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Is late-round QB back, or are 2026 fantasy drafters chasing last year’s results?
Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com break down the QB tiers in our 2026 fantasy football rankings, comparing Draft Sharks 3D Values with Underdog ADP to find the best values and biggest traps.
We’re talking Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Drake Maye, Caleb Williams, Trevor Lawrence, Jaxson Dart, Patrick Mahomes, a certain young guy who could change your season, and more.
Draft smarter. Find QB value. Stop paying the wrong price.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:37 Tier 1 revealed
2:58 Josh Allen … and then everyone else
6:14 The market’s undervaluing QB
8:25 Top of Tier 2 revealed
8:55 Is Caleb Williams overrated?
12:57 Is Trevor Lawrence underrated?
15:16 Rest of Tier 2 revealed
15:56 Draft Kyler Murray now
17:53 Are drafters being stupid with Jaxson Dart?
21:24 Why you shouldn’t bother with Patrick Mahomes
23:24 Which later-round QBs could define your season?
28:03 What to do with Malik Willis
EPISODE LINKS:
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Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
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Should you pay up for Brock Bowers or Trey McBride, or is Colston Loveland the smarter 2026 fantasy football tight end target? Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com break down the top tiers of our 2026 fantasy football TE rankings. We compare Draft Sharks 3D Values to current Underdog Fantasy ADP to find the best values, biggest fades, and smartest draft targets at tight end. We’re talking top targets for best ball drafts right now AND who makes more sense for lineup-setting leagues. No matter what format you play, we’ll hit on players to target -- and landmines to avoid -- in your fantasy football draft.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:54 Are Tier 1 guys worth the price?
9:25 The one-man Tier 2
12:43 Who’s the guy to avoid in Tier 3?
20:27 What makes Tier 4 ugly?
24:12 Tier 5 makes you wanna skip Tier 4
32:13 Isaiah Likely & later-draft targets
EPISODE LINKS:
TE Rankings Best ball ADP Fantasy football tiersDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
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Who are the best wide receivers to draft in 2026 fantasy football?
Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com break down the top five tiers of our 2026 fantasy football WR rankings for half-PPR leagues. We compare Draft Sharks 3D Values to current Underdog Fantasy best ball ADP to find the best values, biggest fades, and smartest draft targets at wide receiver.
Puka Nacua sits atop the rankings, but how close are Ja’Marr Chase and Jaxon Smith-Njigba? Should you trust Amon-Ra St. Brown, CeeDee Lamb, and Justin Jefferson at Round 1 prices? Is Nico Collins one of the best Round 2 values in fantasy drafts? And should fantasy managers be worried about A.J. Brown’s declining efficiency?
Whether you’re drafting best ball teams now or getting an early start on your 2026 redraft prep, this wide receiver tiers show will help you find value, avoid traps, and build a stronger draft plan.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:10 Key differences between best ball and redraft
3:56 Tier 1 revealed
8:21 Tier 2 revealed
11:34 Tier 3 revealed
17:44 Tier 4 revealed
23:21 Tier 5 revealed
31:19 The Jaguars Tier
36:07 Travis Hunter
37:20 Who should rank higher?
42:28 Favorite late WR targets
EPISODE LINKS:
2026 WR rankings League sync Best ball ADPDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
Where’s the real value at RB in 2026 fantasy football drafts?
Matt Schauf and Jared Smola break down the top running back rankings tiers for redraft fantasy football, using Draft Sharks’ half-PPR RB rankings and early Underdog Fantasy ADP. We’re looking for the pockets where you should attack, the spots where you can wait, and the players who might be overpriced before summer news reshapes the board. And we’re closing the show with a fluid NFL backfield that just might deliver more fantasy value than you’d expect!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
3:12 Tier 1
6:32 Tier 2
10:04 Tier 3
17:39 Tier 4
21:06 Tier 5
24:51 Tier 6
27:26 Tier 7
35:38 Why you shouldn’t ignore Commanders RBs
EPISODE LINKS:
RB rankings Best ball ADPDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
The 2026 fantasy football projections are here, and Jared Smola found 126 things that could change your draft strategy. In this episode of the Draft Sharks Fantasy Football Podcast, Matt Schauf and Jared Smola break down one key stat, trend, or projection takeaway for every NFL team heading into the 2026 fantasy football season.
