Horns123 · September 9, 2026

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$200 total budget$21 kept: Maye $6 + Chase Brown $15$179 for 14 purchases

Choose the route before the next big buy.

  1. Taylor at $72 or less: use F while A.J. Brown is $30 or less and the remaining package is available. Brown prices out? Choose T before buying Irving.
  2. Taylor passes $72: move immediately to the next available Henry ≤$64, then Barkley ≤$50 package. Keep their supporting players available.
  3. No funded anchor package remains: prepare H early. Do not wait for every anchor to sell; expensive rival purchases do not guarantee discounts.

All printed prices are caps, not forecasts. Use the lower of this guide and the live Maximum. Taylor up to $72 is the sole authorized exception; no other override.

Three complete routes

Purchase order is shown below. Each includes both keepers; bench names are conditional examples, never promised bargains.

F

Taylor + A.J. Brown

Use while Brown and the full package fit their caps.

Buy in this order · caps
  1. 01Jonathan Taylor RB$72
  2. 02A.J. Brown WR$30
  3. 03DeVonta Smith WR$20
  4. 04Bucky Irving RB$22
  5. 05George Kittle TE$6
  6. 06Ka'imi Fairbairn PK$1
  7. 07Steelers D/ST DST$1
Bench · 7 slots$27

2 RB + 5 WR · Pollard/Corum; Mitchell/Williams/Wilson/Reed/Golden.

Exact bench example & order
  1. 08Tony Pollard RB$6
  2. 09Blake Corum RB$6
  3. 10Adonai Mitchell WR$1
  4. 11Antonio Williams WR$1
  5. 12Michael Wilson WR$4
  6. 13Jayden Reed WR$4
  7. 14Matthew Golden WR$5

Decision point: confirm F or T before Irving.

$200 · 16 players · includes keepers1 QB · 5 RB · 7 WR · 1 TE · 1 K · 1 D/ST
T

Taylor + Etienne

Use if Brown prices out, before committing to Irving.

Buy in this order · caps
  1. 01Jonathan Taylor RB$72
  2. 02DeVonta Smith WR$20
  3. 03Tee Higgins WR$18
  4. 04Travis Etienne Jr. RB$30
  5. 05George Kittle TE$6
  6. 06Ka'imi Fairbairn PK$1
  7. 07Steelers D/ST DST$1
Bench · 7 slots$31

2 RB + 5 WR · Dowdle/Dobbins; Mitchell/Williams/Wilson/Golden/Watson.

Exact bench example & order
  1. 08Rico Dowdle RB$7
  2. 09J.K. Dobbins RB$6
  3. 10Adonai Mitchell WR$1
  4. 11Antonio Williams WR$1
  5. 12Michael Wilson WR$4
  6. 13Matthew Golden WR$5
  7. 14Christian Watson WR$7

WRs first: buy Smith and Higgins before Etienne. Immediately after Taylor, Etienne is capped at $29.

$200 · 16 players · includes keepers1 QB · 5 RB · 7 WR · 1 TE · 1 K · 1 D/ST
H

Hall + Etienne + Irving

Use when the anchor packages no longer fit.

Buy in this order · caps
  1. 01Breece Hall RB$37
  2. 02Travis Etienne Jr. RB$33
  3. 03Bucky Irving RB$22
  4. 04A.J. Brown WR$30
  5. 05Nico Collins WR$29
  6. 06George Kittle TE$6
  7. 07Ka'imi Fairbairn PK$1
  8. 08Steelers D/ST DST$1
Bench · 6 slots$20

1 RB + 5 WR · Pollard; Mitchell/Williams/Iosivas/Thomas/Golden.

Exact bench example & order
  1. 09Tony Pollard RB$7
  2. 10Adonai Mitchell WR$1
  3. 11Antonio Williams WR$1
  4. 12Andrei Iosivas WR$1
  5. 13Brian Thomas Jr. WR$5
  6. 14Matthew Golden WR$5

Keep these caps: rival spending does not raise them. Conditional replacements are below.

$200 · 16 players · includes keepers1 QB · 5 RB · 7 WR · 1 TE · 1 K · 1 D/ST

If Taylor passes $72

Choose one whole package while its players remain available. Both total $200 with keepers: 16 players, 5 RB, 7 WR and exactly 1 TE.

Henry package

Henry $64 replaces Taylor $72; Etienne $30 replaces Irving $22. Keep Brown $30, Smith $20 and F’s $27 bench.

Full purchase sequence · caps
  1. 01Derrick Henry RB$64
  2. 02A.J. Brown WR$30
  3. 03DeVonta Smith WR$20
  4. 04Travis Etienne Jr. RB$30
  5. 05George Kittle TE$6
  6. 06Ka'imi Fairbairn PK$1
  7. 07Steelers D/ST DST$1
  8. 08Tony Pollard RB$6
  9. 09Blake Corum RB$6
  10. 10Adonai Mitchell WR$1
  11. 11Antonio Williams WR$1
  12. 12Michael Wilson WR$4
  13. 13Jayden Reed WR$4
  14. 14Matthew Golden WR$5

Barkley package

Barkley $50 replaces Taylor; Hall $34 replaces Irving; Collins $29 replaces Smith. Keep Brown $30 and F’s $27 bench; Steelers $2 is already funded.

