Dear Ms. Fantasy - Fantasy Football Injury Fallout: Risers, Replacements & Draft Value
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Aug 24, 2026
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Mon, August 24, 2026
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Tyler WarrenMarShawn LloydTank DellTrey McBrideTucker KraftAlec PierceCalvin RidleyCarnell TateChigoziem OkonkwoChris GodwinChristian McCaffreyColston LovelandDerrick HenryEmeka Egbuka
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Alec Pierce
NegativeInjury37:16
Alec Pierce's injury recovery appears to be stalling, as he has not been seen on the field while others have. The source is increasingly concerned he will not be ready for Week 1 and advises against drafting him at his current ADP.
Insight pageCalvin Ridley
NegativeDepth Chart46:28
The source has no interest in Calvin Ridley, projecting that Alec Ayamana will eventually push him out of the starting lineup.
Insight pageCarnell Tate
PositiveRole46:14
The source prefers Cardell Tate among Tennessee wide receivers, noting he is a starter and likely to maintain higher upside and touchdown opportunities compared to teammates.
Insight pageChigoziem Okonkwo
PositiveRole15:18
The source no longer recommends Chigoziem Okonkwo as a primary tight end target, noting that he will be the third look in the offense behind Terry McLaurin and Stefon Diggs.
Insight pageChris Godwin
PositiveValue27:14
Chris Godwin is a priority target for the source, as he is currently healthy and reportedly looking like his pre-injury self. The source views his current ADP in the eighth round as excellent value.
Insight pageChristian McCaffrey
NegativeUsage30:53
The source emphasizes the critical need to handcuff Christian McCaffrey due to his high-volume workload and history of repetitive injury issues.
Insight pageColston Loveland
PositiveProjection45:30
The source is high on Colston Loveland, noting that he is a preferred target despite the Luther Burden injury situation.
Insight pageDerrick Henry
PositiveValue3:24
The source views Derrick Henry as a comfortable low-end RB1 to lead a draft, dismissing concerns about his age and injury potential by labeling him a physical anomaly. While acknowledging he is not a pass-catching back and could suffer if Lamar Jackson is injured, the source maintains confidence in his role.
Insight pageEmeka Egbuka
NegativeInjury23:14
The source is moving Emeka Egbuka down rankings due to an ambiguous toe injury that could recur throughout the season. The source notes that sportsbooks have removed bets on him, which may indicate severity, and advises against drafting him as a WR1.
Insight pageIsaiah Likely
NegativeUsage15:47
The source expresses concern regarding Isaiah Likely's usage after he split snaps with Theo Johnson during the preseason. Given the history of splits in John Harbaugh's offense and Matt Nagy's presence as offensive coordinator, Likely is no longer considered a surefire late-round tight end.
Insight pageJayden Higgins
NegativeInjury48:38
The source notes an injury to Jaden Higgins, prompting a discussion on potential replacements like Tank Dell.
Insight pageJeremiyah Love
NegativeInjury0:44
Jeremiah Love suffered a high ankle sprain after a strong preseason performance. The source notes that high ankle sprains carry risks of lingering issues throughout the season, making him a risky draft pick at his current cost. Given the team's difficult schedule and low expectations, the source advises against drafting him unless his ADP drops significantly to a low-end RB2 range.
Insight pageJordyn Tyson
NegativeValue28:56
Jordan Tyson is a risky draft pick due to an ambiguous injury timeline and a lack of guarantee regarding his return. The source advises against drafting him unless you have an IR spot, and even then, only in the 10th round or later. The Saints are expected to be cautious with his recovery.
Insight pageJosh Downs
PositiveValue42:14
The signing of Keenan Allen hampers Josh Downs' upside. While he is still draftable, the source no longer recommends reaching for him in drafts and suggests pushing his ADP back, as the target competition has increased.
Insight pageJosh Jacobs
NegativeProjection5:16
The source is operating under the assumption that no suspension is coming for Josh Jacobs, treating him as a standard, reliable RB1 option for fantasy drafts.
Insight pageJuwan Johnson
PositiveValue32:54
Juwan Johnson is a viable late-round tight end option, especially in tight end premium formats. With Jordan Tyson out, Johnson's volume—which exceeded 100 targets last season—makes him a reliable target, with potential for increased touchdown production if Tyler Shuck settles into the offense.
Insight pageKaelon Black
PositiveSleeper31:54
Kalon Black is recommended as the handcuff for Christian McCaffrey. Despite not being a high-profile prospect, he has looked good in training camp and is the player the 49ers have chosen to feature.
Insight pageKimani Vidal
PositiveValue35:11
Kimani Vidal is recommended as the direct traditional handcuff for the Chargers backfield, offering good value compared to Keaton Mitchell, who is viewed as a change-of-pace option.
Insight pageMalik Nabers
PositiveValue23:25
Malik Nabers is a strong target in the second round, though a first-round pick is too aggressive given the depth of running backs. He faces zero target competition, and concerns regarding Jackson Dart's quarterback play are mitigated by the potential for Jameis Winston to step in, who has a history of elevating receivers like Jerry Jeudy.
Insight pageMalik Willis
PositiveValue20:35
The source highlights Malik Willis as a fantastic value option, particularly in Superflex formats, due to his rushing upside.
Insight pageMarShawn Lloyd
PositiveSleeper43:48
Marshawn Lloyd is a priority late-round target as a handcuff to Josh Jacobs. With Emmanuel Wilson gone and positive reports from camp, Lloyd is the clear backup to own in that backfield.
Insight pageNajee Harris
PositiveRole34:16
Najee Harris is not a recommended target, as his addition to the Giants' backfield suggests a messy committee rather than a clear path to a lead role. Coming off a significant injury, he is not viewed as a direct handcuff to Cam Scadaboo, but rather a sign that the team intends to rotate backs.
