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3 Players you NEED to AVOID to Win!

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5 min
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Jul 6, 2026
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Mon, July 6, 2026
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Christian McCaffreyGeorge Pickens
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Christian McCaffrey

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Do not draft Christian McCaffrey at all costs. He is 30 years old, coming off a pinnacle year with 416 points and 17 all-purpose touchdowns that will be hard to duplicate, and has been injured 3 out of his last 6 years, making him a coin flip.

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George Pickens

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George Pickens will not duplicate his career year of 1,400 receiving yards, especially with a healthy CeeDee Lamb. A Round 2-3 pick on inflated value from last year will lose your league unless Lamb gets injured.

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Episode Transcript

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0:003 Massive Name Players you NEED to Stay Away From Like The Plague You NEED to AVOID them to Save Your Entire
0:06Season I'm going to tell you guys who they are in this short concise video If you're new to the channel, smash
0:12it, tap it, hype it, swipe it, interact with this video guys It really helps the channel, I appreciate it And grab
0:1916 rounds, I've linked it below Sleepers, Breakouts, Full Mock Drafts, all the answers to the test that is your draft I'm
0:25going to give it to you guys so you guys win So grab 16 Rounds, I've linked it below You will win
0:31your leagues, do not draft without it, okay? 3 Players, Quick Concise Video A lot of people are drafting these guys A
0:37lot of people are hiring these guys And I'm telling you, heed my warning Do not draft them, do not draft them
0:44Do not draft them I cannot say enough, just 3 players Now if you listen to this channel regularly You probably know
0:50who they are Because I talk a lot about them Oh my god, already I know who it is at CMC Yes,
0:56the first one is Christian McCaffrey Do not draft, why?
0:59He's 30 years old Oh Joe, that's fine, Derrick Henry Derrick Henry is special talent CMC has shown injuries year after year
1:05So you need to avoid Christian McCaffrey At all costs, he's 30 years old Number 2, coming off a pinnacle year 416
1:11points 17 all-purpose touchdowns or whatever he had Very hard to duplicate Okay?
1:153, the guy was injured 3 out of his last 6 years 3 out of his last 6 years He completely busted
1:21Means that's a coin flip Now the years before I think 2 or 3 years before that Had a couple decent years
1:28Okay, I'll give him that But Not consistent That's huge Okay?
1:31We already know The team has talked about Lightning is low this year Alright?
1:35So do not draft Christian McCaffrey Avoid at all costs Don't do it Save your season Alright?
1:40Number 2 Alright Is George Pickens Now George Pickens Had himself the career year of his life He's not going to duplicate
1:461400 receiving yards Especially with a healthy CD Lamb there He's not going to do it So what I'm telling you guys
1:52A round 2 to round 3 pick Which is ludicrous For George Pickens Will lose your league I don't trust Unless CD
1:58Lamb gets hurt Then Okay George Pickens looks smart That pick The George Pickens pick That's like a tongue twister Right?
2:04Peter Piper Pickle Whatever You know what I mean Right?
2:07Pickens pick Is going to be A waste of a pick In the second round If CD Lamb does not get hurt Alright?
2:14It's a waste of a pick You're drafting him on an inflated value Of last year He finished 5 last year Now
2:20he's top 10 all of a sudden Because of last year Knowing full well That CD Lamb could finish The entire full
2:26season this year And CD Lamb is the alpha dog Wide receiver 1 When I can get Emika Egibuka After George Pickens
2:32Don't do it Guys Don't do it Don't fall for the trap You don't want to be One of those people Right?
2:38That drafts a wide receiver 2 In round 1 Alright?
2:41Let's not do that Now I have a ton of other players To avoid If you want to know All my players
2:48to avoid Make sure you guys do grab The 16 Rounds draft So you should have linked it below For all my
2:54Optimal players The players to actually draft Okay? So anyway I wanted to share that with you guys If you want all the answers Cheat sheets there Right?
3:02The last one Do not draft Do not draft I repeat Do not draft And he peaks At 110 targets Do you
3:08want a guy That peaks at 110 targets When Emika Egibuka Who didn't have the greatest season Who was just getting integrated
3:14With Mike Evans there Had 127 targets He's coming up After this guy The guy is T.
3:19Higgins Don't do it Peaks at 110 targets Is the wide receiver 2 Coming off way too inflated Don't do it You're
3:25going to lose your league Why would you do something That's going to help you Lose your league?
3:30Okay? Bonus tip here for you If you are drafting Make sure you go Running back In round 1 You shouldn't be
3:37drafting Wide receiver anyway In the first couple rounds Round 1, 2 Maybe round 3 If Emika is there That's a nice solid one Right?
3:44But you guys want to Think outside the box Be smart Be sharp Okay?
3:48Today I was really busy Had a lot of family stuff Had to wish my family A farewell They were visiting here
3:54From Australia Had to send them back To the airport So I'm just doing Some family stuff I'm in the middle of
4:00a move Heading down to South Florida A lot going on here A lot going on So I'm going to keep you
4:06guys In the loop Follow on Instagram To follow the story About what's going on The personal life of the counselor I
4:13don't share too much Personal stuff But I may do that there Grab 16 Rounds guys A lot of stuff going on
4:19So I'm going to keep This video short Concise Looking to get Jimmy back on Tim back on Looking to get back
4:25Walter football Lots of big things coming Want to do a quick video Here for you Subscribe Thumbs up Have a good
4:31day And don't draft these guys Alright? Have a good day I'm out

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