PositiveSleeperThu, July 23, 2026
Royals is a sleeper with opportunity in thin Chiefs pass-catching depth.
Jalen RoyalsKC
Yahoo Sports identifies Royals as a sleeper pick for the 2026 Chiefs. The team's pass-catching depth is thin behind Travis Kelce (turning 37), Rashee Rice (off-field concerns), and Xavier Worthy (532 yards, 1 TD in 2025 despite WR1 usage). Royals, a fourth-round rookie in 2025, saw minimal action (2 receptions, 4 yards on 3 targets in Week 18) but has opportunity to step up if Mahomes returns healthy and the team needs production from secondary receivers.
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Sleeper: Jalen Royals, WR...this team is not flush with pass-catching options, and if Patrick Mahomes can return healthy, someone's going to have to step up
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- What did Yahoo Sports NFL say about Jalen Royals?
- Yahoo Sports identifies Royals as a sleeper pick for the 2026 Chiefs. The team's pass-catching depth is thin behind Travis Kelce (turning 37), Rashee Rice (off-field concerns), and Xavier Worthy (532 yards, 1 TD in 2025 despite WR1 usage). Royals, a fourth-round rookie in 2025, saw minimal action (2 receptions, 4 yards on 3 targets in Week 18) but has opportunity to step up if Mahomes returns healthy and the team needs production from secondary receivers.
- Is this good or bad for Jalen Royals's fantasy football value?
- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Jalen Royals (KC). Royals is a sleeper with opportunity in thin Chiefs pass-catching depth.
- Where can I see Jalen Royals's full 2026 fantasy outlook, projections, and ADP?
- Jalen Royals's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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