10 Fantasy Football Questions That Will Define 2026: Sleepers, Breakouts & Draft Values (Ep. 2173)

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1:00I'm going to say I have some polarizing takes, but I think some interesting ones along the way. I'm very excited to hear those fits. Are you looking forward to today's program? I am. We're just in a couple of weeks. I'm going to be going to be a little bit more focused on this. I am. We're just at a fun point here on the precipice of the season about to find out how very, very wrong we were about so many things going in. Hopefully we were right about a few of them, but you know, we've always got this unwavering confidence in how we're assessing players coming in and then week one just sends so many of these ideas crashing down. So hopefully not too many, but let's find out where we are a week before the regular season. This is I think for me the last sort of big picture episode we're doing because next week we're just into week one coverage.

2:05And it's kind of nice to flip that switch from the macro level to more micro and just thinking about individual matchups and week to week stuff. It's, yeah, I think we're all kind of ready for that. It's a long draft season. This is sort of the final bow on our season long macro level thoughts here. By the way, as you guys know, I went to all three Orioles Rockies games this week. So I am losing my voice a bit of apologies for anybody listening doing my best to power through here. The Orioles were one miracle catch away from getting swept by the terrible Rockies. So not feeling great about that. Let's go ahead and dive in here. Just a reminder for everybody all of our 2026 consensus rankings and tiers can be found at fantasypro's.com slash rankings. You can of course navigate to weekly rankings there as you start to get into lineup setting season. Number one key question here. We've got 10 of them for you. Which young new play collar ends up being the biggest boost to his players fantasy value this season. And I'm highlighting three here. Declan Doyle, Sean Manion or David Blow. Fitz, I'll start with you. Who are you most interested in seeing what they can do for their new offense as fantasy value?

3:07I think it's Sean Manion. The Philly offense just looks so drab and ineffective under Kevin Patelow last year. I just feel like there's going to be a bounce with some new blood and hopefully things are a little less stale. Like I, for instance, in the final preseason game, the Eagles wanted to play McKay Lemon, even though they were basically resting all of their starters. They just wanted to get lemon on the field after he missed pretty much, you know, most of training camp and all of the preseason at that point with a hamstring injury. So lemon played 15 snaps. We think McKay Lemon is going to play in the slot a lot this year. He played nine snaps of this 15 outside in week three. And like just the possibility that it's going to be McKay Lemon and Devante Smith sort of operating interchangeably. Like between the slot and out wide as the Z receiver.

4:07Like that's kind of cool. That could be a way to maximize both of these guys. Get them into some favorable matchups. I'm just, I'm excited that we are going to see something different because that offense was just so dull and underachieving last year. Debra, I saw you react to this pick by the, I wasn't sure who fits was going to pick. I was really sure who you were picking here. So obviously you can go ahead and jump on that. And just so everybody's aware, Fitsie and I did not compare notes before this. So I love that he went with Sean Manium because I'm absolutely in on this man. And I've got numbers to back this up because I know everybody's got their takes about Jalen hurts and his ability or inability supposedly to throw over the middle and stuff. But to Fitsie's point about an unimaginable vanilla horrible offense last year, the Philadelphia Eagles 29th emotion rate 29th and play action 31st in yak perception. So any easy Barton button throws or anything that can help out the quarterback, the Philadelphia Eagles said, we're good.

5:10We don't need any of that. With Sean Manium, I think you're going to get all of the above. You're going to get yak, you're going to get motion, you're going to get play action, and you're going to get hurts throwing over the middle of the field, which if anybody's actually been paying attention to the training camp stuff, he's doing and he's doing well. And I've got numbers to back this up boys over the last two years amongst 32 qualifying quarterbacks when Jalen hurts is targeted the short middle area of the field amongst those 32 quarterbacks. Jalen hurts first a completion rate, six in yards per attempt, fourth and pass rating, second and passing success rate. And he has the eighth lowest off target rate. But I've been told boys by the masses that Jalen hurts cannot throw over the middle of the field and he's not good at it. Yeah, I think the Eagles offense is going to cook this year. I didn't find myself drafting a ton of Eagles early in the summer and draft season. The last few drafts I have really felt just like when I'm on the clock that quite often the best value is an eagle.

6:10Sometimes that's a late tight end with Dallas Godter. Sometimes that's an early receiver with Devante Smith, who's been my wide receiver one in a couple of drafts. I've done recently where I focused at other positions in the first two rounds. Sometimes that's Jalen hurts a quarterback, even though he's not my typical favorite quarterback target. He submitted that I do think is a value as well. And even say, like, like I do think there are a lot of reasons to be really interested in this offense this year. I don't want to ignore the other two though. I mean, Declan Doyle obviously coming from Ben Johnson and Sean Payton steps into a very talented offense, right? He gets Lamar Jackson, he gets Derek Henry. So it's hard to say that he's going to like boost those guys his fantasy values so much. I do wonder if the receivers maybe get a boost guys like Zay flowers. If for shot baitmans on the field, you could be lanes causing a lot of excitement. I wonder if those guys may be a little bit more valuable than they have been. I know Zay flowers is a favorite of our colleague Andrew Erickson who has talked a lot about him as League winner. If he gets more red zone usages here, I'm curious to see how that plays out. And then David Blow, I feel like, is the one that gets discussed maybe the least of these three. I feel like I hear a lot of people. And part of that is just the expectations are a little higher for Philly and Baltimore than they are for Washington.

7:12But I'm really curious to see what the offense looks like. Now that they have a couple of pass catchers in Terry McClure and Anne Stefan digs, Rodden Chigacacuo, obviously like there's some uncertainty in this in this back field here. Debro, are you do you have any expectations for Blow, either positive or negative in terms of what you think is going to happen for fantasy this year with this offense? I think Blow can help them feel a much more competent offense. And we're going to see bells and whistles as opposed to Cliff Kingsbury doesn't even move his wide receivers around. There is no motion lots of check down. There's a reason that the joke is real and the cliche has been real over the last few years for Kingsbury offense being the horse on a raid. So my worry and the reason I didn't go with Blow here is because I worry about the composition of the commander's offensive lines limiting a lot of what they want to do with outside and zone running. With their tackles with all this kind of stuff. And I know other teams like the floor and Shanahan and those offenses with 49ers and the Packers and stuff like that.

