Fantasy Football Daily - 26 Bold Fantasy Football Predictions for 2026 | League Winners, Breakouts & Record Chases

Episode Date: January 7, 2026

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We're dropping 26 bold fantasy football predictions for the 2026 season and a few for the 2026 off season right here at fantasy points. Let's get it. First episode I'm recording the entire season for 2026. uh 2025 was an awesome one i took a few days off now i'm rejuvenated ready to get back at it so excited for what 2026 is going to bring a lot of content out there we got the NFL playoffs this week but we're not talking NFL playoffs we're talking next season we're talking about getting out our crystal balls and letting you know what's going to happen in the 2026 off season and the

2026 fantasy football season. I'm going to drop 26 of these. So no time to waste. Let's get it started. First player I'm going to talk about my top 50 rankings are going to drop at fantasy points any day now. Make sure you check those out. My number one ranked player, Bejohn Robinson. Bejon Robinson, despite the staff change in Atlanta, Bejon Robinson is set to light the fantasy football world on fire in 2026. It's going to be. Bijon season. I have Bijon at one. I have Jemir Gibbs at two. We're going to reveal the entire top 50. Make sure you check that out right here on Fantasy Football Daily School of Scott and on Fantasy Points YouTube. But with Bijon Robinson, we're taking it to another level. Bejohn

Robinson's going to go nuts in 2026. We're talking about like a legendary 25 point per game type season. Marshall Falk, Roger Craig, Christian McCaffrey. What do all three of these players have in common? All three of these players dropped a 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Bejohn Robinson gets there in 2026. He's going to go nuclear. This is going to be a fantasy football weapon of mass destruction. Pretty close this year.

I mean, Bejohn was unbelievable this year. And I think he takes it up to an even higher level. And it's really the receiving ability for Bijan. He's gone crazy as a receiver. And there were actually people when he was coming out of Texas questioning his receiving upside in the league. We look at what he was been able to this year, 800 plus receiving yards. And he was at 1,400 plus rushing yards. So close to it this year and over 22 points per game this year.

So close to my 25 point per game prediction. But next year takes it to another notch. 2026 is the year of Bejohn Robinson. If you're drafting early bestball teams, that sort of thing, it's Bejohn Robinson all the way. Make sure you have some Bejohn Robinson in 2026 in a major way. And that's Luther Burden. I'm going to be higher on Luther Burden than I'm not going to say everyone

because there's going to be a lot of people high on Luther Burden. Luther Burden is the type of player that a lot of people are going to bet on to have a huge year-two breakout. And I think for good reason, I think he's going to be a chalky breakout pick, and I think people are going to be right on this one. I think Burden is going to steam up in ADP, but it's not going to be enough steam

that he's going to be unobtainable. Look at what he just did against San Francisco in week 17, 27.8 ppr points. That's exactly what we want to see. Nine targets in that one, eight receptions, 138 receiving yards. had the long touchdown. If you used him in week 17, you felt amazing.

And you were able to bear has the pedigree, has the talent. Ben Johnson system, slot wide receiver. You're not going to hear Olamedi Zakeas to start out the year. DJ Moore fading away might not even be a bear this season. It's going to be Luther Burden all the way. Luther Burden and pay attention for another prediction for another Chicago bear, but Luther Burden is going to go nuts in 2026. Go draft yourself some Luther Burden.

I think he finishes as a wide receiver 1 in year 2. Write that one down in ink. Luther Burden is going to be drafted maybe as a low-end wide receiver 2. I think that's where the market's going to be enthusiastic for him. But he finishes as a wide receiver 1. And we look at the success of slot wide receivers attached to Ben Johnson. Luther Burton is going to be the next one. You're going to see him cooking in the slot to start out the year.

And he's got that game-breaking downfield ability. the ability to make defenders miss with the ball in his hands and a coach who fully knows how to get the most out of his offensive talent. Luther Burden, 2026, go get some. Absolutely going to be electric, one of the most exciting young players in the NFL next season. And he's not going to be the only Chicago bear that's going to snatch souls in fantasy football.

Holston Loveland is going to be a dark horse candidate to finish as the tight end one overall. I don't think he'll get there. I think Colston Loveland's going to end up being somewhere in the lines of tight end three, tight end four, but he's going to be a major impact in fantasy football. Loveland started out the year a little slowly, had some injuries he dealt with this past off season, and now you're seeing the talent that is the reason Chicago took him at 10 overall. And I'm going to predict that Colston Loveland will lead all tight ends with 11 touchdown catches

in 2026. Colston Loveland leads all tight ends in touchdowns with 11 touchdown catches. He is a top five tight end in fantasy football next year. And we could make a prediction for Trey McBride, but we're not going to. I'm going to make a prediction, and it's going to be about Brock Bowers. And Pete Carroll fired, Chip Kelly gone, but Brock Bowers next year with a mystery coach coming around the horizon, probably Fernando Mendoza as his quarter. is going to return to being the tight end one overall in fantasy football.

