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5 Secrets That Vegas Is Telling Us About the 2026 Fantasy Season

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14 min
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Jul 13, 2026
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Mon, July 13, 2026
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Taysom HillDavante AdamsJavonte WilliamsJared GoffD.J. MoorePuka NacuaAmon-Ra St. BrownBaker MayfieldBo NixC.J. StroudCaleb WilliamsJahmyr GibbsJameson WilliamsJoe Burrow
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Amon-Ra St. Brown

PositiveRole0:08

Amon-Ra St. Brown is one of Matthew Stafford's elite weapons in Detroit's passing attack that will help Stafford produce top-tier quarterback numbers.

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Baker Mayfield

NegativeProjection0:10

Baker Mayfield's passing yardage line is below Taysom Hill, Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, and Caleb Williams at 3,600 yards.

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Bo Nix

NegativeProjection0:10

Bo Nix's passing yardage line is below Taysom Hill, Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, and Caleb Williams at 3,600 yards.

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C.J. Stroud

NegativeProjection0:10

CJ Stroud's passing yardage line is below Taysom Hill, Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, and Caleb Williams at 3,600 yards.

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Caleb Williams

PositiveProjection0:10

Caleb Williams' passing yardage line of 3,600 yards is tied with Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, and Taysom Hill, ahead of CJ Stroud, Baker Mayfield, and Jordan Love.

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D.J. Moore

PositiveValue0:08

DJ Moore's Vegas projection of 825.5 receiving yards and 6.5 touchdowns is undervalued relative to peers like Luther Burden, Mike Evans, and Cornell Powell who have received more hype, and he could offer ceiling upside if he receives 125-130 targets from Josh Allen.

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PositiveValue8:15

Vegas projects DJ Moore at 825.5 receiving yards and 6.5 touchdowns, placing him tied with Marv and above Luther Burden, Mike Evans, Cornell Tate, and Tyson despite receiving significantly less hype. The source suggests using these comparisons as draft bumpers, noting that if those higher-hyped receivers go four rounds ahead of Moore, he may offer value as a late-round target attached to Josh Allen's arm, with potential upside if he receives 125-130 targets.

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Davante Adams

PositiveValue0:04

Davante Adams is a strong value in the middle rounds despite age and hamstring injury concerns; he's in a very high-scoring Rams offense with Stafford and McVay, and was targeted at the seventh highest rate in the NFL last year when running routes.

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PositiveValue0:30

Vegas has Davante Adams at 9.5 receiving touchdowns with 7-to-1 odds to lead the league in touchdowns (tied with Jamarr Chase and Amon-Ra St. Brown), while his ADP sits at WR25, suggesting undervaluation relative to Vegas's assessment.

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PositiveRole0:56

Davante Adams is an incredible weapon inside the 10-yard line for the Rams, with the team continuing to expose defenses with this red-zone usage pattern.

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PositiveValue2:30

ADP WR25 but Vegas projects 9.5 receiving TDs with odds to lead the league tied with top players (7-to-1 odds, same as Jamarr Chase and Amon-Ra St. Brown). The source identifies him as an incredible red-zone weapon; the Rams exposed defenses repeatedly with Adams inside the 10-yard line last year and are continuing to lean into this role. He ranks top-7 in target per route run rate in a high-scoring Rams offense with Stafford and McVay; the source is high on Adams as a mid-round veteran WR despite hamstring injury and age concerns, noting he gets targeted at an insane rate when running routes. The Rams added nothing to the receiver room behind Adams and Puka, making him a strong value play in the middle rounds.

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Jahmyr Gibbs

PositiveRole0:08

Jahmyr Gibbs is one of Matthew Stafford's elite weapons coming out of the backfield in Detroit's passing attack that will help Stafford produce top-tier quarterback numbers.

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Jameson Williams

PositiveRole0:08

Jameson Williams is one of Matthew Stafford's elite weapons in Detroit's passing attack that will help Stafford produce top-tier quarterback numbers.

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Jared Goff

PositiveProjection0:06

Jared Goff has the number one passing yardage line in the NFL (above Dak Prescott, Matthew Stafford, and Joe Burrow) and a 29.5 passing touchdown projection tied for third, making him a phenomenal quarterback two in fantasy despite being drafted as QB16 in ADP.

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PositiveProjection0:10

Jared Goff is a very high floor solid super flex option with a strong passing yardage line, but unlike Taysom Hill, he is not a rushing contributor.

