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Aug 25, 2026

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Tue, August 25, 2026

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Brock PurdyJeremiyah LoveAlec PierceBo NixBrock BowersChris BellChristian WatsonCourtland SuttonDaniel JonesDe'Von AchaneDeshaun WatsonGarrett WilsonJalen NailorJames Conner

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Alec Pierce

PositiveValue73:39

Alec Pierce is a potential league winner in the middle rounds if he is healthy. The source notes he is plummeting in ADP, making him a frequent target, though he is best suited for teams with a steady early-round build.

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Bo Nix

PositiveValue85:46

Bo Nix is a terrific target in the 10th round, having finished as a top-seven QB in each of his first two seasons. He benefits from a strong offensive line and added weapons.

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Brock Bowers

PositiveProjection67:33

The source is highly optimistic about Brock Bowers, suggesting he has a legitimate chance to set the NFL single-season catch record for a tight end.

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Brock Purdy

PositiveUsage54:00

The source notes that Brock Purdy has rushing upside and there are reports he will run the ball even more this season, making him a strong late-round quarterback target.

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PositiveValue85:46

Brock Purdy has finished as a top-10 fantasy QB in points per game for three consecutive years and is a strong target in the later rounds.

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Chris Bell

PositiveSleeper63:49

The source identifies Chris Bell as an exciting late-round dynasty target in Miami. Despite a late-season ACL tear, he is described as a beast with an A.J. Brown-like build and potential to make an impact in a wide-open Dolphins receiver room.

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Christian Watson

PositiveProjection73:17

The source identifies Christian Watson as a player who 'completes' their fantasy roster this year, indicating high confidence in his role within the Packers' offense.

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Courtland Sutton

PositiveValue65:28

Courtland Sutton is a primary target in the seventh round, having posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and top-20 finishes. He remains a top-10 end zone target threat and is expected to be a favorite target for Bo Nix.

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Daniel Jones

PositiveValue62:23

The source highlights Daniel Jones as a late-round quarterback flyer, reminding that he was the QB7 before his injury last season in a productive offense.

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De'Von Achane

PositiveValue14:40

Mike Clay identifies Devon Achan as a top target in round two, noting he is the 10th overall player on his board. Despite concerns about the offense, Achan's efficiency, explosive rating, and expected high volume of touches make him a strong value if he falls to the second round.

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Deshaun Watson

NegativeProjection61:42

The source expresses no excitement about drafting any Cleveland Browns pass catchers following the news that Deshaun Watson is the starter, noting that the team's quarterback situation remains uninspiring.

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Garrett Wilson

NegativeBust20:57

The source identifies Garrett Wilson as a 'red flag' player and a 'do not draft' candidate. Despite his talent, he has failed to produce spectacular fantasy seasons, with a career high of only seven touchdowns and 1105 yards, and averages under 12 yards per catch. Concerns persist regarding the Jets' dysfunctional offense and quarterback play.

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Jalen Nailor

NegativeBust66:51

The source advises against drafting Jalen Naylor, noting he has never exceeded six targets in a game and failed to produce even when stepping into starting roles for the Vikings previously.

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James Conner

NegativeRole8:25

The source expresses doubt regarding James Conner's role in Arizona, suggesting that despite his status as a 'heart and soul' player, he may not see significant snaps or a starting role given the team's investment in younger players like Jeremiah Love.

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James Cook

PositiveValue60:40

The source ranks James Cook as the RB3 and considers him a significant value who is widely overlooked in drafts, noting his upside at his current ADP of around pick five.

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Jayden Higgins

PositiveRole4:12

Jaden Higgins was previously considered a potential late-round sleeper for the Texans, but the acquisition of Kayshawn Booty likely displaces him from the role he was expected to lock in.

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Jaylen Waddle

NegativeProjection68:31

While Jalen Waddle is expected to be a big part of the Broncos' offense, the source notes that Sean Payton likes to spread the ball around, leading to tepid target share projections despite Waddle's talent.

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Jaylen Wright

NegativeDepth Chart68:04

The source notes that Jalen Wright is currently ahead of Ollie Gordon on the Dolphins' depth chart, though neither is recommended as a weekly starter even if De'Von Achane were to miss time.

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Jeremiyah Love

PositiveDepth Chart8:19

The source confirms that the Arizona backfield is clearly led by Jeremiah Love following the departure of Trey Benson.

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PositiveBreakout18:46

Jeremiah Love is a potential league winner who is falling in drafts due to a high ankle sprain, which the source views as a buying opportunity. He has reportedly stood out as the RB1 in Arizona, with his footwork and burst impressing observers. The source projects him as a future superstar who could be a top-five pick next year.

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Jerry Jeudy

NegativeValue62:03

Jerry Jeudy is considered a fine late-round flyer, with the source suggesting drafters hope he gets traded at some point.

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Jonathon Brooks

PositiveValue74:14

Jonathan Brooks is a strong target in the seventh or eighth round who could pay off in a big way, especially with Chuba Hubbard dealing with a hamstring injury.

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Mac Jones

NegativeValue54:06

The source suggests drafting Mac Jones as a late-round backup option if you draft Brock Purdy, noting he would step into the starting role if Purdy were to miss time.

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Matthew Golden

PositiveSleeper55:30

The source argues that Matthew Golden is being undervalued at his 11th-round ADP. He is one of the fastest players in the NFL, and the Packers are expected to consolidate their passing game around him, Jaden Reed, Christian Watson, and Tucker Kraft.

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Michael Pittman

PositiveValue71:48

Michael Pittman Jr. is a consistent value in the eighth round, having finished as a top-20 receiver in four of his last six seasons. He is expected to command roughly 25% of targets, making him a high-floor WR3.

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Parker Washington

NegativeUsage31:45

Parker Washington is a popular sleeper with a solid floor, but his rising hype has made him expensive. While he is expected to be the WR1 in Jacksonville, questions remain about whether he will receive enough consistent volume to justify his current draft cost.

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Tre Tucker

PositiveRole67:09

The source indicates that reports suggest Trey Tucker is the clear wide receiver one for the Las Vegas Raiders and could potentially receive a contract extension.

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Trey Benson

NegativeInjury5:52

Trey Benson was waived injured by the Cardinals. If he clears waivers, he would return to the Cardinals' roster and go on IR, though it is possible a team with running back depth issues claims him if he can pass a physical. The source notes his talent but highlights that health has consistently hindered his opportunities.

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Tyler Warren

PositiveValue26:23

Tyler Warren is a favorite target with high ceiling potential, especially with Michael Pittman Jr. gone. He is a capable two-way tight end who saw a 21% target share last season and contributes in the running game, including goal-line carries. The source prefers him over Colson Loveland due to his later ADP.

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Xavier Worthy

PositiveProjection57:34

Despite a disappointing rookie season hampered by injury, the source remains interested in Xavier Worthy as an 11th-round pick, noting the Chiefs previously had big plans for him and he must be heavily involved in their passing offense.

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Episode Transcript

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0:43What's up friends? Welcome into Fantasy Focus Football alongside Mike Clay, Liz Loza, Field Yates.

0:47My name is Daniel Dopp. And if you are joining us today after watching us for four hours last night on the

0:53Fantasy Football Marathon, you're a sicko and we love you.

0:56Yeah. Because we did four straight hours of TV last night.

0:59We are a little bit loopy, but it's just the beginning of the Fantasy Marathon as we have even more fantasy content for you today.

1:05All throughout the entire network, over a million teams drafted, Field Yates.

1:08It's very exciting. Going to be very fun to be able to keep on going here with the marathon.

1:13On today's show, we're going to be diving into Mike Clay's best picks at each round.

1:18You had an article. Just came out on .com.

1:20Go check it out as well. But we wanted to dive into it as well.

1:24The best pick from every single round. And that's really it.

1:27We're just doing that the entire show. We're going to take some questions for you guys, as we always do.

1:32But let's start at the top, as we often do with some news, guys, because the Texans said, give me that booty.

1:38Girl. Kayshawn booty, guys. Do we need to have a conversation with Dan?

1:41This isn't, it's not like 10 p.m. Eastern anymore, man.

1:44It's the morning, okay? You guys, when you guys talk about booty cheeks, you do it the wrong way.

1:49I'm trying to do it the right way. The Texans were pumped about getting Kayshawn booty.

1:53For those that might be watching the show right now, and they're saying, like, feel like, why are you so dressed up?

1:59You're wearing a suit and tie right now. For those that are watching.

2:02Well, thank you, Mike. That's kind of you to say.

2:05But the reason why I'm wearing a suit and tie right now is to compensate for the fact that Daniel was nearly naked last night.

2:11That's true. That's true. Daniel and Dan Graziano during Only Dance were barely clothed in a sauna.

2:16Eyeful. That segment was taped before our show for obvious reasons.

2:19Yes. And so I didn't see it until it ran live.

2:22Oh, my gosh. And I almost couldn't believe what I was seeing.

2:25My wife texted me and was concerned that all of America was watching that.

2:28I thought you were saying she was like, ooh la la.

2:31No, no. All right. Yeah. My four kids were watching it.

2:34Yes. I had to cut off the TV. Someone had to do some explaining after that segment.

2:39Yeah. That was great. Thank you. I appreciate it, Liz.

2:41Thank you. I love it. Thank you. I was going to say, rating spiked in the female demographic last night, ages 18 to 49 during this segment.

2:48That's the Only Dance segment. Yeah. So yeah, this case on booty trade is interesting.

