Players — 2026 Week 1
Scoring: Full PPR · 6-pt pass TD · IDP
LB fantasy football rankings for Week 1, 2026: projected points with calibrated floor and ceiling ranges and boom/bust odds, sortable by any column.
This archived week lists every player we projected that week, whatever his team or status today.
Week 1: 61 of 136 LB with a recorded result finished inside their 80% range (45%).
This season through Week 1: 61 of 136 (45%).
An 80% range is meant to miss about one time in five, so a week near 80% is on target. Every played week is listed, the bad ones too.
Results as recorded on 2026-10-15 (UTC); an NFL stat correction can still move one.
This is a played week, shown for the record. This week's projections are for subscribers.
This is a played week, shown as it stood at each game's kickoff. Rest-of-season and season-ahead rankings are shown for the live week only: this page cannot yet show them as they stood that week, and today's would be a later ranking under this week's label.
| # | Player | Pos | Team | Mean ↓ | Floor | Ceiling | Result | In range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB1 | Nick Bolton | LB | KC | 17.4 | 11.7 | 22.9 | 9.0 | Missed |
| LB2 | Blake Cashman | LB | MIN | 17.3 | 11.7 | 23.1 | 18.0 | Landed |
| LB3 | Jacoby Windmon | LB | PIT | 16.9 | 8.7 | 24.5 | — | — |
| LB4 | Carson Schwesinger | LB | CLE | 16.8 | 10.9 | 22.7 | 14.0 | Landed |
| LB5 |
Roquan Smith
Questionable — this number is not discounted for it.
|
LB | BAL | 16.6 | 10.4 | 23.9 | 26.0 | Missed |
| LB6 | Quay Walker | LB | LV | 16.6 | 10.4 | 22.7 | 11.0 | Landed |
| LB7 | Alex Highsmith | LB | PIT | 16.6 | 10.3 | 23.3 | 19.0 | Landed |
| LB8 | Jack Campbell | LB | DET | 16.3 | 10.8 | 21.9 | 14.0 | Landed |
| LB9 | Foyesade Oluokun | LB | JAX | 16.3 | 9.4 | 23.2 | 16.0 | Landed |
| LB10 | Andrew Van Ginkel | LB | MIN | 16.2 | 9.6 | 23.1 | 20.0 | Landed |
| LB11 | Alex Singleton | LB | DEN | 16.2 | 10.4 | 21.8 | 20.0 | Landed |
| LB12 | Jamien Sherwood | LB | NYJ | 15.9 | 9.5 | 21.6 | 6.0 | Missed |
| LB13 | Jordyn Brooks | LB | MIA | 15.9 | 10.0 | 22.2 | 16.0 | Landed |
| LB14 | Ernest Jones | LB | SEA | 15.6 | 10.2 | 21.0 | 21.0 | Landed |
| LB15 | Bobby Okereke | LB | CAR | 15.4 | 9.3 | 21.8 | 14.0 | Landed |
| LB16 |
T.J. Edwards
Out — this number is not discounted for it.
|
LB | CHI | 15.3 | 9.2 | 21.8 | 1.0 | Missed |
| LB17 | Zack Baun | LB | PHI | 15.1 | 9.5 | 20.9 | 27.0 | Missed |
| LB18 |
Zaire Franklin
Out — this number is not discounted for it.
