Schedule drops May 14, page updates automatically
2026 Schedule
2026 NFL Bye Weeks
The NFL releases the 2026 schedule the evening of May 14. The moment nflverse publishes the updated release, this page swaps in the 2026 byes automatically. No manual refresh needed.
Coming this weekend
The 2026 NFL schedule lands the evening of May 14 on NFL Network and ESPN2. Our daily refresh ingests the new release within hours and rebuilds this page with all 32 team byes.
Strategy
How to draft around byes
- Avoid same-bye QBs and TEs. If your starter and your only backup share a bye week, you eat a zero. Spread the bye risk across positions you only roster one of.
- Stack a streamer for chaos weeks. When six or more teams are off in the same week, your bench gets thin fast. Drafting one extra flex-eligible player is cheap insurance.
- Don't pay handcuff prices for bye coverage. A late-round backup at the same position usually costs less and covers two scenarios: bye weeks and injury fill-ins.
- Check kicker and DST byes too. They are the easiest to forget and the easiest to stream. If your kicker has a chaos-week bye, plan to stream that week now, not the night before.
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