Slow starts?

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Preseason Week 1 is in the books, and we’re tracking 250+ fantasy websites and podcasts that are analyzing every single snap.

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Over the last 24 hours, these 5 players have the highest % of their total mentions in the Bust/Avoid category:

All article and podcast links go to a summarized Dynasty Pulse page where you can see quick insights and also get the link to the original article/podcast if you want the full content:

• Pro Football Focus (Article): Breakout candidates for all 32 teams

• FantasyPros (Article): 24 Fantasy Football Players Experts Avoid at ADP (2026)

• RotoBaller (Article): 6 League-Winning Fantasy Football Upside Stacks: Low-Risk Draft Picks

• Fantasy Football Today (Podcast): LAST-MINUTE 2026 Fantasy Football Draft Guide | Sleepers, Busts, Breakouts & Cheat Codes! (08/18 Fantasy Football Podcast)

• The FF Dynasty (Podcast): Final 2026 ROOKIE Mock Draft - Preseason Risers + Fallers - Dynasty Fantasy Football

• The Most Accurate Podcast (Podcast): The RB Strategy That Could Win Your 2026 Fantasy Draft | ft. Alfredo Brown

Chris Olave (WR, NOR): (63 mentions last 7 days): Career highs across the board last season: 156 targets, 100 catches, 1,163 yards, 9 TDs and 1,841 air yards. Once Tyler Shough took over at QB he averaged 20.19 fantasy points per game on nearly unchanged targets, and Jordyn Tyson's delayed return opens a further window.

Trey McBride (TE, ARI): (65 mentions last 7 days): The workload that built the season is the part coverage expects to shrink. He ran roughly 120 more routes than the next-closest TE, and normalizing that gap would cost him 3.2 fantasy points per game, still leaving him above 15.

Emmett Johnson (RB, KC): (57 mentions last 7 days): The 5th-round rookie looked buried on the depth chart, then charting credited him with 10 forced missed tackles in preseason. He gained 59 yards on 12 carries with 3 catches in his Kansas City debut, plus a 5-yard TD wiped out by penalty.

Camden Brown (WR, DAL): (56 mentions last 7 days): An undrafted rookie has forced his way into DAL's roster conversation. He caught all 3 of his preseason targets for 62 yards and 2 TDs, backed by a Georgia Southern season of 65 catches, 1,079 yards and 14 TDs.

DeVonta Smith (WR, PHI): (82 mentions last 7 days): The gap between his good games and his season line is the whole argument. In 7 games with at least 7 targets he averaged 19.3 PPR points, against 11.9 for the season, and coverage expects the promotion to PHI's No. 1 WR job to close that gap.

Caleb Williams (QB, CHI): (112 mentions last 7 days): The completion rate hides how much else he improved. He cut his sack rate from 10.8% to 4.1%, raised yards per attempt from 6.3 to 6.9 and his TD rate from 3.6% to 4.9%, all while still completing just 58.1% of his throws.

Ja'Marr Chase (WR, CIN): (51 mentions last 7 days): A career-high 90.1 PFF receiving grade, and one specific hole in the profile. He averaged just 33 yards across 3 games against defenses ranked in the top 8 at limiting WR fantasy points, the reason some coverage won't put him at the very top of the board.

Breece Hall remains projected as the Jets' lead back, but a two-to-three-week groin strain leaves his Week 1 readiness and early-season effectiveness unresolved.

Beat coverage continues to place Hall atop the Jets' backfield, but the latest outlook rules him out for the rest of the preseason and suggests he could share more carries with Braelon Allen if Allen earns a meaningful role. The injury has been described as minor, yet Hall's availability for opening day remains unconfirmed. National coverage reports a two-to-three-week absence and projects a Week 1 return, while warning that lost conditioning could leave him behind during the first few games or allow groin symptoms to linger. Fantasy analysts remain divided. Some continue to view Hall as a bell-cow target whose ranking should move only slightly, while others cite his injury risk, uncertain high-value-touch distribution and the Jets' volatile offense as reasons to fade him at an early-third-round cost.

Our take: I have a few shares of Breece in dynasty. Not ideal. Maybe he comes out a little slow. I’d be nervous if he isn’t getting ~20 touches in Week 3.

Jadarian Price has returned to first-team work and is building momentum as Seattle's lead-back candidate, but his workload remains unsettled.

Price's health outlook has improved. After missing roughly a week with lower-body or knee soreness, he returned to practice and handled most first-team repetitions, while Seattle appears to be prioritizing his Week 1 readiness over preseason action. Beat coverage still projects a shared role, with one estimate placing him near one-third of the carries, and continues to flag pass protection, fumbles and incomplete receiving development as barriers to a larger workload. Fantasy analysts are more bullish, projecting outcomes ranging from a committee-based RB2 or flex season to 950 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns and early-season lead-back usage if he separates from George Holani, Emanuel Wilson and Zach Charbonnet's eventual return. National coverage also sees a strong early opportunity but is less willing to assume a bell-cow role because Price has limited college receiving production, no prior full-workload history and unresolved passing-down responsibilities. The key development since the prior profile is that his return has been followed by sustained first-team involvement, although the latest practice reports still do not establish a full game workload.

Our take: Another RB that could start slow relative to expectations. Would be surprised if he doesn’t run away with this job at some point. Hard to tell how long that’ll be, though.

Emeka Egbuka’s Year 2 WR1 case remains strong, but an unresolved toe injury clouds his Week 1 availability and draft value.

Fantasy analysts continue to project a major second-season jump for Egbuka, pointing to his early rookie production, strong target-earning metrics and projected move into a movement-Z role with more motion, off-ball snaps and two-receiver usage. The primary fantasy range runs from a high-end WR2 to a top-10 or top-five receiver, although some analysts believe his current cost already reflects much of the breakout. His toe injury is the major new development. He remains day to day or week to week, Tampa Bay has not confirmed his Week 1 availability, and analysts differ on whether the issue creates only a short ramp-up concern or warrants moving him toward the back of the third-to-fourth-round tier. National voices are more cautious about treating him as an automatic No. 1 receiver, emphasizing Tampa Bay’s potential target distribution and rejecting a 1,200-yard season as a baseline. Other national analysts, however, project unusually high reception volume from his expected role change.

Our take: I’m all-in on Egbuka as a top-10 WR. The toe injury is a bummer. Hopefully it’s a distant memory by Week 1. But that might be wishful thinking…

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