Top 10 Fantasy Football Players We Can't Stop Drafting!
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31 min
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Aug 26, 2026
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Wed, August 26, 2026
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Blake CorumChristian McCaffreyEmeka EgbukaGeorge HolaniJadarian PriceJames CookJavonte WilliamsKenyon SadiqMike Washington Jr.Najee HarrisTyrone TracyZachariah Branch
Player analysis
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Blake Corum
PositiveValue10:46
The source advocates for drafting Corum in the eighth round, citing high floor and ceiling potential. Sean McVay's comments about increasing Corum's involvement are viewed as highly credible, and the source suggests Corum could see a 50/50 split with Kyron Williams, making him a better value than the third-round priced Williams.
Insight pageChristian McCaffrey
NegativeBust17:09
The source strongly advises against drafting McCaffrey in the first round, citing multiple red flags including his age (over 30), recent tightness/injury concerns, the acquisition of Kalen Black, and the 49ers' history of injuries. The source believes drafting him in the first round is a league-losing move.
Insight pageEmeka Egbuka
PositiveProjection26:38
The source is all-in on Egbuka as the primary receiver for the Buccaneers, dismissing concerns about his recent toe injury. The source argues that the team's decision to move on from Mike Evans and their failure to sign other veteran receivers confirms their belief in Egbuka. He is considered a great value in the fourth or fifth round.
Insight pageGeorge Holani
NegativeDepth Chart21:57
The source dismisses George Helani as a viable fantasy option, citing his poor efficiency (3.3 yards per carry) and the team's lack of commitment to him despite his preseason workload.
Insight pageJadarian Price
PositiveBreakout20:16
The source identifies Jadarian Price as a high-upside target who could finish as a top-5 or top-10 running back if given the volume, noting that the team's decision to rest him in the preseason signals they already trust his talent.
Insight pageJames Cook
PositiveValue28:24
The source labels James Cook as one of the safest picks in the draft, noting his status as an alpha dog in a great offense with no real competition for touches and potential for increased reception volume.
Insight pageJavonte Williams
PositiveValue23:21
The source argues Javante Williams is being undervalued and should be drafted in the mid-second round, citing his role as a workhorse in an explosive offense and an improved defense that will provide more late-game carries.
Insight pageKenyon Sadiq
PositiveSleeper19:46
The source identifies Sadiq as a high-upside late-round tight end target. Despite a minor sports hernia, he is expected to be ready for Week 1. The source notes that with Omar Cooper struggling to win a job, Sadiq is positioned to occupy the middle of the field for the Seahawks, making him a value pick similar to previous breakout tight ends like Laporta.
Insight pageMike Washington Jr.
PositiveUsage6:56
The source views Washington as a top-tier handcuff with increased early-season usage potential due to Genti's low ankle sprain. Even if Genti plays, the source expects a limited snap count for him, leading to a 60/40 split in favor of Washington for the first few weeks.
Insight pageNajee Harris
NegativeDepth Chart18:14
The source expresses concern over the acquisition of Najee Harris, describing him as sluggish and unable to accelerate to the second level, ultimately labeling him a depth piece behind the primary starter.
Insight pageTyrone Tracy
NegativeDepth Chart19:02
The source believes Tyron Tracy is at risk of being cut or traded based on his poor performance in pass protection during the preseason and the team's clear preference for other options.
Insight pageZachariah Branch
PositiveBreakout24:17
The source views Branch as an explosive, Zay Flowers-type player who is currently the clear wide receiver two on his team. The source highlights the team's effort to manufacture touches for him in the preseason and expects his involvement to grow throughout the season, making him a superior value compared to higher-priced receivers like T Higgins.
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Episode Transcript
0:00Big episode here today. We cannot stop drafting these 10 players.
0:03I've got the wild and wonderful Walter Football. We are talking about must-draft players.
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0:21We're ready to go. Wild and wonderful Walter. 10 players you can't stop drafting.
0:24Ready to go. Yeah, can't wait to talk about this.
0:27I've done 133 best ball drafts and these are the five, my five that have drafted the most and your five.
0:32We're going to combine them together and tell you guys who to draft and who we can't stop drafting.
0:37It's going to be a great show. So I'm looking forward to it.
0:41Thanks for having me on, Joe. Thanks, man. I can't stop.
0:43I won't stop. And that's the bottom line because the counselor said so.
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2:03And some people like get upset with that. They're like, man, why are you plugging?
2:07Like, dude, that's how I make a living. It's like, or some people will DM me and they'll ask a question.
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2:24Just honestly, like here's the link. It's, you know, just pay the monthly, which it's a small monthly return.
2:29It's peanuts, right? That's how I make a living.
