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10 Tight End Questions with Fantasy Points' Ryan Heath!31 Jul 202601:02:38

Ryan Heath of Fantasy Points joins the show to argue the 10 tight end questions that will decide your 2026 fantasy football draft. Should anyone actually take Brock Bowers in Round 2? Is everyone wrong to doubt Trey McBride? Is Colston Loveland about to take the dynasty TE1 crown, and is Dalton Kincaid THE late-round tight end to target? We settle Pitts vs. Kraft vs. LaPorta vs. Fannin, figure out which aging star (Kittle, Andrews, Goedert, Kelce) still has it, pour some Terrance Ferguson Kool-Aid, and finish with the only strategy question that matters: early, mid or late at tight end this year? Full arguments and the numbers behind every answer. 

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:27 Q1: Round 2 Brock Bowers ... in this economy?

7:09 Q2: Everyone is doubting Trey McBride. Should we?

12:50 Q3: Is Colston Loveland the dynasty TE1 by next year?

17:18 Q4: Are we underrating Tyler Warren's elite-season upside?

24:23 Q5: Pitts, Kraft, LaPorta or Fannin: choose your fighter

39:35 Q6: Kittle, Andrews, Goedert, Kelce: which unc still has it?

46:17 Q7: Kincaid, Likely, Chig: full-time roles or fugazi?

53:48 Q8: Are you drinking the Terrance Ferguson Kool-Aid?

56:38 Q9: One deep-pull TE to stash

58:55 Q10: Early, mid or late at tight end this year?


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2026 Fantasy Football Tight End Tiers - Brock Bowers in RD2?!?30 Jul 202601:14:56

My complete 2026 preseason tight end tiers — all 40 TEs, ranked and grouped the way I'm actually drafting them. Why am I willing to take Brock Bowers in Round 2 (the Super Bowers draft strategy, explained)? Is Dalton Kincaid the late-round tight end of 2026? And why is Terrance Ferguson the last TE dart I'm throwing this year? Every tier comes with the numbers and the one big-picture question that actually matters for your draft. 

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0:00 Intro

0:29 Tier 1: The TE1 (Brock Bowers)

7:14 Tier 2: Overall TE1 upside (Loveland, McBride, Warren)

20:24 Tier 3: Fans, but at least one concern

32:14 Tier 4: Top-5 upside after a Kona Big Wave or three

50:36 Tier 5: Week 2 waiver-wire cover candidates

1:00:06 Tier 6: We live on a rock in space. Maybe this works!

1:07:12 Tier 7: No way ... absolutely no way ... but maybe


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10 Biggest WR Questions in Fantasy Football with Yahoo's Justin Boone29 Jul 202601:00:01

The reigning, defending, undisputed fantasy football ranking champion of the world is here. Yahoo's Justin Boone joins Ian to settle the 10 biggest wide receiver questions for the 2026 fantasy football season — how many WRs go before Christian McCaffrey (and the Jonathan Taylor surprise), the Jefferson–London–A.J. Brown new-QB debate, who becomes this year's JSN, why Boone is calling a top-7 season for Jaylen Waddle, the year-three verdicts on Odunze, Brian Thomas Jr. and Marvin Harrison Jr., his most-drafted receivers, the fades, and two sleepers you can grab outside the top 50. 

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0:00 The reigning ranking champion of the world

2:00 How many WRs go before McCaffrey?

2:38 The Jonathan Taylor surprise

5:05 Amon-Ra + the Lions target math

7:25 The Super-Bowers draft strategy

9:19 New QBs: Jefferson vs London vs A.J. Brown

12:45 Kyle Pitts fraud alert

16:39 Who is this year's JSN?

20:41 The Jaylen Waddle league-winner case

23:49 Upside WR2s: Flowers + McConkey

26:04 Rashee Rice: worth the risk?

28:11 Evans, McLaurin or Adams?

