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Today I want to talk about the 7 players who are sitting on draft boards right now with absolute league-winning upside, and almost nobody is drafting them like it.
These guys have clean target paths, QB upgrades, and are at buy-low prices.
Here are the 7 fantasy players about to explode in 2026:
#1 Brock Bowers
Even in a banged-up 12-game season, Bowers was the TE4 with 12 points per game on a strong 24% target share.
He’s succeeded in the NFL so far with the worst QB play in football. Now #1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza takes over and Klint Kubiak comes in as the new play-caller.
Bowers is the focal point of what should be a better offense with no target competition…
#2 Kyler Murray
He just had the worst year of his career, but now he walks into the best situation of his career.
Kyler has finished as a Top-12 fantasy QB in all 5 of his healthy seasons.
Now he joins the Vikings with Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, Jauan Jennings and Kevin O'Connell. Kyler in Round 10 scream league-winning late round QB…
#3 Carnell Tate
He was the first WR off the board in the NFL Draft & will immediately start for the Titans.
Tate led college football in 30+ yard catches and dropped 0 passes all year.
Brian Daboll is the new OC, the same guy who fed Stefon Diggs & Malik Nabers in their first year as Daboll’s top WR. Tate is a strong upside option in Round 6…
#4 Breece Hall
Hall just totaled over 1400 yards in the worst offense in football.
He had one of the best roles in NFL last season. A 74% opportunity share (5th) and 18.2 opportunities per game.
Now Geno Smith comes in, Ashton Jeanty earned 73 RB targets with Smith as his QB for most of last season. Expect another heavy workload for Hall in 2026…
#5 Josh Downs
The Colts just lost Michael Pittman, that’s 111 targets vacated and up for grabs.
With Joe Flacco across 7 games in 2024, Downs averaged 15.5 points per game and finished as a Top-20 WR in 5 of 7 games.
Now Daniel Jones is coming off an Achilles, which could mean shorter throws, that’s exactly Downs game. Not to mention, Alec Pierce is also banged up.
Downs is a great late round pick in Round 10…
#6 Justin Jefferson
Jefferson just had the worst season of his career.
But his 5-year averages are 16.2 points per game on 1486 yards. This is a generational WR having a down year because of his QB play in 2025.
Now Kyler Murray takes over. The 2025 Vikings QB room ranked 29th in passing yards with the most INTs in the league. Kyler is surely better than 29th in the league.
Jefferson at the end of Round 1 is a gift this season…
#7 Jordyn Tyson
He might be the best WR in this rookie class, and he's going in the back half of drafts.
At Arizona State he posted 1101 yards and 10 TDs in 2024, while being one of the most efficient WRs in all of college football
Olave is a man-beater for the Saints, but Tyson is the perfect zone-beater complement.
He only has upside in Round 7 of drafts…
— Sal
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