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11 min
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Aug 11, 2026
Published
Tue, August 11, 2026
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Alec PierceCarnell TateJonathon BrooksLadd McConkeyMalik NabersTyler Warren
Player analysis

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Alec Pierce

NegativeInjury8:42

Alec Pierce continues to be sidelined with an ankle injury despite previous reports suggesting he would return weeks ago. The source expresses skepticism about his talent, labeling him overrated and a waste of money.

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Carnell Tate

PositiveBreakout2:36

Carnell Tate is the most polished receiver from his draft class and is currently dominating training camp, running full route trees and showing explosive playmaking ability. He recently recorded three touchdowns against top cornerbacks in practice. His ADP is rising from round five toward round four as drafters look for reliable wide receivers in robust RB builds.

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Jonathon Brooks

PositiveBreakout11:42

Jonathan Brooks is receiving high praise from head coach Dave Canales, who notes that his jump cuts and strength have returned. With little competition in the Panthers' backfield, Brooks has significant upside as an impact player in round seven or eight.

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Ladd McConkey

PositiveValue5:29

Ladd McConkey is a PPR monster candidate who is slated as the WR1 in the Mike McDaniel offense. With Keenan Allen not re-signed, over 110 targets are available. His ADP is rising into the late second round, but he remains a preferred target over Justin Jefferson due to quarterback concerns with Kyler Murray.

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Malik Nabers

NegativeBust14:07

Despite reports that Malik Nabers might play week one, the source is skeptical due to the risk of re-injury at full game speed following his knee surgery. The team's acquisition of other receivers like Odell Beckham Jr. suggests they are hedging against his availability, leading the source to label him a potential bust at his round three ADP.

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Tyler Warren

NegativeProjection8:39

Tyler Warren's stock is rising as he is expected to be a primary target in his offense. Despite a round four ADP, he is viewed as a more secure option than teammates Josh Downs or Alec Pierce, though there is some historical concern regarding second-year tight end production.

