The #1 Strategy in 2026 Fantasy Drafts! (No One's Talking About)
STACKED extracted the fantasy-relevant player signal from this podcast and kept the full transcript here for context.
11 min
Duration
Estimated from transcript
Aug 9, 2026
Published
Sun, August 9, 2026
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Player insights
16
Players mentioned
Topics
A.J. BrownBlake CorumBreece HallChris OlaveDavid MontgomeryDeVonta SmithDrake LondonEmeka EgbukaGeorge PickensJadarian PriceJeremiyah LoveKyren WilliamsLadd McConkeyQuinshon Judkins
Player analysis
Player insights
A.J. Brown
PositiveValue3:44
The source considers A.J. Brown to be a potentially very good wide receiver option in early draft rounds.
Insight pageBlake Corum
Breece Hall
NegativeBust10:24
The source does not like Breece Hall, citing a general dislike for the Jets' situation.
Insight pageChris Olave
David Montgomery
PositiveValue10:28
The source likes David Montgomery as a solid running back option in the middle rounds.
Insight pageDeVonta Smith
NegativeRole3:49
The source is skeptical of DeVonta Smith, noting he has historically been a secondary option and questioning if he can truly secure a wide receiver one role.
Insight pageDrake London
PositiveValue3:42
The source views Drake London as a good wide receiver option to target in the early rounds to balance out a running back-heavy build.
Insight pageEmeka Egbuka
PositiveValue8:23
The source is a big fan of Emeka Egbuka and recommends drafting him in the early rounds to secure a top wide receiver.
Insight pageGeorge Pickens
NegativeBust3:47
The source explicitly labels George Pickens as a player who will likely bust in 2026.
Insight pageJadarian Price
PositiveUsage10:31
The source loves Jadarian Price, noting he has performed well in camp and faces no competition for backfield touches.
Insight pageJeremiyah Love
NegativeValue6:37
The source considers Jeremiah Love a risky pick but notes he can be stacked with Omar Hampton for a specific draft build.
Insight pageKyren Williams
NegativeBust10:19
The source explicitly states they do not like Kyren Williams for the current season.
Insight pageLadd McConkey
PositiveValue7:27
The source identifies Ladd McConkey as an 'ace wide receiver' target, though notes he is dealing with a day-to-day injury.
Insight pageQuinshon Judkins
PositiveUsage10:26
The source finds Quinshon Judkins highly appealing, noting he has no competition for touches and a favorable situation.
Insight pageRashee Rice
NegativeInjury3:49
The source expresses concern regarding Rashee Rice, noting he is already dealing with an injury and stating a lack of interest in drafting him.
Insight pageZach Charbonnet
NegativeInjury14:12
The source notes that Zach Charbonnet is currently dealing with an injury.
Insight pageFull transcript
Episode Transcript
0:00I'm about to share with you the number one fantasy football draft strategy for 2026 redraft leagues that nobody else is sharing with you.
0:06So I've got a simulation pulled up here. I'm going to walk you through how to kick off your draft so you
0:12have major momentum and destroy your league mates. This is a big episode.
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1:16And let's get it, all right? So let's talk about the strategy here.
1:19What do I do here, Joe? How do I make that optimal roster?
1:23What's the strategy? Tell me the strategy, okay? I'm going to walk through it.
1:26So let's go through the first round here, and I'll tell you.
1:30So round one, I'm going to reveal the strategy here at the end.
1:33You guys are going to figure it out. I've also, by the way, that sign, the banner there that you're seeing right there, the all-access war room.
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1:52So let's talk about it. So we're going to basically walk through the first five rounds.
1:56Okay? I'm going to do this for you for free, and then I'm going to tell you what the strategy is at the end.
2:03Very, very simple. Okay? So we're here at the end of the first round here, and I believe Omar in Hampton will fall.
2:09So I'm going to go ahead and draft him in this simulation you're going to see here.
2:13And then what I'm going to do is take a quick glance at who's available.
2:17Okay? Now, I'm going to tell you right now, I don't like these running back, these wide receivers here.
2:22I think Drake London's good. I think A.J. Brown could be really good.
2:25Nico, there is some good options here. But your pickings, I think, will bust.
2:29Rosh G. Rice, Chris Alave, Devontae Smith. I don't care for you.
2:32Devontae was always a two. So I'm not really, you know, completely convinced that he's going to take that wide receiver one role.
2:38I could be wrong. Rosh G. Rice is already dealing with some sort of injury, whatever it is.
2:43Okay? Stick with me on this. So you got a couple options here.
2:46By the way, all these people that want, you know, Ladd, McHawkey, Emika, I want to let you guys know, if you
2:52don't get him here, if you're drafting from the 12th spot, you're not going to get him.
