Happy Friday!

Welcome to another week of sharing some draft values I’ve identified this summer.

Something I’ve noticed in the past week: the QB market on ESPN is correcting fast. Two weeks ago, quarterbacks were sliding well behind expert consensus across the board on that platform. This week, several of the names that were the cheapest values in the sheet - Matthew Stafford, Bo Nix, Caleb Williams, Patrick Mahomes, even Justin Herbert - all jumped 35 to 51 picks up the ESPN board in a single week. The discount hasn't fully disappeared, but it's shrinking fast.

Sleeper tells a different story. That platform's QB devaluation has barely budged since last week - which means if you're drafting on Sleeper, the value window on quarterbacks is still wide open, even as it's closing on ESPN. More on both below.

Let’s get to drafting!

🏷️ This Week's Draft Values
📝 Draft Day Cheat Sheet
🔍 Draft Room Trend Watch
🥇 Top-10 TEs

Every week I’ll highlight draft values found in draft rooms, primarily using my Abusing Draft Rankings tool to help find these players.

FantasyPros ECR: 141 overall | ESPN ADP: 201
Landmine Score: 1.5

Sampson is locked in as Cleveland's clear pass-catching complement to Quinshon Judkins, and he's shown real receiving chops already (33 catches as a rookie). Judkins is the lead back, but he's dealing with a lingering injury concern - if that limits him at all, Sampson is the one absorbing the extra work, and ESPN drafters are pricing him like an afterthought.

FantasyPros ECR: 88 overall | Yahoo ADP: 130
Landmine Score: 2.8

Robinson signed with Tennessee this offseason after a 92-catch, 1,014-yard season with the Giants - and the move actually strengthens his outlook, since he's reuniting with the offensive coordinator who oversaw that breakout. He projects as a clear WR2 in Tennessee's offense, and Yahoo drafters haven't caught up to the new landing spot yet.

FantasyPros ECR: 144 overall | Yahoo ADP: 169
Landmine Score: 3.0

Henry is a proven TE1 whose price hasn't fully caught up to last year's production. Henry just posted a career-best season with Drake Maye (60 catches, 768 yards, 7 touchdowns, a top-10 finish among TEs), and he remains New England's clear top option at the position heading into 2026. Straightforward, low-risk value.

FantasyPros ECR: 114 overall | ESPN ADP: 148
Landmine Score: 2.6

Love just posted the most efficient season of his career - career highs in completion percentage, fewest turnovers yet - and he's still the unquestioned starter in Green Bay. He's not a name that jumps off the page, but with the broader QB position getting devalued across ESPN rooms this summer, he's one of several startable veterans still going far later than the numbers say he should.

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Another year, another update to my draft cheat sheet - JuiceSheets!

These sheets pair nicely with my Abusing Draft Rankings as it includes projections and a value column for Standard, Half PPR and PPR scoring on ESPN, Sleeper and Yahoo. Check it out as a tool to use as you draft.

Two issues ago, we found QBs running well below the normal Landmine baseline on ESPN and Sleeper - a sign the whole position was being punted. This week's data gives us our first real look at how that's playing out over time, and the platforms are moving in opposite directions.

ESPN has largely corrected. The average QB Landmine Score on ESPN Half PPR jumped from 3.74 (Issue 1) to 5.04 this week - essentially back to a normal baseline. ESPN PPR moved similarly, from 4.10 to 5.17. In plain terms: the market caught up. A handful of individual names are still values (Jordan Love among them), but the sitting-duck bargains from three weeks ago are mostly gone.

Sleeper hasn't moved. Sleeper Standard's QB average sits at 4.39 - almost identical to where it was in Issue 1. If you're drafting on Sleeper, the QB punt is still very much alive, and there's no sign yet that it's correcting the way ESPN's has.

RB is still running hot everywhere. No change here - ESPN and Sleeper drafters are still reaching for backs earlier than expert consensus suggests, the flip side of the QB story that hasn't resolved either.

Bottom line: if you've been waiting on a cheap ESPN quarterback, the window is closing - don't wait much longer. If you're on Sleeper, you've still got time.

The first draft of my 2026 rankings are LIVE! Here's a look at my top TEs, powered by FantasyPros ECR. Feel free to view all player ranks at the link below. Ranks will continue to be updated.

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