Guillotine Leagues Rankings Risers & Fallers (2026 Fantasy Football) | CHOP

Football-like substance is finally back — and the first real look at 2026 comes Thursday night and what it means for Guillotine Leagues

Marcas Grant and Tipp Major open with the Hall of Fame Game between the Cardinals and Panthers, why Michael Wilson has a path to being Arizona's WR1 under Mike Lafleur's play-calling, and the one young back they're watching most closely in Jonathan Brooks.

Then it's an ADP reality check. Tipp walks through what an 18-team league does to your board — why he took Travis Etienne in the SECOND round from the 14 slot, why he's fine reaching on David Montgomery, and which backs he's happy to let the rest of the room draft. The guys also run the week's biggest movers in the Fantasy Life consensus: De'Von Achane, Malik Nabers, George Pickens and Montgomery have all swung, and not all of the movement is worth chasing.

In Hype Train or Smokescreen, they sort the camp noise from the real signal on Luther Burden and that Amon-Ra St. Brown comparison, Ashton Jeanty's rumored workload jump, Bo Nix talking up Jaylen Waddle, Travis Hunter's two-way snap count, and the Dolphins receiver quietly climbing the depth chart. Plus: Jahmyr Gibbs' cryptic hold-in comments, and the players Marcas and Tipp think could start slowly in 2026 — Emeka Egbuka, DJ Moore and Rhamondre Stevenson among them.

They close by grading the tight end class off Fantasy Life's Safety Scores, from George Kittle and Travis Kelce down through Dalton Kincaid, Harold Fannin, Hunter Henry, Dalton Schultz, Jake Ferguson, Juwan Johnson, Dallas Goedert, Oronde Gadsden, Tyler Warren, T.J. Hockenson, Chig Okonkwo and Sam LaPorta. Who's the safest option in each group? That's the one you want to hear.

Topics covered:

Hall of Fame Game preview: Cardinals vs. Panthers
Drafting in an 18-team league
Biggest ADP movers of the week
Luther Burden, Ashton Jeanty and Travis Hunter camp buzz
Jahmyr Gibbs' hold-in comments
Players who could start slowly in 2026
Tight end Safety Scores for 2026 fantasy football