March 18, 2026
Detroit Lions wide receiver
Isaac TeSlaa took a little while to get going during his rookie season in 2025, but a strong finish to the year should provide dynasty managers with plenty of optimism going forward. TeSlaa recorded the bulk of his production over the final six weeks of the season, during which he caught 12 of his 18 targets for 174 yards and four touchdowns. Throughout that span, he ranked as the overall WR29 in PPR leagues. He's still stuck behind
Amon-Ra St. Brown and
Jameson Williams on the depth chart for 2026, but the state of the Lions' offense suggests they could support fantasy-relevant production from their No. 3 receiver here and there. Plus, he'd instantly rank as a strong fantasy WR3 or flex if St. Brown or Williams were to get hurt. Year 2 is a common time for wide receivers to break out, and the stars appear to be aligning for TeSlaa to take a major step forward in 2026. Dynasty managers could look into trading for TeSlaa in dynasty leagues, but he seems to be accurately priced at the moment, so you'll likely end up paying full price for him. That's still a reasonable move to make, given the upside he possesses going forward.
--Andersen PickardSource: RotoBaller
March 18, 2026
Free agent wide receiver
Deebo Samuel Sr. remains unsigned after one week of free agency. While teams and players can take as much time as they need to negotiate, today's style of free agency places a strong emphasis on bidding wars within the first few days of the legal tampering window. Therefore, it's a bit surprising that Samuel remains unsigned, and even more surprising that we haven't heard many rumors about where he might end up. The Miami Dolphins are one potential landing spot, given that they said goodbye to both
Tyreek Hill and
Jaylen Waddle this offseason. He might not be a real playoff contender there, but Samuel's rushing ability and short-route success would fit a system that's expected to run the ball a lot with
Malik Willis and
De'Von Achane. Some contenders that could benefit from Samuel's skills and veteran experience include the Panthers, Patriots, Chiefs, Ravens, or Eagles. We can't rule out a return to Washington, either. He's coming off a modest 2025 campaign in which he totaled 72 catches, 727 receiving yards, 75 rushing yards, and six total touchdowns.
--Andersen PickardSource: RotoBaller
March 18, 2026
New York Giants wide receiver
Darius Slayton briefly entered this offseason as the team's No. 2 receiver with
Wan'Dale Robinson departing in free agency. However, the pass-catching room has quickly become crowded after new head coach John Harbaugh brought in his hand-picked class of free agents. The Giants signed
Darnell Mooney and
Calvin Austin III, both of whom had very disappointing 2025 seasons but are candidates for positive regression in a new system in 2026. Specifically, Mooney's style of making plays downfield and winning in coverage makes him a threat to steal plenty of Slayton's snaps and targets. The Giants also brought in tight end
Isaiah Likely, pairing him with
Theo Johnson, who was already ascending into a larger role. Training camp will offer more insight into what the pecking order looks like in New York, but for now, managers should be at least a little concerned that Slayton could fall behind any combination of
Malik Nabers, Mooney, Austin, Likely, and Johnson. He's worth holding in deeper dynasty leagues in case he does end up as
Jaxson Dart's No. 2 target, but with such a wide range of outcomes, he can be left on waivers in shallower formats or redraft leagues.
--Andersen PickardSource: RotoBaller
March 18, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback
Trevor Lawrence is coming off a very strong 2025 season, and that trend should continue into 2026. Plenty of the credit belongs to Lawrence himself, who took off for a career-high 359 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns. The threat of his legs forced defenses to adjust their game plan and perhaps play a little more conservatively in pass coverage. However, the Jags' receiving corps also deserves plenty of praise. What started as an already encouraging duo of
Brian Thomas Jr. and
Travis Hunter blossomed into an exciting trio of Thomas,
Jakobi Meyers, and
Parker Washington (with Hunter landing on injured reserve). These four receivers complemented each other nicely and picked up the slack when one was underperforming, which was helpful given that Thomas specifically had a down year. The Jags' receivers (plus tight end
Brenton Strange) led to a career-high 29 passing touchdowns from Lawrence. This same pass-catching group will be back in 2026, and Hunter should be fully healthy, even if he plays fewer snaps on offense and more on defense. Not only can Lawrence repeat his strong season, but he could push for 30-plus passing touchdowns for the first time in his career. He remains firmly entrenched as a mid-range QB1 in redraft and dynasty leagues.