Insight pageRay Davis
PositiveRole34:02
Ray Davis is identified as the direct handcuff to James Cook. The source notes that Ty Johnson is merely a change-of-pace back, and Davis would receive the majority of carries if Cook were to miss time.
Insight pageTank Dell
PositiveValue35:40
The source strongly recommends taking Tank Dell with the last pick of a draft, noting that he is a key piece of the Texans' offense regardless of potential trade rumors.
Insight pagePositiveValue48:38
The source confirms they would absolutely consider Tank Dell as a target following the Jaden Higgins injury.
Insight pageTravis Etienne
PositiveRole26:59
Travis Etienne's outlook is more comfortable following Alvin Kamara's injury. While Kamara's presence was a threat to Etienne's opportunity share, the source remains skeptical that Kamara would have been a reliable contributor or a high-volume receiver in Kellen Moore's offense. Etienne is viewed as a high-end RB2 with low-end RB1 upside.
Insight pageTrey McBride
PositiveProjection45:15
Trey McBride remains a top-tier tight end option. The source is unconcerned about the overall quality of the Arizona offense, maintaining confidence in McBride's individual production.
Insight pageTucker Kraft
NegativeUsage39:34
Tucker Craft is expected to be ready for Week 1, but the team plans to ease him in with a ramped-up workload. Managers should be aware of this cautious approach when evaluating his early-season production.
Insight pageNegativeUsage45:52
The source expresses concern regarding Tucker Kraft's ramp-up time period.
Insight pageTyler Allgeier
PositiveSleeper8:04
Tyler Allgeier is identified as the direct handcuff to target for safety, especially given the age and injury concerns surrounding James Conner and the lack of confidence in Trey Benson.
Insight pageTyler Warren
PositiveValue19:04
Despite a minor injury, the source remains interested in Tyler Warren as a late-round tight end target. If his ADP drops to the fifth or sixth round due to the injury, the source considers him a high-value investment.
Insight pageNegativeInjury36:24
Tyler Warren's groin injury does not appear major as he returned to the sidelines, but it requires monitoring due to the lingering nature of such injuries. A fourth-round investment is considered aggressive, but he remains a viable tight end four option.
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Episode Transcript
0:00What's up everyone welcome into the Dear Ms. Fantasy with me your host Tara Roberts this is the official mailbag show for
0:07player profiler it is Wednesday August 19th I am slightly late for the live audience I'm sorry I promise I wasn't running
0:15late I was here in my stream yard was being weird and not letting me in but I got it handled and
0:22we are live so I am excited because we have a ton to talk about we had preseason games we have the
0:29most ridiculous amount of injuries ever and we have mailbag questions and we've got your questions so drop them into the chat
0:36right off the bat let's go ahead and dive into some of the injury stuff here and the first one obviously that
0:44comes to mind unfortunately is the Jeremiah Love injury had a beautiful preseason game was very effective as a matter of fact
0:51now granted it was against the Las Vegas Raiders and obviously that's not the top tier competition nor did they have all
0:58of their top tier personnel playing personnel playing in full so take it for what it's worth but they did look very
1:05competent the quarterbacks played well and Jeremiah Love played excellent but the problem is is that he I guess played a little
1:13too much and walked away with a high ankle sprain which is very unfortunate because that's one of those injuries where we
1:20don't have a obviously we don't have a specific timeline but more so than anything on having a specific timeline there are
1:27a lot of complications that can come from unfortunately and it makes it makes it difficult for us to really because it's
1:35one of those things where okay it could be like okay two three weeks you're fine you don't have any lingering issues
1:42rest of season or it could be one of those things that just continues to affect him as he is playing unfortunately
1:49so it does make us a little bit more apprehensive in terms of drafting him at cost and I was already not
1:56a massive fan of drafting him at cost because for me and I know this is kind of it's funny I was
2:04doing a live show um with my co-host Alfredo Brown on fantasy bros and he was um very anti-derrick henry I'm a
2:11little bit more comfortable with derrick henry maybe than the average person just because I don't take um his injuries into account
2:18as much as the next or his injury potential into account as much as the next person when it comes to age
2:25because he is a physical anomaly but I totally get why you would not want to group him with the younger backs
2:33that are a lot safer why you would not want to include him with in theory like a kenneth walker in a
2:40new location um a chase brown who is game script proof because if you know the bangles get behind for every reason
2:47they have receptions derrick henry is obviously a game script guy who unfortunately if lamar jackson gets injured we have the issue
2:55of uh lamar jackson getting injured and then derrick henry would unfortunately be victim to the game script of playing from behind
3:02not have the receptions and he just wouldn't have a successful fantasy game but we know that but for me I do
3:09group him into the low-end rb ones that I would feel comfortable with leading my draft off and then right after that
3:16and then I include josh jacobs as well just because I don't think that I don't think the suspension is happening so
3:24I'm operating as normal but then it's jeremiah love that creates this next tier of guys that I don't feel as comfortable
3:31leaning on as my true rb1 when I'm drafting so I was already apprehensive about that if it were a little bit
3:38further back maybe I would look at it but it would have to drop significantly for me to even consider taking the
3:45injury discount on him because they have so many backs on roster and at the end of the day if this is
3:53a team that we know was not and every team is trying to compete but if this is a team that reality
4:00wise when you look at their schedule it's going to be tough for them to win games it's not the fact of
4:07just them being a subpar team it's the fact that they have a one of the most difficult schedules in terms of
4:14high defenses that they're not going to be able to compete with with the combination of teams that have great offenses so
4:22it's just a very bad setup for them why rush jeremiah love back risk him through that injury when you already have
4:29low expectations for the season your back is already against the wall so in terms of drafts passing him unless it's dropped
4:36down significantly to a low end rb2 is where I might feel comfortable taking that swing at him and then we need
4:44to be looking at tyler algier because while he is not the fanciest he would be the direct handcuff there james connor