2:52Do we think it has fantasy relevance? Like, we thought that Jaden Higgins was a potential late round sleeper.

2:57Maybe he takes over that role. For the Texans.

3:00And he, yeah, presumably takes on the Jaden Higgins role.

3:02Do you guys think Kayshawn Booty is a better player than Jaden Higgins?

3:06About the same level of prospect? Different player. Maybe a little worse?

3:09It's a different skill set, I think. Okay. So it's all like, I don't think any of our conviction on Kayshawn Booty

3:15is enough for us to be like, Kayshawn Booty goes to the Texans.

3:18What a landing spot for him. Nope. He now bumps up to wide receiver 42.

3:22Yeah, exactly. Yeah, I would agree. I thought Higgins had a chance to kind of lock in that two job in the

3:28Houston offense and maybe be on the flex radar.

3:30I think with Booty, more of a rotation there with some Jalen Noel's there and Tank Dell is going to be worked in.

3:36I think even Xavier Hutchinson is going to run routes.

3:39I don't think there's enough there for Booty to be on the fantasy radar, much like was the case in New England.

3:45Yeah. I just don't think the usage is going to be that consistent.

3:48Yeah. Yeah. Inconsistent. Yeah, I would say. Mike, you and I were talking last night.

3:52Unfortunately, Cardinals cut Trey Benson. And many dynasty squads were so bummed when all the Jeremiah Love stuff happened.

3:57Now it's even worse at this point. You think Trey Benson goes to another squad?

4:01We'll see. So just one technicality worth noting is that he was waived injured, which he's banged up to the point that

4:07if he clears waivers and a team that will be acquiring him understands that he is currently not able to pass a

4:13physical, that if he clears waivers, he would just go back to the Arizona Cardinals roster and go on IR.

4:18Okay. Yeah. But of course, if there's a more straightforward path for him to go to IR, which is the Cardinals just

4:24place him on IR, which didn't happen, which my takeaway from that is it's probably not something significant.

4:28But we'll see whether it's not common that teams claim injured players, but we shall see here.

4:33He is a really, really talented guy. I still believe that.

4:36I don't exactly know why it hasn't worked out at all in Arizona.

4:39Yeah. And well, health has been a big part of it.

4:42Every time he seems to get an opportunity, he's been hurt.

4:45But by the way, to your point, if he does clear waivers and go to IR, probably an injury settlement situation.

4:50And then he'll be a free agent and consigned elsewhere.

4:53That would be my expectation here. If he's not claimed, some team might with running back depth issues may just claim him

4:59today and we'll see how the physical goes. But it only emboldens the fact that Arizona's backfield is going to be Jeremiah Love, obviously.

5:05James Conner's going to be a Cardinal. You think so?

5:08Yes. Okay. I just don't think, you know, you can't thin the backfield down by two.

5:12Well, Bam Knight, they like him. I think James Conner would take maybe an offer that Arizona couldn't refuse.

5:17I don't know who's making that offer for a veteran running back at this point of his career.

5:22We've talked about this before. We've used this phrase.

5:24I think James Conner is too much of a heart and soul player.

5:27For Arizona to move on from him lightly. Now, you might ask, well, why are they signing Tyler Algier and drafting Jeremiah Love?

5:33You can be a heart and soul player and also not be, you know, a starter or a guy that plays a gigantic role.

5:40Yeah. Udonis hasn't played for like nine years for the heat after he actually was logging minutes for that.

5:45I think Gus Edwards is another good example of that.

5:47Gus Edwards. He's a glue guy. Yep. Yep. So I get it.

5:51But like Gus Edwards had a role. I can't imagine Conner has a role here.

5:54I really just don't think so. Maybe a couple of times.

5:57Maybe I'm way off. Like if it's his last year, is he going to want to be like, I'm cool.

6:03Just not playing snaps or special teams. Just like chilling out in the sideline.

6:06I mean, personal conviction. You're exactly right. But I don't know.

6:09I think like it's out of respect for him.

6:12Like let's give him an opportunity. There's teams out there that need running back help.

6:16Maybe I'm wrong. Yeah. I don't know. We'll see.

6:18I want to ask you guys about the Patriots because this is the time of year now because drafts are literally right

6:24around the corner where we start to kind of overanalyze some of the injury tweaks that we hear on and off the field.

6:30Travion Henderson with a little bit of an ankle thing, it sounds like.

6:33Anything that made you guys feel like this is going to change the way I'm approaching him in drafts or just something to monitor?

6:39I would say if you're looking for good news on Travion Henderson, I'm interpreting it that way, is that we haven't heard

6:45any follow-up reporting, which this was a tweet yesterday from the incomparable Mike Reese about Travion Henderson, who didn't finish practice for the Patriots.

6:52That was, I don't know, 16, 18 hours ago.

6:54The fact that we haven't had a subsequent follow-up report that's like, hey, Travion Henderson has a high ankle sprain.

6:59He's going to miss X number of weeks to me is probably a positive indication.

7:03Sure. I practiced today at 2.30, so we'll have a little more clarity about whether Travion Henderson is available.

7:08I would say, though, I don't feel like, I just don't think Ramondre Stevenson is going to be some fantasy game changer

7:14unless Travion's off the field and the early indications are not serious.

7:17I'm still treating Ramondre as just a usable flex.

7:19Fair. I'd agree. My larger concern is just all of the negative Henderson reports, just the fact that Stevenson is better than him at everything.

7:26I mean, that's the larger concern, but at the end of the day, they're both going to play and this is an

7:32offense that is a little bit of a tougher schedule than they did last year.

7:36Yeah. There's better receivers. They're going to use them more often.

7:39I'm just not sure they can run this thing through the running backs like they did for a big chunk of last season.

7:45So I'm avoiding, for the most part, both of those guys.

7:47Maybe Stevenson, if he falls far enough, because he could flirt with that with the flex radar, but Henderson at his ADP is still out of control.

7:55Like he's just untouchable right now. Yeah. It got out of control last year.

7:58We unfortunately fell for it. A lot of us did and we did not have it materialized.

8:03Still feels like it's too high. He did have moments last year.

8:06This year, I don't know if he's going to play 10 snaps in week one at this point.

8:11I think the issue is that he had so many of those moments and they were so highlight worthy that we can't quit him.

8:17Right. We know that the big play potential is there.

8:20It's been validated on the field. But Stevenson, to your point, I think most specifically is just a better pass protector.

8:25So he's going to be on the field more.

8:27And obviously the Patriots number one objective is keeping Drake May protected.

8:31Yep. Travion Henderson had three huge, huge games last year.

8:33If you take away those three, and I don't want to take them away, but if you take away those three games,

8:39Stevenson is out for two of them. So just worth noting.

8:42He averaged under nine fantasy points if you take out those major games that he had.

8:46So he's still trying to figure out his role within this offense.

8:49And Ramondre Stevenson, as we've been saying the entire offseason, isn't going to go away.

8:53Travion Henderson last year reminds me of my golf game because I basically stink at golf.

8:57Okay. I'm just, you know, unfortunately the lack of, or the amount of effort has not equated to the amount of progress that I hope is fair.

9:04Welcome to the club. That was funny, Mike. I did that on purpose.

9:08On Mike. But man alive, is there a feeling when you make that rare birdie where you're like, gosh, I could be good at this game.

9:15I could be good at this game. And so last year I waited all season for Travion to have a real role.

9:21And then for Travion to turn that real role into something.

9:23Thursday night football against the Jets, three touchdowns. We are so back, baby.

9:27There's no way the Patriots can ever get Remondre Stevenson back into the fold.

9:30He goes to Tampa Bay. He runs for two touchdowns.

9:33Each of them was like 60 yards. How can you keep this guy off the field?

9:37And then eventually Remondre Stevenson gets healthy and he goes back to being completely useless for fantasy purposes.

9:42It's like me, you know, I have a birdie and then I followed up with a triple bogey.

9:47It's what I do. Yeah. So he is my golf game player.

9:50I love that. And I hope that changes in 2020.

9:53That is such a great analogy, Field Jets. All right.

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11:42We're going to take some questions from you guys in a little bit.

11:45But first, we're going to dive into Mike's best players from every single round.

11:49Love this piece. Mike, give me a little bit of context here.

11:52You're going to be in a 12-team league with this.

11:55So that's the ADP that we're going off of.

11:57Yeah, you can use it for obviously for a bunch of different formats, but I kind of lean toward 12-team PPR formats, which is roughly our default.

12:04And I use ADP, like the most recent ADP across the industry.

12:07So it can kind of help everyone. It's not just ESPN.

12:10It kind of gives you a good idea of where the industry is.

12:14And then I pick my favorite values from each of those rounds.

12:17Our ADP is available, obviously, on the fantasy site.

12:19You can head to .com and find the ESPN live draft trends.

12:22When you are grabbing this, just for people to know for their own context, where are you getting your industry ADP before we go ahead?

12:29Our friends at DraftSharks have an excellent ADP tool.

12:31You can look at all the different sites, formats.

12:34Those guys do an awesome job at that. I worked with them a little bit to hear some suggestions, the things that can make it super usable.

12:41So it's a great feature. Love that. All right, let's dive in with round one, Mike.

12:45Let's do it. Liz has some questions first. If the ADP you're using is industry ADP, it might be a bit, let's

12:51say, sharper, quote unquote, which could allow ESPN users to find some considerable value.

