Justin Herbert or Deebo Samuel Sr.: who to draft first
Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, measured across live 2026 drafts.
Updated Aug 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM ET
The board takes Justin Herbert first, 3 spots ahead of Deebo Samuel Sr.. That crosses a tier break, tier 6 to tier 14, so the board order is the tiebreak rather than roster need.
Justin Herbert
QB14 · LAC · bye 7
- Overall rank
- 109
- Draft pick
- 9.09 (ADP 105.2 overall)
- Tier
- 6
Deebo Samuel Sr.
WR50 · SF · bye 8
- Overall rank
- 112
- Draft pick
- 9.12 (ADP 108.1 overall)
- Tier
- 14
The gap
- Spots apart on the board3
- Pick difference2.9 picks of ADP
- Tierstier 6 and tier 14
- Board size280 draftable players
Every figure here is consensus average draft position measured across live drafts, not an opinion. The verdict line above restates board order and the tier gap and nothing else. Where the round.pick form is shown it assumes a 12-team league.
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