4:51is obviously an aged asset who has coming off or who is coming off of a significant injury we don't know what
4:58kind of shape he will be in he is older and trey benson and his injury issues and we just don't have
5:05a lot of confidence there so algier would be the one that we would want to target from a safety perspective uh
5:13jumping here to the chat before I move on to some other topics because we got the chat going here shout out
5:20to stephen king in the chat uh shout out to still bill in the chat says who dat shout out to uh
5:27fat boy sosa in the chat as well and then shout out to easy e as well always in the chat thank
5:34you working it says working out on the e-bag so I might not be able to comment but tuned in I love
5:42the dedication and the exercise I actually went to the gym earlier um I haven't been I went back like a week
5:49ago because uh once my kids got back from um their little uh family vacation with my family in south carolina they
5:56were at home with me before school started it makes it difficult for me to go to the gym so I finally
6:04got back to school or they got back to school and I got back to the gym today so I got in
6:11a little cardio too so we're we're fit friends today yay um and thank you for this uh super chat still bill
6:18um and then we got a question from the last dawn hey tara in a 10 team full ppr redraft where qb
6:25gets four points per touchdown that's critical four points per touchdown should I target a qb or tied in in early rounds
6:33if so which position to target so it being uh four points per touchdown versus six points uh there in general um
6:40as long as it's not a six point per touchdown league I do feel more comfortable this year not aggressively leaning into
6:47quarterback I don't think that you need to unless it's a team where there are a few situations obviously super flex right
6:54but there are very few situations where I feel like you have to go out in the second or third round and
7:02even fourth round and grab one of those elite guys just because of the fact that we have these high-end running backs
7:09that are well worth the investment early there's a clear tier as well once you get past RB 20-ish 21-ish where you
7:16start dealing with a whole bunch of uh wide receivers in the wide receiver two low end wide receiver two high end
7:24wide receiver three range that are your aging assets like Devontae Adams and Mike Evans who have super high upside burn extreme
7:31injury risk other injury risks like Luther Burden who has potential upside but is going to be coming into the season injured
7:38Christian Watson with his injury risk so it's kind of a weird range where I don't want to grab my wide receiver
7:45one from that range so if we're saying that we have to grab at least one running back at least one wide
7:53receiver preferably two running backs within those first four rounds then in theory it is difficult even in a 10-team league to
8:00lean in and go with one of the elite quarterbacks there so I think you have to pick between one versus the
8:07other of whether or not you want to invest in a high-end QB or a high-end tight end my preference especially in
8:14a 10-team league would be to invest in one of the high-end the tight ends in the early round because there is
8:22a separating factor between the elite producers and the level of volume that they give you and then pushing it back it's
8:29funny I was doing a show and I have traditionally been a late tight end drafter I love I love the thrill
8:36of tight end streaming like last year for me it was like Jawan Johnson Harold Fannan Jr.
8:42I love finding those late round gyms and making it work there and hitting big or you know jumping back and forth
8:49and streaming that's like I don't know there's something thrilling about it for me right but this year this year I will
8:56not be doing that so take that for what it's worth if somebody who has lived by the thrill of late round
9:04tight ends and streaming is telling you pause you might want to invest in one of those high-end options within the top
9:11at the very least the top eight because there is a dramatic cutoff please take that recommendation to heart there were options
9:18that I did previously like in the offseason before we got Stefan Diggs I like Chigo Conquo that is no longer a
9:25now it's he's someone that you can if you or if you have to stream or you're tight end premium that's fine
9:33but at the end of the day he is going to be the third look in that offense Terry McLaurin and Stefan
9:40Diggs will definitely be ahead of him and we want our guys to be one of the top two looks in the
9:47offense I previously liked Isaiah likely and I caution people to not overreact to preseason games but man I think we do
9:55need to be a little bit concerned with what the Giants did it's possible I talked about this a little bit in
10:02my last video where I did a recap of the week one preseason it is possible that they were just using the
10:09rotation that they were at running back and tied in as experimentation it's possible that's what they were doing and this was
10:16not a tip-off in terms of exactly how they would operate during the season because teams don't always do exactly what they
10:24would do in season like Denver Denver used RJ Harvey as a three down back then they were done with him they
10:31moved on and used Jonah Coleman as a three down back we know they operate a committee but clearly they were wanting
10:38to see those guys working individually so it's possible that the Giants were doing the opposite where they wanted to rotate through
10:45but in split time but it is highly concerning that we did not see a high usage in terms of snap count
10:53with the first team from Isaiah likely and he was definitely splitting with Theo Johnson so it's just a reminder and we
11:00know that there have been splits in the past in on John Harbaugh teams right and Matt Nagy is a risk at
11:07offensive coordinator as well so I'm kind of looking at Isaiah likely and it's not the surefire late round tied in to
11:15be the second look in that offense that I thought it was so that leaves us with very limiting options of late
11:22round options like Dallas Goddard is a guy that you could get but if we're getting to the point where there's only
11:29one maybe two that you can target and double digit rounds and feel comfortable that's risking it I would rather just go
11:36ahead and lock in one of the elite guys early and you know it's possible also we saw that Tyler Warren did
11:44get a little injury today doesn't seem like it's a major issue maybe that makes people a little apprehensive and he can
11:51drop back he's going in fourth rounds of 12 team drafts right now towards the end maybe his ADP drops a little
11:58bit the fifth round I would love that sixth round I don't think it'll drop that far but if it did that
12:05would be crazy and wonderful I would make the investment even with him dealing with an injury but I would push quarterback
12:13back and invest in the elite tight ends early and then fill in at other positions running back and wide receiver is
