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With the NFL Draft now behind us, it’s time for the fantasy football market to reset. Heading into summer, we know which rookies landed in ideal spots and which veterans face an uphill battle in an attempt to regain any value moving forward.
With an eye on the 2026 fantasy football campaign, it’s time to dive in and see which players saw their stock rise and which ones saw their value decline as new faces end up in new places. Spring is a season of rebirth, so which players saw the most growth in their value over the past three to four weeks?
So, which players should dynasty managers target now and for the future? Find answers in RotoBaller's May Dynasty Market Report. For a deeper dive into dynasty strategy, rankings, and trade tactics, check out our complete Dynasty Fantasy Football Guide.
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Fantasy Football Dynasty Rankings (May 2026)
Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings: Trending Up
Rachaad White, RB, Washington Commanders (+16)
Previous rank: 145
Current rank: 129
Much of the conversation in Washington this offseason is whether or not Jacory Croskey-Merritt can take that next step in Year 2 or whether or not rookie Kaytron Allen can push for a larger role come Week 1. However, the Commanders added to the running back room during free agency with the signing of Rachaad White, who may have the most fantasy value of the three.
In four seasons in Tampa Bay, White totaled 4,106 yards, earning 4.7 yards per touch while averaging 50 receptions per season over 67 contests. It was only a couple of seasons ago when White finished as the RB6 in fantasy while averaging 15.9 fantasy points per game, producing 10 or more fantasy points in 12 of 16 contests.
Taking a deeper look at the running back situation, Croskey-Merritt only had nine receptions last season, while Allen’s best receiving season came as a freshman when he caught just 20 passes.
In fantasy, we talk a lot about consistency, and one way to ensure it is by having players build rapport with one another. Back in 2021, White and Jayden Daniels were teammates at Arizona State.
That season, White rushed for 1,006 yards while adding 456 yards in the passing game on 43 receptions. In that 2021 campaign, Daniels completed 197 passes, and if you do the math, White was the beneficiary of 21.8% of those completions.
Jayden Reed, WR, Green Bay Packers (+15)
Previous rank: 117
Current rank: 102
When you ink a new three-year contract worth more than $16.5 millon per season, people are going to talk about you, even if you only played seven games a season ago.
It also doesn’t hurt when the team lets both Romeo Doubs (Patriots) and Dontayvion Wicks (Eagles) depart during the offseason and then doesn’t add to the receivers room in the draft.
In Doubs and Wicks' departures, there are 131 vacated targets heading into the 2026 season. Those departures also mean we have a clear passing pecking order in Green Bay with the likes of Reed, Tucker Kraft, Christian Watson, and Matthew Golden.
Jayden Reed's second TD of the first half! @Packers take a 23-3 lead
📺: #GBvsMIN on NBC
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/cOt1Gy93Av pic.twitter.com/ot9CR0RipK— NFL (@NFL) January 1, 2024
Reed knows how to find the end zone. Of his 138 career receptions, 15 have resulted in Packers touchdowns. That works out to 10.9% of his receptions leading to points. Add in the three rushing touchdowns on 34 carries, and the 10.4% touchdowns per touch are still impressive.
Opportunity is a huge part of evaluating a wide receiver's value in fantasy moving forward. Entering his fourth season, Reed has averaged 4.8 targets and 11.5 fantasy points per game. With two fewer mouths to feed in Green Bay, fantasy managers should anticipate Reed to fall into that WR17-20 range (13 FPPG), assuming he remains healthy.
De'Zhaun Stribling, WR, San Francisco 49ers (+264)
Previous rank: 375
Current rank: 111
The NFL Draft has a funny way of resetting a player's value. For De'Zhaun Stribling, the market completely reset when the 49ers used the first pick of the second round to select the Mississippi product.
Stribling was the sixth wide receiver off the board and went ahead of Browns rookie receiver Denzel Boston, who many had penciled in to the Browns at 24, where they selected KC Concepcion.
By all accounts, the 49ers were willing to take Stribling in the first before taking the risk to trade back. Working the draft board worked out for them, as San Francisco landed the player it coveted.
At 6-foot-2, 207 pounds, Stribling is a force to be reckoned with and a weapon Kyle Shanahan will enjoy having at his disposal, especially when he has the opportunity to release that 4.36 40 speed on opposing secondaries.