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PositiveValue6:24

QB16 in ADP with #1 passing yardage projection in NFL and 29.5 passing TD line (tied-3rd). Over the last four years with the Lions, Goff has posted 4,500–4,600 yard range with ~30 TDs annually. The source calls him 'arguably one of the highest floor and almost ceiling quarterbacks' from a passing perspective and 'phenomenal quarterback two in superflex.' The source argues that if these were Joe Burrow's numbers, Goff would be drafted top-3 QB, highlighting the undervaluation of consistent passing production.

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Javonte Williams

PositiveValue0:01

Vegas has Javonte Williams at 1,000+ rushing yards and 9.5 rushing touchdowns, significantly higher than his ADP of RB17. He's being drafted at the 3-4 turn in full PPR leagues but represents excellent value as a bruising back with clear goal-line and early-down role attached to a high-scoring Cowboys offense with a top-10 to 12 offensive line.

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PositiveProjection0:03

Javonte Williams is experiencing recency bias from a late-season slowdown, but his early-year performance was incredible and he represents one of the better RB2 picks in fantasy football based on his current ADP and attachment to a high-scoring offense.

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PositiveRole0:46

Javonte Williams is the clear goal-line back and early-down back for Dallas, with no depth additions made to the backfield despite his 250 carries and nearly 5 yards per carry average last year, indicating the team plans to continue heavy usage.

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PositiveValue0:46

ADP RB17 but Vegas projects 1,000+ rushing yards and 9.5 rushing TDs, indicating significant undervaluation relative to Vegas expectations. The source notes he's being overthought despite a clear role as goal-line and early-down back on a high-scoring Dallas offense with a top-10-to-12 offensive line. The Cowboys added no depth at running back, giving Williams high volume; the source compares him to Josh Jacobs' profile—a bruising back with a clear role and high-scoring offense—suggesting strong touchdown upside within the 5-10 yard line.

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Joe Burrow

PositiveValue7:46

QB16 in ADP despite being a phenomenal fantasy quarterback two with consistent passing production. The source argues that if Burrow's numbers belonged to another quarterback, they would be considered elite and warrant top-three to top-five quarterback draft positioning. He's penalized primarily for being perceived as boring and lacking rushing upside despite his consistent passing production, representing a significant value opportunity.

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Jordan Love

NegativeProjection0:10

Jordan Love's passing yardage line is below Taysom Hill, Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, and Caleb Williams at 3,600 yards.

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Josh Allen

PositiveProjection0:10

Josh Allen's passing yardage line of 3,600 yards is tied with Taysom Hill, Justin Herbert, and Caleb Williams, ahead of CJ Stroud, Baker Mayfield, and Jordan Love.

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Justin Herbert

PositiveProjection0:10

Justin Herbert's passing yardage line of 3,600 yards is tied with Josh Allen, Taysom Hill, and Caleb Williams, ahead of CJ Stroud, Baker Mayfield, and Jordan Love.

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Matthew Stafford

PositiveProjection0:07

Stafford is a phenomenal quarterback two in fantasy being picked at quarterback 16, with elite weapons including Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta, and Jahmyr Gibbs that will help him produce top-three quarterback numbers through the air.

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Puka Nacua

PositiveUsage0:04

Puka Nacua is the clear primary receiver in Los Angeles alongside Davante Adams, with both players in the top seven in target per route run rate last year, meaning when they're on the field together running routes, targets go to them over and over.

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Clear WR1 in Rams offense with top-7 target per route run rate. The source emphasizes Puka is 'by far and away the clear one' in the Los Angeles receiver room despite Davante Adams' addition; when both are on the field together running routes, targets go to Puka over and over.

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Sam LaPorta

PositiveRole0:08

Sam LaPorta is returning as one of Matthew Stafford's elite weapons in Detroit's passing attack that will help Stafford produce top-tier quarterback numbers.

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Taysom Hill

PositiveProjection0:10

Taysom Hill's Vegas passing yardage line of 3,600 yards is tied with Josh Allen and ahead of CJ Stroud and Baker Mayfield, driven by Kellen Moore's high-volume offense, dome environment, and strong schedule, making him a high-upside quarterback play despite being drafted as QB19.

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PositiveUsage0:11

Taysom Hill led the NFL in fourth-quarter passing yards (931 yards) from weeks 8-18, representing over 39% of his total 2,300 passing yards, indicating offensive coordinator Kellen Moore wants to throw the ball heavily in crunch time.

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PositiveRole0:12

Taysom Hill brings a dual-threat ground game that can have real upside alongside his passing volume, differentiating him from other high-volume quarterbacks.

