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Let’s dive into some high upside receivers today.
Here are 4 wide receivers could dominate fantasy football in 2026:
#4 Mike Evans
Even in his injury-shortened 2025, his 27.6% target rate ranked 8th in the entire NFL.
Now Evans is a 49er with Jauan Jennings gone and Kittle is coming off an Achilles tear at 33 years old.
Evans is walking into the exact role Aiyuk dominated under with Brocky Purdy in 2023 (75 catches, 1,342 yards). He's a strong pick in Round 5 right now…
#3 Luther Burden
His rookie year looked quiet on a 39.7% snap share, but he posted 2.79 yards per route run (3rd in football). From Weeks 14-18 once Rome Odunze went down, Burden was the WR11 averaging 12.6 points per game.
Now DJ Moore is gone, that's 85 targets and 541 routes vacated up for grabs. Burden is the WR23 with a 5th round ADP. He has a Top-12 ceiling in this Ben Johnson offense…
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#2 Josh Downs
He’s about to see more work with Michael Pittman gone and leaving behind 111 vacated targets from last season.
Downs goes in Round 10 of early drafts. Pittman being gone is important because he was the slot guy 31% of the time last season (283 snaps).
That's exactly where Downs has dominated in past years.
Daniel Jones is also coming off an Achilles tear, which could mean a heavy diet of short and intermediate throws. Downs would benefit most from this…
#1 Jayden Reed
He just got paid over $50 million by the Packers on his 3-year contract extension.
Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks are both gone (131 targets vacated) and the rushing upside is real for Reed (31 carries, 282 yards, 3 TDs across 2023-2024).
Jordan Love finished 2nd in QBR last year. Reed is a later round upside option that you can draft in Round 9 right now.
— Sal
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