Summer's winding down, which means it's almost time to sharpen the blade. The Shrewdness's 2026 Guillotine Fantasy Football Rankings will be posted to the site in mid-August, right on schedule for your draft prep.
If you're new here: guillotine leagues don't mess around. Every week, the lowest-scoring team gets eliminated and their players hit the waiver wire for the rest of the league to pick over. There's no boom-or-bust here — one bad Sunday and your season's over. That's why Pru, Dex, and Chiz build these rankings around floor, not ceiling. Consistency wins. Kickers still ruin lives.
What's new this year
We're also rolling out something we've been kicking around for a while: a paid tier. Starting this season, subscribers will get:
Weekly Guillotine Rankings — updated every week of the season, not just a preseason cheatsheet. Waiver pickups, injury news, bye weeks, all factored in before your lineup locks.
Shrewdness Betting Picks — the same weekly gambling picks we've been dropping on the pod, now delivered straight to subscribers before kickoff.
The free rankings and cheatsheets aren't going anywhere — mid-August, everyone gets the full overall rankings to draft with, same as always. The paid tier is for the managers who want a fresh, in-season edge every single week instead of just a snapshot on draft day.
More details on pricing and how to sign up are coming as we get closer to launch. Until then, keep listening, keep talking trash in your league chat, and get ready — the guillotine doesn't wait for anybody.
Follow The Shrewdness on Spotify and YouTube, and catch us on X, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook for updates. Rankings drop mid-August right here on the site.