33:17 Tyler Warren = Brock Bowers lite

34:57 Year-3 verdicts: Odunze, BTJ + Marvin Harrison Jr.

44:08 Boone's most-drafted: Watson + Tate

47:06 The fades: Sutton + DK Metcalf

48:52 Two sleepers outside the top 50

52:07 Disgusting longshot predictions

57:17 The bold call: Waddle top-7

59:55 Wrap-up


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2026 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Tiers: Jaylen Waddle no matter what?28 Jul 202601:19:44

My complete 2026 preseason wide receiver tiers — all 75 WRs, ranked and grouped the way I'm actually drafting them. Which four receivers are the stone cold baller WR1s? Why am I taking Jaylen Waddle basically no matter what? And is Christian Watson this year's best league-winning dart? Every tier comes with the fun facts and one big-picture question that actually matters for your draft.

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0:00 Intro

0:35 Tier 1: Stone cold baller WR1s

4:20 Tier 2: Overall WR1 upside (Jefferson, AJB, Lamb, Collins, London)

16:07 Tier 3: High-volume WR1s & overqualified WR2s

32:00 Tier 4: The upside is clear ... but we have questions

41:37 Tier 5: We're saying there's a chance

49:05 Tier 6: Would WR2 numbers really surprise?

1:00:42 Tier 7: Keeping a candle lit

1:09:50 Tier 8: Favorite late-round sleepers

1:15:11 Tier 9: They won't work out, but imagine if they did

 

It's a great day to be great.


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10 most important running back questions in fantasy football with ETR's John Daigle27 Jul 202601:01:20

Running back week rolls on! Ian is joined by Establish The Run's John Daigle to answer the 10 questions that will decide your RB board in 2026 fantasy football drafts — Gibbs or Bijan at 1.01, whether CMC and Jonathan Taylor are worth round-1 picks after 350+ touch seasons, how to attack the "Great Wall" of RBs from picks 11-18, the round-3 crossroads, the red-flag range in rounds 4-5, cheap backfields worth a chip, late-round handcuffs, and the draft strategy John is riding this season. Subscribe for fantasy football draft prep all summer — wide receivers are up next week. 

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0:00 - Intro: the year of the running back

2:54 - Q1: Jahmyr Gibbs or Bijan Robinson at 1.01?

6:57 - Q2: Are CMC and Jonathan Taylor worth round-1 picks?

12:03 - Q3: The Great Wall of RBs (picks 11-18) — who to want, who to fear

20:43 - Q4: The round-3 crossroads — dawgs in bad offenses vs boring vets

28:58 - Q5: Rounds 4-5 — red flags everywhere (Skattebo, Judkins, Tuten, Monty)

37:12 - Q6: Any reason to click Pollard, Hubbard, or RJ Harvey?

42:18 - Q7: Two chips on the cheap backfields (Warren + Croskey-Merritt)

48:24 - Q8: Favorite late-round handcuffs

52:50 - Q9: The 2026 RB draft strategy — hero RB for the win

56:22 - Q10: John's most underrated vacation spots in America

1:00:40 - Wrap-up: what's coming next week


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One KEY Training Camp Storyline to Watch for All 32 Teams24 Jul 202601:06:04

Training camp is here, and every team has ONE battle that will swing fantasy drafts. Ian goes team by team through all 32 — the usage fights, health questions and depth-chart mysteries he's watching before August answers them: Is Jonathon Brooks (with an O) coming for Chuba Hubbard's job? Is it Bhayshul Tuten RB1 SZN in Jacksonville? How healthy is Malik Nabers? Plus the Kincaid unleash scenario in Buffalo, the real WR1 battle in Chicago, the Kyler vs. J.J. McCarthy decision, the CMC handcuff derby in San Francisco, and Ian's Week 6 Fernando Mendoza call. 

 

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0:00 One key storyline for all 32 teams

0:33 Cardinals — the backup RB battle behind Jeremiah Love

1:44 Falcons — the WR2 job is open

2:47 Ravens — is Rashod Bateman locked in?