12:54Because like in ours, for example, if we have, let's just say, I'll use a real example, Mike Evans, lower in our rankings.

13:00He's probably his ADP because of auto drafts and such.

13:03He's going to go later in our drafts. But on other sites, he might go higher.

13:07So obviously, if I'm drafting at ESPN, I might actually pick him if he falls far enough.

13:12But anywhere else or drafting in my neighborhood, there's no way I'm ever going to take Mike Evans in the fifth round.

13:18It's a good contextualization. Yep. All right, let's dive in.

13:20Round one, Mike. You're going to bring a bunch of names to the table.

13:24We won't be able to talk about everyone. We just want to give as big of a conversation around this as we can.

13:30Yeah, it's just what I'm thinking each round as we roll through what's available, that kind of thing.

13:35So for each round, I kind of pick my favorite target.

13:38For round one, as always, that's kind of impossible because it depends where you're drafting in round one.

13:42So I kind of hate doing that because I want to put my favorite target.

13:46But the reality is it just depends. So yeah, give me like Jameer Gibbs one overall, but I might not get that pick.

13:52So obviously, first two picks, Jameer Gibbs, Bajon Robinson.

13:55We've talked to that. We've talked about that endlessly.

13:57If I can get one of them two guys, I'm happy.

14:00If not, you have Christian McCaffrey or Jonathan Taylor in the middle of the first round, which are running back options.

14:05And later in that round, Jamar Chase, Puka Nakua, JSN, Amanra, CeeDee Lamb, Justin Jefferson, all of those guys.

14:10So again, I'm just taking the best guy from my overall top 10 or top 10, top 12, whatever it may be.

14:16The round one's pretty straightforward to me. Feels really chalky.

14:19And at that point, it's like who falls to me that I think is just the best player that's available on the board.

14:25You haven't even set up your roster so you can build around them.

14:28I'm with you on that, Mike. Let's move ahead because we talk a lot about the round one guys.

14:33That's the easy one. Yeah, easy one. All right, let's do it.

14:36Round two. Let's keep on moving. All right. Round two for me is a guy.

14:40And again, this is tricky because if I'm picking at the beginning of the first round, I won't get him, but if

14:46I'm picking toward the end of the first round, I can actually get him in round two.

14:51Now he has fallen. It's Devon Achan. Again, not afraid to take him late in the first.

14:55He's the 10th overall player on my board. But if you can get him in round two, you do that.

15:00We've we've picked him apart. Obviously, this offense might be one of the lowest scoring offenses in the NFL.

15:05Lots going to be determined by how well Malik Willis plays.

15:08But as far as I'm concerned, this is one of the best running backs in the NFL.

15:13He leads the NFL in yards per carry since he was drafted.

15:16We can he can do it as a pass catcher, as a rusher.

15:19And we know what Jeff Halfley, his new head coach said, they're going to he's going to have to drag him off

15:25the field each week because he's going to get the rock a ton.

15:28Even if they don't score a lot, if this guy's getting 20, 25 touches a week, he's going to be outstanding in fantasy.

15:34So if I can get him early round two, that is my guy.

15:38I made this point last night during the marathon.

15:40I think it's worth reiterating. It's like a little bit more nuanced than I think some of some of the conversations we

15:46have about player and fantasy value now is I understand the concerns about this offense offense being bad and it might well be bad.

15:52I do think they're going to be able to run the football.

15:55They ran the football effectively with Devon H and last season is a matter of fact, since he entered the league, he

16:01has three thousand and fifty seven rushing yards. That's three seasons for Devon H and that's nearly 200 more rushing yards than

16:07Christian McCaffrey in that same span on 89 fewer carries.

16:10But this team invested in the running game this offseason.

16:12They drafted Caden Proctor 12th overall out of Alabama.

16:15And while you can nitpick portions of his game, he is a massive people mover in the running game.

16:20That's where he's going to be at his best in the NFL.

16:23He's going to play guard for them. And then a lot of blocking tight end analysis, baby.

16:27Will Kazmieric, third round pick out of Ohio State, who was the best blocking tight end by a mile in this year's draft class.

16:34We talk about running games are impacted in a positive way by like a great fullback or great blocking tight end as Merrick's going to help as well.

16:41So I have confidence that you're going to see a really solid rushing year from Devon H.

16:45And I love this take that field is bringing up because I think a lot of the blocking talk that you're discussing

16:51is there to offset the argument that there will be many boxes loaded, obviously, without field stretchers on the field for Devon H and against him.

16:58But last season, I also said this on the marathon and believe it, believe it bears reiterating he 23 percent of a

17:04chance carries came against loaded boxes last season. And he still was the RB to and yards per touch at six point.

17:10Oh, so we know he can get them, right?

17:12He had the number one explosive rating at the position last season.

17:15So it's not like this isn't a position that he's been in and succeeded in before.

17:19Sure. If they can find a way to be able to utilize the dual threat quarterback.

17:24I mean, we knew that Tua was never going to scramble out of the pocket.

17:27Maybe that can be another way for him to be able to have a few more open lanes as well.

17:33By the way, don't forget, like you would say Devon H.

17:36M was pretty darn good at fantasy last year, right?

17:38He was very good at fantasy last year. Would you say the Dolphins offense was good last year?

17:43No, they were terrible. They were like they were last in plays per game.

17:47They were outside the top 20 in touchdown. So maybe a little worse than that, but it was already bad last year and he was outstanding.

17:53He's falling to the back of the second or the beginning of the second round.

17:57So you get more value than you would have.

18:00The only narrative that I feel like we all keep coming back to is there's a rushing quarterback that maybe doesn't dump

18:06the ball off enough, but if Malik Willis can just do that.

18:09That one I think is most fair. Yeah. I think it's fair, but also they're going to actually, it's not going to be just dump offs.

18:16They're going to design. They'll have to. They have to.

18:18And you made the point field too about this team needing to play catch up because they're probably not going to be ahead often.

18:24Very rarely. Yes. Very rarely. Yes, indeed. Mike, let's keep moving.

18:27That was round two. Give me your round three favorites.

18:30All right. Round three for me. Hold on. Hold on.

18:33Is the stat, the last nine running backs drafted inside top 12 in the NFL draft also finished as top 12 in fantasy football.

18:39As a rookie. Yes. Yes. Okay. Got it. I'm finally getting in your head before.

18:43That's amazing. There's a lot of numbers and qualifiers to work through, but you got there.

18:47I mean, there's three. There's three numbers. Nine, 12, 12.

18:50Yes. As a rookie. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Well, we got there.

18:53So anyway, end of analysis, I guess. No, look, I got it.

18:56Don't worry, Mike. His look, his ADP has fallen a little bit because he's, we'll say questionable for week one.

19:01It sounds like it's trending in a positive direction.

19:03The bottom line for me is I don't care if we start slow.

19:07The guy has the potential to be a league winner.

19:09I love the talent. I feel like this time next year, we're sitting here.

19:13We're going to be like Jeremiah love. Yeah. I'm thinking about him like fifth overall in the draft.

19:18Like he, the guy is going to be the next superstar in fantasy and we're getting him in the third round right now.

19:24So I'm in on him. And what I really love too is come fantasy playoff time.

19:28That schedule looks pretty darn good for the Cardinals.

19:30This is a potential league winner. So as he continues to fall in drafts, I'm going to keep pouncing on Jeremiah love.

19:36This is a hilarious tweet, by the way, Jeremiah love might be the, in all capital letters, most explosive player on the Cardinals roster.

19:43Who else would be in the conversation for that?

19:45Right? Like who else are we considering? Love has reportedly quote stood out as RB one.

19:49And is that right? He went third overall. I had no idea.

19:52Track with what a running back third overall goes.

19:55His footwork and burst have reportedly blown away those in attendance.

19:57So, um, yeah, what is that? I'll tell you what.

20:00This is a new world of social media. Yeah.

20:02Last year with Ashton Gentry, it was a bad team.

20:05We were worried about the offense, but we were still in on the talent.

20:09We were still in on the kid. And because of that, we took him quite a bit higher.

20:14We never want to root for injuries, but Mike, you talked about how this high ankle sprain actually pushes him down the

20:19board, maybe to a more appropriate spot to be drafted right now in this year's draft.

20:24I'm fine. I'll take the discount. I liked him where he was going initially, which was still too low.

20:29Now it's even lower. To be honest, your entire third round is full of red flags.

20:33You got Malik neighbors, Rashi Rice is guys that you're happy with.

20:36And later in the round, you got Brees Hall and Josh Jacobs.

20:39Those are some red or yellow flag players there in the fourth round.

20:42All guys that would be going earlier though, if they were a hundred percent, if we had no question mark.

20:48So yeah, I'm taking discounts on potential. I'm taking the discount on potential league winners here.

20:52I like that. I like that call. All right.

20:54Fourth round. Keep it moving. All right. Fourth round.

20:57Speaking of red flags, how about a jet? Garrett Wilson.

20:59I love Garrett Wilson. I continue to be stunned that he's available in the fourth round.

21:03He actually, I think, did you take him yesterday in the mock or you went in the third round, I think of

21:09our 12 team or yesterday, but I can't remember who took him.

21:12But anyway, went a little earlier here in an ESPN staff mock, but generally he goes in the fourth round.

21:18We're getting a discount on this guy as well.

21:20After he was injured last season. Remember, this is not a guy that has injury red flags.

21:24His first three years in the NFL missed zero games was very healthy.

21:28Was top six at receiver and targets all of those seasons.

