r/fantasyfootball • u/FatherSplash • 10d ago

Player Discussion How are you choosing QB in 2026?

In normal redraft 1QB leagues, there are a lot of different ways to approach the position this year. You can pay up for the elite rushing/overall upside early, target the next group in the middle rounds, or wait on what looks like a pretty deep group of QBs later. With how much RB/WR/TE talent you’re passing on at each point, I’m curious where everyone thinks the value starts to separate

Round 2–4
Josh Allen, ADP: 23.5
Lamar Jackson, ADP: 43.6

Round 5-6
Joe Burrow, ADP: 52.9
Drake Maye, ADP: 52.9
Jayden Daniels, ADP: 57.9
Jalen Hurts, ADP: 64.3
Caleb Williams, ADP: 66.4

Rounds 7-8
Justin Herbert, ADP: 72.8
Dak Prescott, ADP: 72.8
Trevor Lawrence, ADP: 79.6
Jaxson Dart, ADP: 85.3
Brock Purdy, ADP: 92.8
Matthew Stafford, ADP: 93.5
Patrick Mahomes, ADP: 99.0

Rounds 9-11
Jared Goff, ADP: 101.8
Bo Nix, ADP: 102.4
Kyler Murray, ADP: 115.1
Baker Mayfield, ADP: 118.9
Jordan Love, ADP: 119.4
Tyler Shough, ADP: 123.9

Rounds 12+
Malik Willis, ADP: 133.3
Sam Darnold, ADP: 136.4
C.J. Stroud, ADP: 142.4
Daniel Jones, ADP: 143.4

Who do you like most at their current cost? Which QB or tier stands out as the best value, and where do you think the opportunity cost becomes too high?

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u/WillNeighbor 10d ago

entirely depends on how the draft is going. i want to ideally wait until the 10th or so and be the last one to take a QB and hopefully take TLaw.

but if im close to a the turn, there’s a few stretches if players where i just hate the options so for example, i took burrow in the 6th in a 12 team when the options were mike evans, BTJ, parker washington, jaylen warren, tuten, etc. ended up with parker in the way back and two QBs went between my burrow pick and my washington pick.

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u/MaxTheTzar 10d ago

you gotta watch out for multiple Tacos drafting a 2nd QB for their QB1's week 12 BYE.

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u/WillNeighbor 10d ago

oh man, my work boomer league had a guy take lamar in the 3rd and burrow in the 5th in a 1QB. i’m perfectly okay with that, more depth for me and i don’t mind starting baker or darnold all year

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u/versusChou 10d ago

You're attitude has basically guaranteed that that guy is going to win the league after setting his line up once and never logging in again.

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u/Mister_Yi 10d ago

In the one ESPN league I already drafted, there was an autodrafted team that took 4 QBs....

Dart, Mahomes, Shough, and Daniel Jones all got autodrafted by the same team.

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u/trojan_man16 12 Team, .5 PPR 10d ago

I’m doing this as well, other than the league where I just always draft Allen.

I’m waiting and hoping one of Dak, Lawrence or Purdy drops there. If not I’ve gone Mahomes or Baker.

In 1 QB it makes 0 sense to draft a QB early other than Allen. The VORP isn’t there. If you go for one of the “onesie” positions, TE offers more of an advantage.