Tier 7: The “Oops!… I Did It Again” Tier (Continued)
You lose all your senses and can’t stop drafting these guys.
81. Wan’Dale Robinson, WR, TEN (WR38, ▲13)
Wan’Dale Robinson produced 1,000 yards for the first time in his career and was the only receiver on the Giants worth rostering. Had Malik Nabers been healthy all season, Robinson likely wouldn’t have achieved the feat. But he showed what he’s capable of with enough volume. Robinson followed his former head coach to Tennessee, where he should be force-fed much like he was in 2025 and complements first-round receiver Carnell Tate like Baja Blast complements a Beefy Nacho Griller. He’ll be a PPR-scam WR2/3 if he and Cam Ward click. Maybe a safety blanket-type player like Robinson is exactly what last year’s first overall pick needs.
UPDATE (9/4/26): He’s a low-risk gamble who could see a lot of volume early as Tate develops.
82. Carnell Tate, WR, TEN (WR39, ▼13)
Despite some controversy surrounding his official 40 time at the combine, Carnell Tate is not the undisputed top receiver in this class, yet most consider him to be. Whether he ran a 4.4 or 4.5 doesn’t really matter; speed isn’t his game. A high football IQ and unreal body control make up for Tate’s lack of explosiveness, melding with his wingspan and catch radius to create a high-point specialist who can come down with just about anything thrown at him. There’s some concern with his weight and dealing with the physicality of defensive backs in the pros, but he’s already a thicker, taller DeVonta Smith. Tate can bulk up and be just fine. At worst, a WR2. Great landing spot in terms of opportunity, and Tate could be the Titans’ WR1 as early as Week 1. His fantasy success hinges on whether Brian Daboll is enough to elevate Cam Ward’s game.
UPDATE (9/4/26): Similar situation as Makai Lemon, I love the talent and opportunity, but has missed a ton of training camp due to injury.
Tier 8: The “Is This a Pigeon?” Tier
You aren’t sure if they’re a superstar or role player, but you’re starting them.
83. Michael Wilson, WR, ARI (WR40, ▲31)
Michael Wilson came out of nowhere to win the waiver wire league title. From weeks 10-17, Wilson was the second-most-targeted receiver in the league and ranked as the WR4 overall. Much of that production came without Marvin Harrison Jr. on the field and with Jacoby Brissett force-feeding him and Trey McBride. I fear Wilson will be over drafted in 2026 and won’t match the numbers he put up with Brissett if/when someone else takes over at quarterback for the Cards. He’s a fine WR3, but don’t overpay.
UPDATE (9/4/26): I may have undersold Wilson in my first go round of ranks. Arizona recently signed him to a 3 year, $75M extension, signaling they expect him to remain a valuable part of the offense.
84. Mike Evans, WR, SF (WR41, ▼8)
Injury after injury led to the legendary 1,000-receiving-yard streak ending for Mike Evans. Evans played in just eight games in part because of a broken collarbone, and will be 33 at the start of the season. He had a league-low 1.33 yards after catch per reception in 2025. Which makes sense, as I view Evans as similar to Davante Adams last season, a solid WR2 with a few spike weeks. Another aging stud wide receiver heading for Cali to catch some West Coast sunshine and a couple of Tuddys.
UPDATE (9/4/26):
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85. Jonah Coleman, RB, DEN (RB33)
If I were to describe Jonah Coleman in one word, it would be…
WHAMMY! A power runner with a well-rounded skill set that should keep him on the field at all times. Extends plays with his elite vision and had a strong 3.86 yards after contact in 2025. His YAC actually dropped from 2024 to 2025, likely due to Coleman playing through a knee injury. The slightly suppressed production may actually be underselling his true potential. He profiles as a true three-down back thanks to his excellence in pass protection, but he’s not the type of elite pass-catching back who will add 50 catches a year.
BUT…
Sean Payton hates fantasy football. Why else would he add Coleman to a backfield already occupied by the recently resigned J.K. Dobbins, last year’s 2nd-round pick R.J. Harvey, and the solid but unspectacular Jaleel McLaughlin? All four will have fantasy-viable weeks, but good luck guessing which ones. I wouldn’t fade him completely, as Dobbins has had issues staying on the field, and Harvey is neither efficient nor explosive.
86. Rachaad White, RB, WAS (RB34)
Rachaad White signed with the Commanders, which I LOVE for his fantasy viability. He’s easily the most talented back currently on the roster and could be a serviceable FLEX with RB2 upside if he commands the most touches in Washington. (Yeah, I did the thing. What of it.)