21:31And I pointed this out about the quarterback situation field.

21:33I know you're worried that maybe they may change at some point, but you know, Smith during his time in Seattle, a three year stint.

21:40And again, there was just one year with the Raiders.

21:43Bauer was, wasn't healthy. The receivers weren't good. It was kind of a mess there, but his three years in Seattle, they were top 10 in passing yards.

21:50They were top 10 in wide receiver fantasy points.

21:52DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, JSN. They all had top 16 fantasy campaigns during that stretch.

21:56Garrett Wilson is going to be the clear feature target in this offense.

22:00And I think the fourth round is a great place to pounce on who I think is one of the best talents at receiver in the NFL.

22:07Incredibly talented, worth every penny. The Jets are now paying him.

22:10It just comes down to my concerns over the quarterback.

22:12I'm not as sold as you are on Geno Smith.

22:15And Garrett Wilson has had a lot of time with bad quarterbacks and has produced okay, but not spectacular fantasy seasons.

22:20He has 18 touchdowns in four years, 18. His career high is seven in a single season.

22:25His career high in receiving yards is 1105. This is not a guy who's pushed past 1200, 1300 yards.

22:30And he averages under 12 yards per catch, probably because the Jets offense has just been so dysfunctional that they can't create opportunities down the field.

22:37You got guys like Zay Flowers are averaging over 14 yards a catch last season.

22:41Ted Arone McMillan drafted in that same territory. He had seven touchdowns as a rookie.

22:45I just think there are better values than Garrett Wilson.

22:47I, he was, we did a segment last night on play on the red flags and guys who were not drafting.

22:53He was my red flag guy, Garrett Wilson. I've just like, I've, I've, I've, we, he and I are on good terms

22:59personally, but from a fantasy perspective, just not drafting.

23:01For what it's worth, you're three spots lower. So we're not that far off on him.

23:05But at this point in the draft, those kind of those spots can matter.

23:09You do have other good options. If I'm not going Garrett Wilson, I like Cam Scadaboo here, although he's falling a little bit now, which is nice.

23:16If you get him in the fifth round, Quinn Sean Judkins, if I want to go running back, that's like the end of the running back tier here.

23:23So I'm definitely not afraid to take a running back, especially if I only have one so far, but also Teddero McMillan,

23:29Mecca Buka, those guys are available in the fourth round as well.

23:32We haven't had a lot of Teddero McMillan talk so far on the show this year.

23:36Is this one of those situations where like, we know that the kid is good.

23:40We feel good about the talent, but what is there to say about Bryce Young when we're not sure what his quarterback

23:46is going to be and what the ceiling on his game is?

23:49Cause the Mecca Buka going right next to him.

23:52I kind of feel like we got a vision of what that ceiling could be last year.

23:56I don't think we really saw it with Teddero McMillan.

23:59We just haven't had as much conversation around him this year.

24:02Yeah. He's it's a small sample size. It's a bit of a leap of faith.

24:06I mean, for a player that had one 20 plus point game last year, Teddero McMillan, we're talking about him as a

24:11potential top 13, 14, 15 wide receiver. That's a big gap for him to close this upcoming season.

24:16Well, I think the also question is, do we think that Bryce Young will be any better?

24:21Is there any improvement this year? Because McMillan did average over seven targets per game.

24:24So we do like that volume. Love that. Obviously it was a wide receiver 20, I believe in fantasy points per game as well.

24:31That's wild. I mean, McMillan kind of easily outscored a Buka last year in fantasy points.

24:35But to your point, like a Buka had the ceiling.

24:38Yes. Big games early on in the year. Teddero McMillan had one top 10, but had a much higher floor throughout the year.

24:44It was more consistent because he was just racking up a big target share, targets, catches, all of that.

24:49But you're right. You I feel like a Buka ceiling is higher because of Bryce Young.

24:53Like, I just don't know if he's going to get McMillan to the next level.

24:57But at the end of the day, the guy was so good.

25:00He looked apart as a rookie, did McMillan, and you would expect a year or two.

25:04And we're excited about the potential of a healthy Baker Mayfield.

25:07Yeah, that'll help for a major. Also, you know, wants to get paid.

25:10Motivator. Yeah. Both of those guys are fine in this range.

25:13I'd love to have a conversation with like a very level headed Panthers fan about like what you're feeling is about Bryce Young.

25:19Right. Like fan fanatic. Like, of course, the people that bleed Carolina blue are going to be like, yeah, he's awesome.

25:25You know, we've got our we've got ourselves a quarterback and I appreciate that sentiment.

25:29I don't really know. He's going into year five and I don't have an answer.

25:33But if you ask me where Bryce Young ranks amongst current NFL starting quarterbacks, this is year five.

25:38I'd give you a sliding scale. Yeah. Him and CJ's trap, the two quarterbacks that are quite mysteries to me right now.

25:43Yeah, it's interesting because a lot of those. Maybe it's your is it year five or year four for Bryce Young.

25:49I apologize. It is year four, isn't it? Well, regardless, like either way, that's a lot of years.

25:54A lot of those guys that were like drafted early, including first overall, like we've Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Geno Smith, the

25:59guys that didn't work out for a long time and then came around later.

26:03A lot of them like lost their jobs and had to go elsewhere.

26:06Like maybe Bryce Young, some versatility at least getting experience and sticking with the same team.

26:11Maybe he does turn the corner at some point.

26:13It's it's possible. So but so far, we haven't really seen a high consistent ceiling from him.

26:17Mike, when we turned the corner and around five, you were disappointed because I sniped you on your favorite pick of Tyler Warren.

26:24And so you were not able to get him here, even though I know that's your favorite guy, obviously.

26:29Yeah. You and I both in on this kid.

26:31I hope I'm picking before you in the ground for sure.

26:34Yeah, I didn't mention this, but look, I'm totally fine with Colson Loveland the round before.

26:38But the reason I don't take him a lot is because Tyler Warren's available around later and he might outscore him this year.

26:44I think Tyler Warren's ceiling is extremely high. It's not just the target volume that he's going to have you to 21

26:50percent target share last season in this offense. Now Michael Pittman Jr.'s out Keenan Allen's in.

26:54And that should net a little bit more for Tyler Warren.

26:57Wait, wait, explain that, though, to me, because Tyler Warren, I have him ranked high as well.

27:01But this is we're splitting hairs a little bit.

27:04Obviously, I think Colson Loveland, I have ranked one spot ahead of Tyler Warren.

27:07But if Warren took 30 percent of his snaps out of the slot last season, and we know that Keenan Allen, who

27:13has always dominated the slot, especially at this point of his career, is expected to man that area of the field.

27:19And Josh Downs is used theoretically as more of a Z option.

27:22Then why wouldn't that take more away from Warren versus Josh Downs, even with the hundred and eleven targets vacated by Pittman's exit?

27:28First of all, I think we agree Warren is like a capable two way tight end.

27:32You as a draft analyst, you would probably agree with that, right?

27:35I think this guy can kind of do all the things.

27:38So and also you kind of have to think about who's on the field, right?

27:42So at some point, Alec Pierce will be out there with Downs, Keenan Allen and Tyler Warren.

27:47Right. That's going to be the four pass catchers.

27:49So frankly, I'm not super concerned about where they lined up.

27:52I think like he's good. They're going to get the ball in his hands, not only in the passing game, but also

27:58in the running game like they're going to he's going to run the ball.

28:01He did that well at Penn State and he did it last year.

28:05He had three goal line carries and scored a rushing touchdown.

28:08We could see even more of that. So it's really just a well-rounded game.

28:11And then this guy's going into year two. And also, by the way, Keenan Allen was soaking up a lot of targets

28:17last year, but he was not productive. I mean, he really was not productive.

28:21I think he went, what was he, under 10 fantasy points and 10 straight to finish the year, 10 out of 11.

28:27So I don't know what they're going to get out of him, but I do think it will be less than Michael Pittman.

28:33Mike, if you don't go tight end here, which direction are you going in this round in the fifth?

28:38If I don't go tight end, Terry McLaurin, Jamison Williams, Devontae Adams all available here.

28:41I mean, you can go right back to the wide receiver.

28:44Well, that's going to be a trend as we actually, the trend is about to be wide receivers.

28:49Now we're about to see it now. Now, you know, I've addressed other positions.

28:53We're about to get busy at the wide. For what it's worth, those names are wildly different from each other.

28:58Like Jamison Williams and Devontae Adams. I do not have in the same like stratosphere with the way that I think about them as players.

29:05Maybe that's because I'm just more out on Devontae Adams with the touchdown regression and all the things, especially with Sam Laporta having the hip problems.

29:11J-Mo crushed when there was no Sam Laporta. So you said you don't have Devontae and J-Mo in the same tier.

29:17Does that mean you're higher on J-Mo than Devontae?

29:19I would have Devontae Adams probably ranked higher because I think he'll get more targets, but I wouldn't.

29:24I don't think I would draft him. Devontae is one of my do not draft players this year.

29:29Okay. Go ahead, Liz. I'm sorry. I was just going to say that I think all three of these players, and maybe

29:35this is why you highlighted such distinct players from one another, is meant for balancing your team because we've got Terry McFloren, not scoring.

29:41Thank you. Nailed it. Jamison Williams upside, Devontae Adams, maybe more of a regression candidate, but coming off of a big season.

29:47So I think I'm imagining the three, you highlighted these three because this helps contextualize a team and offer balance to a draft.

