The Lineup Fantasy Football Show · Mitch Anderson & Justin Mello

Top 12 Quarterbacks Rankings & Tiers 2026 Fantasy Football

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Josh Allen is the best bet you can make in fantasy football every single year.

1. The Lineup Fantasy Football Show ranks and tiers its top 12 quarterbacks for the 2026 fantasy football season. 2. Mitch Anderson and Justin Mello host the episode, and both matter because they compare their own quarterback ranks and draft plans throughout the show. 3. The episode is for deciding whether Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Drake May, Joe Burrow, and the rest are worth their 2026 fantasy football draft prices. 4. Josh Allen opens at number one, and the hosts say he is the best bet in fantasy football every year. 5. They cite Allen's last six seasons, including four QB1 finishes and two QB2 finishes, as the reason he creates a positional advantage. 6. Lamar Jackson sits at number two, and the hosts argue that last season's injuries distorted how people view him. 7. They say Jackson is still only 29, still mobile, and still capable of an MVP-caliber season if healthy. 8. Drake May lands at number three, and both hosts say the QB2 price is higher than they want to pay. 9. They point to a move from the easiest strength of schedule to sixth hardest in 2026 as one reason to be more cautious with May. 10. Joe Burrow comes next, and the hosts connect his ranking to Cincinnati's elite weapons and weak defense. 11. They note that Burrow was QB3 in points per game after returning in Week 13 and that he is the fifth-highest career passer in yards per game. 12. Jaden Daniels is the next major debate, and the hosts treat his mobility and health as the key variables. 13. They compare his injured sophomore season to Lamar Jackson's injury-driven seasons and say Washington may be better if Daniels stays healthy. 14. Jalen Hurts sits in the middle tier, and the hosts worry about the tush push being banned. 15. They also mention AJ Brown trade talk and Dallas Goedert likely leaving in free agency, which makes Hurts' weapons harder to project. 16. Justin Herbert gets a long argument because the hosts think his 2026 outlook improved with healthy offensive tackles and a new offensive direction. 17. They note Herbert finished as the QB10 last season despite poor tackle play and ran for 498 rushing yards, which raised his ceiling. 18. Jackson Dart and Caleb Williams become the biggest risk-reward names later in the list, with Dart tied to Malik Nabers and Williams tied to Ben Johnson. 19. The tone is conversational and debate-heavy, with the hosts constantly cross-checking each other's ranks and draft strategy. 20. Fantasy managers who like quarterback tiers, stacking, and ADP value will get the most from this episode, while managers avoiding quarterback debates may skip it.

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A sharp QB tier debate that keeps circling back to draft cost and lineup fit.

The episode is a quarterback-tier pass for the 2026 fantasy football season, and its best stretch comes when it stops treating rankings as a list and starts treating them like a price argument.

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If you want a tiered read on the 2026 quarterback board, start here.

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