Stribling was a target for the 49ers despite free-agent signings of Mike Evans and Christian Kirk, indicating the 49ers have a plan for Stribling not only for the future but also for the 2026 season.
Stribling has worked in several different offensive styles during his college tenure, including stops at Mississippi, Oklahoma State, and Washington State. He joins the 49ers organization after compiling 216 receptions, 2,964 receiving yards, and 23 touchdowns over 56 collegiate contests.
Other Notable Risers: Zavion Thomas (+264), Deshaun Watson (+164), Brenen Thompson (+154), Kaelon Black (+111), Kevin Coleman Jr. (+97), Antonio Williams (+89), Ted Hurst (+48), Omar Cooper Jr. (+25), Jadarian Price (+21), Eli Stowers (+21), Christian Kirk (+19), Jordyn Tyson (+17), Tyler Shough (+17), Chig Okonkwo (+16), Derrick Henry (+10)
Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings: Trending Down
Tyler Allgeier, RB, Arizona Cardinals (-45)
Previous rank: 118
Current rank: 163
With the selection of Jeremiyah Love, every running back in Arizona saw their fantasy value take a hit, from Trey Benson to James Conner to Tyler Allgeier.
Conner is working his way back from a season-ending injury, so his value taking a hit isn’t a surprise. As for Allgeier, he signed with the Cardinals in the offseason, likely believing he would be the RB1 and not relegated to the familiar position of playing second fiddle to an outstanding rookie prospect.
Tyler Allgeier opens up the scoring with authority 😤
BUFvsATL on ESPN
Stream on @NFLPlus and ESPN App pic.twitter.com/1zwXODTz1P— NFL (@NFL) October 13, 2025
When Allgeier was a Falcon, he was more than serviceable out of the backfield, averaging 4.3 yards per carry and topping 1,000 yards during his rookie season after being allotted 210 carries. Since that rookie season, Allgeier saw his rushing attempts drop from 186 in 2023 to 137 and 143 over the previous two seasons.
Considering the Cardinals have arguably one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL, Allgeier could be involved early on this season, rather than forcing Love into a bad situation similar to Ashton Jeanty of the Raiders last year.
Best-case scenario for Allgeier is that this turns into a Jahmyr Gibbs/David Montgomery situation; however, that will eventually run its course, and Allgeier will need to relocate.
Mason Taylor, TE, New York Jets (-47)
Previous rank: 141
Current rank: 188
Another young player whose fantasy prospects took a hit in the draft is Mason Taylor of the New York Jets. At pick 16, the Jets selected tight end Kenyon Sadiq out of the University of Oregon, who, by all accounts, is the most offensively gifted tight end in this year's class.
Taylor was a second-round selection just a season ago, and OC Frank Reich could turn this Jets offense into one of the more explosive units running 12 personnel sets with both Taylor and the big-play skill set of Sadiq.
Sadiq isn’t the only playmaker the Jets added in the draft; the selection of Omar Cooper Jr. to play alongside Garrett Wilson will also lend itself to fewer passes heading in Taylor's direction.
New York needed an offensive injection, and while Taylor flashed at times, 369 receiving yards, 44 receptions, and just a single touchdown isn’t something to be feared. The Jets as a whole were bad, and that’s not on Taylor. New York brass addressed a major concern heading into 2026, and Taylor is likely one player whose role will take a significant hit.
Zach Charbonnet, RB, Seattle Seahawks (-25)
Previous rank: 79
Current rank: 104
In the latest set of rankings, Seattle running back Zach Charbonnet finds himself on the outside looking in after a 25-spot drop that occurred during his rehab after his knee injury, which ultimately led Seattle to opt to draft Jadarian Price in the first round of this past April’s draft.
It’s one thing for a running back to see their value decrease due to injury. Still, the double whammy of having a first-round draft pick joining the ranks of your running back room can be devastating to long-term value retention, especially if the incoming prospect has been used sparingly throughout his college career and averaged 6.0 yards per carry over 280 attempts.
While Charbonnet is on the mend, Price will be earning much-needed touches and reps throughout camp and closing the gap on the incumbent. Charbonnet has never been a workhorse back for an extended period.
Over small sample sizes, he has been effective, but through three NFL seasons, he has never surpassed 185 carries. Even when healthy, the most Charbonnet can ask for is for the backfield to be shared much like it was with Kenneth Walker III last season.