29:53Yeah, basically as I was doing this exercise, I'm going, like I'm now in round five, right?

29:57So everybody that's been drafted through the first four rounds in ADPs crossed off.

30:01So these are my best three guys at receiver.

30:03So if I'm looking receiver, those are the next three guys in my rankings who are generally going in that position.

30:09It's smart. Yeah. I like it. Which is the McCloren nickname that you hate, Mike?

30:13F1. No, that's what I love. You love F1?

30:15Oh, Scary Terry. Because I was just like copycatted from Terry Rozier, right?

30:18I know some basketball guys. Mike knows. Wow. I know a couple names.

30:22That's a pretty deep dig too. Truly like, you know.

30:24That was his name. That's why I was so critical of it.

30:28That's why I know him. That's impressive. We could throw Con Canipple your way and you'd be like, I have no idea.

30:33I don't know what that is. I genuinely don't know that.

30:36I think it's nearly the NBA rookie of the year last year.

30:39Oh, wow. Yes. So he and his college roommate, Cooper Flagg, went down to the wire there.

30:44Oh, I know that one. Okay. All right. Mama Dop just texted me, what is a con canipple?

30:49Can you ask Field to tell me later? One of the best shooting seasons for a rookie.

30:53We have seen. Not a lie. Yep. All right.

30:55We got round six. We're going to do one more round with Mike.

30:59Then we're going to take a quick break and get some questions from our chat.

31:03But Mike, give me round six before we do this.

31:05I'll go Bears time. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Yep. Roma Dunze.

31:08Not Luther Burden. We're going Roma Dunze. Love that.

31:10Yeah, I have a slight lean for him over Luther Burden.

31:13Remember, this was an early first round pick a couple of years ago.

31:17He's got off to such a good start early last season.

31:19It's hard to say how healthy he was after that because things kind of fell apart.

31:24But remember, much like Ibuka, that upside was there.

31:26Five touchdowns and 15 plus fantasy points in four straight games to open the season.

31:30I still think he has wide receiver one upside in fantasy.

31:33So in the sixth round, I think he's such a tremendous value.

31:36He's the guy I want from this offense, if not Loveland.

31:39Yeah. No notes. No notes. Liz agrees. Liz is on that.

31:42I love Parker Washington in the same one. He's more of a floor guy.

31:45But again, just seems like he's going to be the wide receiver one in this offense.

31:50Maybe not the ceiling that we would see from Roma Dunze or Carnell Tate.

31:53But again, a nice floor option there. Yeah, Parker.

31:56I've loved Parker all offseason. I've been taking him in best ball mocks everywhere.

31:59I've been taking him, taking him, taking him. But the hype now is getting a little wild.

32:04You know something, Mike? It's so expensive. The way that you just put it is actually interesting because we did an episode

32:10maybe a week or two ago where we covered the players that are going to define the upcoming fantasy football season.

32:15And given the swell of support for Parker Washington this preseason, I think I could have included them on that list.

32:21Right? He's become like every fantasy football analyst's favorite wide receiver to talk about.

32:24And he was awesome down the stretch last year.

32:27I think he deserves a new contract from the Jacksonville Jaguars.

32:30I think he'll get that new contract before the season begins.

32:32The Jaguars just posted a promotion about their new jerseys, which are going to be debuted this year.

32:37It's one of those Nike alternate uniforms that wear a couple of times.

32:41Okay. Front and center in that picture, Parker Washington.

32:43Like everybody here loves Parker Washington. The question is not about whether he's a good player.

32:47It's is he going to be featured consistently enough to pay off at the level that I think people would like to see him pay off.

32:54I think the upside of Parker Washington is a guy that will be in your lineup every single week.

32:59There are just so many mouths to feed. I'll be curious to see how the ball is distributed.

33:04By the way, as far as alternate jerseys go, I'm very fascinated to see those because they're like all turquoise or, or even all black.

33:10I love they're one of my favorites in the NFL.

33:13Love them. I'm a big fan as well. I don't feel your uniform guy.

33:17Yeah. I am a uniform. Yeah. Remember they did the, they started this last year.

33:21Uh, they did the AFC East and the NFC West last year.

33:24Cardinals played with like dirty uniforms, right? I think they look like Mike and Ikes when they're out there.

33:29Just like candies. Yeah. The jets had very slick.

33:31I thought the jets last year were awesome. They were the all black uniforms were really cool.

33:36Yeah. I like them when they're monochrome. Yes. So we could do, we're going to rank a lot of stuff.

33:41By the way, I like one color. That's true.

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34:53All right, let's dive into a couple questions here from our chat.

34:56We're through the first six rounds of Mike's best players to draft.

34:59Eric Moody, by the way, hanging out in the control room because he's here in Bristol, Connecticut.

35:04Oral-Tworth. Liminal wants to know, Yates look like an Italian...

35:06Mafioso. Mafioso. Mafioso. Mafioso. Field, how's your Anscabagool? Pretty good?

35:09That's fantastic. That's pretty good. Wow. Field looks like a 30-year-old Mel Kiper.

35:12I'm not sure I agree with that. Okay, now someone's taking shots.

35:15No, no, no. That's a great thing. That's a great thing.

35:18That's a hair compliment. I like this Liminal man.

35:21Yeah, that's fair. That's fair. That's all right. All right, Veronica.

35:24We love Veronica here. When does one transition from a running back to a wide receiver?

35:28The first three picks were Gibbs, Taylor, and Robinson.

35:30Almost went wide receiver but thought Cook was too good of a value and their running back class is thin.

35:35I don't hate it. I am. So my rankings are as follows.

35:39One, two, three. Bijan, Jameer, CMC. So I think pick four is a reasonable place to go with Jamar Chase.

35:44I would say that if you value... I mean, you've heard this many times, but if you value two players in an

35:50early round, very similarly, I'm breaking the tie by going running back.

35:53Because you're going to get to RB22 and you're going to be like, really?

35:56You're going to get to wide receiver 22 and you'll be like, ooh, all right.

36:00Like Terry McFloren, F1? Not scary Terry. Might be like the 22nd wide receiver off the board and you're like, that could work right there.

36:07RB22 off the board could be like Ramondre Stevenson.

36:09And we opened the show talking about how absent Travion Henderson being hurt, were not excited to play Ramondre Stevenson.

36:15Yeah. And keep in mind, that's kind of why I do this exercise.

36:18Because I was talking a lot of running backs until we got to round four.

36:22You'll notice in rounds five and six, which we just did, didn't mention one running back.

36:26It's all like good tight end value loaded with wide receivers.

36:29You could start even thinking about in round six like Jaden Daniels, but not one single running back made it there.

36:34It's just there's no value there. There's a big cliff that you fall off and then it's kind of gross.

36:40I do want to give Veronica some praise though, because I think James Cook is one of those running backs.

36:45I have him ranked, I believe, running back, what, three?

36:48I'm pretty high on him. So I do think that's a running back that gets widely overlooked because of all of the discussions.

36:54He's usually going like number five. So I like the upside.

36:57Me too. All right. I love him there. All right.

36:59Let's go with one more question here. This one comes from Ryan.

37:02Thoughts on the Cleveland pass catchers and running backs with Watson being named the starter?

37:06I got to tell you, prior to this news, I wasn't particularly excited to draft any pass catcher from the Browns.

37:12And following this news, I am not particularly excited to draft any pass catcher from the Browns.

37:16No change? No change. I mean, I think there's points in the draft where it's fine to throw a dart at a Casey Concepcion.

37:23Or I mentioned Jerry Judy just kind of hope he gets traded at some point, but he's a fine late round flyer.

37:28Of course, Harold Fannin's still going to get the rock again.

37:31He'll carry the ball too. They'll get the ball in his hand.

37:34And Quinshawn Judkins, they're going to run the ball through him.

37:37I mean, there's places you can attack this offense, but yeah, I don't, I mean, we already knew it was going to be Watson or Sanders.

37:44And I don't think any of us were super excited about either one of them.

37:48And also, if you were more excited about Sanders, he's going to play.

37:51His time will come. I think it's week three.

37:54I think this is week three. I think all the signs point towards the Browns telling us yesterday, we're going to start Deshaun Watson.

38:00And once he proves he's not fit to be our starter this year, that means he is not fit to be our starter once and for all.

38:07And then we can play Shadour Sanders the rest of the year.

38:10A young quarterback who needs reps to see whether he has any chance of being our starter.

38:15But if Deshaun struggles for three games, like what's the point?

38:18Like you're in year five with a player that is going to go down as the single worst trade in NFL history.

38:24Counterpoint as a Browns fan. And what's the point of playing him now when you know that he's not good anyways?

38:29I have an answer because he's on the road for the first two weeks of the season.

38:34And he hates being at home apparently, which he voiced quite loudly.

38:37So now he gets what he wants and so do the fans.

38:40Yeah, I think we said this yesterday, Daniel, but I believe it's if you start Shadour Sanders in week one and he

38:46struggles, there might be a small group of fans that is like, hey, maybe we need to see what it looks like with Deshaun Watson.

38:52Agreed. Right? And then it can create more pressure on Shadour Sanders.

38:55If Deshaun stinks for the first couple of weeks and even if Shadour comes out in week three through six and is

39:01terrible, it's like, OK, well, what's the point of going to Deshaun?

39:04I'm sorry that I don't agree with you taking into consideration what the Browns think about the fans because they signed Deshaun

39:10Watson to a 200 and some odd million dollar contract.