We’re digging into:
🏈 Regression candidates at QB, RB, and WR
🏈 Hidden fantasy football sleepers and breakout players
🏈 TD luck that could swing fantasy value in 2026
🏈 Overvalued and undervalued players in early fantasy football drafts
🏈 Rookie outlooks, workload changes, and offensive trends
🏈 Advanced fantasy football stats that actually matterTIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
2:50 Arizona Cardinals
5:28 Atlanta Falcons
6:52 Baltimore Ravens
8:56 Buffalo Bills
11:40 Carolina Panthers
14:14 Chicago Bears
17:02 Cincinnati Bengals
18:46 Cleveland Browns
21:30 Dallas Cowboys
23:14 Denver Broncos
25:38 Detroit Lions
26:45 Green Bay Packers
28:48 Houston Texans
30:20 Indianapolis Colts
32:58 Jacksonville Jaguars
35:37 Kansas City Chiefs
37:28 Las Vegas Raiders
38:56 Los Angeles Chargers
40:58 Los Angeles Rams
43:12 Miami Dolphins
44:38 Minnesota Vikings
45:57 New England Patriots
48:31 New Orleans Saints
49:45 New York Giants
51:27 New York Jets
53:20 Philadelphia Eagles
54:51 Pittsburgh Steelers
56:48 San Francisco 49ers
59:03 Seattle Seahawks
1:00:07 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1:01:55 Tennessee Titans
1:03:32 Washington Commanders
126 Things Jared Learned Get Your Draft War Room Arizona Cardinals preview Fantasy football rankings Dallas Cowboys preview Most accurate fantasy football experts
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Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
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HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
Dynasty startup drafts can make or break your fantasy football future. In this episode of the Draft Sharks Fantasy Football Podcast, Matt Schauf, Jared Smola, and Shane Hallam break down the best dynasty startup draft strategies for 2026 fantasy football leagues, including superflex strategy, QB value, rookie pick trades, productive struggle builds, positional deep dives, and how to avoid the biggest dynasty draft mistakes.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:46 How to stay flexible as you draft
6:51 What’s wrong with the “productive struggle” strategy
12:40 How to treat rookie picks in your startup draft
19:20 Trade strategy for your startup draft
25:35 QB strategy and ADP
38:49 RB strategy and ADP
48:33 WR strategy and ADP
1:00:59 TE strategy and ADP
1:10:03 Most common startup draft mistakes
EPISODE LINKS:
Dynasty Draft Strategy Dynasty Rankings Dynasty ADP Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Value ChartsDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
Getting ready for a dynasty superflex rookie draft? This episode breaks down a full 5-round mock, showing how NFL Draft capital and landing spots have reshaped the class.
Matt Schauf, Jared Smola, and Shane Hallam of DraftSharks.com give you round-by-round strategy, updated rankings, and key sleepers to target so you can draft with confidence in any superflex format.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
3:10 Round 1 picks revealed
4:42 Jadarian Price
8:21 Sorting the top 3 WRs
15:25 Round 1 players to AVOID
24:10 Round 2 picks revealed
25:25 Sorting handcuff RBs
32:02 What to do with Nicholas Singleton
37:27 QB targets in late Round 2?
41:10 Round 3 picks revealed
41:44 What to do with Kaelon Black
45:16 What to do with Kaytron Allen
45:54 Other Round 3 highlights
50:33 How to draft Round 4
1:01:09 Anything in Round 5?
EPISODE LINKS:
Superflex Rookie Mock Draft Superflex Rookie Rankings Draft Sharks Rookie Guide Rookie Draft ADPDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
Who are the top IDP rookies for your dynasty draft?
Matt Schauf and Shane Hallam of DraftSharks.com have dug through the numbers and the film, and we're zeroing in on the top names you'll want to target in your dynasty rookie draft.
👉 Is Arvell Reese worth the risk?
👉 Will David Bailey and Rueben Bain overcome their issues to deliver?
👉 Just how good is this LB class BEYOND Sonny Styles?
👉 What should you look for at each position?If you have an IDP rookie draft coming up, then you'll want to tune in for this one.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:45 Arvell Reese
6:50 What to look for in Edge prospects
9:25 David Bailey
11:40 Reuben Bain Jr.
16:26 Who’s next at Edge?
