← Fantasy Football Today
Fantasy Football Today
2026 WR Rankings After the NFL Draft | Tyson, Garrett Wilson, Eagles WR Room & More! (05/04 Fantasy Football Podcast)
00:14:04
Loading summary
Transcript21 lines
- [00:00]
Jack Archer Advertiser
Buying pants shouldn't take this much effort. Too many options, inconsistent sizing and styles that don't work across your day. You want something comfortable, sharp and reliable without guessing, returning or buying five different pairs. That's why there's Jack Archer. Ah yes. JackArcher.com simplifies everything with the jetsetter tech pant. One versatile pair designed to take you from work to weekend without missing a beat. Easy to wear, easy to style and and easy to shop for. The Jetsetter Tech Pant is wrinkle free, stain resistant and built for all day comfort. They stretch, breathe and hold their shape, giving you a consistent fit and polished look every time. Backed by thousands of five star reviews, they're the dependable pants you'll reach for daily. Jack Archer Ready when you are For a limited time, get 15% off your first order with code getjackarcher.com again that's promo code. Get jack@jackarcher.com for 15% off your first order.
- [00:58]
Hate shopping for pants. You're not alone. Jack Archer's jet Setter tech pants are basically the answer to every guy's closet struggles with their customizable fit, wrinkle free fabric sourced from Japan and all day comfort, these pants can take you from work to weekend without missing a beat. Seriously, these might be the only pants you'll ever need. Style them with the Jetsetter tee, Legacy button down shirt or the buttery Legacy polo sweater and you've got timeless staples to meet your everyday wardrobe needs. Jack Archer is just better for a limited time. Get 15% off using the code get jack@jackarcher.com again that's promo code. Get jack@jackarcher.com for 15% off your entire order.
- [01:45]
Jamie Eisenberg
We're talking wide receiver updates following the NFL draft here on Fantasy Football Today Express. I'm Jamie, that's Dave. You know us. Let's talk about some wide receivers who have maybe seen a little bit of a dip or an increase in their fantasy football value following the NFL draft. And Dave, the first place I want to start is in New Orleans where prior to the NFL draft we were very excited about Chris Olave and I think there should be some excitement still about Chris Olave. But the Saints maybe surprised us a little bit. They go get Jordan Tyson in the first round. They had a tight end and Oscar delt. But obviously I think everybody's looking at Tyson. As you know, he was in the conversation to be wide receiver one for this class. He goes two behind Cardinal Tate. Does Tyson coming to New Orleans Impact Chris Olave in a negative way.
- [02:30]
Dave Richards
Yes. I'm less excited to draft Olave as a potential number one fantasy wide receiver. He's now much more of a number two fantasy wide receiver. Look, he was averaging around 10 targets per game last year. That's pretty good. And I know that he really meshed with Tyler Schuck, but you can't help but think that Tyson's going to come in and take a nice chunk of that target share and maybe lower it a little bit for Chris Olave. More to like seven and a half targets per game. It's still really good. He's still a number two fantasy wide receiver. He's one I'd particularly try and target, but he's not one that I think we can look at and say, all right, last year, almost 17 PPR points per game. He'll be better than that this year. I don't think he will be. And that's why I think he's more of a wide receiver. Too calm, top 20. Not even like a top 12, 15 type of whiteout.
- [03:20]
Jamie Eisenberg
So Chris Olave, for the most part in our drafts, I don't know what his average draft position is in Best Ball right now, but in our drafts he's typically been going in round three. You can get Jordan Tyson in probably round seven. Which player do you prefer?
- [03:34]
Dave Richards
I'd still rather have Olave. I mean, I've got him right at the 3, 4 turn, so I'd have a problem if it's early round three. But I don't want Tyson at round seven. I think that's too soon.
- [03:45]
Jamie Eisenberg
Okay, so we'll see which Saints wide receiver ends up being better. If you talk to probably the guys on beyond the Box Score, I think they're very excited about Jordan Tyson, understandably so. Could actually end up being the best receiver for the Saints. So we'll see how this all plays out in New Orleans. Let's go to the jets, where they spent two first round picks on two receiving options. Tight end Kenyan Sadiq, Wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. Garrett Wilson last year when he played in the five games that he was healthy, was looking like a stud, averaging over 19 PBR points per game. Came back, dealt with some injuries again after that hot start. So it didn't actually finish with over 19 PPR points per game, but still looked like the guy we were hoping to see for the majority of his career. Now he has much more significant company in terms of targets. We'll see how this quarterback situation shakes out with Geno Smith as a starter how do you view Garrett Wilson following the additions the jets made in the NFL draft?
