Fantasy Football Rankings UPDATE: Biggest Risers & Fallers
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Aug 25, 2026
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Tue, August 25, 2026
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Brian Thomas Jr.Cam WardCarnell TateD'Andre SwiftDallas GoedertDalton SchultzDrake LondonDylan LaubeEmanuel WilsonGeorge HolaniJadarian PriceJakobi MeyersJalen McMillanJaxon Smith-Njigba
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Brian Thomas Jr.
PositiveValue27:33
Brian Thomas Jr. is a target at his current draft cost. Unknown Upside. Well expects him to return value within the Jacksonville passing attack.
Insight pageCam Ward
NegativeProjection38:32
Unknown Upside. Well expresses uncertainty regarding Cam Ward's ability to lead the Tennessee offense, contributing to a broader negative outlook on the team's early-season performance.
Insight pageCarnell Tate
NegativeProjection36:39
Unknown Upside. Well is moving Carnell Tate down in rankings due to poor team vibes in Tennessee and underwhelming training camp production. While still a fan in Dynasty, Unknown Upside. Well struggles to draft him at his current ADP (5th-6th round) and prefers pivoting to other options, though notes taking him in the mid-7th round is acceptable.
Insight pageD'Andre Swift
PositiveValue11:50
Swift is a reliable RB2 target who is being moved up in rankings. He is a 'known commodity' in a high-scoring Ben Johnson offense, coming off a season where he finished 15th among RBs in PPR points per game. He had a standout training camp and is a strong fit for hero-RB builds.
Insight pageDallas Goedert
NegativeValue28:58
Dallas Goedert is recommended as a potential pairing for managers drafting Terrence Ferguson in a two-tight-end build.
Insight pageDalton Schultz
NegativeUsage32:48
Dalton Schultz is currently viewed as the number two target in the Houston offense, following a 2023 season where he ranked in the top three for catches and targets among tight ends.
Insight pageDrake London
PositiveValue6:40
Drake London's fantasy outlook is significantly boosted by Michael Penix Jr. starting, as evidenced by his 39% target share and 45.1% first-read rate with Penix in 2025. He is now a comfortable mid-to-late second-round pick, moving up from his early-August ADP of the early third round. Additionally, his production is used as a benchmark for high-end slot receiver potential.
Insight pageDylan Laube
NegativeDepth Chart4:22
Dylan Laube is identified as part of the running back competition on the roster behind Ashton Genty and Mike Washington, though he is not currently viewed as a primary threat to Washington's potential workload.
Insight pageEmanuel Wilson
NegativeDepth Chart15:05
Wilson was previously mentioned by the fantasy community as a potential threat to Jadarian Price's role, but that concern has dissipated as the season approaches.
Insight pageGeorge Holani
NegativeDepth Chart15:03
Holani was previously mentioned by the fantasy community as a potential threat to Jadarian Price's role, but that concern has dissipated as the season approaches.
Insight pageJadarian Price
PositiveRole14:30
Price has solidified his role in the Seattle backfield, with the team effectively shutting him down in preseason because they have seen enough. He is expected to occupy the Kenneth Walker role, and the speaker has been aggressively drafting him in high-stakes formats like the FFPC main event. Despite early skepticism and competition from other backs, Price is projected to lead the backfield and be a major part of the offense, making him a strong value at his current ADP.
Insight pageJakobi Meyers
NegativeInjury27:16
Jakobi Meyers has been moved down in rankings due to a thumb injury. Unknown Upside. Well notes that the lack of information regarding the injury's severity and potential impact on his play creates too many question marks to justify his previous standing.
Insight pageJalen McMillan
PositiveUsage9:33
Jalen McMillan is being moved up in rankings due to a significant increase in slot usage; he played 41% of snaps in the slot during two preseason games compared to just 15.3% as a rookie. He posted a 1.98 yards per route run from the slot last year, and the expectation is that Dave Canales will hyper-utilize him, potentially raising his fantasy output from 12.5 to 16.5 points per game.
Insight pageJaxon Smith-Njigba
PositiveUsage25:54
Jaxon Smith-Njigba is expected to be highly utilized in the Seattle offense, with an outside opportunity to lead all wide receivers in targets and catches this season.
Insight pageJuwan Johnson
NegativeValue28:51
Juwan Johnson is suggested as a viable pairing for a 'punt tight end' strategy alongside Terrence Ferguson to provide a floor for fantasy managers.
