Fantasy Football Today - 2026 WR Rankings After the NFL Draft | Tyson, Garrett Wilson, Eagles WR Room & More! (05/04 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Episode Date: May 5, 2026

Dave unveils his updated wide receiver rankings to Jamey following the 2026 NFL Draft, and there are some major shake-ups you need to know for fantasy football. What does the New Orleans Saints draft...ing Jordyn Tyson mean for Chris Olave’s target share and overall value? Is this a legit concern or an overreaction? Then, the guys break down the New York Jets’ offense—how do first-round additions Kenyon Sadiq and Omar Cooper Jr. impact Garrett Wilson’s outlook heading into 2026? Plus, a deep dive into the Philadelphia Eagles’ evolving WR room after adding Makai Lemon and others—who rises, who falls, and how crowded is too crowded when it comes to fantasy production? Dave and Jamey go team-by-team through the biggest WR storylines, ranking changes, and draft fallout to help you stay ahead of your league. Fantasy Football Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts Watch FFT on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/fantasyfootballtoday⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop our store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shop.cbssports.com/fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  SUBSCRIBE to FFT Dynasty on Apple: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-dynasty/id1696679179⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW FFT Dynasty on Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2aHlmMJw1m8FareKybdNfG?si=8487e2f9611b4438&nd=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE to FFT DFS on Apple: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-dfs/id1579415837⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:01:10 I'm Jamie. That's Dave. You know us. Let's talk about some wide receivers who have maybe seen a little bit of a dip or an increase in their fantasy football value following the NFL draft. And Dave, the first place I want to start is in New Orleans where prior to the NFL draft, we were very excited about Chris Oliva. And I think there should be some excitement still about Chris Olave. but the Saints maybe surprise us a little bit. They go get Jordan Tyson in the first round. They had a tight end and Oscar Delt. But obviously, I think everybody's looking at Tyson as, you know, he was in the conversation to be wide receiver one for this class.
Starting point is 00:01:39 He goes two behind Cardinal Tate. Does Tyson coming to New Orleans impact Chris Olave in a negative way? Yes, I'm less excited to draft Olave as a potential number one fantasy wide receiver. He's now much more of a number two fantasy wide receiver. Look, he was averaging around 10 targets per game. last year. That's pretty good. And I know that he really meshed with Tyler Shuck, but you can't help but think that Tyson's going to come in and take a nice chunk of that target share and maybe lower it a little bit for Chris Olavabe. More to like seven and a half
Starting point is 00:02:13 targets per game. It's still really good. He's still a number two fantasy wide receiver. He's one I particularly try and target, but he's not one that I think we can look at and say, all right, last year, almost 17 PPR points per game. He'll be better than that this year. I don't think he will be. And that's why I think he's more of a wide receiver two. Call him top 20, not even like a top 12, 15 type of wide out. So Chris Olavé, for the most part, in our drafts, I don't know what his average draft position is in best ball right now. But in our drafts, he's typically been going in round three.
Starting point is 00:02:43 You can get Jordan Tyson in probably round seven, which player do you prefer? I'd still rather have Olave. I mean, I've got them right at the three-four turn. So I'd have a problem if it's early round three. but I don't want Tyson at round seven. I think that's too soon. Okay, so we'll see which Saints wide receiver ends up being better. If you talk to probably the guys on Beyond the Box score,
Starting point is 00:03:04 I think they're very excited about Jordan Tyson, understandably. So could actually end up being the best receiver for the Saints. So we'll see how this all plays out in New Orleans. Let's go to the Jets where they spent two first round picks on two receiving options. Tight-in Kenyon Sadiq, wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. Garrett Wilson, last year when he played in the five games that he was healthy, was looking like a stud, averaging over 19 ppm. points per game, came back, dealt with some injuries again after that hot start, so it didn't
Starting point is 00:03:30 actually finish with over 19 ppr points per game, but still looked like the guy we were hoping to see for the majority of his career. Now he has much more significant company in terms of targets. We'll see how this quarterback situation shakes out with Gino Smith as a starter. How do you, Garrett Wilson following the additions the Jets made in the NFL draft? I'd rather draft a lave. I mean, I am taking this really hard as someone who's been a big fan of at Wilson's game, really since he's entered the National Football League. And the targets have reflected that. We're talking about three straight years of at least 9.1 targets per game.
Starting point is 00:04:07 And only one of those years has he been a monster for fantasy. And it was a year where he barely played. He got hurt early on. You just talked about it. 19 p.PR points for again. That's awesome. I think that ship has sailed. You just think about the rest of the Jets offense now with Omar Cooper coming along.
Starting point is 00:04:22 And I think he'll impact Wilson more so than Kenyon City. but they both will. And it makes me nervous that his target volume is going to take a significant hit. And so he's a number two wide receiver by default, Jamie. I talked about it on our main show today, how they're just eventually you run out of number two wide receivers, and there's just this huge glut of number three wide receivers. And Garrett Wilson might belong in that glut of number three wide receivers.
Starting point is 00:04:50 I don't have them quite that far down, but I'm not nearly as excited about them. and I'm even less excited about. He is in that glut if we're talking non-PPR. I know nobody plays non-PPR anymore, but whatever. I've still got to rank it. In full PPR,
Starting point is 00:05:04 he's top 24, but he's barely top 20. Yeah, I'm curious to see how the average reposition will settle. I think he's a good round four pick, you know, as one of those, I still think of him as a number two wide receiver, I think had they not gone out and spent as much significant capital
Starting point is 00:05:19 on two receiving options, and let's just say it was Garrett Wilson, Sadiq and Adonai, as opposed to a first round wide receiver and a first round tight end, then I think Wilson would still be in a great spot and potentially a borderline number one wide receiver. But I think just looking at it now, additional competition for targets,
Starting point is 00:05:35 changing coordinator once again, changing quarterback once again. There's just a lot of question marks for Garrett Wilson. So the talent is still there. Obviously, he's got to stay healthy, but we'll see how this all sort of, you know, separates with these guys. One more wide receiver situation where there was an addition
Starting point is 00:05:49 and maybe an additional subtraction that I want to talk about is in Philadelphia. So they get Mackay Lemon, spend the 20th overall selection trade up to get Mackay Lemon. We're expecting A.J. Brown to move on. But we know that the Eagles receiving corps is going to look different. So how do you view Devante Smith now? How do you view Lemon? And anybody else interests you in this wide receiver room, Dantavian Wicks, Marquis Brown, any of those guys? I love Lemon as a prospect.
Starting point is 00:06:12 I don't like his situation in Philadelphia this year. To me, he's more of like a bench wide receiver. I'd rather have Jordan Tyson on my fantasy squad. him in his first year sharing with Devante Smith, Dallas Goddard, it's still Jalen Hertz Undercenter, and I still feel like they're going to run the ball a ton in Philadelphia. So it makes me nervous to love Lemon, but I do love Devante Smith because I think he's the benefactor of A.J. Brown leaving town, and that means that he should see an uptick in targets. We've already seen, it's been rare, but when he's played without A.J. Brown, the target volume is high
Starting point is 00:06:49 for Devante Smith. The fantasy numbers are high for Devante Smith. I'd rather have Devante Smith than both Alave and Garrett Wilson in fantasy drafts. He is a wide receiver too, who I would love to have, and I think he's got top 12 upside. And it's all contingent on A.J. Brown leaving town, and I'd be excited if A.J. Brown leaves town and goes to New England. That's what everybody's saying. I think that's a great landing spot for him. I like him better than Devante Smith. If he goes to New England and he ends up being the number one target getter for Drake May. That's an offense that should throw the ball more than Philadelphia's. He should be targeted a lot.
Starting point is 00:07:25 We've seen him for years do well in fantasy, getting eight plus targets per game. I think he continues to do that in New England with Drake May. Yeah, well, we'll get into the New England side of things, obviously after the trade happens, which we expect to be post June 1st. I just think for the, Devonte Smith, you're right, is going to be a huge season for him. I guess I'm a little bit more optimistic from Michael Lemon just because I don't think the Wicks, Brown group is necessarily going to take a huge step forward. I think it will be impactful, but not necessarily to the point where it drags down both
Starting point is 00:07:54 Smith and Lemon. Obviously, the Eagles have a plan for Lemon, which is why they went to go get him. There's about 120 targets available if you just give a few more to Devante Smith, based on the 120, 130 he's been typically getting. So I'm excited about Smith. I'm excited about Lemon as well. He's my second favorite rookie wide receiver after Cardinal Tate. I would take quick break.
Starting point is 00:08:12 We're going to come back and get into a couple of scenarios where they didn't draft wide receivers and how that may have impacted Dave's rankings here on FFT Express. Hey, Ontario, come on down to BetMGM Casino and see what our newest exclusive the Price's Right Fortune Pick has to offer. Don't miss out. Play exciting casino games based on the iconic game show only at BetmGM. Check out how we've reimagined three of the show's iconic games, like Plinko, Clifhanger, and the Big Wheel into fun casino game features.
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Starting point is 00:09:07 please contact Connects Ontario at 1866-531-2,600, to speak to an advisor, free of charge. BetMGM operates pursuant to an operating agreement with Eye Gaming Ontario. All right, Dave, let's wrap this up with a couple of teams that did not add wide receivers where we thought they may have. And I'm looking at Indianapolis and Green Bay. Let's start with the Colts because they move on from Michael Pittman. They give Alec Pierce a big deal. And now we're looking at it really as it's just it's Pierce.