And you're going to end up getting an edge drafting Brock Bowers because Trey McBride, deservedly so, is going to be drafted as the tight end one. He earned that. But Bowers is lurking right behind him. This is almost a post-hype sleeper situation where you've got Brock Bowers, one of the most talented tight ends that we've ever seen. tight end one overall as a rookie will return to becoming tight end one overall in year three. Bowers this past season, about as rough as it could get.

Vegas had issues at quarterback, Vegas had issues with their offensive coordinator, obvious issues with their head coach since they got rid of them after a year, and terrible offensive line play. We are betting on a little bit better situation in everything. The quarterback stability, a little bit better offensive line. play. I mean, how could it not be better next year? And we are betting on Brock Bowers being fully healthy and getting back to that truly elite level. And with Bowers, we saw like what this sort of ceiling game was out of with him. Like Brock Bowers is capable of putting up these sort of

spike weeks at the tight end position that very few tight ends ever. I mean, we're talking about the all-time greats are capable of putting up these kind of weeks. Brock Bowers has, a 43.3 point week back in week 9 against Jacksonville. It was really almost a frustrating thing. Only two games with 20 points or more this past year. But again, absolute train wreck situation. But things are going to get better in Vegas this year and things are going to get better for Brock Bowers. We're talking about the offseason too. This is a huge year for free agent running backs. And I'm going to flag plant a landing spot. Travis, ETN this past season had one of the best seasons ever for his career.

Really about equal in terms of fantasy scoring to his fantastic 2023 season, but he did it this year as an 80-piece steal. ETN was sort of brushed aside, a lot of people betting on Bachel Tutin, and Travis ETN had a phenomenal year when it came to producing for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jacksonville, big, big playoff game this coming up this week. we're going to look for ETN, see what he can do in the playoffs. But ETN may have boxed out his future as a Jacksonville Jaguar. And when I say that, I say that as a compliment because he's earned the bag.

And Jacksonville, I'm not sure what direction they're going to go in here. Are they going to franchise tag Travis ETN? Are they going to give him a very, very big contract? Not sure the way that front office is going to work. Now, everything being equal, ETN will remain a Jacksonville, Jaguar. We want him in this role. But I think there's going to be a red-hot market for E.N. Not sure which Wade Jacksonville is going to go here.

I'm going to predict that Travis E.TN signs with Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs. The fantasy community will get really excited about this one. E.T.N gets the opportunity to play in an Andy Reid offense. Like, go back in time. Andy Reed has had multiple seasons on multiple teams having a type of running back like. like ETN thrive in his system. The past catching ability, the ability as a runner, the two-way ability is going to get amplified. We saw it this year with Liam Cohen. ETN signs with Kansas City and the market's going to be very, very high for him. He's going to steam up to the

two-three turn after he signs with Kansas City. Write that one down in ink. Another free agent prediction for you, Wondell Robinson, who for like a little early start to his career, people sort of made fun of him in the dynasty and the redraft community because the whole punchline was Wondell Robinson is a guy who gets all these targets and doesn't really do anything with them. Flashback to 24. Wondell Robinson had 140 targets, 93 receptions, but he only had 699 receiving yards. He averaged 10.8 points per game. Wide receiver 41. for Wondell Robinson in 2024 on 140 targets. So people sort of brush him aside.

And what happens in 2025? Wondell Robinson goes back and earns another 140 targets, this time in only 16 games played. But a big change here. Wondell Robinson became the shortest wide receiver in NFL history to finish with 1,000 receiving yards in a year, went over 1,000 receiving yards, and his yards per reception went up to 11.

And points per game-wise, he was a top 15 scorer this year. Wondell more than filled in for Malik Neighbors. And I think he's going to earn a big payday out of this. And we go back to last off-season, New York's decision to give Darius Slate in the bag. And I know there's going to be people watching this show. Shout out to the NFL people out there. Not necessarily all fantasy viewers here. But I get it.

the need stylistically to have players like Darius Slayton. But the idea that you'd pay Darius Slayton and then maybe not be able to afford Wondell Robinson the next off season, I think that's going to affect New York. Wondell would have looked really good to do in the NFL draft. Now you've got neighbors coming back

potentially to a Pupp list to start the year. But Wondell Robinson has earned the bag. He is one of two free agent-wide receivers that we really want to keep an eye on of sort of younger ones. Alec Pierce of Indianapolis, Wondell Robinson of the New York Giants. But Wondell Robinson's going to stay in the division.