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PositiveProjection0:12

In an upper percentile outcome, Taysom Hill could run for 5-7 touchdowns along with a strong passing season, potentially finishing as a top 8-10 fantasy quarterback in 2026.

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PositiveProjection10:08

Vegas projects Taysom Hill at a 3,600 passing yardage line, tied with Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, and Caleb Williams and ahead of CJ Stroud, Baker Mayfield, Jordan Love, and Bo Nix. He averaged 4.5 carries and 18.5 rushing yards per game in his starts last year and is currently drafted as QB19, positioning him as a high-upside play rather than a floor-based option like Jared Goff. Hill led the NFL in fourth-quarter passing yards with 931 yards in weeks 8–18 (over 39% of his 2,300 season passing yards), reflecting offensive coordinator Kellen Moore's aggressive passing philosophy in crunch time. In an upper-percentile outcome, he could run for 5–7 touchdowns alongside a strong passing season, yielding a top-8 to top-10 fantasy QB ceiling for 2026. The source attributes these projections more to Kellen Moore's offensive scheme (high plays-per-game pace) and environment (dome, turf, favorable NFC South schedule) than to Taysom Hill's individual talent.

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Full transcript

Episode Transcript

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0:00Good morning friends and enemies. In
0:03today's video, we're going to go over
0:05five players whose Vegas lines are
0:08higher. They are more juicy than your
0:10idiot league mates are giving them
0:12credit for. And by that, I mean we're
0:13going to look at their ADP, and we're
0:14going to look at why they should be
0:15higher based on what Vegas lines
0:18currently have them on going into the
0:192026 fantasy season. And listen, I
0:22understand Vegas lines are not a perfect
0:24science here. They are one tool in the
0:26tool bag. It is an imperfection. They
0:28are a line set to have wagers on both
0:31sides of the lines to get it even. The
0:34lines are very low liquidity. The the
0:36bookmakers don't necessarily put a ton
0:38of time into making these very very
0:40sharp, but I do think it's a nice
0:41indicator of where players are going
0:44relative to other players at the same
0:46position. I do think you can almost use
0:49them as like bumpers of how you can be
0:51looking at players. So, don't take these
0:53as gospel. We're just going to We're
0:54just going to conversate. We're going to
0:56talk through them and see what I am
0:57seeing through these eyes. Let's jump in
0:59here. And the first player on this list
1:01that Vegas has much higher, and I have
1:04much higher than your idiot league
1:06mates, is Javonte Williams, all right?
1:08Running back for the Dallas Cowboys.
1:10Currently ADP of RB 17. However, Vegas
1:13has him four figures deep in his rushing
1:15line at 1,000 yards plus nine and a half
1:18rushing touchdowns. This is feeling like
1:20one of the most overthought players in
1:23fantasy football this year. A guy that's
1:24getting drafted at like the three-four
1:26turn, sometimes in the fourth round of
1:28of full PPR leagues, which I'm fine. I I
1:30I think it's a a fool's errand to try to
1:32predict a running back's like efficiency
1:34numbers on targets and receptions on a
1:36year-to-year basis. Uh it's a small
1:37sample size. Very little things can kind
1:40of dictate whether you're a half a yard
1:41up or half a yard down from the previous
1:43year. Scheme matters a lot in those kind
1:44of things. So, when I look at Javonte
1:46Williams, I see very much like Josh
1:48Jacobs a few years ago. You have a
1:50younger dude who's kind of a bruising
1:52back, but you're the clear goal line
1:54back, the clear early down back attached
1:56to a very high-scoring offense with a
1:58very good offensive line. Not, you know,
2:00the elite lines of the Ezekiel Elliott
2:02years, but the Dallas Cowboys line is at
2:04worst a top 15 line, probably closer to
2:06that top 10 to 12 line, especially if
2:08some of their offensive lineman like
2:10really step up this year. So, Javonte is
2:12going to be a guy who is just sitting
2:14there within the 10-yard line, within
2:15the 5-yard line on an offense that is
2:16very high scoring. And the thing that
2:18should make us and and why Vegas is
2:20probably so excited about him is the
2:22fact that they added nothing to this
2:23backfield depth. Like they didn't take a
2:25player in the second or third or fourth
2:27or in those earlier like juicy rounds to