Insight pageKayshon Boutte
PositiveRole30:04
Following his trade to the Houston Texans, Kayshon Boutte is a player to keep on the radar for deep leagues (3 WR/2 Flex formats). Unknown Upside. Well suggests he could potentially reach 90 targets, citing his 79% snap share in 2024 as a baseline for his potential involvement.
Insight pageKenneth Walker III
NegativeRole15:11
Walker's specific role in the Seattle offense is used as the reference point for the workload and usage expected for Jadarian Price.
Insight pageMalik Davis
PositiveValue29:38
Malik Davis has entered Unknown Upside. Well's rankings as a contingent upside back for Dallas. With Phil Mafa projected as a cut candidate, Davis and Jaden Blue are expected to compete for the primary backup role.
Insight pageMalik Nabers
PositiveInjury30:51
Malik Nabers is back at practice in a limited capacity and is trending toward being ready for Week 1. Unknown Upside. Well notes he is no longer expected to fall in drafts.
Insight pageMike Washington Jr.
PositiveValue3:57
Theo Griminger has moved Mike Washington up in his rankings, characterizing him as a high-end handcuff rather than just a contingent upside play. Washington's profile is bolstered by his size, speed, and the coaching staff's affinity for him. With Genty's injury, Washington is positioned for a significant role, as the remaining competition—Dylan Laube, Dario Gumbbo, and Roman Hembi—does not pose a major threat to his workload. Washington's efficiency is supported by his 5.5 yards per carry in the SEC and 7.9 yards per carry in the preseason.
Insight pageParker Washington
PositiveValue27:31
Parker Washington is a target at his current draft cost. Unknown Upside. Well views him as a player who can return value in the Jacksonville offense alongside Brian Thomas Jr.
Insight pageRhamondre Stevenson
PositiveUsage23:25
Unknown Upside. Well moved Rhamondre Stevenson up in rankings, projecting a huge role to start the season that includes significant pass-catching volume. Reports indicate a steady drumbeat regarding his pass-catching ability, with Stevenson making big plays in camp, including a notable touchdown catch. While the backfield will be split with TreVeyon Henderson, Stevenson is expected to be the more prominent fantasy asset early on.
Insight pageRoman Hemby
NegativeDepth Chart4:26
Roman Hembi, an undrafted free agent out of Indiana, is listed as part of the running back competition on the roster, providing depth behind the primary options.
Insight pageRomeo Doubs
PositiveBreakout28:09
Romeo Doubs is being moved up in rankings following a strong preseason and an aggressive offseason contract. Unknown Upside. Well expects him to have a career year, citing increased slot usage and potential for end-zone and downfield targets alongside AJ Brown.
Insight pageTank Dell
NegativeBust33:09
While Tank Dell was electric as a rookie, he is currently viewed as an optimistic, high-risk fantasy pick rather than a reliable bet following recent roster adjustments in Houston. Unknown Upside. Well acknowledges that expectations should be tempered.
Insight pageTerrance Ferguson
PositiveBreakout27:10
Terrence Ferguson is a riser in rankings due to his elite athleticism and Sean McVey's praise regarding his intelligence and versatility. McVey noted Ferguson plays every skill position except halfback, suggesting he will be used as a mismatch weapon and could emerge as the Rams' leading tight end target earner.
Insight pageTreVeyon Henderson
NegativeProjection39:11
TreVeyon Henderson was moved down three spots in Unknown Upside. Well's rankings due to concerns about a slow start to the season. While not burying the player, Unknown Upside. Well expects the backfield split with Rhamondre Stevenson to result in less explosive production out of the gate.
Insight pageTyjae Spears
PositiveValue37:24
Tyjae Spears is identified as the only Tennessee Titan who can be justified at his current ADP. Unknown Upside. Well views him as a viable best-ball pick, though notes his effectiveness may rely on a potential injury to Tony Pollard given the team's poor offensive line and overall offensive uncertainty.
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Episode Transcript
0:00rankings updates you need to know before the start of the NFL season. A lot of you are drafting this week. I know I'm
0:06drafting this week. I have a big FFPC man event this coming Friday night. Also cramming in an NFC draft the day before.