12:20priority yeah draft strategy in this one I tell you people now that doesn't necessarily mean that you have to push quarterback
12:27back back back back to Malik Willis who I do like by the way I do like Malik Willis especially in Superflex
12:35right like just a fantastic value there the rushing upside and whatnot but in your typical 10 man league I'm not gonna
12:42do that pushing it all the way back there you don't have to jump that far back you could jump as far
12:49back as like a Bo Nix and maybe that be your cutoff I do like obviously guys like Matt Stafford and Jared
12:56Goff from a volume perspective Tyler Shuck Kyler Murray from the rushing upside as well but I don't think you have to
13:04push it back that far I think it's perfectly fine to land in that QB 7 to 13 range as far as
13:11you're pushing quarterback back and not going with the high-end options from fat boy Sosa hamstring I've said hamstrings and groin injuries
13:18last all season yeah it's it's one of those things where um and for young guys I won't hold it too much
13:25but with the old guys especially as we talked about Mike uh we're talking about Mike Evans who is you know dealing
13:33with a plethora of little nagging injuries no major injuries but if you're dealing with little nagging sorry that was a text
13:40message that came through on my non-muted computer if you're dealing with little nagging injuries right off the bat here it's an
13:47issue let's talk about another injury here from uh comment from supreme link are you moving a buka down this one is
13:55concerning I'm I am moving him slightly down because for me moving him slightly down is I guess more so to a
14:02normal level because I was definitely very bullish on him uh as someone who I was wanting on every single roster this
14:09is another one of those injuries where toes are ambiguous we've seen it before to where they can be recurring issues throughout
14:16the season even if he came back and was ready for week one it's something that could plague him bother him and
14:24then maybe you get him out in week six seven eight you know and that same kind of deal that we like
14:31uh what was it Brock Purdy last year we know that sometimes they can be not a major issue or sometimes they
14:38can massively affect you so it's a risk with it being a risk I do not want to invest in him as
14:45my wide receiver one I'm okay with him as a wide receiver two unless we get news that you know this is
14:53extremely severe although I was looking on Twitter um I think Andrew Cooper uh with fantasy alarm I noticed right before I
15:00went live pointed out that uh sports books had taken down bets on a mecca buka and so that can always you
15:07know sometimes be a little bit of a heads up or indicator for that because they will remove bets for certain players
15:15and not for others and that can be an indicator of the severity so there is cause for concern I was actually
15:22I'm actually no wait I was actually gonna say I'm on the clock right now I realized I pre-drafted in that one
15:29so I'm good I'm doing a flex league with um Jake Seeley's flex leagues and I was having to make a decision
15:36on whether or not I wanted to take a mecca buka actually and I believe I went with I chose Garrett Wilson
15:44over him yeah I was trying to make a decision on wide receiver it's a 14 team league I was torn sitting
15:51there trying to decide do I stick with my guns on a mecca buka in the comfort level that I have or
15:58am I asking for trouble drafting as a wide receiver one because it is a 14 team league and I went double
16:05rb early am I asking for trouble taking a injured wide receiver in the third round to be my wide receiver one
16:13I think I am so I passed up I'm gonna go with the healthy option so I think he's still draftable but
16:20I am pushing him back because again just be very very careful you could be without your wide receiver one early on
16:27I was okay with reaching before now I am apprehensive and it does and it's and it's funny because I did another
16:34video talking about Chris Godwin as a priority target before the ADP spikes and I'm hoping that age and injury concerns with
16:42him in terms of we have you know for the past two seasons he hasn't been healthy for all indications right now
16:49he is dealing with no injury issues he looks perfectly fine they say he looks like the old version before that injury
16:56took him out in the prior season so cross our fingers we're not dealing with any major issues that will happen in
17:04season but for the value that we have in terms of him I think right now Ibuka is around let me check
17:11here real quick Ibuka is no no sorry I was looking for Godwin's ADP Godwin is around yeah early round eight pick
17:18right now he is up a couple of spots so mildly on the rise here but even if it pushes into round
17:25seven I think that's good value with the injury to Emeka Ibuka we do need to start looking at those other pieces
17:33Chris Godwin and Ted Hurst Jalen McMillan is also a piece he hasn't been dealing with an injury but I believe he
17:40did return to practice but I have talked about alignment before the fact that Jalen McMillan can play in multiple locations but
17:47ideally his position best position is in the slot so as long as Godwin exists there I think the best route if
17:54you're pivoting off of Emeka Ibuka would logically be to Ted Hurst and then Chris Godwin being healthy there so it does
18:02adjust how we are looking at some of these other players um going here to Daryl Payne here's an old-fashioned fantasy question
18:09with top RBs now returning to their top billing status yes they are they're getting paid thank you thank you always remember
18:16that it all started with our Austin Eckler's zoom call getting the RBs together to say hey man we can't stand for
18:24this anymore we have to get more money sorry guys dealing with a little bit of a cough here again um but
18:31with the top RBs returning now to their top billing status who is the most important handcuff RB to draft with your
18:38round one or two hero RB for me that would definitely be with Christian McCaffrey hold on guys I was perfectly fine
18:45before the show started and now as I'm sitting here talking all right I'm all good now I think uh Christian McCaffrey
18:53right because he does have the highest risk in terms of the repetitive injury issues that he has had when he comes
19:00off of those extreme high volume outlier seasons so handcuffing him is critical it was Jordan James Jordan James is dealing with
19:07the rib injuries that leaves Kalon Black who is now healthy he had a little injury for a second no major issue
19:14but Kalon Black and they say that Kalon Black has been looking good in training camp now obviously Kalon Black was not
19:22someone who we all had high up super high up on our prospect boards but at the end of the day that
19:29is who the 49ers chose so if that is the direction they're heading and I know it makes it difficult because it
19:36is kind of an ambiguous situation if Jordan James does return from his injury has Kalon Black locked it down or do
19:44they go back to Jordan James so hopefully your drafts are not literally like next week and you have another week to