He's going to get paid by the Washington commanders who have a huge amount of cap space. Washington is going to plug Wondell Robinson in and he is going to lead Washington in receptions and targets. He's going to continue to earn targets on another team. And he's going to form a nice pairing with Terry McLaurin in Washington this year. Wondell Robinson becomes a Washington

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We could talk Pooka Nakua. We could talk Jackson Smith and Jigba. I mean, both those guys are absolutely sensational talents, players that helped fantasy managers win championships this season, and players that a lot of fantasy managers are going to look to push up

not only to wide receiver one overall, but there's going to be a lot of people sort of pounding the table for both of those guys being the number one player off the board in redraft. But neither one of those guys is going to finish as the wide receiver one because Jamar Chase is going to finish

as the wide receiver one. And not only that, Jamar Chase is going to return to finishing as the wide receiver one. He's going to get back to his 2024 type numbers where he won the triple crown, most receptions, most touchdown catches, most receiving yards. But he's also going to be the most highly targeted player in NFL history. Jamar, this is a double prediction, double bold prediction. Jamar Chase returns, finishes as the wide receiver one overall and sets an NFL record

with the most targets ever earned in a season with 220 targets. And a follow-up here, Joe Burrow, his teammate, is going to lead the NFL in touchdown passes once again. The Bengals are going to be back. The offense is going to be cooking. Joe Burrow, Jamar Chase, Chase, Chase Brown, T. Higgins. The gang is back. Joe Burrow is going to be healthy to start the year.

And Joe Burrow is going to have more touchdown passes. than he's ever had in a season. Let's go ahead and say Joe Burrow has 46 touchdown passes in 2026, leads the NFL. Another quarterback position. We're always looking for edge picks. We're always looking for an edge. Which quarterback can we draft that's not in the Josh Allen, Jalen, Jalen,

Lamar Jackson tier? And now we can throw Drake May in that tier. Drake May is going to steam up into being drafted as a top. five quarterback next season. We're looking for an edge pick. Your edge pick is Jackson DART. And Jackson DART is going to finish as a top five score at the quarterback position. And he is going to do that on the strength of his rushing ability. Jackson DART is going to lead all quarterbacks with 13 rushing touchdowns in 2026. DART will not be dirt cheap. There's going to be people who are really into him and selecting him as

our QB1 and they won't be wrong because Jackson Dart is going to deliver top five quarterback finish in year two. Giants offense is going to take a step forward and Jackson Dart leads all quarterbacks in the NFL with 13 rushing scores in 2026. Having a lot of fun here keeping this one going. Let's get a little NFL draft prediction. So NFL draft, a little promotion here. We started the 20 here at fantasy points. Go to fantasy points. you can find that link we are going to the senior bowl we're covering it at all but we look at the Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys this year finished seven nine and one they get the 12th overall pick this is one where Dallas has sort of been spinning their wheels a little bit at the

running back position and I mean no disrespect here to Javante Williams Javonte Williams was terrific for fantasy this year 15 points per game this year for Javante Williams. Dallas misses the playoffs, though. And Javante's going to be a free agent. Again, with Javante Williams' injury history, is this a player that Dallas is going to drop a bag on? Not sure about that. Now, Javante's going to start for someone next year. He's earned it. It's going to be an active free agent running back group. Look at what Dallas did the year before. RICO Duttle had a thousand rushing yards for them. So Duttle had a thousand yards. Javante Williams had this strong fantasy season this year. But neither one is this long-term player. And we think about the Dallas Cowboys. You think

about Zique. You think about what they got out of Tony Pollard after him. You think about these sort of high-profile running backs in this system for multiple years. You think about Jerry Jones. You think about all the strong running backs who have been in this Dallas Cowboys organization under Jerry Jones. This is going to be a Jerry Jones legacy pick. The Dallas Cowboys are going to trade up into the top 10, and they're going to draft Jeremiah Love from Notre Dame. Jeremiah Love will be a Dallas Cowboy, and Jeremiah Love's jersey will not be unpopular this year. It might be the most popular jersey in the NFL. How many Dallas Cowboys Jeremiah Love jerseys will there be? Add to that, Jeremiah Love's two-way ability. The threat he has is

a home run hitter. And not to get too simplistic here. But a lot of the same traits we've seen from Jemir Gibbs as a home run hitter, Jeremiah Love could have in this Dallas Cowboys offense. And I know people are going to say sacrilege, Theo. You can't put Gibbs on him. Talented player. And Dallas gets a Jerry Jones legacy pick. Jeremiah Love is going to be a Dallas cowboy.