2:32Right. And they get upset. They're like, oh no, you have to like, well, how about you tell your boss that you're
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2:40Like nobody works for free. This is how we make our living.
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3:03How could you charge me for this? Well, go work for free that.
3:06I know. Yeah. Imagine going to a lawyer and being like, oh, you're not representing me for free.
3:11Like what is happening here? It's going to the dentist.
3:14You're not drilling my teeth for free. Like, you know, this is your, this is your job.
3:18This is what you do. Like, you know, if you didn't charge anyone, you'd be answering questions all day.
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3:29And just think about this, like the prize money you're going to win in your league is definitely worth a small amount.
3:35You're going to pay for this. Yeah, man, it's crazy.
3:37But again, most people are good though. I mean, we got a lot of loyal people, fans, listeners that they get 16
3:43rounds in the thousands, but I'm just grateful for them.
3:46But it's just to get those occasional people that just make me laugh.
3:49All right, let's, let's dive into it. We may have a special appearance today.
3:53We got maybe Connor might make an appearance. Are you ready?
3:55Walter for a Connor appearance today? I'm ready. My kids, I think we'll be ready.
3:59I, they, I showed them Connor from last time, last time he was on with me, they were so excited.
4:05They're four and three now. So they had a lot of fun.
4:08They're like, daddy, what are you talking to a sheep for?
4:10So they had a lot of fun. So I'm looking forward to it.
4:14All right. First guy here is a guy. I can't stop drafting Mike Washington.
4:17It goes without saying now, which leads us there wasn't much news today.
4:21We do want to talk about this. It might be a low ankle sprain.
4:24What'd you hear about genti low ankle sprain? He might, there's a chance he might not be available week one, which again, I still think catapults Mike Washington.
4:32And I think it's going to be more because when I, when the season before he was even drafted, I thought it'd
4:37be a genti show, but I knew they'd bring someone else in when they drafted Washington.
4:41I thought it'd be more like a 60 or 70, 30 now with all this high ankle sprain, I think we're going
4:47to be 60, 40, uh, Mike Washington, 40, 60, obviously genti when he comes back healthy, I can't stop drafting him.
4:53And he's coming off as early as round seven now, man.
4:55What are your thoughts on Mike Washington? Any word on genti?
4:58Yeah. I got around nine, uh, by the way, less than a draft.
5:02Um, so with genti, uh, we didn't know if it was a low ankle sprain or a high ankle sprain.
5:07That was the question. If it was a high ankle sprain, he'd be out for about six weeks, which take us to October.
5:13So that was going to be problematic for him.
5:15And that's what I thought, like when they said he couldn't put pressure on his foot, but it's sounding like it's more
5:21of a low ankle sprain, but they haven't really confirmed it yet.
5:24But if it's a low ankle sprain, there's a chance he's going to be available week one, even if he is though,
5:30like it's, it's going to be a limited snap count.
5:32Like they're not going to, feed this guy, the ball over and over again.
5:36So I think for the first two or three weeks of the season, you're going to see more Washington than you normally would have.
5:42And then maybe when genti is healthier, you're going to see it go back.
5:46But if Washington really impresses, then it's, it's going to be tough to not involve him.
5:50So he's one of the top handcuffs you can, you can own.
5:53And I like owning other people's handcuffs. I don't like owning my own handcuffs.
5:56Kind of like it's got your hedging, but it's not like a stock market.
6:00Like, you know, it's fantasy. You want the upside.
6:02It's you want all upside. So yeah, I want to get Washington as one of the top handcuffs.
6:07Yeah. I ended up passing up on Hampton and then I got Mike Washington as my main guy.
6:12So as my, my backup to Hampton so that if genti goes down, I got two running back once, you know, so
6:17like I said, hedge your bets kind of, I like it.
6:20So I can't stop drafting him. I had him in April.
6:23Everybody thought I was a superstar when genti, we thought that was more catastrophic.
6:27And yeah. So again, I still think they're going to work him in gingerly knowing that they're, that Mike Washington is capable.
6:32So I'm excited about that. Your next guy, your guy here, you can't stop drafting.
6:36This is your guy. Let me make a note here.
6:39Cause I have no stock and mind you, I do like him.
6:42I just don't think he's got as high of a ceiling as Mike Washington.
6:46Let me put Walter's guy here, Blake Corum. I think again, I'm getting the same vibe as you are in a sense
6:51that I'm fading Kyron Williams, because I think that this guy could be a factor thoughts on why you love Blake Corum so much.
6:57Because with Blake Corum, you're getting a high floor and a high ceiling, I think.
7:01So with the high floor, he's going like around round eight, which I think is crazy because Kyron Williams is going around three and maybe sometimes around two.
7:09And like last year it was almost 50, 50.