0:14And things are changing. We've got to stay on top of every recent development, especially the major ones as we get deeper and deeper into August and we're
0:24closing in on the start of the NFL season. I'm Theo Griminger, lead fantasy analyst right here at Rotoire, discussing a few of the rankings changes
0:32that I just made today over at rotoire.com. You can get access to all of my rankings that I'm updating pretty much every single day here in August and
0:41early September using the code theo35.
0:45The code Theo35 is going to get you 35% off of any of our packages with all my rankings, all my content, all of the
0:53amazing tools that we've got over at Rotoire. So, we don't have time to waste here. Let's get started right off the
0:58top. Uh, fantasy football scare. If anybody follows my content, I had an Unknown Upside show that I thought was really good. Uh, dropped it with the
1:06thumbnail on there and right on there is Ashton Genty talking about a first round value with Unknown Upside. Well, uh, there there's going to be an adjustment,
1:15a price adjustment, an ADP adjustment, but not a massive one. Ashen Genty avoids a major injury. This is the problem with the information age. If you
1:24were on X when the injury happened at practice, it sounded catastrophic. Then you had a couple of like fake sites out
1:32there uh that are on X. You probably know these ones, maybe a lot of followers, but they just throw whatever out there. And somebody was saying this
1:39is going to be a torn ACL. Everybody starts freaking out. Well, we get the news back less than 24 hours lately
1:45again, information age, sprained ankle.
1:49Now, we don't know the severity. We know Ashton Genty was missing practice on Monday, of course. When is he gonna be
1:54back? I'm not sure. And do they ramp him up? Do they throw him out there with a full workload? Remains to be seen. Could
2:01he play week one? Maybe. Uh, is he gonna miss a week or two? Maybe. We again, we don't know. We don't know all the
2:08details. And by the time this show airs on on YouTube or on the podcast feed, we might have more news. So, uh, bear with
2:17me on this one. But I am dropping Ashen Genty in my rankings because I have to rank like I'm drafting or I'm not honest
2:24with you guys. And with Ashen Genty, would I be comfortable taking him where I had him yesterday right now with the
2:30injury? Absolutely not. So my comfort level with him, I'd say it's right around the 23 turn. And when you look at
2:37that sort of ranking level, it's still very aggressive. So if you want to stay away from any sort of injury, you can
2:45push him down a little bit further. But I do think there's a breaking point where he becomes an outstanding value in
2:50drafts. The receiving upside that he possesses is major. He plays for Clint Kubak, a running back whisperer. And again, there's no big gloom and doom
3:01here, at least outwardly, or with any of the beat reporters about the severity here. Sounds like this could be a short-lived absence. So, if you want to
3:11be aggressive, take the discount when there is fear in the market and draft him. If you want to be really really
3:17cautious and you want to go into the season with guys that are completely healthy, then that's fine. That's that's your prerogative and how you build your
3:25teams. But I am going to push Ashen Genty down a little bit in my rankings.
3:30I had him as an very early second, like basically a two-3 turn pick and now I'm going to push him down to the two three
3:37turn. That's just where I'm at and my my risk tolerance. And again, by the time we get to Vegas, right at the start of
3:44the NFL season, if we have some big positive news, I can move him up a little bit, but that's how I'd be
3:48drafting this week with Ashton Genty.
3:51Uh, it's really an unfortunate timing.
3:53And certainly, we have to talk about Mike Washington, who came up in my rankings, and I think you want to treat
3:58Mike Washington as a high-end handcuff right now. He is not simply a contingent upside handcuff because the injury uh box has sort of already been unwrapped
4:08when it comes to Genty. And we don't want to get ahead of ourselves. Like Mike Washington's not somebody you need to chase completely up the board, but
4:15understand there's also people sort of like laughing at the profile online and saying, you know, this is a guy. Look at
4:21how the prospect profile was. Well, one thing we know about Mike Washington is he's big, he's strong, he's fast. Clint Kubak seems to really like him. The
4:30Vegas Raiders seem to really like him.
4:32And if Ashton Genty were to miss time, the the running back competition is guys like Dylan Lobby, Dario Gumbbo, and Roman Hembi, the undrafted free agent
4:42out of Indiana. So Mike Washington would get a huge role any week that Ashton Genty misses. And this extends to in the
4:48season. Could one of those guys sort of carve out a role with Mike Washington?
