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Josh Allen vs Zay Flowers

2026 draft comparison · half-PPR

Updated Aug 23, 2026

ADP 21.2
Josh Allen
QB · BUF · QB1
ADP 42.4
Zay Flowers
WR · BAL · WR19
VS
The crowd's leanAll time
76% would rather draft Allen over Flowers
76%Allen
24%Flowers
Based on 25 comparison results

Should you draft Josh Allen or Zay Flowers?

Last season — 2025, per game

Allen17 games
2025
Flowers17 games
22.0Fantasy pts11.8
17Games17
216Pass yds0
1.5Pass TD0.0
0.6INT0.0
6.6Carries0.6
34Rush yds4
5.2Yds/carry6.2
0.0Targets6.9
0.0Rec5.1
0Rec yds71
0.8TD0.4
Full game log & past seasons
Josh Allen
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTCMPYDTDINTRuYDRuTD
1
BAL
38.8
QB1
46
33
394
2
0
30
2
2
NYJ
11.8
QB25
25
14
148
0
0
59
0
3
MIA
23.0
QB5
28
22
213
3
0
25
0
4
NO
25.9
QB7
22
16
209
2
1
45
1
5
NE
20.4
QB12
31
22
253
2
1
53
0
6
ATL
17.4
QB17
26
15
180
2
2
42
0
7
8
CAR
23.2
QB9
19
12
163
1
0
7
2
9
KC
28.8
QB3
26
23
273
1
0
19
2
10
MIA
20.3
QB8
40
28
306
2
1
31
0
11
TB
44.7
QB1
30
19
317
3
2
40
3
12
HOU
10.1
QB22
34
24
253
0
2
20
0
13
PIT
17.7
QB13
23
15
123
1
1
38
1
14
CIN
37.8
QB1
28
22
251
3
0
78
1
15
NE
24.5
QB6
28
19
193
3
0
48
0
16
CLE
6.9
QB27
19
12
130
0
0
17
0
17
PHI
23.2
QB6
35
23
262
0
0
27
2
18
NYJ
0.0
QB42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Earlier seasons (2024)
2024 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTCMPYDTDINTRuYDRuTD
1
ARI
31.2
QB1
23
18
232
2
0
39
2
2
MIA
9.8
QB28
19
13
139
1
0
2
0
3
JAX
30.9
QB1
30
23
263
4
0
44
0
4
BAL
7.3
QB28
29
16
180
0
0
21
0
5
HOU
14.6
QB19
30
9
131
1
0
54
0
6
NYJ
24.4
QB5
25
19
215
2
0
18
1
7
TEN
21.0
QB6
33
21
323
2
0
1
0
8
SEA
20.8
QB14
34
24
283
2
1
25
0
9
MIA
23.1
QB7
39
25
235
3
1
7
0
10
IND
20.2
QB7
37
22
280
0
2
50
1
11
KC
25.0
QB7
40
27
262
1
1
55
1
12
13
SF
28.4
QB3
17
13
148
2
0
18
1
14
LAR
51.9
QB1
37
22
342
3
0
82
3
15
DET
41.3
QB1
34
23
362
2
0
68
2
16
NE
12.2
QB24
29
16
154
1
1
30
0
17
NYJ
23.0
QB12
27
16
182
2
0
17
1
18
NE
0.0
QB45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Zay Flowers
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
BUF
24.6
WR1
9
7
143
1
2
CLE
11.4
WR31
11
7
75
0
3
DET
2.3
WR89
3
2
13
0
4
KC
10.9
WR26
8
7
74
0
5
HOU
9.7
WR33
5
5
72
0
6
LAR
5.6
WR47
10
6
46
0
7
8
CHI
10.6
WR28
9
7
63
0
9
MIA
8.9
WR33
5
5
64
0
10
MIN
10.1
WR30
6
4
75
0
11
CLE
9.8
WR21
5
3
78
0
12
NYJ
9.4
WR30
6
5
58
0
13
CIN
-0.4
WR158
7
2
6
0
14
PIT
16.6
WR8
11
8
124
0
15
CIN
14.3
WR17
5
3
68
1
16
NE
17.7
WR10
7
7
84
0
17
GB
11.0
WR24
5
4
30
1
18
PIT
27.8
WR1
6
4
138
2
Earlier seasons (2024)
2024 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
KC
8.1
WR39
10
6
37
0
2
LV
18.6
WR11
11
7
91
1
3
DAL
3.8
WR73
4
3
20
0
4
BUF
1.5
WR94
2
1
10
0
5
CIN
15.5
WR15
12
7
111
0
6
WAS
17.9
WR11
9
9
132
0
7
TB
3.5
WR65
1
1
11
0
8
CLE
15.0
WR17
12
7
115
0
9
DEN
27.2
WR2
6
5
127
2
10
CIN
5.4
WR50
6
4
34
0
11
PIT
10.9
WR31
6
2
39
1
12
LAC
8.7
WR33
8
5
62
0
13
PHI
8.6
WR41
7
3
74
0
14
15
NYG
8.3
WR38
7
6
53
0
16
PIT
12.8
WR23
8
5
100
0
17
HOU
4.1
WR71
5
2
31
0
18
CLE
2.6
WR89
2
1
12
0

Latest takes

Josh Allen
  • With Josh Allen carrying the way as my QB1, Shough will be a nice Superflex option.

  • 1 spot in a Superflex draft, I couldn’t pass up Josh Allen.