7:11It's probably like 55, 45. And this, this off season, like throughout the whole training camp process, Sean McVay was saying that Corum's going to be more involved.
7:18You might think, ah, coaches, they BS all the time.
7:21Actually there's a, there's an X handle that tracks the truthfulness of all coaches.
7:24Sean McVay is one of the most truthful coaches, like 75%.
7:27So if he says something, it's usually going to happen.
7:30And if it's going to involve Corum more, what if it's 50, 50?
7:33What if, what if if Corum is now 53, 47, then you get, you get more upside where, you know, like with
7:39Williams drafting round three, I think Corum should be like six, six or six to 12 picks below that.
7:44But if he's getting more action, then he should be drafted before, before Kyron Williams.
7:48And also what if Kyron Williams gets hurt? Same thing with, with white Mike Washington, if Jenty goes down, if Williams went
7:53down today, Corum would be a third round pick.
7:56And so that's the ceiling you're getting with him.
7:58And like I said, the floor, like if he's just, if he does what he did last year, like there's no, no,
8:04no more, um, like no further touches for him.
8:06He's going to produce on the eighth round level in which you're getting him.
8:10So you're getting, you're getting the foundation and then you're getting a ceiling with him.
8:13And it's so rare to get someone like that in the middle rounds.
8:17Yeah. I mean, again, I, we saw like every year he keeps kind of elevating Blake Corum.
8:21So I think he's getting more and more volume.
8:24Um, so yeah, I'm ready to get into number eight here, but I, we've got Connor in the studio.
8:28I went and just, you know, he was in there with breaking Brad.
8:32He's got a bonus player that he can't stop drafting.
8:34So we're going to put him on. Are you interested to talk to Connor today?
8:38Everybody? Yeah. Yeah. I can't wait to talk to Connor, but I have a feeling I know who it's going to be.
8:44We did a draft on my channel. That's like, you knew who I was going to draft.
8:48I know Connor's probably taking right now. All right.
8:51So I'm going to, I'm going to queue up his player here on look who it is.
8:55You guys can see it there and we're going to put him on.
8:58I'm going to get off the camera here and get him on the camera here.
9:02And it's a player. He can't stop drafting. Oh, he's coming on.
9:05He's coming on really slow here. It looks like it's a buildup.
9:09It's like a threat. It's threatening like almost Connor.
9:11You have no words to say, I guess the prompt below, I guess the ticker we've got going there on the bottom,
9:17you know, the CMC is obviously the player. He's not really saying much here.
9:20Um, I don't know what's, what's going on. Maybe you should start the conversation with him.
9:24Maybe he's waiting for you, Walter. Okay. So, uh, who are you drafting?
9:28I mean, I see CMC. Shut up. Shut up.
9:30I don't want to hear nothing from you and the counselor.
9:33I love CMC and I can't stop drafting him.
9:35So if both of you shut up right now and let me take the stage.
9:39CMC is so sexy. I mean, I mean, he's so nice and he's such a good player and he's so talented and he finished on top last year.
9:46So me, like everybody else in the industry of drafting CMC, because we love CMC and we love the photo shoot from
9:52years ago where his shirt was, I mean, we love last year stats.
9:55So Connor, I mean, we, Walter, I don't know what to say here.
9:59I mean, this guy is insinuating thing. I don't know him.
10:01He's just a fan of CMC, I guess. Yeah.
10:04Well, you guys moved to Florida. Maybe Connor should have gone to San Francisco.
10:07Shut up. Oh, you guys shut up. You're bigots.
10:10Connor, Connor. Are you, are you worried about the tightness at all?
10:13Like most carries the NFL last year? What are you thinking here with the CMC?
10:17His buns? I mean, his ball. I mean, he is so fine.
10:20I mean, I love CMC. That is all. All right.
10:22So it seems like he is more into CMC's looks than he is into his actual fact that he's going to bust this year.
10:29So anyways, that's my thoughts on Connor. He's really into CMC.
10:31This is not a player that we're drafting at all, but it seems like Connor's really into CMC's similar to everybody else
10:37in the industry is on the same page with Connor because I haven't heard anybody say don't draft.
10:42Again, aside from me and maybe you, again, we're not just trying to be different.
10:46We're looking at all the variables here that CMC, you know, they're over 30 years old, was already dealing with tightness, just
10:51multiple weeks, just returned to practice recently off a pinnacle year, one year on one year off the acquisition of Kalen Black
10:57and the 49ers are just cursed with injuries. There's so many red flags hinting do not draft CMC, man.
11:02I don't see it. I think people are afraid of being wrong or they can't think outside the box.
11:07It's one of the two, maybe both. And like, I don't see how you draft CMC in the first round.