Another running back prediction. This one will also get people a little bit annoyed here. Okay. Anytime I say a bad thing about Kyron Williams, people come at me. And I'm not really saying a bad thing about Kyron Williams. I think Kyron Williams is a really, really good player, a player that's provided a ton of utility to fantasy managers over the years. Obviously, Kyron Williams has been an elite touchdown score for multiple seasons as an L.A. Ram.

He's had three straight years with 1100 plus rushing yards. He's also had three straight years with 15 plus points per game. But the touches are going to start to create. reap up on Kyron Williams here. Every, we had 316 rush attempts in 2024, nearly 250 this year. And that's not even including what we're going to have in the NFL playoffs, where the Rams have the second best odds to win the Super Bowl right now. Then you factor in 30-something receptions a year.

So you're talking this year, nearly 290 touches for, for Kyron Williams. last year you're talking about nearly 350 touches the year before over 250 touches things are to start to catch up with kairn williams and the rams have another really really good running back blake corum one way or another is going to lead the la rams in fantasy scoring next year blake quorum heading into year three kairn williams getting a little bit more tread on the tires here kairn williams has a ton of volume for a guy who's 194 pounds. 25 years old for Kairn. He's not some old guy. But Blake Corum might end up being the Rams running back with a little more

juice next year when it's all said and done. Blake Corum leads the L.A. Rams in fantasy points next season. Feel a little loose with that one. That one could come back to haunt me. I still have my bags packed with Kyron Williams in Dynasty,

but I'm feeling Blake Corum. I think he's going to have a really strong season in 2026, year three breakout candidate. And I guess we can call him a breakout. He sort of broke out this year. But I think year three, Blake Corum gives you top 15 running back production. I think that's what we're going to see out of Blake Corum. Keeping it going.

We're not even halfway done with our predictions here. Next one's going to be really, really fun. James Cook, there's going to be a huge correction with James Cook in all sorts of redraft markets, best ball markets. James Cook was underrated for multiple seasons here. He had the 18 touchdown year in 2024, and he followed it up with an even better year in 2025, 1,606 rushing yards, and he had 14 touchdowns this year. But what has James Cook had missing out of his game that's prevented him from taking his game to a near RB1 overall level? And it's the receiving volume. I think there's going to be a lot of self-scouting in the building in Buffalo.

When you watch James Cook catch the football and when he gets the ball in his hands in space, everything looks good. And you think about how can you prolong a player's career and maximize what you get out of him? James Cook is 26 years old. But how do you keep him producing until he's 29 kind of deal? Especially for a team that just paid the guy. You get him more work as a receiver. Next year, James Cook is going to set a career record with over 60 receptions on the season. And it's not that hard.

It's simply Buffalo embracing him as a receiver and not using guys like Ty Johnson out of the backfield as much as a receiver. And you think what puts more pressure on opposing defenses and it's getting the ball in a player like James Cook's hands out in space, James Cook, 60 plus catches in 2026. I really hope that one comes true, and I will have James Cook inside the top 12 overall in my top 50 rankings. Look for that over at fantasy points. Staying

at the running back position, elite touchdown score scores a lot of touchdowns. I know really bold of me, but Jamir Gibbs is going to hit that 20 mark. Jamir Gibbs is going to finish with 20 rushing touchdowns. He is going to set a Detroit Lions record. Bijon Robinson, RB1 overall, Jemir Gibbs, RB2 overall, but this one's fun. Both of these players are going to average 25 or more points per game. The slight difference is the presence of David Montgomery, who's not going to fade away, but as David Montgomery gets older, Jemir Gibbs is going to get slightly more work. We already saw it this year.

