As the calendar turns to August, it's here. Those long spring and summer months of waiting are over. Training camps have started across most of the NFL.Fantasy football is back.As I started in this industry in 2019 with FanDuel, I set out on a mission to stop the groupthink in fantasy sports. So many are afraid to be wrong that they're afraid to be different.As you'll notice from my rankings below, I'm not afraid to buck the trend. I'm going to be wrong. I'm going to be right. Over the course of the next few months at Fantasy On SI, you'll read why I like or don't like some of these players, but for now, you're probably just here because it's draft day. You need some help. You're in a standard or half-PPR format, where these "cheat sheet" options are much slimmer. Don't worry, I've got you. Here are my 2026 fantasy football rankings for sub-PPR formats. I'll link the big kahuna first, and we'll go section by section afterward.Print the 2026 Fantasy Football Half-PPR Cheat Sheet HERESwaim's 2026 Fantasy Football Half-PPR RankingsQuarterback1. Josh Allen, BUF2. Joe Burrow, CIN3. Jayden Daniels, WAS4. Justin Herbert, LAC5. Lamar Jackson, BAL6. Caleb Williams, CHI7. Jalen Hurts, PHI8. Dak Prescott, DAL9. Kyler Murray, MIN10. Patrick Mahomes II, KC11. Malik Willis, MIA12. Drake Maye, NE13. Jaxson Dart, NYG14. Jordan Love, GB15. Bo Nix, DEN16. C.J. Stroud, HOU17. Cam Ward, TEN18. Trevor Lawrence, JAC19. Cam Ward, TEN20. Baker Mayfield, TB21. Matthew Stafford, LAR22. Jared Goff, DET23. Sam Darnold, SEA24. Brock Purdy, SF25. Tyler Shough, NOQuarterback is always going to be a low-risk, standard position with a few bright surprises -- like Drake Maye a year ago.In 2026, I'm out on Maye even as he's got a shiny new toy, A.J. Brown. At his current average draft position (ADP), you're paying for what was the high end of his final ranking (QB2) rather than high-end separation from the tier he belongs in. My aggressive ranking is to make a point.If I've got a "love" in 2026, it's Justin Herbert in a Mike McDaniel-led offense. Herbert was second in rushing yards among QBs a year ago, and we saw Tua Tagovailoa post two top-15 fantasy seasons under McDaniel in Miami. One of the league's best deep passers could do significant damage to their schedule.Running Backs1. Jahmyr Gibbs, DET2. Bijan Robinson, ATL3. James Cook III, BUF4. Chase Brown, CIN5. Ashton Jeanty, LV6. Kenneth Walker III, KC7. Jonathan Taylor, IND8. Omarion Hampton, LAC9. Saquon Barkley, PHI10. Derrick Henry, BAL11. De'Von Achane, MIA12. Quinshon Judkins, CLE13. Jeremiyah Love, ARI14. Javonte Williams, DAL15. Josh Jacobs, GB16. Christian McCaffrey, SF17. Cam Skattebo, NYG18. D'Andre Swift, CHI19. Jadarian Price, SEA20. Breece Hall, NYJ21. Kyren Williams, LAR22. David Montgomery, HOU23. Bucky Irving, TB24. Travis Etienne Jr., NO25. Rhamondre Stevenson, NE26. Tony Pollard, TEN27. Rachaad White, WAS28. Jaylen Warren, PIT29. Bhayshul Tuten, JAC30. Jonathon Brooks, CAR31. RJ Harvey, DEN32. Jordan Mason, MIN33. Kyle Monangai, CHI34. Kenny Gainwell, TB35. TreVeyon Henderson, NE36. Blake Corum, LAR37. Tyrone Tracy Jr., NYG38. Tyler Allgeier, ARI39. Rico Dowdle, PIT40. Aaron Jones Sr., MIN41. Alvin Kamara, NO42. Woody Marks, HOU43. Chris Rodriguez Jr., JAC44. Chuba Hubbard, CAR45. Isiah Pacheco, DET46. Zach Charbonnet, SEA47. Ray Davis, BUF48. Dylan Sampson, CLE49. Tyjae Spears, TEN50. Jonah Coleman, DEN51. Brian Robinson Jr., ATL52. J.K. Dobbins, DEN53. Emmett Johnson, KC54. Kaytron Allen, WAS55. Braelon Allen, NYJ56. DJ Giddens, IND57. Tank Bigsby, PHI58. Nicholas Singleton, TEN59. Jacory Croskey-Merritt, WAS60. Samaje Perine, CIN61. LeQuint Allen Jr., JAC62. Emanuel Wilson, SEA63. Kimani Vidal, LAC64. Mike Washington Jr., LV65. Jaydon Blue, DALI'm "Team Gibbs" over "Team Bijan" when marrying the idea that Detroit has one of the easiest schedules in the league with the fact that Robinson, an outstanding player, could be marred -- and even excluded from late-season games -- by Atlanta's horrible quarterback situation and Kevin Stefanski.Quinshon Judkins is a "flag plant" spot for me in 2026. He has access to a three-down role in a Browns offense that, if Shedeur Sanders is at the helm, might not be as bad as perception for fantasy football. He seems to have no limitations from last year's late injury, and Cleveland has revamped their offensive line and wide receiving rooms with two consecutive elite drafts at all positions.I'm trusting the data on Christian McCaffrey. If a player averaged under 5.0 fantasy points two different years in a row, we'd call them undraftable. "CMC" has two full samples of seasons following ones where he touched the rock at least 350 times, and he was an unusable, injured bust in both. Last year? An NFL-high 450 touches when including the postseason! If you're right and defy the trend...you got a top-five running back in the top five. Congrats? They're already dropping like flies at 49ers training camp, too.Wide Receivers1. Ja'Marr Chase, CIN2. Puka Nacua, LAR3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, SEA4. Justin Jefferson, MIN5. Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET6. A.J. Brown, NE7. Nico Collins, HOU8. DeVonta Smith, PHI9. George Pickens, DAL10. CeeDee Lamb, DAL11. Tee Higgins, CIN12. Malik Nabers, NYG13. Terry McLaurin, WAS14. Zay Flowers, BAL15. Drake London, ATL16. Emeka Egbuka, TB17. Jaylen Waddle, DEN18. Chris Olave, NO19. Rashee Rice, KC20. Rome Odunze, CHI21. Tetairoa McMillan, CAR22. Garrett Wilson, NYJ23. Carnell Tate, TEN24. Luther Burden III, CHI25. DJ Moore, BUF26. Christian Watson, GB27. Makai Lemon, PHI28. DK Metcalf, PIT29. Davante Adams, LAR30. Michael Wilson, ARI31. Jordyn Tyson, NO32. Jakobi Meyers, JAC33. Ladd McConkey, LAC34. Jameson Williams, DET35. Parker Washington, JAC36. Jayden Reed, GB37. Courtland Sutton, DEN38. Jordan Addison, MIN39. Marvin Harrison Jr., ARI40. Alec Pierce, IND41. Matthew Golden, GB42. Josh Downs, IND43. Chris Godwin Jr., TB44. Jayden Higgins, HOU45. Wan'Dale Robinson, TEN46. Mike Evans, SF47. Michael Pittman Jr., PIT48. Xavier Worthy, KC49. Jalen McMillan, TB50. Brian Thomas Jr., JAC51. Jalen Nailor, LV52. Romeo Doubs, NE53. Jalen Coker, CAR54. Khalil Shakir, BUF55. Denzel Boston, CLE56. Tre' Harris, LAC57. Malik Washington, MIA58. Jerry Jeudy, CLE59. Tre Tucker, LV60. Calvin Ridley, TEN61. KC Concepcion, CLE62. Quentin Johnston, LAC63. Travis Hunter, JAC64. Jalen Tolbert, MIA65. Tank Dell, HOU66. Rashid Shaheed, SEA67. Darnell Mooney, NYG68. Omar Cooper Jr., NYJ69. Deebo Samuel Sr., SF70. Jauan Jennings, MIN71. Tutu Atwell, MIA72. Hollywood Brown, PHI73. Treylon Burks, WAS74. Jaylin Noel, HOU75. Kayshon Boutte, NE76. Christian Kirk, SF77. Stefon Diggs, FA78. Antonio Williams, WAS79. Ted Hurst III, TB80. Jahan Dotson, ATL81. Troy Franklin, DEN82. Xavier Legette, CAR83. Chris Bell, MIA84. Keon Coleman, BUF85. Dontayvion Wicks, PHII'm probably most standard at the top with this positional group -- though Justin Jefferson is a favorite of mine. He's never had an "elite" quarterback, and Kyler Murray sustained a WR9 season for DeAndre Hopkins in the one healthy year they had together. Carson Wentz is still here if Murray goes down, as well.Terry McLaurin seems like an obvious "buy", right? He's yet to turn 31 with basically no established competition for targets. The upside if Jayden Daniels stays healthy? Enormous. Even if he doesn't, McLaurin posted 10.4 fantasy points per game (FPPG) in half-PPR with Mariota and Josh Johnson in the final six games of 2025.One of the appeals of going for Justin Herbert is that the Chargers' group of pass-catchers is a mess. I'm well behind consensus on Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston because there are so many other options. Tre' Harris had one of the most productive college seasons ever in 2024 and seems to be showing up at camp. Both Oronde Gadsden II and David Njoku are solid. Omarion Hampton will also handle receiver duties. This is feeling very "Bills" very quickly.Tight Ends1. Brock Bowers, LV2. Trey McBride, ARI3. Tyler Warren, IND4. Colston Loveland, CHI5. Tucker Kraft, GB6. Sam LaPorta, DET7. Harold Fannin Jr., CLE8. George Kittle, SF9. Isaiah Likely, NYG10. Kyle Pitts Sr., ATL11. Mark Andrews, BAL12. Kenyon Sadiq, NYJ13. Dallas Goedert, PHI14. Gunnar Helm, TEN15. Jake Ferguson, DAL16. Travis Kelce, KC17. Oronde Gadsden II, LAC18. Greg Dulcich, WAS19. Terrance Ferguson, LAR20. Dalton Kincaid, BUF21. Brenton Strange, JAC22. Chig Okonkwo, NE23. T.J. Hockenson, MIN24. Cade Otton, TB25. Hunter Henry, HOUTyler Warren.The upside to explode a tight end -- for someone who was a first-round pick and averaged 10.7 FPPG in full games with Daniel Jones last year -- is the chance to lead your team in targets. Michael Pittman Jr. is gone, Alec Pierce is battling an injury, and Jonathan Taylor's MVP-level season will be hard to duplicate just on the basis of Taylor having missed 16 total games in three years prior to 2025. Warren could have a monstrous year as a short-area target for Jones.I'm largely on board with "Brock Bowers could nuke fantasy" in a receiver-devoid Raiders offense, too.Two tight ends I'm bearish on are Colston Loveland, who I think is being drafted at his ceiling while baking in an All-Pro sort of leap, and Dalton Kincaid, whose per-route efficiency doesn't mean much when we have a multi-year sample that this identical Bills tight end room will cap his snap rate to 60% at a maximum.Print the 2026 Fantasy Football Half-PPR Cheat Sheet HEREAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow