After the 2025 fantasy football season, we’ll all likely have to adjust how we approach drafting quarterbacks. The Bills’ Josh Allen was the first QB off the board in most drafts and came through with a QB1 finish. The Broncos’ Bo Nix also landed about where we had him before the season began, as the QB7 in fantasy scoring. But with plenty of late-round QBs outperforming their ADP, how do we approach drafting the position and some of its elite players in 2026?
Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski discussed where Allen and Nix should be drafted in fantasy in 2026 on the latest episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast.
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Harmon thinks that while a “vanity” QB like Allen is appealing, it may be time to zag back to waiting at the position with so much talent there. Harmon also believes other positions will impact how we approach QB. He points out the emphasis on hitting on your WR1 at the top of your draft. Running back has also come back as more of a dominant force in fantasy. So waiting at QB and taking a few shots on players down the board stands out as we think ahead to 2026.
With Allen specifically, a lot of it will come down to what the Bills do during a pivotal offseason. Head coach Sean McDermott was fired after the team’s loss to Denver in the divisional round last weekend. A whole new coaching staff will need to be hired prior to an important 2026 NFL Draft and free agency period, where Buffalo will need to find Allen some help on offense.
Allen, 29, finished the season with 3,668 passing yards, 25 TDs and 10 interceptions while also rushing for 579 yards and 14 TDs. It was his third straight season with double-digit rushing touchdowns.
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Nix, who broke his ankle in the win over the Bills and is out for the remainder of the postseason, had 3,931 passing yards with 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, also providing extra value on the ground with 356 yards and five scores.
Yahoo analyst Justin Boone has Allen as the QB1 overall in both his early 2026 fantasy football rankings, dynasty rankings and trade value charts. Nix comes in as the QB15 for 2026 and QB13 for dynasty formats.
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