8:13Haven't fielded top tier offensive lines and it hasn't really impacted them a ton. Putting that type of respect on David Blow is a step I think a little bit too far when he's really an unproven commodity made I hope I'm wrong. But I have more questions about the composition of the offensive line for the commanders limiting what they want to do on offense. Fitz is there one player let's say on either Washington or Baltimore that you're most interested to see what their new play collar does with them. Yeah, Zay flowers for sure with with deckland oil just to see if there's any any greater red zone usage because he has not been fully utilized there. But just to see him fully untapped he had a 1200 yard season last year with the Ravens throwing fewer passes than any other NFL team has attempted over the last three seasons. So flowers is a really good player. I just can't wait to see how do all uses him and like deeper I'm just I worry that Blow is going to get forwarded by this offensive line because when the commanders were having a joint practice I believe it was against your Ravens warm.

9:25The beat writer the commanders beat writer for the athletic sheet I think the word she used was in our probable yes for the commanders offensive line that's not that's not what you want to hear. You used in conjunction with your offensive line. Let's go to question number two here this one a lot of these are pretty open ended who is one player that you feel like you personally have not really talked about on shows very much this draft season that you want to weigh in on deeper I'll start with you. I don't want to just stay fully Eagles center here but don't have in wicks I really want to bring up because he's risen in drafts he's still a great late round flyer but looking again like to your point earlier warm. Looking at various points of the draft and saying okay all these Eagles guys are the best value on the board I think don't have in wicks could be one of those like standout players this year and. It's you know this as well as all of us that like wicks the problem is not been his ability from a route running and separation standpoint he's been a darling in deeper metrics of last two years amongst 109 qualifying wide receivers and back to back seasons a player that's been third and 24th and separation 6th and 7th and route win rate.

10:34And even on a per out basis last year for the Packers when he was on the field amongst that same 109 qualifying wide receivers who is 41st and target per out run rate and 25th and first downs per out run. If there is a reason that macaque lemon has I'm not going to say like a failure to launch season but this looks very similar to Luther burdens Ricky season where he's a part time player he looks really freaking good on the field but maybe he's not a full time player considering how much 12 and 20. That the Eagles want to run that it could be done to be in wicks because to fit this point earlier if Smith and macaque lemon are rotating slot and Z but if wicks is the consistent X on every single play he's not coming off the field. So he could be a guy that really pops this year being a full time player getting out of the money ball wide receiver room for the Packers and his talent fully as a chance to shine and all the camp reports have been amazing so wicks is a player that I haven't. I haven't talked about a ton this off season and after I got through the top 200 and I wrote him up I'm like oh dude I love him like I'm going to be draft him in late rounds and so many drafts.

11:44I mean he's totally free he's why do you were 70 in real time ADP on fantasy pros dot com right now in early 17th round pick like a lot of leagues don't have 17 rounds in their draft. Can I weigh on in on him real quick and I just got I just got him in a draft last night. Yeah so wicks has always been really good at getting open his problem has been at the catchpoint. Yeah he's had bad hands. But yeah and the guy Matt LaFlora used to compare him to when wicks was in green Bay was Devonte Adams. Like he said he's his game reminded him of Devonte Adams and people might forget because Devonte has now been a great receiver in the lead for a long time but his first couple of years. He had major issues with drops. You would not have thought he was going to become a star based on his first couple of years because like Packers fans didn't like him early on because he dropped so many passes. And we saw what he's become Quentin Johnson was another guy struggled with drops early on over came him so if like wicks can put that problem behind him.

12:46Yeah there's something here. The three names going after wicks in real time ADP at the position right now Zachariah branch a limited J2 rookie Travis Hunter who's not a full time wide receiver and Tyree kill who's not on a team. Those are the three names going immediately after him. Yeah so just keep drafting Don Tavion wicks instead of taking a kicker defense in your final round just do it. Fits who's one player that you have not weighed in on very much this year would like to chance to. Yeah we're I'm going to make a movie reference it's an older movie so you probably haven't seen it stripes. I've seen it once I don't know that I would recognize a reference to it but I have seen stripes one time many years ago. Yeah it's a classic comedy Bill Murray joins the army and Bill Murray's platoon. They screw around and they are not ready for the drills they have to do in their graduation ceremony so they stay up all night the night before practicing practicing practicing. Then they fall asleep wake up and realize they're missing their graduation and sprint wildly to get there.

13:49That's kind of like me with Jordan Mason during draft season like I feel like I've been out on him or just sort of disinterested and thinking he was going to be a committee back the whole time. Now all of a sudden it's just it kind of dawned on me the drumbeat got louder and louder that he was maybe going to be the lead guy in Minnesota and just looking at this sounds like they're going to run a lot more outside zone and a lot of people think that's going to be a great fit for Mason and what he does. I know he does not catch a lot of passes and that could be a problem it makes me like him a little bit less and full point PPR leagues. But we saw Aaron Jones start to lose effectiveness maybe that was part of my reluctance on Jordan Mason just because I'm you know as a Packers fan Aaron Jones is. Ben terrific over the years I also like to mount clayborn as a prospect but like clayborn was in a legitimate fight to win a roster spot and just barely made it so. I do think Mason is going to be the guy and I've like sort of vaulted him up my rankings to the point where I think he's really.

14:52He's been a draft steel because like I know even in the week one rankings like people have him in like R B 4 range. This is a guy who could get 20 carries against Green Bay in week one and he's being ranked as an R B 4. He it's funny his is ranking has actually snuck inside the top 36 and ECR it's R B 35 but it's real time ADP still is an R before he's just outside that top 36. He's around names in real time ADP like Jacob Rasky Merritt Josh Jacobs obviously a lot going on there you know RJ Harvey's a few spots behind him like Corm a few spots ahead. So it's an interesting kind of range of running backs in the mid 30s there. Debra where is Jordan Mason ranked for you and is he somebody that you have been targeting. Damit Fitsy I love you so much because I almost brought out Jordan Mason in this segment I swear I did. I've really come around on him because to your points I think the Vikings offense is going to fundamentally change because it has to with Kyler Murray.

15:57He cannot run an offense that utilizes the middle of the field and it's timing based on all that kind of stuff with they're going to have to do with Kyler Murray is I think a Minnesota we're going to see kind of a yesterday or Russell Wilson type of offense it is run heavy it is based off of boot action and play action in deep shots and things of that nature I think their neutral rushing rate is going to go up I think Jordan Mason's going to have a thousand rushing arts this season I think they're going to lean on him and use Aaron Jones as the Swiss Army and I piece. So to your point I've been bumping Mason up in my ranks consistently right now. I'm like you pointed out like in real time ADP Jordan Mason is 94th overall I've bumped Jordan Mason up to 87th in my rankings in the overall standings and I can make a case to bump him even higher like I think that he is going to get a crap ton of work and for people that are looking at catching up at RB are going zero RB this year. Yeah sure March on Lloyd okay fine like go with him in the sixth round I would be absolutely circling Jordan Mason and drafting him like about around or at least a half round ahead of where he's at on every side.

