Kevin Szafraniec applies historical ADP trends to the 2026 best ball landscape in an effort to predict which team WR2s have the best chances of taking over the top spot on their depth charts.
In Part 1 of this series, I asked the question: How effective is the fantasy community at predicting wide receiver depth charts?
To answer this question, we compared ADP data from the past six years against how WRs ranked among their teammates in terms of total PPR points and PPR/GM at the end of the year. We uncovered a slew of interesting trends during the exercise, many of which we will be relating to the 2026 ADP landscape as we move our way through the series.
In my previous article, one of the trends we looked at was the frequency that No. 2 options took over as the WR1. In order to eliminate small-sample injury outliers, we added the stipulation that these WR2s also needed to clear 200.0 PPR points before Week 17. When we combined these two benchmarks, a distinct ADP range emerged for targeting these receivers. Today, we will take a look at the 10 WR depth charts that feature WR2s who currently fall in that range, plus a few close calls that just missed the cut.
In this series, we will be focusing on the FFPC slim format, which features 20-round drafts, tight-end premium scoring (1.5 points per TE reception and 1.0 PPR for all other positions), and starting lineups consisting of one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, and two standard flex spots.
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