4:53I'm sure. But when you look at Washington, he averaged 5 1/2 yards per carry last year in the SEC. He had nine
5:00touchdowns last year in the SEC. Okay, big boy football. Not Sunday players, okay? And I know he was slow developing and and had a number of stops. Played at
5:09Buffalo, played at New Mexico State, but he did it in the SEC and then he did it at the Senior Bowl. We know he's super
5:14athletic. He's a big back that can sustain some hits. Average 7.9 yards per carry this preseason. So 5.5 yards per
5:23carry in the SEC. 7.9 yards per carry obviously in a small sample size against NFL backups, but he needs to move up a
5:31little bit. Again, we don't want to overreact with Genty and we don't o want to overreact with Washington, but we do
5:38have a window where Washington could be on the field early on, get you some uh points early on. And with Genty, we have
5:46that question mark now about week one.
5:49Depending on your scoring format, depending on your playoffs, that could be one week missed. And also, could we have a ramp up period in week two? So,
5:56we will continue to monitor this one.
5:58Certainly not the only change here. Uh we're going to keep going through it.
6:03Number of other uh changes to discuss London. And it's because Michael Pennock
6:15Jr. is looking like he's trending in a very positive direction. We know he missed a little time obviously this off season multiple times in in terms of the
6:25OTAAS and in terms of preseason, but we're having good vibes here with Michael Penn. And it's looking like Michael Penn will be starting some games
6:33this year early on for Atlanta. That's kind of my gut feel is we're going to see Penn and that means great things for
6:40Drake London. When we look at what Drake London's been able to accomplish with Michael Penn, it's awesome. And we start talking about like the end of the 2025
6:48season where London went on this unbelievable run to end the fantasy season where Pennix was just hyperargeting him. He had a 39% target
6:58share and a 45.1% first read rate to end the 2025 season. And when we look at the sample size of what he's been able to
7:06accomplish with Michael Penn, it's awesome. six and a half catches per game, 91 yards per game, and nine touchdown catches in 14 career Michael
7:18Pennock starts. So really, it it puts Drake London in a position where if we have Penn starting, it's a way better
7:25skill set match than with Tuatunga Viloa. Uh Penn is we know we've seen the sample size with Penn and with London
7:33and we can feel a little bit better about where we're taking London. There was some indecision with London where if we go back to the beginning of August,
7:41you were starting to see him fall to like the early third round. Saw him go at the 303, the 302, 301. I think you
7:47can comfortably take him in the mid to late second round. I know I took him the other day in a $350 entry FFPC big
7:56gorilla contest in a draft I split with Jared Smalla and we took him at the 209.
8:01That felt really good uh for Drake London. back-to-back seasons with 16 and a half points per game. Consider that sort of locked in with potential room
8:11for growth. I feel very good about Drake London right now in really sort of a sweet spot in the second round where
8:17there's a lot of value there.
8:22Continuing down the board, another player who we should start feeling better about that I moved up in my rankings. So, London was already up.
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9:27London was really more of a I feel like I'm correct where I have him take, but with Tedo McMillan, I have had to play a
9:34little bit of catch-up. I moved McMillan up. Last time I did an update and I did a show, I sort of moved McMillan up a
9:41little bit. Now I'm moving McMillan up a little bit further and it's a it's a little bit of a dice roll here, but we
9:47have Signal. And I'll give Jack Miller from Establish the Run credit. He uh put out a really good stat on this um on X
9:55the other day. Jack is a very smart guy, but he talked about McMillan's slot rate in 2025, 15.3% as a rookie. And when you look at
10:05what McMillan was able to accomplish last year, 70 catches, 1,000 receiving yards plus, and seven touchdown grabs, like a very positive season for
10:13McMillan, but only a 15% slot rate. Now you look at in two preseason games, he's played 22 snaps and he's had a 41% slot
10:23rate. Could we see London at like a 32 30 to 35% slot rate during the season?
10:30It feels like this is going to happen.
10:34And when we look at what Jack also put out there, he had another great poll that McMillan posted a 1.98 yards per
10:41route run from the slot last year versus 1.84 yards per route run when aligned outside. And this sort of makes sense.
