NFL Half PPR Optimal Team Calculator
Build the highest-projected NFL Half PPR squad automatically. Our optimal team calculator solves for the best combination of players within the budget and squad rules, maximising total predicted points (pP) across your starting XI and bench.
Use it to plan a wildcard or free hit, or to sanity-check your squad against the mathematically optimal line-up.
Best value in NFL Half PPR 2026 for Round 1 — predicted points per million, from the same model that builds the optimal team below.
| # | Player | Team | Pos | Price | pP | pP per m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles | QB | 0.0 | 19.8 | |
| 2 | Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens | QB | 0.0 | 19.0 | |
| 3 | Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills | QB | 0.0 | 18.7 | |
| 4 | Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers | QB | 0.0 | 18.3 | |
| 5 | Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals | QB | 0.0 | 18.2 | |
| 6 | Jaxson Dart | New York Giants | QB | 0.0 | 17.7 | |
| 7 | Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams | QB | 0.0 | 17.3 | |
| 8 | Jahmyr Gibbs | Detroit Lions | RB | 0.0 | 17.2 | |
| 9 | Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars | QB | 0.0 | 16.9 | |
| 10 | Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys | QB | 0.0 | 16.8 |
Top 10 of the full pool. The complete table — every player, every round, with projected minutes, ownership and fixtures — is on the page above.
Projections last updated 2026-09-02 12:39:24 UTC.
How the optimal team is built
The optimiser runs a constrained search over every legal squad — respecting budget, positions, club/nation limits and formation — and returns the line-up with the most expected points.
- Maximises total predicted points within your budget
- Respects position, formation and club/nation limits
- Suggests the optimal captain and bench order
Frequently asked questions
How does the NFL Half PPR optimal team work?
It uses your players' predicted points and the game's squad rules to compute the single highest-scoring legal line-up, including captain and bench.
Can I use it to plan a wildcard?
Yes — the optimal team is ideal for wildcard and free-hit planning because it ignores your current squad and finds the best possible team from scratch.