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Who should I draft for fantasy football in 2026? Fantasy football outlooks for Ja'Marr Chase, TreVeyon Henderson, Courtland Sutton, Keaton Mitchell, Jalen Nailor, Keenan Allen, Tyjae Spears, Alec Pierce, Khalil Shakir.
Who Should I Draft? Use this tool to assist you with some common 2026 fantasy football draft decisions regarding players like Ja'Marr Chase, TreVeyon Henderson, Courtland Sutton, Keaton Mitchell, Jalen Nailor, Keenan Allen, Tyjae Spears, Alec Pierce, and Khalil Shakir. 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:
Keenan Allen, Indianapolis Colts
Veteran wide receiver Keenan Allen's fantasy value has trended upward after signing a one-year, $8.32 million contract with the Indianapolis Colts on August 19. The 34-year-old wideout has played all but one season of his NFL career with the Chargers, briefly departing to play for the Chicago Bears in 2024 but returning to the Bolts in 2025. Allen's extensive career has been peppered with injuries, but he played a full 17-game regular-season slate for the Chargers in 2025 and caught 81 passes for 777 yards and four touchdowns.
The six-time Pro Bowl selection joins a thin Colts receiving corps, with Michael Pittman Jr. traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Alec Pierce (ankle) still sidelined following offseason surgery. Josh Downs and tight end Tyler Warren are still expected to see the most targets, but Allen will inherit a decent workload to start the year. RotoBaller ranks Allen as WR59 in the positional rankings, and he is a WR3 with upside if Pierce misses extended time.
Jalen Nailor, Las Vegas Raiders
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jalen Nailor finally finds himself with a good chance at seeing consistent involvement on the field following four years as an ancillary piece in Minnesota. He only had 12 total catches between 21 games in 2022-23, but grew into a 57-858-10 receiving line across 34 games in 2024-25. He only topped 50 yards once in 2026, but he made it count, securing five catches for 124 yards and a score in Week 10.
The Raiders will either be led by rookie Fernando Mendoza or veteran Kirk Cousins, neither of whom is a bankable asset. This is offset by Nailor joining a weak WR corps, where talent can readily make him the No. 1 WR, even if he'd still be behind TE Brock Bowers. There's offseason buzz saying that Nailor is going to be the Jaxon Smith-Njigba in Klint Kubiak's new LV offense. That's a 99th-percentile runout, but the point stands that there is little resistance to the opportunity. His WR61/Pick 160 ADP as of mid-June leaves plenty of room for profit.
Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton put together another rock-solid season in 2025, hauling in 74 receptions for 1,017 yards and seven touchdowns on 124 targets across 17 games. Sutton has been extremely consistent in recent years, collecting just under 2,900 receiving yards and 25 touchdown catches since the start of 2023.
However, Sutton could be in line for a reduced role in Denver this season after the team's offseason acquisition of former Miami Dolphins wideout Jaylen Waddle. With Waddle in town, Sutton's current streak of five consecutive seasons as the Broncos' lead target-earner appears to be in jeopardy. Denver also has a pair of up-and-coming wideouts in Pat Bryant and Troy Franklin, both of whom could be utilized to reduce Sutton's workload as he enters his age-31 season. Sutton's reliability in the red zone should give him a safe floor as a flex option, but he no longer projects as a top-24 wide receiver entering 2026.
Keaton Mitchell, Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers running back Keaton Mitchell has never lacked explosiveness. The former Ravens back has averaged an eye-popping 6.8 yards per touch across his first three NFL seasons, but at only 5'8" and 191 pounds, a concerning injury history has limited him to just 144 total opportunities during that span. Now in Los Angeles on a two-year deal, Mitchell lands with an offensive coordinator in Mike McDaniel who has long prioritized speed as a defining trait in his backfields, previously turning largely unproven veteran Raheem Mostert into a Pro Bowler and the RB2 in 2023 before helping to make De'Von Achane one of the most valuable players in fantasy.
Mitchell is expected to operate primarily as a change-of-pace option behind 2025 first-round pick Omarion Hampton, but even on modest volume, the 2023 undrafted free agent has consistently demonstrated an ability to generate chunk plays, and a larger complementary role could easily lead to the most productive season of his career. Mitchell is now two and a half years removed from the ACL tear that cut short his rookie season and lingered into his second campaign, and at just 24 years old, he enters 2026 with both youth and elite athleticism on his side.
While his weekly workload may prove difficult to project outside of best ball formats, Mitchell offers enough upside to make him a late-round target or priority waiver add in deeper leagues, and at RotoBaller's RB39, he could offer enough standalone flex value to keep him rostered throughout the season, even without needing an injury ahead of him.
Tyjae Spears, Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears continued to be a solid receiving option out of the backfield in 2025, though he still underwhelmed as a rusher. He brought in 45 of 50 targets for 264 yards in the air while gaining 283 yards on 72 carries (3.9 YPC) with two ground scores, with Tony Pollard seeing 275 touches for 1,288 total yards as the alpha.
Though there's little reason to believe that Pollard will cede more work after strong results, Spears could've been hampered by a high-ankle sprain suffered in the preseason that forced him to the injured reserve to open the season. And with Pollard not missing any time, we saw Spears orbit a weekly 45-55% snap rate, finishing with two PPR top-12 weeks and another seven in the RB21-RB37 range as a fine flex play.
However, the team did draft Nicholas Singleton in the fifth round, who got more involved as a receiver at Penn State as he progressed, though pass protection remains a liability until proven otherwise. As such, Spears should have a decent chance at maintaining this low-ceiling PPR role as a later pick near the 155 ADP right by the edge of RotoBaller's top 50 RB group.
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2026 Player Decisions. Today's focus is on specific players - Ja'Marr Chase, TreVeyon Henderson, Courtland Sutton, Keaton Mitchell, Jalen Nailor, Keenan Allen, Tyjae Spears, Alec Pierce, Khalil Shakir. These are some common searches for 2026 fantasy football drafts.
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