April 14, 2026
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes said that the team would be willing to trade up in the 2026 NFL Draft if they feel strongly about a player on the board. "If we have that kind of conviction for a player, absolutely, we're going to go and get him," Holmes told members of the media, including ESPN.com's Eric Woodyard. Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised. Holmes traded up 20 spots in the 2022 draft to select
Jameson Williams, and he traded up five spots for Terrion Arnold in 2024. He doesn't just trade up, though. Holmes pulled off a masterful trade backward in the 2023 NFL Draft, moving back from No. 6 to select both
Jahmyr Gibbs and Jack Campbell. We don't know exactly which position the Lions would target if trading up, but it's worth noting that Holmes said he won't reach for an offensive tackle or defensive end, as he believes free agent additions Larry Borom and D.J. Wonnum can be starters at those two positions, respectively.
--Andersen PickardSource: Eric Woodyard
April 14, 2026
The New York Giants and defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence have been discussing an extension, but negotiations have reached an impasse, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. Lawrence requested a trade earlier this month, and while the Giants previously seemed motivated to sign him to an extension, it appears their stance has changed. Rapoport notes that the Giants "have engaged with teams on a potential trade" for Lawrence, and talks will continue in the coming days. Additionally, while manager Joe Schoen previously insisted the NFL Draft was not a deadline for a trade or extension, Rapoport now reports that this saga should be resolved before the draft begins on April 23. By that point, the Giants are expected to have a thorough understanding of how the league views Lawrence, which will allow them to make a decision on whether to trade or extend him. Lawrence has been a key contributor on defense for the Giants, and he'd make a similar impact on his new team if traded. The three-time Pro Bowler started all 17 games in 2025, amassing 31 tackles, four tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits, and his first career interception. He recorded just half a sack last year, but he's not far removed from a nine-sack campaign in 2024.
--Andersen PickardSource: Ian Rapoport
April 14, 2026
Minnesota Vikings running back
Jordan Mason is an intriguing target in dynasty leagues this offseason. The Vikings did bring back
Aaron Jones on a restructured deal, indicating that the veteran will remain a part of their backfield in 2026. However, he won't be any more involved than last year, and we wouldn't be surprised if he takes a backseat to Mason early in the season. Mason certainly has the ability to handle lead-back duties. In the five weeks that Jones missed last year, Mason averaged 14.8 carries, 75.2 rushing yards, 1.2 catches, 3.8 receiving yards, and 0.8 touchdowns per game. That comes out to an average of 13.9 fantasy points per game in PPR leagues. Extrapolated over a 17-game season, that would have ranked 18th-highest among running backs. Sure, we don't think he'll have an every-down role for 17 games, especially with Jones healthy. Still, he has high-end RB3 appeal with legitimate RB2 upside in 2026 and beyond. At a modest age of 26 years old, and with Jones presumably retiring in the next couple of years, Mason is a worthwhile dynasty target in offseason trades. He ranks as the RB54 in dynasty rankings at the moment, which means the market is still allowing managers to acquire him at a discounted price.
--Andersen PickardSource: RotoBaller
April 14, 2026
Dallas Cowboys quarterback
Dak Prescott had a terrific 2026 season, ranking as the overall QB6 in fantasy football. Despite lacking rushing upside, Prescott was a top fantasy option with his 67.3% completion rate, 4,552 passing yards, 32 total touchdowns, and 12 turnovers. The 32-year-old bounced back in a huge way after his injury-shortened 2024 season. In each of his last four seasons with 13+ games played, Prescott has ranked as a top-eight fantasy quarterback. Staying healthy is easier said than done, but if he can remain upright and on the field, the Mississippi State product has tremendous fantasy upside. There's also a lot to love about the passing volume in Dallas; last season, Prescott led the NFL in completions (404) and had the second-most pass attempts (600). With
CeeDee Lamb,
George Pickens, and
Jake Ferguson all returning to this passing game for the 2026 campaign, the veteran quarterback should remain quite busy throwing the ball to a talented group of receivers. His current evaluation as the QB15 in RotoBaller's latest dynasty rankings reflects his age (32), but dynasty contenders looking to win now should absolutely pursue a trade for Prescott this offseason since he has top-five upside at an affordable price tag.
--Andersen PickardSource: RotoBaller
April 14, 2026
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver
CeeDee Lamb is listed as a player trending down in RotoBaller's latest dynasty fantasy football rankings. The 27-year-old is coming off the worst fantasy season of his career, catching 75 passes for 1,077 yards and three touchdowns while ranking as the overall WR22 in PPR leagues. Part of the reason for Lamb's step backward is that he missed three games due to injury. If you extrapolate his stats over a full 17-game season, he still would have ranked as the overall WR7. However, that's easier said than done, as Lamb hasn't been healthy for all 17 games since 2023. The presence of
George Pickens is another factor to consider. While Lamb and Pickens were able to coexist last year, the former saw his volume share drop to 8.4 targets per game, which was his lowest mark since 2021. That's not to say that managers should panic about Lamb or trade him away in dynasty leagues, but it's time to acknowledge that he faces an uphill battle to get into the very top tier of dynasty receivers. As it stands, he finds himself in the second tier, ranking as RotoBaller's WR7 for dynasty fantasy football.
--Andersen PickardSource: RotoBaller
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
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