10:49You talk about NFL teams putting players in the slot and highly utilizing them, finding advantageous matchups. Some teams will not shadow in the slot. Uh
11:00McMillan's got a real shot here if they put him in the slot to return sort of terrific fantasy numbers. We just talked
11:07about Drake London. Could McMillan go from like 12 and a half points per game last year up to 16 and a half points per
11:15game? What we're used to seeing Drake London have? I don't love the Carolina offense, but I do think Dave Canales is
11:22a very capable offensive mind, and I think they're going to hyperarget and hyper utilize Tedro McMillan. So, I want to be very aggressive if I'm drafting
11:30the last couple weeks trying to get access to him. Another player that I've moved up recently is DeAndre Swift. And DeAndre Swift is sort of one of these
11:39boring picks that could end up paying off in a major way. We've talked about the Ben Johnson offense. We've talked about just the ability to have major
11:48fantasy producers plural coming out of the same offense. We've talked about Ben Johnson who has said for the record that he wants to set the NFL record in teams
11:59point per game average which is just absolute sicko stuff that we love to hear. The aggressive nature for Ben Johnson. Not the kind of coach that's
12:07just going to like sit on a lead. He's a coach that wants to put up huge numbers.
12:11DeAndre Swift. It just it's it's steady.
12:14It's steady drum beats all off seasonason long that Swift is going to return to a very similar role as last year. I was probably too low on him to
12:23start out when we started ranking and I'm moving him up a little bit and I'm comfortable drafting him at his current
12:29ADP cost. You don't need to go reaching for DeAndre Swift, but he's falling to a range in drafts where you can click that
12:36button and know you're going to get very strong RB2 production. Last year he was 15th among all running backs in in
12:44points per game uh in PPR scoring and was consistently good over the second half of the year. You had uh ESPN
12:53reporter uh it was Courtney Cronin said he had arguably the best training camp of any offensive skill position player on the Chicago Bears. Really strong
13:02stuff. And we look at what Swift was able to accomplish last year. 1,087 rushing yards, nine touchdowns. Um, and it's been consistent with that. The past
13:12two seasons before that, he had 959 rushing yards and 1,049. So, Swift looks completely locked in right now. Really strong value. And if you're trying to
13:24avoid any sort of question mark guys in that sort of quote unquote dead zone area with Swift, it's a known commodity.
13:32Could there be like less of a ceiling outcome because we sort of know what he is? Is Swift going to put up some break
13:37fantasy type season? I'm not sure about that. And I think that would be a poor bet to make. But if you're looking for a
13:44very solid pick in a range of drafts where there is some younger players with sort of question marks around them at
13:50the running back position, then I think you can embrace DeAndre Swift. I took him in an NFC draft last week, a $350
13:57entry one, and I liked where he sort of fell for me. So Swift is a player that you can continually get as your running
14:04back, too. And you can do that in a hero RB build. So if you want to attack running back early and then come back to
14:11Swift as your running back too, you'll be able to get access to elite tight end or elite wide receivers plural in the
14:17mix right there. Uh really really fun pick with DeAndre Swift and a player that I certainly had to move up here
14:22late just to get him ahead of a couple of these players that I'm really not into. A player that I'm into though,
14:30Jadarian Price and I took him in an FFPC main event with Scott Barrett. We took him in the fifth round. I've taken him
14:36at the 612 in an NFC 350. And price, the vibes are really good. And I think the fantasy market isn't really coming
14:44around on this one. They wanted to sort of fade Jaren Price ever since the jump.
14:49We look at sort of the reactions to him when it was the NFL draft when Seattle took him with the 32nd overall pick.
14:55Sort of negative there. Sort of picking it apart. Then beginning of training camp, you have people sort of talking about what about George Hani? What about
15:03Emanuel Wilson? Well, here we are. We're about two weeks away from the start of the NFL season. A little bit over that.
15:11And we're creeping up and we've got Jadarian Price looking like the Kenneth Walker role is his. And Seattle shut him down. They they said they basically
15:20they've seen enough here and his role is clear for the season. The the Jarian Price entering the season in the Kenneth
15:27Walker role. I don't think there's enough people sort of talking about that, but I think that's what we're going to see. Now, do the veteran backs
15:33sort of mix in? Sure. But Price is going to lead this backfield. It feels like it's a very tilting game against New
15:40England that first game of the year. And there's been people talking about sort of the early season schedule Price is going to have to face, but this is an
15:48offense that was very efficient last year, utilized the run running game in a major way. We know JSN is going to be
15:55highly utilized on this offense. JSN has an outside opportunity to lead all wide receivers in targets this year in catches, but Price is going to be a
16:04major part of this offense. Don't be surprised if he scores a touchdown in game one against New England Patriots and has a very solid opening game and
16:14fantasy managers see him going up against a good defense and he still puts up points. I think Seattle's committed to him. I think sixth round for Jadarian
16:22Price, a very very good price tag for him and I'm going to be ahead of ADP uh where I have him ranked. Again, go check
16:30out my rankings over at Rotoire for this full update. Another tight end that I keep slightly moving up and I already
16:37was pretty high on him, but I moved him up about three or four spots in the top 200 uh rankings. The rankings are a
16:44little more than 200 players now because I've been adding a few guys to the end that I want you to be aware of in like
16:49the final rounds of your draft, but I want to keep it like around 200 on the PPR rankings. But Terrence Ferguson,
16:56tight end of the LA Rams, is one that I sort of uh keep moving up and I just want to be aggressive on him. Do I want
17:03him to be my tight end one? Probably not. But I do want to draft him in a lot of two tight end builds and I will rank
17:10him ahead to make sure I get there. And if you want to draft him as your tight end one, just grab a a kind of a boring
17:18insurance option tight end behind him.