2:56All right? So what is the strategy to get to?
2:59I'm building to it. Listen, guys, listen, hear me up.
3:02So what I'm going to do is I'm going to take a look at running back.
3:06And there's a chance that Jensie could be here, there's a chance he could not.
3:10But what you want to do here, assuming that Jadarian Price's not, you want to stack a second running back with your running back here.
3:16Okay? If you don't, the running backs get slim and trim.
3:19Okay? So what I'm building and what I'm alluding to here, guys, as part of the strategy, is you want the core
3:25four, core three running backs blending in an ace receiver.
3:28So let me explain. Okay? So what I'm doing here, guys, let me pull this back up here, is if I don't
3:33secure my running backs early, and nobody's telling you that.
3:36They're just saying go wide receiver round one. I cannot tell you how precious these running backs are in the early round
3:42because I'm going to show you guys the fall off, and I want to lay it out for you.
3:47Okay? So assuming Jensie's gone, most people say, well, Joe, I don't think Jensie will fall here.
3:51I still think you can get a Hampton Cook, a Hampton Henry, maybe even a Henry, a Chase Brown if you really
3:57want him, maybe even a Jeremiah Love. I'm going to go Jeremiah Love based on stealing, but he is risky, but I've
4:03got him stacked with Omar and Hampton. Now stick with me on this.
4:06Now we are already in the third round here, and you can see, again, this is a simulation, but this is similarly
4:12what your draft is going to look like, give or take some picks here and there, right?
4:16I think tight end, this is part of my strategy.
4:19I think tight ends are a waste. That's a big part of, there's a big tip here for you.
4:24When we're talking fantasy football draft strategy, I'm definitely waiting on tight ends.
4:27I'm not going to be going tight ends, okay?
4:30Early. There's a ton of value. If you guys want to know who those tight ends are, grab 16 rounds, okay?
4:35So when I'm back here now, there is a chance that probably in a realistic league, I don't think Ladd will fall
4:41here and you're going to have Emika come off.
4:43So you may miss out on him. But if Ladd is here, this is where you want to secure an ace wide receiver.
4:49In this case, Ladd McConkie fell here. He's dealing with a day-to-day thing.
4:53I would have liked, again, he could have gone Emika here and built it the other way and got some running backs here.
4:59So let's try to do that. If we really want Emika, because I'm a big fan of Emika, right?
5:04We're going to draft Emika at the two, if I can find him here, or Drake London, or whatever wide receiver you got.
5:10This is your build. I'm not telling you how to, this is your build.
5:13But what I'm saying is you got to work in a wide receiver here in the early rounds.
5:18This is very, very important, okay? Because there's going to be a fall off of wide receivers too, wide receivers as well.
5:24I'm a big Emeka Egbuka fan. I do like Drake London.
5:27Again, up to you. I don't mind reaching because Emika realistically will not come back in the third round.
5:32So I go Emeka Egbuka here, all right? I'm going to take a look here at the running back position.
5:37And already there's a huge fall off. But what I'm going to do is I'm going to build my core three, my core four.
5:43I'm going to go ahead and grab Javante Williams.
5:46I think he's super safe at the running back position.
5:48And this is where you got to make a decision.
5:51Which other running back do you like? So again, this is my convictions.
5:54You guys go ahead. And in 16 rounds, I make recommendations on who to draft, right?
5:58So you guys got to do your own research.
6:01Joe recommends this guy. I got to do my own research because it's my conviction.
6:05If I could talk you into it, someone else could talk you out of it.
6:09You guys got to make, you got to have your own convictions, right?
6:12All right, so going back to the simulation here, like I'm looking at this and I'm just like, hey man, there's like a couple good running.
6:19I don't like, I don't like Kyron this year.
6:21I think Blake Quorum is going to be a pass.
6:24I don't like Brees Hall. I don't like the Jets.
6:26Quinshon Judkins is really appealing. I like David Montgomery here.
6:29Tootin could be solid as well. I love Jadarian Price.
6:32I don't know if there's a chance that Jadarian Price falls, but I think he does in this simulation.
6:37So what I'm going to do is I'm going to go ahead and draft Quinshon Judkins.
6:41And I'm going to wait to see, there goes Brees Hall, Henderson, Scadabo.
6:44Scadabo is a major risk. I do like him, but I think he's volatile.
6:48And what I'm going to do here, and this is the last pick I'm going to make here in this draft, is I'm going to get Jadarian Price.
6:55So I want you to take a look at what I've built here, all right?
6:59And you guys can build it the way you want.
7:02You can go Gente here and go Drake London or Nico Collins and then go any other wide.
7:07If you want Kyron Williams, go for it and go David Montgomery here.
7:10What I've created here, and I explain this to 16 rounds.