2:30actually supplement the backfield in
2:32terms of depth. They saw what Javonte
2:34Williams did last year, gave him 250
2:36carries, averaged nearly 5 yards per
2:37carry, and said, "We're just going to do
2:39that again." Like sure, Jaydon Blue,
2:41maybe he's ready to play in the NFL this
2:43year, but I don't think that's a given.
2:44Like maybe he takes some of those third
2:47down and long snaps, those
2:48two-and-four-minute drill snaps. That's
2:49also not really why you're drafting a
2:51dude like Javonte Williams. It's not a a
2:53reason why you would be drafting a dude
2:54like Josh Jacobs. They are like the
2:56perfect RB2 to supplement your backfield
2:59because the volume is going to be so
3:02high, and I think he's getting a little
3:03bit of recency bias because he slowed
3:05down a little bit by the end of the
3:07year, and and people are kind of
3:08remembering that, but the beginning of
3:10the year was incredible. If you flipped
3:11those two, I think we'd be a lot higher
3:13on Javonte Williams, but overall like
3:15the the reason that I like Javonte so
3:16much is just attachment to that offense.
3:19Rushing touchdowns are a product of a
3:20good offense, and the lack of depth
3:23added to this backfield makes him one of
3:25the better picks in fantasy football
3:26this year, in my opinion, based on where
3:28he's going right now in drafts. Next up,
3:30we've got Davante Adams, wide receiver
3:32for the Los Angeles Rams. Right now, his
3:35ADP is wide receiver 25. Vegas has his
3:38receiving touchdown line at 9 and 1/2
3:41receiving touchdowns. His odds to lead
3:43the league are tied with the top players
3:46in the league. So, that 9 and 1/2 total,
3:48it's him, Jamarr Chase, and Amon-Ra St.
3:50Brown. All three of them are 7 to one to
3:52lead the league in touchdowns. Doesn't
3:54take a a genius or rocket scientist to
3:56understand like Davante Adams,
3:57incredible weapon inside the 10-yard
3:59line. We saw them expose defenses last
4:01year doing this over and over and over
4:03and over and over again. Do I think it's
4:04a good bet? No. Like it's not something
4:05that I would necessarily take, but
4:07they're clearly still leaning into this
4:08mold here. And his yardage line is not
4:10very, very high, especially not relative
4:12to Puka. And it it doesn't lend itself
4:13to saying like, "Oh, Davante could be
4:15like the one this year in Los Angeles
4:16where there was a subgroup of people
4:18that were in that camp last year where
4:19like "Oh, Adams could be the one. It's
4:21going to hurt Puka." I was not one of
4:22those guys. Like I think Puka's, you
4:24know, by far and away the clear one
4:25there. But I do think Davante Adams,
4:27similar to what I just said with
4:28Davante, they added nothing to that
4:30receiver room. They don't have a legit
4:32wide receiver three behind Davante and
4:33Puka Nacua. And last year when Davante
4:35was running routes, he was getting
4:37targeted at an insane basis. He was
4:39getting targeted at the seventh highest
4:40rate in the NFL last year. So, target
4:42per route run rate, he was top seven. It
4:44was him and Puka were both in the top
4:45seven. So, when them two were on the
4:46field together, it's just them two
4:48getting targets. Like yes, the Rams and
4:50specialized areas of the field utilize
4:52two tight ends and three tight ends and
4:53and and running back dump offs quite
4:55often. But those are more special plays.
4:56Like when they're on the field and
4:57running routes, which is really only
4:59going to be Davante and Puka Nacua
5:00together, it's going to Davante over and
5:02over and over and over again. So, I'm a
5:04fan of drafting one of these like
5:06veteran wide receivers in the middle
5:07rounds, whether it's Davante Adams or
5:09Mike Evans or Terry a little later. But
5:11yeah, I mean, I I am high on Davante
5:12Adams. People think he might have fell
5:14off. They look at the hamstring injury
5:15from last year. They look at the age. I
5:17get it. But all else equal, you get a
5:19very, very good receiver in a very, very
5:21high-scoring offense that's projected to
5:23score a ton of touchdowns this year.
5:25Stafford, McVay, like come on now.
5:27Player number three on this list. And uh
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5:31player number three, all of these
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6:36make there. Okay, player number three is
6:39and and it feels like every time I make
6:40this video, he is on this list and and
6:42kind of doesn't disappoint any given
6:44year. Uh that is Jared Goff, the
6:45quarterback for the Detroit Lions, of
