Lineup Fantasy Football Show - Trade Packages for EVERY 2026 1st Round Pick 1.01-1.12 | Dynasty Fantasy Football

Episode Date: April 16, 2026

Looking to trade your rookie picks for the 2026 NFL Draft Class? We're providing a trade package for every first rounder 1.01-1.12! Analysis and thoughts on the 2026 Fantasy Football season's biggest sleepers and breakouts in Dynasty Leagues! 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - Pick 1.01 (Jeremiyah Love) 4:26 - Pick 1.02 8:38 - Pick 1.03 13:06 - Pick 1.04 15:37 - Pick 1.05 17:58 - Pick 1.06 20:15 - Pick 1.07 24:01 - Pick 1.08 27:23 - Pick 1.09 29:39 - Pick 1.10 33:59 - Pick 1.11 38:00 - Pick 1.12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dynasty picks can be some of the most exciting assets in fantasy football because they could turn into anything. But today, we are breaking down in a weaker 2026 NFL draft class, what kind of trade packages you could get for any pick 1 through 12 in the first round. Welcome into the lineup fantasy football show. I'm Mitch Anderson. I'm Justin Mello. And before we jump into things, if you guys have been enjoying the content, make sure to hit that like button and subscribe to be notified every time we drop a brand new episode. each of us have brought a trade package for each pick, 1 through 12,

and we are obviously going to start with the hardest decision. What would you need in order to give up the 101, Mello, aka Jeremiah Love? A lot. I would need a lot is the short answer here. The trade package I landed on after a lot of debating and tinkering is I think it would take Breece Hall, a 27 first rounder, projected to be mid-to-high probably, then also let's throw in a 2027 third as well just to get a little bit more a little bit of a cherry on top just get a little frisky little frisky with that third i love throwing in late picks in dynasty leagues

it makes me feel so powerful even though they're the least powerful asset make them bend the knee for your third round pick give you that third or that fourth round pick um you got to throw it in for a guy like jeremiah i love who i think should be going one point one you can make an argument i guess for mendoza and superflex i still feel very strongly about jeremiah i love though he is so close to being a lock to just an absolute stud for years to come. But I'm a Breece Hall guy as well who he himself was going 1.1 in a lot of leagues just a few years ago, although he's undeniably not as talented as Jeremiah Love and he's tied to the Jets, which we don't love. And he's a few years older as well. So he's definitely worth a lot less. But I think that 2027 first bridges the gap in

addition to that third. I think we're both bullish on the 2027 draft class over the 2026 draft class. So those picks could end up being more valuable. We don't have a crystal ball. We don't know how your league mates are going to do next year. But if you can find someone who's kind of mediocre middle of the pack, could maybe even miss the playoffs, you get an even higher pick. That's who I'm looking to trade with. And as much as I would want to hold on to the 1.1, If you're getting a solid short-term running back in Brees Hall with long-term upside as well, as well as a first-rounder and a third rounder,

I think that would be enough. Yeah, you don't have a crystal ball. What have I been doing listening to your takes for months? If I had a crystal ball, I'd be winning a lot more championship. Yeah, we wouldn't be podcasting. I wouldn't even be playing fantasy football. I'd be doing something else somewhere else where I'd make more money. Let me drop in my trade package.

here. I want to start by saying this is probably the one pick where there's almost nothing I would be willing to give it up for specifically because of the fact that like if you're drafting first, you were promptly in a rebuilding stage. So let me say my package, I would want James Cook and a 2027 first mid, mid round, maybe mid to low if you're actually trying to move this pick. And I know that sounds a little bit expensive, but I want to break down why you would even consider moving this pick. This was probably someone else's pick that you acquired and you're likely closer to to being a win now team than a rebuilding one if you're even looking to move this pick. James Cook is a phenomenal asset for probably at least the next three plus years and a high

powered offense that could give you the type of production to take you from a playoff team to a contender. And then the person who's looking to acquire this 101 is probably more than likely a team that's building for the future and willing to give up somebody like James Cook to get a Jeremiah Love and kind of kick the can down the road and look towards a rebuilding period. And so I think for mine, the price feels steep, but it should be. If you are at all considering Jeremiah Love, or excuse me, trading Jeremiah Love, like I think you need to be in the ballpark of feeling like you are stealing, getting rid of this pick.

And so I'm not moving on from Jeremiah Love without a King's Ransom and a guy that has proven production that I know will help me win a championship. somebody like James Cook that's had three straight years finishing as an RB one. Yeah, the phrase you just said was the one going through my mind, Kings Ransom. That's what it takes for this pick. And if you get the King's Ransom, then sure, by all means, go for it. Absolutely. All right, let's move on to the 102.

