FantasyPros - 12 High-Upside Wide Receivers to Target BEFORE Their ADPs Explode (Ep. 2109)
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All right, welcome party people to Fantasy Pro's YouTube channel. I'm your host, Matt Modai. Today, we're talking about wide receivers with massive upside joined by two legends in the industry. Erickson, we'll start with you. How are we doing?
Dude, cannot be doing better. So excited to talk about these upside, high ceiling wide receivers with the two of you. It's a Friday. Tomorrow is August 1st, which means it's the last month without regular season football. Guys, there's no better time to be alive.
It doesn't get much better than this. That is true. That is true. And then the other guest that we have here, Scott Bogman, not guest analyst. Sorry about that. But Scott, how are we doing?
Yeah, I'm doing great, man. Ready to talk about some wideouts. It's going to be a fun one. And Erickson, do you have any Patriots in here? I don't I don't think I have any Steelers. No Homerism at all today. Look at that.
I mean, the bull case on A.J. Brown is just so obvious. I wanted to give the audience a little bit more. Just another Patriots homer take on why 2026 is A.J.B. wide receiver one season.
I was itchy to put Jeremy Bernard in here, but, you know, Roman Wilson's getting talked up. Can't can't put Bernard in there quite yet.
So Roman Wilson season. Well, this is an interesting trio. I'm an Eagles fan here. So we just got everything covered from the Eagles Patriots rivalry, the Pennsylvania rivalry. We got everything. So for today's show, as we've talked about, we're talking wide receivers. First, we're going to talk about early to mid-round alphas, guys being taken in rounds three through six. This is half PPR, by the way, just to note that. Yeah, guys being taken in rounds three through six who can really come through for your team despite not being in the top two rounds. Then we're going to talk about mid-round upside plays, so receivers being taken in rounds seven through ten. Really trying to focus on like a scheme or coordinator change, something like that.
Unlock these players that could become wide receiver two, three for your team. And then late round sleepers. Everybody loves a good sleeper. That's what we'll talk about at the end. So, yeah, we'll get started mid to early to mid round alpha engines. Erickson, let's start with you.
I'm going to take a guy that I know that Scott Bogman is also high on as well, but I beat him to the show sheet. So I get to include Zay Flowers here as my wide receiver to target in the early rounds with an extremely high ceiling. Because I mentioned this when I took Zay Flowers, I think I took Zay Flowers in the Superflex mock draft that we did earlier this week. And just imagine if this guy finds the end zone. Imagine if the Ravens don't rank dead last in pass rate over expectation in 2026 under a new offensive coordinator, Declan Doyle. Because that's really the key point to make about, okay, well, how does things change for Zay Flowers? It's okay, well, Todd Munkin is no longer calling shots here.
Like it's a new offensive coordinator coming in, young, hot shot, worked under Ben Johnson. And hopefully he embraces some more of Zay Flowers specifically in these high leverage opportunities because the talent is so clear there with Zay Flowers. Last year, over 1,200 receiving yards, 86 catches, just six total touchdowns. He was wide receiver seven overall in 2025, but the consistency was there every single week from him.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–5:55
2
Which early-to-mid round wide receivers (rounds 3–6) have WR1 upside this year?
5:55–8:05
3
Why is Zay Flowers a high-upside pick despite low touchdown totals last season?
8:05–21:04
4
What makes Mike Evans and Jaylen Waddle draft targets with rebound potential?
21:04–48:32
5
How could Carnell Tate fit as Tennessee's emerging top receiver?
48:32–56:15
6
Which mid-round receivers (rounds 7–10) are poised for breakout seasons?
56:15–56:53
7
Why are Marvin Harrison Jr., Parker Washington, and Jordan Tyson considered mid-round values?
56:53–1:07:39
Speakers
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