6:47course. Quarterback 16 in ADP, his
6:50passing yardage line is number one in
6:53the NFL. He's above Dak Prescott, he's
6:55above Matthew Stafford, he's above Joe
6:57Burrow. Like, do I agree? Probably not,
6:59but I'm not the one doing this stuff,
7:01they are. And uh his passing touchdown
7:03line is 29 and 1/2, which is tied for
7:05third in the NFL behind only Burrow and
7:08Stafford. Now, in terms of fantasy,
7:10obviously he's a zero on the ground, but
7:12the floor of him is just so high. He's
7:14like he's a great quarterback two in
7:16superflex leagues and that's kind of how
7:17he's being drafted right now. So, I I
7:19think him being a top the list for
7:21passing yards as his projection is kind
7:23of startling. It's obviously not crazy
7:25given the consistency that we've seen
7:26from this offense, especially in the
7:27passing side of things. If you look at
7:29the last four years with the Lions, got
7:314,500, 4,600, 4,600, 4,400, 4,500,
7:35around 30 touchdowns if not more on any
7:37given year. He's arguably been one of
7:39the highest floor and almost ceiling
7:42quarterbacks just from a passing
7:44statistical perspective over the last
7:46four years. Honestly, if these were Joe
7:48Burrow's numbers or someone else's
7:49numbers, we'd probably be losing our
7:50mind year in and year out and they'd be
7:51drafted as a top five to top three
7:53quarterback in fantasy it feels like.
7:55So, once again, we're looking at a a
7:58phenomenal quarterback two in fantasy
8:00getting picked at quarterback 16. I get
8:02it. He's boring, he's slow, he's a dud
8:05on the ground, but he's going to get it
8:07done through the air as he always does
8:08cuz he has Amon-Ra St. Brown and he has
8:11Jameson Williams and he has Sam LaPorta
8:12coming back and he has Jahmyr Gibbs
8:14coming out of the backfield like, come
8:15on now. Number four on this list is DJ
8:17Moore, the wide receiver in Buffalo.
8:20Newly added obviously to be, you know,
8:22the go-to guy for Josh Allen. I don't
8:25think a lot of people are excited about
8:27him and his projection per Vegas is
8:29825.5 receiving yards line, six and a
8:32half touchdowns, which is good. I mean,
8:34when you look at the players around him,
8:35he's tied with Marv, he's right below
8:36Ladd, he's above guys like Luther Burden
8:38Mike Evans, Cornell Tate, and Tyson who
8:40I think have gotten significantly more
8:42hype so far this off season than than he
8:44has. I think this is a little bit of a
8:45product of people just being bored with
8:48floor type of players. Like, you look at
8:50DJ Moore and he's kind of older, he's
8:52never really had like a I guess he did
8:55with with Justin Fields back in 2023. He
8:57did have like a bit of a a boom or a
8:58ceiling season with him, but I don't
9:00think anyone really thinks of DJ Moore
9:02as a high ceiling player. And then you
9:03look at last year, it was a disaster in
9:05Chicago and it's like, all right, if Ben
9:06Johnson can't make you into like a big
9:08time player, but he was also inherited
9:10by Ben Johnson, not, you know, grabbed
9:12by Ben Johnson like a Luther Burden or
9:14Colson Loveland. He went out of his way
9:15to draft those guys and bring them into
9:17the mix and be the offensive playmakers
9:18there. So, it's a twiener for me. Like,
9:21when I look at the names, I'm kind of
9:23similar to the fantasy community when I
9:24I'm like, I I think I just prefer all of
9:27those guys over DJ Moore. But again, I
9:29think it's good to use them as bumpers
9:30where it's like, all right, if this guy
9:32is going to go four rounds ahead of DJ
9:34Moore, maybe there's a little bit of
9:36give and take. Maybe there's a little
9:37bit of compensation we can use here
9:39where it's like maybe I do go with
9:40another guy and then take DJ Moore three
9:42or four rounds later in fantasy drafts.
9:43Because he is attached to Josh Allen and
9:46sure it does seem like there's a lot of
9:47like [ __ ] going on in the receiver
9:49room there whether it's like Kincaid or
9:51Khalil Shakir or maybe Keke whatever and
9:53DJ Moore is like not an exciting guy,
9:55but maybe there is a little bit more of
9:57a ceiling there. What if DJ Moore does
9:58get 125 130 targets from Josh Allen and
10:01Josh Allen's arm like we might be in for
10:03a surprise year here and I think Vegas
10:05is kind of saying could be a
10:06possibility. And last but not least we
10:08have number five on this list Taysom
10:10Hill Shuck, the second year quarterback
10:12for the New Orleans Saints. Shuck's
10:15passing yardage line 3600
10:18tied with Josh Allen, Justin Herbert,
10:20Caleb Williams, ahead of CJ Stroud,