I think for Superflex, we're on the same page here. This is Fernando Mendoza. But give me your trade package here. Yeah, I agree. I think it'll probably be Mendoza. Let's say hypothetically, you still want. the quarterback, but not necessarily Mendoza. The package I put together here would be Tyler Shuck in a late 2026 first,

so trading back from the first couple of picks to one of the last couple of picks and getting Tyler Shuck. You're a Shuck guy. I think you're bigger on Shuck than me, but... I'm a Shuckhead. You're a Shuckhead. Whoa. But I think he has some upside if he can end up being the franchise guy for the Saints.

He's still relatively young. And I say relatively because I think he declared for the draft when he was like, 96 years old. So he's older for a second year guy, but still just a second year guy on that rookie contract. So you could be getting a franchise quarterback still. And then you're getting another first round pick as well on top of that, albeit a later one, which even training back like nine or ten picks, you should be able to get one of the top receivers in the draft or one of the top running backs outside of Jeremiah Love. So you still can get a good player.

I had a similar thing. I think we kind of had similar frame. works for this where if I really feel like a certain position is going to go at this pick, I'm looking for a guy in that position as a substitute. And so I didn't go Tyler Shuck. I went Kyler Murray and a late 2027 first. So I like Fernando Mendoza. I actually in our rookie episode was like pretty like way more excited than you were. And so I want to play the devil's advocate here and not just keep talking about because now we're talking about the situation where you're trading the pick. Do you feel like there's maybe a little part of everyone that's getting kind of over

there's skis for him because it's April and the drafts all we have to talk about and he's the best QB by a country mile and a weaker QB class and it's like are we are we getting these rose colored glasses right now and in reality he's not worth as much as you could get for him and so that's where I came with this package with Kyler Murray in a late 2027 first the interesting thing about this do you know Kyler Murray's only two years older than Tyler Shuck that's insane that feels like a Bo Nick stat um but I think Kyler now in a system that has achieved the QB reclamation project at the highest level, took Sam Darnold's career, revived it, and now he's a Super Bowl champion. Now you give KOC Kyler Murray with debatably

the best weapons of his career. I do think there's a chance that you could strike gold with him here. And like, we talk about it. We were drafting Kyler Murray as a top four quarterback in fantasy football just a few years ago. He's got the mobility. And like, then you get a first rounder in a much stronger draft class next year. And so Mendoza could be great. And I'm super excited. for him. But one last time, if you want to play devil's advocate, it is the Raiders. Like, it is the Raiders. That's immediately where my mind went when you said devil's advocate. It's, yeah, it's the Raiders. Like, do you really want to bet on them? And you know, I love Kyler. I think he's one of the best dynasty buys right now. If you can get another first plus

Kyler, I think that would make sense to move the pick in that situation. And I love Shuck, too. In fact, teaser, I will be talking about Tyler Shuck next episode. One thing, before we get off of Fernando Mendoza, are you buying the stuff about Kirk Cousins starting the majority of next year? This, to me, has like 2016 Carson Wins written all over it where it was like it was going to be a redshirt year and then he was the week one starter. Not that I think he'll be the week one starter. I think it actually is probably more likely than not at this point. Kirk Cousins will be that week one starter. But when the Raiders are staring down like three and six or probably even before that, like one and four, whatever, Mendoza is going to come in. It's not a matter.

if it's going to happen, it's a matter of how long it's going to take to me. Because I actually agree, I don't think you give Kurt Cousins that money. And then you're just like, yeah, never mind. Like, you give him that money, which by the way, I wish I had Kurt Cousins agent. Oh, 100%. Oh, my God. This podcast has to be sponsored by the NFL right now. But I was just curious.

I don't think that affects whether or not I'm moving to pick all that much because I do think Mendoza is going to be starting at some point. But I just felt like asking because it's been the news. Yeah, no, it's a fair question. But I do think he'll take over at some point in his rookie year. All right. Let's jump to the third pick. We both agree this is, I believe we had Carnell Tate here in our rookie episode.

So give me your picks here. Or excuse me your package for this pick. Yeah, I'll give you my package here. I think whether it's Carnel Tate or Mackay Lemon or if you really are bullish on Jordan Tyson like we are and you like where he ends up landing, you're basically getting your pick of the litter at receiver here unless one of the top two guys falls. So what I decided to do here is a little two-for-one package at receiver. instead of taking one of the rookies.

I think a fair trade here would be D.K. McCaff and Jaden Higgins, a guy I know that you like a lot. I do. I think moving this pick for these guys especially make sense if you're either trying to win now and a guy like D.K. could help you do that or maybe you're just looking for some more depth as opposed to just one piece.