|
LB | GB | 15.1 | 9.7 | 20.4 | 7.0 | Missed |
| LB19 | Fred Warner | LB | SF | 15.0 | 10.3 | 19.6 | 22.0 | Missed |
| LB20 | Frankie Luvu | LB | WAS | 15.0 | 8.7 | 21.1 | 12.0 | Landed |
| LB21 | Quincy Williams | LB | CLE | 14.7 | 7.7 | 21.7 | 7.0 | Missed |
| LB22 | T.J. Watt | LB | PIT | 14.7 | 8.1 | 22.4 | 38.0 | Missed |
| LB23 | Cody Simon | LB | ARI | 14.6 | 8.5 | 20.6 | — | — |
| LB24 | Daiyan Henley | LB | LAC | 14.5 | 9.0 | 20.2 | 14.0 | Landed |
| LB25 | Kaden Elliss | LB | NO | 14.4 | 9.3 | 19.8 | 18.0 | Landed |
| LB26 | Tyrel Dodson | LB | MIA | 14.3 | 8.5 | 21.0 | — | — |
| LB27 | Patrick Queen | LB | PIT | 14.3 | 8.8 | 20.1 | 9.0 | Landed |
| LB28 | Germaine Pratt | LB | not listed | 14.2 | 7.7 | 20.8 | — | — |
| LB29 | Devin Bush Jr. | LB | CHI | 14.2 | 7.9 | 20.6 | 11.0 | Landed |
| LB30 | Robert Spillane | LB | NE | 14.1 | 7.3 | 20.8 | 15.0 | Landed |
| LB31 |
Divine Deablo
Out — this number is not discounted for it.
|
LB | ATL | 14.1 | 8.5 | 19.9 | 15.0 | Landed |
| LB32 | Nathan Landman | LB | LAR | 14.0 | 7.8 | 20.2 | 17.0 | Landed |
| LB33 | Drue Tranquill | LB | KC | 14.0 | 8.1 | 19.5 | 9.0 | Landed |
| LB34 | Nakobe Dean | LB | LV | 14.0 | 8.6 | 19.5 | 22.0 | Missed |
| LB35 | Alex Anzalone | LB | TB | 13.9 | 8.3 | 19.6 | 9.0 | Landed |
| LB36 | Demario Davis | LB | NYJ | 13.6 | 7.8 | 19.7 | 15.0 | Landed |
| LB37 | Mack Wilson | LB | ARI | 13.6 | 7.9 | 19.3 | 11.0 | Landed |
| LB38 | Henry To'oTo'o | LB | HOU | 13.6 | 7.6 | 19.6 | 3.0 | Missed |
| LB39 | Tatum Bethune | LB | SF | 13.5 | 8.2 | 19.3 | — | — |
| LB40 | Eric Wilson | LB | MIN | 13.5 | 8.0 | 19.1 | 7.0 | Missed |
| LB41 |
Drake Thomas
Out — this number is not discounted for it.
|
LB | SEA | 13.4 | 7.4 | 19.6 | 19.0 | Landed |
| LB42 |
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
Out — this number is not discounted for it.
|
LB | CLE | 13.4 | 7.3 | 20.1 | — | — |
| LB43 | Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | HOU | 13.2 | 7.5 | 19.2 | 15.0 | Landed |
| LB44 | SirVocea Dennis | LB | TB | 13.0 | 7.4 | 18.5 | — | — |
| LB45 | Abdul Carter | LB | NYG | 13.0 | 7.4 | 19.0 | 4.0 | Missed |
| LB46 | Devin Lloyd | LB | CAR | 12.9 | 7.6 | 18.6 | 22.0 | Missed |
| LB47 | Terrel Bernard | LB | BUF | 12.9 | 8.1 | 18.1 | 22.0 | Missed |
| LB48 | Micah McFadden | LB | NYG | 12.8 | 6.9 | 18.9 | — | — |
| LB49 | Trevin Wallace | LB | NYJ | 12.7 | 6.7 | 19.0 | — | — |
| LB50 |
Harold Landry
Out — this number is not discounted for it.
|
LB | NE | 12.7 | 7.6 | 19.0 | — | — |
-
LB1 · LB · KC17.4 mean
- Floor
- 11.7
- Ceiling
- 22.9
- Result
- 9.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB2 · LB · MIN17.3 mean
- Floor
- 11.7
- Ceiling
- 23.1
- Result
- 18.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB3 · LB · PIT16.9 mean
- Floor
- 8.7
- Ceiling
- 24.5
- Result
- —
- In range
- —
-
LB4 · LB · CLE16.8 mean
- Floor
- 10.9
- Ceiling
- 22.7
- Result
- 14.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB5 · LB · BAL16.6 mean
- Floor
- 10.4
- Ceiling
- 23.9
- Availability
- Questionable — this number is not discounted for it.