39:13Deshaun Watson also doesn't care what the fans think.

39:15So, yeah, there you go. So you can be relaxed up with him.

39:18Mike, give us your seventh round here. I got to tell you, I want to just hear the names that you have listed before you say anything else.

39:26Give us the names of your seventh round. The name?

39:28Yeah, my list is Corlin Sutton. Corlin Sutton is your favorite.

39:31Give me the rest of them. Among the other possible targets.

39:34So he's my main target. But the other guys, Rico Dowdle would be a guy you could look at as your RB3 or Flex.

39:41And then some tight ends, Sam LaPorter and Kyle Pitts.

39:43This round made me throw up in my mouth a little bit.

39:46Oh, really? This was my least of all the rounds in the draft.

39:50This was the one where I was like, oh, I'm less excited about these guys.

39:54Yeah, I wrote in here the fourth round is my favorite.

39:57Okay. Round seven is, I mean, not great, but also I love Corlin Sutton.

40:00If I can get him in this body, this is a guy that's had a thousand yards and was a top 20 receiver now.

40:07Two seasons in a row. And I don't think he's going to lose much with Jalen Waddell there.

40:11I think Jalen Waddell is going to replace a lot of the targets of those guys.

40:15They were rotating in through that offense. So even if you knock Sutton a little bit, this is a guy that's still

40:21going to be one of Bo Nix's favorite targets in an offense that should score more.

40:25And also he's one of the premier most utilized receivers near the end zone.

40:29He's top 10 in end zone targets four years in a row now.

40:33Plus end zone targets for four straight years. Wide receiver five in that category last year.

40:37Yeah, no doubt. So like him a lot, I'm happy to get him.

40:40And this is, again, a lot of wide receivers in this range.

40:43This is why I'm not afraid to just load up and running back early.

40:47You know, it was interesting last night during the marathon.

40:50We had Adam Schefter on with us and he was great as he always is.

40:54And we were doing a conversation at one point about old faces and new places.

40:58And I think a lot of fans know this, but Schefter's NFL career began reporting on the Broncos for like 25 years.

41:03He eventually became a national insider, but he is very much a guy who knows that Broncos organization backwards and forwards.

41:09And I thought when we brought up Jalen Waddell, it might be like, well, you know, like Sean Payton gets the guy

41:15that's going to unlock so many things for him.

41:17And Schefter's enthusiasm was a bit more tepid than I thought it was going to be.

41:21It was kind of like, yeah, like he's going to be a big part of the offense.

41:26But don't forget that Sean Payton loves to spread the football around, which is not that.

41:30I think we all agree on that sentiment, right?

41:32But you kind of wondered when they made that trade for Jalen Waddell, if it was a little bit of we've got a darn good team.

41:39But we need a guy that push comes to shove, can be the focal point of the passing game, because we want to go from AFC championship game.

41:46I know their quarterback got hurt to Super Bowl favorite right away.

41:50Yeah, I think that makes sense, especially when they're just rotating in guys that they don't love.

41:54Like Marvin Mims is fine in his own role, but little Jordan Humphrey.

41:57Has he been re-signed yet? Yeah. Who is that?

42:00Little Jordan? He's there. So he's somewhere. He's on a roster.

42:03But yeah, I think it made sense for them to upgrade that spot.

42:06But yeah, I mean, you look at the target share projections for this offense.

42:10I don't have enormous target share projections for Waddell or Corlin Sutton, but it should be a good offense under Sean Payton and score a lot.

42:17And they're very, very talented duo. So I think they're both going to be fine in fantasy.

42:21I did say yesterday or last night on FFC that Jalen Waddell is a little too expensive for me in the fourth round.

42:27But if you're putting a best ball stack together with Waddell, Knicks and Sutton overall, that's a tremendous value.

42:32Pretty good. I just want to say congratulations to you.

42:35You got that right, saying on FFC last night.

42:37You know what? I wanted to say that to you, too.

42:40You had to say it like 400 times last night.

42:43I don't think you messed it up one time.

42:45So well done. No coins in the jar. I was going to say, I actually thought about bringing a swear jar out

42:51there for saying fantasy football now as opposed to fantasy focus countdown.

42:54That's right. And we are now fantasy focus countdown with a really cool thing.

42:58The O in focus is like a target. Yeah.

43:00It's like you're focusing on it. Focusing on that.

43:02Yeah. I think that's legit. All right. Round eight.

43:05Another spot where Mike and I see things pretty similarly here.

43:08They're Michael Pittman Jr. It's good we're aligned, but also I don't like that we're aligned because we're just going to keep sniping each other all season long.

43:15Yeah. Michael Pittman Jr. He's been terrific. You look at his six seasons with Indianapolis.

43:19The last five, he's had at least 800 receiving yards and he missed some time during those stints.

43:24Was a top 20 fantasy receiver in four of the six seasons.

43:27He's always been kind of this boring pick that no one really wants to take and he's a value every year in fantasy drafts.

43:33And I think that's the case again here as he goes to Pittsburgh, which I know everyone wants him to have like

43:39at a vertical threat, but I just don't know if an Aaron at this point, Aaron Rogers career that he's going to do that a lot.

43:46I think Pittman's a perfect fit for him. A guy that's going to generate upward of a quarter of the targets won't

43:51score a lot of touchdowns, but we're talking about an eighth round player here and Michael Pittman Jr.

43:56Who's very good football player and it's going to see a lot of targets.

44:00So love him. Love, love the value. I think he'll pay off as a wide receiver three big floor play.

44:05Not really a big ceiling here. We think with Michael Pittman and the quarterback, but he will definitely be able to carry

44:11you if you need that wide receiver here in the spot.

44:14Higher ceiling. Mike, if you don't want to go with Michael Pittman, we have someone on the other side of that.

44:19Former teammate. Yeah. Alec Pierce. We're keeping an eye on the injury.

44:22If he's going to be ready for week one, I think he'll immediately pay off his ADP.

44:27He just is plummeting. He's the guy that's the top of my queue the most often right now.

44:32And I'm drafting because he just keeps falling and falling and falling.

44:35And I've discounted him a little bit because of that.

44:37I also did notice as I looked into him a little more that actually he kind of crushed it after the Daniel

44:43Jones injury, which gives me a hair of pause on him.

44:46But also they paid him $114 million. So I think that he is going to be heavily involved and have a more well-rounded target tree when he plays.

44:54But if not any of those guys, Jonathan Brooks right now, if you can still get him in this range again, his ADP is going up.

45:00And if you can still get him in the seventh or eighth round, a guy that will probably start for Caroline in

45:06week one, I would imagine Chuba Hubbard obviously dealing with a hamstring injury.

45:10He could pay off in a big way as well.

45:12There are some builds that I would be less comfortable with Alec Pierce in the eighth round.

45:17If you took, based off what we know right now, use one of your first, second, first, I guess probably second or

45:22third round picks on Ashton Gentry or Jeremiah Love.

45:25And you're already staring down the specter of those guys maybe missing a game or two or three to begin the season.

45:31We don't know right now. And then you eventually draft Alec Pierce like three or four rounds later.

45:35It's a sinking feeling when you begin the fantasy football season.

45:38You've been waiting eight months for it. And then it's like, yes, I'm playing three bench guys in the first week because I drafted so many hurt players.

45:46That being said, if you went with a much steadier build during the first few rounds, you have a Jamar Chase and

45:51you have a Kenneth Walker III to anchor your lineup.

45:54Like giddy up on Alec Pierce in the middle rounds.

45:57Yeah, if he's your, say your first or second bench player, that's fine.

46:00I mean, you don't need him right away, but at some point he could be a weekly starter for you.

46:05And that's the kind of, once your starting lineup is filled out, those are the guys you want.

46:10You want potential league winners. Here's the thing. Your starting lineup isn't filled out yet.

46:14We're through the eighth round and I don't think you've mentioned a single quarterback yet.

46:18We talked tight ends. We talked running backs. We talked wide receivers.

46:21You're right, Daniel. Fade and Daniels a little bit earlier.

46:24Oh, you did, man. Yes, yes, yes. I mentioned him kind of as a, yeah, if you want to start the run

46:29or, you know, take a shot and try to get an edge of quarterback.

46:33Daniels is an option, but you're waiting, but I'm waiting.

46:36As awesome as possible. This is my guy this year, Jackson Dart.

46:39In round nine, finally a quarterback off the board.

46:41I think he's way too cheap. This guy, when he started games last year, was a tremendous fantasy asset.

46:46Yeah. He had eight top 10 fantasy outings in just 12 games, which was fifth most among quarterbacks.

46:51So they played 12 games. He had eight, what did I say?

46:54Five, eight top 10. All these numbers. You know what just happened right there, right?

46:58We had all been there. The server just froze for a second.

47:01And I repeated it and I shouldn't have done it.

47:04You had the little, you know, like when the, yes.

47:06It's like buffering, buffering. This is so funny because before the show, you and I were talking and Daniel was like, I

47:12see you like look at your notes before each segment.

47:15I'm like, yeah, I'm just refreshing the numbers in my head.

47:18So I don't like do what I just did.

47:20Do what you just did. That was so funny.

47:23Yeah. Eight top 10s. That was fifth most among quarterbacks.

47:25He was tremendous. He, and also think about the conditions he was in last year, which wasn't good.

47:30You know, Malik neighbors, you know, for one half of one game, he's going to have neighbors this year.

