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FFT Express - Big Names We're Worried About! Christian McCaffrey, Davante Adams, Derrick Henry & more (06/03 Fantasy Football Podcast)
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11 min
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Estimated from transcript
Jun 5, 2026
Published
Fri, June 5, 2026
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Christian McCaffreyHarold FanninMike Evans
Player analysis
Player insights
Christian McCaffrey
NegativeProjection0:18
Christian McCaffrey is projected to be drafted in round one, but there are concerns about his workload and effectiveness after over 400 touches last year, especially as he is now 30 years old.
Insight pageHarold Fannin
NegativeRole0:24
Harold Fannin's potential for a breakout season is hindered by Deshaun Watson's quarterback play, which historically has not favored tight ends in the offense.
Insight pageMike Evans
NegativeBust0:42
Mike Evans is unlikely to be a top 30 wide receiver without double-digit touchdowns, and his efficiency has significantly declined, averaging only 1.2 yards after the catch per reception last year.
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1:07Ba-da-ba-ba-ba. Ooh, scary episode. Big names we're worried about in fantasy in 2026 right now on FFT Express.
1:13Adam and Heath here, making you worried about some of your favorite players.
1:18Sorry. Heath, who are we starting it with? It's got to be Christian McCaffrey.
1:24He's going to be drafted in round one of fantasy drafts.
1:28He has the potential to be the best player in fantasy football once again, but he had a ginormous workload last year, over 400 touches, including the playoffs.
1:38He was not effective as a rusher last year.
1:42He is 30 years old, and he's probably going to see a decrease in targets off of 129 in 2025.
1:49I don't really have anything to add. What's your level of concern with McCaffrey, and when would you take him?
1:57I would say my level of concern is, well, it's enough to move him well below where I have him projected, which
2:05would be the second highest scoring player in fantasy.
2:09I would draft him as early as pick eight.
2:12I'd say my level of concern is a six.
2:16Okay. The last time Christian McCaffrey had 400 plus touches, he played four games.
2:21The time before that, he played three games. So he's actually been on the 400 plus touches list twice, and he's followed
2:29it up with a combined seven games played in those two seasons.
2:34Who's next? The team's targets go to the wide receiver position, probably because they have Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle.
2:42They're also not a super high pass volume team, and Evans hasn't been a super high target share guy the last couple of years.
2:51He's just scored touchdowns. It feels like for Mike and for Mike Evans to be a top 30 wide receiver, you're going to need to double digit touchdowns.
3:01I'm not entirely sure we'll get double digit games.
3:05For Mike Evans to be top 30. Well, maybe in a normal wide receiver year.
3:10If wide receivers like last year, then probably not going to need double digit touchdowns.
3:16But it's interesting. Yeah. I mean, I don't know what to make of age anymore.
3:22Heath, I feel like we have guys doing things at ages that we just didn't see.
3:28And even in the last five years or so, I mean, I think I think we should be much more likely or much more.
3:37I think we should be more open to the idea that old guys will continue to be great.
3:44But Evans was not anything close to great last year, even when he was healthy.
3:50He had one game all year with more than 60 receiving yards.
3:54His efficiency was down across the board. And he averaged 1.2 yards after the catch per reception, which is one of the
4:03worst yaks per catch I've I've seen going back.
4:06I looked probably 15 years in the past. I don't remember if there was anything worse than that for a wide receiver with 50 or more targets.
4:16I had the same concerns about Travis Kelsey going into 2025 because his yak wasn't that bad.
4:23Of course, he had a lower a dot. But his yak was really bad, Kelsey.
4:28And then he lost weight and he had a much better season.
4:33Turned back the clock a little bit. Wasn't great.
4:36It was pretty good. Actually, it was top five tight end with Mahomes.
4:41So, yeah, Evans going to have Evans going to be better player than he was last year.
4:48No doubt. Give me another. We'll just stick with the old guys.
4:52Devontae Adams. I just name all Hall of Famers.
4:56I think like what I said about Evans, I see the path of Evans proving me wrong and being good.
5:03What Devontae Adams did last year, which is score a bunch of touchdowns and kind of be that goal line wide receiver.
5:12But as we've talked about quite a bit already this year, he was worse than Mike Evans when he wasn't scoring touchdowns.
