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Detroit and Los Angeles (NFC) draw the easiest 2026 schedule for running backs, at 5 out of 5. Ratings run 1 to 5 across all 32 teams, where 1 is the toughest full-season schedule for that position and 5 the easiest.
Schedule is a tiebreaker, not a ranking. It matters most when two players sit next to each other on your board and you need a reason to pick one. Filter the grid below by team, conference or rating, or open a position page for the depth chart behind each row.
All 32 teams · six positions
All 32 teams. Pick a position under “Sort by” to rank the board and filter by rating.
| Team | QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArizonaNFC West | Tough Quarterback schedule | Tough Running back schedule | Tough Wide receiver schedule | Tough Tight end schedule | Tough Kicker schedule | Tough Defense / special teams schedule |
| AtlantaNFC South | Easy Quarterback schedule | Tough Running back schedule | Average Wide receiver schedule | Average Tight end schedule | Not rated Kicker schedule | Easy Defense / special teams schedule |
| BaltimoreAFC North | Average Quarterback schedule | Average Running back schedule | Easy Wide receiver schedule | Easy Tight end schedule | Average Kicker schedule | Easiest Defense / special teams schedule |
| BuffaloAFC East | Average Quarterback schedule | Tough Running back schedule | Easy Wide receiver schedule | Average Tight end schedule | Tough Kicker schedule | Average Defense / special teams schedule |
| CarolinaNFC South | Tough Quarterback schedule | Toughest Running back schedule | Tough Wide receiver schedule | Tough Tight end schedule | Not rated Kicker schedule | Average Defense / special teams schedule |
| ChicagoNFC North | Average Quarterback schedule | Tough Running back schedule | Average Wide receiver schedule | Tough Tight end schedule | Not rated Kicker schedule | Tough Defense / special teams schedule |
| CincinnatiAFC North | Average Quarterback schedule | Tough Running back schedule | Easy Wide receiver schedule | Average Tight end schedule | Tough Kicker schedule | Easy Defense / special teams schedule |
| ClevelandAFC North | Easy Quarterback schedule | Average Running back schedule | Average Wide receiver schedule | Average Tight end schedule | Easiest Kicker schedule | Easiest Defense / special teams schedule |
| DallasNFC East | Tough Quarterback schedule | Easy Running back schedule | Tough Wide receiver schedule | Tough Tight end schedule | Tough Kicker schedule | Toughest Defense / special teams schedule |
| DenverAFC West | Average Quarterback schedule | Tough Running back schedule | Tough Wide receiver schedule | Easy Tight end schedule | Toughest Kicker schedule | Easy Defense / special teams schedule |
| DetroitNFC North | Easiest Quarterback schedule | Easiest Running back schedule | Easy Wide receiver schedule | Average Tight end schedule | Easiest Kicker schedule | Easiest Defense / special teams schedule |
| Green BayNFC North | Easy Quarterback schedule | Easy Running back schedule | Easiest Wide receiver schedule | Tough Tight end schedule | Easy Kicker schedule | Tough Defense / special teams schedule |
| HoustonAFC South | Easy Quarterback schedule | Easy Running back schedule | Average Wide receiver schedule | Easy Tight end schedule | Tough Kicker schedule | Tough Defense / special teams schedule |
| IndianapolisAFC South | Easy Quarterback schedule | Easy Running back schedule | Easy Wide receiver schedule | Average Tight end schedule | Easy Kicker schedule | Easiest Defense / special teams schedule |
| JacksonvilleAFC South | Easy Quarterback schedule | Easy Running back schedule | Easy Wide receiver schedule | Average Tight end schedule | Easy Kicker schedule | Average Defense / special teams schedule |
| Kansas CityAFC West | Tough Quarterback schedule | Average Running back schedule | Tough Wide receiver schedule | Easy Tight end schedule | Easiest Kicker schedule | Average Defense / special teams schedule |
| Las VegasAFC West | Toughest Quarterback schedule | Tough Running back schedule | Tough Wide receiver schedule | Average Tight end schedule | Toughest Kicker schedule | Easy Defense / special teams schedule |
| Los Angeles (AFC)AFC West | Tough Quarterback schedule | Average Running back schedule | Tough Wide receiver schedule | Easy Tight end schedule | Tough Kicker schedule | Average Defense / special teams schedule |
| Los Angeles (NFC)NFC West | Average Quarterback schedule | Easiest Running back schedule | Toughest Wide receiver schedule | Easy Tight end schedule | Tough Kicker schedule | Tough Defense / special teams schedule |
| MiamiAFC East | Average Quarterback schedule | Average Running back schedule | Average Wide receiver schedule | Easiest Tight end schedule | Tough Kicker schedule | Average Defense / special teams schedule |
