Four teams remain in a class of their own, and the middle tier is starting to shuffle

The rankings here measure one thing: the best starting lineup each team can trot out this week. Bench depth doesn't move the needle. By that measure, four teams sit alone at the top, unchanged since the last edition.

jgianares leads with Josh Allen and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, both elite at their positions — fitting for a manager who built this roster up from a 4-10 rock bottom and has never once forgotten to set his lineup since. Well, almost never. PatBerry counters with Ja'Marr Chase and Lamar Jackson, the commissioner's usual air of inevitability intact even as he swears, again, that he's done trading. cplabarge pairs Jahmyr Gibbs with Amon-Ra St. Brown, elite at both spots — the best record in the league still looking for its first ring. CapitanKampana rounds out the top tier with Puka Nacua and CeeDee Lamb, the reigning champion still riding a $0 waiver pickup to glory.

The middle tier had the only real movement. ssbradley40 climbs a spot behind Justin Herbert and De'Von Achane — modest by elite-tier standards, but stable enough for a manager whose QB room has historically resembled a M*A*S*H unit. vaniano slides down one despite Ashton Jeanty's elite standing, a reminder that one great runner doesn't fix a lineup.

The bottom tier didn't budge. cbbrew's Brock Bowers remains the rare elite tight end anchoring a group otherwise built on weekly-starter-caliber pieces, proof that this measures lineups, not depth charts.