We saw the sort of usage that Gibbs had when Campbell took over as the point. play caller. Gibbs had a number of massive fantasy weeks. He's going to have even more in 2026. The 23 running back class continues to print fantasy points. Awesome stuff there. Talking about the NFL draft, let's talk about wide receiver position. There's a few of them in this NFL draft class. But when we're looking at impact players in fantasy, I think you're going to see maybe three, at least three wide receivers selected in the top 15 to 20 picks, but we'll take it a step further. We're going to say that two wide receivers are top 10 selections this year. And we'll start out with Carnell Tate of Ohio State, and we'll talk about Jordan Tyson

of Arizona State. Both of these players will be selected inside of the top 10 over overall picks. And when you start looking at the NFL draft or there's a bunch of potential landing spots that make total sense. Now, teams might move around and move up and down, but with this year's draft class lacking the depth of the quarterback position, it's Fernando Mendoza who's almost assuredly going to go off the board at one overall, unless Dante Moore is the preferred choice for Vegas, then the Jets pick it too.

So if Dante Moore comes out, got to think that Vegas and the Jets have a lot of pressure on them to get a quarterback. Maybe the Jets don't. We'll talk about that a little bit later. But then if one of those teams passes on QB, Arizona at three overall, but then once you get past that top three, there's a lot of wide receiver potential landing spots. Tennessee at four needs a wide receiver one overall. The Giants at five could take a wide receiver to complement Malik neighbors. talked about Wondell Robinson leaving as a free agent. Cleveland at 6.

Harold Fanon Jr. led Cleveland in everything this year. They need a wide receiver. Jerry Judy is not the one. Washington at 7 is a dark horse candidate there. Older wide receivers with Terry McLaurin and then Debo Samuel, who's also going to be a free agent this year. They lose Zach Ertz as well, another target earner.

So Washington needs youth and talent. New Orleans at eight overall could draft a wide receiver to compliment Chris Alave there. They traded Rashid Shaheed throughout the year. And like there's multiple teams here. Then you look at a couple of teams picking past the top 10 that could potentially trade in. So we'll say that Jordan Tyson and Carnal Tate are both top 10 picks. And I'll say Mackay Lemon, who is not necessarily as cut and dry a prospect.

I know Brett Whitefield and I arguing about him. Some people absolutely love Mackay Lemon, some people a little bit lower on him, has like some slot tendencies to him. he'll be somewhere in the top 15. That's not a bold prediction, okay? The bold predictions are Tyson and Tate, both top 10 picks, write that one down in ink. Both those players could be very fantasy friendly

and instant wide receiver ones. Now, what do you like if you're a gambler and you're out in Vegas and you're at the tables? You like, if you're a blackjack player, you love getting blackjack splits. And if you're a dynasty manager, you love getting blackjack splits as well. A blackjack split in dynasty is different, though.

We're talking about a starting running back and a handcuff running back. One player leaves, handcuff takes over, and you have two starting running backs. I think you get that this year with the Seattle Seahawks combination. Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet. Kenneth Walker is going to sign with someone as a free agent. Maybe the Chicago Bears. I know they got a lot out of DeAndre Swift this past year. there's a ton of potential landing spots

for Kenneth Walker, Arizona, Minnesota. I talked about Dallas earlier. There's a million spots here. Go down the list here. Carolina could potentially move off the dowdell. Pittsburgh Steelers. There's a bunch of spots, Houston Texans,

there's a bunch of spots that are very, very interesting potential landing spots for Kenneth Walker. And if Kenneth Walker leaves, a player that maybe gets a little bit too much flack in the fantasy community. A lot of angry Kenneth Walker managers out there didn't like Charbonnet role, where Charbonnet ends up with double-digit touchdowns this season.

And Charbonnet had a lot of touchdowns last year as well. But if we see Kenneth Walker sign with someone else as a free agent, Zach Charbonnet is going to score a ton of fantasy points next year leading that Seattle backfield, has the goal line work on lock, is a solid receiver out of the backfield. Charbonnet has two-way ability. And then when you look at Kenneth Walker, if we get Kenneth Walker to consistent touches, he can end up being a RB1 next year for someone else.

So Blackjack split backfield, both Seattle Seahawks next year are going to be top 15-ish scores. We'll call him top 18 scores, just to be safe. Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet will both be top 18 fantasy scores at the running back position next year. Walker signs, with someone as a free agent. Charbonnet ends up leading the backfield.

Both will be ADP values next year. Another free agent prediction. The Miami Dolphins moving off of Tuatunga Vailoa, which way are they going to go at the quarterback position? We talked about the NFL draft, and there's been some people talking about Miami trading up to try to get Fernando Mendoza. That is a really tough, tough put.

Miami picks it 11 overall. for them to get into the top two when the top two teams are quarterback needy, that's easier said than done. And there's not a third quarterback right now that is going to be worthy of being the number 11 overall pick. So Miami's sort of in this limbo.

