For the Record: My Final Ownership 2026 

by Dennis Michelsen

We have seen so many “My Guy” and “League Winner” articles in the Fantasy Football world, but often posting a list from 1-25 at each position doesn’t give players the advantages they need in a Fantasy Football draft. Today, I will share my personal ownership percentages. Let me go on the record for the 2026 season before we kick off tomorrow and start our Fantasy Football season for real. 

My Ownership Shares

Ratings and rankings are one thing; it’s who you put on your own team that matters the most when cash is on the line. While I do believe in diversifying your team portfolio, your starting draft slot usually takes care of that. Let’s look at my ownership and my draft slots in my 23 FPPC Drafts. 

Slot 2: 2 

Slot 3: 2 

Slot 4: 3 

Slot 5: 5 

Slot 6: 2 

Slot 8: 2 

Slot 9: 1 

Slot 10: 2 

Slot 11: 4 

Random draft slots across 23 leagues can be less than evenly split, and in this case, I got zero picks from the 1st, 7th, and 12th draft slots. 

Let’s look at my ownership in 1QB Leagues by Position: 17 Drafts

Ownership Picks 1-50

QB: None Taken

RB: K Walker 5, J Cook 3: K Williams 3; Montgomery 2; C Brown 2; D Henry 2; J Jacobs 2; B Irving 1, Bij Robinson 1; McCaffrey 1; D Achane 1

WR: Olave 9; JSN 5; Rice 5, AJ Brown 5; Egbuka 5, Nacua 3; ARSB 2; Jefferson 1; G Wilson 1; Waddle 1 

TE: McBride 1; Bowers 1

Ownership Picks 51-100

QB: Mahomes 1; Maye 3; C Williams 2; Burrow 1; Daniels 1

RB: R White 8, Brooks 6, Stevenson 3; B Irving 3; Price 3; T Henderson 2; JK Dobbins 1, Montgomery 1, RJ Harvey 1, Judkins 1; Tuten 1 

WR: Odunze 5; M Harrison 5; Lemon 4, B Thomas 4; D Adams 3; C Watson 2; Pittman 1

TE: Kelce 8; Kittle 1

Ownership Picks 101-150

QB: Mahomes 11; Goff 6; Mayfield 1; D Jones 1; Stafford 1; Shough 1; C Williams 1

RB: J Coleman 9; C Rodriguez 3; R White 1, E Johnson 1, Brooks 1, K Allen 1, JK Dobbins 1, RJ Harvey 1, Sampson 1; Charbonnet, Mason 1; M Washington 1

WR: M Golden 4; Diggs2; Lemon 1; Stribling 1; Pittman 1, D Samuel 1; Boston

TE: J Johnson 6; Hockenson 1; Kincaid 1; H Henry

Ownership Picks 150 Plus

QB: Darnold 2; Goff 1; D Jones 1; Mayfield 1

RB: Singleton 12; Claiborne 12; E Johnson 7, K Black 7; K Allen 5; Ka Johnson 2; R Davis 2; L Allen 2; Sampson 1, A Randall 1: M Davis 1; McGowan 1

WR: Stribling 4; G Bernard 4; M Fields 4; J Lane 3; Aiyuk 2; K Allen 2; D Samuel 1, Shaheed 1; J Bech 1; J Nailor 1: C Douglas 1; Z Thomas 1

TE: Hockenson 4; Freiermuth 3; Barner 2; T Ferguson 1; D Njoku 1

Top 5 Ownership by Position for All 23 FPPC Redraft Leagues

QB: Mahomes 69%; Goff 39%; Maye 26%; Williams 17%; Burrow 13%; Shough 13%

All RBs: Singleton 69%; Claiborne 65%; J Coleman 52%; R White 52%; E Johnson 48%

Top 25 RBs: K Walker 26%; B Irving 22%; K Williams 22%; J Cook 17%; Price 13%

All WRs: Olave 48%; Odunze 35%; Lemon 35%; Egbuka 30%; Harrison 30%; Golden 30%

Top 25 WRs: Olave 48%, Egbuka 30%, AJ Brown 26%; JSN 22%; Rice 22%

TEs: Kelce 39%; J Johnson 30%; Hockenson 30%; Hunter 13%; Sadiq 13%; Freiermuth 13%

Conclusion

Most of the players I have more than 50% share of are players I got after pick number 100 in 1QB drafts. While I have 11 shares of Mahomes, only 5 of those are my starting QB on those teams, since I went very late at QB.

The “Better Than Zero” strategy drafts more RBs than WRs in most leagues, which is why I have higher ownership percentages on some of my late RB targets and lower shares on late WR targets. 

Checking your ownership percentages is key to preparing your 2026 Fantasy Football Diary so you can be even better next season.