--Andersen PickardSource: RotoBaller
March 17, 2026
New Miami Dolphins quarterback
Malik Willis signed a three-year, $67.5 million contract in free agency last week to become the team's new starting signal-caller. The former third-round pick by the Tennessee Titans in 2022 out of Liberty is getting another chance at a starting role as the Dolphins rebuild from the ground up. The 26-year-old went 2-1 as a starter for the Green Bay Packers the last two seasons and threw for 976 yards, six touchdowns, and no interceptions while completing 78.7% of his passes in 11 total games. Willis' dynasty/keeper stock is up now that he's in a starting role, but his upside in South Beach is another thing entirely. The Dolphins cut All-Pro wideout
Tyreek Hill (knee) and traded receiver
Jaylen Waddle to the Denver Broncos, leaving
Jalen Tolbert,
Malik Washington, and
Tutu Atwell as the current top-three wideouts in Miami. Willis will have one of the most dynamic running backs behind him in
De'Von Achane, but with limited pass-catching options to throw to, Willis is unlikely to be much more than a low-end QB2 in superflex leagues in 2026.
--Keith HernandezSource: Pro Football Reference
March 17, 2026
The Miami Dolphins are in full-on rebuild mode after trading away top wide receiver
Jaylen Waddle to the Denver Broncos on Tuesday in exchange for three draft picks, including a first-rounder this year. The Dolphins have already cut All-Pro receiver
Tyreek Hill (knee), so free-agent addition
Jalen Tolbert is now at the top of the team's receiving depth chart. The 27-year-old signed a one-year deal with Miami last week after spending the first four years of his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys. Tolbert was a third-round pick in 2022 out of South Alabama. He had 1,093 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns on 91 catches over his four seasons, with his best season coming in 2024, when he had 49 catches, 610 receiving yards, and seven touchdowns in 17 games. Tolbert reportedly is a close friend of new Dolphins quarterback
Malik Willis, too, so even if Miami addresses the position in the upcoming draft, he should have a pretty strong target floor in his first year in South Beach. Tolbert's redraft and dynasty/keeper value arrow is pointing upward.
--Keith HernandezSource: Pro Football Reference
March 17, 2026
Broncos wide receiver
Pat Bryant saw his snap count and target share spike down the stretch of his 2025 rookie season, and although he exited both of Denver's playoff games due to injury, he was a clear and early focal point of both game plans. Heading into his sophomore season, he had been pegged as a popular breakout candidate, but following the Broncos' trade for former first-round pick
Jaylen Waddle on Tuesday, he may be trending toward a depth role in 2026. Including Bryant, the Broncos now have seven players on the roster who saw at least 45 targets in 2025 and none who topped 120, making it a difficult offensive environment to stand out in and one that could look drastically different from week to week, depending on game plan and opponent.
--Patrick McGrathSource: RotoBaller
March 17, 2026
Denver Broncos wide receiver
Troy Franklin finished his second season behind only
Courtland Sutton in terms of team targets, receptions, yards, and touchdowns, though he spent the final stretch of the season in a competition with rookie
Pat Bryant for playing time and opportunities. With most of the raw statistics suggesting Bryant had overtaken him on the pecking order by the time the playoffs arrived, he was already in for a fight come the 2026 season. With the Broncos' addition of
Jaylen Waddle via trade, Franklin could now see himself relegated to more of a situational role. At best, he will be competing with Bryant and
Marvin Mims Jr., both capable downfield threats, for the primary work in three-receiver sets.
--Patrick McGrathSource: RotoBaller
March 17, 2026
Denver Broncos quarterback
Bo Nix targeted six different players at least 45 times in 2025, all of whom are still on the roster, and with the team's recent acquisition of
Jaylen Waddle from the Dolphins, he will add one more weapon in 2026. Waddle joins a receiver room with
Courtland Sutton,
Troy Franklin,
Marvin Mims Jr., and
Pat Bryant, giving the third-year signal-caller one of the more versatile groups of pass-catchers in the league, before even factoring in tight end
Evan Engram or running back
RJ Harvey. With Denver adding an explosive playmaker like Waddle to practically the exact offense that Nix led to the AFC Championship game in his second year as a starter, the pieces are in place for him to take a massive leap forward in Year 3.
--Patrick McGrathSource: RotoBaller
March 17, 2026
Miami Dolphins running back
De'Von Achane has seen the fantasy landscape around him change dramatically since finishing as the RB5 in 2025. The hiring of defensive-minded head coach Jeff Hafley and offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, who was fired from the same position with Houston following the 2024 season, raised questions about Achane's usage. The signing of
Malik Willis, a quarterback not known for featuring his running backs in the passing game, did little to dispel them. Now, with the trading of
Jaylen Waddle to the Broncos, Achane remains as the last true playmaker on the roster, and assuming he isn't next on the trade block, he'll likely be the focal point of every defensive coordinator Miami faces in 2026. While there is something to be said for being the driving force of the Dolphins' offense, the arrow is pointed way down for the unit as a whole, creating a difficult environment for any running back to thrive.