Which way can they go? They're sort of in this like quarterback purgatory where they're going to have to get creative with their acquisition here. But there's a free agent quarterback out there that's very, very interesting, and I think could do very, very well on this team. The Miami Dolphins are going to get Malik Willis

of the Green Bay Packers as a free agent signing and a very exciting one. Willis was a third round pick out of Liberty years back. Was not a player that right to an elite backup quarterback category where Willis every single time he's taken the field has done very, very well. And including this year, where we saw Willis most recently

in the game against Baltimore having a really, really strong performance fantasy-wise, where if you used Malik Willis in a Superflex format in Week 17, you had a huge edge there. Put up 30 points in formats

like the FFPC. Malik Willis, though, checks off a lot of interesting boxes here. He's only, 26 years old. Again, he's performed well when he's had the opportunity. This is a player that I think there's going to be multiple teams that miss out on Mendoza and Dante Moore in the NFL draft, really being aggressive in getting him to be their quarterback. Now, he's not quite a bridge quarterback. I think he's a little bit more than a bridge quarterback when we look at Malik Willis.

I think he's a player that NFL teams are going to give an opportunity to. Again, 20, 26 years old. We've seen this back in the day with the Green Bay Packers having a backup quarterback, Matt Flynn, who went out and got a big free agent contract from the Seattle Seahawks. Of course, Russell Wilson ended up taking his job. But history repeats itself here. Malik Willis gets a big free agent contract from Miami Dolphins. And Miami ends up getting top 15 fantasy scoring out of Willis. And Willis is a mobile quarterback who's going to help them move the chains. He's also an underrated passer. So Devon A. Chan, Jalen Waddle, both those guys are going to continue to put up fantasy numbers with Malik Willis there. And the offense is going to improve with Malik Willis in Miami. Malik Willis becomes a Miami Dolphin. Let's stay with old guy running backs here.

Derek Henry is going to set the all-time record for points per game scoring, but for a 32 year old running back. I mean, 32 years old at running back, not a whole lot of sample size there for guys to put up huge numbers. Derek Henry, there's going to be people automatically fading Derek Henry because of his age. And in years past, I've been an agist. And being an agist in fantasy football has been sharp for a lot of seasons. But over the last few years, it's burned fantasy managers. There's been a number of running backs who have put up RB1 numbers past the age of 27 over the last few years. And Derek Henry has been doing it year in, year out.

Henry just lit it up in week 17. And he's going to continue to do so next year. You look at the contract that Baltimore gave him last year. It was a two-year deal. So they've been banking on 2026 as well. Derek Henry is going to set the all-time record for the most fantasy points scored by a 32-year-old running back. I think we're going to see Derek Henry

with about 15 and a half to 17 points per game next year. It's an unbelievable talent and unbelievable longevity for Derek Henry. You also look at some of the records that he is in, like, within like closing distance of setting some unbelievable records in terms of touchdown scoring historically. So Derek Henry, I think, is going to have a historically strong season and set the all-time record for points per game by a 32-year-old running back. Flagplant time. We talk about an old guy in Derek Henry.

Let's talk about a younger player in Teteroa McMillan. Teteroa McMillan in year two, there's going to be a lot of people sort of avoiding talking about him becoming a truly elite player because they're scared of the quarterback situation in Carolina. And I mean, understandably so. Bryce Young has not really been a play. that's made you want to, like, get excited about his weapons. But I think when it comes to Tetero-McMillan,

Tetero-McMillan is going to be the offensive focal point for the Carolina Panthers offense in year three of the Dave Canales era. This year, they got a ton out of Rico Doudal. Last year, they got a ton out of Chuba Hubbard. This year, I think it becomes embracing the wide receiver that they selected in the top 10 overall pick last year in Tetaroa McMillan. I think that Canales and Carolina are going to completely lean into him. 90 plus catches, 1,250 plus receiving yards, 10 plus receiving touchdowns. And again, the consistent focal point of the offense. I think Teddow McMillan is going to

be an ADP value because people are a little bit apprehensive to embrace the Carolina Panthers passing game. I think you can get Tedro McMillan in a lot of these early type best ball drafts, and I think he's going to absolutely smash in year two. Another free agent prediction here. And a player that, much like Kenneth Walker, there's going to be a lot of fantasy managers saying, good, I'm glad. Let's get this guy on a new team and see what he can do. It's going to be Brees Hall signing with the Houston Texans. And this is a realistic type landing. winning spot, Brees Hall has going to have a market for him where people look at Hall. He's led all running backs in receptions in one year of his career.