87. Dak Prescott, QB, DAL (QB7, ▲19)
It turns out that having two stud receivers and a porous defense is a recipe for fantasy success. Dak Prescott finished as QB9 in points per game, top 10 in yards per attempt, quarterback rating, and just outside the top 10 in completion percentage. George Pickens was tagged and will be back in Jerry World, keeping Dak an QB1 who should come at a value. Rinse/repeat from last season. Unless you’re willing to trust the highly scientific ‘he does this every other year’ analysis.
UPDATE (9/4/26): He should have been higher in my initial ranks. Shoutout to the reader on reddit who brought it to my attention.
88. Trevor Lawrence, QB, JAC (QB8)
Trevor Lawrence had the best season of his career in 2026 under Liam Coen. Lawrence threw downfield a butt ton, ranking second in deep attempts and first in deep yards per game, and totaled 38 touchdowns. The Jags have a quietly loaded receiver room with Jakobi Meyers, Brian Thomas Jr., Parker Washington, and Travis Hunter. T-Laws saw career highs in rushing attempts (82), rushing yards (359), and most importantly, rushing touchdowns (9). His 10 rushing attempts inside the five were also a career high, the first time he’s had more than six in a season. Coen seems to have finally unlocked Lawrence, helping him achieve his first top-five fantasy season, and nothing suggests he’ll slow down in 2026.
89. Patrick Mahomes II, QB, KC (QB9, ▲9)
Patrick Mahomes looked like “Showtime” Mahomes (the worst nickname ever) through about Week 8, but the Chiefs’ offense sputtered from Week 9 until his season-ending ACL injury. I firmly believe Mahomes has multiple elite fantasy seasons left in him. Back is his old pal Eric Bieniemy at OC, with whom he had some of his most productive seasons, including a 50-touchdown season in 2018. The addition of Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III should also elevate this offense as a whole, taking pressure off of Mahomes to do it all himself. Oh, and his pal Travis Swift Kelce is here to stay as well. If there is any sort of draft day discount, even if he’s not quite ready to start Week 1, I’ll be rostering a whooole lotta Mahomes in 2026. He’ll be worth the wait.
90. Jaxson Dart, QB, NYG (QB10, ▲15)
It seems the New York Football Giants finally have their quarterback of the future in Jaxson Dart. He set multiple records in his rookie season: the first rookie quarterback with multiple games of 240+ passing yards, 60+ rushing yards, and two or more total touchdowns; the first quarterback to accumulate 1,800+ passing yards, 400+ rushing yards, and 20+ total touchdowns in his first nine career starts; and the first quarterback to score a rushing touchdown in five consecutive games. He’ll need to work on protecting himself from big hits, and with the uncertainty surrounding when Malik Nabers will return to the field, Dart’s floor is much lower than anticipated. But as long as Dart is on the field, he’s a borderline QB1 with QB1 overall potential.
UPDATE (9/4/26): Malik Nabers is looking healthy.
91. Bo Nix, QB, DEN (QB11, ▲31)
Bo Nix had himself another top-10 season for fantasy purposes, but was much more volatile than you’d like from your QB1. He did have a couple of four-touchdown games, but threw for 1 or fewer touchdowns in 11 games and under 250 yards in 11 games as well. He suffered a broken ankle on the second-to-last play of the Broncos’ victory over the Bills in the playoffs, and despite a recent (planned) second surgery, is expected to be a full go before training camp. The Broncos’ addition of Jaylen Waddle this offseason gives Nix a safer floor to go with his obvious upside, but recovering from the ankle injury likely hampers his rushing production in 2026.
UPDATE (9/4/26): Bo Nix is looking healthy.
92. Drake Maye, QB, NE (QB12)
Drake “Drake Maye” Maye had an MVP-caliber regular season: first in completion percentage, yards per attempt, and passer rating, all while throwing the third-most touchdowns (behind Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff). Maye also has a bit of wiggle, adding 450 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. But the postseason was another story. Maye had a 6:4 touchdown-to-interception ratio, lost four of seven fumbles, and was sacked a record 21 times. The inequities of the New England offensive line were in plain sight, putting a damper on an otherwise outstanding season. This offseason, the Pats swapped out Stefon Diggs for Romeo Doubs, and the long-rumored trade for AJ Brown finally came to fruition. He’s easily a QB1, but I still hesitate to draft him among the top five quarterbacks on the board. It feels like buying all the risk.