--Patrick McGrathSource: RotoBaller
March 17, 2026
The Athletic's Paul Dehner Jr. believes that when the Cincinnati Bengals signed 14-team NFL legend
Josh Johnson over the weekend, it "sent a clear message" that they "plan on waiting" for free-agent quarterback
Joe Flacco. The 41-year-old veteran will return for a 19th season in the NFL, but he's prioritizing signing with a team that will allow him to start in Week 1 of the regular season this fall. At this point, that's unlikely to happen, but Flacco has also stated that he'd have interest in returning to Cincinnati as
Joe Burrow's backup if he can't find an opportunity to compete for a starting job. The Bengals essentially bought time to wait Flacco out by signing Johnson. Flacco put up some impressive single-game numbers for Cincy last year when Burrow was dealing with a toe injury, and he finished with 2,479 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions in 13 games (10 starts) with the Bengals and Browns. Despite his age, Flacco would be back on the superflex and streaming radar in fantasy if he re-signs with the Bengals and Burrow gets injured again in 2026.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Paul Dehner Jr.
March 17, 2026
Denver Broncos wide receiver
Courtland Sutton has finished the past two seasons with nearly identical stat lines, but he's arrived there in drastically different ways. In
Bo Nix's 2024 rookie season, Sutton more than doubled the next closest teammate in targets. As Nix's passing volume increased in 2025, so too did his diversity of targets, and Sutton earned a share only 3% higher than that of
Troy Franklin. With the Broncos trading for former first-round pick
Jaylen Waddle, Nix will presumably have a new number one option, and Sutton will be next up in a competitive room that still features Franklin,
Marvin Mims Jr., and
Pat Bryant, as well as tight end
Evan Engram and pass-catching back
RJ Harvey. Sutton turns 31 in October, and while he will still be featured prominently in Sean Payton's pass-heavy offense, he faces his stiffest competition for targets since Denver spent a first-round pick on
Jerry Jeudy.
--Patrick McGrathSource: RotoBaller
March 17, 2026
Free-agent tight end
David Njoku visited with the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The former Cleveland Browns tight end has been greeted with a cold free-agent market after the Browns cut him following the 2025 season. The Ravens let
Isaiah Likely walk in free agency and could use some more depth at the position behind veteran
Mark Andrews. Baltimore signed
Durham Smythe, but he's more of a blocking TE. The 29-year-old Njoku fell into a backup role in Cleveland last year due to the swift emergence of rookie
Harold Fannin Jr. The former first-rounder in 2017 out of the University of Miami regressed with 33 catches for 293 yards and four touchdowns on 48 targets in 12 games played. Injuries didn't help, but it was clear that Fannin is the future in Cleveland at tight end. If Njoku were to land with the Ravens, he'd probably be in a similar role as the TE2 behind Andrews, limiting his bounce-back potential in fantasy football.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
March 17, 2026
The Athletic's Zac Jackson writes that the Cleveland Browns' wide receiver situation "remains bad." General manager Andrew Berry and new head coach Todd Monken have said they think
Jerry Jeudy "will be better than he was in 2025," but the Browns lack a dependable No. 1 wideout. It's an issue that Jackson thinks Berry "will attempt to fix in next month's draft." Lack of money and an unappealing quarterback situation didn't allow the Browns to attract any of the top free-agent options at the position last week. In free agency, addressing the team's glaring needs on the offensive line was a priority for Cleveland. Jeudy, 26, was a first-time Pro Bowler in 2024 in his first year in Cleveland, catching 90 passes for 1,229 yards and four touchdowns in 17 games. That came crashing down in 2025, as he finished with a 50-602-2 line in 17 games. With more bodies likely being added to the WR room next to Jeudy in this year's draft, along with the unenviable QB situation, Jeudy's dynasty stock continues to plummet.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Zac Jackson
March 17, 2026
The Athletic's James Boyd says he expects tight end
Tyler Warren's volume to increase in 2026 in the absence of receiver
Michael Pittman Jr., and he takes it a step further and says that regardless of who the Colts add at wideout, Warren "will be the team's No. 2 pass-catcher." Warren finished as the TE6 in half-PPR scoring in his first year in the NFL, catching 76 of his 112 targets for 817 yards and four touchdowns in 17 games played. His production tapered off after quarterback
Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon late in the year, but he still had a promising rookie year overall. His 76 catches were second-most on the team. The Colts re-signed tight ends
Mo Alie-Cox and
Drew Ogletree, but they will continue to primarily be used as blockers. Warren is one of the top dynasty TEs going into 2026, and he'll also have top-five upside at his position in single-year formats as long as Jones doesn't suffer any setbacks in his rehab.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - James Boyd
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