April 14, 2026
ESPN's Jamison Hensley writes that "there is a strong possibility" that the Baltimore Ravens will add a wide receiver to pair with
Zay Flowers at No. 14 overall in the first round of the upcoming NFL draft. Interior offensive line is a big need after Baltimore lost center Tyler Linderbaum in free agency, but they have never taken a guard or center in the top half of the first round. In the last seven drafts, the Ravens have selected three receivers in the first round. Hensley suggests that Oregon tight end
Kenyon Sadiq would be very intriguing for the Ravens, with veteran
Mark Andrews turning 31 at the start of the 2026 season. Flowers had career-highs in catches (86) and receiving yards (1,211) in 2025, with all the other team's receivers combining for just 51 catches and 735 yards. Behind Flowers, the Ravens have
Rashod Bateman and
Devontez Walker at the position. A high-end WR addition in the draft would be a firm commitment to getting Jackson back on track after a frustrating, injury-plagued 2025 season.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Jamison Hensley
April 14, 2026
ESPN's Kris Rhim writes that Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James Jr., who is coming off back-to-back All-Pro seasons, will "almost certainly want a new deal before training camp starts." A deal will likely get done for a player who turns 30 in August and is heading into the final season of a four-year contract extension that made him the highest-paid safety in league history in 2022. James was a hold-in during training camp the last time he was eligible for an extension. The Chargers might have to make him the highest-paid safety in history again, or at least close, after Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton set the new mark with a four-year, $100.4 million deal in 2025. It remains to be seen if general manager Joe Hortiz is willing to give Hames that kind of money. The 29-year-old finished as the No. 20 fantasy defensive back in IDP leagues last year with 94 tackles (50 solo), two sacks, six tackles for loss, eight QB hits, a career-high three interceptions, seven pass breakups, and a forced fumble in 16 regular-season starts.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Kris Rhim
April 14, 2026
Georgia tight end Oscar Delp will finish a long list of pre-draft visits by having a top-30 visit with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Chargers this week, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Delp visited with the New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, and Minnesota Vikings last week. The 22-year-old's statistics from college in four seasons with the Bulldogs don't really stand out. He had 70 total catches for 854 yards and nine touchdowns in his 55 games played. Delp never had more than 284 receiving yards in a single season, and he reportedly played all of last year with a hairline fracture in his foot. He would be behind
Cade Otton and
Oronde Gadsden with the Bucs and Chargers, respectively, if he were to be drafted by either of those clubs. Delp won't have a ton of appeal in single-year fantasy leagues in 2026 as a likely rotational tight end with a limited role in his first year in the NFL.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
April 14, 2026
The Los Angeles Chargers officially re-signed exclusive-rights free-agent running back
Kimani Vidal to an undisclosed one-year deal, according to Howard Balzer of Cardinals Wire. Vidal saw a lot more work in 2025 than probably anyone was expecting, even Vidal. Early-season injuries to
Najee Harris (Achilles) and
Omarion Hampton (ankle) forced the 24-year-old into the RB1 role in L.A. last year, and it led to 155 carries for 643 yards and three touchdowns in 13 regular-season games. Vidal also had 16 receptions on 22 targets for 136 yards and another touchdown as a receiver. Harris won't return to the Chargers, but the Chargers added
Keaton Mitchell to the running back room alongside Hampton, who will be in his second season in the NFL. Vidal figures to be the favorite to win the RB2 role to begin next season, but Mitchell will probably take a lot of valuable pass-catching opportunities. At best, Vidal will probably be a handcuff option for managers who select Hampton.
--Keith HernandezSource: Cardinals Wire - Howard Balzer
April 14, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman continues to say that wide receiver
A.J. Brown "is an Eagle" when asked about the possibility that he'll be traded this offseason, according to Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network. When asked if the team recently acquiring receiver
Dontayvion Wicks from the Green Bay Packers means anything for Brown, Roseman said, "What do you think the odds are that I'm answering this question any different than I answered it anywhere else? Like, really, do you think that's 50 percent? Do you think it's 75 percent?" Adds: "A.J. Brown's an Eagle." Odds are that the Eagles will be looking to trade Brown after June 1, when it makes more financial sense for them to do so. The most rumored destination for the 28-year-old is the New England Patriots, even after they signed
Romeo Doubs in free agency. That would be a promising landing spot for Brown, who had his fourth straight 1,000-yard receiving season in 15 starts with the Eagles in 2025. The three-time Pro Bowler was unhappy with his role in Philly last year and had a career-low 12.9 yards per catch. If he were to join the Pats, Brown would continue to have big-play upside with young quarterback
Drake Maye.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Mike Garafolo
April 14, 2026
Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said on 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday that the team has "had no one call with interest" in wide receiver
George Pickens, regarding a potential trade, according to Todd Archer of ESPN. Even though the Cowboys have expressed plenty of interest in locking Pickens up long-term after already placing the franchise tag on him, no new deal has been agreed upon. The Cowboys most likely have an extremely high asking price after Pickens' 2025 breakout season, and maturity issues in the past could be scaring potential suitors away as well. The Cowboys are notorious for dragging their feet with long-term deals for their star players, so the former second-rounder of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022 out of Georgia is expected to be a holdout heading into training camp this summer. Pickens had 93 catches for 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns in 17 games last year. He will be a WR1 target in fantasy football drafts this fall with at least one more guaranteed season in Dallas (if he's not traded).