93. Isaiah Likely, TE, NYG (TE6)
Isaiah Likely followed John Harbaugh to New York this offseason, and has a golden opportunity to live up to the hype of years past. His athleticism and explosiveness give him mouthwatering upside, and I LOVE his potential as a top target for Jaxson Dart. In 11 starts Dart targeted the tight end position on 44%of red zone targets, 35% of end zone targets, with tight ends accounting for seven of Dart’s 11 touchdown passes. With Malik Nabers uncertain timetable and Wan’Dale Robinson gone, Likely’s set up for sucess We FINALLY got the Kyle Pitts breakout. Can we get Isaiah Likely next?
94. Tucker Kraft, TE, GB (TE7)
Tucker Kraft was enjoying a career year before being blindsided by a torn ACL, totaling nearly 500 receiving yards and six touchdowns in just eight games. Kraft tied Brock Bowers and George Kittle for TE2 on a points-per-game basis. Still just 25 years old, even if starts training camp on the PUP List, he’s fully expect to be ready to roll Week 1. With fewer mouths to feed thanks to the exits of Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks, Kraft should pick up right where he left off.
95. Kyle Pitts Sr., TE, ATL (TE8)
Good things happen when you get Kyle Pitts the ball, and it finally seems like the Falcons have figured that out. It’s a little too late for Raheem Morris, but new head coach Kevin Stefanski wasn’t afraid to feature the tight end in Cleveland, a promising sign for Pitts’ future. Pitts finished in the top five in yards per route run and yards after contact per reception, setting career highs across the board and earning his first top-five fantasy finish. #KylePittsSZN was finally real, and it was spectacular.
96. Emmett Johnson, RB, KC (RB35)
It’s a rather shallow rookie class from a fantasy football perspective, but there are still valuable assets as long as you keep your expectations in check. Emmett Johnson has playmaking ability as a pass catcher, reading the field and slipping past defenders. But he lacks elite speed (his 4.56 40 was the worst among RBs at the combine) and sits a bit undersized at 5’11”, 200-ish lbs. That said, he handled one of the heaviest workloads in the country without missing a day in 2025. Johnson couldn’t have ended up in a better situation. If he takes over that Kareem Hunt/3rd down back role, he’ll have weekly FLEX viability (while simultaneously throwing cold water on the Kenneth Walker hype).
97. TreVeyon Henderson, RB, NE (RB36, ▼49)
If you read any of my work last season, you know how much I love TreVeyon Henderson‘s skill set. His frustrating usage in 2025 was a flame-throwing display every time he took a 50+ rushing touchdown to the house. But I fear that Rhamondre Stevenson isn’t going away anytime soon. Stevenson was actually the more explosive runner of the two and forced more missed tackles. Stevenson was also the better pass catcher, with higher yards per route run and yards after contact. Hendo was plenty good, as evidenced by his 5.6 explosive run rate and #1 yards before contact. That boy is fast. But Stevenson is signed through 2028 and the apple of Mike Vrabel‘s eye. His presence caps Henderson’s top-10 potential.
UPDATE (9/4/26): See Stevenson, Rhamondre:
98. Mike Washington Jr, RB, LV (RB37, ▲61)
Las Vegas drafted Mike Washington Jr. out of Arkansas in the fourth, not early enough that there’s any concern of Washington getting the majority of the touches, but enough that he’ll likely earn enough of a role to cap Jeanty’s ceiling. If it wasn’t the worst landing spot possible, it’s close. The combine riser could have potentially reached RB2 viability had he landed somewhere he’d get a consistent workload. New Raiders Head Coach Klint Kubiak does run a two-back system, but Washington will be the 1b to Ashton Jeanty for the foreseeable future. He’s capped at a high-end FLEX.
UPDATE (9/4/26): I was high on Washington Jr pre-draft, and I wish the landing spot was better, but the talent has shown through and it sounds as if he’ll have a role on the offense from day 1.
99. Nicholas Singleton, RB, TEN (RB38)
It hits me right in the feels when a top prospect returns to school and falls flat on their face, sending their stock plummeting. That’s exactly what happened to Nicholas Singleton, and then some. Not only did he have the worst season of his college career in 2025, but Singleton fractured his foot at the Senior Bowl while attempting to recoup some of his draft stock, instead causing him to miss most of the week as well as the combine. But he’s an explosive downhill runner and aggressive receiver, and his arrival in Tennessee puts Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears on notice. Singleton is the best talent of the three, and I expect him to completely take over this backfield by Week 6 or so.
100. Josh Downs, WR, IND (WR42, ▼7)
We’ve been teased with production from Josh Downs when given the targets, and there’s a good chance he’ll see a bump in 2026. Pierce returns to Indy, but Pittman does not, giving Downs a chance to be a regular piece of the offense. Don’t ignore him.
UPDATE (9/4/26): Keenan Allen probably steals a touchdown or two.