4:54 Bills — the Dalton Kincaid unleash scenario

6:45 Panthers — Jonathon Brooks vs Chuba Hubbard

8:26 Bears — the REAL WR1 battle

9:53 Bengals — Erick All TE1 season?

11:44 Browns — Watson vs Shedeur

13:41 Cowboys — RB2 behind Javonte

14:47 Broncos — the three-headed backfield question

17:26 Lions — is Pacheco the clear-cut RB2?

19:05 Packers — how healthy is Tucker Kraft?

21:24 Texans — the Tank Dell comeback

23:00 Colts — Alec Pierce's ankle + the pecking order

25:47 Jaguars — Bhayshul Tuten RB1 SZN?

29:16 Chiefs — the unsettled RB2 (Kareem Hunt watch)

30:56 Chargers — Hampton: workhorse or committee?

33:08 Rams — Terrance Ferguson, WR3 + TE1 at once?

34:28 Raiders — Fernando Mendoza by Week 6

38:00 Dolphins — who's the handcuff for Achane?

40:03 Vikings — Kyler Murray vs J.J. McCarthy

42:48 Patriots — TreVeyon Henderson vs Rhamondre

45:11 Saints — the Kamara / Etienne split

46:47 Giants — how healthy is Malik Nabers?

48:12 Jets — Kenyon Sadiq vs Mason Taylor

50:03 Eagles — is Makai Lemon the clear WR2?

52:26 Steelers — the Warren / Dowdle split

53:40 49ers — the CMC handcuff derby

55:14 Seahawks — Jadarian Price: workhorse or split?

58:11 Buccaneers — Bucky Irving's role

1:00:47 Titans — the Daboll rotation

1:02:08 Commanders — Rachaad White vs Bill Croskey-Merritt

1:06:30 Wrap-up


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2026 Fantasy Football Running Back Tiers: Saquon Barkley comeback szn?24 Jul 202601:07:02

RB1 through RB61 — all NINE tiers of my 2026 preseason fantasy football running back rankings. Who deserves the 1.01? Is Saquon Barkley the redemption pick of the year? Why am I lower than everyone on Tony Pollard and RJ Harvey, and where do zero-RB heroes like Rico Dowdle and TreVeyon Henderson actually belong? Values, sleepers, handcuffs and late-round darts — everything you need before your draft.

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0:00 - Intro

0:20 - Tier 1: Your Draft's First Two Picks

1:36 - Tier 2: The Best Fantasy RB of All Time

4:56 - Tier 3: Choose Your RB1 Fighter

22:05 - Tier 4: Boring Veterans Pay the Bills

29:13 - Tier 5: There's Upside... and Questions

42:54 - Tier 6: Zero-RB Heroes

50:55 - Tier 7: All-Star Handcuffs & Cheap Starters

57:27 - Tier 8: We're Saying There's a Chance

1:03:35 - Tier 9: Late-Round Darts


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Fantasy Football QB Tiers: Justin Herbert No Matter What?23 Jul 202600:57:38

Ian breaks down his 2026 fantasy football QB tiers, ranking the top 36 quarterbacks for fantasy drafts. From Josh Allen standing alone at the top, to Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels and Jalen Hurts chasing overall QB1 upside, to the late-round names who could swing your season, this is your full quarterback draft roadmap. He also dives into why Justin Herbert belongs in the sky-high ceiling tier, how to handle Patrick Mahomes, Bo Nix and Jaxson Dart, and which late-round quarterbacks are worth targeting in 2026 fantasy football drafts.

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00:00 Intro

00:16 Tier 1: Josh Allen alone at the top

02:03 Tier 2: Overall QB1 upside

09:00 Tier 3: Sky-high ceiling quarterbacks

24:22 Tier 4: At least one red flag

32:43 Tier 5: Premier pocket passers

37:31 Tier 6: Run Forrest run

41:25 Tier 7: We’ve seen QB1 upside before

47:21 Tier 8: Superflex QB3 / best ball depth

51:23 Final tier: What if they hit, but probably won’t?