He's consistently been a strong asset. And a lot of times when a player of his pedigree comes into free agency, there's going to be a number of teams who valued him coming out of the NFL draft as well. Hall was a second round pick. But you're going to see Brees Hall a significant market for him. But I think ultimately he's going to sign with the Houston Texans. And when you look at the Houston Texans what they've done really over the last 10 years, there's been a number of these second chance type running backs organizationally for them.

David Johnson came over from the Arizona Cardinals to the Houston Texans. We saw Joe Mixin coming over from the Cincinnati Bengals to the Houston Texans, having a very strong 2024 season. This year we saw Nick Chubb. and the team got a lot out of Woody Marks, but Woody Marks, again, a day three pick. They're going to upgrade, and no knock on Woody Marks. Woody Marks did some really good things this year,

but I think Houston's going to look to go and elevate their running back position this year. They're going to get Brees Hall. Brees Hall coming to Houston, a chance to have an improved offensive ecosystem around him, goes from question mark quarterback to playing next. to C.J. Stroud. Nico Collins at wide receiver, Jaden Higgins at wide out. Houston Texans next year

will have Breece Hall in the backfield. Breece Hall signs with the Houston Texans. Be a really, really fun free agent signing for fantasy football. And I think a lot of Breece Hall dynasty managers would not mind this landing spot. I'm sure there's a couple landing spots where people might get a little bit more excited about than Houston. But Houston, if we look at what Joe Mixon was able to do, playing next to C.J. Stroud in 2024, factor in Breece Hall's two-way ability. Hall, I think, could shine in this role. Talking about another year two player,

we just talked about Tedroa McMillan. Let's take it over the tight end position. We talked about Colston Loveland. I said he'll be a top five tight-end score this season in 2026. Another one, Harold Fanon, Jr. Harold Fanon Jr. is going to have an awesome year-two season. Let's remember Harold Fanon Jr., this past year was one of the youngest skill position players,

one of the youngest players in the NFL. He also, and no disrespect to the Mac, the Mac has produced a bunch of really, really good players over the years and some elite ones, Antonio Brown. There's been plenty of players coming out of the Mac that have produced the NFL level. But most of these players don't do it in year one. There's a little bit of a curve here where you go from,

the Mac to the NFL. A lot of times those guys take their next step in like year two. But Harold Fanon Jr. goes from Bowling Green where he set all sorts of records was the most prolific tight end in the history of the college game. Lid up Texas A&M, lit up Penn State, and then showed up at the NFL level and took David and Joku's role. David and Joku was one of the most targeted tight ends in the NFL in 2024 and 2023. Harold Fanon Jr. at 21 years old took his job at 125 targets 90 catches this year for Harold Fanon he takes it to another level fanon junior finishes as a top five score at the tight end position and it doesn't matter what Cleveland does it wide receiver Cleveland might sign a wide receiver Cleveland might

draft one of those guys I mentioned inside the top 10 but Harold Fanon Jr. is such a good player that he is going to be in the mix for leading Cleveland. in targets over the next few years. Really, really strong talent. They hit an absolute home run with Harold Fannin Jr. this past year in the third round. Takes his game to another level in 2026. Talking about the quarterback position,

another player that's going to be a very big name to watch. This offseason is Mack Jones. Mack Jones, San Francisco 49ers filled in admirably. Mac Jones also filled in Admiral in Jacksonville in 2024. Back-to-back years of Mac Jones getting NFL starts and producing. There is going to be a big market for Mac Jones. And San Francisco is not going to give them away. Someone's going to have to pay a premium to go get Mac Jones.

But Mac Jones will be traded from the San Francisco 49ers. And I'm not sure which team. But I'll say that there's going to be a significant marketplace for Mac Jones. start looking at all of the quarterback needy teams. Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, there's a ton of teams there, Miami Dolphins, which I just mentioned. There's a ton of teams that are going to be in the mix needing a quarterback, maybe the Minnesota Vikings, and Matt Jones is going to command a premium. You're going to see San Francisco cash in. They wisely gave Mac Jones a multi-year deal. They are going to trade him, and Mac Jones is going to be a starter

next year, I predicted originally the New York Jets, but with the way the draft order has finished, if Dante Moore declares, I think Jets probably draft him at two just based on their need at quarterback. But if Dante Moore is somehow not their preferred option, Mac Jones would make a ton of sense for the New York Jets. Mac Jones would also make a ton of sense for the Arizona Cardinals. I mentioned the Cleveland Browns. He'd make a ton of sense there as well.

