The quality of fullbacks in the NRL has never been higher.
Right now we are in a special age as fullbacks are routinely worth every cent of their million dollar a year contracts.
Post finals is always a time to look back on the year that was. Each year we present our positional rankings.
Here are the top 10 NRL fullbacks from season 2026:
1. James Tedesco
It's hard to go past the Clive Churchill Medalist for number one on this list. I know there will be calls for Dylan Edwards to sit atop here, but it simply has to be James Tedesco.
21 appearances for the Roosters saw a return of 12 tries, 16 assists, 16 line-breaks, 113 tackle breaks and over 200 run metres per game on average.
Tedesco captained his side to a Premiership, winning the aforementioned Clive Churchill, whilst also seeing the NSW Blues to an Origin series victory.
He almost literally could not have done any more in 2026.
If the competition was 4 rounds longer, could have been some real upswings for Ponga and Fa’alongo. But very fair assessment overall