57:08 Final thoughts


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The 10 BIGGEST QB questions of the 2026 fantasy season (feat. Rich Hribar)23 Jul 202601:07:43

The 2026 quarterback board is full of landmines — and Rich Hribar (Sharp Football's Worksheet) joins Ian to work through the 10 questions that will decide your draft: whether Josh Allen is worth a Round 3 pick, why the best QB of the last decade not named Tom Brady is suddenly cheaper than ever, what to do with Jaxson Dart and the year-two QBs, and how to actually attack the position in superflex.

 

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0:00 The 10 biggest QB questions of 2026

2:23 Q: Is Josh Allen worth a Round 3 pick?

9:25 Jayden Daniels' price after a monster year

11:40 Daniels vs Jaxson Dart — is there really a four-round gap?

13:27 Drake Maye's breakout case

16:30 The best QB not named Tom Brady is cheaper than ever

20:33 Cheaper versions of the expensive QBs (Herbert tier)

28:14 Is Mahomes still THE guy?

35:43 Brock Purdy + Jared Goff: the value tier

39:07 The Jaxson Dart conversation

43:49 Baker Mayfield keeps doing it

46:52 Kyler Murray's falling price

50:28 Cam Ward + Bryce Young: year-two verdicts

55:08 Backup QBs worth a stash

59:54 How to draft the position in 2026

1:01:45 Q: What's the best way to approach QB in superflex?

1:06:44 Where to find Rich's work


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Trailer22 Jul 202600:00:31

Welcome to Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz — your home for winning fantasy football advice, powered by RotoWire.


 

Ian breaks down everything you need to dominate your leagues: draft rankings and tiers, sleepers and breakouts, busts to avoid, waiver-wire pickups, start/sit calls, and the stats that actually matter — all season long, from training camp through your championship week. No fluff, no hedging. Just sharp, research-driven fantasy football analysis with the occasional hot take that ages beautifully (or doesn't — we keep the receipts).

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6 BOLD Fantasy Football FADES01 Aug 202600:27:58

Six players I am NOT drafting at their current price in 2026 — and none of them are easy outs. Every fade here has a top-6-round home-league ADP across Sleeper, ESPN and Yahoo, which means these are highly ranked players everyone else is happily clicking on. Why does the Saints backfield look way closer to a 50/50 split than people think? Why is the between-the-20s role a death knell for one popular RB? Which wide receiver is one mistake away from being off his team entirely — at a Round 2 price? And why am I out on BOTH Jets stars inside the top four rounds? Full arguments, the numbers behind them, and where I'd rather spend the pick instead. 

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Timestamps:

0:00 The rules: no easy outs

0:25 Fade No. 6 — Travis Etienne

4:36 Fade No. 5 — Bucky Irving

8:12 Fade No. 4 — Rashee Rice

14:38 Fade No. 3 — DJ Moore

19:54 Fades No. 2 & 1 — the Jets 2-for-1 (Garrett Wilson...)

22:06 ...and Breece Hall


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Vegas Offensive Ranks02 Aug 202601:00:46

Vegas already has a spread and a total posted for every single 2026 NFL game — so I converted all of them into implied points per game and ranked every offense 1 to 32, exactly the way the sportsbooks see them. Why are the Rams the No. 1 offense in football? Why does Vegas refuse to buy the Broncos after an 11-2 run in one-score games? And how are the Jets staring down a tenth straight bottom-ten scoring season? Every team gets its own breakdown: last three years of scoring, the play-caller, the offensive line, what changed and what should scare you. 