19:51kind of get some clarity on that but for right now I would try to handcuff it with uh Kalon Black it's
19:58and when it comes to obviously if you wanted to handcuff Bijan that one is very clear with Brian Robinson Isaiah Pacheco
20:05dealing with the injury for Gibbs makes it difficult so I wouldn't handcuff there I would not handcuff with Jonathan Taylor because
20:13their situation is a little bit more ambiguous because they took who was the rookie Seth McGowan I believe um so could
20:20be DJ Giddens could be the rookie getting a chance there as well they could operate as a committee it might not
20:27be a three down situation uh the other potential round one into clear handcuffs for me that I would grab would be
20:34Mike Washington with Ashton Gentry he looked fantastic in that first preseason game and then as always James Cook would be Ray
20:42Davis remember Ty Johnson is just more of a more of a uh change of pace back he would not be we've
20:49seen that in the rare instances that James Cook has gone down it's been rare um the person who got the vast
20:56majority of carries would have been Ray Davis so Ray Davis is the direct handcuff there so those are the ones that
21:04I would prioritize and then you could also um you said extend it around to we could look at Amari and Hampton
21:11and prioritize handcuffing with Kamani Vidal because obviously I do like uh Keaton Mitchell as change of pace but the direct traditional
21:18handcuff there definitely is Kamani Vidal and you get him at good value so that's another one that I would look at
21:25and I think that one's pretty critical as well considering that Hampton did deal with an injury last season that kept him
21:33out for a decent stretch there so maybe that's one that you would want to prioritize as well uh Panda of Love
21:40says last pick of my draft right now should I take Tank Dell with the last pick yep do it it's not
21:47even a question go ahead um it's possible that the Texans trade for a uh receiver I know that we have uh
21:54talked about the potential trade for Kayshawn Booty going to another team because I love Kayshawn Booty I do think that he
22:02showed very well last season highly reliable excellent catch rate with Drake May uh unfortunately he is just naturally buried in that
22:09depth chart because of the fact that he his role is AJ Brown's and he cannot surpass that Demario Douglas being in
22:16the slot gives him the advantage of being in uh the starting lineup compared to Kayshawn Booty even though Kayshawn Booty factually
22:24outperformed him last season unfortunately so uh we could potentially there's options that the Texans could go or they just make it
22:31work with Tank Dell and uh Jalen Knoll because Tank Dell um does play on the outside so theoretically um they could
22:38be set if they wanted to and I think they do still have Xavier Hutchinson on roster but Tank Dell is definitely
22:45one that we need to be looking at uh before I answer some more questions um just as a reminder this podcast
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23:51all right jumping back to the comments here um actually you know what let's do a mailbag question here real quick and
23:58then we will jump to the comments uh mailbag question here I'm pulling uh from my youtube channel john flowers is in
24:05your opinion uh is it in your opinion a green light to draft malik neighbors in the first or second round since
24:13he is looking good to full capacity in training camp first round I won't push it just because we have so many
24:20great running backs but I'm okay with pulling the trigger in the second round his ADP is rising up let's see what
24:27it is right now as of right now it is at pick 302 wide receiver 11 uh the players that would be
24:34ahead of him and I and here's why I don't think it'll jump much higher because the players ahead of him would
24:42be Nico Collins George Pickens AJ Brown Drake London so that's it's tough for him to push above that grouping just because
24:49obviously they don't have any health issues Nico Collins he could have pushed ahead but the Jaden Higgins injury will help him
24:56out a little bit there and then it's you know pushing ahead of George Pickens comparatively with the quarterback situation I don't
25:03know if that will happen but pushing into the second round I'm okay with that especially because again there's some you know
25:11a lot of quarterbacks with questionable situations at the very least or a lot of wide receivers with questionable quarterback situations at
25:18the very least we know that there is zero competition in terms of target share for malik neighbors uh and something also
25:25by the way and I haven't actually talked about this anywhere so this is just information that I'm sharing on this channel
25:33right here in this live so um exclusive Tara thought that she has not shared with anyone perhaps we should not actually
25:40fear Jackson Dart whatsoever as a quarterback specifically for malik neighbors because I was thinking about it and I'm like well my
25:47main concern with Jackson Dart is one his reckless running and whatnot uh unfortunately puts him in a greater risk for injury
25:54when we look at other players with I never negate running quarterbacks or push them back because of injury risk or anything
26:02like that but my problem here with Jackson Dart specifically is the reckless nature of his run but is it really a
26:09problem if Jackson Dart gets hurt because Russell Wilson is gone the backup would be Jameis I would love to see Jameis
26:16Winston to malik neighbors as a matter of fact Jackson Dart sick down from a fantasy perspective I would love to see
26:23my god remember what he did with Jerry Judy Jameis can literally elevate anyone and everyone connect him with malik neighbors it
26:31might be the greatest season that ever existed so honestly I don't know if I would push it into round one just
26:38because of the fact that there are way too many high-end running backs to invest in but round two yeah it's a
26:45full go for me I'm already regretting the fact that I did not invest in more malik neighbors um at a discount
26:53when he was going a lot lower yeah um back here to the comments Stephen King says ET into the moon Alvin
27:00Kamara's injury I can't push ET into the moon though still just because the one thing that I will say is that
27:07and this is why when anyone was talking about Alvin Kamara having any value and I'm like okay when I talk about
27:14Alvin Kamara and what he could do to taking away from Travis ETN it's just opportunities not actual belief that Alvin Kamara
27:22would be a contributor that we could rely on in any way shape or form because when you look at last season
27:29the receptions were down significantly now granted we had a two quarterback situation with Spencer Rattler at the beginning and Tyler Shuck
27:36at the end there but neither one was checking down at an egregious level oddly enough right you would think that at
27:43the very least Tyler Shuck would but Alvin Kamara wasn't exactly getting a ridiculous amount of receptions and he wasn't highly productive
