am happy to draft at value. Some of my selections won't necessarily reflect specific players, rather strategies I'm applying to different positions.
We'll be using FantasyPros PPR ADP to determine where players are expected to go in drafts.
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