And maybe you're enamored with one of these three receivers and you can get any of them at the third pick in all likelihood. And if you like the landing spot after the draft, keep the pick. I'm not saying, you know, you should be jumping. on this kind of deal. But if you're not really convinced with any of these guys, you don't think they're elite talents, you don't like the landing spot if you're doing your rookie drafts after the NFL

draft. I think a two-for-one package makes sense here. D.K. Metcalf's a number one receiver. There's some ambiguity concerns and just not great vibes around the Steelers in general. So he is relatively affordable. Jaden Higgins, I think, is a really nice dynasty sleeper. Could long-term be very good. So I don't hate the idea of giving yourself two bullets in the chamber instead of just the

on. Yeah, I really like that. I think D.K. is a little bit safer in Jaden Higgins. It's like one of those really high upside plays that we love. Obviously, to make this work, you've got to find a team that has both D.K. McHaff and Jaden Higgins. But I think in terms of a value perspective, like, that trade's sitting in front of me, I'm taking it. Yeah. And I think that's a really good point you bring up, too. The odds that you have the third pick and your league mate has both those guys are pretty slim. But I think these trades are kind of good measuring sticks. Like, you can replace D.K. in that calf of, you know, a similar veteran in that tier. And Jaden Higgins, same thing with these young prospect guys.

So that general kind of package, I think, is what I'd look for here. If you do have the third pick and you have a league mate with D.K. and Jaden Higgins, you're contractually obligated now to offer this trade. Yeah, and I want screenshots too. Like, I need to see that it happened. All right. I'm going to jump into mind. This is the only trade package in the entire episode that I marked as aggressive,

which logically to me means you might need to give a little something up with the pick to get this guy. But I just was eyeing him and I think he's a very undervalued guy right now. I said Chris Olave. And the irony here is that you'd be trading potentially one Ohio state guy for another. And so I think maybe if you look at this pick and you package it with say like a late second rounder, early third rounder to make this work. But I really think this is like one of the better values right now. And somebody with Chris Olavé might be bored and might be looking to bring in someone a little bit more exciting. He's 25. years old, last year's wide receiver six. I get it that he is not the hot Ohio State wide receiver

right now. That's JSN. But I do think the production is going to continue. He was a PPR demon. I think we're going to see a year two leap from Tyler Shuck, who you already talked about. And so, of course, JSN's the hotness out of Ohio State. Carnal Tate's about to be the new hotness out of Ohio State. Why don't you go after the guy that's actually producing? Now that JSN isn't, but that's actually producing out there and isn't getting valued as one of these elite guys. He's so interesting to me because we just last week did our boring players episode that can help when you're a league. I think another guy that kind of fits that mold is Chris Olava, who probably did help a lot of people win their leagues last year, super under the radar, kind of like a, I don't want to say a boring season, but I mean, the saints weren't very good and nobody really wanted to watch them. But, I mean, Olavis continuously produced.

So if you just want the safety of knowing you're getting a young guy who has been good and probably will continue to do so, I don't hate the idea of trading this high pick for him. I mean, we're in a home league together, and I had Jamar Chase and Chris Olave, and Chris Alave was the one keeping me from crying myself to sleep at night. Yeah, he was so sneaky, so good, and you realized it because you had him. I think a lot of people who didn't have him in their home leagues didn't realize just how good Chris Alave was last year. I was like Steve Bishemi in Billy Madison, and on the wall I had like Jamar Chase, Jake Browning, and I took the lipstick and I crossed off Chris Alave. I'm going to have nightmares about that visual tonight. All right, let's jump on to the fourth pick right here. We just let's stay in the same frame of mind.

We're talking wide receivers at this point. Yeah, and because of that, I kind of view personally, picks three and four very, very similarly. I mean, after the draft, that might change depending on some of the landing spots. But right now, I view them similarly. So I tried to come up with a pretty similar package here value-wise, but a little bit different in terms of what you're targeting. Let's say you need a quarterback in your Super Flex league. You missed out on Mendoza, none of the other quarter-wise. are all that exciting. I came up with Jared Goff in a high 20, 26 second, who Jared Goff definitely

not the most exciting guy. He isn't young. He isn't mobile. He is an elite. But he's a solid quarterback too with great weapons and a great offense. And could be a really nice addition if you're struggling at quarterback, which is such a critical position in Superflex. So he could be a nice piece. And then the high 2026 second, we're not in love with this draft class. So we're not in love with a high second. But you're still getting a lot of the top guys in this draft there. So trading back like almost a full round, yes, it's a drop-off,

but I don't think it's substantial enough where Jared Goff can't bridge that gap if you really need a quarterback. I think this is an awesome pick too because we look at these teams that if you're projecting a lion's bounce back season offensively, like Jared Goff is a great value after what we saw last year. Yep.

