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The Hero RB strategy can completely change the way you approach your fantasy football draft.

Instead of chasing running backs throughout the draft, you lock in one elite RB early, hammer wide receivers and other premium positions through the middle rounds, then attack high-upside running backs late.

In this episode of Fantasy Football Quick Hits, Matt Donnelly breaks down the ultimate Hero RB draft strategy for 2026 fantasy football, including how to identify your Hero RB, avoid the RB Dead Zone, and find late-round running backs who could become league winners.

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Training camp is changing the fantasy football landscape.

In this episode of Fantasy Football Quick Hits, Matt Donnelly breaks down the training camp headlines you NEED to be following before your 2026 fantasy football draft.

We're looking at five players whose roles, usage and training-camp reports could have a major impact on fantasy football ADP — including a potential breakout running back, a wide receiver with legitimate WR1 upside, and a rookie RB who could take over a starting job.

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The rookie WRs everyone is talking about aren't the only ones you should be drafting.

In this episode of Fantasy Football Quick Hits, Matt Donnelly breaks down 5 rookie wide receivers outside the Big Three — Jordyn Tyson, Makai Lemon and Carnell Tate — who could become massive values in 2026 fantasy football drafts.

From potential target-hog Denzel Boston in Cleveland to a deep best-ball dart throw with Cyrus Allen and late-round sleepers like Zachariah Branch and CJ Daniels, these are the rookie WRs Matt is targeting before their ADPs catch up.

Looking for the best 2026 fantasy football sleepers, late-round values, and breakout candidates? Matt Donnelly breaks down the players who could dramatically outperform their current ADP in this episode of Fantasy Football Quick Hits.

From veteran quarterbacks to overlooked wide receivers and late-round tight end lottery tickets, these are the players Matt is targeting before the fantasy football draft market catches up.

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Matthew Stafford — Can the reigning MVP deliver another QB1 season at a QB14 price?

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With A.J. Brown now in New England, DeVonta Smith is poised to ascend to the elite tier of #FantasyFootball wide receivers. Smith even has an opportunity to produce more fantasy points in 2026 than Brown.

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Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson checks every box, yet fantasy managers are still choosing TreVeyon Henderson over Stevenson, and we are here to set the record straight.  

Follow the numbers; don't overthink. Draft Stevenson, today.

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Father Time is undefeated, and 2026 is the season to avoid Derrick Henry in #FantasyFootball. The #Ravens running back is built different, but eventually all running backs hit the age cliff.  Along with Henry, we discuss the #Fantasy Outlooks of Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, and Kyren Williams.

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Despite being signed late, Stefon Diggs offers #FantasyFootball managers league-winning upside in 2026. Diggs, now a season removed from ACL recovery he is healthy and ready to prove that he is one of the most efficient receivers in the NFL today.

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Parker Washington is the undisputed WR1 in Jacksonville when looking at potential #FantasyFootball production. While Fellow Jaguars Brian Thomas Jr. and Jakobi Meyers have promising outcomes, Washington combines the best value along with the upside of the three.

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Looking for the best fantasy football tight end sleepers in 2026? 👀 In this video, we’re breaking down 5 dark-horse TEs who could emerge as major fantasy football difference-makers this season.

These are the tight ends you don’t want to overlook heading into your 2026 fantasy football draft. Whether you’re looking for a breakout candidate, a late-round sleeper, an undervalued player, or a TE who could dramatically outperform his ADP, these 5 names deserve to be on your radar.

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Looking for the best fantasy football wide receivers to target in 2026?  In this video, we’re breaking down Josh Downs and 4 other WRs who could massively outperform their current fantasy football expectations.

These are the players you need on your radar before your 2026 fantasy football draft. From potential breakout candidates and WR sleepers to undervalued players who could become league winners, we’re identifying the wide receivers who could provide serious value in PPR, half-PPR, and standard fantasy football leagues.

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Compare fantasy football stars for the Dallas Cowboys, CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. Discover who dominates targets and rules the WR1 spot for fantasy football in 2026.