| MinnesotaNFC North | Easiest Quarterback schedule | Easy Running back schedule | Easiest Wide receiver schedule | Easy Tight end schedule | Tough Kicker schedule | Toughest Defense / special teams schedule |
| New EnglandAFC East | Tough Quarterback schedule | Tough Running back schedule | Tough Wide receiver schedule | Easy Tight end schedule | Toughest Kicker schedule | Average Defense / special teams schedule |
| New OrleansNFC South | Average Quarterback schedule | Average Running back schedule | Average Wide receiver schedule | Tough Tight end schedule | Easiest Kicker schedule | Easiest Defense / special teams schedule |
| New York (AFC)AFC East | Easy Quarterback schedule | Average Running back schedule | Easy Wide receiver schedule | Easy Tight end schedule | Tough Kicker schedule | Easy Defense / special teams schedule |
| New York (NFC)NFC East | Easy Quarterback schedule | Easy Running back schedule | Easy Wide receiver schedule | Average Tight end schedule | Tough Kicker schedule | Toughest Defense / special teams schedule |
| PhiladelphiaNFC East | Easiest Quarterback schedule | Easy Running back schedule | Easy Wide receiver schedule | Easy Tight end schedule | Easiest Kicker schedule | Not rated Defense / special teams schedule |
| PittsburghAFC North | Tough Quarterback schedule | Tough Running back schedule | Average Wide receiver schedule | Tough Tight end schedule | Easy Kicker schedule | Easiest Defense / special teams schedule |
| San FranciscoNFC West | Toughest Quarterback schedule | Tough Running back schedule | Tough Wide receiver schedule | Average Tight end schedule | Easiest Kicker schedule | Average Defense / special teams schedule |
| SeattleNFC West | Easy Quarterback schedule | Easy Running back schedule | Average Wide receiver schedule | Average Tight end schedule | Easy Kicker schedule | Tough Defense / special teams schedule |
| Tampa BayNFC South | Tough Quarterback schedule | Tough Running back schedule | Easy Wide receiver schedule | Tough Tight end schedule | Average Kicker schedule | Easy Defense / special teams schedule |
| TennesseeAFC South | Average Quarterback schedule | Average Running back schedule | Average Wide receiver schedule | Average Tight end schedule | Easy Kicker schedule | Tough Defense / special teams schedule |
| WashingtonNFC East | Tough Quarterback schedule | Easy Running back schedule | Tough Wide receiver schedule | Toughest Tight end schedule | Easiest Kicker schedule | Tough Defense / special teams schedule |
Position pages: Quarterback · Running back · Wide receiver · Tight end · Kicker · Defense / special teams
One position at a time
Detroit, Minnesota and Philadelphia draw the easiest 2026 schedule for quarterbacks, at 5 out of 5.
Detroit and Los Angeles (NFC) draw the easiest 2026 schedule for running backs, at 5 out of 5.
Green Bay and Minnesota draw the easiest 2026 schedule for wide receivers, at 5 out of 5.
Miami draws the easiest 2026 schedule for tight ends, at 5 out of 5.
Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington draw the easiest 2026 schedule for kickers, at 5 out of 5.
Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, New Orleans and Pittsburgh draw the easiest 2026 schedule for defenses, at 5 out of 5.
Asked & answered
Strength of schedule rates how hard a team's full-season slate looks for one position group. A quarterback on a 5-star schedule faces defenses that gave up the most to quarterbacks; a 1-star schedule is the opposite. It is a rating of the opponents, not of the player, which is why the same team can be a 5 for running backs and a 2 for wide receivers in the same season.
As a tiebreaker, not a ranking. Schedule moves a season's output at the margin, and it moves it less than talent, role or health do. Where two players sit close together on your board, the easier schedule is a reason to take one over the other. It is not a reason to reach past a better player.
1 to 5, where 1 is the toughest schedule and 5 the easiest. A dash means FantasyPros published no rating for that team and position, which happens on a few kicker and defense rows. A missing rating is not a bad one, so we show it as absent rather than filling in a number.
It depends on the position, because each position faces a different part of an opponent's defense. By our snapshot the toughest slates are quarterbacks: Las Vegas and San Francisco; running backs: Carolina; wide receivers: Los Angeles (NFC); tight ends: Washington; kickers: Denver, Las Vegas and New England; defenses: Dallas, Minnesota and New York (NFC).
The ratings are a snapshot taken on 2026-09-01 and the full-season schedule itself does not change, so the grid is stable through the season. What does change is how good those opponents turn out to be, which is why schedule is worth less in November than it looks in August.
Strength-of-schedule ratings from FantasyPros. Snapshot taken 2026-09-01 from FantasyPros. Team names are cities only. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.
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