Power Rankings2026 Preseason · AUG 12, 2026

Nobody's
Played a Down.
We Ranked Them Anyway.

Twelve teams. Zero wins. Zero losses. Infinite hot takes. This is the only place where the 12-seed and the 1-seed are statistically identical and emotionally galaxies apart.

Contender
3
In The Mix
3
Wild Card
3
Rebuild
2
1
0-0
JCD

Jersey City Crop Dusters

Contender🔥

Mike Donnelly

Taylor, Gibbs and a $2.0M Ja'Marr Chase — and still $13.0M to spend at the auction. That's not a keeper list, that's a heist.

Buzz
96

"Best roster, biggest wallet."

2
0-0
FLA

Florida Finatics

Contender🔥

Joe Borell

Mini-cap to the dollar at $10.5M, Justin Jefferson at $1.1M, and two first-round picks in hand. The hurricane warning is real.

Buzz
92

"Maxed out and still holding picks."

3
0-0
BOS

Boston Alliance

Contender📈

Justin Callow

Nine keepers, $13.0M of room, and a running back room five deep. Justin can buy whatever the board gives him.

Buzz
87

"Wicked deep, wicked liquid."

4
0-0
PHL

Philadelphia Phreaks

In The Mix📈

Joe Christiano

Hurts tagged, four starting-caliber receivers, and picks at 1.06 and 1.09. Quietly one of the better-built rosters in the league.

Buzz
81

"Boo birds have nothing to boo."

5
0-0
LOU

Louisville Lightning

In The Mix👀

Dominic DiYanni

Bijan at $5.0M is the one franchise tag nobody argues with. Nine picks to rebuild everything around him.

Buzz
78

"One star, nine lottery tickets."

6
0-0
TOL

Toledo Terriers

In The Mix👀

Mike & Ron Klepacky

Henry, Barkley, St. Brown, Bowers, and Nabers at $0.3M. Old, loaded, and liquid — the window is open right now.

Buzz
75

"Win-now or bust."

7
0-0
MTC

Montclair Heights Moonwalkers

Wild Card📈

John Perez

Jeanty and Hall behind a $5.0M Lawrence. Balanced, quietly dangerous, and the commissioner will never let you forget it.

Buzz
70

"Backwards glide, forward roster."

8
0-0
NWK

Newark Immigrants

Wild Card👀

John Pappa Perez

Allen tagged, Burrow kept at $1.3M. Two franchise quarterbacks, one lineup slot — somebody's getting traded.

Buzz
64

"Trade bait with a pulse."

9
0-0
WHW

West Hartford Wolverines

Wild Card📉

Pat Gabriele

Eleven keepers and real depth, but no first-round pick and the weakest $5.0M tag on the board. Depth without a ceiling.

Buzz
57

"Lots of bodies, no headliner."

10
0-0
ALK

Alaska Lookouts

Rebuild❄️

Mike Gabriele

Thirteen names, none over $2.3M, and a fully stocked dev squad. Pure volume bet — one of these kids has to hit.

Buzz
48

"Built for the long winter."

11
0-0
CHI

Chicago Icemen

Rebuild❄️

Bryan Perez

$18.1M committed, $6.9M free, and no first-rounder. This is a 2027 roster wearing a 2026 jersey.

Buzz
42

"Cold now, colder for opponents later."

12
0-0
MAI

Maine Machine

Tank Watch📉

Jared Luciani

Paid $5.0M for Herbert the same week eighteen quarterbacks hit the auction block. The Machine needs a new mechanic.

Buzz
30

"Some assembly required."

Disclaimer

These rankings are wildly unscientific, generated mostly off vibes and 2026 cap totals. Every team is 0-0. Every team thinks they're a Contender. Both can't be true. Talk to your commissioner if you feel personally attacked.