Miami. And we look at this sort of trend in the NFL, these highly drafted quarterbacks who fail at their original spot, first round pedigree, they go on to another franchise, sort of reinvent themselves and have success in their late 20s. We saw it with Sam Darnold, we saw it with Baker Mayfield, we saw it this year with Daniel Jones, and we're going to see it again with Mac Jones next year. Mac Jones gets traded by the San Francisco 49ers and will be a starting and successful quarterback next year. Let's talk about another San Francisco 49er. Let's talk about a player that is not going to be Bejohn Robinson or Jemir Gibbs next year, but anybody looking for Christian McCaffrey to fade away at 30 years old, did Christian McCaffrey get

a lot of touches this year? Absolutely. The curse of 300 is there. But he's going to be able to overcome it. McCaffrey got back to being a complete weapon of mass destruction as a receiver this year, 90 plus receptions. I think that stays. Christian McCaffrey will finish as the RB3 overall right behind Bejohn, right behind Jemir Gibbs next year, and he's going to score the second most points per game ever by a 30-year-old running back. I'm going to say 22 points per game for Christian McCaffrey next year. Right behind Bejohn, right behind Jemir Gibbs. McCaffrey is going to have a very strong season.

Maybe we'll fade him at 31, but fading McCaffrey this year at 30, not the right move. Talking about another year two player, let's talk about another breakout candidate here. I'll talk about a couple. We'll talk about back-to-back year-two breakouts here and different levels here. First one, Tyler Shuck, is your dark horse sleeper candidate. candidate to finish as a QB1 next season in fantasy football. Tyler Shuck will finish as a low-end QB-1. We've seen this sort of story before.

A few years back, Sam Howell was the top 10 quarterback for Washington, sort of out of nowhere. Shuck is not out of nowhere here, though. New Orleans is going to move off of Taysam Hill. You're not going to have the weird Taysam Hill usage and the threat of Taysam Hill rush attempts. You're going to have Tyler Shuck producing. as a passer and as a runner, and you're going to see the Kellynmore offense be much improved

in year two. Tyler Shuck finishes as a low-end QB-1. I think he's going to be a very good value in those early bestball drafts. And he's a huge value to you if you're a dynasty manager who took him begrudgingly this past year in your Superflex dynasty rookie drafts because, hey, he's got a chance to start at quarterback. He's not only going to be a starter at quarterback, but he's going to provide quarterback utility. And I don't know how long he's going to be the quarterback in New Orleans, but I do think he's going to be the quarterback in 2026, and that's all that matters for us right now.

Tyler Shuck finishes as a low-end QB-1. Flagplant time. Omarion Hampton, Year 2 running back, Los Angeles Chargers, finishes as a top six score at the running back position. Now, Hampton missed a bunch of games with injuries this past year, but he was a first round pick for a reason. And Hampton has immense touchdown potential in this offense with the Los Angeles Chargers offensive line getting healthier this offseason. I think this offense as a whole takes a step forward and averages 28 points per game. But Omari and Hampton will be the best ADP value out of this

entire offense finishes as a top six score. And the receiving ability for Hampton is going to be what pushes him over the edge. He's got the potential to be a 65 catch player next year. I mean, we saw it this year. And there's going to be guys like Kamani Vidal that will mix in next year. But this is Omari and Hampton's backfield. I think Hampton takes a huge step forward. He's going to end up being an ADP value this year. I'm going to be higher on consensus than Omari and Hampton than most in the fantasy football community this off season. Talking about a wide receiver room that needs an upgrade. Buffalo, are going to be extremely aggressive at the wide receiver position.

They failed to add anyone at the trade deadline this year. They've gotten a lot out of Khalil Shakir over the last two years, about as much as he's capable of giving them. They failed on the Keon Coleman pickup. Obviously, they had Stefan Diggs for all those seasons and he was dominant. They need to maximize what they have with Josh Allen. And I think you're going to see a double wide receiver approach here. the Buffalo Bills are going to sign Mike Evans.

The legendary Tampa Bay Buccaneer will be a Buffalo bill. He's going to sign as a free agent. And that's not going to be their only move. Buffalo is also going to trade up and draft Mackay Lemon of USC. They're going to add Mike Evans and Mackay Lemon, two wide receivers coming to Buffalo. It's going to be very, very exciting stuff. You're going to see Josh Allen with his best wide receiver duo,

Stent's Stifon Diggs and Gabe Davis With Mike Evans and Mackay Lemon Both becoming Buffalo Bills Final prediction, not a bold one But Dallas Cowboys are going to franchise tag George Pickens George Pickens Maybe gets a huge contract from them

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