11:12And when I said that he wasn't practicing with the tightness, I'm like, I'm not drafting him the first three rounds.
11:17Now that he's back in practice, like if I'm in a league, it's never going to happen.
11:22If I'm in a league where everyone hates him just as much as we do and he's there in like the third
11:28round, like fine, just take a shot at him.
11:30You can't take him in the first round. Like you're going to lose your league because of that.
11:35Yeah, man, I'm not in, but Connor, we had to have him trying to, he kept saying, I want to get on the show.
11:41I, there's a player I can't stop drafting and thinking about.
11:44So I had to get him on. All right.
11:46Don't be weak. Draft Kenny and Sadiq. I can't stop drafting this guy.
11:49I did him. You know, I did the pick last night in our draft when I was on your, your YouTube channel,
11:55by the way, if you're not following Walter football, go to his YouTube channel.
11:59He's also got a YouTube channel doing great stuff there.
12:01If you guys like that late night before, um, before bed draft, go watch, go watch him.
12:06He's on every, are you on every night? Aren't you?
12:08Yeah. Every week night when there's not football games.
12:10So like it's actually like once your, your live stream ends, like we go live like 20 or 30 minutes later.
12:16So you can watch both. Yeah. Yeah. Sadiq. Again, I'm just banking on talent here.
12:20And the way I look at it is I can get this guy around nine, 10, 11, 12, you know, in your league, people will sleep on him.
12:27He's just so far down the rankings. He's so talented, high draft capital guy.
12:31I don't like the jets, but again, last year, I keep going to this example, Brock Bowers was being drafted in the
12:36second round and Gino Smith was throwing the ball.
12:39So why wouldn't I get this guy in the 10th, 11th, 12th round with Gino Smith throwing the ball?
12:44Right. It's just, that's how I'm looking at it.
12:46Logically. It's just a discount for such an amazing talent player, upside guide.
12:49I've nailed guys like, you know, picks like Warren and, and Laporta in the past.
12:53I'm not saying he's going to be that good, but there's something here.
12:56Walter was Sadiq. Don't be weak draft Sadiq is my thoughts.
12:59Yeah. It's, it's, uh, it, we see a trend here with the tight ends, like they've evolved.
13:04Um, it used to be like, Oh, you could never draft the first round tight end.
13:08That was the mantra, but like we saw Laporta, as you said, we saw Bowers after that.
13:12And last year we saw Loveland and Warren, like, this is a trend.
13:16He's an athletic freak, you know? Uh, and, and I think that he's a great guy to draft in the late rounds.
13:21I think about like the, the weapons that Gino Smith has, like, yeah, there's Garrett Wilson.
13:25He's the one, but then after that, like who do they have?
13:29They have a bunch of guys who can contribute, like Adonai Mitchell is going to catch a deep pass here and there.
13:34Omar Cooper, the other first round pick, he's struggling to win a job.
13:38Like it's going to be Isaiah Williams, uh, playing in the slot.
13:41So that that's great news for Sadiq because Cooper and Sadiq, we're going to occupy the same part of the field.
13:46And if Omar Cooper looked great in training camp, for example, then, you know, you might be a little bit lower on
13:52Sadiq, but he's not, he's really struggling. And so someone's going to have to occupy the middle of the field.
13:57It's going to be Sadiq. Uh, you know, he's dealing with a sports hernia right now, but it sounds like he's gonna be ready week one.
14:04So it's nothing to worry about there. He's, he's a, one of the, there's a few good, really good tight ends.
14:09You could draft late. And that's why I'm waiting on tight ends.
14:12Don't be weak draft Kenyan Sadiq. There you go.
14:15Okay. Your next guy, which I like as well.
14:17And I ended up sniping them from you in the draft yesterday.
14:20Um, you know, I picked them off is a Zachariah branch thoughts on him.
14:24Yeah. Zachari branch is so explosive. Talk about offenses that don't have anything beyond the one.
14:28Like, yeah, there there's Kyle Pitts and there's Drake London.
14:30And then after that, they have nothing. They have a Lama, I Zakiya's they have Jahan Dotson.
14:35Like these guys are proven bums. They've never done anything.
14:37Zucchini. Zucchini. Yeah. Like if you're a fan of zucchini, sure.
14:40You know, this don't draft him though. Uh, branch is so explosive.
14:43He's like Zay flowers. He can go the distance anytime touches the ball.
14:47Like in the preseason, they were trying to like manufacture touches to him.
14:50He made it, he made a really nice catch, like 18 yards down the sideline.
14:54And then the next play, they gave him the ball in the flat, try to make him, you know, try to have
15:00him like go like, like just be a spark plug and go like 40 yards.
15:03Uh, he was tackled, but like, there was no blocking.