I actually took a page out of your book and I went two players. I said Zay Flowers and Jonathan Brooks. And you can replace Jonathan Brooks. I know. We love those guys on this show. With a late 2026 second, but I just saw the opportunity to put them together

and how could I not? It's like peanut butter and jelly. Oh, yeah. Obviously here, Cardinal Tate's off the board or Mackay Lemon's off the board. You kind of flip-flop what you think, or like you said, if you're crazy, Jordan Tyson. I would much rather, if I'm being honest,

have Zay Flowers, who we just talked about as a potential league winner in 2026 who's still only 25 years old, attached to a top five dynasty quarterback, finished last year as the wide receiver 12 with 118 targets with more opportunities of vacated targets from Isaiah likely. I'm not going to give my whole spiel again, but like the way this pick is being valued versus some of the guys you can get in this range, I actually think if we're going to like pinpoint some of the spots in the draft that are my favorite to move a pick, this is right here kind of that range that I love. Yeah, I agree. I think there's some murkiness with this. I

think we're heading into the deep murkiness too in this part of the draft. Let's get yucky. Let's get yucky. Let's go to pick number five. Give me your package for this one. Pick number five. I think this is really interesting to me. A guy like Jordan Tyson, I think, is kind of the wild card. How high in the draft will he go? How concerned are the NFL teams with his injury history? Where will he go? How good of a landing spot will it be? That will greatly dictate, I think, how this pick is valued. For me, though, I think, right now, as things currently stand, the deal that would tip the scale in the favors of moving it would be a 2027 first and a 2027 third, regardless of who it's from. Even if it's the defending champ, the best team in your league, ends up being two late picks in the first and third next year. I still think it might be worth the pick here. Yes, you wouldn't be getting any assets this year, so maybe it's not something you want to do if you're trying to win now, taking two assets next year.

but again we've talked about it and I think we'll continue to talk about it this 2027 draft seems much stronger on paper right now as it currently stands so even if that first round pick ends up being like ninth or tenth overall there's a chance that'll be pretty similar in value to the fifth overall pick this year then you're getting a third round pick as well I think that would be enough to get it done it's good to know that if I ever see a trade offer from you with a third round pick it's that you're trying to alpha me oh bro my diocese league I'll throw six round picks in there trying to out pull people. I'm going to go back to the well.

I'm going to keep talking about some of our favorites on this show. And I'm going to go with Wondale Robinson in a 2027 second. It's like a pretty similar argument. So I don't want to like belabor it here where I just think it's April. We're all getting super excited. We're convincing ourselves these wide receivers could be anything. They could even be a boat. And it's like we just talked about Wondale Robinson who finished last year as the

wide receiver 11 has legitimate wide receiver one. upside as the primary target in the Tennessee Titans offense. I'm expecting a step up from Cam Ward in year two. And so to echo what you said, I think we're both feeling good about kicking the can down the road to 2027 with that second round pick. And I think that's going to be more valuable than people think. And in exchange, you get Wondale Robinson, who I will almost guarantee is going to produce more than any of these three receivers year one. Another guy we love on this show. We are both very big on Wondale. Big, big on Wondale. All right, let's jump to number six. number six here this is where it starts getting really murky like do you go with the tight end in

sadiq do you go one of these next next tier of wide receivers like a conception or a boston this is a pick i personally think i would be looking to move in a lot of dynasty leagues just because i'm not in love with the guys going in this territory so what i try to do is i thought to myself who is this worst dynasty asset right now that would still be enough for me to move this pick. And the name I landed on is Josh Jacobs, just straight up, 1.6 for Josh Jacobs, who yes, Josh Jacobs is by no means young. You're not getting any sort of longevity out of him. But at least in the short term, he's a quality workhorse running back, which is something that's really tough to come across in today's NFL. I think he's got at least a couple years in Green Bay.

He's 28 years old right now. He could be a low-end RB1 or high-end RB2 for you for a couple years. again, probably not something I would do if I'm a rebuilding team. But if I'm trying to win in the next couple years, I think it's a totally fair deal. I like this trade package. And I like it so much that I had the exact same thing. Like you said, we're starting to get into that range where it's more and more likely that you might be a team looking to make a push of the title. I don't think we're quite there yet where we're in like, you know, the big dogs. But for me, like, Josh Jacobs was the original poster child of boring players when we,

originally wrote the article for FP track, 30 total touchdowns, almost 2,900 scrimmage yards in two years with Green Bay. He's a guy with a pretty safe floor that I think if you're really looking for like a very, very solid RB2 in this spot, I think that's worth giving up the sixth pick in this year's draft. And it's so fun to stack the talent, but sometimes you got to just go and make a push and try to take it. Yeah. And I think something too, we haven't, we've talked about Josh Jacobs a little bit. I think something we haven't even mentioned is just how fucking beat up he was at the end of last year. Yes. Yes. Yes. And I think that's left a bad taste in people's mouths.

And it could easily be mistaken for him falling off, which I don't think is the case. I think he was just banged up. And if he can go into next year and hopefully the next couple of years healthy, he'll still be really, really good. That's a fantastic note. I completely agree. Let's jump into pick seven of the first round. Let's talk about another guy that we love on this show. I'm going to talk about Jalen Coker here.