  • The talent pool is so deep that it’s not worth sacrificing the chance to draft a top-20 running back or receiver for the chance to take Josh Allen , the consensus QB1.

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  • Leaving a crowded receiver room in Chicago for Buffalo in the offseason, Moore becomes the de facto first read for Josh Allen on all passing plays.

  • In fact, he and Josh Allen are the only two QBs to have 300 fantasy points in each of the last two seasons.

    Ellis Johnson· Aug 19
  • Josh Allen should be the undisputed QB1, but the weekly scoring gap at the position is very narrow. Last season, the difference between Allen, the QB1, and Daniel Jones , the QB18, was only four fantasy points per game. With the position so deep, this further strengthens the case for a late-round quarterback strategy in 2026.

    Kyle Zeigler· Aug 18
  • While there are five quarterbacks in this tier, Allen stands clearly ahead of the rest. The superstar has finished as a top-five quarterback in six consecutive seasons despite not having a go-to No. 1 wide receiver since the Bills traded away Stefon Diggs.

    Mike Fanelli· Aug 16
  • Bills QB Josh Allen is an amazing football player and a time-tested fantasy asset.

  • Josh Allen is microwave popcorn because when he gets hot, he absolutely pops off. One explosive play turns into another, the TDs start piling up, and suddenly you are staring at a fantasy score that felt impossible just a few quarters ago.

    Brooke Morgan· Aug 12
  • There’s no doubt that quarterbacks like Allen, Jackson, Drake Maye, and more should score more, but drafting any in the first few rounds is a bad idea.

  • Most notably, he oversaw the development of Josh Allen as Offensive Coordinator in Buffalo from 2018 through 2021.

    Kyle Lesti· Aug 11
  • The Sharp Football Analysis projections are aggressive in factoring in increased passing from Allen and are well above the Vegas passing yards total. ESPN’s publicly available projections have a moderate increase in passing attempts and yardage from last year and are still more than 300 yards over the passing total.

    Curtis Hirsch· Aug 10
  • Since the start of 2022, Allen is second in EPA per play and has finished among the top four quarterbacks in EPA per play in every single year.

    Curtis Hirsch· Aug 10
  • Josh Allen , Patrick Mahomes , Brock Purdy , Dak Prescott , and Jared Goff were the only quarterbacks selected as top-12 players who were also top 12 in points per game.

    Rich Hribar· Aug 5
  • Josh Allen 2026 Over/Under Predictions The Buffalo offense played at the league's slowest pace and ran the ball at the second-highest rate last season, which seems very counterintuitive for a team with Josh Allen at quarterback.

Zay Flowers
  • Zay Flowers dominated Baltimore’s passing game in 2025 and remains Lamar Jackson’s most trusted target.

  • Zay Flowers (WR – BAL) “ Zay Flowers is being drafted as WR17, which is a bit of a head scratcher considering he finished as WR12 in PPG for receivers that played more than half the year (WR14 if not).

  • Flowers posted 86 catches, 1,211 yards, and six total touchdowns last year despite playing for a team that threw the fewest passes in the league over the last three years.

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  • Zay Flowers (WR – BAL) is set up for touchdown regression in the best way. Every other receiver who topped 1,200 receiving yards last year scored at least eight touchdowns except him.

  • Zay Flowers is a popular target of the fantasy community due to his ability to separate from defenders, along with Declan Doyle’s new offense. Camp reports have been extremely positive, with a lot of talk that Flowers will be the absolute focal point of this Ravens’ passing game.

  • There’s a world where Zay Flowers has the talent to be a top-5 fantasy WR if he can ever score TDs.

  • Isaiah Likely is gone, and I don’t think Ja’Kobi Lane or Elijah Sarratt provide the level of incentive to keep me off of drafting the guy who has been the other boundary target next to Zay Flowers for years now.

    Tony Martin· Jul 30
  • The Fantasy Hitman grabbed his beloved Zay Flowers to be his WR2.

    Kurt Mullen· Jul 29
  • The Ballers really like Zay Flowers , who will serve as the primary pre-snap chess piece operating from the Z-receiver spot. This alignment keeps him off the line of scrimmage to dodge press coverage while creating misdirection.

  • The Declan Doyle addition makes me more bullish on Flowers, who was the entire Ravens’ passing game last season.

    Jeff Krisko· Jul 23
  • Yet, Zay Flowers’ role as the clear-cut No. 1 option in the passing game remains unchallenged.

    Mike Fanelli· Jul 18
  • Zay Flowers (WR – BAL) My rank – WR19, 45th overall ADP – WR22, 60th overall The Zay Flowers propaganda is making its way around the Redraft streets, but it doesn’t appear the dynasty community is quite as bullish. Well, I’m buying the hype on Flowers.

    Jim Moorman· Jul 17
  • Flowers is just as electric as she was billed coming out of college. He's been Lamar Jackson's No. 1 receiver since the day he was drafted, and at times he's been Jackson's only noteworthy receiver.

    Ethan Woodie· Jul 11
  • With DeAndre Hopkins and Isaiah Likely gone, the passing volume may be further consolidated in Flowers' favor. Valued as the WR18 in ECR, Flowers should be in line to smash his ADP if he can simply post a league-average touchdown rate.

    Jim Moorman· Jul 10
  • Flowers finished as the WR4 overall in route participation in 2025, rocking an impressive 29% target share. In terms of efficiency, Flowers finished 12th or better at the position in yards per route run (YPRR), yards per target and yards per team pass attempt last year.

    Jim Moorman· Jul 10