15:06They, they were playing their, their backup offensive line.
15:08So, uh, they, they, they know what they have in branch like, and, and he's so exposed.
15:13So I think like, as the year goes on, he's going to get more and more involved.
15:17Uh, I hate the quarterback situation with Tua, but it sounds like Michael Penix is going to be back and like Penix
15:23is not good either, but at least like his brain isn't scrambled.
15:26So, so, you know, he, Drake London played well with him last year.
15:29And I think branch is going to have a good year as well.
15:33Yeah, man. It's all about value. And again, he's the wide receiver two on the team the way I see it right now.
15:39Um, yeah. Anyway, I like him. I like the value.
15:41And you know, like I said, we, we got T Higgins coming off round three.
15:45He's a wide receiver too. Why wouldn't you go branch?
15:48I mean, just, that's how I look at it logically because I can get better talent earlier on.
15:52I don't want to waste it on two. All right.
15:55Another guy I can't stop drafting. And again, I sound like a broken record.
15:58Again, we talked about this before the show. I'm like, I keep talking about a certain guy and that's the thing.
16:04I stick to certain guys. And if they, you know, 10 of my guys, I talk about all the time, let's say,
16:10you know, one of them falls and it does everyone just picks on that pick, right?
16:14They're like, Oh, you were wrong on that guy.
16:16Like it's just that one guy. Right. But Emika, I think is just going to be that guy, man.
16:21I just, I think he's going to be great.
16:23And again, we've got this toe thing happening. I'm just not concerned about the toe.
16:27I know those injuries can linger and stuff like that, but it happened weeks ago.
16:31He'll be ready, man. I'm not, I'm not concerned.
16:33Like, I don't think they are concerned because I haven't seen them bring anybody else in or hint at bringing anyone else in.
16:39I haven't heard any news about, Oh, you know, the Buccaneers are bringing in, I don't know whoever.
16:44Right. Like I think he now was even a free agent when this happened.
16:48Like they didn't bring him in. They believe in this guy.
16:50They got rid of Mike Evans. They wouldn't have got my rid of Mike Evans if they didn't believe in this guy.
16:56So, and I'm not sold on Godwin. I'm just not, everyone keeps saying Godwin is phenomenal.
17:00And I get hate in the comments about this.
17:03Emika is the guy I'm all in man. Round three, Walter.
17:05Yeah. Okay. Like people are drafting Godwin. He's, he's looking million years old.
17:09Like, like what are we doing here? Right. He's a solid second possession guy and is number two, but Emika Egbuka is, is the number one there.
17:16And you said like, they could have signed Keenan Allen.
17:18They could have traded for Keyshawn Butte. Like the, the Texans gave up nothing for Butte.
17:22Like if the Buccaneers really wanted him, they could have given him the Patriots like a fifth or a sixth and they
17:28could have gotten Butte if there were any concerns about Ibuka and there, I don't think there should be, you know, maybe
17:34like there's a chance he misses week one, you know, with this, this toe injury, but because Todd Bowles, their coach said,
17:40we don't know if he's going to play or not, but you know, you're going to have him week two, week three onward.
17:45He's going to be great for you. And the fact that people know about this injury is going later.
17:50I've seen him go around five sometimes, you know, like we say is a ADP is round three.
17:55Like he, I saw him go five Oh one or five Oh two in a couple of drafts.
18:00So you're getting him a great value. Now you're like, you can, you can get like a Javante Williams or a Brees
18:05Hall or someone else in round three, and then he can get a book around four and just build your team that way.
18:11So yeah, great, great value with where he's going now.
18:14The egg man. All right. Your next guy here, which I loved, you know, about a month ago and then it's came
18:20on scatterboat, but then they just added Najee Harris.
18:22I'm a little concerned about the Najee Harris acquisition.
18:24Cause I think he's capable. He can be a workhorse running back.
18:27Mind you, I think he sucks. There's a ton of times where, you know, I saw him like just never able to
18:33accelerate to a second level or just always run into piles and he looks sluggish.
18:37And we had the injury last year. Obviously he's a depth piece for sure.
18:41Because again, you talked about, you know, dark getting smoked with the bass, Tracy, a bad pass pro.
18:45But I mean, there could be something here, right?
18:48Yeah. Oh, I love scataboo. I mean, he does everything.
18:50Like candles, the workload, he catches passes, he blocks really well against the goal line carry.
18:54So like, you know, before Harris, I thought he was a no brainer.
18:58I still think he's a no brainer though. Like I'm not concerned about Najee Harris for scataboo.
19:02I'm concerned about for, for Tyron Tracy. Like if you have any like dynasty stuff with Tyron Tracy, I think he's going
19:08to be cut or traded based on how they've functioned this, this, this off season.