47:35He's also going to have Darnell Mooney is in there.

47:37Like he used to be a number one receiver.

47:40He's just a depth guy for them. Now you bring in Isaiah, likely a tight end.

47:44You improve the offensive line. You have John Harbaugh as your head coach.

47:47Say what you want about Matt Nagy. He's there.

47:50He's the play caller. But there's a dual threat ability.

47:52I mean, everything's kind of coming up dark this off season.

47:55So as long as he's, he's healthy, which I know is a big question mark.

47:59He's going to be a fantasy difference maker. Remember the, if I think is okay here, we're talking about the ninth round.

48:05This isn't like Jaden Daniels or Lamar Jackson or Josh, like where you're spending an earlier pick.

48:10He's so late that you can hedge with him as we're about to do here very shortly.

48:14I think the biggest concern within the community is the potential injury issue with Dart.

48:18So if you were to take him in round nine, and this is your guy, are you also spending a roster spot on a backup for him late?

48:25Again, acknowledging for the umpteen time that the position is so deep.

48:28Can I answer that question in about one minute?

48:31Sure. Can I say one last thing on Jackson Dart before we move on?

48:35Yes, please. Coaches have this affinity for players that have torched them in the past.

48:38And it's like Sean Payne, any number of coaches has done this in the past.

48:42Bill Belichick used to always do this. The Patriots would sign somebody and he'd be like, I remember this guy back in

48:482014, ripped, you know, whatever, seven runs of 10 plus yards against us.

48:52And it's like, those things just stick in your craw.

48:54There are a lot of good reasons to like Jackson Dart just based off of his resume.

48:59Mike and I also went to the Giants-Eagles game last year at MetLife Stadium together.

49:03And I was very confident. This was when the Giants were kind of trending up a little bit with Jackson Dart.

49:08And I was like, listen, this is about to be a reality check.

49:12The Eagles will take care of business, get back on track.

49:14And then Jackson Dart and the Giants put a spanking on Mike's Eagles last year.

49:18And Mike, I mean, it was almost a surreal experience sitting next to Mike, who obviously is such a great fantasy football

49:24analyst, but also a huge Eagles fan. And it was like a state of shock.

49:28And so I'm convinced that since that time, you've had a greater appreciation for Giants players.

49:32Yeah, it might be because I'm in on Scadaboo and Navers and all these guys.

49:36Yeah, that was a wild game. It felt like a turning point for both franchises.

49:40And then it went the other direction. But yeah, that was that was a wild experience for sure.

49:45The Eagles ran four straight tush pushes from like the three yard line in that game.

49:49Remember that? Yeah. Yeah, that's like they burned like three and a half minutes of play clock on just tush pushes.

49:55Yeah. Like they got, you know, first and goal from the four.

49:58Then it was. Yeah, they got they got crushed.

50:00The last two games I've been to the last two NFL games I've been to, which is basically my last decade.

50:06Right. Because we're working every Sunday where that game and the Eagles Super Bowl went over the Chiefs.

50:10So like talk about polar ends of the spectrum.

50:13Yeah, how do you get to go to games?

50:15That's crazy, right? That's it. I mean, that's the thing.

50:18I want to say this really quickly about round nine before we move on.

50:21We got three more rounds left. The delta between what you're drafting at the island positions and what you're getting at the

50:27running back or wide receiver spot is crazy. You're getting Jackson Dart.

50:30And this is a little bit of a crazy thing.

50:33But like if Jackson Dart finished as QB five, none of us, I think, would be shocked.

50:37Not at all. No. If George Kittle finished as tight end three, none of us would be shocked.

50:42There's no way Kenny Gainwell or Jordan Mason are doing anything like that.

50:46The island positions in round nine with the value you still get right now is really good.

50:50You could really go running back, running back, running back this year.

50:53And then you're just going to be cruising through all the other positions and never have to look at a running back again, honestly.

51:00And just be happy. I mean, it works. It really works.

51:02Three running backs early is totally fine this year.

51:05It's like the Top Gun meme. I'm inverted. Oh.

51:07No? Like running backs high? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then the other one.

51:11Ah, got it. I gotcha. I gotcha. Pop culture things and me.

51:14Oil and water. Top Gun, though. Come on, Field.

51:16Was that Top Gun 1 or Top Gun 2?

51:18I've got a pretty limited life of the original.

51:21There's no Top Gun 2. That movie is named Maverick.

51:23Wow. The chats still look like Tom Cruise. All right.

51:26I am back in on Top Gun. By the way, I'm in on chat right now.

51:30I don't like that. I don't like that. Let's move around to round nine.

51:34We just took Jackson Dart off the board. And now I'm looking to see who the next best player is.

51:39Mike, where am I going? Yeah, so to answer your question, Liz, yes, I will hedge on a quarterback by going quarterback here as well.

51:46I'm fine to go back-to-back dart. And then I have Bo Nix and Brock Purdy.

51:50And this is fine even if I don't take Jackson Dart.

51:53Bo Nix and Brock Purdy are terrific targets. Bo Nix has finished QB7 each of his first two years in the NFL.

51:58And is going in the 10th round of drafts, which is kind of wild to me after considering that you're adding Jalen

52:04Waddell and have probably the best offensive line in the NFL.

52:07Tremendous value here on Bo Nix. And then Brock Purdy has finished top 10 in fantasy points per game three consecutive years.

52:13And he was outstanding down the stretch. What do you have?

52:1620-some plus points. Back-to-back weeks. Yeah, 20-plus points. I think four out of five weeks late in the season.

52:21When he's healthy, he's been outstanding. So remember, it's a weekly game.

52:24Purdy can miss a few games. Dart can miss a few games.

52:27Nix can miss a few games. Whatever. As long as we have one of these guys out there every single week, we're

52:33going to put together a terrific season. And again, you're not doing it at the expense of the other positions.

52:38You're doing it in the 8th, 9th, 10th round.

52:40You're going to be loaded everywhere else and work through the quarterback position.

52:44This is an excellent year to deploy that strategy.

52:46If you draft Brock Purdy, just draft Mac Jones a few rounds later.

52:50The last pick. Because Mac, stepping in for Brock Purdy.

52:52Step right in there. Pretty good, Les. Fantastic. Purdy can run the ball, too.

52:56And there's been reports that he's going to do that even more this year.

53:00So a lot to like there. All right. Through 10 rounds of the draft, Mike, we got some late-round flyers now.

53:05We're in that dart throw territory. I'm so proud of you for this next one.

53:09Why don't you give us rounds 11 and 12?

53:11Some of your favorite late-round flyers, my friend. All right.

53:14So look at. Self-evaluation here. Yes. Look, this is one of them things why I don't like to say I will never

53:20draft a player or a situation because sometimes guys just fall too far because everyone's out.

53:24And then that's the time to pounce and take a shot.

53:27And that's what I'm doing here with a Packers wide receiver.

53:30What? Matthew Golden. The hate has gone too far.

53:32Round 11 ADP is too far. There's a first-round pick last year.

53:35One of the fastest players in the NFL. And I believe that the Packers systematically are making a change this season to

53:41not just spread the ball around to a ton of wide receivers.

53:44I'm not as worried about Melon as I was last year.

53:47Okay. It should be Matthew Golden. It should be Jaden Reed in the slot.

53:51And it should be your boy, Christian Watson. On the other side, Tucker Craft, a tight end.

53:55That is going to be what they deployed this year.

53:58Savion Williams will be rotated in as a gadget player here or there, but that should be it.

54:03I think they really are making a change here.

54:05So I believe in Golden. He looks really good.

54:07His best game of his career was his most recent game in the playoffs against your Chicago Bears.

54:12So I think in round 11, this is, we're getting to dart throw territory.

54:16This is where you pounce on a guy like this.

54:18This is the dart throw I would throw at the Packers wide receiving core.

54:22If I was going to, it would be Matthew Golden as well.

54:25And you, by the way, you have other options here too.

54:28Can you see him on the screen? Casey Concepcion is a perfectly fine fallback.

54:32I can't believe I'm saying this, but post-type Xavier worthy.

54:35I mean, what if he just wasn't healthy last year?

54:37I mean, you look at it. This is why I enjoy doing targets, right?

54:41Or doing projections. I mean, because you look at just target distribution and what should be a good passing offense in Kansas city with Patrick Mahomes.

54:48You're like, if I'm not giving them to worthy, where are they going?

54:51Like who are you giving them to? Like he has to be heavily involved in that offense.

54:56So he's a name Zach Charbonnet. If he comes back at some point in the first month or so of the seasonal payoff at this cost.

55:02So you have some options here. I will go back to something that was said on the broadcast of the first game for the chiefs last year.

55:09They played in Brazil against the Chargers Friday night football game.

55:12And Kurt Warner was calling the game as the game analyst.

55:15And they were talking about how they were speaking to Andy Reed and how their expectation was building a lot of the

55:21passing game until Rashi Rice returned around Xavier worthy.

55:23Now, maybe the chiefs have just soured a ton on worthy from 12 months ago because he was really disappointing last season

55:29while coming back from that hit that he took from Travis Kelsey three snaps into the season.

55:34But there was a point last year where the chiefs had big plans for Xavier worthy.

55:38They traded up in the draft to get him.

55:40I agree with you, Mike. He is an interesting at the very least 11th round pick.

55:44All right. In the 12th round, Mike, I feel like the name you're about to mention is just continues to climb up boards.

55:50I wonder how much higher it's going to get as we get closer to the start of the season.