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Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk wrap up their in-depth look at the four teams in the AFC North by offering their boldest production projections, including why both are fading the Ravens' superstars. While Michelle is concerned about Derrick Henry hitting the wall at running back at age 32, Vinnie is thinking Lamar Jackson is too expensive at quarterback, ranked second in consensus behind only Josh Allen. Later, find out the Steelers' surprises from both co-hosts and one Raven and one Bengal who will exceed expectations.

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Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer breaks down the 2026 Cleveland Browns' fantasy football prospects, including whether Quinshon Judkins is justified with solid RB2 status in Year 2 despite the nature of the offense and coming off a big injury  Vinnie weighs Judkins' potential high volume and immense talent as a power back vs. some supporting cast issues and durability concerns. Looking at another second-year player, Is Harold Fannin Jr. nearing the elite options at tight end or is more of a solid one in relation to some familiar names in the top 12 at the position. Finally, find out why there are only a...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer breaks down the 2026 Baltimore Ravens' fantasy football prospects, including whether Derrick Henry can remain a dominant RB1 king despite turning 32 and changes in the offense. Find out whether Henry has a fair market cost at RB11 in the current 2026 half-point PPR rankings vs. being underrated or overrated. Later, Lamar Jackson gets the spotlight, seeing if he can live up to lofty rebound expectations as the second QB on the board behind only Josh Allen, just by being healthier and running up to usual standards. Finally, Vinnie figures out who's the better pick among Jackson's targets...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 Cincinnati Bengals' fantasy football prospects, including whether Joe Burrow is becoming ranked too high as a QB1, creeping into the top 3 behind Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson and ahead of Drake Maye. Vinnie and Michelle examine the downside to drafting him, including injury risk and cost in relation to production. A big reason for Burrow's big status are wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Find out why his top targets are more attractive early than Burrow and Chase Brown also is going a little too low...

ESPN's Michelle Magdziuk breaks down the 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers' fantasy football prospects, including whether DK Metcalf or Michael Pittman Jr. is the better value. Is Jaylen Warren the most overlooked fantasy RB heading into 2026 fantasy drafts? And, could Aaron Rodgers go out with a bang?  

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Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer celebrates 10 years of Locked On Fantasy Football by analyzing op fantasy scorers at QB, RB, WR from the past 10 years and what it means for who can be the best from the 2026 rankings. While Josh Allen is the unquestioned most dominant scorer from quarterback, edging Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, running back has had a few stars (Christian McCaffrey, Todd Gurley) finish No. 1 multiple times, while wide receiver has been a revolving door of triple-crown greatness since the heyday of Antonio Brown on the field. Find out why Allen can live up to the billing...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk wrap up their in-depth look at the four teams in the AFC East  by offering their boldest production projections, including exploring more why the Patriots' new passing-receiving combination of Drake Maye and A.J. Brown will be a smashing statistical success in the Josh McDaniels' offense. With Brown set up for a career year to boost Maye, don't forget about second-year running back TreVeyon Henderson, whom Michelle thinks is set up for a massive breakout at running back. After Vinnie shares more of his crush on Breece Hall's Jets potential i...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 Miami Dolphins' fantasy football prospects, including whether De'Von Achane is worth his high draft cost as an RB1, one spot lower than his career year production from last season. With Malik Willis being a running quarterback and the offense in general having limited weapons and juice, Vinnie and Michelle explore why Achane is being ranked too high, especially with some durability and shared workload concerns. Then the attention turns to new QB Malik Willis and whether he has any "cheat code" appeal as a QB2. Plus, are...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 New York Jets' fantasy football prospects, including whether running back Breece Hall can live up to his lofty RB2 status and top-15 draft ranking with a potential career year in a revamped offense. Is Hall worthy of going in the third round ahead of some big names, just ahead of his wide receiver teammate Garrett Wilson. Speaking of Wilson, Vinnie and Michelle consider how effective he can be coming back from his knee injury with a QB change to Geno Smith, still as the top target on...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 Buffalo Bills'' fantasy football prospects, including whether Josh Allen is safer than ever as a the top QB1 in the rankings and whether his high floor and massive ceiling put him in a quarterback draft tier all by himself before a significant dropoff to Lamar Jackson. Also, has James Cook become very safe in his own right and being undrafted as a reliable RB1 in the top 12? Later, Vinnie and Michelle explore what true value D.J. Moore has on his new team in the top 30 at...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk wrap up their in-depth look at the four teams in the NFC South  by offering their boldest production projections, two each for the Cardinals, Seahawks and 49ers. While Vinnie preaches buyer beware on the draft cost of rookie running back Jeremiyah Love in Arizona, he later breaks down why fellow Notre Dame rookie back Jadarian Price in Seattle is the much better value pick. Meanwhile, Michelle takes the air out of Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba having another top-3 season, but is all aboard with 49ers tight end George Kittle n...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 New England Patriots'' fantasy football prospects, including the impact of the just completed A.J. Brown on their new wide receiver, quarterback Drake Maye and more.