23:11 Sonny Styles
25:20 What to look for in LB prospects
28:45 Jacob Rodriguez
31:43 Anthony Hill Jr.
34:16 CJ Allen
37:15 Top rookie safeties
EPISODE LINKS:
Top IDP Rookies IDP Rookie Rankings Get your Draft War RoomDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
Ready to find value in your dynasty rookie draft? This episode breaks down 6 rookie wide receiver sleepers you can target in the later rounds — the guys your league mates are overlooking.
We’re digging into under-the-radar WRs with real upside, including deep threats, late bloomers, and multi-school producers who could beat their draft capital.
In this episode:
The FBS leader in explosive plays A 3-school starter who might be more NFL-ready than expected A late breakout who rewrote a school record book A high-risk prospect with legit talent and major red flags A return specialist with potential beyond The fastest WR in the class — and why he might not be just a gadget playerTIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:46 Ted Hurst
5:39 De'Zhaun Stribling
10:07 Skyler Bell
14:09 Eric McAlister
18:41 Barion Brown
23:22 Brenen Thompson
EPISODE LINKS:
Rookie Guide
Dynasty Rookie Rankings
Rookie profiles
Fantasy News
DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
Getting ready for your 2026 dynasty rookie draft? Start here.
Matt Schauf, Jared Smola, and Shane Hallam run a full rookie mock and break down every key pick, tier, and mistake along the way.
You’ll learn:
Which rookies are climbing boards Where the real tier breaks happen The biggest reaches and best values How to attack your draft with confidenceAll backed by Draft Sharks projections and rookie evals.
Subscribe for more dynasty strategy, rookie rankings, and draft-winning insights all offseason.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
2:55 Round 1 picks revealed
3:28 Top 3 WRs
7:12 Next group of WRs
9:53 KC Concepcion underrated?
11:42 Kenyon Sadiq vs. Eli Stowers
13:54 When is a trade down OK?
15:17 Chris Bell overrated?
19:04 Round 2 picks revealed
19:30 How much upside to Fernando Mendoza?
26:20 Where does Mike Washington Jr. belong?
30:45 How much does Jared like Elijah Sarratt?
33:53 Does Germie Bernard deserve more love?
38:48 Zachariah Branch has issues
41:47 Round 3 picks revealed
42:33 The case for Bryce Lance
44:51 Lance vs. other Round 3 WRs
46:35 Good year to target tight ends?
50:00 Jared talks upside and risk with Eric McAlister
52:35 Round 4 picks revealed
52:56 Is Jam Miller better than his numbers?
53:50 Tanner Koziol fan club
55:43 Can Eric Rivers hit?
58:28 Round 5 picks revealed
58:48 Is Jaydn Ott salvageable?
1:00:07 Get to know Kendrick Law
1:03:06 Eli Heidenreich
EPISODE LINKS:
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft Rookie Guide Dynasty Rookie Rankings Rookie profilesDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
Everyone hates this rookie RB class, but you might still find hidden gems in our dynasty rookie rankings. Matt Schauf and Shane Hallam of DraftSharks.com hit 5 players who could go later than they should in your dynasty rookie drafts, including teammates with different red flags. But we're starting with a player who has already gone from sleeper to potentially overrated. If you're trying to build a perennial dynasty fantasy football powerhouse, you'll need guys like this.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:02 Mike Washington: from sleeper to overrated?
6:08 Nicholas Singleton & Kaytron Allen
13:24 Seth McGowan
17:37 Eli Heidenreich
22:11 Desmond Reid
EPISODE LINKS:
Dynasty value rookie profiles Dynasty rookie rankings Draft Sharks Rookie ModelDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
This offseason delivered LOADS of NFL coaching changes. But we've got the 5 that matter most for fantasy football. Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com highlighted Liam Coen's Jaguars on this show a year ago, and now we're trying to get you the early scoop on the situations that could alter player values more than the market realizes. Let's dig into which offenses are set to change the most, where ADP could be off, and how to adjust your draft strategy.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Teaser
0:33 Intro
0:46 Mike McDaniel to Chargers
9:17 Declan Doyle to Ravens
13:31 Klint Kubiak and Andrew Janocko to Raiders
18:32 John Harbaugh and Matt Nagy to Giants
24:15 Brian Daboll to Titans
EPISODE LINKS:
2026 Fantasy Football Rankings Fantasy Football ADP Best Ball ADP Fantasy Football News & AnalysisDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
Matt Schauf and Jared Smola break down DraftSharks.com’s Way Too Early 2026 Fantasy Football Rankings and what they mean for your best ball drafts.
