​It’s one of the first things you learn when you cut your teeth on fantasy football. In real-life NFL, everything is about the quarterback. In the fantasy world, the quarterbacks don’t matter that much.Let’s be clear what we mean by that latter point. Obviously QBs score the most points in traditional leagues, and obviously we care greatly about how well a quarterback plays — his efficiency will affect every player on his offense. We’ll scout these guys carefully and monitor every hiccup. But when it comes to roster assembly, the QB chase isn’t that important because there are plenty of good ones.Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2026 NFL seasonAnd at the end of the day, a player’s true fantasy value is defined as how much better he is than the average at the position. Raw point totals don’t matter in this game — it’s all about the margins, the deltas.Welcome to the fresh season. The Shuffle Up series reflects how I tier positions as I get ready for my drafts. The prices are unscientific in nature and meant to illustrate where talent clusters and drops off. Players listed at the same price are considered even.The Island$24 Josh Allen, BUFAllen’s rushing chops and durability earn him the undisputed top spot on anyone’s board. And score one for consistency — his last six QB finishes line up this way: QB1, QB1, QB2, QB1, QB2, QB1. I am unlikely to draft Allen anywhere because I respect the depth of the position and I don’t want to fall a beat behind with my RB and WR assembly. But it’s foolish to consider anyone else in this position, especially with WR D.J. Moore now in Buffalo.The Big Tickets$21 Lamar Jackson, BAL$20 Drake Maye, NE$20 Joe Burrow, CIN$18 Jayden Daniels, WAS$18 Jalen Hurts, PHIThis is another tier I’m unlikely to shop in, because the third tier has a bunch of interesting options at reasonable prices. Jackson’s upside might be capped by his relatively low number of rushing touchdowns. Maye was a breakout star as a sophomore, but some of the efficiency should regress, even with A.J. Brown added. And the New England schedule is much harder this year. Hurts lost some of his rushing equity last year, and it might take him some time to get comfortable with a new receiver room.Legitimate Building Blocks$16 Caleb Williams, CHI$15 Justin Herbert, LAC$15 Trevor Lawrence, JAX$15 Dak Prescott, DAL$14 Brock Purdy, SF$12 Jaxson Dart, NYG$11 Bo Nix, DEN$11 Matthew Stafford, LARWilliams took a step forward in Year 2, clicking with Ben Johnson’s creative scheming and growing comfortable with a bunch of exciting skill talents. I want to draft proactively into the Chicago offense.Herbert gets a pass for the messy 2025, as the offensive line went kablooey in September and the play calling went stale. Give Herbert adequate protection — and if the LAC line is healthy, it’s a top-5 unit — and some inspired scheming from new OC Mike McDaniel and this offense could go to the moon.Lawrence was soc