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Episode Transcript

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0:00Five players whose stocks continue to rise in Fantasy Football and their talent continues to shine in training camp.
0:05I'm going to share these five players with you.
0:08I'm excited to dive in. Back in the backyard here, and I've kind of angled it in such a way where I
0:14can have my peripheral vision catch any alligators that may be coming on in.
0:18So someone's mentioned that in the comments. I'm like, hey, that's a smart idea.
0:22Never leave your back completely open to any water in South Florida.
0:26I can see with the camera, but you've got to play it safe, okay?
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0:40We're bringing Walter Football back tomorrow. He's got amazing insight.
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1:53Hype it. Let's dive in. All right? First player whose stock is rising.
1:56Let's dive right in here. Is Carnell Tate. Here's what I'm reading right now at a training camp for Carnell Tate.
2:02He's running full route trees, which is phenomenal for a rookie.
2:05That's awesome stuff. Apparently, he's explosive. He's one of the – actually the most explosive wide receiver.
2:10Not a surprise considering the talent around him. But I'm really excited about Carnell Tate.
2:15I ended up drafting him in one of my high-stakes leagues back in April.
2:19So I'm all in on Carnell Tate. Running those full route trees, looking explosive.
2:22This past Sunday, absolutely dominated camp. I got him here getting three touchdowns against all three top corners.
2:28That is phenomenal. All I keep seeing is highlight reels from Carnell Tate making these phenomenal catches and amazing news at a training camp.
2:34So, listen, I'm excited. I'm over the moon excited about Carnell Tate because he could really be special.
2:40He's by far the most polished receiver out of this draft.
2:43There's other guys that are making splashes, guys like Jordan Tyson as well.
2:46If you're kind of debating on who to draft between those two, I laid out in 16 rounds.
2:51I think they're both great options. So make sure you guys do get that.
2:55But Carnell Tate's a guy whose stock continues to rise.
2:58Now his ADP has gone up slightly, but he's typically coming off round five.
3:02Depending on your league, I would not be surprised if he comes off round four.
3:06Like, it doesn't shock me because here's the deal, right?
3:09A lot of people are going to be going with the robust RB strategy.
3:13Not just 16-rounders, just people in general. And they're going to want a wide receiver that's going to get it done.
3:19And I think Carnell Tate is going to be a guy that's going to get it done.
3:24So that's why his stock continues to rise and he continues to dazzle in training camp, okay?
3:29Number two, player number two who is stocks rising is Ladd McConkie.
3:32Now, as I was doing my 16 rounds update, drafting from the 12th spot, I ran a simulation where I drafted from
3:39the 12th spot, got my running back, and then I came back and I went another running back.
3:44When it swung back around a 12th person league to the third round, Ladd McConkie was gone.
3:49So Ladd McConkie actually came off in the late second round.
3:52This was a guy that we were easily comfortably getting in the third round.
3:56And now there's a chance, if you don't get him with the second pick now, if you're drafting 11th, 12th, like, do you know what I'm saying?
4:03Like, if you're drafting later, you're probably not going to end up with Ladd McConkie.
4:08His ADP continues to rise. Apparently, he was saying, Ladd was saying that adding Mike McDaniel is going to allow for more explosive plays.
4:14Another thing that I like about Ladd McConkie now is that they didn't re-sign Keenan Allen.
4:19This was something we were talking about in the offseason, how they don't want, they want to focus on their young guys.
4:25So the fact that they did not sign Keenan Allen, that's 110 plus targets that are now freed up for Ladd and
4:31other people like Trey Harris, who I like as a sleeper.
4:34So Ladd McConkie, I think, barring any injury, is going to be super safe.
4:38He's going to be a PPR monster in a Mike McDaniel offense where he's slated as the wide receiver one.
4:44And you can get this guy, you can get a running back and stack him with Ladd without paying a premium for an Amman or a St.
4:52Brown or someone in the first round. I like him better than Jefferson.
4:56I like Ladd. And because Jefferson's got, what's his face thrown to him?
4:59Kyler Murray. I don't like that. So give me, honestly, like give me Ladd McConkie, who's got a good offensive coordinator and
5:05a better quarterback thrown to him over, you know, a guy like Jefferson, who I don't even, I don't trust Kyler, to be honest with you.
5:13Okay. All right, let's go. Number three here, another guy whose stock continues to rise, and I understand why, is Tyler Warren.
5:19Okay, 55 overall. We're talking round 4 ADP. Alec Pierce.
5:22Remember, they said a couple weeks ago that in a couple weeks, Alec Pierce would be back.
5:27Alec Pierce is not back. Okay. They said he's going to be back two weeks ago, two weeks ago.
5:32Right? Now I heard he just got this injection in his ankle.
5:36He continues to be sidelined. I mean, this is the thing.
5:39When they signed Alec Pierce, I'm like, what are you doing signing Alec?
5:42It's a waste of money. Like he said, one 1,000 yard receiving season.