- [04:33]
Dave Richards
I'd rather draft Olave. I mean, I, I, I am taking this really hard. As someone who's been a big fan of Garrett Wilson's game really since he's entered the National Football League and the targets have reflected that. We're talking about three straight years of at least 9.1 targets per game. And only one of those years has he been a monster for fantasy and it was a year where he barely played. He got hurt early on. You just talked about it. 19 PPR points for him. That's awesome. I think that ship has sailed. You just think about the rest of the jets offense now with Omar Cooper coming along, and I think he'll impact Wilson more so than Kenyon Siddiq, but they both will and it makes me nervous that his target volume is going to take a significant hit. And so he's, he's a number two wide receiver by default. Jamie, I talked about it on our main show today how they're just eventually you run out of number two wide receivers and there's just this huge glut of number three wide receivers and Garrett Wilson might belong in that glut of number three wide receivers. I don't have them quite that far down, but I'm not nearly as excited about him and I'm even less excited about he is in that glut. If we're talking non ppr. I know nobody plays non PPR anymore, but whatever, I've still got to rank it in full PPR. He's top 24, but he's barely top 20.
- [05:53]
Jamie Eisenberg
Yeah. I'm curious to see how the average opposition will settle. I think he's a good round four pick. You know, as one of those. I still think of him as a number two wide receiver. I think had they not gone out and spent as much significant capital on two receiving options and let's just say
- [06:07]
Thomas Schaefer
it was Garrett Wilson, Sadiq and Adonai
- [06:09]
Jamie Eisenberg
Mitchell as opposed to a first round wide receiver and a first round tight end, then I think Wilson would still be in a great spot and potentially a borderline number one wide receiver. But I think just looking at it now, additional competition for targets, change in coordinator once again, changing quarterback once again, there's just a lot of question marks for Garrett Wilson, so the talent's still there. Obviously he's got to stay healthy, but we'll see how this all sort of, you know, separates with these guys. One more wide receiver situation where there was a addition and maybe an additional subtraction that I want to talk about is in Philadelphia. So they get Makai lemon spend the 20th overall selection trade up to get Makai lemon. We're expecting A.J. brown to move on, but we know that the Eagles receiving core is going to look different. So how do you view devonte Smith now? How do you view Lemon and anybody else interest you in this wide receiver room? Don Tavian, Wicks, Marquis Brown, any of those guys?
- [06:55]
Dave Richards
I love Lemon as a prospect. I don't like his situation in Philadelphia this year. To me, he's more of like a bench wide receiver. I'd rather have Jordan Tyson on my fantasy squad. Him in his first year sharing with devonte Smith, Dallas Goddard, it's still Jalen Hurts under center and I still feel like they're going to run the ball a ton in Philadelphia. So it makes me nervous to love Lemon. But I do love Devonte Smith because I think he's the benefactor of A.J. brown leaving town and that means that he should see an uptick in targets. We've already seen it. It's been rare. But when he's played without AJ Brown, the target volume is high for devonte Smith. The fantasy numbers are high for devonte Smith. I'd rather have devonte Smith than both Olave and Garrett Wilson in fantasy drafts. He is a wide receiver too, who I would love to have, and I think he's got top 12 upside and it's all contingent on AJ Brown leaving town. And I'd be excited if AJ Brown leaves town and goes to New England. That's what everybody's saying. I think that's a great landing spot for him. I like him better than devontae Smith. If he goes to New England and he ends up being the number one target getter for Drake, may that's an offense that should throw the ball more than Philadelphia's. He should be targeted a lot. We've seen him for years do well in fantasy, getting eight plus targets per game. I think he continues to do that in New England with Drake maybe.
- [08:20]
Jamie Eisenberg
Yeah, we'll get into the New England side of things, obviously after the trade happens, which we expect to be post June 1st. I just think for the Devonte Smith, you're right, is going to be a huge season for him. I guess I'm a little bit more optimistic for Mikhail Lemon just because I don't think the Wicks Brown group is
- [08:34]
Thomas Schaefer
necessarily going to take a huge step forward. I think it'll be impactful, but not necessarily to the point where it drags down both Smith and Lemon. Obviously the Eagles have a plan for Lemon, which is why they went to go get him. There's about 120 targets available if you just give a few more to to Devonte Smith, you know, based on the 120, 130 he's been typically getting. So I'm excited about Smith. I'm excited about Lemon as well. He's my second favorite rookie wide receiver after Cardinal Tate. All right, we'll take a quick break. We're going to come back and get into a couple of scenarios where they didn't draft wide receivers and how that may have impacted Dave's rankings here on FFT Express.
- [09:07]
Podcast Narrator
We all belong outside. We are drawn to nature. It calls to us. Whether it's the recorded sounds of the ocean we doze off to or the succulents that adorn our homes. Nature makes all of our lives richer, calmer, and frankly, better. Despite all this, we often go about our busy lives removed from it, but the outdoors is closer than we realize. With Alltrails, you can discover trails near nearby or trails worth traveling to and explore confidently with offline maps and on trail navigation. Whether you're looking for a laid back walk with family or something more adventurous to get your heart pumping, Alltrails gives you the tools you need to get out there and find your outside. Download the free app today and make the most of your summer with Alltrails.