27:51after the catch and when you think back to Kellen Moore offenses in general he has used running backs from a receiving
27:58perspective especially when those running backs were especially previously used as high end receiving options but he doesn't actually force it like
28:05it's not a we have to have an extremely high receiving back so I think Travis ETN's receiving work would not be
28:13to an egregious level so I don't know if he high end RB2 high end RB2 is probably more of the realistic
28:20floor for or realistic ceiling for him maybe low end RB1 I question how many goal line opportunities that we would have
28:27in terms of really sending him up into the stratosphere of production but I do feel a lot more comfortable with him
28:34now that Alvin Kamara is dealing with the injury and my voice continues to be weird because of the whole coughing thing
28:42so sorry guys but um not to the moon but just a little bit more comfortable with Alvin Kamara um still Bill
28:49has a really good question here what round to target Jordan Tyson it would have to be extremely extremely late now he
28:56has fallen right he's fallen to round eight late round eight is where he's fallen to pick 94 wide receiver 40 I
29:03assume it will continue to drop a little bit but that is where it gets into a range where it's guys guys
29:11that I like there's some guys that are available like Quentin Johnson Wondell Robinson um those are guys that I Michael Pittman
29:18um who was dealing with an injury issue but there are guys that could realistically have decent fantasy production and then you
29:25get into the rookies which I think are very interesting um of guys like Casey Concepcion and then it'll be Deshaun Stribling
29:33who was shot up in ADP Denzel Boston and whatnot my problem with targeting Jordan Tyson at his current ADP even as
29:40it continues to drop is that we have no guarantee at what timeline he would return and we're looking at a guy
29:47now granted preference would be that you would be able to draft him in a league where you have IR spots if
29:54you don't have IR spots I'm telling you don't mess with it you will need as we start to have injuries in
30:02season pile up you will need those at some point you don't want to be holding a rookie that is dealing with
30:09a recurring injury with an ambiguous timeline that will be on IR you don't want to deal with that right now if
30:16you have an IR spot and you want to make that investment and just hold him I totally understand that but you
30:23need to have your starting lineup um in terms of all the way through your flex right locked in in terms of
30:31draft picks before you attack a guy like Jordan Tyson so for me I would not feel comfortable drafting him until double
30:38digit rounds it would have to be round 10 or later but personally I'm going to bypass it because this is something
30:45that I think the Saints might be a little bit cautious with and realistically obviously they're ascending and they're trying to compete
30:52and they technically could win the NFC South anyone could you know at this point but they know they're not a Super
31:00Bowl winning team right now realistically so the push in this first round investment that you just made and risk him long
31:07term no I think they'll be a little bit cautious so be careful on that one for sure uh jumping back here
31:14to the chat let me try and catch up a little bit because we're super behind actually yeah let me rapid fire
31:22some stuff for you let me remove our graphic here and we'll do another mailbag and then we'll rapid fire because I
31:29am going to end the show right at 8 55 because I actually am hopping on Sirius XM right after this show
31:36so I need to be ready to go let's rapid fire through some questions here um bad sport s4b I have pick
31:43five and a 10 team PPR multi-flex two keeper my keepers are Amon Rao St.
31:48Brown and Kenneth Walker I don't know which way to swing um I don't like pick five I don't blame you on
31:56that one especially because once keepers and I so you are correct that it gets irritating after you get from those top
32:03four picks but when keepers are involved that makes it even worse because you could be looking at the situation where you're
32:10saying okay do I take a CD Lamb or something like that like am I taking a Justin Jefferson you're keeping Amon
32:17Rao and Kenneth Walker honestly even in full PPR I am okay with looking at what running you might be better off
32:25looking at running backs um what running backs are available in that spot I wonder you know obviously I don't know your
32:32keepers but I wonder if perhaps an Ashton Gentry is available with that spot a Chase Brown or something so I might
32:39lean towards running back if I were you with pick five but those mid-round picks are irritating for sure uh loving life
32:47says I'm moving up tight end Johnson and Vele in New Orleans thoughts so yes 100% I am moving up uh Juwan
32:54Johnson as well Juwan Johnson was my boy last season he pulled through especially in tight end premium uh not as many
33:01touchdowns as we would like but perhaps with Tyler Shuck more comfortable in the offense at a full season with Tyler Shuck
33:08this can be a little bit more productive um from a touchdown perspective but at very least volume was there he had
33:16what 100 targets last season 100 plus targets last season so um yeah as we talked about late round tight ends thinning
33:23out Juwan Johnson is actually one that now does creep into the territory uh being a viable option with Jordan Tyson out
33:30so good looking out on that one Vele I'm still kind of torn on um because we're we're hearing a lot of
33:37positive stuff about Bryce Bryce Lane um out of New Orleans the rookie and so I don't know no I like Vele
33:45in New Orleans and or not sorry Vele in Denver and hoping that he would progress forward and grow perhaps maybe switching
33:52teams mid-season he didn't really pick up in New Orleans the way that I would have hoped perhaps with a full offseason
33:59kill him more he can do it but my preference would be to bypass that and go with other other uh higher
34:07premium late round options right uh Black Lion says who is your QB2 after Josh Allen it is Lamar I don't dislike
34:14Drake May but he is more QB3 for me the rushing upside and Drake May rushes but not to the degree that
34:21we see from Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson so they separate themselves in my opinion from uh Drake May but he's right
34:28up there too but yeah it's definitely it's Lamar it's always Lamar from a Josh Allen and then Lamar uh Cruz and
34:36Shaker says is it worth keeping an eye on Najee Harris do you feel like he might have a shot at taking
34:43uh Scadaboo's spot no um my fear so we gotta remember he's also coming off a significant injury so keep that in
34:50mind with Najee that it might not be the same Najee that we saw before I'm not worried about him taking Scadaboo's
34:57spot what I am worried about again is kind of what I alluded to when we're talking earlier about Isaiah Likely I
