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Who should I draft for fantasy football in 2026? Fantasy football outlooks for Emeka Egbuka, A.J. Brown, Jayden Reed, Josh Jacobs, Blake Corum, Quentin Johnston, Jalen Coker, Rashee Rice, Jordan Mason, Makai Lemon.
Who Should I Draft? Use this tool to assist you with some common 2026 fantasy football draft decisions regarding players like Emeka Egbuka, A.J. Brown, Jayden Reed, Josh Jacobs, Blake Corum, Quentin Johnston, Jalen Coker, Rashee Rice, Jordan Mason, and Makai Lemon. We are here to help make these calls and build winning teams in 2026. Draft your optimal fantasy football teams for 2026 with our Who Should I Draft? tool. Compare up to four NFL players, and we tell you who to draft... all free!
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Fantasy Football Draft Outlooks
Below are some fantasy football outlooks written by our NFL team here at RotoBaller, bringing you their fantasy football analysis and advice on which players to consider drafting in 2026:
Jayden Reed, Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed has one of the widest ranges of outcomes of all fantasy receivers heading into 2026. Since arriving in the league as a second-round pick in 2023, he has regularly flashed playmaking ability, but inconsistent usage has prevented him from developing into a reliable every-week fantasy starter. Now that significant changes are coming to Green Bay's offense, past history needs to be weighed against a potential snap-share bump.
Green Bay will be without two of its leading receivers from 2025, having allowed Romeo Doubs to walk in free agency and trading away Dontayvion Wicks, but it's no foregone conclusion that the added opportunity will go Reed's way. The fresh recipient of a four-year, $92 million contract extension, fifth-year wideout Christian Watson appears locked into an every-down role, and when the Packers take a third receiver off the field, as they did at one of the league's highest rates in 2025, it could be 2025 first-round pick Matthew Golden who claims the opposite spot.
Across three NFL seasons, Reed has run fewer than 10 of his nearly 900 routes from two-receiver sets, and with tight end Tucker Kraft trending toward not missing time from his Week 9 ACL tear, there's no reason to expect a sudden influx of 11-personnel usage in Green Bay.
Reed did sign a three-year extension of his own this offseason, and he offers intriguing upside thanks to his proven yards after catch ability and chemistry with Jordan Love, but without the certainty of an every-down role, he is still a risky pick before the mid-to-late rounds of 2026 drafts. At RotoBaller's WR43, he profiles as a boom-or-bust WR4 who continues to hold more value in best ball formats.
Quentin Johnston, Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston is entering his fourth year in the NFL, coming off of his best statistical season in which he recorded 51 catches for 735 yards and eight touchdowns. Johnston was widely regarded as a bust after a shaky rookie season, but the former first-rounder has emerged as a steady contributor in the offense.
Johnston led the Chargers in receiving touchdowns in 2025, and finished just 54 yards behind leading receiver Ladd McConkey. His play was inconsistent, with a big statistical spike at the beginning of the season and again in Weeks 16-17. As a result, he projects as a risky WR3 in most 12-team leagues even with the addition of Mike McDaniel to the Charger offense.
Rashee Rice, Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (knee) has had a difficult time staying on the field in recent seasons. After missing 13 games in 2024 with a knee injury, he opened the 2025 season by serving a six-game suspension for his role in a hit-and-run incident. Rice then ended the 2025 season on Injured Reserve with a concussion.
This past offseason has been eventful as well, as the 26-year-old underwent knee surgery in May before being arrested and serving a 30-day jail sentence for violating his probation. Rice is expected to be ready to go for the start of training camp, but his fantasy profile is obviously riddled with both injury and off-field risk. Across the eight games he suited up for in 2025, Rice recorded 53 catches for 571 yards and five touchdowns on 78 targets.
As long as he's on the field, Rice projects as the number one option in the passing game for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Particularly in PPR-scoring formats, Rice's upside is significant. However, fantasy managers will have to weigh his availability concerns when choosing whether to rely on him as a key contributor. All in all, Rice projects as a high-ceiling, high-floor fantasy WR2 entering 2026 with some risk, in the event that he is not at full strength early on.
Blake Corum, Los Angeles Rams
After a quiet 2024 rookie campaign, Los Angeles Rams running back Blake Corum emerged in his second season as first a usable flex play and then a bona fide week-winner. With the Rams' sights set on a deep postseason run, they seemed to make a concerted effort to keep primary back Kyren Williams as fresh as possible, and after Williams opened the season with 19 touches per game through the first nine weeks, that average fell below 16 from Weeks 10 through 18.
With 2025 fourth-round pick Jarquez Hunter relegated to special teams, those extra opportunities went entirely to Corum, and in adding an element of explosiveness to the backfield, he finished the year with 746 yards on a team-leading 5.1 per carry. Corum was the fantasy RB17 over the final six weeks of the season, and his five rushing touchdowns in that span were topped only by Derrick Henry's seven.
For the first time since 2016, the Rams did not add a running back through the NFL Draft, so his role appears secured heading into year three, and with Los Angeles again an early Super Bowl favorite, it would stand to reason that keeping Williams fresh would still be a priority. Even as a change of pace back, the former third-round pick out of Michigan will continue to offer standalone flex value, but should Williams miss extended time, something he has not done since 2023, Corum would greatly exceed his price tag of RotoBaller's RB35.
A.J. Brown, New England Patriots
Newly acquired New England Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown was the focal point of one of the largest trades of the offseason. After being linked to the Patriots for several months, the Eagles finally opted to send their WR1 to New England to join MVP runner-up Drake Maye. Even though Brown expressed frustration with the Eagles' offense throughout the 2025 season, the wideout still turned in a productive campaign, catching 78 of his 121 targets for 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns.
This stat line made him the overall WR11 in PPR scoring and marked the second time over his past three seasons in which Brown finished as a top-12 option at the position. Brown has been a stable force in the red zone, scoring seven touchdowns in three straight seasons and drawing at least 120 targets in two of his last three, despite playing in a run-heavy offense. Brown should see his fantasy ceiling rise significantly, joining Maye, who finished as the QB2 as a sophomore despite lacking a true WR1 in his offense. Brown will now slide in as the top option for Maye, sharing the field with Romeo Doubs and DeMario Douglas.
Even though the Patriots leaned on their rushing attack in 2025 (sixth-most rushing attempts in the sport), bringing in a true WR1 to this offense will help them drive the ball downfield. Playing with one of the game's premier passers should keep Brown firmly in the WR1 tier, making him a great selection going off the board as the WR12 (28.0 ADP) on PPR Sleeper drafts for those who opt to target the running back position early in their drafts.
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