I think if you can get, we're doing lines at Cove. on this episode. Lines of Jalen Coker. If you can get him in a late 2026 second, I think that would be enough. To be honest for me personally, I don't view Coker in the short or long term is all that different from some of the receivers that will be going this range in your rookie drafts. Like I mentioned before, like Casey Concepcion, Denzel Boston, like I personally, which is probably a little hot takey, view Coker super similarly. So if you can get a late 2026 second as well, I think I would prefer that package. Yes, we're not in love with this draft class, but in the late second, you can still get some, like, day two wide receivers from the actual NFL draft or, like,

some of the running backs who maybe weren't in that first or second tier, but third tier could end up being a starter, or actually even like the top quarterbacks in this class outside of Fernando Mendoza, because it is such a weak quarterback class. If there's another guy you like, he might be there in a late second. So if you're drafting with Dan Orlovsky, he might have, I've already taken Ty Simpson. True. That's a good point. As long as you're not in Dan or Loski's...

He'll be lurking. So you're still giving yourself some good options in the late second. You're still getting a young receiver and Jalen Koker. That's a deal I think I would take. I love that. I mean, we're... I think we've been a very pro Panthers podcast this summer, which has been interesting, except for people were not happy about our Chuba Hubbard take.

And so... No, there's some Chuba Truthers. There's some Chuba Truthers. I'm a cool about my Chuba Hubbard slander. But, uh, let me move on in my Chuba Hubbard slander. But, uh, let me move on my... my package. I had Isaiah likely in a late 2027

second. I think you're sensing a trend here that I'm finding a way to fit all of our favorite buys into this episode. Now, if you're sitting on Brock Bowers or Trey McBride or Loveland here, then like obviously do not do this. But if you're staring down this pick and potentially Kenyon Sadiq, I think there's a chance that there are some managers

who are really excited about this range because of him. We've talked about how exciting the new situation is for Isaiah likely. I'm not going to waste everyone's time. We've talked about him recently. Just paid him 40 million. he's attached to Jackson Dart, was targeting Theo Johnson like crazy, Dan Duggan of the Athletic reporting,

they're trying to make him a featured piece, and he's just what he's done as a starting tight end when Mark Andrews is not there, has been incredible, extrapolated out to a 17-game season. He would have been the tight end three last season. I think Isaiah likely is an awesome buy,

and you tack on that late 2027 second. Same logic we keep talking about, kick the can down the road and get a better pick next year. Yeah, I would like this deal a lot. Likely is a guy, I don't want to go on, much of a tangent here, but he's a guy a couple years ago, I thought I think was being maybe a

little overvalued in Dynasty. Yeah. Now all of a sudden, the situation he's in still relatively young and you talked about how much buzz he's getting out of New York, I'm very much interested in him in Dynasty right now. He is such a great long-term post-hype sleeper. Yes. Like, it's so funny, because I would actually argue his situation is so much better now than it was when people were so excited two years ago.

He's just two years older. He's, what, 25? Like, grow up. Yeah, grow up. And yeah, we all freaked out that week one game against the chiefs a couple years ago. And then the breakout like didn't fully happen because he's still playing behind like the ghosts of Mark Andrews and the ravens had injury issues last year. But now all of a sudden he's in this beautiful situation and it could very well come together for the long term. Alternate dimension where he gets his toe in bounds in that game.

Do you think he just fully takes the job for Mark Andrews? He's probably the tight end one in Dynasty right now. It's crazy. It's a game of inches. Butterfly effect. Let's move on to pick eight. Give me your trade package for this one. I wanted to get a little fun with this one and just come up with the least enticing three-for-one deal. That still would be enough to get it done.

Which we're still in this kind of murky territory. I'm not really in love with all these guys that are going around this range. So the yuckiest deal I came up with was a different tight end, a less exciting one, Jake Ferguson and then also a 2027 second and a mid to late 2026 third, which all of that on paper sounds so yucky. And like as I was pulling it together, I was like, I don't know if I do this, but then I really thought about it. And I think I would absolutely do it because Jake Ferguson is far from elite, but he's on a Dallas offense that throws the ball a lot. It'll be a top three target for at least the next couple years.

We'll see what happens with George Pickens after this year as well, who's playing on the franchise tag. We've already talked about the 2027 draft. So a second next year could be pretty good, could be better than a second this year, or even a late first potentially, depending on where that second is next year. And then those third round picks, you know,

you know I love these third round picks, outflying people to throw them in the deal. So I think the second, the third Ferguson would probably be enough for me. such a Sam Presti ass trade package, just keep getting those picks. I like this a lot, though. I think we'll have more conversations about Jake Ferguson as we go on into the summer.