17:07Just a great example like a boring fat right like nobody is going to be congratulating you and your draft when you select Jordan Mason nobody's going to say I can't believe you snaked me on him. But he's the type of guy that will probably bring a lot of value here is him he's a selfly because there's just such a real opportunity in what will be a different offense to your point. All right let's get to another question here who will be this year's high octane offense bad defense circus team for fantasy goodness fits who are you going to highlight here. Oh it's the Chicago bearer. That's who I thought it was good to be I almost said fit. I almost said fit. Co-sign and all three of us and and I ended up being right. Yep. Co-sign. Like I thought they would have been their defense would have been shaky. Even were they not plagued by injury problems and they are now plagued by injury problems Kobe Bryant the safety they brought in and paid a lot of money to help shore up the secondary which they needed badly. Injuredons going to miss like almost all the regular season possibly all of it.

18:11Kyler Gordon they're very good slot corner back mysterious calf injury they have like I've heard the bears beat writer saying they have no idea when he's going to be back none whatsoever like there's been no timetable on his return. Austin Booker promising young edge Russia who they were expecting a big leap from this year described this week to week. With an injury he's dealing with so there's some major problems on this defense and then on the other side you've got the high flying Ben Johnson offense with some exciting pieces Caleb Williams. Roma doons a Lutherburden calls the loveland deandre swift. Yeah it seems like we are going to get consistent Vegas totals of around 50 in Chicago bears games. This is one that fits you talked about a lot earlier this summer which is why I was pretty confident you're going to pick it deep. This was your pick as well as out your sand hell yes this is my pick and that this is the standout pick this is the Dallas Cowboys of last year this is the Cincinnati bangles of the last two years.

19:13And for everybody and I'm sorry bears fans also on top of everything and fits he just handed out you traded curve on extra away and you think the defense is going to get any freaking better considering last year. Sure you can point to the fact that they led the NFL and interceptions and percentage drives ending in turnovers outside of that bears fans just cover your ears for a second. They also allow the 11th most passing yards the fifth high shorts per attempt the 6 most rushing yards and the highest rushing success rate but sure nothing to see here in a salon bears defense be totally fine this year so good no worries. I look something I see this because I well very much an agreement on the bears here the sort of prototype of this has been in the last couple of years the bangles and the cowboys there's been a lot of talk about how the cowboys are you know sort of mirror images of the bangles and they're both these like great offenses bad defenses. Do you guys think that those teams will still fit into this category even if the bears are the more clear choice for this year or do you think the defensive improvements are enough both in Dallas and Cincinnati Dexter Lawrence Caleb down everything else.

20:19That you don't think that they will totally fit into this category deep. No I think both these teams are out of this category this year I think the bangles and the cowboys are going to feel really good defenses if people head over to my defense of rankings inside the top 200. I have both the bangles and the Dallas Cowboys as top 12 fantasy defenses and spoiler they're both my picks to make the Super Bowl this year and yes I'm not picking the Rams because I'm kind of worried about their top heavy nature and it just feels like all the hype and hope for the ramp. And stuff like that I'm just so scared that something derails them like a poohka suspension injury Adams injury Matthew Stafford injury anything like that and they were like okay never mind season is capsized so I think the bangles and the cowboys are going to have a really really good seasons and their defenses are going to be transformative considering everything they added man like the bangles rework their entire freaking defensive line. They still have DJ Turner who is a shut down corner Dallas reworked a ton of their defensive line their biggest question is can they do they have the corners in house to run the scheme that Parker wants to run and they don't get burned in that way.

21:29But they've got a lot of talent man if their past rush comes alive it's going to help their secondary out of time. That's interesting I so I'm more with you on the cowboys than I am the bangles I can't quite get there and since these defense like I you know Dexter Lawrence is getting older wasn't quite his you know same high level self last year that previously I DJ Turner's very good there's pieces that I like here the cowboys I am more on board with I actually really like the cowboys this year in terms of like their win total over I think they're really intriguing bet to make the Super Bowl I really like that call by you D bro. So I'm some half with you between the two fits what do you think about those two do they fit into this category for you this year. Yeah I do think both are going to be better if not top 12 I think they're both capable of at least being average or only slightly below average defenses so like there's going to be improvement I'll tell you who I think is the sneaky dark horse team in this category and it's also in the NFC North. The Detroit Lions we know the offense is terrific and high flying the defense man it's going to be a while before Brian branch comes back Kirby Joseph I mean it's sounding like his knee issues are degenerative like those are two pro bowl caliber safeties and without those guys on the field.

22:46You know the secondary is just not very good at all I think the truth is going to be in a lot of track meets they play a lot of indoor games I think we're going to get some high scoring games with the Lions to also you know and Zaloni also they don't still do not have a pass rush part grade Hutchinson like. It's funny fits out your spot on with the Lions but when you said NFC North I was like until Michael Parsons comes back I think this could be a version of the green Bay as well I've been saying all summer I think they're going to throw more this year especially with the Josh Jacob stuff and that defense was not very good without Michael Parsons so until he's on the field I think they could fit into this category could be could be and I mean moving from Ashley to Jonathan Ganon could be a massive downgrade we will see yeah we'll see if you want a chance to win a Kyron Williams signed Rams many helmets than this. This is your shot all you have to do is leave a review on either Apple podcasts or Spotify then screenshot that review an email it's a mailbag at fantasy pros dot com we will be announcing the winner right here on the show to make sure to turn on those YouTube notifications or follow the podcast wherever you listen to us so you can know when new episodes are up and to claim your prize.

23:52Alright guys let's look at sort of the other side of you know a very exciting fantasy offense who will be this year's most disappointing NFL team for fantasy and I'm giving the caveat of non injury reasons because obviously that can make anybody disappointing who will disappoint for in reasons other than injury deep row. I almost went with the charges on this but we'll get to them later in this show the team that I'm the most worried about because there are two top offensive pieces are being drafted at first and twelfth amongst the respective positions and they are literally it for the offense I'm really worried about the Raiders man like I just if all of the parts and pieces and things that the Raiders did this off season don't call us this offensive line is improved but. It's not great if Kirk cousins looks like garbage if the wider receivers of none of them can get open and literally it's like every defense every single weeks understands like okay all you got is Brock Bauer's an action genty we know that you know that there's nothing else for us to worry about so we're going to stack the box we're going to double Brock Bauer's good luck Kirk cousins good luck for an Amandaosa it could be tough sledding man and I'm not saying that like genty can't get a crap ton of.