17:20And not necessarily even a boring one, a tight end that that has PPR value but maybe doesn't have the crazy ceiling of
17:27Ferguson and sort of the range of outcomes as Ferguson.
17:31combining Terrence Ferguson with a Jawan Johnson on a punt tight end build. That might work for you. Or Terren Ferguson with a Dallas Goddard. That might work
17:42for you. Uh just I mean obviously there's some things that could go wrong here. There's a bunch of tight ends in
17:48that room in LA, but Sean McVey went out and praised Terren Ferguson. We've heard the beat reporters talking about him.
17:55We've heard teammates talking about him.
17:57And we know he was a very highly drafted player last year with elite athleticism.
18:01McVey came out and said he's so smart. I think what can't be misunderstood or minimized is how smart that guy is. And
18:07then he says he plays every single skill position except for halfback for us. And I think that's a key key term because
18:17he's going to be used in interesting ways. And I think they're going to try to get him involved as a mismatch
18:22player. So you're going to get the benefit that he could be on the field as the sort of leading tight end target
18:28earner this year. Talk he mentioned Kobe Parkinson. He mentioned Tyler Higgby as well. But when you talk about Terren Ferguson playing every position except
18:37for halfback, it's basically Shawn McVey saying that he's going to be utilized as a wide receiver as well. So really, really strong stuff with Ferguson. I
18:45want to be aggressive getting him. One player that I've moved down slightly, and this one sort of pains me because I'm very high on this player in Dynasty.
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21:59So, Carnell Tate, obviously a player that if you followed my draft content, I was very high on during the draft.
22:06Dynasty wise, very high on. And I've been sort of making a bullcase all off season long about what his season could
22:12look like. But the vibes we're getting out of Tennessee with this entire offense really poor. And the production we've seen from Tate in a limited sample
22:19size in training camp also has been poor. So again, I'm not saying he's a do not draft player for me. I took him in
22:27the seventh round, the mid7th round of an FFPC $350 entry team the other night, which is below ADP. But where he goes
22:36sometimes in the sixth round, there's been other options I'm pivoting to. So I'm basically moving all Titans down.
22:44The only Titan that I think I can make a positive case where they're going at ADP is maybe Tai Spears because I think that
22:52backfield's a bit of a mess. And I think Tai Spears is going in a range where he's going to return some value. But I
22:58even like even there that feels a little bit more like a baseball type pick, a pick that would need a Tony Pard injury
23:04to really be effective. I think that Tennessee, they have one of the worst offensive lines in football. We have question marks about Cam Ward and we
23:13have question marks about Carnell Tate being a consistent producer. So if you want to take him in the seventh round, I
23:19think that's fine. Uh and in certain leagues he'll fall to the eighth. But if you're talking about taking him in the
23:24fifth round in NFC, sixth round in FFPC, I sort of struggle getting there as much as I did a month ago. We have to be
23:32realistic with where teams are right now. And Tennessee feels like a team that is not going to get off to a
23:37red-hot start. just sort of my gut feeling what we've seen early on in this preseason and sort of the vibe surrounding them. Offensive line there
23:45really really worries me. Uh Trayvon Henderson and Raandre Stevenson.
23:51This again another one that really hurts me and I'm not burying Trayvon Henderson, but I moved him down about three spots and I moved Raandre
23:58Stevenson up a little bit. So Stevenson looks like he's going to have a huge role to start out the year. And it also
24:05when you talk about the role, it's going to include catching a lot of passes. So it it's going to be a split backfield.