We haven't, like, gone all the way down the tight end list. We just do the top 12, but he's definitely a guy that's like, fits that boring category and people don't want Jake Ferguson and the hype around him doesn't match the production. And then, like you said, like an opportunity to get a pick next year and a later pick this year. I think this is a great deal. I went with our guy, another teaser for next episode, RJ Harvey, and a mid to late 2026 seconds. It's funny that we both went after, oh no, you had a second from 2027, excuse me.

But I think both of us aren't entirely fired up about anybody in this range of rookie drafts. I think we've hit that point where it's like, let's take advantage of guys who are all jazzed up for their rookie drafts and get caught up in the moment and try to get some actual value out of them. And it's been a minute, but I'm extremely excited to talk about RJ Harvey Harvey. I'm not going to go crazy because I want to give you the opportunity next episode to fully break it down. But he was the RB5 from weeks 13 to 17 in 2025. And we expected all summer, all we heard was, hey, we're going to be bringing another running back and someone's going to be spelling RJ Harvey. And it's the ghost of J.K. Dobbins. So I'm not that concerned.

I think RJ Harvey is a screaming value at 25 years old. I love this deal. I would 100% click that accept button without thinking twice about it. for RJ Harvey in a second at this spot. So yes, I'm probably more bullish on Harvey than most, but I think that would be a great deal to take. Yeah, I think we both are. We've like unironically just become like a crazy RJ Harvey podcast,

which is so funny. He's still playing second fiddle to Parker Washington. This is still the Parker Washington fan club, but Harvey's rising in her ranks for sure. Man, I would kill to have an opportunity to talk about Parker Washington in the next 10 minutes. Let's move on to the ninth pick. Who do you have for this one?

I did another one for one here, and the player I came up with is Malik Willis, who this one for me, I think is more a reflection of how Malik Willis should be valued as opposed to the ninth overall pick. And that's because Malik Willis does, I think, have incredible upside. We talked about it on this show before. Super Flex leagues, you need these quarterbacks. There's not a lot available in this draft class. So he's a guy you can maybe get the trade market for a first round pick. I know the dolphins are seemingly throwing him out to the wolves with no weapons around him.

Just a joke of a roster there in Miami. The dolphins could be taking a quarterback top five in the NFL draft next year based on how things are projecting to look this year. But don't give up on Malik just yet. He's got the mobility. He's still relatively young. He's got all this upside. I think he's worth the shot, even though it could go wrong in just a year. there's so much upside for it to work long term in Superflex formats.

Let's make it a true daily double Alex. I have the same thing. Let's fucking go. Not to belabor the point. I do think this is different from anybody I've talked about prior in this episode because I think this is the most fragile move you could make. A lot of these guys I talked about are so great because you have more of a guaranteed production versus Malik Willis

where there's so much up in the air. But what I will say is he did have the highest EPA per play. of any quarterback in the NFL last year. Highest scramble rate completed 85.7% of his passes, and again, a very, very small sample size. But if you don't think that a mobile quarterback and a terrible offense can create fantasy gold, look no further than 2022 Justin Fields

who had his QB6 finish and only 2,200 yards in the air, just less than five years ago. Yeah, and I mean, even if he has a career similar to Justin Fields, which I think most people would view as a disappointment, that's still multiple years as a starter producing, fantasy numbers. So I think that's worth the shot. I would, for who you could be getting in this spot, I would gladly take a guy who could be a QB2 on my roster and like give me a pretty safe floor with the rushing. Absolutely. Yeah. I think it's 100% worth it in this spot. All right. Let's move

on to pick 10. I'm stepping on your toes because I'm just too excited to talk about Parker Washington. I have a jersey that's on the way that's going to go up in that frame and I'm so mad because I thought it would be here in time. You're a sicko. You're an absolute. Washington was ninth in the entire NFL and PFF's receiving grade in 2025. No qualifiers, no sample sizes. The straight up ninth overall in the receiving grade led the Jaguars with 114 targets, 21 more than Brian Thomas. He's only 23 years old and currently valued as the wide receiver 56. We saw Liam Cohen absolutely unlocked Trevor Lawrence last year. It's to be seen if we're going to see another like, what was he the QB1 for the back half of last year. I don't think we see that

out of Trevor Lawrence again, but he had an absolutely phenomenal year. We've talked about Travis Hunter moving a full-time corner, and now it's Parker Washington, Jacoby Myers, and BTJ competing for targets. I think he is a hell of a lot better of a bet than anybody you're drafting at the 10th pick. I like Parker, too. I'm not as much of the sicko as you. I think you have a deep love for Parker, Washington. I have something wrong with me.

