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Every round of your draft has a potential league-winner just sitting there.
I went round by round and pulled the 1 pick I'm trying to land in each range this year.
Here are the best picks you can make in every round of your fantasy draft:
Round 1: Elite RB
Lean RB over WR in Round 1 when you can.
I prefer taking one of Gibbs, Bijan, CMC, Jonathon Taylor, Cook, Saquon in Round 1. I’d even reach on my #13 overall player Chase Brown in Round 1.
My goal this year is to start double RB when it makes sense, so getting one in Round 1 is extremely important.
Round 2: Kenneth Walker
He’s the Chiefs clear RB1 with no backfield competition and Kansas City paid him nearly $30 million guaranteed to be their guy this season.
Reports out of Chiefs camp have Walker operating in a 3-down role with solid passing game usage. Some have suggested Andy Reid could use him like LeSean McCoy or Brian Westbrook in a true workhorse role…
Round 3: Malik Nabers
He’s trending to play Week 1 and has already been taking part in team drills with a few weeks until Week 1.
Nabers led the NFL in target share as a rookie and was a 1st round pick in most fantasy drafts last season. If he’s active Week 1, he’s a steal in Round 3…
Round 4: Jaylen Waddle
He could have a George Pickens type breakout this year because just like Pickens he was traded to a new offense that is pass heavy.
In fact, the Broncos led the NFL in pass attempts last season and based on their offseason moves it looks like they are gearing up to be pass happy again.
Waddle is easily the most versatile, dynamic and efficient WR on this roster, expect a huge season in 2026…
Round 5: Terry McLaurin
He scored 13 TDs in 2024, then the fantasy world forgot about him after 1 injury year plagued season in 2025. But Deebo and Ertz are now gone (171 targets vacated) and new OC David Blough has said publicly he wants McLaurin at 10 targets a game…
Round 6: Christian Watson
In just 10 games last year Watson was the WR17 at 11.5 PPG, and from Week 11 on he hit 13.2 points per game. Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks are gone & the Packers just gave Watson a massive extension. The injury risk is the only reason he's this cheap…
Round 7: Tony Pollard
Pollard just quietly banked his 4th straight 1000+ yard season. He's been healthy in 68 of his last 70 games. Now Brian Daboll takes over, his 2025 Giants ranked 2nd in the NFL in rush attempts last season…
Round 8: Jacory Croskey-Merrit
He’s trending up in training camp for a few reasons.
The team has made it clear he’s their best pure runner and they are trying to get him activated as a pass-catcher this season.
If that hits, JCM becomes a potential league winner in this offense. He already had 800 yards and 8 TDs as a rookie…
Round 9: Jayden Reed
The Packers WR room is the cleanest it's been in years.
Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks are gone. That's 131 targets walking out the door.
Reed is the wildcard, 2025 was a disaster due to a Week 2 injury. But the Packers just gave him a 3-year $50M+ extension and he has no new target competition…
Round 10: Dallas Goedert
He was re-signed this offseason and now walks into an offense where he should be a Top 3 passing game priority, especially in the redzone.
AJ Brown is gone and no one of note was brought in who offers the redzone upside AJ Brown did, that’s where Goedert can eat this season.
He already led the NFL with 11 scores last season and now Brown is gone….
— Sal
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