- [10:06]
Thomas Schaefer
All right, Dave, let's wrap this up with a couple of teams that did not add wide receivers where we thought they may have, and I'm looking at Indianapolis and Green Bay. Let's start with the Colts because they move on from Michael Pittman. They give Alec Pierce a big deal and now we're looking at it really as it's just, it's Pierce, it's Josh Downs and obviously Tyler Warren at the tight end spot. But in terms of the wide receivers, did you get more excited about Pearson Downs following the NFL draft?
- [10:27]
Dave Richards
A little bit. I mean, I had it ranked. The way that the roster looked before the draft, I would have been surprised if they had spent big draft capital trying to replace Michael Pittman, knowing the Colts didn't have a lot of draft capital. Obviously after the Sauce Garner trade, it would have been surprising. So Pierce to me is in the thick of that wide receiver three group. He could finish as a top 15 wide out and it wouldn't surprise me. He could finish his wide receiver 40 and it wouldn't surprise me. So he's a risk that I think is worth taking. I think the same for Downs too, if it's full PPR. But he's way toward the bottom of that wide receiver 3 list. He could average around like 11 PPR points per game. I could see him doing that. Jamie, without Michael Pittman there, it should mean more opportunities for him in that short area over the middle of the field. So I don't mind these guys. I just don't want to reach for these guys if I can help it on draft day.
- [11:19]
Jamie Eisenberg
It's a great way to put it. And obviously we have to see if Daniel Jones is 100% coming off that Achilles injury and just how this quarterback room looks like most likely Anthony Richardson is going to be out the door. So do we see Riley Leonard early in the season? That would be a little bit discouraging for Pierce and for Downs, at least in the early part of the season. And then we go to Green Bay where they've made a lot of moves this offseason at wide receiver, but more of guys leaving as opposed to guys coming in the door. So they move on from Romeo Dobbs. He signs in New England. They trade nontavian wicks to the Eagles. And now we have Christian Watson. We have Jaden Reed, who got a big contract extension this offseason and a guy they spent a first round pick on last year in, Matthew Golden. What changed for you at the packers wide receivers following the NFL draft?
- [12:01]
Dave Richards
I am nervously excited about Christian Watson. We're talking about a player who last year averaged 13.2 PPR points per game. That's the best single season average he's had in his career. He did it on five and a half targets per game and I know he missed time and he's, he's got a lot of injury concern, but man, it's intoxicating thinking about what his ceiling is because he does have a huge ceiling and, and you can draft him as a number three wide receiver. I do like him better than Alec Pierce. I think he is worth targeting. Call him a top 30 wide out, but he's got the upside to be better than that. And then you've got Matthew golden, who's got a nice profile but really could never turn it on last year after having a great training camp and a good preseason. So I think Jaden Reed's going to get drafted next and I am hoping that he has a role similar to what I was talking about with Josh Downs, maybe with a little bit higher of a fantasy ceiling as far as per game goes because I think he can get a lot of targets and do some stuff with the football off of handoffs and end around stuff like that, they can really start to utilize him more and they've been hesitant to do that. I think now they've painted themselves into a corner with the receiver room where they either have to give Jaden Reed more or they've got to try to make it work with Matthew golden in the second year. And they might try and do both of those things. They might have to do both of those things. And if Christian Watson goes down with an injury. So I'm very interested in getting Jaden Reed as well. It just has to be at the right price. I probably have him ranked a little too low. He's in my top 60. He's not in my top 50. Probably should be in my top 50 because I think there's a lot of potential for him. And then Matthew golden, same exact thing. I just worry about just how much target volume he's going to get. I wouldn't mind ending my fantasy drafts with at least one packers wide receiver and maybe even two of three if one of them is Christian Watson.
- [13:53]
Jamie Eisenberg
I think it's going to be fun to see how these guys all work together because there is a lot of upside. There is, as we've seen in their careers, Watson injury related, Golda just being a flop last year and Jaden Reed injury prone as well, not living up to expectations. But I mean, the Runway is clear. You know, it's no longer a crowded wide receiver room. There is opportunities for all three of these guys to hopefully get production. And I think, as Dave said, the price will probably determine how soon you want to buy in on these guys. But a lot of upside if you can get the right package, packers receiver, maybe all three of them, and they deliver for Jordan Love. That'll do it for us here on Fantasy Football Today Express. More rankings debates coming up on our Fantasy Football Today show as well. Make sure you tune in whenever we're broadcasting on YouTube and certainly download our podcast wherever it's available. For Dave Richards, Thomas Schaefer, I'm Jamie Eisenberg. Thanks for watching and listening to Fantasy Football Tech Express,
- [14:47]
Podcast Narrator
Paramount podcasts.