55:55Yeah, I usually don't do this in this exercise, but I reached by a round on his current ADP when I wrote

56:01this as ADP is probably working its way up to the 10th, 11th round, maybe the 12th round.

56:06But in the 12th round, I have Dijon Stribling, 49ers.

56:09The hype seems real here. This was a borderline first round pick, 33rd overall pick.

56:13I know they were kind of rudely criticized for reaching on some guys in this draft, but so far they look like they're correct on Stribling.

56:19He looks the part. And with Mike Evans not getting through some practices, 33 years old, Debo Samuel was just brought in.

56:25No Ricky Pearsall. George Kittle's coming off a major injury.

56:28CMC is 30. They need to look to the future at some point.

56:31And this could be an every down player for the 49ers as soon as week one.

56:35So you're talking about round 12 for Dijon Stribling?

56:38Yes, sir. Wow. Watching these highlights of camp right now.

56:40Brock is slinging it. Yeah. I took Stribling first overall in my preseason fantasy league and I am in first place because he has been ridiculously busy.

56:47He's got what? 20 catches in two games for the night?

56:5015 catches in two games for the Niners? Ridiculous.

56:53All gas and no hesitation. Both in terms of skill set and in terms of how he has handled this draft process and the preseason.

56:59Mike, last chance here to be able to throw a few darts.

57:02If you can't get any of those guys, is there anyone else just at the end of drafts you'd like to be able to throw a dart at?

57:10I like the end of drafts. So we're going to like, yeah, rounds 13 and 14.

57:14I kind of just split off as guys that are kind of just, you know, dart throws across all of the positions.

57:20So a few things I'm looking at flyers at the quarterback position.

57:23Think Daniel Jones. Remember that offense was so good.

57:25He was QB seven when he got hurt last year.

57:28Malik Willis stole threat ability. Cam Ward, a year two quarterback.

57:31These are guys who throw darts at running back.

57:33Insurance options are outstanding in this area. And I'm not going to mention Blake Corham because he went five rounds ago.

57:39He's too expensive, but Brian Robinson, Keaton Mitchell, Isaiah Pacheco, Jonah Coleman, guys like that tank Bigsby in Philadelphia.

57:44Mike Washington Jr. Obviously he's on the rise with Ashton Jente injured wide receiver.

57:47I do a lot of analysis on this. I did this in the playbook where you should be looking for upside flyers at receiver.

57:54Generally, it's going to be the first year or three of their career guys that were drafted in the first three rounds

57:59of the NFL draft guys that fit that stripling.

58:02I just mentioned him Denzel Boston, Caleb Douglas, Jacoby Lane, Jeremy Bernard, Zachariah Branch, Omar Cooper.

58:06All those guys are viable. Late rounders, Travis Hunter, Jalen McMillan, guys like that.

58:10And then tight ends. I mean, there's actually some respectable veterans available late.

58:13Like a TJ Hawkinson is going this late in drafts.

58:16Hunter Henry. And then of course, the young guys, Terrence Ferguson.

58:19That's right. Love him. Brenton Strange. And Sadiq has plummeted in drafts because the injury is probably going to get off to a slow start.

58:25But the last five tight ends drafted in the first round all finished top 12 in fantasy points.

58:30It's a tight end as a rookie. Very similar to the Jeremiah Love stats.

58:34So very similar there. Keep an eye on him and Gunnar Helm as well out there in Tennessee replacing Chico Krakwo.

58:39Your guy, right? Good player. Hey, go check. Can I throw out a quick name?

58:43And I want to ask you about it. Because we didn't talk about this in news and if we're throwing late round flyers.

58:49There is buzz that Chris Bell, now on the Miami Dolphins, drafted inside of the top 100 this past draft.

58:54And a player that I know you were very high on before he tore his ACL.

58:59And I believe in late November. Late November tears his ACL.

59:02Ended up, of course, being the final game of his college career.

59:05He looks like A.J. Brown in terms of build.

59:07He is just an absolute beast out there. So powerful.

59:10So strong. Buzz that he might play in the final preseason game.

59:13Yeah, that would be really interesting. I just, I can only go as far as investing in Devon A.J.

59:18and this Dolphins offense, right? That's about as far as I'm willing to go right now.

59:22I totally find late or last round pick is Chris Bell, but I think they'll be smart with him throughout the upcoming season.

59:28And I do think this passing off is going to leave some things to be desired.

59:32Yeah, if we're picking a dynasty receiver from Miami, though, Chris Bell.

59:35With the news that he could play in the preseason finale, I just wanted to check in.

59:40Because it's a really exciting, there's so much potential here.

59:42And it's an exciting recovery for him. Wide open room to be able for someone to come in and put their stand on it.

59:49Just for some context, I had a mock draft that came out like a day or two before the news that Chris Bell tore his ACL.

59:56A real NFL mock draft. He went 32nd overall in that mock.

59:59So before the injury, I was thinking this is a player, and this was in November, who had a real chance to be in that first round conversation.

60:06Okay. Love that. Like it. Let's take a couple of questions from our chat before we get out of here.

60:11This one comes from Steven Sittler wants to know, thoughts on Jalen Naylor as a late round flyer.

60:16He's virtually going undrafted and is the clear wide receiver one in Las Vegas.

60:20Someone has to catch passes outside of Brock Bowers, right guys?

60:23Well, this is a good question. A little more, you know, we haven't talked much about Jalen Naylor or the Raiders wide receivers.

60:29The reports seem to indicate that the clear wide receiver one in Las Vegas is Trey Tucker.

60:33I think I wouldn't be surprised if Tucker got an extension prior to the season with Las Vegas.

60:38Trey Tucker, if you remember, scored 43 points last year in one week against the commanders.

60:42He, we scored over 40. This reminds me a little bit of how I've settled with like, should you be drafting?

60:48And these guys are at a much higher level.

60:50Roma Dunze or Luther Burden. My answer is Colston Loveland.

60:53It's like, rather than worrying about a Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver, I'm convinced that Brock Bowers has a real shot to

60:58set the NFL single season catch record for tight ends.

61:01Wow. I like it. Jalen Naylor's 27 has never had more than six targets in a game and six in the game.

61:07And when guys like Jefferson missed time or Jordan Addison missed time and he stepped into a starting role, he still wasn't usable in fantasy.

61:13Now he's going to the Raiders. I mean, no thanks.

61:16Okay. No, thanks from Mike. We're going to move on to the next question here from our chat.

61:21This one comes from Benny. Benny wants to know, is Ollie Gordon or Jalen Wright a better handcuff for Devani Chan?

61:26I think the offseason reports I saw most recently was that it was clearly right ahead of him on the depth chart.

61:32That could change at any given point. Young, or Gordon is a very young player.

61:36At some point he might develop and pass him out.

61:39But if I had to pick one right now, it's Jalen Wright.

61:42The only reason, neither actually. The right answer is neither.

61:44But if Devani Chan gets hurt and this, one of these guys becomes the de facto number one, one, I don't think

61:50it would be just the number one. I think it'd be a split.

61:54It'd be a split. That's the bigger takeaway. And I'm not, I wouldn't be, we wouldn't start either one of these guys.

61:59We wouldn't have them ranked likely as a weekly starter.

62:02Yeah. All right. Next question here from our chat.

62:04This last one comes from Billy Sumner wants to know Garrett Wilson versus Mecca Abuka.

62:08Who has a greater ceiling? This is a trading query.

62:11I think the greater ceiling is Mecca Abuka. Guy was red hot through the first half of last season.

62:16Garrett Wilson's a more talented player, but quarterback considerations, the offense in general that he plays in, I think the answer is Mecca Abuka pretty clearly.

62:23Okay. Yeah. It's a, you know, I like Garrett Wilson, but he's going around later in drafts too.

62:28So it's, it's a close call. I think who's more likely to finish top five this season.

62:32So higher ceiling. Yeah. I'm with you on that.

62:34Yep. All right. We got a couple of things here quickly before we close out the show.

62:39We're going to take a look at my friends.

62:41This one comes from Marin Otto. Marin out. Just notice Liz's shirt.

62:44That is fantastic. What is it Liz? It's a Lizzie McGuire t-shirt.

62:47Oh, I love that. Figured we were all going to come clean with some fantasy takes today.

62:52Hilary does have a moment these days. It's a comeback.

62:55Nothing wrong with that. Resurgence. Not a comeback. I was going to say that.

62:58That's right. For the real ones. Thank you. We got one more actually we want to show before we get out of here.

63:04Laminol says, field looks like Tom Cruise in the Jerry Maguire remake.

63:07You guys, stop ruining this thing. Show me the money.

63:10My gosh. Show me the money. How did that work?

63:13I think he did pretty good for sure. Which player would you tell completed you?

63:17In fantasy this year. Christian Watson. This year. Yeah, Christian Watson.

63:20Thank you. Christian Watson. That's it. Olsen Loveland as well.

63:22That's it. Hey, we're not done. We've got so much more of the fantasy football marathon today throughout the entirety of the day.

63:28We're going to be a lot of different places, but most importantly tonight at 9 p.m.

63:32Eastern time, we're going to be doing our draft.

63:35The big draft for the fantasy football marathon. It is also going to be live on YouTube in case you want to

63:41watch it there as well as a second screen experience.

63:43We will see you guys tonight. Don't forget to love each other and be kind to yourself.

63:48You deserve it. We'll see you guys. We'll see you guys.

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