10:22Baker Mayfield, Jordan Love and Bo Nix.
10:25Now this is not like a Jared Goff where
10:27it's like okay his passing yardage line
10:29is pretty strong, but he's not a zero on
10:31the ground whatsoever. Last year in his
10:33starts he averaged four and a half
10:35carries per game and 18 and a half
10:37rushing yards per game to throw on top
10:39of that. And he's being drafted
10:41currently as the quarterback 19. So when
10:44you look at a guy like Jared Goff and
10:45you're like okay he's a very high floor
10:47solid super flex option. I'd almost look
10:49at Taysom Hill Shuck as a guy who's like
10:50all right I'm I think I'm shooting for a
10:52more high upside play here. Like maybe
10:55risky if you're not sold on Taysom Hill
10:56Shuck as a product as a quarterback
10:58which I don't really have a problem
11:00with, but I think a lot of this these
11:02numbers and this is something that I've
11:03talked about ad nauseam this off season.
11:05It's not really a Taysom Hill Shuck
11:07number, it is way more a Kellen Moore
11:09offense number, right? The plays per
11:10game, the pace of play. It's those
11:12things being factored into their
11:14projections rather than it is oh Taysom
11:17Hill Shuck yeah he's going to be a a
11:18more statistical higher upside player
11:20than a guy like Josh Allen or a guy like
11:22Baker Mayfield or those types of guys.
11:24This is a product of environment. They
11:26have good weapons there all around the
11:28offense. They have Kellen Moore running
11:30a [ __ ] load of plays per game and a [ __ ]
11:31load of passes per game. You're in the
11:33dome, you're on turf, you're going to
11:34have a very good schedule in the NFC
11:36South, one of the best schedules in the
11:37NFL the Saints have this year. And
11:39crazy, I was looking at some stats
11:40yesterday from weeks 8 through 18, so
11:42that was when Taysom Hill was the
11:43full-time starter there. Taysom Hill led
11:45the NFL in fourth-quarter passing yards
11:48with 931 passing yards just in the
11:51fourth quarter. He had like 2,300 yards
11:52on the season, 931 of them came in the
11:55fourth quarter, which was over 39% of
11:58his total passing yards. That is like so
12:00far above and beyond the other
12:01quarterbacks. Like Jared Goff is within
12:03like 70, but Jared Goff also threw for
12:054,500 yards where Taysom Hill threw for
12:062,300. So, the percentage of those yards
12:09in the fourth quarter was so [ __ ]
12:10high, which I look at it a couple ways.
12:12I'm like, okay, the Saints were bad last
12:14year and they had to play catch-up, but
12:15it also tells me that Kellen Moore wants
12:17to throw the ball in crunch time. In
12:19garbage time, they're going for it.
12:21They're going to be throwing the ball a
12:22lot. And that was what a lot of last
12:24year was. I just thought it was an
12:25interesting stat. You guys can, you
12:26know, dissect it and look at it however
12:28you want. To me, that stat is less of
12:30like a a bad team stat and probably more
12:33of a bad defense stat cuz you look at,
12:35you know, the Saints, the Lions,
12:37Chicago, Arizona, Dallas. Like, there's
12:40a lot of good quarterbacks that were on
12:41good overall teams last year, but
12:43obviously in the fourth quarter, if your
12:44defense is letting up a lot of points,
12:45you got to continue to put, you know,
12:47the pedal to the metal here. So, I I I
12:49think it's interesting that Taysom Hill,
12:51his passing yards are around the other
12:53like high-volume quarterbacks in terms
12:55of passing, but he also brings this this
12:58ground game that I think can have some
12:59real upside. Like, he could, in an upper
13:01percentile outcome this year, run for
13:03five to seven touchdowns along with like
13:05a strong passing season, and all of a
13:07sudden you have a top 10, a top eight
13:09fantasy quarterback this year. So, those
13:11are the five players that I found
13:12interesting looking at the lines, and I
13:14think it might be worth taking a second
13:16look at them in your rankings, in your
13:18feelings, however, you know, you're
13:20looking at those players from an outlook
13:21perspective into 2026.
13:23If you want to see exactly how I'm I'm
13:25at these players in my rankings, Again,
13:26they are available on BDGE.co as a
13:29fantasy member. Cheapest way to get
13:30them, head to MGM if you're a new user,
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13:40free months. All right, I'm out of here.
13:42I love y'all and I'll see you in a
13:44couple days. Smooches.

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