The biggest question Charbonnet managers need to ask themselves is what kind of touchdown regression they can expect after his 12-touchdown performance a season ago, in which he vultured many of those touches from Walker.
Other Notable Fallers: Trey Benson (-55), James Conner (-37), Elic Ayomanor (-32), Michael Mayer (-32), Emmett Johnson (-31), Terrance Ferguson (-31), Zach Ertz (-29), Cole Kmet (-29), Denzel Boston (-26), Marvin Mims Jr. (-26), Rashod Bateman (-24), Cedric Tillman (-22), J.K. Dobbins (-20), Chimere Dike (-20), Jerry Jeudy (-19), Calvin Ridley (-19), Justin Fields (-18), Tyjae Spears (-17), Braelon Allen (-15), Rashid Shaheed (-15)
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Eli Heidenreich, WR/RB, Pittsburgh Steelers (+32)
Previous rank: 298
Current rank: 266
The current breakdown of the Pittsburgh Steelers' running back depth chart is as follows: you have Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle, who offer the Steelers an underrated one-two punch in the backfield. After that, there’s Kaleb Johnson and Travis Homer. Finally, we get to the curious case of Eli Heidenreich, the hometown kid whose position should be classified as “athlete.”
Heidenreich isn’t even on the running back depth chart; instead, he is listed as a wide receiver as the 6-foot, 206-pound Pittsburgh native caught 109 passes in 38 career games at Navy. Heidenreich also averaged 6.8 yards per rushing attempt, churning out 1,157 yards on the ground on just 169 attempts.
Even if you view Heidenreich as a wide receiver, the Steelers aren’t deep there, either, with DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., and rookie Germie Bernard. After those three, it’s Roman Wilson, Ben Skowronek, and Kaden Wetjen, who profiles more as a return man.
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Tony Pollard, RB, Tennessee Titans (+22)
Previous rank: 166
Current rank: 144
“You either die a hero, or live long enough to become a villain.”
When looking at Tony Pollard, no quote could ring truer. Pollard is coming off his fourth consecutive 1,000-yard season and his fifth straight season in which he has caught 30 or more passes. When you add up the receptions and the yardage, you have yourself one of the more underrated assets in fantasy football.
Pollard turned 29 years old on April 30. One thing we do know is that the age cliff, more often than not, hits running backs around 30. This gives fantasy managers a full year to evaluate moves that offer the best return on their investment. What also helps is that the Titans didn't get Jeremiyah Love and didn’t select a running back until the 25th pick of the fifth round.
In fantasy, it is better to get out a year early than a year late, especially when dealing with aging running backs. Pollard is in line for what appears to be another 1,000-yard season with the weapons added to the passing game and the evolution of Cam Ward entering his second season.
One player to monitor throughout the summer is fifth-round running back Nicholas Singleton, who, not too long ago, was considered to be the best running back prospect in college.
Dynasty Fantasy Football Trade Chart: Buy the Dip
Brian Thomas Jr., WR, Jacksonville Jaguars (-17)
Previous rank: 34
Current rank: 51
Let’s be honest with ourselves, knee-jerk reactions happen far too often in fantasy football. In 2024, Brian Thomas Jr. caught 87 of 133 targets for 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns. Yes, Mac Jones was a major factor in that production, and the splits with Jones and Trevor Lawrence were notable.
Then last season, Thomas struggled. In 14 games, he caught 48 of 91 intended targets for just 707 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, going from WR4 to WR44 in fantasy.
That dip, along with the midseason addition of Jakobi Meyers and the emergence of Parker Washington, makes Thomas an offseason value. This may be the lowest we see Thomas’ value in fantasy.
Convincing opposing managers to part with Thomas shouldn't be difficult, given everything that has happened over the last year. But that talent hasn’t gone anywhere. This is still a receiver capable of returning among the top 10 in fantasy.
LAWRENCE DEEP TO THOMAS JR. FOR 58 YARDS.
📺: #NEvsJAX on NFL Network
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/tV2yIBPDoe— NFL (@NFL) October 20, 2024
Sure, Thomas hasn’t been productive with Lawrence under center; however, if Lawrence continues to rank as a top-10 fantasy quarterback who throws for 4,000 plus yards in a season and can toss 30 touchdown passes, there is always a chance that Thomas’ 2025 season is the outlier.
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