Full purchase sequence · caps
  1. 01Saquon Barkley RB$50
  2. 02A.J. Brown WR$30
  3. 03Nico Collins WR$29
  4. 04Breece Hall RB$34
  5. 05George Kittle TE$6
  6. 06Ka'imi Fairbairn PK$1
  7. 07Steelers D/ST DST$2
  8. 08Tony Pollard RB$6
  9. 09Blake Corum RB$6
  10. 10Adonai Mitchell WR$1
  11. 11Antonio Williams WR$1
  12. 12Michael Wilson WR$4
  13. 13Jayden Reed WR$4
  14. 14Matthew Golden WR$5

When the room changes

These are separate alternatives, not stackable changes. Open a variant before committing to it.

Steelers reaches $2

F: Corum $6 → $5. T: Dobbins $6 → $5. H: Pollard $7 → $6. Keep the rest of that base route and its order. Each still totals $200. Live Maximum must permit $2; otherwise use an eligible $1 defense. Barkley and H without Hall already fund $2.

H · Collins passes $29 → Smith at $20

Smith replaces Collins. The bench becomes $29 across 6 slots: 1 RB + 5 WR. Final roster: 5 RB and 7 WR. $200 · 16 players, including keepers · 1 QB, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D/ST.

  1. 01Breece Hall RB$37
  2. 02Travis Etienne Jr. RB$33
  3. 03Bucky Irving RB$22
  4. 04A.J. Brown WR$30
  5. 05DeVonta Smith WR$20
  6. 06George Kittle TE$6
  7. 07Ka'imi Fairbairn PK$1
  8. 08Steelers D/ST DST$1
  9. 09Tony Pollard RB$7
  10. 10Adonai Mitchell WR$1
  11. 11Michael Wilson WR$4
  12. 12Brian Thomas Jr. WR$5
  13. 13Matthew Golden WR$5
  14. 14Christian Watson WR$7
H · Etienne unavailable → Walker at $38

Walker replaces Etienne and Smith replaces Collins. The bench is $24 across 6 slots: 1 RB + 5 WR. Final roster: 5 RB and 7 WR. $200 · 16 players, including keepers · 1 QB, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D/ST.

  1. 01Breece Hall RB$37
  2. 02Kenneth Walker III RB$38
  3. 03Bucky Irving RB$22
  4. 04A.J. Brown WR$30
  5. 05DeVonta Smith WR$20
  6. 06George Kittle TE$6
  7. 07Ka'imi Fairbairn PK$1
  8. 08Steelers D/ST DST$1
  9. 09Tony Pollard RB$6
  10. 10Adonai Mitchell WR$1
  11. 11Antonio Williams WR$1
  12. 12Michael Wilson WR$4
  13. 13Brian Thomas Jr. WR$5
  14. 14Christian Watson WR$7
H · Hall unavailable → Etienne + Kyren

Start with Etienne $33, then Kyren $24 and Irving $22. Steelers is $2; the bench is $32 across 6 slots: 2 RB + 4 WR. Final roster: 6 RB and 6 WR. $200 · 16 players, including keepers · 1 QB, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D/ST.

  1. 01Travis Etienne Jr. RB$33
  2. 02Kyren Williams RB$24
  3. 03Bucky Irving RB$22
  4. 04A.J. Brown WR$30
  5. 05Nico Collins WR$29
  6. 06George Kittle TE$6
  7. 07Ka'imi Fairbairn PK$1
  8. 08Steelers D/ST DST$2
  9. 09Tony Pollard RB$6
  10. 10J.K. Dobbins RB$5
  11. 11Christian Watson WR$7
  12. 12Brian Thomas Jr. WR$5
  13. 13Matthew Golden WR$5
  14. 14Michael Wilson WR$4
H · Brown and Collins both price out → Smith + Higgins

If premium anchors are gone, replace Brown $30 / Collins $29 with Smith $20 / Higgins $18; keep the rest of H and its order. $179 total including keepers · 16 players · 5 RB, 7 WR, 1 QB, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D/ST.

Frees $21 for eligible depth before filling the final slots; obey live Maximum; do not spend merely to exhaust budget. This example leaves the $21 uncommitted.

  1. 01Breece Hall RB$37
  2. 02Travis Etienne Jr. RB$33
  3. 03Bucky Irving RB$22
  4. 04DeVonta Smith WR$20
  5. 05Tee Higgins WR$18
  6. 06George Kittle TE$6
  7. 07Ka'imi Fairbairn PK$1
  8. 08Steelers D/ST DST$1
  9. 09Tony Pollard RB$7
  10. 10Adonai Mitchell WR$1
  11. 11Antonio Williams WR$1
  12. 12Andrei Iosivas WR$1
  13. 13Brian Thomas Jr. WR$5
  14. 14Matthew Golden WR$5

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