From Kemper Trull:
Borg & Betz are left unsupervised this week, and they decided to use their newfound freedom to dive deep into the expected 2026 rookie class. They both lamented managing a rebuilding team in the Dyno Jr. league, so the top prospects are of increased interest to them this year. But the QB class that was promised is looking a bit shaky at this point in the season. With all the NFL QBs who have been demoted or fired from their starting gigs, we could end up seeing a journeyman-heavy free agency this offseason.
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Weekly Rewind
Michael Wilson
This week, Borg sizes up Michael Wilson (aka Jerry Rice) for his Hall of Fame jacket. Borg reveals what we’ve all thought of Wilson historically: that he could be a nice flex play if given the WR1 treatment. But these past few weeks have produced true alpha WR1 returns. Some credit is obviously due to Jacoby Brissett’s resurgence, but the Cardinals have been surprisingly creative with him pre-snap as well.
Wilson has done a great job with contested catches and has also shown a knack for finding soft spots in zone coverage. Things will obviously change when Marvin Harrison Jr. returns, but Borg believes there is a legitimate role for Wilson moving forward, and he could be a longer-term flex play even as the #3 pass-catching option in this offense.
Dynasty Takeaway: Barring the Cardinals adding another top WR in the draft, Michael Wilson could have sneaky dynasty fantasy flex and handcuff value.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
NBD, but JSN is on pace for over 2,000 receiving yards (NFL record), has been a top-10 WR for the last seven consecutive weeks, and he is accounting for over 47% of the team’s receiving yards. Betz reminds us that JSN was once considered a “slot-only” prospect, much like fellow world-beater Justin Jefferson.
The real question we need to constantly evaluate is, “Is there anyone in the pipeline who is currently being typecast as a slot WR, who might be able to transition into a dominant inside/outside WR?” More on that later.
Dynasty Takeaway: JSN has ascended to the “untouchable” class of dynasty WRs.
Way Too Early Prospect Preview
The boys discussed teams currently slated to have top-10 picks in the NFL draft, noting that several of them will not be in the market for a QB. Will there be a trade out of the top pick? Will some QBs be drafted higher than they normally should, giving us a false sense of how good they actually are?
Admittedly, it’s tough for full-time NFL fantasy analysts to scout college prospects in real-time. Kyle recounts that every year, directly after the NFL draft, he notates what the experts are projecting as the next NFL draft projections. Immediately following the 2025 draft, there were 19 skill position players projected as first-round picks in the 2026 draft. Looking at that list now, there are only seven players from that list who are currently projected as top-60 draft picks. Early prospect lists are a decent starting point, but because things change so much throughout the college season, you must reevaluate frequently.
Quarterbacks
This year, QBs Fernando Mendoza of Indiana, Ty Simpson of Alabama, Dante Moore of Oregon, and LaNorris Sellers of South Carolina are the hot names. Betz notes that Ty Simpson is a first-year starter, and QBs who don’t start many games in college present a “yellow flag” to keep in mind. The college NIL landscape has actually helped some of these prospects stay in school to gain extra preparation for the NFL.
Borg highlights LaNorris Sellers’ rushing upside, reminding us that QBs should be at or above 15% of their team’s rushing yards in order to hold the “rushing upside QB” moniker in the NFL. Josh Allen accounted for 18% of Wyoming’s rush yards in his best college season; Jaxson Dart had 22% of his team’s rush yards at Ole Miss; Sellers is sitting at 21% of South Carolina’s rush yards.
Running Backs
One thing is clear: Notre Dame RB Jeremiah Love is the RB1 of this class and is likely to be the 1.01 in dynasty rookie drafts. Beyond Love, there are questions at RB. Penn State entered the season with a duo of top-tier RBs (Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen). Betz expects both to be late second/early third-round selections. Borg states that our antennas will rise for any RB taken on day one or day two of the draft. More to come on this at a later date.
Wide Receivers
As Borg mentions, Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson is “so smooth.” He’s more fluid than explosive (drawing comparisons to Chris Olave), but Tyson is expected to get first-round draft capital and should be an early dynasty rookie draft pick. Carnell Tate is the next great WR to come out of Ohio State (although he plays second fiddle to projected 2027 first-rounder, Jeremiah Smith).
The prospect Kyle most enjoys talking about is Makai Lemon of USC. The boys wonder if he is going to be “one of those players” who underwhelm a bit at the combine and carry questions about being slot-only players. Kyle wonders how often he will get comparisons to Amon-Ra St. Brown, both for playing at USC and for his play style and shiftiness.