25:09I'm just saying I'm concerned because with all the volume and their talent is expected to win out they are the two pieces that are stand above the rest for the Raiders and the rest of it is garbage so if it does look like garbage and the offensive line cannot stand up they can't impose their will on the ground and defense just say look we take away these two guys what you got nothing okay then the rest of the game is going to be nice and we have to do it. And it could be tough. I think it's a good call. There were two teams that came to mind when I put together this question and the Raiders weren't one of them, but I think they're a worthy inclusion here. I'm curious if fits you're going to go with one of the two teams I was thinking of. I'll share them if you don't say who they are, but who did you go with? By the way, I'm a little less worried about the Raiders just because I trust Clint Kubiak. And there were not a lot of other options in the Seattle Pass in game last year besides Jackson Smith and Jig, but who had that crazy target share and yet teams still couldn't

26:12figure out a way to stop Jackson Smith and Jig. That at least eases my concerns about powers for sure. My team is, and I hate to fade Liam Cohen, but I do wonder if the Jaguars are maybe collectively getting too much fantasy steam this year. My concern is just that basically like our things can be chopped up too many ways, both among the running backs and the pass catchers. We've been trying to read the tea leaves on the backfield all off season and a lot of people like Bay Shaltoot and are excited about him, like super fast, some encouraging things in his metrics from his rookie season. Just cut down on the fumbles, maybe it's wheels up, but then again, you've got Chris Rodriguez who did have 1300 rushing yards for Liam Cohen at the University of Kentucky and did pretty well in terms of rushing success rate last year and has been an effective banger between the tackles.

27:14With the receivers, Brian Thomas Jr., Parker Washington, who's been everyone's preseason, draft season darling, and the always very professional, oh my god, I'm blanking on the name of number three. Jacobi Myers, thank you. Goodness. And then Travis Hunter, like as the wild card, a guy who possibly, we know he's not going to play 80% of the offensive snaps, but are there going to be weeks where he plays maybe 50% and you know, kicks Parker Washington out of the slots or Jacobi Myers out of the slot and take some of those snaps. And unless they're playing four wide out, maybe some of those guys are on the bench. So yeah, I'm just a little worried that there just aren't enough targets to go around for Thomas, Washington, Myers and Travis Hunter. And the other concern there, not a good offensive line. Like there was someone who put out composite offensive line rankings based on the grades

28:17that they got from like the rankings of like 10 or 12 different sources. Jaguars were 23rd in those composite offensive line rankings. And you know, some people had them as low as like 2930. So those are my two issues with the Jaguars. And I've drafted a fair amount of Parker Washington. I've drafted some Jacobi Myers, drafted some Bay Shaltute and but I'm a little nervous. Strong hands built America, kept it running for 250 years. Strong hands also keep Copenhagen moving today. Here's to the bravery of lineman, the endurance of truckers, the skills of welders, the traditions upheld by farmers and all American tradesmen sharing in our work ethic. Copenhagen, celebrating American craftsmanship, proven since 1822. Warning, this product is not a safe alternative to cigarettes. Okay, chicken nugget fans, I've got huge news. The new Burger King chicken nuggets just dropped and they are the crispiest, the juiciest

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31:27Very similar in some areas to fits. Very different. But like the Jaguars, yeah, like I've cooled a basal to it and I am worried that Chris Rodriguez and I mean, do they're even talking about a mere of doula like playing on passing downs and stuff like that? Like I'm worried that that backfield could just be a total stay away freaking mess. But to fit this point, the thing that makes me so concerned about Trevor Lawrence and specifically Brian Thomas Jr. and Jacobi Myers, I'm still all in on Parker Washington. The schedule is god awful. Like if we want to talk about the schedule, I think Brian, Brian Thomas Jr. could be one of the most dropped players to begin the season and be one of the poster boys like when we're at mid season as a by-low and I'll just walk this schedule real fast guys. It is shadow realm hell for Brian Thomas Jr. And it's honestly just awful for him and Jacobi Myers playing on the perimeter more week one Cleveland Browns, Dins L award says high week two Denver Patrick Sotain will be in

32:28Brian Thomas Jr's back pocket week three, Christopher Gonzalez, week four, DJ Turner, week five, Quinyam Mitchell and Tariq Wolland, week six. Oh, Derek Stingley, Camaril Acitor by week and week seven, week eight, Sawz Gardner and Chabarius Ward, week nine, the Baltimore Ravens. Oh, look at that. We are halfway through the fantasy season before they get the Tennessee Titans. Dear Lord, and that's rough guys. It's horrible. Let me just throw out the two teams that I referenced that I was thinking about with this question. One is Seattle. Actually, and you mentioned it fits a lot of faith in Clint Coobieck. He's not there anymore. We have seen Mike McDonald make a not so great offensive play collar higher before and year one with Brian Grubb and maybe Flurry will be closer to Clint Coobieck or maybe he'll be closer to what Grubb was and we need to see. So like I actually have not been taking a lot of JS said where he's been going because I've just been a little nervous about that. Number two, and this was the main one I was thinking of is the Falcons. For as much as everybody is already in consensus that this quarterback situation is really scary.

33:31B.J. Robinson is still the consensus number two pick. Drake London is a consensus top 10 receiver. He's going as well as he's a nine or real time ADP, a second or a pick. Wow, pits is a lot of one of some people's favorite mid round tight end and that tight end 678 range. If the quarterback is really bad and I know that Kevin Stephans he has a pretty good reputation. The Browns when they won games, you know, the few times they did under his tenure, it was because of the defense. He was not really lifting really poor quarterback play above, you know, where it could have been. So yeah, I I'm very nervous about the Falcons and I have drafted some B.J. on. I have drafted some Drake London. I have drafted some Kyle pits and it makes me really nervous whatever this quarterback room is going to look like. That to me seems like a really straightforward path to a disappointing season. I don't disagree with you, Warren. And I'll throw this out here and I don't this is not me trying to be hot, takey and stuff like that. But this is how bad I think their quarterback room is. And I kind of have some hope for this player. I think Jack Strand is going to make some starts this year. I don't have any faith and pinnocks into a none.