35:05am worried about all of the indications that we are getting that this might be a nasty committee so that is my
35:12fear that they are adding in Najee Harris for more bodies to try and make this a deeper committee because they want
35:19to be run heavy they have admittedly wanted to be run heavy perhaps they are concerned about putting an aggressive level of
35:26volume on Camp Scadaboo earlier in the season or in the season in general and they want to do a rotational thing
35:34because the preseason was weird they had Scadaboo run a little bit Tracy run a little bit Singletary run a little bit
35:41and then they went back to Tracy and Scadaboo so it was like they were trying and experimenting it was a straight
35:48up committee right so that was a concern for me so I I'm not keeping an eye on Najee in no way
35:56shape or form do I think he would be a direct handcuff that would get a massive workload if Scadaboo went down
36:03but it probably is an indication that things are going a little weird the Giants maybe being committee land so it has
36:10made me skeptical of the round we are taking Camp Scadaboo and I'm gonna need a little bit of a discount on
36:17him for sure uh Amazon or Amazon Pancakes says hi Tara are you how concerned or should we be about Tyler Warren's
36:25injury concerned about Keenan Allen may taking or may take a lot of his receptions your thoughts so right now it is
36:32just right off the bat here it does not seem like a major issue for Tyler Warren I saw he did return
36:39to the sidelines so perhaps it's not significant but we do need to keep our eyes on it because groins are one
36:46of those lingering injuries that can bother you for a while so something we need to monitor as well it does make
36:54it I think I talked a little bit earlier it does make it so where I probably would feel a little bit
37:01more comfortable drafting him in the fifth um if he per chance would be able to drop a little bit because fourth
37:08round investment is a little aggressive right so we need to keep our eye on it the Keenan Allen injury I don't
37:16think is going to eat into his receptions um the Keenan Allen injury makes me very concerned about Alec Pierce unfortunately and
37:23it's also I'm not shocked that Indianapolis added in Keenan Allen because Indianapolis had a severe depth problem I'm not sure logically
37:30what they were thinking from a GM perspective because they traded away previously Adonai Mitchell and then you trade away Michael Pittman
37:37and you pay Alec Pierce to stay but I don't know how you didn't do that math and realize that you're now
37:45you're not too deep at wide receiver that doesn't really work right you let go of one too many I get it
37:52but you were trying to like I don't it was a money thing and with Pittman as well and you obviously were
37:59had 80 and trying to make that package work with the Jets but at the end of the day they ended up
38:06very scant at wide receiver and when we were staring down Nick Westbrook-Akine who did give us good times in uh Tennessee
38:14occasionally remember y'all remember that touchdown streak that he went on in Tennessee that was fun random but fun but at the
38:21end of the day that's probably not where you want to be relying on for your wide receiver too if Alec Pierce's
38:28injury is seriously going to keep him out for an extended period of time and it is looking I don't trust that
38:36he is going to be ready at the season I don't um that we're gonna have him week one and I have
38:43become more and more like Alec Pierce has gone and his ADP is dropping to where maybe it makes you feel enticed
38:50like oh yeah I'll take him at investment I was okay with it earlier but as we get closer I'm getting more
38:57and more concerned that we don't see him on the field he has fallen so far behind everybody else that had offseason
39:05surgery I see everybody else on the field even if you're even if you're on the pup I've seen your work I've
39:12seen your run so this is a concern with Alec Pierce because we've seen none of that so I think it's more
39:19of an indication that the Alec Pierce injury recovery surgery recovery has not gone as planned and it might be extended so
39:26no I'm still good with Tyler Warren as uh tight end four right because tight end five in theory being Tucker Craft
39:34who by the way did state that he was going to be eased in he expects to be ready for week one
39:41but he will be eased in in terms of workload he specifically said that that his workload would be ramped up and
39:48maybe they ramp up quickly um because it only took two games for them to ramp up Christian Watson last season off
39:56of the ACL but maybe they're being a little bit more cautious I don't know just keep that in mind as you're
40:03looking at Tyler Warren just as a side note or sorry as at keep that in mind as you're looking at Tucker
40:10Craft as a side note when we're sitting here talking tight ends it does make those guys like uh Harold Fannin Jr.
40:17Kyle Pitts Sam Laporte and whatnot maybe a little less concerning because they're healthy right now um so yes that's the Tyler
40:25Warren thing Cruz and Shaker says for fantasy leagues you join is there particular scoring settings that you look for that you
40:32are comfortable with I my preference I don't mind playing in you know two RB two wide receiver one flex but my
40:39preference is three wide receiver period I like leagues with three wide receiver and I like two flex spots I like deeper
40:46leagues that have extended rosters and a little bit longer benches so I think it raises the challenges I think that it
40:54makes um waiver wire a little bit more fun um because it's I would prefer not to have like what's a good
41:01example of like a lingering waiver wire guy like you know if you play in like a shallower league with a shallower
41:08rod which is no big issue right I play in 10 man leagues my family league is an eight man league but
41:16in that family league that's an eight man league we extend out to like three flex spots three wide receivers so that
41:23it's a longer starting lineup so that you're not going to the waiver wire and looking for DJ more right I don't
41:30want that situation so my preference is to extend starting lineups out so that waiver wire is more meaningful and it's not
41:37guys that should be rostered in the vast majority of leagues on waivers yeah that's my preference there um so I can
41:45draft all the wide receivers in the world Patrick says 10 team keeper league PPR where each keeper pick is one two
41:52three is one two three uh have Gibbs CD Ibuka Scott should I trade CD for Walker and Nico so my keepers
41:59are Gibbs Walker and Nico yes I like that yeah I'm 100% okay with that I would go that direction the first
42:06one that you said uh Marvin Tolbert how do you feel about Josh Downs is Warren's injury serious yeah for right now
42:14we don't know the severity with Warren hopefully crossing our fingers it's not bad um Josh Downs I was unfortunately um super
42:21high on him prior to the Keenan Allen signing so the Keenan Allen signing was a bummer it hampers it a little
