Tyler Shough or Ka'imi Fairbairn: who to draft first
Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, measured across live 2026 drafts.
Updated Aug 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM ET
The board takes Tyler Shough first, 1 spot ahead of Ka'imi Fairbairn. That crosses a tier break, tier 3 to tier 2, so the board order is the tiebreak rather than roster need. On the clock? Take Tyler Shough. If your QB room is full and you need a K, Ka'imi Fairbairn is one line down.
Tyler Shough
QB19 · NO · bye 8
- Overall rank
- 145
- Draft pick
- 12.03 (ADP 135.1 overall)
- Tier
- 3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K2 · HOU · bye 8
- Overall rank
- 146
- Draft pick
- 12.04 (ADP 136.3 overall)
- Tier
- 2
The gap
- Spots apart on the board1
- Pick difference1.2 picks of ADP
- Tierstier 3 and tier 2
- Board size283 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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