19:12So if you look at what happened in the preseason game, you saw Tracy play and you saw singletary play in the second game.
19:18We didn't see scataboo at all. So they, they clearly value scataboo.
19:21It's just like when, when teams rest players, they know, you know, they value him now they didn't play Harris either.
19:26So that, that to me says it's going to be scataboo and then Harris and then singletary.
19:31And I think they wanted Harris just in case scataboo gets hurt.
19:34Cause if scataboo gets hurt, you're going to see what you saw in the preseason with Tracy, he got blown up in
19:39pass protection and dart had to go in the blue medical tent, which, you know, dart was complaining about afterward just cause he goes there.
19:46Like I think it was like 40% of the time he goes to the medical tent.
19:50It's pretty crazy. So you need a good backup who can pass protect because scataboo is coming off the injury.
19:55So that that's the only downside with him here that he might like just aggravate the injury.
20:00But the fact that he was doing backflips, you know, I think he's, I think he's a hundred percent.
20:05So I, I, I, I love scataboo. I'm still drafting him.
20:07Not, not afraid of Harris. He's, he's the backup.
20:10Uh, and, uh, Tracy's the one who needs to worry about his job.
20:13All right. Number four here. I'm going to keep talking about him.
20:16I'm going to keep screaming his name. And as soon as he gets a touchdown week one, I'll be like, okay, yeah.
20:22Jadarian price. And what I look at when I see Jadarian price, some people see like, oh, okay.
20:27Rookie, whatever. And cause he's lower on the rankings outside the top 20 is coming off round five and all that.
20:32They kind of discount him. They're like, oh, you know, it's just a, it's just a fifth round guy, but this guy could finish top five, top 10.
20:39If just given the volume Shabernet, they always talk about him being ready and all that.
20:43But then I hear he might not even be ready until November.
20:46I'm hearing multiple reports drafted in the first round.
20:49He can do it all. And we were talking about this before the show, they arrested him.
20:53Like he's not even going to play in preseason, which means they believe him.
20:57I would have liked to see a couple of reps, but they saw what happened with his counterpart from Notre Dame, which
21:02you're by a love getting banged up a little bit in the preseason.
21:06We saw it with Gentian training. So they know what they've gotten price, you know?
21:10And I think for fantasy football, no pun intended, the price is right, man.
21:13Like what a value for an RB one, honestly.
21:16Yeah. I did a draft last night. I got him at five 12.
21:19I couldn't believe it. And like after the news that they said, they're not going to play him at all in the preseason, like that's huge.
21:26You know, like I I'm like you, I want to see my guy look good in the preseason, but like, it just
21:31speaks volumes that they don't want this guy to get hurt.
21:34And people are like, oh, what about George Helani?
21:37Like you hear like news like, oh, maybe Helani's going to steal carries.
21:40Helani had like 20 calories in the first preseason game.
21:43They clearly don't value him at nearly as much as price.
21:45They know what they have in him. He's a mega talent.
21:48I've warmed up to him a lot. Like earlier in the summer, I'm like, oh, like, what are they going to give him to carries, you know?
21:55But yeah, they they they know what they have in him.
21:58He's he's he's great. He was the second best running back prospect in this past draft.
22:02And yeah, he's going to get all the workload.
22:04Yeah, maybe Charbonnet comes back, but he's going to 20 CL like they're not going to give him that much work because of his knee injury.
22:11Like he might aggravate the knee. So even when he comes back, it's still the price is still going to be the main guy.
22:17It blows my mind how they talk about these players like George Helani, who was undrafted out of Boise State.
22:23His rookie year averaged what? Three three point three yards per carry zero touchdowns ran for three attempts, three attempts for 10
22:28yards last year, you know, averaged three point three yards per carry again, one touchdown, 22 attempts.
22:33Like if they believed in George Helani, they would have ran him in 2024.
22:36They did. They did not do that. And everyone's like, oh, you know, like he's going to be the man.
22:41But like, dude, undrafted guy. Like, I don't know what you know, it doesn't make sense how they're so scared of people
22:47that have just got years to wow us. We're not wowed yet.
22:50They invest a first round picking a guy. They're just going to sit Jadarian price for George Helani.
22:55It doesn't make any sense, man. Doesn't no, not at all.
22:58I like Helani is the backup. That's all he is.
23:00And if they didn't like him, like I said before, they wouldn't have given him 15 carries in the preseason game.
23:06And the first one, like the fact that they're not giving price any work in the preseason, like that just shows how much they trust him right now.
23:13Oh yeah. He's, he's going to be good, man.
23:15Your next guy who I'll also love, um, I just think the value is great for a workhorse is, is Javante.
