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NJFFL Power Rankings: Post-Draft, All 12 Teams

Full rosters are in. Here is where every team stands after the free agency auction and the seven-round draft.

By NJFFL Staff · 9/1/2026

Auction night is over, the seven rounds are in the books, and for the first time all offseason we are looking at complete 2026 rosters. Cap sheets are set, dev squads are stashed, and the contenders separated themselves from the projects in a hurry.

A few themes: quarterback money got wild at the top (Toledo's $10.5M swing on Drake Maye is the single biggest number in the league), running back depth is the real currency this year, and the teams that spent late — grabbing $0.2M rotational backs and upside receivers in rounds five through seven — quietly built the deepest benches.

Rankings below weigh starting-lineup ceiling first, depth and bye-week survivability second, and cap flexibility for in-season FAAB third.

Rankings

  1. 1

    Jersey City Crop Dusters (JCD)

    Still the most complete roster in the league. Jonathan Taylor and Jahmyr Gibbs is the best backfield in the NJFFL, Ja'Marr Chase is an IMPACT tag worth every dollar, and the Rice/Shaheed/Tucker group gives them three receivers who can win a week outright. Tyler Shough at $3.0M is the one number that could age badly.

  2. 2

    Philadelphia Phreaks (PHL)▲ 2

    The draft made them. Jalen Hurts and Kyle Pitts anchor a top-heavy build, but James Cook, Bucky Irving and Omarion Hampton is a legitimate three-deep backfield. Metcalf, London and DeVonta Smith means no bad matchups at receiver. Deepest bench of any contender.

  3. 3

    Boston Alliance (BOS)

    Kyren Williams on the IMPACT tag plus Pollard, Harvey, Dobbins and Croskey-Merritt is running back hoarding taken to its logical end. A.J. Brown, Tee Higgins and Jameson Williams keep the ceiling high. Two quarterbacks at real money (Murray and Daniels) is the only inefficiency.

  4. 4

    Louisville Lightning (LOU)▲ 1

    Bijan Robinson on a franchise tag is the best value contract in the league, and Patrick Mahomes at $0.2M in the draft may be the single best pick of the night. Puka Nacua and Nico Collins are steady, Trey McBride is a positional edge. Roster is 26 deep with almost no dead weight.

  5. 5

    Florida Finatics (FLA)▼ 3

    Slides slightly, not because the roster got worse but because everyone above them got deeper. Achane and Judkins is an elite young backfield, JSN and Jefferson is a top-two receiver room, and they have Purdy and Love at quarterback. The $4.0M on MarShawn Lloyd is the swing factor for the whole season.

  6. 6

    Tampa Sea Captains (TAM)

    Ten and a half million dollars for Drake Maye. That is the story, and it either wins them a title or costs them two years of flexibility. Henry, Barkley, St. Brown and Brock Bowers is a monster starting five — but the bench thins out fast, and they gave up 2026 picks in the Maine trade to get there.

  7. 7

    Chicago Icemen (CHI)▲ 4

    The biggest riser. Caleb Williams on the franchise tag finally has a supporting cast: TreVeyon Henderson, Javonte Williams and Rhamondre Stevenson at back, Olave and Zay Flowers outside, and Khalil Shakir at $0.8M is a solid market-rate add. They sit at $24.4M with about $0.6M of room — the No. 8 pick from Montclair cost a 2027 first, so Jonah Coleman has to hit.

  8. 8

    West Hartford Wolverines (WHW)▲ 1

    Christian McCaffrey and Kenneth Walker III give them a real floor, and George Kittle is a top-three tight end. But $5.5M on Jordan Mason and $5.0M on Dak Prescott is $10.5M in two spots that need to hit. The receiver room behind McLaurin and Garrett Wilson is thin.

  9. 9

    Montclair Heights Moonwalkers (MTC)▼ 2

    They traded No. 8 for No. 19 and a 2027 first, which is defensible — but it cost them a swing at a difference-maker in this class. Jeanty and Breece Hall is a good backfield, Ladd McConkey and Brian Thomas Jr. can carry weeks, and Jerry Jeudy at $0.6M is fine value. Four quarterbacks on the roster is three too many.

  10. 10

    Newark Immigrants (NWK)▼ 2

    Josh Allen is a weekly cheat code and Cooper Kupp at $0.2M in Seattle is a lottery ticket worth holding. The problem is the other $5.0M: Kyle Monangai was the biggest overpay of auction night by a wide margin. Etienne and Swift keep them afloat; the ceiling is a fringe playoff team.

  11. 11

    Alaska Lookouts (ALK)▼ 1

    Lamar Jackson at $2.3M is a bargain and Xavier Worthy is a legitimate WR1, but the running back room is a pile of $0.2M dart throws — Singleton, Gordon, Conner, Tracy, Brooks, Love. One of them hits and this ranking looks silly. If none do, it is a long fall.

  12. 12

    Maine Machine (MAI)

    The rebuild is official. Trading their remaining 2026 picks (5th, 6th, 7th) to Toledo for a 2027 fourth tells you the plan. Herbert on a franchise tag and Travis Hunter stashed on the dev squad at $0.3M are the two real assets. Seventeen players on the roster is the fewest in the league — expect heavy FAAB activity.