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro — how the Vegas ranks work

0:29 1. Rams

1:14 2. Bills

1:59 3. Bengals

2:52 4. Lions

3:59 5. Ravens

6:03 6. Cowboys

6:55 7. 49ers

7:54 8. Packers

9:56 9. Seahawks

10:57 10. Bears

12:19 11. Chiefs

15:18 12. Chargers

16:17 13. Patriots

17:38 14. Eagles

19:34 15. Jaguars

20:51 16. Commanders

22:14 17. Colts

25:38 18. Buccaneers

27:29 19. Texans

29:34 20. Vikings

32:34 21. Broncos

34:12 22. Giants

35:52 23. Saints

38:32 24. Steelers

41:06 25. Falcons

43:45 26. Panthers

45:19 27. Titans

46:59 28. Raiders

49:51 29. Dolphins

53:24 30. Browns

55:25 31. Cardinals

58:45 32. Jets


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5 questions on the Cleveland Browns with The Athletic's Zac Jackson04 Aug 202600:22:37

Zac Jackson of The Athletic joins the show straight out of Browns training camp to answer the five questions that decide Cleveland's 2026 season. Is there any hope for better than mediocre play under center, and how does the Shedeur Sanders vs. Deshaun Watson competition actually end? Is Quinshon Judkins a true three-down workhorse now that he is healthy, and is Dylan Sampson really the next man up? Are rookies KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston already the best receivers on this roster? Is Jerry Jeudy still a Brown at the end of the year? And should Harold Fannin be the focal point of the entire offense? Zac has watched every practice, so this is what the beat actually sees, not what the depth chart says. 

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:18 Q1: Is there any hope for better than mediocre under center?

5:38 Q2: Is Quinshon Judkins a true three-down workhorse?

9:57 Q3: Are Concepcion and Boston already the best WRs here?

13:36 Q4: Is Jerry Jeudy still a Brown at the end of this year?

16:31 Q5: Should Harold Fannin be the star of this offense?


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6 Fantasy Football Players High-Stakes Drafters LOVE That Home Leagues HATE09 Aug 202600:37:56

Ian Hartitz breaks down six players going far cheaper in traditional home leagues on ESPN and Yahoo than they are in high-stakes formats like FFPC and NFFC. Some of these gaps are enormous, and a couple of them have changed his own opinion just from watching where the money is going Rankings, articles and the Draft Assistant are all at RotoWire. 

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Timestamps:

0:00 The setup: Pros vs Joes, and why the gap matters in August

0:46 Christian Watson, Packers

6:59 Parker Washington, Jaguars

13:22 Quentin Johnston, Chargers

19:55 Jayden Higgins, Texans

22:35 RJ Harvey, Broncos

31:27 Kenny Gainwell, Buccaneers


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5 Sleeper RBs You NEED to Draft08 Aug 202600:27:31

Ian Hartitz breaks down five running backs going outside the top nine rounds on Yahoo, round 10 or later, that he is actively drafting in 2026. For each one he makes the case, lays out the real concern, and gives his verdict at that price. 

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Timestamps:

0:00 The setup: sleepers going round 10 or later

0:11 Jonathon Brooks, Panthers

4:44 Jordan Mason, Vikings

10:59 Tank Bigsby, Eagles

16:04 Chris Rodriguez Jr., Jaguars

20:13 Keaton Mitchell, Chargers

24:15 All five, recapped


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5 Early-Round Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Bust Candidates07 Aug 202600:31:23

Ian Hartitz goes through five wide receivers carrying a top-24 ADP on ESPN who finished WR24 or worse in PPR points per game last season, and are tied to an offense Vegas has ranked 16th or worse for 2026. That combination is not a great one, so Ian builds the glass half full and glass half empty case for each, then gives an honest bust factor out of 10, one being not a bust at all and ten being a complete bust. 

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Timestamps:

0:00 The setup: who qualifies as a bust candidate

0:41 Justin Jefferson

4:47 Tetairoa McMillan

9:48 Emeka Egbuka

16:42 Jaylen Waddle

22:53 Terry McLaurin

29:56 Every bust factor, recapped

 

It's a great day to be great.