5:20The efficiency was awful. The catch rate was awful.
5:23You've mentioned it, that the catchable target rate was bad.
5:27I'm a little skeptical that some of that was not Matthew Stafford's fault and might have been Devontae Adams' fault.
5:35But it was just like an entire, we've seen very few wide receiver two seasons propped up by touchdowns as much as
5:43last year's was for Devontae Adams when he scored 14 touchdowns in 14 games.
5:49He averaged just 56 receiving yards per game. That's not a startable wide receiver unless you're scoring a bunch of touchdowns.
5:57Adams is going in the 40s. Evans closer to, let me double check here.
6:02I'm looking at multiple websites. Evans is a 56 to 60.
6:06Adams is more like 44 to 48. So is that a round and a half difference between Adams going before Evans?
6:14I am okay with a round and a half difference.
6:18I wouldn't draft Devontae Adams where Mike Evans is going.
6:22Wow. Okay. You wouldn't draft it. So I'm just, I'm out on those guys.
6:27Out on Adams. Okay. And Evans. All right. We're going to take a break.
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7:08So far, Christian McCaffrey, Mike Evans, Devontae Adams. These are players Heath is worried about.
7:14And give me another. Yeah, I don't think I have any Hall of Famers left to put on the list of guys that I'm worried about.
7:24But people will hate to hear this. I'm a little bit worried about my guy, Harold Fannin.
7:30I just, it sounds more and more like Deshaun Watson is going to win the quarterback battle.
7:37He was the one quarterback that kind of ruined Kevin Stefanski's tight end focus in his offense.
7:43Because he just did, I think he ran more and he threw to wide receivers more, threw downfield more.
7:50I don't really have much hope that they're going to have a good passing game.
7:56And they added Casey Concepcion and Denzel Boston in the draft.
8:00Probably more wide receiver targets. I just, I love Fannin.
8:04I think he's awesome. I think he'll still be a starting tight end.
8:09But I really don't see much hope for a step forward from last year.
8:14I don't know what to make of his ADP.
8:18On draft sharks, it's 64th. On fantasy pros, it's 85th.
8:21And, I mean, quite frankly, I would take Harold Fannin 85th and I don't think I'd take him 64th.
8:29How do you feel? Yes. Yeah. I think I have him 85th.
8:33So, I agree with that. Yeah, I mean, so far, the mid-round tight ends, you know, if we want to start with
8:42Tyler Warren, maybe through Kyle Pitts or something like that.
8:45You're kind of gravitating toward Laporta and Kraft, I feel.
8:49Is that fair? Laporta and Pitts. Laporta and Pitts.
8:53Okay. And I'm gravitating toward none of them and just going Kelsey, Goddard, maybe likely if I can get good value on him.
9:01And, like, there's like five of them and I think what's probably going to happen is one or two of them are
9:10in the top four at the position. And one or two of them are mid-round tight end bust that we have every year.
9:18Yeah. I'll give you one more Hall of Famer to close it out.
9:23Patrick Mahomes. Derek Henry. No. I can't. I can't.
9:27I think that you'll get this way as a parent eventually.
9:31Like, you spend so many years worrying about your kids that eventually they get old enough that you're just like, you know what?
9:40They've figured it out so far. They'll probably be fine.
9:43I've doubted and questioned and worried about Derek Henry for five years now.
9:48And I think his ADP is probably going to be a little bit more reasonable.
9:54He could fall off a cliff at any moment, but he'd probably just get up and climb back up.
10:01He's amazing. I just... There is an X factor that's not just his age, and it's the absence of Tyler Linderbaum.
10:09And they don't have a starting center really right now, so they haven't replaced him in any way.
10:16They drafted Vega Ione, I think I'm pronouncing that right, in the first round as a guard.
10:23But they don't have arguably the best center, one of the best centers in the league.
10:29We'll see if that has an impact. It's tough.
10:32I miss out on Henry every year. I pretty much never draft him.
10:37And probably not going to again this year. But you all should.
10:42All right. I will... We will talk to you tomorrow on Fantasy Football Today or Fantasy Football Today Express.
10:49Actually, I don't know when this episode is publishing, but we will talk to you sometime in the near future.
10:56See you later, everybody.
