Josh Jacobs or Kyren Williams: who to draft first
Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, measured across live 2026 drafts.
Updated Aug 26, 2026 at 9:49 AM ET
The board takes Josh Jacobs first, 1 spot ahead of Kyren Williams. Both sit in tier 3, so the gap is inside one tier and slot need decides.
Josh Jacobs
RB14 · GB · bye 11
- Overall rank
- 31
- Draft pick
- 3.07 (ADP 30.6 overall)
- Tier
- 3
Kyren Williams
RB15 · LAR · bye 11
- Overall rank
- 32
- Draft pick
- 3.08 (ADP 31.6 overall)
- Tier
- 3
The gap
- Spots apart on the board1
- Pick difference1.0 picks of ADP
- Tiersboth in tier 3
- 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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