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Why Every Round 1 Fantasy Football Pick Will SUCK in 202606 Aug 202600:44:32

It is August, which means it is time to talk ourselves out of every player we are about to draft. Ian Hartitz goes one by one through all 12 first round picks, builds the glass half empty case against each of them, and then gives an honest 1 to 10 rating on how much that risk actually scares him. Some of these are easy to dismiss. Ja'Marr Chase only breaks if Joe Burrow gets hurt again, and every receiver has that problem. Others are real. The bottom of the round is where it gets ugly, because Justin Jefferson and De'Von Achane are both tied to offenses nobody wants to bet on, and there are only 14 instances of a running back posting top-12 PPR numbers on a bottom-10 scoring offense over the entire last decade. 

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Timestamps:

0:00 The premise: talking ourselves out of the first round

0:39 1.01 Jahmyr Gibbs (1/10)

3:45 1.02 Bijan Robinson (2/10)

6:56 1.03 Ja'Marr Chase (1/10)

8:25 1.04 Puka Nacua (2/10)

12:27 1.05 Christian McCaffrey (4/10)

16:15 1.06 Jaxon Smith-Njigba (3/10)

19:29 1.07 Jonathan Taylor (6/10)

25:45 1.08 Amon-Ra St. Brown (3/10)

28:02 1.09 CeeDee Lamb (5/10)

30:53 1.10 Justin Jefferson (7/10)

35:56 1.11 James Cook (4/10)

38:38 1.12 De'Von Achane (8/10)

41:33 Every concern level, recapped

 

It's a great day to be great


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The BEST Fantasy Football Draft Strategy of 202605 Aug 202600:36:24

Ian Hartitz lays out his favorite way to attack 2026 fantasy football drafts, then runs two full mock drafts to prove it works. The build is simple: take a stud running back in Round 1, take Brock Bowers in Round 2, then let the loaded wide receiver tier come to you. 

The case for a premium tight end pick is the part most people miss. Over the last decade, tight end has been far and away the best position at overcoming a bad offensive environment. Top-12 fantasy finishers who came from bottom-10 scoring offenses: 24 tight ends (20%), 14 running backs (11.7%), 12 wide receivers (10%), and just 4 quarterbacks (3.3%). That is why a shaky Raiders offense does not scare Ian off Bowers, and why the depth at quarterback this year makes spending up at tight end so much easier to stomach. 

From there it is rounds 3 through 6 hammering the wide receiver tier, rounds 7 through 10 building the RB2 room in the aggregate, and round 11 onward grabbing the quarterback everyone else reached for. 

Then two mocks, every pick explained. 

MOCK DRAFT 1 QB Brock Purdy | RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Tony Pollard | WR Nico Collins, Zay Flowers, Jaylen Waddle | TE Brock Bowers | FLEX Parker Washington Bench: Rachaad White, Blake Corum, Rashid Shaheed, Jared Goff, Tank Bigsby, Isiah Pacheco, Jaydon Blue 

MOCK DRAFT 2 QB Jared Goff | RB Christian McCaffrey, Javonte Williams | WR Jaylen Waddle, Davante Adams, Christian Watson | TE Brock Bowers | FLEX Parker Washington Bench: Rico Dowdle, Jordan Mason, Josh Downs, Kyler Murray, Tank Bigsby, Mike Washington, Kaelon Black 

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Timestamps:

0:00 The plan

0:25 Round 1: lock a stud RB

0:59 Round 2: Brock Bowers

3:39 Why tight end beats a bad offense

5:29 Rounds 3-6: feast on the WR tier

7:29 Rounds 7-10: build the RB2 room

12:01 Round 11+: the year of late-round QB

13:15 The rules, recapped

14:10 Mock draft 1

26:34 Mock draft 2

 


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