Find the edge.
Draft the value.
Consensus tells you what the room thinks. ACE Rankings tell you what to do next.
View the current rankings →2026 ESPN 10-Team Full-PPR Preseason Rankings
ACE means Actionable Competitive Edge. This release contains 226 players and uses ESPN ADP as its acquisition-cost benchmark.
| ACE | Pos Rk | Player | Pos | Value | Proj. | ESPN ADP | Target | Action |
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ACE = overall Actionable Competitive Edge Rank. Pos Rk = rank within the player’s position. Projections and ADP are snapshots as of the initial publication date.
Five values the market is leaving on the board
ACE Rank and ESPN ADP disagree sharply on five recognizable players. Here is what the model sees—and the conditions that could prove it wrong.
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Fantasy Football Brief is created by Steve “Ace” DeAses, an independent fantasy football analyst who builds player-level projections, stat audits, risk ranges, and draft-priority models. The goal is simple: find the truth behind the numbers and turn it into moves that help fantasy managers win.