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN Dallas - Todd Archer
April 14, 2026
There is a belief among NFL teams at the top of the upcoming 2026 draft that the Dallas Cowboys, who have picks at No. 12 and No. 20, are a team to watch in trade-up scenarios, multiple league sources told Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports. Several teams have said they think the Cowboys are targeting a player that the division-rival New York Giants also covet, and "getting ahead of them would be ideal if the price makes sense." Executive vice president Stephen Jones has said that the Cowboys might not have 22 players in this class graded out as first-round prospects, so it would make sense for them to trade up to secure a player that they really like while also blocking a division rival in the process. Dallas' offense could put up points with the best in the league last year, but their defense really struggled after they traded All-Pro pass-rusher Micah Parsons to the Packers before the start of the season. We'd expect them to target defense early in this year's draft, and they could use help at linebacker, edge rusher, and cornerback.
--Keith HernandezSource: FOX Sports - Jordan Schultz
April 14, 2026
Multiple NFL teams are aware of University of Miami defensive end Rueben Bain Jr.'s off-the-field issues and are investigating, according to Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Bain was cited for careless driving in a fatal March 2024 collision, but the charge was dropped two weeks before the death of one of the passengers in his vehicle. Bain was also cited for careless driving in 2025, with that incident also later being dropped. The 21-year-old is one of the more intriguing edge rushers in the 2026 NFL draft class, but his issues off the field could cause his draft stock to fall ahead of the draft later this month. Bain had 20.5 sacks in his three collegiate seasons with the Hurricanes. In 16 games in his final season at Miami last year, he recorded a career-best 9.5 sacks, 30 solo tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, an interception, and a fumble recovery. We probably won't have an idea of how much Bain's draft stock might fall until closer to the start of the draft on April 23.
--Keith HernandezSource: Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Nick Harris
April 14, 2026
The New York Giants announced on Monday that they signed free-agent quarterback
Brandon Allen to an undisclosed deal. Allen will head into his seventh NFL season as the QB3 in the Big Apple behind
Jaxson Dart and
Jameis Winston. The 33-year-old was a former sixth-round selection by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016 out of Arkansas. Allen made his NFL debut in 2019 with the Denver Broncos and then spent three years with the Cincinnati Bengals before playing for the San Francisco 49ers in 2024 and the Tennessee Titans in 2025. In his six years in the NFL, Allen has completed 56.7% of his 323 pass attempts for 1,882 yards, 11 touchdowns, and nine interceptions in 19 games played (10 starts). He only appeared in one game for the Titans last year and went 17-for-30 passing for 72 yards, no touchdowns, and a pick. Allen is off the fantasy football radar everywhere.
--Keith HernandezSource: New York Giants
April 14, 2026
Vanderbilt tight end
Eli Stowers is on a top-30 pre-draft visit with the Denver Broncos on Tuesday, a source told Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Stowers is one of the upcoming draft's top tight ends, and he set a tight end combine record with a 45.5-inch vertical jump. The 22-year-old visited with the Los Angeles Rams, Tennessee Titans, and Dallas Cowboys recently. He is a converted quarterback who played college ball at Texas A&M and New Mexico. Stowers won the Mackey Award in 2025 after he posted 62 catches for 769 yards and four touchdowns in his final collegiate season. There is plenty of improvement that Stowers can make in terms of his blocking prowess, but his combine numbers speak for themselves in terms of his pure athleticism on a football field. Stowers is expected to be the second TE off the board later this month behind Oregon's
Kenyon Sadiq. Current Broncos TE
Evan Engram's role could decline even further in 2026 if Stowers joins Denver.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
April 14, 2026
If the Philadelphia Eagles trade wide receiver
A.J. Brown this summer, the Philly Voice's Jimmy Kempski thinks that
Dontayvion Wicks would probably be the WR2 behind
DeVonta Smith and over
Marquise Brown. There are a lot of things working for Wicks. He is younger than Brown, the Eagles have more invested in him, he's under contract for two more years, and he seemingly already has the trust of offensive coordinator
Sean Mannion. But perhaps the biggest thing that will separate Wicks from Brown in the competition for the WR2 role if A.J. Brown is traded is the fact that Wicks offers "far more" as a blocker in the running game than Brown does. Kempski thinks it will "matter a lot in this new scheme." The 24-year-old would definitely have a much higher fantasy ceiling as the No. 2 wideout in Philly, but he will also need to fix his issues with drops if he's going to take advantage of the bigger opportunity in his first year with his new team. In three years with the Packers, Wicks never had more than 39 receptions, 581 yards, or five touchdowns in his 46 games (18 starts).