23:21Why, why the man crush? Why the Connor crush Connor, you know, Connor to CMC, you know, I like Javante just as much.
23:27What are your thoughts? Oh, those, those workup videos.
23:29Javante Williams. Uh, he is the guy in Dallas.
23:31Like, like people are like, Oh, who else is going to carry the ball?
23:35Like I saw some people like, Oh, should I draft Jaden blue late?
23:38Like Jaden blue Malik Davis is, is the RB two and he's not good.
23:42Any good. He's like the George Helani there. Um, Javante Williams, uh, was, you know, once upon a time, a great, uh, prospect coming out of school.
23:49And then he had a, you know, he had a really good, uh, rookie year before he got hurt and then he
23:55tours ACL and he was never the same. And then like, he's kind of misused by Sean Payton for some reason.
24:00And then he got to Dallas last year and he looked phenomenal.
24:03Uh, he was like his old self. And now like, I don't know why people are hesitating on him.
24:08Like he should be drafted in the mid second round, like along with the guys, like, you know, like the, in the
24:14Saquon Barkley range, Devon H and range, like that's where he should be going.
24:17And yet you're getting a great discount on him.
24:20I sometimes see him drop to round four. I'm like, okay, let me just scoop him up here.
24:24You know? Uh, so, uh, yeah, I, I, John through Williams, he's going to carry the full workload in a highly explosive offense.
24:30And don't forget Dallas, they improved their defense this year.
24:33They added for Sean Gary and some other players, uh, Caleb downs in the draft.
24:37Like this defense is not going to be nearly as bad as it was last year.
24:41And that means they're going to have more opportunities for Williams to carry the ball in the fourth, in the fourth quarter.
24:47So he should have an even better season than he did last year.
24:50People are scared of, of, um, blue Jaden blue was a fifth round pick.
24:54I'm not concerned about that. There's no value there.
24:56I think Willie Davis is the guy that you, if you want to handcuff Davis is the guy, I don't even want Davis, but still.
25:02Yeah. I think there's no competition there. Malik, yeah.
25:05Malik Davis was, I think he was an undrafted guy as well, but he's done nothing in the past three years as well.
25:11Like combined, he had 20, 30, 38 attempts in 2022, zero attempts in 2023 and 52 last year was, was Malik Davis.
25:16So I had a Florida three seasons, undrafted guy, 27 done nothing.
25:19It's, it's going to be the Javante show. Yeah.
25:22They paid him. They're, they're going to run him.
25:24All right. Uh, two more guys here again, make sure you guys do grab the 16 round draft.
25:29So we should have linked it below. Uh, the last one is one of the safest picks is you've, you put them on here.
25:35You can't stop drafting them. And then we'll get to my guy right here who I absolutely love.
25:40Again, make sure you guys grab 16 rounds. I've linked it below.
25:43Uh, my next guy here again, I'm going to keep talking about him.
25:46I don't care if I sound like a broken record.
25:49I love him. Is Omari and Hampton. I've said it before.
25:51I would not be surprised if this guy beats, you know, by Jan and Jameer Gibson fantasy points.
25:56I would, it would not surprise me. I would be like, Oh wow.
25:59You know, but yet it would surprise everybody else in the industry because this guy's ranked, you know, pretty much outside the
26:05top 10, give or take, like he's kind of coming off early seconds sometimes, which is crazy.
26:10Love the talent. I take him over any wide receiver in round one, Omari and Hampton just love the talent.
26:15And he's so talented because he could do it all.
26:17He's the most complete back in the NFL. Everyone's kind of afraid of that injury last year, which wasn't catastrophic.
26:22You know, it's so funny how they're afraid of the Omari and Hampton injury one time was the ankle thing.
26:28Right. Yet they're not afraid of like Christian McCaffrey, like busting and getting injured three out of the last six years.
26:33Nobody's afraid of that, but they're afraid of Omari and Hampton for some weird reason.
26:37Like the guy's younger, the guy's more talented. The guy's a stud, the guy's in a, in a great offense where they
26:43actually have receivers that are going to play and not worry about injuries in a better quarterback and a better situation with a better offensive coordinator.
26:49Like, but they're afraid of Omari and Hampton, but they, they're, they don't mind drafting CMC that that's the sheet mentality.
26:55That's Connor right there for you. Yeah. Jonathan Taylor as well.
26:58Like he he's, he's missed a lot of time too.
27:00And people are still drafting him in the first round off the pinnacle year.
27:04It's like, I don't, I don't understand this mentality.
27:06The Hampton is going around too. Like he's consistently going like two Oh three, two Oh four.
27:11So you can get, you can get your James cook and then a Marin Hampton and start your draft that way.
27:16I think that's a phenomenal way to do it.
27:18He said complete back. He does everything. He's, he can handle the four workload.