- Result
- 26.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB6 · LB · LV16.6 mean
- Floor
- 10.4
- Ceiling
- 22.7
- Result
- 11.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB7 · LB · PIT16.6 mean
- Floor
- 10.3
- Ceiling
- 23.3
- Result
- 19.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB8 · LB · DET16.3 mean
- Floor
- 10.8
- Ceiling
- 21.9
- Result
- 14.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB9 · LB · JAX16.3 mean
- Floor
- 9.4
- Ceiling
- 23.2
- Result
- 16.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB10 · LB · MIN16.2 mean
- Floor
- 9.6
- Ceiling
- 23.1
- Result
- 20.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB11 · LB · DEN16.2 mean
- Floor
- 10.4
- Ceiling
- 21.8
- Result
- 20.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB12 · LB · NYJ15.9 mean
- Floor
- 9.5
- Ceiling
- 21.6
- Result
- 6.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB13 · LB · MIA15.9 mean
- Floor
- 10.0
- Ceiling
- 22.2
- Result
- 16.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB14 · LB · SEA15.6 mean
- Floor
- 10.2
- Ceiling
- 21.0
- Result
- 21.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB15 · LB · CAR15.4 mean
- Floor
- 9.3
- Ceiling
- 21.8
- Result
- 14.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB16 · LB · CHI15.3 mean
- Floor
- 9.2
- Ceiling
- 21.8
- Availability
- Out — this number is not discounted for it.
- Result
- 1.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB17 · LB · PHI15.1 mean
- Floor
- 9.5
- Ceiling
- 20.9
- Result
- 27.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB18 · LB · GB15.1 mean
- Floor
- 9.7
- Ceiling
- 20.4
- Availability
- Out — this number is not discounted for it.
- Result
- 7.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB19 · LB · SF15.0 mean
- Floor
- 10.3
- Ceiling
- 19.6
- Result
- 22.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB20 · LB · WAS15.0 mean
- Floor
- 8.7
- Ceiling
- 21.1
- Result
- 12.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB21 · LB · CLE14.7 mean
- Floor
- 7.7
- Ceiling
- 21.7
- Result
- 7.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB22 · LB · PIT14.7 mean
- Floor
- 8.1
- Ceiling
- 22.4
- Result
- 38.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB23 · LB · ARI14.6 mean
- Floor
- 8.5
- Ceiling
- 20.6
- Result
- —
- In range
- —
-
LB24 · LB · LAC14.5 mean
- Floor
- 9.0
- Ceiling
- 20.2
- Result
- 14.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB25 · LB · NO14.4 mean
- Floor
- 9.3
- Ceiling
- 19.8
- Result
- 18.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB26 · LB · MIA14.3 mean
- Floor
- 8.5
- Ceiling
- 21.0
- Result
- —
- In range
- —
-
LB27 · LB · PIT14.3 mean
- Floor
- 8.8
- Ceiling
- 20.1
- Result
- 9.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB28 · LB · not listed14.2 mean
- Floor
- 7.7
- Ceiling
- 20.8
- Result
- —
- In range
- —
-
LB29 · LB · CHI14.2 mean
- Floor
- 7.9
- Ceiling
- 20.6
- Result
- 11.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB30 · LB · NE14.1 mean
- Floor
- 7.3
- Ceiling
- 20.8
- Result
- 15.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB31 · LB · ATL14.1 mean
- Floor
- 8.5
- Ceiling
- 19.9
- Availability
- Out — this number is not discounted for it.