--Keith HernandezSource: Philly Voice - Jimmy Kempski
April 14, 2026
Indiana wide receiver
Omar Cooper Jr. took a top-30 pre-draft visit to the New York Jets on Monday, a source told Jordan Reid of ESPN. The Jets are one of many teams looking for receivers in the upcoming NFL draft, and Cooper has been a popular pairing with the Jets, who hold the No. 16 overall pick in the first round. The Jets are pretty high on Cooper, who would be joining
Garrett Wilson and
Adonai Mitchell as one of the team's top pass-catchers if he were to land in New York. The 22-year-old broke out in his senior season with the Hoosiers in 2025 to help them go undefeated and win the national championship. In 16 games, Cooper had 69 catches for 937 yards and 13 touchdowns while taking passes from quarterback
Fernando Mendoza, who is expected to be taken first overall by the Las Vegas Raiders this year. For dynasty/keeper purposes, seeing Cooper land with the Jets definitely wouldn't be great news, as veteran QB
Geno Smith is expected to run the offense this year.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Jordan Reid
April 14, 2026
USC wide receiver
Makai Lemon, who is considered a top-three player at his position in this year's NFL draft class, visited with the Miami Dolphins on Monday, a source told Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Miami has the 11th overall pick in the first round of this year's draft, which is right around the spot when teams will likely begin considering Lemon. The Dolphins landing Lemon would not be much of a surprise at all after they released All-Pro wideout
Tyreek Hill (knee) and traded receiver
Jaylen Waddle to the Denver Broncos this offseason. Right now,
Jalen Tolbert,
Malik Washington, and
Tutu Atwell are considered the team's top-three pass-catchers, so new quarterback
Malik Willis could certainly use some help. If Lemon were to land in South Beach, he could quickly become the WR1 in Miami as Willis' go-to target. Lemon should man the slot wherever he lands in the NFL, and he's been frequently compared to Lions star wideout
Amon-Ra St. Brown.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
April 14, 2026
Carolina Panthers general manager Dan Morgan said he's optimistic about tight end
Ja'Tavion Sanders (ankle) and said that he looks good after he had ankle surgery, according to Joe Person of The Athletic. Sanders has been running and cutting and looks good during his rehab. The 23-year-old had season-ending surgery in late December to fix a broken right fibula. Sanders has been recovering nicely, though, and he could be ready for organized team activities in May. In his second NFL season in 13 before his ankle injury, the former fourth-rounder out of the University of Texas in 2024 had 29 catches for 190 yards and only one touchdown on 34 targets over 13 games played (five starts). Sanders had 33 receptions (43 targets) for 342 yards and a score in 16 games in his rookie campaign in 2024. With
Tommy Tremble set to be the team's top TE in 2026, Sanders can be ignored in most 12-team fantasy football leagues.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Joe Person
April 14, 2026
Houston Texans wide receiver
Tank Dell (knee) has not played since suffering a brutal knee injury in Week 16 of the 2024 season, and general manager Nick Caserio said that the team expects to have a better read on what he'll be able to do going forward once the Texans are deeper into their offseason program. "With Tank, honestly, it's probably day to day," Caserio said. "We'll see where he is -- probably have a better idea as we get through the spring of what his availability is going to be in training camp. He's been here pretty religiously since he's been able to do more." The 26-year-old former third-rounder in 2023 out of Houston should remain stashed in all dynasty/keeper leagues, but he'll be a total wild card in redraft formats after a devastating knee injury that initially looked like it could end Dell's career. Dell had 98 catches for 1,376 yards and 10 touchdowns in 25 games in his first two NFL seasons, so he could be a difference-maker for this offense behind WR1
Nico Collins if he returns to pre-injury form. However, we're still waiting to see if Dell will even be ready for the start of the 2026 regular season in September.
--Keith HernandezSource: Pro Football Talk - Josh Alper
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