34:33That's I don't even know that that's hot takey. It's given what we've seen like a what was the quote to has made it impossible for him to win the scoreback competition like it's rough. All right, let's get to the next question. Fits pick one tight end outside of tier one, who will be a consensus tier one tight end this time next year. Harold Fanon. He's just so good man. Like he led FBS in receptions and receiving arts in his final college season at Bowling Green in 2024. And he goes to the Browns team with one of the worst offenses, one of the worst passing games in the league and had 72 catches, 731 yards, six touchdowns led the Browns and all three of those stat categories. And now consider a year from now, it's probably not going to be De Shon Watson is the opening day starter for the Browns. I can. Can you imagine if it was? Yeah, it is not going to be De Shon Watson. It's going to be more like Dante Moore or Archmaning, like there's going to be a quarterback

35:36upgrade for the Browns. So I think we're going to be a lot more excited about Fanon, who is underrated right now. People should realize just how good this dude is and what he overcame last year to put up some pretty good numbers. He's going to have to overcome the quarterback play again this year to get there because I like he's not going to jump into to tier one just like if he has a down season based on bad quarterback play this year. He's getting a new quarterback. I think he'll still be more like that tied into. He's going to have to perform, which I'm not saying he can't, but he'll have to overcome it again this year. Debra, what do you think? All right. So I'm going to give the caveat. I just want this player to play more. I just want him to run more freaking routes. And if he does that, we're going to see the talent that he's had the entire time in the NFL. And this is Dalton, King Cade. And for everybody that doesn't understand the talent of Dalton, King Cade to be a tier one tight end amongst 53 qualifying tight ends last year.

36:39Dalton, King Cade first in separation, first in yards per out run, first in target per out run, first in route win rate, first in first downs per out run, first in fantasy points per out run. There is not a category that exists that I care about for tight ends that Dalton, King Cade on a per out basis did not lead all tight ends last year. If his route share goes to the 65, 70% range, he could be a top five tight end this year. And it's not crazy to say he just has to be on the field running routes. And if we get that this year, it's going to be a tier one guy next year. Fitzgerald, King Cade. I've come around to him. My concern with him is he's got this. I think it's a PCL injury that he has not had surgery for and will not have surgery for and like, I was concerned that Brandon being said sort of early in the off season, the bills GM mentioned that like they might have to manage his snaps. I'm hoping that's not the case because the other thing is like the efficiency numbers

37:41were so insanely good last year. What was it? 2.7 over yards per out run for King Cade for a tight end. That's not that's like high end wide receiver one yards per out run numbers. I feel like there's nowhere to go but down. So even with that crazy efficiency, King Cade wasn't like a tight end one last year, maybe with just barely snuck in as a low end tight end one and fantasy scoring. So we know the efficiency is probably coming down because there's no way it can go even higher than that. He's going to have to play a lot more snaps and Willie play a lot more snaps if they're talking about managing this his workload with the PCL entry. We know they like playing Dawson Knox and Jackson Hawks. So that's kind of an issue. It's funny. There are for as much as I don't feel great about tight end this year, I do that there are a lot of names that you can at least squint and make a case for for this to happen. So the tier one is Bowers, McBride, Loveland and Warren based on our expert consensus rankings.

38:43So you're looking at anybody besides them. I think Tucker Kraft could have been here this year if he didn't get hurt last year. If he comes back healthy, I think he could be there. I don't fan it. It's made the case for pits. If the quarterbacks situation is okay. He was tied in two last year. Sam Laporta has been a tight end one before. Can Kate obviously make the case? Isaiah likely if he gets this new opportunity and hits his high end of expectations, I think it could be there. I think looking further down, I got like Terrence Ferguson that fits and I have talked a bunch about as an as an intriguing dark horse here. And there's other names too. Like there's a lot of tight ends that you could see the case happening. Picking which one does have that breakout is where it gets tricky and fun. I think there is a number of names that could make the tier one at the position look different next year. And that's bearing in mind the fact that the guys who are in there are young and theoretically will still have a good chance of being there themselves next year. So it's a really fun kind of position to look at I think. For all the names he gave there were, I'll also give an honorable mention to Isaiah likely. If he can prove that he's the number two pass catcher for the Giants this year. Definitely. He could be there next year too. All right.

39:44Let's go to the next question. Who is the single best value at any position in drafts this season? Debron. I've said it born. I'll say it again. And I know a through cold water on Brian Thomas Jr. and everybody the upside swing to take in every single one is Parker Washington. Like I just I'm not going to get off of him. Like if he signs an extension before week one, I think everybody is going to auto correct and bump him even further up ranks as saying he is the clear white receiver one. Travis Hunter is playing as a full time corner now in camp. I'm not worried about him stealing routes. If and the thing that I want to highlight here is we see guys break out and then a lot of different years. People are like, Oh, that's not going to reproduce. Like after Amin Ross St. Brown's rookie season, after we're she rises rookie season. They come back and they produce and they're awesome. And it's like, Oh, that's small snippet we saw is absolutely real. I think that could be the case for Parker Washington. Again, going to the schedule. I'm worried about Brian Thomas Jr.

40:45I'm worried about Jacobi Myers winning on the outside versus that laundry list of corners. Parker Washington in the slot and with the the wider see for one role that he coveted last year down the back half of the season and week 16 through 19 was absolutely amazing. So Parker Washington, like as a wide receiver, three that I can draft. Dude, if he produces as what he did last year, even a muted version of that. So like I'm not expecting 22.3 PPR points per game like he was producing in those four games. He's at 17. Dude, he's still a wide receiver one like that's that's insane. Yeah, I think he's the best value. Wide receiver 29 in real time ADP mid six, the round pick right now is Parker Washington. I got him in a salary cap draft last night for $4 $200, budget for $4. Geez, man. Yeah. That's robbery. That's insane. Wow. Yeah, I mean, this is some of you have been talking about all all season, all summer here

41:48Debra. So very unsurprising to hear you highlight Washington. Fitts who to you is the best value on the board? To me, and I almost would have agreed with Debra at least for the first three quarters of fantasy draft season. And then it seems like just lately the Parker Washington has been getting some steam. And it's kind of baked the value out of my I still think he's a solid value. It is current wide receiver 29 ADP. I'm going to go up one spot in the wide receiver rankings to the guy who's been consistently a value all draft season Christian. All of them. Yes. And I know I know Debra's got my back on this one. Yes. Yes, just people are terrified of the injury history. And he came back early from a torn ACL last season, made it through the rest of the year. Ten games did have kind of a scare. I think he had to be hospitalized after a play where Patrick's or Tangi, you're kind

42:48of crash landed on him in Denver. And went to the hospital. They feared like he had some sort of rib issue, but like turned out to be okay. Played the next week. And I just think he's so poised for good season with the reduced traffic in the Green Bay receiving core. No Romeo dobs, no done Tavy and Wix. The last two years, the Packers have been 31st and 22nd pass rate over expected. I think that's going to change for a variety of reasons. One, the Josh Jacobs absence. Number two, the Micah Parsons absence, which reduces the caliber of the defense and maybe thrusts Green Bay into more shootouts. I just think things are pointed up. And we saw Christian Watson play excellent. He produced after coming back last year at a 1000 yard, 10 touched on pace and his efficiency numbers like yards per catch yards, per out run yards, per target, all fantastic.

