Keeper deadline reminder:
We are 48 hours away from the 2026 Keeper Deadline. Each team can protect up to four players from last year’s roster. Please review your keeper selections and the current league-wide list before the deadline; to view the current players being kept by team, click on this link.
Current Keeper Picture
Keeper Count
So far, 31 players have been selected as keepers, which is the lowest total I have seen in our league. We typically finish in the 32–34 keeper range, so this year’s lower total should make more early-round talent (rounds 3-4) available.
Teams keeping fewer than four players will get first crack at the rookie talent coming into the league and will be in position to scoop up players other teams may have under-valued.
Teams that are holding onto four players should expect to see fewer top-tier talent falling to them in the 5th and 6th rounds than usual.
Positional Breakdowwn
QBs – 7 keepers
RBs – 10 keepers
WRs – 11 keepers
TEs – 2 keepers
Draft Implications
The list of stud wide receivers looks thin. Right now, the three best available are AJ Brown 1, Nico Collins, and Rashee Rice. After that, there is a steep drop-off with the next tier featuring players like Devonta Smith, Emeka Egbuka, and Tee Higgins. The other positions appear to have more reliable options. The QB available player pool has a lot of tier 3 and tier 4 talent available. The same goes for the RB position. There should be plenty of attractive choices in Rounds 5-10. The TE position looks particularly strong this year with similarly productive players available top to bottom. How good is it? I have Travis Kelce and Jake Ferguson outside of my top 10.
If you are looking for good websites to help you prepare for the draft, Fantasy Pros and Rotowire are both effective tools. They include ADPs, rankings, draft simulators, and projections that can be customized to match our league’s roster composition and scoring. Remember to seek rankings and ADPs that reflect our 2-QB setup; otherwise, QB rankings will be unreliable.
Final Reminder
Once the keeper deadline passes, your choices become final. I do not have the ability to add or delete players from the list once it is finalized, so please submit any changes before the deadline.Good luck, and as always,
Knicks in Five!
MFT has revised their keepers and decided to keep AJ Brown.