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Video: The Perfect Early Round Draft Strategy for 2026 Fantasy Football
We go James Cook, Chase Brown, double hero RB, spam four wide receivers.
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Strong 2-3 turn target; featured in dream 1.10 double-RB build with Cook.

Chase Brown is positioned as a strong early-round running back target and is mathematically locked in to the middle of the second round for drafters picking at 107 or later in the first round, alongside Devon Hentges, Saquon Barkley, Kenneth Walker, Marian Hampton, and Derrick Henry. Brown is featured in the source's 'dream start' from the 1.10 pick as part of a double hero RB build alongside James Cook. The source includes Brown as a strong pick option at the 3-4 turn if injury concerns push other players down the board, stating 'you can start a draft Justin Jefferson, Chase Brown, Bree Hall. I'd feel really good about that.' Brown exemplifies the lucky value RB found outside the first two rounds last year, representing one of the rare instances where elite RB production emerged outside the first two rounds.

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