43:49He's just a really good player. He's big. He's fast and he gets open and he's good at the catch point. Like I think he could be a star. Just needs health to cooperate, but everyone is sort of drafting him with the anticipation he's going to get hurt at some point. Fitsy, I specifically didn't grab him for this because I was hoping with every fiber of my soul that you grabbed him. But to your point, I looked this up the other day. And the last two years with Josh Jacobs, he has been a cancer for that offense considering just nerfing Jordan love because they don't want to freaking throw the ball. Josh Jacobs and the Green Bay Packers offense the last two years, they have been seventh and both years in Red Zone rushing rate. They have been first and third in neutral rushing rate. I just want to kindly remind everybody the last year we saw Jordan love without Josh Jacobs in this offense. Jordan love was, oh, keep you five and fantasy points per game. This offense in that season in 2023, 12th in Red Zone passing rate.

44:52No biggie. You know, just draft the the Green Bay wide receiver one clear wide receiver one as a wide receiver three. It's all good. We're for us. My favorite teams that I've drafted by a mile are the teams where I've gone running back and sometimes tight end early. And then I getting two of Christian Watson, Parker Washington, Roma, Dunez, his wide receiver 27 right ahead of these guys, like getting some combo of those with an early running back. My favorite builds by a mile. So I'm obviously super on board here. Deep bro, where did you have Watson in your draft rankings at wide receiver? Bro, I've had him as a top 20 wide receiver the entire draft season. He's wide receiver 19. I've got him right. It's sandwiched in between Garrett Wilson and DJ Moore. And dude, I can make a case for him as high as like wide receiver 14. I can make Malik neighbors as it starts out slow. If Kyler doesn't hit in Minnesota, if the offensive line capsizes Terry McClearn and Washington,

45:52I can make a case for Watson to go even higher than the ranks. Yeah. I've got him wide receiver 22 and I feel like that's me trying to insurve it. Same. I feel like I'm like, I'm so far ahead of ADP and ECR and stuff like that where I'm just like, I don't have to bump him up even higher. Even though like I want to, it's like people are still going to draft a craft on him. It's following our ranks. Fitsy, where like, I want to bump him up. And I'm like, everybody's going to draft a craft on him if they're following our ranks. So it's like, I didn't feel like I had to, you know? Yeah. Quick PSA before your next draft, check out the fantasy pros draft assistant. It gives you expert recommendations for every pick. Real-time alerts and even predicts which players could make it back to you. And with fantasy pros premium, you'll get help all season long with lineups, waivers, trades, and more. Start your free trial today at fantasypro's.com slash free. We can go quickly on this one. It was a week NFL draft class, but there are always rookies who pop every season, which rookie are you most interested in drafting at cost this season fits?

46:54Tie between McCye lemon and Jonah Coleman. I just think there's, I think there's a pretty decent chance we look back on this rookie class and say that McCye lemon and not carnaltate or Jordan Tyson or Casey concepting on was the best rookie. In the class, I just, man, like lemon was in college better than three yards per target against both man and zone gets open easily with his, his quickness and his crisp route running. Vacuum is in every throw that comes his way. It has amazing hands, causes problems after the catch. Like he's really hard to tackle. I just, and all of a sudden he joins an Eagles offense that no longer has AJ Brown. Like I wouldn't be surprised if the gap between Devonte Smith and McCye lemon this year was smaller than some people think. And then Jonah Coleman just seems like the perfect Sean Payton back. And, you know, we kind of saw, we were to say it of a guy scored 12 touchdowns last year,

47:55but RJ Harvey just wasn't good after JK Dobbins got hurt. The Denver running game by the time the playoffs came, the Denver running game was just in the tank. I just wonder, Fancy, we've talked about RJ Harvey on other shows. So I don't need to like push back too much here, but I do wonder if like, if Jonah Coleman you serve said, if buddy, if it's Dobbins, it just feels like maybe that's the role of in this backfield that he is more likely to take over rather than Harvey's role. I don't disagree with you about maybe Harvey's ceiling not being that good. And he just wasn't that good of a runner last year. But I wonder if that role is a little more solidified, even with the Coleman addition. So I just shot Peyton off and started to like, right? It's kind of just work anyway. It's just kind of possible that Coleman is just better than Dobbins and Harvey at everything and winds up as sort of the lead guy. They're all going to be involved because we know Sean Payton loves to use two or three running backs. He does it every year. But I think Coleman is going to, or Coleman is going to be one of those running backs. I have drafted basically no JK Dobbins.

48:56I have drafted a lot of Harvey when he falls and Coleman because he almost always falls. Those are the two. I've definitely targeted in the backfield. Debro, for you, obviously you do all work with the draft stuff, which rookier you most interested in at cost this season. His cost has continued to rise. It's still not high enough. I'm just drafting Casey Katsepsi all and everywhere. I understand that the Cleveland Browns quarterback situation, I get all of that. I'm able to get him at White receiver 46 in real time ADP right now as the clear White receiver one for the Cleveland Browns. He's going to get the design stuff. He's going to get the underneath targets. He's also going to get some rushing attempts. We saw this in the preseason, man. For everybody like reversing all their stuff about like draft takes about him, he's been catching everything in camp after people just trying to bury him in the pre-draft process. I love the talent. He was my White receiver too, pre-draft and post-draft. I'm a big believer in the talent. If the Browns suck, he's going to get a crap ton of volume.

49:59I love Casey Katsepsi on at cost. Almost went to John Stribbling, but his cost has risen up a ton of just investing in what could be a top five offense. If everybody does stay healthy, he's struggling with what? The third or fourth, maybe fifth option in the passing attack. You juxtapose that versus taking Casey Katsepsi on around after Stribbling as a White receiver for, but he could get like legit 120 targets in his rookie season. That feels kind of foolish for me to go Stribbling. So you guys picked him. Can I just get a very quick temperature check from you both on Card L Tate because historically in a vacuum, taking a receiver who went with a top five pick and is being drafted as White receiver 32 in real time ADP, the 75th overall player, that feels like a very smart bet to make just in a vacuum. That's obviously not been a great preseason, both for him and for the offense as a whole. So if it's just a quick temperature check on Tate for you right now, I cost. I'm a little concerned. I haven't moved him down too far in my rankings.

