Half PPR Rankings

There's a strong case to make for Robinson as not just the fantasy RB1, but the 1.01 pick in most formats. As much as players like Jahmyr Gibbs and Christian McCaffrey are capable of claiming the RB1 title themselves, Robinson's combination of huge workload (including pass catching), elite efficiency and uncommon durability give him the highest combination of floor and ceiling. With Tyler Allgeier off to Arizona and a strong offensive line still in place back in Atlanta, Robinson's workload is locked in around a league-leading level. He compounds that volume with explosive production as both a runner and pass catcher, averaging 4.9 YPC and 6.7 YPT for his career. New Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski will probably want to use backup RB Brian Robinson at times, but Robinson may quickly prove a downgrade on Allgeier, who poached 143 carries and eight rushing touchdowns last year, including 10 carries inside the 5-yard line and 19 carries inside the 10. With standout power, 4.46 speed and polished pass-catching skills, Robinson should continue to provide elite per-touch efficiency while boasting better volume/durability projections than Gibbs or McCaffrey.

With at least 5.0 yards per carry and blistering touchdown production in each of his three NFL seasons, it's easy to make the case that Gibbs is the most explosive from-scrimmage threat in the league. Even in what was a down year for the Detroit offense Gibbs still finished with 18 touchdowns (five receiving) while averaging 5.0 yards per carry, proving that Gibbs carries the Detroit offense rather than the other way around. The Lions traded David Montgomery to Houston and have so far only replaced him with Isiah Pacheco. As much as the Lions might want to be a little more careful about overworking the 5-foot-9, 199-pound Gibbs, with their present running back depth chart they might not have much choice but to put even more work on Gibbs in 2026. The Detroit offensive line is undergoing notable transition for the second offseason in a row due to the subtraction of long-time left tackle Taylor Decker, but Penei Sewell should be up to the task of moving to the left side, and 17th overall pick Blake Miller was a rock-solid four-year starter at Clemson. There's no guarantee the Detroit offensive line improves from its disappointing 2025 results, but it shouldn't get any worse.

Famously just a fifth-round pick, Nacua came out of the gate in 2023 with a rookie record of 1,486 receiving yards. He then led the NFL in yards per route run (3.70) in 2024, but a knee injury limited him to 487 snaps over 11 regular-season games. Healthier last year, Nacua again led the league in YPRR (3.80), only this time across 16 regular-season games (727 snaps), averaging a WR-leading 23.5 PPR points. His route share (75.1 percent) was still low relative to other top wideouts, but that helped him stay fresh and sustain absurd per-route usage, similar to Tyreek Hill's 2022-23 peak in Miami. Targeted on a league-high 36.1 percent of routes last year, Nacua did damage at every level, even catching 13 passes (t-3rd) 20-plus yards downfield (to equal his combined total from 2023-24). The lone disappointment? Nacua's 17.0 percent target share in the red zone, where Davante Adams (34.8 percent) took precedence. Nacua nonetheless scored 12 times in 19 total games, putting up 129-1,715-10 during the regular season and 24-332-2 across three playoff outings. Epic campaign aside, Nacua's unusual off-field behavior became a repeated source of public interest throughout the winter, culminating in a March trip to a holistic treatment facility. The Rams reportedly discussed trading Adams and acquiring A.J. Brown around that same time, but stability is otherwise the story in Los Angeles, with every 2025 starter on offense under contract for 2026. Continued off-field problems are the only thing that would prevent Nacua from being a consensus top-five pick in fantasy.

A perennial first-round fantasy pick, Chase was the popular 1.01 selection last year and mostly lived up to it, becoming the third player ever with 125-plus receptions in back-to-back seasons. He finished 2025 with a career-high and league-leading 185 targets, yet his fantasy production (19.5 PPR points) didn't quite match the 2024 level (23.7 PPR), with Chase dropping from 9.8 YPT to 7.6, including just 7.9 YPT on his 78 targets from Joe Burrow. In five games with Joe Flacco under center, Chase averaged an absurd 14.4 targets, producing 21.5 PPR points despite 6.8 YPT. With Burrow now healthy and Flacco re-signed, Chase is as close to a sure thing as there is in fantasy football, having played at least 16 games in four of five seasons. He's averaged at least 16.4 PPR points and 76 receiving yards each year, piling up short catches for easy points while also doing damage downfield. The only possible criticism is that he relies on massive route volume rather than pacing the league in per-route stats, but it doesn't much matter for fantasy when he's once again positioned for an every-down role in a pass-heavy offense.

McCaffrey began the 2025 season with an unspecified Achilles' tendon issue casting ominous clouds overhead, but somehow he shook it off despite the worst fears of his fantasy investors. McCaffrey not only started all year for San Francisco, he was almost certainly overworked as the 49ers scrambled to fix production shortages caused by injuries to the other San Francisco skill position players. McCaffrey played in every game and logged 927 snaps, his highest total since 2019 and the third-highest of his career. With McCaffrey turning 30 in June and with plenty of injuries in his past, the 49ers might want to lessen McCaffrey's workload after logging a career-high 311 carries last year and 102 receptions. The question is whether the 49ers will actually have that luxury. Second-year fifth-round prospect Jordan James offers some promise and third-round rookie pick Kaelon Black brings a little more firepower between the tackles, but Isaac Guerendo has seemingly fallen out of favor and in the meantime neither of James nor Black projects as a viable starter. It wouldn't be shocking if the 49ers overworked McCaffrey again, which would again be to the delight of McCaffrey's fantasy investors.