Stealing Bananas Projecting the 2026 First Round for Redraft Leagues
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Aug 19, 2025 Dive into the forecast for the 2026 fantasy football draft with expert insights on player projections and strategies. The hosts dissect standout rookies, including a record-breaking tight end, and explore key performances shaping future valuations. Analyze the evolving landscape of wide receiver rankings and rising talent, while considering the impacts of injuries and schemes. Also, discover the potential of emerging tight ends and refine your drafting tactics as they prepare listeners to dominate their leagues.
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Past Projections Informed Their Process
- Shawn reflected on last year's predictions, noting hits like Brock Bowers and misses elsewhere.
- He used past results to frame how this year's exercise mixes market projection with player ceilings.
Draft For Next-Season Ceiling
- Project ADP moves by combining current production with youth and runway when drafting long-term.
- Target players who can plausibly finish as first-rounders next season even if they start later this year.
Bowers' Unusually Safe Ceiling
- Brock Bowers' four-year college production plus an impactful rookie year creates an unusually high floor for a tight end.
- That profile can sustain Bowers as a perennial top pick in tight end premium ADP.