BYE WEEKS · THE CRUNCH
Bye-Week Planner
When does your roster go thin? Which weeks stack the most byes at each position. It's just the schedule.
Heaviest weeks Wk 11 29 out · 6 teamsWk 10 24 out · 4 teamsWk 7 20 out · 4 teamsWk 8 18 out · 4 teamsWk 6 17 out · 4 teams
SnaptideIQ Bye-Week Planner · 2026 · 2026-07-09
By position the thinnest weeks per spot
QB
Wk 7 · 4
Wk 10 · 4
Wk 11 · 3
Wk 6 · 2
Wk 8 · 2
Wk 5 · 1
Wk 13 · 1
Wk 14 · 1
RB
Wk 11 · 8
Wk 10 · 7
Wk 6 · 5
Wk 7 · 5
Wk 8 · 5
Wk 9 · 4
Wk 13 · 4
Wk 5 · 3
WR
Wk 11 · 12
Wk 7 · 8
Wk 10 · 8
Wk 6 · 7
Wk 8 · 7
Wk 13 · 7
Wk 5 · 4
Wk 9 · 4
TE
Wk 11 · 3
Wk 13 · 3
Wk 8 · 2
Wk 10 · 2
Wk 14 · 2
Wk 5 · 1
Wk 6 · 1
Wk 7 · 1
DEF
Wk 11 · 3
Wk 6 · 2
Wk 10 · 2
Wk 7 · 1
Wk 8 · 1
PK
Wk 7 · 1
Wk 8 · 1
Wk 10 · 1
Wk 14 · 1
Every bye week teams off + starters out
| Week | Teams on bye | QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | PK | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | CARKC | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | · | · | 9 |
| Wk 6 | CINDETMIAMIN | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | · | 17 |
| Wk 7 | BUFJAXLACWAS | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Wk 8 | HOUNONYGSF | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Wk 9 | PITTEN | · | 4 | 4 | · | · | · | 8 |
| Wk 10 | CHIDENPHITB | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Wk 11 | ATLCLEGBLARNESEA | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | · | 29 |
| Wk 13 | BALINDLVNYJ | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | · | · | 15 |
| Wk 14 | ARIDAL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | · | 1 | 10 |
Bye-week fill-ins the best stream when a streamable spot is off
The wire-level stream for every bye week at QB, TE, D/ST and K — same facts as The Streamers (this season's schedule on last season's facts, until games are played). RB/WR aren't streamable — that crunch is the tables above.
Wk 5 CAR · KC off
QB1 off
Baker Mayfield @ DAL Bo Nix @ LAC Jaxson Dart @ WAS
TE1 off
Dalton Kincaid @ LA Mark Andrews @ ATL Isaiah Likely @ WAS
Wk 6 CIN · DET · MIA · MIN off
QB2 off
Jordan Love vs DAL Caleb Williams @ ATL Bo Nix vs SEA
TE1 off
Dalton Kincaid @ LV Mark Andrews @ CLE Isaiah Likely vs NO
DST2 off
NYJ D/ST @ NE NO D/ST @ NYG IND D/ST vs TEN
Wk 7 BUF · JAX · LAC · WAS off
QB4 off
Baker Mayfield @ CAR Jordan Love @ DET Jaxson Dart @ HOU
TE1 off
Mark Andrews vs CIN Isaiah Likely @ HOU
DST1 off
CHI D/ST vs NE HOU D/ST vs NYG likely rostered CLE D/ST @ TEN
K1 off
TB kicker @ CAR SF kicker @ ATL PHI kicker vs DAL
Wk 8 HOU · NO · NYG · SF off
QB2 off
Jordan Love vs CAR Baker Mayfield vs ATL Bo Nix vs KC
TE2 off
Dalton Kincaid vs BAL Mark Andrews @ BUF
DST1 off
MIA D/ST vs NE CIN D/ST vs TEN IND D/ST @ JAX
K1 off
GB kicker vs CAR IND kicker @ JAX TB kicker vs ATL
Wk 10 CHI · DEN · PHI · TB off
QB4 off
Jaxson Dart vs WAS Jordan Love vs MIN
TE2 off
Isaiah Likely vs WAS Dalton Kincaid @ NYJ Mark Andrews vs LAC
DST2 off
DET D/ST vs NE likely rostered WAS D/ST @ NYG JAX D/ST @ TEN likely rostered
K1 off
NO kicker vs CAR TEN kicker vs JAX KC kicker @ ATL
Wk 11 ATL · CLE · GB · LAR · NE · SEA off
QB3 off
Jaxson Dart vs JAX Bo Nix vs LV Baker Mayfield @ DET
TE3 off
Mark Andrews @ CAR Isaiah Likely vs JAX Dalton Kincaid vs MIA
DST3 off
JAX D/ST @ NYG likely rostered DAL D/ST vs TEN NYG D/ST vs JAX
Wk 13 BAL · IND · LV · NYJ off
QB1 off
Caleb Williams vs JAX Jordan Love @ NO Baker Mayfield vs LAC
TE3 off
Dalton Kincaid @ NE Isaiah Likely vs SF
Wk 14 ARI · DAL off
QB1 off
Baker Mayfield @ BAL Bo Nix @ NYJ Jaxson Dart @ SEA
TE2 off
Mark Andrews vs TB Dalton Kincaid @ GB Isaiah Likely @ SEA
K1 off
NO kicker @ CAR PIT kicker @ JAX CLE kicker vs ATL
What this is: the published NFL schedule (2026), read off the same startable pool as the rankings board. Not a projection.