The value of every 2026 pick

Should you take the pick or the player?

October 31, 2025

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You know what’s really scary? Screwing up your rookie draft picks.

So tonight’s newsletter is all about the value of 2026 picks.

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We’re trying something a little different tonight.

We’re going to highlight what each 2026 draft pick is roughly worth according to our consensus dynasty rankings.

Note: If you see a gap in the rankings between each bullet (e.g. we show 86 OVR and 88 OVR but skip 87 OVR, that just means another draft pick (from 2027 or 2028) occupies that 87 OVR spot).

1st Round Picks

  • Ladd McConkey (43 OVR)

  • Marvin Harrison Jr. (44 OVR)

  • 2026 Early 1st (45 OVR)

  • C.J. Stroud (46 OVR)

  • Josh Jacobs (47 OVR)

  • Our take: Out of this group, I’d prefer Ladd as a contender or rebuilder. He has bounced back nicely from a slow start.

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  • DeVonta Smith (71 OVR)

  • D.K. Metcalf (72 OVR)

  • 2026 Mid 1st (73 OVR)

  • Jaylen Waddle (74 OVR)

  • Chase Brown (75 OVR)

  • Our take: Give me Waddle here. The situation in MIA is a little bit of a dice roll, but I’m betting on the talent here in the short and long term.

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  • George Kittle (85 OVR)

  • Ricky Pearsall (86 OVR)

  • 2026 Late 1st (88 OVR)

  • Courtland Sutton (89 OVR)

  • Davante Adams (90 OVR)

  • Our take: 3 old heads and 1 young buck. I’d take any of the old guys in win-now mode. At the beginning of the year, Kittle would’ve been my top choice. But give me Davante in the here and now. He’s had 8+ targets in all but 1 game.

2nd Round Picks

  • Dalton Kincaid (105 OVR)

  • Harold Fannin Jr. (106 OVR)

  • 2026 Early 2nd (107 OVR)

  • Chuba Hubbard (109 OVR)

  • Trey Benson (110 OVR)

  • Our take: I’ll take Fannin here. The QB situation can’t get much worse and Njoku could be gone soon. A lot of upside left on that bone!

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  • Stefon Diggs (126 OVR)

  • Jordan Mason (127 OVR)

  • 2026 Mid 2nd (128 OVR)

  • T.J. Hockenson (129 OVR)

  • Keon Coleman (130 OVR)

  • Our take: If I’m contending, give me Diggs. If I’m rebuilding, I’m taking the pick. Just not that excited about any of these guys.

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  • Tre Harris (148 OVR)

  • Mike Evans (149 OVR)

  • 2026 Late 2nd (150 OVR)

  • Troy Franklin (151 OVR)

  • Isiah Pacheco (153 OVR)

  • Our take: Woof. With Evans hurt, I’m taking the pick here. Franklin has shown some interesting upside recently, but I’ll take the re-roll instead.

3rd Round Picks

  • Jalen McMillan (185 OVR)

  • Alec Pierce (186 OVR)

  • 2026 Early 3rd (187 OVR)

  • Tyler Allgeier (188 OVR)

  • Geno Smith (190 OVR)

  • Our take: Tyler Allgeier might be the best handcuff in the league behind Bijan. He’s also a free agent this offseason and could get a shot to be the guy somewhere else. That’s worth a dart throw in my opinion. McMillan is also tempting here. Haven’t seen much about his progress recovering from his neck injury, but the opportunity should be there as Evans and Godwin wind down their careers.

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  • Isaac TeSlaa (205 OVR)

  • Jaydon Blue (206 OVR)

  • 2026 Mid 3rd (207 OVR)

  • Brian Robinson Jr. (208 OVR)

  • Tank Dell (209 OVR)

  • Our take: Sad to see Tank here. I imagine the manager that has him is holding for the long haul if they have the IR spot. I’ll take the pick here because I don’t see a real path to meaningful playing time for the other 3 guys right now.

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  • Joe Mixon (232 OVR)

  • Chig Okonkwo (233 OVR)

  • 2026 Late 3rd (234 OVR)

  • Isaiah Davis (235 OVR)

  • Jonnu Smith (237 OVR)

  • Our take: Doubt the Mixon owner is parting with him for a 3rd. I’d rather have him retire on my roster than sell for a late 3rd. So I’ll take Isaiah Davis on the chance that Breece moves. Love his pass-catching upside.

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🥇 Best subscriber comment (a mix of all of the above): “The beauty of fantasy football is that 45.8% of players think they're in contention.”

Our take: ^ lol bump that up to 54.17% now!

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That’s all for today!

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Joe

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