We hit the top 5 at every position, early ADP traps to avoid, and how to approach best ball strategy right now.
Plus:
Why Drake Maye might be undervalued The risk behind James Cook’s rising price Why Bucky Irving still looks overpriced Where Malik Nabers fits among elite WRs And whether George Kittle can help win you playoff weeksAnd stick around for the player who already sparked a beer bet between Matt and Jared.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Tease
0:37 Intro
3:24 QB rankings
10:35 RB rankings
22:04 WR rankings
25:59 The Malik Nabers mistake
28:24 The Luther Burden argument
37:52 TE rankings
43:09 The Case Against Tucker Kraft
45:29 The Case FOR George Kittle
EPISODE LINKS:
Half-PPR Rankings Our biggest misses (and hits) of 2025 Best Ball ADP Get Your Draft War RoomDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
NFL free agency is already shaking up the 2026 fantasy landscape. Matt Schauf and Jared Smola break down the five biggest player moves so far, including Kenneth Walker to the Chiefs, D.J. Moore joining Josh Allen in Buffalo, Travis Etienne landing in New Orleans, Malik Willis to Miami, and Mike Evans heading to San Francisco. Which players just gained massive fantasy value and which situations could crash? We’re debating the rankings, highlighting draft values, and telling you what these moves mean for your 2026 fantasy drafts.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:37 Kenneth Walker III to Chiefs
5:49 D.J. Moore trade to Bills
14:06 Travis Etienne to Saints
19:26 Malik Willis to Dolphins
24:24 Willis effect on Jaylen Waddle and De’Von Achane
27:32 Mike Evans to 49ers
EPISODE LINKS:
Fantasy Football News Best Ball ADP 2026 Fantasy Football RankingsDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
Is it already time to move on from TreVeyon Henderson in dynasty leagues?
Matt Schauf and Shane Hallam of DraftSharks break down that situation plus three other sell-high dynasty trade targets. Prospect guru Shane might already be giving up on a pair of 2025 rookies, one of whom delivered for his team. And Matt closes with a controversial QB pick. Will his case spark debate or win Shane over?
If you’re looking for dynasty trade strategy, sell-high candidates, and ways to stay ahead of your league mates, this episode will help you decide which players to move and when to cash out.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:26 Matthew Golden
5:00 TreVeyon Henderson
11:07 Cam Skattebo
13:38 Caleb Williams
EPISODE LINKS:
Dynasty Rankings Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Value Charts More Dynasty Trade TargetsDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
Looking for the best dynasty fantasy football buy-low targets before the market shifts?
Matt Schauf and Shane Hallam of DraftSharks.com break down four dynasty trade targets you should be trying to acquire right now: Tyler Allgeier, Emeka Egbuka, Kyler Murray, and Rashid Shaheed. Why now? Three of them could see BIG swings in market value as soon as they land new contracts. And the other looks like a potential stud coming off a sluggish season finish. Time to strike while your league mates waver.
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0:00 Intro
2:45 Tyler Allgeier
7:11 Emeka Egbuka
10:55 Kyler Murray
14:04 Rashid Shaheed
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Have the Jaguars decided to tank Travis Hunter’s fantasy value?
NFL Network reports Jacksonville plans to use Hunter as a full-time CB in Year 2. That shift could dramatically change his outlook in redraft, dynasty, and IDP leagues.
We break down what it means for Hunter, how it reshapes the outlook for Brian Thomas Jr., Parker Washington, and Jakobi Meyers, and whether current 2026 best ball ADP is reacting correctly.
If you’re drafting soon, you need this breakdown first.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 intro
1:34 Travis Hunter redraft outlook
7:12 How to treat Jaguars WRs in best ball
14:18 What does Brian Thomas Jr. need to bounce back?
16:22 Travis Hunter dynasty outlook
19:30 Travis Hunter IDP outlook
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Travis Hunter fantasy news 2026 Fantasy Football PPR Rankings 2026 Best Ball ADPDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
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Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
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Mike Washington and Garrett Nussmeier headline this year’s Senior Bowl winners. But do either actually move the needle for your dynasty rookie draft?