Denzel Boston of Washington profiles as the prototypical X WR. He stands at 6’4” as one of the tallest early-round prospects of this class. The boys are intrigued by Chris Bell of Louisville. He’s a bit of a tank with the ball in his hands (6’2” 220 lbs), and we want to see what NFL teams think of his film and measurables. Finally, KC Concepcion (check the pod for Kyle flexing on his French skills…) is a fun player to watch and has put up some big stats at NC State and Texas A&M.
Tight Ends
Kenyon Sadiq of Oregon is really the only name getting first-round buzz. At only 20 years old, Sadiq looks like a grown man against college competition. He has lined up in-line and as a full-fledged WR at various times this year. Mock Draft Database has him projected at pick 15 in this year’s draft.
Summary
Betz is gaining optimism over this class. We’re not sure this is a slam dunk class, but there is definitely talent available at every position here. Borg and Betz are both skeptical of the back-end first-round rookie draft prospects, but players always emerge after the NFL draft, so we’ve got to keep grinding the film.
From Chris Cash:
Dynasty Film Review – Week 12
Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike is on the way to having the most all-purpose yards in NFL history, thanks to his incredible kick/punt return and usage as a skill player. His WR box score is a bit pedestrian, but the team struck gold in multiple departments, paying off his 103rd overall draft capital. At the beginning of the season, he was playing sub 50% of snaps until Week 6. The team was confident enough in him and fellow rookie Elic Ayomanor to release Tyler Lockett after Week 7. Since then, Dike has seen 80% or more of offensive snaps. Notably, his first-read target share rose to 29% last week (with no Ayomanor or Calvin Ridley). He should be a solid contributor for the Titans over the next three years on an inexpensive contract and will pay nice dividends if Cam Ward becomes a competent QB (or they draft a new one at 1.01 next year). He gets end-arounds, jet sweeps, and other opportunities as well.
Chimere Dike has two punt return TDs and is on pace for the single-season league record in all-purpose yards thanks to returns and his use as a skill player. pic.twitter.com/UcWLmkmuK1
— Christopher Key Cash (@ChrisCashMusic) November 26, 2025
Dike had a solid first quarter but made a big play out of little, thanks to field vision and route adjustment. The Titans’ play callers schemed up an excellent play on third down and short in a few different ways:
- With the Seahawks running Cover 2 man, Dike runs a shallow Drag.
- From the slot, Van Jefferson runs straight, confusing the CB, and creates a friendly-fire screen from his OLB teammate.
- Chig Okokwo runs a slightly deeper drag in the opposite direction, clearing out the middle behind Dike.
- Tyjae Spears runs to the flat, which forces the LB in coverage to come up, creating even more open space.
At that point, Dike can see a lane where he can accelerate away from CB Josh Jobe. Jobe actually adjusted well after realizing what was happening, taking an excellent angle to track down Dike. He should continue to blossom for the Titans, since they are nowhere close to making the playoffs and need to develop youngsters.
Wan’Dale Robinson
Wan’Dale Robinson is becoming an all-around WR and not just the dump-off guy we’ve gotten used to over the first three years of his career. His aDOT is climbing, up 76% from 2022 to 2024 to 8.8 yards. He’s run routes on 96% of the Giants’ drop-backs and is playing well for whatever QB is under center. Besides TDs, he’s top 12 in everything from EPA to target share, receptions, yardage, etc. Where he really separates himself is against Zone, where his fantasy points per route run jump from .42 to .66 against Cover 2 and .52 against Cover 3.
Wan’Dale Robinson’s 2025, 8.8 aDOT is the highest of his career.
2024: 5.0
2023: 5.3
2022: 5.7 pic.twitter.com/AyyeIm1Hwc— Christopher Key Cash (@ChrisCashMusic) November 26, 2025
Here, Mike Kafka went deep in the bag for a bit of trickery, where Devin Singletary passes back to Jameis Winston to hit Robinson on a bomb after he’s behind the safeties. This play obviously tricked every level of the defense, but it harps on how effective he is against zone coverage.
Every Lion came down to get Singletary, and after the safety moves up, it’s easy money with all that space. The play almost didn’t happen due to timing, because Jameis had to take a second to side step out of a tackle. Wan’Dale realizes this and does an excellent job elevating to get the ball, just in case taller defenders close out. I love how he uses late hands to camouflage the ball’s location, too. The DBs are already way behind, but Robinson keeps his elbows in to create a perfect bucket for the ball to fall in without tipping them off.