7:13This is a simulation. This is not necessarily the team I'm going to be going with.
7:17This is not necessarily the team I'm going with.
7:19But what I'm doing here, guys, is showing you the core four strategy right here.
7:23This is very, very important, okay? And the reason I did this is because I want you to take a look here on the left, okay?
7:30I can't believe nobody's teaching this stuff. They're just telling you draft based on ADP.
7:34I don't like Swift. Bucky could be good. Montgomery, I don't think he'll, he could be here.
7:38Or Tootin. There's a huge fall off. As soon as Tootin's gone, Warren, Stevenson, Pollard sucks.
7:43Like some of these guys could go off. Dobbins is in a committee, right?
7:46Some of these guys could go off. Brooks is kind of boomer.
7:49But there's a bunch of, again, in 16 rounds, I'll tell you who the sleepers are.
7:54But what I'm saying is that I don't want like to wait and go wide receivers and have like, you know, RJ
7:59Harvey as my running back two or three or Rashad White or any, or Jordan Mason or Tyrone Tracy.
8:04Like all sleepers. But like, I want, what I want, guys, this is very important.
8:08What you should want is to make sure that you've got your running backs covered at this point.
8:13Okay? And there is depth at wide receiver. I get, look, Carnell Tate's there.
8:17Like there's Brian Thomas. There's a ton of, a ton of wide receiver ones still.
8:21But again, there's still some uncertainty at wide receiver.
8:23That's why I said you guys got to get a wide receiver, work one in, whether it be Ladd or London or
8:29Brown or Malia, whoever you want in here so that you've got one covered.
8:32Most leagues start two wide receivers. Some start three.
8:35And even if they start three, I'm still looking at this core four, core three running back system.
8:39But every running back I have here is an RB one.
8:42Okay. Judkins. There's no competition. They got Dylan Samson there.
8:45They didn't draft anybody else to improve the O-line Judkins, right?
8:48You got price. He's been doing really good in camp.
8:50They got no one else. There's Shabernay is banged up, right?
8:53You got Javante. Like he's the guy. I don't believe Jaden blue.
8:56Like all of these guys are in really relatively good situations to absolutely succeed.
9:00So what is the strategy guys? Take a look here.
9:03It is the core four strategy blended in with a ace wide receiver in the mix.
9:07Again, you build it the way you want. And this is how you start off your draft.
9:11And there's tons of quarterback depth later. There's tight ends that you could stack later.
9:15They could go off. I remember grabbing Tyler Warren, seventh, eighth round last year.
9:19I remember grabbing Laporta a couple of years ago where he crushed it for me, right?
9:23It's about seeing the tight ends that are going to break out in good positions and stacking two of them, getting an ace quarterback, working them in.
9:30But if you have your running backs, that's a big monkey off your back.
9:34That's off your shoulders. You don't got to worry about it because you've secured the most scarce position.
9:39You've done it in such a way where they are on top of the depth chart.
9:43They're going to be the RB1s and they're going to crush it for you.
9:47So to share the strategy with you guys, number one strategy is build a roster around the core four because it's such
9:52a scarce position and there's a massive fall off the cliff moment after round five where you're scrambling, guessing.
9:57And it's really just a guessing game at that point.
10:00I'm telling you right now, because if you look at some of the guys there, the Tyrone Tracys, the Swifts and all
10:06these guys, RJ Harvey's, all committees, all suspect situations.
10:08But like I said, at the, oh, by the way, in 16 rounds, I'll tell you, you got your core four and
10:14I'll tell you three or two to three other running backs that you could stack on your bench that could emerge as your sleepers, okay?
10:20Balancing it off with tight ends, rosters and other sleeper wide receivers.
10:23So again, if you've not gotten 16 rounds, make sure you guys grab it.
10:27See, this is the 16 round difference where I walk you through practically how to draft your team, how I did the simulation.
10:33Similarly, how I do 16 rounds, I walk you through telling you all the optimal players drafting each round, building that optimal roster, okay?
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10:45The only channel giving you truth, practical advice. Guys, everyone's telling you just draft on consensus, draft on ADP, draft on.
10:51That's not how you're going to win your leagues, guys.
10:53You got to think outside the box and this is how you do it, okay?
10:57So I revealed the first five rounds, build them the way you want, build a core four, think outside the box, secure
11:03those running backs early and win your fantasy football leagues.
11:06Remember to anchor your team as an ace quarterback, get the tight ends, get the wide receiver sleepers and also I'll tell
11:11you how to draft defense also laid out in 16 rounds, okay?
11:14Subscribe, thumbs up. I'll see you in 16 rounds and I'll see you in, oh, nine o'clock.
11:19Guys, we're going to be doing lives here, nine o'clock.
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11:24Have a great Sunday. I'm out.
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