- Result
- 15.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB32 · LB · LAR14.0 mean
- Floor
- 7.8
- Ceiling
- 20.2
- Result
- 17.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB33 · LB · KC14.0 mean
- Floor
- 8.1
- Ceiling
- 19.5
- Result
- 9.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB34 · LB · LV14.0 mean
- Floor
- 8.6
- Ceiling
- 19.5
- Result
- 22.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB35 · LB · TB13.9 mean
- Floor
- 8.3
- Ceiling
- 19.6
- Result
- 9.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB36 · LB · NYJ13.6 mean
- Floor
- 7.8
- Ceiling
- 19.7
- Result
- 15.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB37 · LB · ARI13.6 mean
- Floor
- 7.9
- Ceiling
- 19.3
- Result
- 11.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB38 · LB · HOU13.6 mean
- Floor
- 7.6
- Ceiling
- 19.6
- Result
- 3.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB39 · LB · SF13.5 mean
- Floor
- 8.2
- Ceiling
- 19.3
- Result
- —
- In range
- —
-
LB40 · LB · MIN13.5 mean
- Floor
- 8.0
- Ceiling
- 19.1
- Result
- 7.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB41 · LB · SEA13.4 mean
- Floor
- 7.4
- Ceiling
- 19.6
- Availability
- Out — this number is not discounted for it.
- Result
- 19.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB42 · LB · CLE13.4 mean
- Floor
- 7.3
- Ceiling
- 20.1
- Availability
- Out — this number is not discounted for it.
- Result
- —
- In range
- —
-
LB43 · LB · HOU13.2 mean
- Floor
- 7.5
- Ceiling
- 19.2
- Result
- 15.0
- In range
- Landed
-
LB44 · LB · TB13.0 mean
- Floor
- 7.4
- Ceiling
- 18.5
- Result
- —
- In range
- —
-
LB45 · LB · NYG13.0 mean
- Floor
- 7.4
- Ceiling
- 19.0
- Result
- 4.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB46 · LB · CAR12.9 mean
- Floor
- 7.6
- Ceiling
- 18.6
- Result
- 22.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB47 · LB · BUF12.9 mean
- Floor
- 8.1
- Ceiling
- 18.1
- Result
- 22.0
- In range
- Missed
-
LB48 · LB · NYG12.8 mean
- Floor
- 6.9
- Ceiling
- 18.9
- Result
- —
- In range
- —
-
LB49 · LB · NYJ12.7 mean
- Floor
- 6.7
- Ceiling
- 19.0
- Result
- —
- In range
- —
-
LB50 · LB · NE12.7 mean
- Floor
- 7.6
- Ceiling
- 19.0
- Availability
- Out — this number is not discounted for it.
- Result
- —
- In range
- —
Rank shown is position rank (mean desc), independent of the sort you pick.
About these numbers
Team reads “not listed” on 1 of the 50 rows on this board. The badge names the club whose published depth chart listed the player in that week, never the club he is on today — a present-day badge beside an archived week is the wrong answer, so where that week's chart does not list him we name no club rather than guess one. It is not a claim that he was unsigned or that he did not play.
What these columns mean
- Team
- — The club whose published depth chart listed the player in THAT week, read from the slate's own chart rather than from his club today — these boards can be archived weeks. “not listed” where that week's chart does not list him.
- Mean
- — The league-rules-aware fantasy-points mean. It already integrates over playing-time and matchup uncertainty, so it is not a best case.
- Floor
- — The 10th percentile of this player's projected points: 10% of simulated weeks come in below it. It is the lower edge of the calibrated 80% range.
- Ceiling
- — The 90th percentile: only 10% of simulated weeks come in above it. It is the upper edge of the same calibrated 80% range.
- Result
- — the fantasy points he actually scored that week, under the same scoring format as the projection, from his recorded stat line. A dash means no result is recorded for him: he did not play, or his stat line is missing a stat this format scores.
- In range
- — Landed when the result fell inside the printed Floor-to-Ceiling range (the 80% range), Missed when it fell outside. Each row is the projection on the board when his game kicked off, not a later update.
What this scoring format pays for
Points on this board are scored at: defensive touchdown 6, interception 6, sack 6, forced fumble 3, fumble recovery 3, pass defensed 3, solo tackle 2, tackle for loss 2, quarterback hit 1, assisted tackle 1.
This format also scores a blocked kick (3) and a safety (3), which we do not project at all — that leg is missing from these totals rather than counted as zero.