Draft Sharks - Fantasy Football Podcast

The AFC West closes out our 2026 fantasy football division previews, and there’s plenty to sort through before your draft.

Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com break down the Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, and Chargers, highlighting the best fantasy football draft targets, overpriced players, and sleepers from each team.

Can Jaylen Waddle and Bo Nix lift the Broncos offense? Is Kenneth Walker a value with the Chiefs? How early should you draft Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers? And what does Mike McDaniel’s arrival mean for Justin Herbert, Ladd McConkey, and the Chargers offense?

We dig into those questions plus J.K. Dobbins, Jonah Coleman, Patrick Mahomes, Omarion Hampton, Keaton Mitchell, Quentin Johnston, and more AFC West fantasy football picks for 2026.

Get the latest fantasy football rankings, player projections, and customized draft advice at DraftSharks.com.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:13 Denver Broncos changes

2:58 Broncos top targets

7:07 Broncos backfield

12:46 Broncos sleepers

16:23 Kansas City Chiefs changes

20:22 Chiefs top targets

25:04 Overpriced Chiefs

27:15 Chiefs sleepers

32:04 Las Vegas Raiders changes

35:00 What to do with Ashton Jeanty

41:21 Mike Washington effect

45:58 Brock Bowers

49:15 Any Raiders sleepers?

54:18 Los Angeles Chargers changes

56:24 Overpriced Chargers

1:03:44 Chargers top targets

1:09:25 Chargers sleepers

EPISODE LINKS:

Broncos preview

Chiefs preview

Raiders preview

Chargers preview

Fantasy Football Rankings

Fantasy Football ADP

Fantasy Environment Score


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.

Your 2026 fantasy football draft strategy needs to stay flexible. Injuries, ADP movement, and the way your specific draft unfolds can quickly change which positions offer the best value.

Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of Draft Sharks break down their 2026 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Guide, position by position.

We cover when to draft QB, how early to attack RB and WR, where the best TE values sit, and how the strategy changes by format.

Need a strategy for a different league size or scoring format? DraftSharks.com has fantasy football draft guides covering a wide range of formats.

And for a draft strategy built specifically around your league, your scoring, and your draft, fire up the Draft War Room and let it identify the best value at every pick.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:48 Injury watchlist

3:54 QB strategy

9:55 Superflex strategy

14:20 RB early-round strategy

17:57 Mid-round RB targets

19:11 Upside in ambiguous backfields

20:47 WR plan

25:14 Late-round WR stashes

(27:09 Seahawks video)

27:12 Tight end stepping stones

32:34 Late-round TE stashes

EPISODE LINKS:

Fantasy Football Draft Guide

Fantasy football rankings

Fantasy football 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.

The NFC West brings some of the biggest fantasy football questions of 2026.

Matt Schauf and Jared Smola break down the Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Seattle Seahawks, highlighting the best draft targets, overpriced players, and sleepers from each team.

Is Brock Purdy still undervalued after his huge finish last season? Can Christian McCaffrey keep dominating? And which late-round options, including Rashid Shaheed, Michael Wilson, and De’Zhaun Stribling, could beat ADP?

The guys also cover Puka Nacua, Davante Adams, Marvin Harrison Jr., Mike Evans, George Kittle, Jadarian Price, Trey McBride, and more.

Check the Draft Sharks rankings, projections, and full player profiles to see where every NFC West player belongs in your 2026 fantasy football draft.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:17 Arizona Cardinals changes

3:34 Cardinals top targets

9:20 Overpriced Cardinals

11:49 Cardinals sleepers

14:16 Los Angeles Rams changes

16:40 Rams top targets

21:21 Overpriced Rams

27:09 Rams sleepers

30:22 San Francisco 49ers changes

32:01 49ers top targets

36:49 Overpriced 49ers

40:41 49ers sleepers

43:02 Seattle Seahawks changes

45:04 Seahawks targets

49:51 Seahawks sleepers

EPISODE LINKS:

Fantasy Football Rankings

Fantasy Football ADP

Cardinals preview

Rams preview

49ers preview

Seahawks preview


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.

What’s the best fantasy football draft position in 2026? And how should your strategy change depending on where you pick?

Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com break down the best draft slots for PPR, Half-PPR, and Non-PPR leagues, plus the players and roster builds that make those spots so valuable.

We’re talking Puka Nacua, Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson, Nico Collins, A.J. Brown, and why rising RB prices are creating some of the best WR values in fantasy football drafts.

Get the full Best Draft Position articles for 10-team and 12-team leagues at DraftSharks.com.

And sync your league to build a custom Draft War Room with rankings and recommendations tailored to your exact scoring, roster settings, and draft position.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:43 How’d we figure it?

3:02 Best draft position for 12-team PPR

8:23 Best draft position for 12-team half-PPR

14:20 Best draft position for 12-team non-PPR

EPISODE LINKS:

Best Draft Position

Best Draft Position for 10-team leagues

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.

The AFC South is packed with fantasy football questions for 2026.

Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com break down the Texans, Colts, Jaguars, and Titans in this fantasy football preview to uncover the best values, biggest risks, and sleepers you need to know before your fantasy draft.

Which players are worth targeting at ADP? Who should you avoid? And which offenses could surprise us this season?

We dig into the fantasy football rankings, projections, and draft strategy for all four AFC South teams to help you build a winning roster.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:14 Houston Texans changes

2:04 Texans top targets

6:40 Overpriced Texans

11:35 Texans sleepers

13:27 Indianapolis Colts changes

15:29 Colts top targets

21:49 Overpriced Colts

29:00 Colts sleepers

31:38 Jacksonville Jaguars changes

34:59 Jaguars top targets

41:56 Overpriced Jaguars

45:41 Jaguars sleepers

48:16 Tennessee Titans changes

50:27 Titans top targets

54:09 Overpriced Titans

56:25 Titans sleepers

EPISODE LINKS:

Houston Texans preview

Indianapolis Colts preview

Jacksonville Jaguars preview

Tennessee Titans preview

Fantasy football rankings

Fantasy football ADP

Fantasy environment score


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.