Shane Hallam and Matt Schauf of DraftSharks.com break down Washington’s breakout week, which officially put him on dynasty radars everywhere — and may have created too much buzz in the process.
They also dive into:
Diego Pavia: Electric runner and Heisman finalist, but does it translate to fantasy?Malachi Fields: Big-bodied WR with steady production. Did he answer key questions?Tanner Koziol: 6’6½ tight end with elite length and massive volumeNicholas Singleton: What his foot injury means for his rookie outlookTyren Montgomery: Not that Ty Montgomery — but a name dynasty players should knowTed Hurst: Small-school producer tested against top competition in MobileIf you’re trying to sort out who to move up, who to fade, and who Senior Bowl week may have overrated, this episode is for you.
Get more Senior Bowl reaction at DraftSharks.com, including updated rookie rankings for 1-QB and superflex, our initial superflex rookie mock draft, and the start of our annual rookie profile series with new players added weekly.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:34 Mike Washington
7:49 Garrett Nussmeier
11:51 Diego Pavia
14:29 Malachi Fields
17:29 Tanner Koziol
20:16 Nicholas Singleton
22:27 Tyren Montgomery
26:52 Ted Hurst
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Senior Bowl Winners & LosersSuperflex Rookie Mock DraftDynasty Rookie RankingsDynasty Superflex Rookie RankingsRookie profilesDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
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Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
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Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
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The 2026 NFL free agent class looks thin. The rookie offense class isn’t inspiring. And that puts extra pressure on how teams value the few true difference-makers available.
In the first Draft Sharks podcast of the 2026 offseason, Matt Schauf and Jared Smola break down the top 10 NFL free agents that actually matter for fantasy football, with a focus on how contracts, landing spots, and market signals could reshape early projections.
We cover:
George Pickens as the potential crown jewel of free agency Big questions around Breece Hall, Kenneth Walker, and Travis Etienne Which WRs and TEs could turn into fantasy winners… or landmines And morePlus, we introduce the NFL Free Agency Tracker, now live on DraftSharks.com, and explain how free agency chaos affects early best ball drafts and dynasty decisions.
Free agency is coming fast.
We’re already in the numbers.TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:59 Daniel Jones
4:45 Malik Willis
9:37 Breece Hall
15:23 Kenneth Walker III
19:17 Travis Etienne Jr.
21:49 RB sleepers
27:04 George Pickens
32:52 Alec Pierce
35:45 Wan’Dale Robinson
37:54 Mike Evans
39:41 WR sleepers
43:38 Kyle Pitts
48:12 TE sleepers?
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NFL Free Agency Tracker
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Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. -
Week 18 is here, and if you’re still setting lineups, you already know what comes with it: rested starters, snap-count roulette, and late-week chaos.
In this episode, Matt Schauf and Jared Smola break down the toughest Week 18 start-sit decisions, focusing on teams expected to rest starters like the Chargers, Packers, Bills, and Eagles. We cover how aggressive to be with the Rams, whether any Packers or Bills backups are actually usable, why Eagles players might be impossible to trust, the Bears’ motivation, and the uncertainty surrounding the Cowboys. All of it is backed by Draft Sharks’ Week 18 projections and rankings, with updates continuing right through inactives to help you squeeze every last edge out of the final week.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:11 What to do with Chargers
4:48 Stay away from Packers
6:09 What to do with Bills
10:52 Are we underrating the Rams in Week 18?
13:58 Start Tanner McKee, Tank Bigsby, or Jahan Dotson?
17:00 Trust the Bears?
18:58 What does Rams decision mean for Jacoby Brissett and the Cardinals?
21:40 Trust the Cowboys?
23:41 Dallas backfield gets complicated
25:38 Trust Lamar Jackson?
29:03 What Riley Leonard means for Michael Pittman and Colts offense
32:08 Seahawks RBs still annoying
34:02 Which Commanders RB should you play?
EPISODE LINKS:
Week 18 RankingsWeek 18 Start-SitWeek 18 QB PreviewWeek 18 RB PreviewWeek 18 WR PreviewWeek 18 TE PreviewDRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.
HELPFUL LINKS
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.
Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.
Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.
Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system. - Visa fler