Drafting your fantasy football team is all about assessing value and maximizing it through your draft. So there really isn't a player you should never draft under any circumstance. However, there are some players we have ranked so low below ADP that there is no chance we would ever get them. This is our 2026 Do Not Draft List.
Do Not Draft List
QB Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
There is a large portion of the fantasy community that is inexplicably overly high on Herbert this season, despite the Chargers clearly building their team to pound the ball and play tough defense. We have seen him being ranked as high as the QB5 this season, while I have him ranked as the QB16.
Herbert has not thrown for 4,000 yards or topped 26 touchdown passes since 2022. He continues to disappoint fantasy owners, and they just keep coming out for more. Los Angeles is going to have a better defense this year and a healthy Omarion Hampton. The passing volume is not going to improve.