Oh, yeah, I mean, so do I. I have a lot of things wrong with me. Something wrong with you related to Parker, Washington. I think it's fine now. Like a late first of this year, a weaker draft class, because, I mean, we saw their production last year. He's still so young. If he can continue to be the number one receiver in this offense,

it's actually an incredible value to get him for a league. The 23 thing is what, like, stands out to me so much. Like, he's probably a year older than anybody you're drafting. That's a wide receiver year. If not the same age. Yeah, a lot of these guys, I mean, even the younger guys who, like, didn't play a full four or five years in college are going to probably be within, like,

18 months of them, you know. Yeah. He's still so, so young. Yeah. My deal, though, not as exciting as you're Parker Washington. In fact, I think this is like my yuckiest deal yet. I really mucked it up with this one. But I landed on Jacoby Berset, Emmanuel Wilson, and a fourth round pick.

We're going down from the third to the fourth for this deal. This one feels... You're in an insane asylum. What is wrong with you? This one seems disgusting. I always scrapping. It's disgusting. I almost just like, this is too gross to be associating any of these players with the first

round pick. Like, I can't do this. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But I did it. Because I think I would take it. Like, I mean, obviously, it's so dependent on what your team needs and just situationally. But I actually think this is a fine deal to take. Jacobi Berset, I will not act like as a franchise quarterback.

I think he's just going to be a stopgap for you. But we saw how good he was last year for fantasy, at least, just because how high volume the Cardinals passing game was. So I think you're getting like quarterback to production for at least a year there, which is so valuable in Superflex. Emmanuel Wilson, I'm not an Emmanuel Wilson truth or at all. I'm not going to sit here and say I think he's like a sleeper or he's great. But depending on what the Seahawks do in the draft and depending on Zach Sharbby's health

and how he progresses with his rehab, Emmanuel Wilson could be the week one starter for the defending Super Bowl champs next year. So he literally could be getting a starting running back. and then the fourth round pick because we, you know, I'm done with these third rounders. I want fourth rounders now. And I think that's enough to tip the scale. I almost just said Jacoby percent and Emmanuel Wilson straight up. And then I was like, that's a little bit disrespectful to whoever you could take at 1.10.

So I had to throw in the fourth just to tip the scale a little bit. I think this might be the most repulsive thing we've talked about on this show. This is like fear factor. But I also can't argue with it because like if you just, if you just become a spreadsheet nerd and you break down what these guys have done and what they could do and the opportunity you're talking about in Seattle, like, this is probably better value than you're getting. And like you said, a package like this is fully dependent on team needs. Do you need a QB2? Do you need a running back? Yeah. I think this is probably the one we're going to get cooked for the most, this repulsive

package. Cook us down below. Yeah, cook us down below. Sure, there could be a running back receiver that goes here that's going to be just incredible. But there's also plenty of bus. And it's a weaker draft class. So you could get multiple pieces that are decent and serviceable or take the risk on one. I think I don't hate the three for one here. No, I don't either. I can't believe I'm saying it, but I don't either. All right, let's move on to the second to last pick, the 11th pick in the draft, and give me your trade package. I have a receiver here like you had for 10th, but my receiver is Matthew Golden, straight up for the 11th overall pick, which on the surface

sounds a little bit crazy because Matthew Golden is a guy who despite being a first round pick last year in the NFL draft was going in the second round in a lot of rookie drafts. I know in my league that I care about a lot.

My dynasty league, he went early second. I think that was the case for a lot of leagues. So on one hand, it's like how is a guy who was being valued as a second round pick last year

who is coming off this disastrous, is super disappointing rookie year that made it seem like he's a bust. How is he worth more now? I think he is though. And it's not even that he's worth more. I just think, again, weaker draft class. I think the 11th overall pick is worth less this year than it was last year.

And there's still plenty of upside. Like we saw the mini breakout. I don't know if you could really call it a breakout, but he was so sensational in that wildcard loss to the Bears last year. So hopefully that's the start of something bigger. no Romeo Dobbs, who was a really big target guy, especially early last year. Still the first round draft cap with Matthew Golden. Christian Watson can't ever seem to stay on the field.

So the floor is still lava, I will admit. But I think he is just as much upside, if not more, than the other receivers that will be going in this range in rookie drafts. I think what you said in there is so important and like a really, a really good different way of saying what we've been saying all episode is that like strength of a draft class really does matter. and not all 11th picks in the first round are built the same. And I actually love this pick. I think Romeo Dobbs being gone is a big deal. And I think this was a very disappointing year for Matthew Golden. So I think this is a very realistic one too.

I don't think that you're going to have to hem and haw to make this happen and go back and forth. I think you could offer this to the Matthew Golden manager. And they're like, yeah, sure. I'm done with this experiment and I can get a new guy in here. whereas I think there's a ton of potential in that offense right now. Yeah. And in fact, if you're going to propose this deal,

I want you to alpha your league mate and make them give you a fourth round take as well. Yeah. I want to change my offer. Golden and a fourth, please. Thank you very much. All right. Here's my last guy that has been mentioned in a past episode and then I'm going to get crazy

off the rails for the 12th pick. But I went with Derek Henry and I called up my friend Mello and I said, what could I do to sweeten this deal a little bit more? And he said a 2027 third rounder. This is where we lock in. We have now hit the opposite end of everything. If you're at the 11th pick, in all likelihood, you just fell short of a championship. So let's make a move that ensures that doesn't happen again.

