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The Round 1 Turn … And Who Just Missed The Cut

ICYMI, Chris Allen broke down what Round 1 of a 2026 fantasy football draft would look like if we were to draft today. We broke down the guys at the top, the best of the best, and frankly, the no-brainers.

Where things get murky is when you approach the Round 1-2 turn. With so many interchangeable players, which guys won over Chris’ heart for the final few spots in Round 1 … and who just missed the cut?

1.11 - CeeDee Lamb, WR, DAL

So, one of two things needs to happen. Either CeeDee Lamb needs to stay in the first round, and George Pickens should go soon after. Or, fantasy managers should look for the Dallas duo in the second round.

• Target Rate (after Week 7): 25% (Lamb), 23% (Pickens)

• Air Yard Share: 35%, 29%

• PPR PPG: 14.8, 14.7

Sure, there’s always the chance the Cowboys defense turns things around, limiting the number of times Dak Prescott has to throw next season. But even when he does, the split between Lamb and Pickens keeps the WR1 from his usual place closer to the front of drafts.

Trey McBride, TE, ARI

(Continue to) Save us, Jacoby Brissett. You’re Trey McBride’s only hope. I could rattle off McBride’s usage stats, but comparing him to WRs gives him a better case for the backend of the first round. After Brissett took over as the starter, the Arizona TE had a greater target share than Puka Nacua (27.7% vs 25.9%). Only Amon-Ra St. Brown and Ja’Marr Chase had more passes thrown their way. And McBride’s 15 end-zone looks were the second most across both positions. Work on the defense this year, Arizona. Give us another year with Brissett.

Honorable Mentions

I had a couple of guys that I think could float into the first-round discussion. It won’t be at the start of the offseason. But once we get into the summer and training camp, I could see the hype train start to move them up in drafts.

Chase Brown, RB, CIN

At some point, we’re going to have to get past the “Chase Brown is splitting snaps with Samaje Perine” bit. Yes, Perine played on 37% of the snaps after Joe Flacco came to Cincinnati. But Brown took 62% of the carries, including half of the goal-line carries, and 14% of the targets. His rapport with Joe Burrow and handle on the money touches already had him as a 2/3 turn pick in ’25. He should be closer to the Top 12 this offseason.

Chris Olave, WR, NO

Chris Olave is more of a longshot. If anything, I wanted to give him his flowers for a strong season. Olave was already 10th amongst all WRs in target rate. But with Tyler Shough under center, the fourth-year WR moved into the top 10 in YPRR. Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Puka Nacua were the only other WRs to average more PPR PPG than the former Buckeye. We’d need more confidence about the Saints as a whole to push Olave into the first round, but after two months, the potential is there.

Emergency NFL Mock Draft: Fallout From Dante Moore Decision

Alert! Alert! With Dante Moore choosing to return to Oregon for another season, the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft is now fairly evident. Hint: He’s playing in the National Championship Game next Monday in Miami.

That brought a shakeup to what was planned for the New York Jets at No. 2, as far as mock drafts go (and the real deal). Matthew Freedman dug back in on his mock draft and reworked the first round with a new 1.02 pick as well as other teams getting different players to fill their needs. Plus, who gets Jeremiyah Love to amp up their running game? ⤵️

Trivia Time: Bear Market for Magical Endings

Yesterday, we paid homage to the Bears’ big comeback in the Wild Card Round by asking which team got off the mat for a 27-point victory in 2022? The verdict: Jaguars.

A: Trevor Lawrence and the Jags ultimately fell behind the Chargers 27-0 in the first half but stormed back for a 31-30 win. It was the third-largest comeback in NFL history, trailing only the 1992 Bills and the 2013 Colts. The Bengals erased an 18-point deficit vs. the Chiefs in the AFC Championship the year prior, eventually falling just short in the Super Bowl, while the Titans came back from 18 points down vs. the Chiefs in 2017. Patrick Mahomes’ biggest comeback came in 2019, when he erased a 24-point deficit vs. the Texans in the Divisional Round.

Now Time for Today’s Trivia Question:

Q: With his win over the Jaguars on Sunday, Josh Allen moves to 8-1 against quarterbacks not named Patrick Mahomes or Joe Burrow in the playoffs. Who is the only other quarterback to pick up a win against Allen in the playoffs, which happened in his first playoff outing back in 2019-20?

• Lamar Jackson

• Tom Brady

• Philip Rivers

• Deshaun Watson

Around the Watercooler

Our merry band of football nerds are almost ready for the weekend. Playoffs!

📺 Biggest team needs for every NFC team … could they be addressed in the draft?

1️⃣ Who’s the early favorite to be the WR1 in 2026?

🪓 The most-chopped list from the Wild Card Round. JSN draft plan didn’t work out that great.

📰 The latest on coaching news. Harbaugh to the Giants?

😡 He can’t keep getting away with this. Bump McBride down the ranks?!

📈 A tale of two seasons. He did have us in the first half.

🔮 Playoff probabilities. It’s wide open, baby.

👑 Ready to crown Bijan Robinson the 1.01 next season?

👀 With no Dante Moore in the draft, there is just one possibility we want to see for the Jets.

🤔 Does no one want to win this week?

🧌 Cam Skattebo is not like the rest of us. Ask Jameis Winston.