10 DARKHORSE League Winners for Fantasy Football 2026 🚨 w/ Scott Barrett

As a rookie bell cow back in seven games, cleared just a 50% snap share but averaged 17.6 fantasy points per game and 18 expected fantasy points per game (RB3 numbers), was top three in missed tackles forced per attempt, and has RB1 potential if healthy.

Injury experts indicate he likely won't be 100% at any point this season, possibly at 85% effectiveness or worse, though recent reports suggest more optimism and he may be a quick healer.

Currently RB22 by ADP but has certainly better odds to be a true difference maker than the ADP suggests.

Has a Christian McCaffrey-lite workload with 229 carries in 2024 and 232 in 2025, plus 69 receptions in 2025 (up from 54 in 2024), with 11 touchdowns last year, and no back on the roster worth noting to challenge him.

In the second half of the season last year from weeks 8 on, Chase Brown was the overall RB3, averaging 21.2 fantasy points per game, just 1.8 behind CMC, 1.6 behind Jahmyr Gibbs, and ahead of Bijan Robinson.

Could be a massive edge pick if you start your draft with a wide receiver, or if you start with a running back, you can get a massive edge pick in round two.

Christian Watson appears to have overcome early-career injury concerns and could have a healthy smash season in 2026, potentially reaching 130+ targets like T Higgins and George Pickens with significant touchdown upside.

While talented, Christian Watson likely won't reach wide receiver one status in a Matt LaFleur offense where Davante Adams is the only player capable of that role, and Watson shows tremendous week-to-week volatility.

Christian Watson profiles as a player who generates smash-splash plays rather than consistent target volume, limiting his ceiling despite his talent.

At wide receiver 29 ADP, Christian Watson's price tag looks too cheap and he could end up as a high-end wide receiver two, representing a significant ADP win.

2021 ultimate edge pick who outscored every single quarterback and had one of the best wide receiver seasons of all time while being the second highest drafted wide receiver on his team behind Robert Woods, going in the third round NFFC and fourth round FFPC.

With A.J. Brown likely departing, DeVonta Smith could receive an A.J. Brown-like target share and usage pattern, with beat reporters comparing his potential role to Jaxon Smith-Njigba's breakout season.

DeVonta Smith has demonstrated he can be an absolute target hog when A.J. Brown is unavailable, with significant yards-after-catch production, and could see increased target volume with a new offensive coordinator.

At wide receiver 13 ADP (31st overall), DeVonta Smith appears expensive but has room to run given the potential for a 30% target share in 2026 under a new offensive coordinator.

London will receive a massive target share in a highly consolidated Falcons offense with limited competition from Zachariah Branch, Kyle Pitts, and Bijan Robinson.

Drake London averaged 16.5+ fantasy points per game for two consecutive years and commands a 30%+ target share, positioning him as a potential wide receiver one with Cooper Kupp-like upside.

At wide receiver nine ADP, Drake London offers a path from round two to potentially finishing as wide receiver one, making him an excellent value pick.

Could easily catch 60 passes as an opportunistic player if they phase out the Ty Johnson types in the backfield, with only 32 catches in 2024 and 33 in 2025, suggesting significant upside in receiving volume.

Could legitimately finish as the RB1 overall despite being drafted in the first round.

Over the last two years with Joe Brady, averaging 16 touchdowns per season and over 5 yards per carry, looking like legitimately one of the best running backs in football on one of the best offenses in football.

2025 third-round pick who absolutely smoked it and crushed it in fantasy football, was a massive edge pick.

In 2022 when he was in Oakland, fell all the way to the eighth round in NFFC and fifth-sixth round in FFPC as a dead zone back, but ended up challenging for the RB1 overall.

Keenan Allen commanded a 20-25% target share when healthy last year and remains a concern for McConkey's upside if he stays with the Chargers, though his age and athleticism profile suggest he may decline.

Ladd McConkey had a historically great rookie season by yards per route run and is being compared to Jaxon Smith-Njigba as this year's breakout candidate in a Mike McDaniel offense.

With Keenan Allen potentially departing, McConkey could inherit significant target volume in the Chargers offense, though his disappointing 2025 season has created recency bias.

McConkey has dropped from wide receiver 17 to wide receiver 20 ADP on Underdog as the market corrects from his disappointing 2025 season, now in the low-end wide receiver two range.

2019 season where Scott pushed the chips in and he broke fantasy football.

Mike Evans is locked to hit 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns every season and leads all wide receivers in air yards share over the last three years, despite Parker Washington's slot dominance.

The unknown upside player right now in fantasy football at the running back position with first-round pedigree and a major boost in offensive play calling with Mike McDaniel.

Has the potential to fall in the end zone a lot and crush his ADP, which is currently running back 10, sometimes going at the 1-2 turn in FFPC drafts and 16 overall.

Over Trevor Lawrence's last five games in 2025, Parker Washington was the number one receiver, averaging over 100 yards per game with 65% slot usage, demonstrating overall wide receiver one upside.

Parker Washington has overall wide receiver one upside similar to Chris Godwin's 2024 breakout season, with favorable coach and quarterback speak, and potential for significant slot usage in a Liam Cohen offense.

At wide receiver 36 ADP, Parker Washington's price tag is 'egregious' given his overall wide receiver one upside and demonstrated production in the Jaguars' hot streak to end the season.

Parker Washington is the analyst's number one buy-low and trade target in dynasty, with conviction that he will be a league winner and comparing him favorably to Luther Burden in terms of talent.

Parker Washington is viewed favorably as part of what should be a really good Jaguars offense with Trevor Lawrence.

2018 smash MVP year two who broke fantasy football.

Had 21 touchdowns in a season under Mike McDaniel, was a 10th round pick, and still leads all NFL running backs all time in yards per carry.

Ramondre Stevenson is closer to 30 than 22 in his career, suggesting he may be aging out of his role and making Trayvon Henderson's backup value more significant.

New offensive coordinator David Blough stated his vision is to 'get Terry McLaurin 10 targets a game,' a significant increase from his 6.7 targets per game in 2024 when he finished as wide receiver seven.

Under David Blough's offense, McLaurin will receive favorable utilization and slot usage, contrasting sharply with Cliff Kingsbury's system where his wide receiver one was underutilized and stuck to the quarterback's left.

At wide receiver 25 ADP, Terry McLaurin has overall wide receiver one upside if David Blough delivers on his promise of 10 targets per game, representing significant value given recency bias from his injury-plagued 2025 season.

Had 10 touchdowns and 35 receptions last year and is being left for dead, with ADP expected to trend downwards from RB20 to RB23-24 range as the summer progresses.

Could be a top five scorer if something happens to Rhamondre Stevenson, as evidenced by his smash weeks without Stevenson last year.

Profiles as a hyper efficient guy, averaging 5.1 yards per carry last year, and even in a split backfield should beat his ADP with league-winning upside if something happens to Rhamondre Stevenson.

If anything happens to Ramondre Stevenson, Henderson could be a top-five scorer given his demonstrated efficiency and league-winning upside in a backup role.

Henderson's 5.1 yards per carry efficiency and split-backfield profile suggest he will beat his ADP, with league-winning upside if Stevenson gets injured.

Trevor Lawrence looked incredible over his last five games in 2025, averaging 25 fantasy points per game and appearing to finally come into his own under Liam Cohen's system.

Trevor Lawrence averaged 25 fantasy points per game over the final five games of last season and was the overall QB1 over the final eight games, showing he finally has the consistency to be a viable fantasy option.