Derek Henry or David Montgomery, as I so love to refer to him colloquially, was last year's running back 7 being valued as the running back 23, obviously because he's 32 years old. We talked about last episode, won't belabor it, 5.2 yards of carry. He's still got it. We should see a bounce back in Baltimore. If you are really like, fuck it, let's do this and let's fucking win a championship. Go get Derek Henry.

I think for the 11th pick, it is going to be well worth it if you're holding up a trophy at the end of the year and you didn't go after like, who Jonah Coleman? Like, I think this is a much better pick. I agree. He's actually, I talked about last episode, I think it was last episode, I didn't even remember anymore, but I talked about how I'm a coward and how I can't pull the trigger on Henry and like redraft. I think he is such a phenomenal dynasty buy for a wind.

out team though because he's obviously the cheapest he ever has been given his age and he still is a guy who could be a very critical part of a championship team so if you're picking this late you want to go all in it's a weaker draft class i love the move love it all right last pick let's get crazy who do you have for the 12th pick last pick if you're picking here and it is your own pick congratulations on your championship well deserved well deserved well deserved well with you the whole way We were with you. Yeah. Incredible job. Let's go do it again, though. Let's go win again. Fuck them picks. Let's keep that championship window open for an other year. The package I have here is Juan Jennings and Travis Kelsey. Not the greatest dynasty package, but for the 12th overall pick, if you truly are a win now team and you want to keep grinding out championships, I think this is a fair package. Travis Kelsey is nothing more than a one-year rental at this point, but he still could. be a top five. Well, he did sign like, what, a 10-year deal in Kansas City, so who knows? That was, I saw that first report and I was like, what the hell are the chiefs doing?

But it essentially is just a one-year deal. I'm not going to act like I'm smart enough to understand why teams structure contracts this way, because I promise you I'm not smart enough. Not a cap guy. No, not a cap guy. Not at all. But Travis Kelsey was a top five tied-in in fantasy last year. He could very well be again, or at least a starting caliber tight end on what should hopefully be a bouncing back chief's offense. And Juan Jennings is a really interesting guy to me because he's still lurking out there and free agency. And I think part of that is he probably overpriced himself a little bit and teams got cold feet

to sign him. But don't count him out in the short term or even like the midterm as well. He's still relatively young. And I think there's a good chance he lands with a really good team, good situation after the draft. Can I get my prediction? Oh, please do. How would you feel about Joanne Jennings catching passes from Drake May?

I would absolutely love it. Assuming A.J. Brown is out there. Yeah, Diana Rossini's reporting it. Dude, I don't know how she always has the Patriots scoops. Yeah, she always has those scoops. It's incredible. I don't know. She must have a pretty good relationship with variable or something.

But with that said, I mean, the Patriots are very much in play if they don't trade for A.J. Brown. I think there's a lot of teams that could draft a receiver high in the draft it if they don't. A guy like Juwan Jennings could be their fallback. Could be a situation with a great quarterback like in Baltimore or in Washington. Could be a situation with maybe not a great quarterback, but a great volume environment for Joanne Jennings where he could be a volume king like Miami or Cleveland. So he could be a nice depth piece, flex, wide receiver two upside for a few years. You get Kelsey as well. Let's go win now.

I love it. I was on the exact same idea. Fuck them picks. Let's go repeat. How excited would you be if I told you that you could go out and trade your first rounder for last year's wide receiver 10 right after a championship? I would be stoked. That would be Cortland Sutton. Elephant in the room.

I know they just traded for Jalen Waddle. Frankly, that does not move the needle for me nearly as much as we've seen Cortland Sutton. value just absolutely tank in dynasty. It feels like a great buy-the-dip move to me to get an extra receiver that I genuinely think can still be a difference maker in exchange for a pick in the draft that I really don't think the odds are very high on paying off in the immediate future. Yeah, and Cortland Sutton, I mean, he'll play a, he's played a different role in this offense than anyone, which is why he's been so valuable.

And he'll continue to do that because Jalen Waddle is a very different type of receiver. Plus, he'll spend a third of every game in the Blue Medical Tent. So you know Sutton will be staying on the theater. Something's got to happen. Yeah. I love it. I would absolutely take that deal. Well, there it is.

That is 12, actually 24 trade packages that you could use on all 12 picks of the first round of your 2026 rookie dynasty drafts. If you agree with our picks, let us know down below. If you made a recent trade, tell us and we'll try to give our opinion on what we think of each side. And we'll catch you guys next episode when we break down five of our favorite dynasty breakouts. Catch you guys next time.