5:46He's not that good. He sucks. He's overrated. And they continue to pay these guys way too much money.
5:51Guys like Christian Watson, way too overpaid. So when I look at Tyler Warren, I take a look at the situation.
5:57I'm like, man, I don't believe in Josh Downs.
6:00I don't believe in Alec Pierce at this point.
6:02Like I don't even know when Alec Pierce comes back, he could be viable.
6:06But look, Tyler Warren's going to be a primary target.
6:09He's really talented, right? Dude, Tyler Warren's stock is through the roof.
6:13If unfortunately you're going to have to pay a fourth round pick, that's where you got to make a decision.
6:18Do I want a guy like Tate who could be an ultra elite wide receiver?
6:23Or do I want to take my chances on, not even take my chances, but go with a more secure kind of
6:29situation with Tyler Warren who's proven himself. But again, we've seen second year tight ends fall off.
6:34And I hope that doesn't happen for Tyler Warren.
6:36Okay. So that's another guy whose stock continues to stabilize and rise, Tyler Warren.
6:40Again, I'm going to get two more here. I've got a running back and wide receiver.
6:45I'm excited about both these guys because I think one of them is amazing value, particularly the running back.
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7:02All right. Number four here is Jonathan Brooks. 104 overall round seven to eight.
7:06Apparently head coach Dave Canales says he looks like the player that I remember.
7:10He looks very good is what he's saying. Apparently that's, he looks very strong and apparently his jump cuts are back.
7:16Like he is looking really good according to Dave Canales.
7:19And here's the thing. There's no competition. Chuba Hubbard sucks.
7:22Like, I don't know what to tell you. Chuba Hubbard is not an elite running back.
7:27Jonathan Brooks came into the league potentially being, an elite running back.
7:30So there's a huge opportunity for him to actually be an impact this year.
7:34I personally don't like the Panthers. I'm not sold on that offense.
7:37But if you guys are into a guy that's got some major upside, especially at the ADP, because when you look at
7:44who's coming off in those rounds, it's really crappy running backs, right?
7:47It's guys that just, you don't want to draft.
7:50Jalen Warren's of the world. Like, I don't care for that, right?
7:53You got so much upside with Jonathan Brooks this year.
7:56There's a huge up. Again, Dave Canales praising him, saying he looks like the guy that he remembers.
8:01And I continue to see him, like when we're doing best ball.
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8:10We're doing a high-stakes best ball tonight. It's like you can see, you can see Brooks continuing to get drafted higher.
8:16So he continues to rise as more news breaks out.
8:18Jonathan Brooks. Okay? The last one here. Again, smash it.
8:21Hit the thumbs up on your way. And hype the video.
8:24Takes a second. Okay, I'm excited about the first four, but not so much about this guy.
8:29I want to get that out. Okay? Not excited about this guy, but his stock was up.
8:34Then it went down. Now it's kind of coming back up slowly as we hear more about training camp.
8:39Again, his jump cuts look good. He's looking great in training camp.
8:43He's 11-11 drills. Doing really well. The guy I'm talking about is Malik Neighbors.
8:47Now that there's dues that he could play week one.
8:50So Malik Neighbors, obviously the torn-up knee, but the ability for him to do jump cuts and be able to run, he looks normal.
8:56I'm just not sold because when you have real gameplay speed, that is totally different than practice because he's going to be going all out on that knee.
9:04Just recently healed from that. It takes a couple years to get back from an ACL, MCL, whatever he had.
9:10Listen, it takes years. We've seen this. We've seen this before.
9:13I remember I learned my lesson. Brees Hall, a year removed off his surgery.
9:17I thought I'd get Brees Hall. He sucked. He wasn't that good.
9:21So a wide receiver does a lot, a lot of cutting and moving and shifting.
9:25In real game speed, that's going to affect them.
9:27If they rush him back, this could be a huge mistake.
9:31So be aware. This is a cautious pick I would be aware of.
9:34But, you know, he could play week one. That's why people are drafting him on average in round three.
9:4030 overall, so he's coming off round three. I think this could be either a major bust and a waste of a
9:46pick or a major value because you're getting a true wide receiver one.
9:50I'm leaning on the bust. Let me know. I mean, this is what they did.
9:54They moved up to draft Malachi Fields in round three.
9:57They brought in Odell. They brought in all these guys because they know that Malik...
10:01I'm looking at what they did, not what they're saying.
10:04So I'm not sold. Let me know what you guys think.
10:07But yeah, Malik neighbors, I'm out on. All right?
10:09Okay, listen. Tonight, nine o'clock. I'll see you there.
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10:15And make sure you guys do grab the 16-round draft solution.
10:18Stock rising. Secure some of these guys on your roster for 2026.
10:21And I'll be back tomorrow morning with Walter Football, 8 a.m.
10:24We're talking top 10 busts. Players to avoid. We're going to save your entire season.
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10:31Sun's shining. Water's reflecting it beautifully. Have a great day.
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