24:11It's not like Stevenson is going to just be completely zero out Tvon Henderson, but I think we have to be realistic. Uh
24:18we've got Stevenson needs to move up a little bit, at least where I had him ranked, and Henderson needs to move down
24:23slightly because we're not going to get that explosive out the gate start. And in fact, it could be a little slower for
24:29Henderson than we wanted. We also have Trayvon Henderson. And again, I'm when at the time I'm recording this, we don't have a lot of answers, but he left
24:38practice early on Monday. We don't know the the full extent of anything. They're calling it a lower leg injury. Uh we
24:46don't know the extent of this injury. Uh Boston Herald come out and called it an injury though. So like they clarified
24:52it. They said this is an injury. If this is anything serious with Henderson, and again, we're going to really monitor this one. Make sure you are paying
25:01attention to everything over at Rotoire.
25:02We will quickly update anything. But Henderson left practice early is basically what we're hearing. And Boston Herald is calling it an injury of some
25:12kind. And at the same time, the exact same day, we get this injury with Henderson, Raandre Stevenson had like a an awesome touchdown catch where the
25:23same reporters who talked about the Henderson injury and they said it basically it appeared to be some some reporters were saying it appears to be a
25:33minor right foot or ankle injury. um did not return to the field and he we really don't know what's going on there but
25:41again we'll find out in the next day but then you've got Raandre Stevenson who is out there making big plays apparently
25:48had another big catch today and there's sort of been a steady drum beat about how Stevenson looks as a pass catcher.
25:53So I moved Stevenson up a little bit moved Henderson down a few spots. I still have bags and bags and bags of
26:00Trayvon Henderson. I still think at some point this year he's going to be a really fun player for us. And I still
26:06think if you're in in a spot and you're chasing upside early in the year, he can provide that. But it's going to be
26:11annoying usage for the first couple of games at least. We don't know how this thing's going to shake out. So bottom
26:17line is I'm happy to draft both of these guys because I want access to the New England Patriots offense. I think the
26:24vibes are really good with this offense.
26:26I think that they are very comfortable with what they have, but it's two backs are going to get touches here. So, we
26:31have to move up the one that was pushed down, and we have to slightly move down the one that I was maybe uh I don't want
26:38to say too high, but I was very high on.
26:40So, I've moved Henderson down. You can go check out sort of where I have him ranked. And Stevenson, I moved him up.
26:45And I've been drafting Stephvenson uh not to like sort of split my my exposure, but because a lot of times in
26:52in leagues I'm in, Stephvenson falls to a range where it's just the best running back on the board. And on underdog, I
26:59have a ton of exposure to both of them.
27:00Trayvon Henderson's one of my highest exposure guys in baseball, but I also have a lot of exposure to Stephvenson. I think I'm just very bullish on this
27:08Patriots offense when it comes down to it. talking about Jacobe Meyers in Jacksonville. I've moved him down a few spots. Not a player I was really high
27:17on, but now we have this thumb injury, uh, where it's a lack of, uh, information about like the severity of this injury, how long this is going to
27:25hold him out, uh, is it going to affect the way he plays, but there's a lot of question marks there. And on the flip
27:31side, I really like Parker Washington and I really like Brian Thomas Jr. at their cost. So, Jacobe Meyers was never a player I was really targeting, but I
27:40think this adds clarity to how the early season's going to look like for Jacksonville. And then we've got Travis Hunter could be a mess, but at the end
27:47of the day, Parker Washington and BTJ are going in ranges where I think they can both return value. Uh, we believe in
27:54Liam Cohen. We absolutely believe in Trevor Lawrence. And I think that those I'm gravitating towards those two wide receivers. So, therefore, I'm pushing
28:02Meyers down. I think Myers is going to be a more of a really good stylistic piece of the puzzle for Jacksonville
28:09than a player that's going to help us a ton in fantasy. One player I'm moving up is Romeo Dubs. And not a huge move up,
28:15but I talked about with Henderson and Stevenson, uh, how I'm very into these two players, and I think that the Patriots offense is going to score a
28:24lot. It's a an offense we want to have exposure to. And that extends to Romeo Dubs, who's had a really strong
28:30preseason. They gave him a really uh aggressive contract signing this past offseason in free agency. We're getting a lot of information about his slot