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Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer breaks down the 2026 Seattle Seahawks' fantasy football prospects, including whether rookie Jadarian Price is being ranked too high as a borderline RB2 in the top 25 given some assumptions being made about a backfield that lost Kenneth Walker III in free agency and is waiting for Zach Charbonnet to recover from major knee injury suffered in the playoffs. Although Price was taken in the real first round, should fantasy managers be wary of overdrafting the other former Notre Dame star? Then Vinnie explores whether Jaxon Smith-Njigba has hit his ceiling as a WR1 or whether he...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 Arizona Cardinals' fantasy football prospects, including whether rookie Jeremiyah Love's high top-12 RB ranking is justified despite the team signing former Falcons backup Tyler Allgeier and retaining long-time start James Conner. Can Love still get a high-leverage role scoring and receiving? After Michelle and Vinnie debate his cost vs. return, they then consider Trey McBride staying hot with Jacoby Brissett in the new offense and try to figure out why Marvin Harrison Jr., despite his continued disappointment, is valued ahead of 2025 late breakout wide receiver Michael Wilson.<...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 San Francisco 49ers' fantasy football prospects, including whether Christian McCaffrey has another elite top RB1 season left in him in terms of durability and age. Looking at CMC's big role, Vinnie and Michelle consider how the reward weighs in relation to the risk for the receiving workhorse. Next, is everyone overlooking the potential of the 49ers' receiving corps, revamped with Mike Evans and rejuvenated with Ricky Pearsall and does that include discounting the fact tight end George Kittle should be healthy sooner rather than later? After getting...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 Los Angeles Rams' fantasy football prospects, including whether Matthew Stafford is back to sleeper status as a sneaky stud, underrated for another potential top-5 quarterback finish. Related, Puka Nacua is given to have another huge season to help him as the potential top wide receiver on the board, but there's more question on whether Davante Adams can deliver another big scoring campaign. Finally, is running back Kyren Williams still one of the safest bets for sneaky RB1 production even with Blake Corum lingering in Los Angeles?

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk wrap up their in-depth look at the four teams in the NFC South  by offering their boldest production projections for the Saints, Buccaneers, Falcons and Panthers. After Vinnie and Michelle share plenty more love for both Saints quarterback Tyler Shough and Bucs wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, both being drafted in fantasy too low ahead of their promising second seasons. On the rookie front, Michelle stays on Shough's' new key target, Jordyn Tyson. Finally find out why Chuba Hubbard and Bijan Robison are both headed to big career production seasons, led b...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 Carolina Panthers'' fantasy football prospects, including whether the expectations are too high for top wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan in his second season after a solid rookie campaign. McMillan may not be able to spike big in an offense operated by Bryce Young and other targets such as Jalen Coker having key roles. Also, is Chuba Hubbard being overlooked too much as a ranked RB3 with no Rico Dowdle? Vinnie and Michelle then close looking at whether Bryce Young is the right QB to make sure all the...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 New Orleans Saints' fantasy football prospects, including whether second-year QB Tyler Shough can live up to his hot sleeper status and be a late-draft steal at this position. Also, related, Shough is getting a boost from first-round rookie wide receiver Jordyn Tyson, and Vinnie and Michelle discuss whether he's a better draft value being taken later than veteran Chris Olave. Lastly, despite rumors, Alvin Kamara remains a Saints. In the current RB situation, here's looking at how it may play out with Kamara and Travis Etienne Jr...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers' fantasy football prospects, including whether Baker Mayfield can rebound as a potential top-12 QB in the new offense under Zac Robinson. Related to that, Vinnie and Michelle examine how Emeka Egbuka is positioned to dominate targets from wide receiver with Mike Evans leaving in free agency. Finally, is Bucky Irving doomed to be a frustrating backfield committee, even without Rachaad White?