27:22He can catch passes. I think he's going to catch about 60 passes this year.
27:26He's going to get the goal line work. He can pass protect while he's not going to come off the field.
27:31You know, keep these all the Keaton Mitchell, blah, blah.
27:34He's 190 pounds. He's not going to do much.
27:36He's going to get like six, seven touches a game by now is going to get one touch a game.
27:41And so there you have the Mike McDaniel saying he's going to use all of his backs.
27:46That's how he's going to do it. Mike McDaniels, a genius when it comes to running backs.
27:50Don't forget one year, he had Raheem Mostert, uh, rush for like what?
27:5317 touchdowns. Uh, and then he had the Von H and in his, in his great seasons in Miami.
27:58Like if he could do that with those guys, uh, Hampton's a first round pick, like unlike, unlike those players, he most was a journeyman.
28:05Like before he got to Miami and played with Mike McDaniel and he had a good season San Francisco with him as
28:10well before that, like he was just, he was just a bum.
28:14He was just barely on the, on, on a roster and McDaniel got him to 17 touchdowns.
28:18Like imagine what he's going to do with the first round pick.
28:21I'm excited to draft Hampton, especially in the second round.
28:24All right. Your next guy. And I think one of the safest guys is James cook round one, ADP, great offense, no competition.
28:30There's not much else to say. He's great talent rushing leader last year.
28:33Yeah. I know what goes up must come down.
28:35Maybe his rushing yards come down a bit, but barring any injury, like this guy is the alpha dog, man.
28:40No question. Yeah. Alpha dog and a great offense that there's no threat to him.
28:44There's no Ray Davis is not stealing anything from him.
28:47He's getting the goal line carries he's and there's talk that he might get more receptions this year.
28:52So that's, that's good for PPR. So he gets like 40, instead of like 33, he gets like 42, 43 receptions.
28:57That's, that's even better. So, you know, I could go higher, uh, than, than, than he was last year.
29:02Um, there's no reason not to draft him. Uh, I would draft them right now.
29:06Number four overall. Uh, I don't, I don't get why he's falling to like late, uh, late, late first round.
29:11Uh, in that draft I mentioned last night, uh, I got a cook at one 10 and I got Hampton at two or three.
29:17So I was just in love with that start.
29:19So yeah, James cook. Uh, if you're not drafting for a second or third that he should be your pick in the first round.
29:26Can't stop drafting these guys. I'd bring Connor back here, but it looks like he's out arguing with breaking Brad in the back.
29:32Um, so he's out for the day. What do you think of Connor though?
29:35What very rude? Like, you know, we get, he was quiet and then you start talking and then he shuts you up.
29:41That's a rude, that's a rude personnel here. Rude staff.
29:44Yeah. You know what? I, I, my kids liked Washington last time, but, uh, when they hear him say, shut up to
29:49me, to me, their dad, you know, they're going to be like, this, this, this, this sheep is not very nice.
29:55Daddy. Why, why is he so mean? Like I can already tell, I can already hear my daughter saying that.
30:00So yeah, he needs, he needs to tone it down.
30:02I know that he loves those CMC videos, but you know, just, just simmer down a little bit.
30:07You know, it's funny every year he gets more and more disgruntled and bitter because I remember years ago, he just came
30:13in, he was a fresh face to the channel and he was very nice on the show, but now all of a
30:18sudden he's, he's gotten a little bit rude now.
30:21I guess he's maybe getting upset and he's being a little passive aggressive because he knows his picks aren't really working out.
30:26And he's like, ah, you know, these guys are kind of right.
30:30And I'm sticking to my, at least I give him guts.
30:32He's sticking with his guys. Right. That's true. Uh, I think he's getting comfortable with his job though.
30:37Like he moved down with you in Florida. He knows he's not going to get fired anytime soon.
30:42You know, I think you got to reprimand him and then maybe he'll calm down.
30:46We're going to send him to HR right now and maybe we could, you know, discipline him a little bit.
30:51That's for sure. But yeah, he's already thinking about retirement already.
30:54So maybe we should retire him a little early.
30:56Yeah. Got to go out to San Francisco for his retirement.
30:59All right, man. Well, we're getting some flowers in it here, like the song actually.
31:03Anyways. Yeah. So we'll talk soon. Anyway, guys, subscribe, thumbs up, go grab 16 rounds.
31:07Do not drive without it. Um, yeah, that's all we got Walter.
31:10That's it. It's a good episode. That's those are the guys you have to draft.
31:13Uh, if you draft these guys, you will win your league.
31:16Uh, so yeah, uh, just, just, just keep following us.
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31:24So yeah, let's, let's, let's nail these drafts. All right, guys, have a good day.
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