28:39usage and his endzone targets. So, we know about AJ Brown. That's going to be a potentially special connection with Drake May and AJ Brown, but don't
28:50overlook the Romeo Dubs having a career year alongside of him as well. We know Dubs can score touchdowns and I think
28:57those end zone touchdown uh looks become more clear when and also the big downfield uh potential looks for him become more clear and for AJ Brown for
29:07that matter with no Kahan Booty there and Kahan Booty was never a guy who was going to be a massive part of the
29:13offense but the fact that New England trades Kahan Booty to the Houston Texans I think that's significant to consolidate things a little bit in New
29:22England maybe adding some of those downfield looks, some of those end zone looks, some of those red zone looks to potentially Romeo Dubs. So, if you're
29:32stuck on the clock late and you want a potential wide receiver who can beat their ADP, I think Romeo Dubs is is one
29:38that you want to look at. Malik Davis of the Dallas Cowboys entered my uh my rankings here. Really a contingent upside back if anything. Um, we had the
29:49Dallas Cowboys where I've been sort of on Jaden Blue, but Malik Davis it looks like uh is going to get significant time
29:57if we did have anything with Javvante Williams. Um, if Javvante Williams were to miss time, I think that both Blue and
30:04Davis would have value. But when we look at Davis, it was sort of the guy I was overlooking who had some very solid
30:11moments last year. And then to make things a little more clear for both of those players, it sounds like there's some beat reporters that are projecting
30:20Phil Mafa, the other year two back on Dallas to sort of be cut. He's a potential cut candidate. Uh there was a
30:27lot of sort of talk in the fantasy football community between Mafa Blue Davis at times this off season, but it sounds like it's going to be Davis and
30:37Jaden Blue with Phil Mafa the odd man out. That's sort of what I'm reading with a couple of these beat reporters.
30:43And that makes Malik Davis an interesting contingent upside play. We talk about Dallas. It's an offense that's going to absolutely print in
30:51fantasy football. Everything is lined up for them to score a ton of points. Quick little uh update. Malik Neighbors back at practice in a limited capacity. Um
31:01we've got Mai Lemon back at practice for Philadelphia today. looked really good in a couple of drills and a George KD
31:09taken off the pup. With KD, we're gonna know uh where whether or not he plays in that Australia game nice and early
31:16because he has said he's not going to travel to Australia unless he's playing in that game. So, KD I think we're
31:22comfortable with where I have him ranked. Malik Neighbors, I made that big correction last week and I'm sticking with it. Neighbors feels like a player
31:30that's not going to fall at all anymore.
31:32Looks like he's trending towards week one. Mai Lemon obviously a positive development and Lemon sort of discussed how the hamstring that kept him out of
31:41training camp was also the one that kept him out of OTAAS and you know he's trying to be careful trying to work
31:47through these things and sounds like he's set and it sounds like he's trending upwards rather than a player that could potentially miss a lot more
31:56time positive development with Mai Lemon and now he's become super cheap in drafts and then Kahan Booty I mentioned him before could he 90 targets this year
32:05in Houston. I think that when we look at what he did in 2024 when he had a 79% snap share, I think that number is
32:12obtainable for him this year for the Houston Texans. They make this small move to go get Kahan Booty. But when you
32:19add up sort of the the fallout, Jaden Higgins was in store for a really large role. Higgins goes down for the season.
32:26They trade for Kahan Booty. It feels like Kahan Booty could end up with a I'm not going to say a big impactful role,
32:34but I do think if you play in three wide receiver or three wide receiver in a flex or three wide receiver and two
32:40flex, uh you need to keep Booty on your radar. He has a chance to be the number two target in Houston. Number two target
32:48in Houston right now is probably Daltton Schultz, who last year was top three in catches and in targets at the tight end
32:54position, but it felt like they want to get another wide receiver involved in a major way. This is obviously a big hit
33:00for guys like Xavier Hutchinson, and it sort of it should cool down some of the enthusiasm people had about Jaylen Null,
33:09who's in more of a slot only role. And then Tank Dell, obviously we're going to keep a candle burning for because he was
33:14so electric as a rookie, but a hard to sort of it's more of an optimistic type pick than anything when it comes to Tank
33:21Dell. Certainly, it would be awesome to see him come back in a major way, but it's not a bet I'm making. So, Kan Booty
33:26definitely comes up a little bit. Again, you go check out the full rankings update over at rotowire.com. Use the code Theo35 for 35% off.