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Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 Atlanta Falcons' fantasy football prospects, including how big of a encore season Bijan Robinson can have with the potential of finishing as the highest-scoring running back. Vinnie and Michelle then  explore whether wide receiver Drake London should be trust for another top finish despite a possible QB change in a new offense and consider if he still would be the better positional draft value vs. tight end Kyle Pitts. Plus, will Tua Tagovailoa or Michael Penix Jr. be the quarterback who throws to them most?

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Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk wrap up their in-depth look at the four teams in the NFC North by offering their boldest production projections for the Bears, Lions, Packers and Vikings. Vinnie and Michelle start out with strong takes on the scoring potential of Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray, their favorite respective QBs from different tiers who are massively undervalued in position rankings. Then while Vinnie is down a lot on one Packers veteran (Josh Jacobs), Michelle tells you why it's elementary to call a breakthrough season for another (Christian Watson...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer breaks down the 2026 Minnesota Vikings'' fantasy football prospects. starting with whether new QB Kyler Murray can rise to be a better producer than his current QB17 consensus ranking should he win the starting job in a competition with struggling J.J. McCarthy. Although Murray's running and willingness to pepper Justin Jefferson with targets is welcome, It still might be difficult to trust Murray putting up anything close to top-12 numbers overall at this position. As for Jefferson, Vinnie explains why Murray can provide the most value by facilitating Jefferson back up to top-10 wideout status...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 Green Bay Packers' fantasy football prospects, leading off with whether there are any good vibes for Jordan Love to turn around his production after two disappointing seasons in a run-heavy offense. Vinnie and Michelle try to find some positives there before considering which of his wide receivers can have the biggest impact as a late-round value in drafts. Also, is Tucker Kraft trending to get healthy as a worthy high tight end pick? Vinnie and Michelle end the show by debating if Josh Jacobs can come through...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 Detroit Lions' fantasy football prospects, starting off with whether running back Jahmyr Gibbs, now without David Montgomery, can deliver as the top overall pick in redraft leagues this season over Bijan Robinson, Ja'Marr Chase and others. While Gibbs can smash in the new offense of Drew Petzing, Vinnie and Michelle explore how the targets will work behind potential WR1 overall Amon-Ra St. Brown when distributed to big-play No. 2 wideout and tight end Sam LaPorta. After finding out the better position value there, find out why Jared Goff...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 Chicago Bears fantasy football prospects. Caleb Williams is now in the second year of Ben Johnson's explosive offense, giving him a high ceiling as a QB1. Vinnie and Michelle consider just how high he can finish and whether he's a great value at his current QB7 rankings coast. To get him to that high level of scoring, will tight end Colston Loveland and slot receiver Luther Burden III be the top two targets in their second years, vs. Rome Odunze? Get analysis of the potential distribution and...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk wrap up their in-depth look at the four teams in the NFC East by offering their boldest production projections for the Cowboys, Giants, Eagles and Commanders. Find out why Vinnie is very high on DeVonta Smith to have a monster season for Philadelphia without A.J. Brown and likewise, Michelle is going all-in on Makai Lemon as the top rookie to draft in 2026. Also, get the scoop on why all four quarterbacks in the division will smash with their production and the potential of Terry McLaurin to have a big...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the 2026 Washington Commanders' fantasy football prospects, led by what to expect from QB Jayden Daniels after a Year 2 lost to injury. Vinnie and Michelle debate whether Daniels is worthy his lofty QB5 drat status in rankings, given all the changes in the Commanders' offense since his breakout rookie season, including limited receiving help and David Blough replacing Kilff Kingsbury as his coordinator. Then the attention turns to Daniels' clear No. 1 wide receiver, Terry McLaurin, who is trying to rebound from his own injury-riddled 2025 with expected more target volume...