42:28bit it doesn't make Josh Downs dead okay it doesn't make Josh Downs dead but it does does hamper the overall upside
42:35that he had like I had high hopes I had high hopes with the Alec Pierce injury and unfortunately it's just like
42:43a great Keenan Allen added but especially because of where Keenan Allen plays right it's got but Keenan Allen can line up
42:50outside don't think like Keenan Allen traditional LA chargers it's going to be big slot in the way that he attacked the
42:57usage for Lad McConkie early on like he can get varied usage so it's not it's not that deep but where Josh
43:05uh where Josh Downs was going I'm not okay with it now I was moving him up in rankings I was okay
43:12with reaching I'm not okay with it now we got to push him ADP right now he is at round eight I
43:19felt super comfortable with round eight I ideally would like to push it back like a tiny bit now but still he
43:26still should have a prominent role I wouldn't let Keenan Allen's injury pull you off significantly he's still draftable just don't reach
43:34let me try and rapid fire through a little I'm like super behind in comments I'm sorry guys okay let's go uh
43:41because we only have five minutes before I have to jump on Sirius XM with Josh Jacobs having a possible suspension do
43:48you think Marshawn Lloyd could be good yes so Marshawn Lloyd um definitely someone who I would want to target as a
43:55late round priority for handcuffs for sure I don't think that Jacobs is going to get suspended but regardless with Emmanuel Wilson
44:03gone um in everything that we've heard from a positivity perspective around Marshawn Lloyd if he stays healthy I do think he
44:10would have the direct handcuff there to Josh Jacobs uh just lift d1w says Rasheed Rasheed Shaheed excuse me Rasheed Shaheed and
44:17a 2028 fifth round pick for Kenneth Gainwell oh yes I would do it I love Rasheed Shaheed in the context of
44:25any other offense and perhaps with the change in offensive coordinator we can get more Rasheed this season but I mean honestly
44:32I was trying to justify it as a late round pick in a draft the other day I just couldn't do it
44:39because the usage on offense just wasn't steady enough so I new contract is wonderful and all perhaps that you but from
44:46a special teams focus he was so excellent it legitimately could be just for him to be occasionally used as needed on
44:54offense but really the priority in terms of the upside that he gives them on special teams so it's just not consistent
45:01enough for me I would make that trade I hate it because he's so young but is what it is uh Amazon
45:08Pancake says which top tight ends would you draft seems like there's so many question marks around them already I'm still good
45:15with Trey McBride I don't care about the Arizona offense being bad I don't care love Jacoby Reset um I still like
45:23Colston Loveland check good with that uh Brock Bowers obviously that's not even like a whatever so Brock Bowers clearly at number
45:30one uh Trey McBride at number two uh Colston Loveland I am good with and we do have the Luther Burden injury
45:37that's going on as well so I do like Colston Loveland a lot Tyler Warren is still my four right but we
45:45do have to monitor this injury situation and that would be my cutoff for elite tight ends and then as I was
45:52saying yeah Tucker Craft, Harold Fannin Jr., Kyle Pitts, Sam Laporta the only one that I'm concerned about um would be Tucker
45:59Craft in terms of the ramp up time period for sure uh let's go here let's keep going in the chat to
46:06try and catch up here uh Fatboy Sosa says if you take one wide out from Tennessee which one you would you
46:14prefer it's still Cardell Tate um I did not love what I saw out of Tennessee on the preseason game it was
46:21nasty like oh good god but Cardell Tate is still the I mean the starting receivers Cardell Tate Wanda Robinson um Calvin
46:28Ridley I do think Alec Ayamana will push out Calvin Ridley at some point so I have no interest in Calvin Ridley
46:35it's between Tate and Wanda Robinson Wanda should probably have the safer floor but higher upside and touchdown opportunities I do think
46:43still will be with Tate but I do like as well so I'm fine with targeting him not an issue uh let's
46:50see here oh thank you um this is not a uh fantasy question but uh D Zome says hi Tara you're awesome
46:57at this how did you get into fantasy football thank you I will keep it short and sweet maybe I'll talk about
47:05it more in a later one just because we're pressed on time but I have been playing fantasy football for I mean
47:12since I was in college I started off playing fantasy baseball because I really like analytics and baseball is super analytic um
47:19but um play I would say probably like a decade no more than that more than a decade and a half I'm
47:26gonna age myself here but I started playing in college um and started playing actually started off in a group with um
47:34a bunch of girls that I knew that were into football as well and then I joined um my brother and his
47:41friends um all play fantasy football so we started our home league that's my home league is with my brother it's super
47:48fun with my brother and his friends they're only like four years younger than me um so now they all have kids
47:55I have all kids and we're like in the same age range here but we've been in the same home league for
48:03oh my god so so long we transitioned it into a dynasty league after redrafts so um that's how I got into
48:10it I've been into it for a long long time here and then I started um podcasting like five ish years ago
48:17I believe um with uh dynasty vipers and my dear friend Matt Donnelly who asked me to join his podcast so yeah
48:25that's how I got into it then I started working with fantasy pros and a bunch of other places player profiler so
48:32yeah it's been a it's been a good little run here for sure uh dj steven says with jaden higgins injury would
48:39you consider tank dale yes absolutely 100% would steven king was chatting yeah make sure that I don't forget marshawn lloyd is
48:46a handcuff for sure um ella fumano says dart actually plays a lot like russ's style so I'm down yeah russ and
48:54neighbors was uh russ and neighbors was nice it was nice therefore well it was up therefore it was very short time
49:01period unfortunately because of the injury there um but I still would love to see james winston uh dj steven says have
49:08you ever done auction style league if so um how do you suggest focusing the majority of your salary cap I have
49:15but I have not done an auction this season specifically um but in my opinion I would allocate the vast majority depends
49:23on the amount that you have overall for your budget but I would allocate uh maybe 25% to acquire an elite running
49:30back for sure um with the depth that we have at rb 100% I want to acquire one of the top 10
49:37focus my budget there I think you can get a little bit more cost effective with wide receivers in my opinion um
49:44let's see here catching up here oh perfect um oh linda wolves I don't know the serious xn channel it's the fantasy
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