50:59And he's sort of like one of those last guys I want to draft at White receiver before like it's kind of a jumble and I'm not feeling as urgent a need to get him. So I've gotten him on a few teams. I just I do worry though that if the downfield passing game is kind of a mess if if Cam Ward hasn't made strides that then maybe the guy to have in Tennessee is Wanda Robinson who can at least get those easy button completions in the shorter areas of the field. Because Tate is a downfield ball winner man, but someone has to at least be able to get it in the area code of where Card L Tate is. Debra. Yeah, I've dropped Tate a little bit of my ranks and this has nothing to do with car and I'll take like I've watched all the all 22 from his preseason. I'm not worried about his ability to run routes separate any of that. That is not my concern about it car. No Tate. I am at consensus because real time ADPs why does she have a 32 is what are super 32 of my ranks. So at least wanted to stay at consensus because the upside can still be there. My big concern for car and L Tate is everything around Cam Ward.

52:04He looked lost in the preseason and the big thing about cam ward is is he came out and talked about this on the next but Netflix documentary stuff. It is like what dude the preseason defenses are vanilla as hell and he's having struggles like going through reads they did safety rotations and you could tell based off a pre and post nap reads when that happened even in the preseason cam ward's head was spinning dude. And so like I worry if he doesn't take a leap or hell if he's even a functional quarter back this year. If all of that doesn't happen Tate is going to suffer that entire offense is going to suffer. So this is not an indictment on carnal Tate's talent or his ability at all my worry because there's not a QB 2 that's on the Tennessee roster that's coming to save the day with catchable targets. So if cam ward sucks that entire offense could get capsized. All right next question here consensus is that this is a great year to wait and draft

53:07a quarter back late who are your guys his favorite quarterback targets this season fits certain with you. It's very boring I'm going to put you to sleep with this it's Jared Goff who has dropped at least 4400 passing yards and 29 touchdown passes each of the last four years. He's averaged 4552 passing yards 32 and a half touchdowns over those four seasons that basically works out to 267.7 passing yards and 1.9 TD passes a game. And the Lions play a ton of indoor games this year have one of the easiest schedules in the league don't face a lot of top defenses and their defense just might stink. I mean the last four years Goff has been QB 10 QB 7 QB 6 QB 8 in fantasy points per game or maybe just fantasy scoring. Yeah so like really nice four year run the Lions offense looks as good as ever and their

54:08defense looks worse. So I I love Goff and you know you bypass a quarterback to load up on other positions in the early rounds and then just take a steady quarterback 11th round pick in real time ADP. So I love Goff and I've he is my most drafted quarterback. Like stylistically guys what's the difference between how they score their fantasy points and the offensive firepower of Joe borough, deck press got and Jerro golf. Right. What's the difference? And I like running quarterbacks but if the if the passing stats are like if the floor is this high for a quarterback with his pure passing numbers like come in. Well it's a great call to like this is a good example of check your league settings because when you look at ADP whether it's fantasy or real time ADP or whatever on the site that's not usually designated for the differences in how passing touchdowns are scored. But if it's a six-point for touchdown league versus a four point like in four point right

55:11and running quarterbacks maybe more valuable. If it's a six point that ADP is going to look even better for guy like Jared Goff. So definitely keep an eye on the settings here QB 16 in real time ADP right now. Who's who's picked for you? I mean the low hanging fruit for me is apparently in the year 2026 the Konami code died but none of us got the email or the memo Malik Willis a QB 21 is absolute insanity to me like I do not understand it. He's going to run. That's all you freaking need to know. He's going to run. So he's going to be a top 15 quarterback at his floor. I think he's going to produce as a GB 1 and fantasy because he's going to freaking run. This is Justin Fields of previous years and if any of these rookie wide receivers step forward and they're actually freaking good and this dolphins off its line and then receiver surprise Malik Willis is going to be a wonderful pick and fantasy this year but just to kind of go around the horn and shout out a few other names for people to just kind of earmark late. We've talked about Jordan love a crap done. He's QB 18 in real time ADP again.

56:14Parking back to yesterday year QB 5 the last time we didn't see Josh Jacob was like pulling down this entire passing attack. And then Baker may feel if he has a bounce back here Tyler Schuck a QB 20 produced as a QB a QB 1 during the back half of last season. Chris Alabe is fully healthy. If Jordan Tyson comes back and he gives them a bump like I believe in Kellymor and I believe him what they can do. Jordan love would have been a shout from me too. So I love that you say him. It's funny because like my favorite quarterbacks that I am like really excited about taking like another step forward this year are guys like Caleb Justin Herbert Trevor Lawrence and that QB like seven to 10 range like those are the guys that get most enthusiastic about getting but I'm not drafting a lot of them because I'm like I can wait five six seven more rounds and get a guy I can get golf and love I can get love and Willis in rounds 12 and 14 like it is insane in a one QB league how much you can wait at this position.

57:14So like not only am I am I not taking the Allen's Lamar's maze of the world because I'm like a quarterbacks so deep I'm not even taking the guys ranked ninth and 10th despite loving them. Yeah because there's guys you could still wait even further on and so yeah I it is a remarkable position this season. To your point and fizzies point I mean in our RFP staff league that I drafted I think like a weaker two ago I legit just waited and that's a 14 or 16 team or I just waited on quarterback and I drafted Malik Willis and Jared golf for pennies and I'm like okay I'm content. It's a team team league and I accidentally I misclicked in the draft room and I took Jordan love in like around nine and I was I was planning to continue to wait at quarterback and I was trying to pick somebody else and but even then I was like you know what like in a 16 team league that late like it loves good I don't hate this I'll just I don't even bother like getting it changed or anything I was like I'll accept this because he's like it's just ridiculous how late how late you can get quarterbacks.

