Draft Sharks - Fantasy Football Podcast

Ready to find value in your dynasty rookie draft? This episode breaks down 6 rookie wide receiver sleepers you can target in the later rounds — the guys your league mates are overlooking.

We’re digging into under-the-radar WRs with real upside, including deep threats, late bloomers, and multi-school producers who could beat their draft capital.

In this episode:

The FBS leader in explosive plays

A 3-school starter who might be more NFL-ready than expected

A late breakout who rewrote a school record book

A high-risk prospect with legit talent and major red flags

A return specialist with potential beyond

The fastest WR in the class — and why he might not be just a gadget player

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:46 Ted Hurst

5:39 De'Zhaun Stribling

10:07 Skyler Bell

14:09 Eric McAlister

18:41 Barion Brown

23:22 Brenen Thompson

EPISODE LINKS:

Rookie Guide

Dynasty Rookie Rankings

Rookie profiles

Fantasy News


DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.

HELPFUL LINKS
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.

Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.

Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.

Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system.

Getting ready for your 2026 dynasty rookie draft? Start here.

Matt Schauf, Jared Smola, and Shane Hallam run a full rookie mock and break down every key pick, tier, and mistake along the way.

You’ll learn:

Which rookies are climbing boards

Where the real tier breaks happen

The biggest reaches and best values

How to attack your draft with confidence

All backed by Draft Sharks projections and rookie evals.

Subscribe for more dynasty strategy, rookie rankings, and draft-winning insights all offseason.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

2:55 Round 1 picks revealed

3:28 Top 3 WRs

7:12 Next group of WRs

9:53 KC Concepcion underrated?

11:42 Kenyon Sadiq vs. Eli Stowers

13:54 When is a trade down OK?

15:17 Chris Bell overrated?

19:04 Round 2 picks revealed

19:30 How much upside to Fernando Mendoza?

26:20 Where does Mike Washington Jr. belong?

30:45 How much does Jared like Elijah Sarratt?

33:53 Does Germie Bernard deserve more love?

38:48 Zachariah Branch has issues

41:47 Round 3 picks revealed

42:33 The case for Bryce Lance

44:51 Lance vs. other Round 3 WRs

46:35 Good year to target tight ends?

50:00 Jared talks upside and risk with Eric McAlister

52:35 Round 4 picks revealed

52:56 Is Jam Miller better than his numbers?

53:50 Tanner Koziol fan club

55:43 Can Eric Rivers hit?

58:28 Round 5 picks revealed

58:48 Is Jaydn Ott salvageable?

1:00:07 Get to know Kendrick Law

1:03:06 Eli Heidenreich

EPISODE LINKS:

Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft

Rookie Guide

Dynasty Rookie Rankings

Rookie profiles


DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.

HELPFUL LINKS
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.

Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.

Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.

Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system.

Everyone hates this rookie RB class, but you might still find hidden gems in our dynasty rookie rankings. Matt Schauf and Shane Hallam of DraftSharks.com hit 5 players who could go later than they should in your dynasty rookie drafts, including teammates with different red flags. But we're starting with a player who has already gone from sleeper to potentially overrated. If you're trying to build a perennial dynasty fantasy football powerhouse, you'll need guys like this.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

1:02 Mike Washington: from sleeper to overrated?

6:08 Nicholas Singleton & Kaytron Allen

13:24 Seth McGowan

17:37 Eli Heidenreich

22:11 Desmond Reid

EPISODE LINKS: 

Dynasty value rookie profiles

Dynasty rookie rankings

Draft Sharks Rookie Model


DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.

HELPFUL LINKS
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.

Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.

Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.

Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system.

This offseason delivered LOADS of NFL coaching changes. But we've got the 5 that matter most for fantasy football. Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com highlighted Liam Coen's Jaguars on this show a year ago, and now we're trying to get you the early scoop on the situations that could alter player values more than the market realizes. Let's dig into which offenses are set to change the most, where ADP could be off, and how to adjust your draft strategy.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Teaser

0:33 Intro

0:46 Mike McDaniel to Chargers

9:17 Declan Doyle to Ravens

13:31 Klint Kubiak and Andrew Janocko to Raiders

18:32 John Harbaugh and Matt Nagy to Giants

24:15 Brian Daboll to Titans

EPISODE LINKS: 

2026 Fantasy Football Rankings

Fantasy Football ADP

Best Ball ADP

Fantasy Football News & Analysis


DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.

HELPFUL LINKS
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.

Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.

Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.

Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system.

Matt Schauf and Jared Smola break down DraftSharks.com’s Way Too Early 2026 Fantasy Football Rankings and what they mean for your best ball drafts.

We hit the top 5 at every position, early ADP traps to avoid, and how to approach best ball strategy right now.

Plus:

Why Drake Maye might be undervalued

The risk behind James Cook’s rising price

Why Bucky Irving still looks overpriced

Where Malik Nabers fits among elite WRs

And whether George Kittle can help win you playoff weeks

And stick around for the player who already sparked a beer bet between Matt and Jared.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Tease

0:37 Intro

3:24 QB rankings

10:35 RB rankings

22:04 WR rankings

25:59 The Malik Nabers mistake

28:24 The Luther Burden argument

37:52 TE rankings

43:09 The Case Against Tucker Kraft

45:29 The Case FOR George Kittle

EPISODE LINKS:

Half-PPR Rankings

Our biggest misses (and hits) of 2025

Best Ball ADP

Get Your Draft War Room


DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.

HELPFUL LINKS
Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync
Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected.

Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings
We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring.

Mock Draft Simulator
Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings.

Trade Calculator and Trade Value Charts
We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system.