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Video2026 Rookie Prospects w/ Pat Kerrane and JJ Zachariason
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Video: 2026 Rookie Prospects w/ Pat Kerrane and JJ Zachariason
the one that comes to mind is like CJ Strad, but you see you see how that can go south too
Mentioned at 15:15 – 15:36

STACKED’s take

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Stroud's spike shows breakout potential but also illustrates downside risk of year-two bets.

JJ Zachariason cites CJ Stroud as the primary historical example of a QB with a true spike in production after his rookie season, but cautions that such trajectories can go wrong, illustrating the risk of banking on second-year breakouts in dynasty formats.

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