58:15All right two more questions here guys this one speaking of quarterbacks and I really like Herbert I have been talking up the Chargers offense with Mike McDaniel as much as anyone this summer are they going to live up to the hype this year Debra you already referenced this a little bit earlier it sounds like maybe you're not thinking they will. I've got my worries and my questions guys and this is not me full fading their offense and it's not like but I've got worries about this because for everybody I feel like everybody talks about the offensive line for the Chargers and they glaze over the fact that Joe Alt is still not 100% with the stuff coming out of training camp. Reshawn Slater is still splitting snaps and he's not 100% they just lost tower be outish for the whole freaking year and everybody's still like wheels up don't worry about him or Ann Hampton draft lab McConkey as a wider receiver to it's all good no big deal as well as and I know that the Mike McDaniel stands I pulled this off of fantasy points day to sweet

59:18I know the Mike McDaniel stands we'll automatically say this is a two a split I just want to also throw this out here we have seen the Kansas City Chiefs struggle as a passing attack since losing Tyree kill I don't know if we are giving Tyree kill enough credit to be an absolute demon and somebody that refl revolutionized the entire damn NFL the splits during Mike McDaniel's tenure in Miami so 2022 to 2025 with Tyree kill on the field EPA per play 7th best EPA per dropback 6th offensive success rate 10th without Tyree kill on the field and this is a four year stretch by the way EPA per play 27th EPA per dropback 27th offensive success rate 23rd people can wish that away and say

1:00:18that's a two a problem what if it's not what if this is really telling about Mike McDaniel was propped up much like Andy Reid during that whole time what time for Tyree kill it's concerning it really is I don't know the degree to which I am like oh that what a compelling case I agree with that but I think it's a wonderful what if I it is very much a question worth asking I think Debro and I'm curious your opinion on this specifically the Tyree I mean everything but the Tyree kill yeah I've heard those I've heard those numbers before and that is a pretty stark difference and it kind of is a reminder of just how good Tyree kill was when he was at the height of his powers and maybe it does kind of take some of the lost her away from Mike McDaniel's reputation I still think he's a very good offensive designer and play collar and I'm optimistic but yeah I too am worried about the Tyler Beaudage injury because like that was such a big the inside of the

1:01:22Chargers offensive line was so bad last year just completely wreck the offense and like I want to see Justin Herbert with time to throw um losing the auditor made major blown if the tackles can't stay healthy like I'm going to be very afraid of what this offense might look like and how much of my let us down the thing that's hard for me to just forget about when if I'm trying to make the case against the Chargers is just like he got to uh to lead the league in passing yards what is he going to do with Justin Herbert and I I understand all the reasons against it the Tyree kill of it all I was like what if that's a Tyree kill style I know I know and I get it but I'm just like I can't stop thinking about like one of the worst physical talent in terms of quarterback you know position into a was able to have success under this guy what is one of the freakyest you know arms and processor is going to do with McDaniel and um but I think you ask your questions and I think it's worth maybe dialing down a little bit I think especially with a guy like a Marion Hampton

1:02:22because right like some of these other guys you can get later Lad Mokakis like a fourth round pick Quentin Johnson's going late Herbert Ikawaii on a quarterback Hampton's the one where it's like you got to spend a mid-second out pick to get him yeah that's where it makes me a little bit more nervous and I like Hampton a lot but that's where I start to get to get nervous like it's just all of this in this conversation it it's throwing a little bit of cold water and having questions about a situation where everybody the entire like for most people in the fantasy space for the entirety the offseason has been just like wheels up for the chargers McDaniel let's go vibes all of it and I'm like I don't know man I don't know one last question here and don't worry it's a quick one give me one player each who will define the 2026 fantasy season Debra I'll start with you I'm just going to go with the low hanging fruit here at Pukinakua I think he could define season the define the season if he hits the ceiling of what I'm projecting right now in the healthy games that he had last year so take out week seven obviously he missed that but week six he heard his ankle he averaged 27.4

1:03:28PPR points per game if we simply just do the napkin math of you flip the touchdowns he got the 14 atoms got the set got the 10 Pukinakua would have averaged 26 PPR points per game and just for everybody at home that would make him the first wide receiver to average 26 or more PPR points per game and I went all the way back to 2013 only two wide receivers in that stretch have had over 25 PPR points per game that's the type of ceiling that Puka has to be a season defining player much like Cooper Cup was much like CMC is done in previous years so in some drafts people worried about the commissioner's exempless and all this kind of stuff you'll see Chase you'll see other guys go ahead of him I'm still drafting Pukinakua where he goes if I have the 103 I am drafting Puka be damned the risk because if he hits the upside he could be a season defining player like legit

1:04:30the highest point per game producer and fantasy this year. Do you remember who you picked last year for this I actually don't I remember who fits picked for this question last year because it's also how we wrapped up this year's episode I'm gonna try and look it up well well fits gives his answer because I do I picked last year I'm glad you remember because I do know what I remember I remember last year you were very high on Brock Bowers and was your choice last year and it's funny because I could the way you've talked about him I could see you picking him again this year I don't know who you did pick I did I did he's like it I'm wrong I'm just really I mean last year it's it was injury right it's not that you're wrong about the player or anything but yeah he was your pick I'll try to find yours D. Bro 2 but go ahead on Brock Bower's fifth it was injury in the offense was just so bad I mean like I kind of underestimated how much you know like it was just a bad regime bad coaching bad quarterbacking the offensive line fell apart now much improved offensive line or at least it should be with better health Colton Miller or healthier they brought in Tyler

1:05:33Linda bomb they've got what should be capable quarterbacking Kirk cousins might not be a good quarterback but man he has floated some tight ends over the years going way back to Jordan Reed in Washington T. J. Hockinson with some fine years in Minnesota we saw him fuel that Kyle pits 166 yard three touchdown game last year that helped out so many fantasy teams in the playoffs so and then eventually it's going to be Fernando Mendoza so I just think Bower's is so freaky to athlete and so talented and now he's got a functional system and good coaching I feel like he's capable of putting up high end wide receiver one numbers and that a year from now we might be looking back on him and saying why wasn't he a top 10 pick in fantasy D. Bro your player who was going to defy a 2025 was actually a rookie it was Teterua Mcmillan oh okay it was your pick all right I was so worried about what name you were going to bring up

1:06:35I was like oh no this is going to be like my Tony power to call that quite that that I mean obviously Teterua good you're not a seasoned defining year but good rookie season so top 24 water season I hope everybody is excited for this show next year when Fitz picks Brock Bower's for the third straight season 47 reminds me of lock it in now but yeah Puka and Bower is too pretty talented players here to think that they're gonna they're really defined things this year we'll go ahead and wrap things up there hope everybody enjoyed our biggest key questions ahead of the 2026 season four fits and D. Bro I'm Ryan warmly we'll see you again next time thanks for listening to the fantasy pros fantasy football podcast if you love the show the best free way to support us is by leaving a positive review on Apple podcasts at fantasypro's dot com slash review or on Spotify follow us on x instagram and tiktok at fantasy pros and subscribe to our youtube channel at youtube dot com slash fantasy pros

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