Starting point is 00:09:34 It's Josh Downs and obviously Tyler Warren of the tight end spot. But in terms of the wide receivers, did you get more excited about Pierce and Downs following the NFL draft? A little bit. I mean, I had it ranked the way that the roster looked before the draft. I would have been surprised if they had spent big draft capital trying to replace Michael Pitman. Knowing the Colts didn't have a lot of draft capital, obviously after the sauce garner trade, it would have been surprising. So Pierce to me is in the thick of that wide receiver three group. He could finish as a top 15 wide out and it wouldn't surprise me.
Starting point is 00:10:04 He could finish his wide receiver 40 and it wouldn't surprise me. So he's a risk that I think is worth taking. I think the same for downs, too, if it's full. PPR, but he's way toward the bottom of that wide receiver three list. He could average around like 11 PPR points per game. I could see him doing that, Jamie, without Michael Pittman there. It should mean more opportunities for him in that short area over the middle of the field. So I don't mind these guys.
Starting point is 00:10:30 I just don't want to reach for these guys if I can help it on draft day. It's a great way to put it. And obviously, we have to see if Daniel Jones is 100% coming off that Achilles injury and just how this quarterback room looks like, most likely Anthony Richardson is going to be out the door. So do we see Riley Leonard early in the season? That would be a little bit discouraging for Pierce and for downs, at least in the early part of the season.
Starting point is 00:10:52 And then we go to Green Bay where they've made a lot of moves this offseason that wide receiver, but more of guys leaving as opposed to guys coming in the door. So they move on from Romeo Dobbs. He signs in New England. They trade Nontavian wicks to the Eagles. And now we have Christian Watson. We have Jaden Reed, who got a big contract extension this offseason, and a guy they spent a first round pick on last year
Starting point is 00:11:11 and Matthew Golden, what changed for you at the Packers wide receivers following the NFL draft? I am nervously excited about Christian Watson. We're talking about a player who last year averaged 13.2 PPR points per game. That's the best single season average. He's had in his career. He did it on five and a half targets per game. And I know he missed time and he's got a lot of injury concern.
Starting point is 00:11:34 But man, it's intoxicating thinking about what his ceiling is because he does have a huge ceiling and you can draft him as a number three wide receiver. I do like him better than Alec Pierce. I think he is worth targeting. Call him a top 30 wide out, but he's got the upside to be better than that. And then you've got Matthew Golden, who's got a nice profile, but really could never turn it on last year after having a great training camp and a good preseason. So I think Jane Reed's going to get drafted next.
Starting point is 00:12:04 And I am hoping that he has a role similar to what I was talking about with Josh downs, maybe with a little bit higher of a fantasy ceiling as far as per game goes, because I think you can get a lot of targets and do some stuff with the football off of handoffs and around stuff like that. They can really start to utilize him more. And they've been hesitant to do that. I think now they've painted themselves into a corner with the receiver room where they either have to give Jane Reed more or they've got to try to make it work with Matthew
Starting point is 00:12:32 Golden in the second year. And they might try and do both of those things. They might have to do both of those things if Christian Watson goes down with an injury. So I'm very interested in getting Jaden Reed as well. It just has to be at the right price. I probably have him ranked a little too low. He's in my top 60. He's not in my top 50.
Starting point is 00:12:48 Probably should be in my top 50 because I think there's a lot of potential for him. And then Matthew Golden, same exact thing. I just worry about just how much target volume he's going to get. I wouldn't mind ending my fantasy drafts with at least one Packers wide receiver and
Starting point is 00:13:04 maybe even two of three if one of them is Christian Watson. I think it's going to be fun to see how these guys all work together because there is a lot of upside. There is, as we've seen in their careers, Watson, injury-related, gold of just being a flop last year and Jaden Reed, injury-prone as well, not living up to expectations. But, I mean, the runway is clear. You know, it's no longer a crowded wide receiver room. There is opportunities for all three of these guys to hopefully get production. And I think, as Dave said, the price will probably determine how soon you want to buy in on these guys. But a lot of upside if you can get the right Packers receiver,
Starting point is 00:13:35 maybe all three of them, and they deliver for Jordan Love. That'll do it for us here on Fantasy Football Today Express. More rankings debates coming up on our Fantasy Football Today Show as well. Make sure you tune in whenever we're broadcasting on YouTube and certainly download our podcast wherever it's available. For Dave Richard, Thomas Schaefer. I'm Jamie Eisenberg. Thanks for watching and listening to Fantasy Football Today Express.

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