2022 MLS Fantasy Round 26 Positional Rankings

Round 26 of MLS Fantasy begins Wednesday with New York City FC vs. FC Cincinnati (8 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN+).

Both sides are the only teams with a double-game week this round, giving fantasy managers the chance to maximize point potential with an extra game for those players. With just four rounds to go in the fantasy season, let’s look at the top plays and values to help your team make a run at the top of the leaderboards.

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Goalkeepers

Sean Johnson emerges as the top goalkeeper option with favorable matchups at home versus FC Cincinnati and at Charlotte FC.

The NYCFC netminder is tied with Andre Blake for the most clean sheets (13) in MLS, and with two opportunities to collect another, he’s in a good spot to turn in a double-digit score.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Sean Johnson	NYC	vs. CIN, at CLT	$9.3
2. Andre Blake	PHI	vs. ORL	$11.4
3. Zac MacMath	RSL	vs. DC	$8.4
4. James Pantemis	MTL	vs. CLB	$7.9
5. William Yarbrough	COL	vs. VAN	$7.2

Value Goalkeepers

Value Goalkeepers
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Roman Celentano	CIN	at NYC, vs. SJ	$5.7
2. Steve Clark	HOU	vs. SKC	$6.8
3. John Pulskamp	SKC	at HOU	$5.1

Defenders

With a lack of definitive double-game week starters, Kai Wagner once again sticks out as the top option at the defender position.

He’s topped 16 points in back-to-back rounds, and is primed to flirt with double-digit points again facing an Orlando City side that could be both heavy-legged and rotated after Wednesday’s US Open Cup Final (8 pm ET | ESPN+).

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Kai Wagner	PHI	vs. ORL	$13.4
2. Malte Amundsen	NYC	vs. CIN, at CLT	$9.2
3. Tayvon Gray	NYC	vs. CIN, at CLT	$6.6
4. Maxime Chanot	NYC	vs. CIN, at CLT	$6.3
5. Matt Miazga	CIN	at NYC, vs. SJ	$7.9
6. Geoff Cameron	CIN	at NYC, vs. SJ	$6.8
7. Walker Zimmerman	NSH	vs. LA	$8.5
8. Jakob Glesnes	PHI	vs. ORL	$12.1
9. Andrew Brody	RSL	vs. DC	$10.6
10. Jack Elliott	PHI	vs. ORL	$13.0

Value Defenders

Value Defenders
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Anton Tinnerholm	NYC	vs. CIN, at CLT	$5.6
2. Nick Hagglund	CIN	at NYC, vs. SJ	$5.6
3. Alvas Powell	CIN	at NYC, vs. SJ	$5.6

Midfielders

Santiago Rodriguez has been involved in three of NYCFC’s last four goals, highlighting his increased role in the attack since the departure of Taty Castellanos. Look for the crafty Uruguayan to continue to be a primary influencer in the New York City attack with two intriguing games on the Round 26 schedule.

*Luciano Acosta is suspended at NYC and will be available vs. San Jose.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Santiago Rodriguez	NYC	vs. CIN, at CLT	$10.8
2. Maxi Moralez	NYC	vs. CIN, at CLT	$9.2
3. Alvaro Barreal	CIN	at NYC, vs. SJ	$9.1
4. Hany Mukhtar	NSH	vs. LA	$16.5
5. Daniel Gazdag	PHI	vs. ORL	$13.5
6. Luciano Acosta*	CIN	at NYC, vs. SJ	$12.8
7. Nicolas Acevedo	NYC	vs. CIN, at CLT	$7.7
8. Djordje Mihailovic	MTL	vs. CLB	$9.4
9. Sebastian Driussi	ATX	at SEA	$13.9
10. Carles Gil	NE	at RBNY	$12.9
11. Lucas Zelarayan	CLB	at MTL	$11.4
12. Emanuel Reynoso	MIN	at POR	$13.9
13. Lewis Morgan	RBNY	vs. NE	$10.6
14. Nicolas Lodeiro	SEA	vs. ATX	$12.3
15. Alan Velasco	DAL	vs. LAFC	$10.0
16. Erik Thommy	SKC	at HOU	$9.6
17. Obinna Nwobodo	CIN	at NYC, vs. SJ	$8.3
18. Riqui Puig	LA	at NSH	$9.7
19. Pablo Ruiz	RSL	vs. DC	$9.1
20. Junior Moreno	CIN	at NYC, vs. SJ	$6.7

Value Midfielders

Value Midfielders
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Jacob Shaffelburg	NSH	vs. LA	$4.9
2. Fabian Herbers	CHI	vs. MIA	$4.0
3. Adalberto Carrasquilla	HOU	vs. SKC	$5.6

Forwards

Brandon Vazquez has been involved in nearly half of FC Cincinnati’s goals this season (47), leading the attack with 16 goals and four assists.

He starts the round off against a battered NYCFC backline and closes it out with a juicy home game against a San Jose Earthquakes side that has allowed the most goals (55) in the Western Conference.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Brandon Vazquez	CIN	at NYC, vs. SJ	$10.5
2. Brenner	CIN	at NYC, vs. SJ	$8.9
3. Talles Magno	NYC	vs. CIN, at CLT	$7.4
4. Julian Carranza	PHI	vs. ORL	$10.7
5. Jefferson Savarino	RSL	vs. DC	$10.2
6. Lorenzo Insigne	TOR	at ATL	$12.0
7. Mikael Uhre	PHI	vs. ORL	$11.1
8. Federico Bernardeschi	TOR	at ATL	$10.8
9. Cristian Arango	LAFC	at DAL	$12.0
10. Romell Quioto	MTL	vs. CLB	$11.4